Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 6 Chapter 8 Verses 27-28

Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for Mankind | Chapter 8: The Nārāyaṇa-kavaca Shield

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.8.27-28

yan no bhayaḿ grahebhyo 'bhūt

ketubhyo nṛbhya eva ca

sarīsṛpebhyo daḿṣṭribhyo

bhūtebhyo 'ḿhobhya eva ca

sarvāṇy etāni bhagavan-

nāma-rūpānukīrtanāt

prayāntu sańkṣayaḿ sadyo

ye naḥ śreyaḥ-pratīpakāḥ

SYNONYMS

yat — which; naḥ — our; bhayam — fear; grahebhyaḥ — from the Graha demons; abhūt — was; ketubhyaḥ — from meteors, or falling stars; nṛbhyaḥ — from envious human beings; eva ca — also; sarīsṛpebhyaḥ — from snakes or scorpions; daḿṣṭribhyaḥ — from animals with fierce teeth like tigers, wolves and boars; bhūtebhyaḥ — from ghosts or the material elements (earth, water, fire, etc.); aḿhobhyaḥ — from sinful activities; eva ca — as well as; sarvāṇi etāni — all these; bhagavat-nāma-rūpa-anukīrtanāt — by glorifying the transcendental form, name, attributes and paraphernalia of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; prayāntu — let them go; sańkṣayam — to complete destruction; sadyaḥ — immediately; ye — which; naḥ — our; śreyaḥ-pratīpakāḥ — hindrances to well-being.

TRANSLATION

May the glorification of the transcendental name, form, qualities and paraphernalia of the Supreme Personality of Godhead protect us from the influence of bad planets, meteors, envious human beings, serpents, scorpions, and animals like tigers and wolves. May it protect us from ghosts and the material elements like earth, water, fire and air, and may it also protect us from lightning and our past sins. We are always afraid of these hindrances to our auspicious life. Therefore, may they all be completely destroyed by the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.

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