TEXTS 2223
avyad ajo nghri manimams tava janv athoru
yajno cyutah kati-tatam jatharam hayasyah
hrt kesavas tvad-ura isa inas tu kantham
visnur bhujam mukham urukrama isvarah kam
cakry agratah saha-gado harir astu pascat
tvat-parsvayor dhanur-asi madhu-hajanas ca
konesu sankha urugaya upary upendras
tarksyah ksitau haladharah purusah samantat
SYNONYMS
avyatmay protect; ajahLord Aja; anghrilegs; manimanLord Maniman; tavaYour; januknees; athathereafter; uruthighs; yajnahLord Yajna; acyutahLord Acyuta; kati-tatamthe upper part of the waist; jatharamabdomen; hayasyahLord Hayagriva; hrtthe heart; kesavahLord Kesava; tvatYour; urahchest; isahthe supreme controller, Lord Isa; inahSurya, the sun-god; tubut; kanthamneck; visnuhLord Visnu; bhujamarms; mukhamthe mouth; urukramahLord Urukrama; isvarahLord Isvara; kamhead; cakrithe carrier of the disc; agratahin front; saha-gadahthe carrier of the club; harihLord Hari; astumay He remain; pascaton the back; tvat-parsvayohon both sides; dhanuh-asithe carrier of the bow and the sword; madhu-hathe killer of the demon Madhu; ajanahLord Visnu; caand; konesuin the corners; sankhahthe carrier of the conchshell; urugayahwho is well worshiped; upariabove; upendrahLord Upendra; tarksyahGaruda; ksitauon the surface; haladharahLord Haladhara; purusahthe Supreme Person; samantaton all sides.
TRANSLATION
[Sukadeva Gosvami informed Maharaja Pariksit that the gopis, following the proper system, protected Krsna, their child, with this mantra.] May Aja protect Your legs, may Maniman protect Your knees, Yajna Your thighs, Acyuta the upper part of Your waist, and Hayagriva Your abdomen. May Kesava protect Your heart, Isa Your chest, the sun-god Your neck, Visnu Your arms, Urukrama Your face, and Isvara Your head. May Cakri protect You from the front; may Sri Hari, Gadadhari, the carrier of the club, protect You from the back; and may the carrier of the bow, who is known as the enemy of Madhu, and Lord Ajana, the carrier of the sword, protect Your two sides. May Lord Urugaya, the carrier of the conchshell, protect You from all corners; may Upendra protect You from above; may Garuda protect You on the ground; and may Lord Haladhara, the Supreme Person, protect You on all sides.
PURPORT
Even in the houses of the cultivators, who were not very advanced in the modern ways of civilization, the ladies used to know how to chant mantras to give protection to children with the help of cow dung and cow urine. This was a simple and practical way to give the greatest protection from the greatest dangers. People should know how to do this, for this is a part of Vedic civilization.

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