TEXTS 2729
dakinyo yatudhanyas ca
kusmanda ye rbhaka-grahah
bhuta-preta-pisacas ca
yaksa-rakso-vinayakah
kotara revati jyestha
putana matrkadayah
unmada ye hy apasmara
deha-pranendriya-druhah
svapna-drsta mahotpata
vrddha bala-grahas ca ye
sarve nasyantu te visnor
nama-grahana-bhiravah
SYNONYMS
dakinyah yatudhanyah ca kusmandahwitches and devils, enemies of children; yethose who are; arbhaka-grahahlike evil stars for children; bhutaevil spirits; pretaevil hobgoblins; pisacahsimilar bad spirits; caalso; yaksathe living entities known as Yaksas; raksahthose known as Raksasas; vinayakahthose by the name Vinayaka; kotaraby the name Kotara; revatiby the name Revati; jyesthaby the name Jyestha; putanaby the name Putana; matrka-adayahand evil women like Matrka; unmadahthose who cause madness; yewhich others; hiindeed; apasmarahcausing loss of memory; deha-prana-indriyato the body, life air and senses; druhahgive trouble; svapna-drstahthe evil spirits that cause bad dreams; maha-utpatahthose causing great disturbances; vrddhahthe most experienced; bala-grahah caand those attacking children; yewho; sarveall of them; nasyantulet be vanquished; tethose; visnohof Lord Visnu; nama-grahanaby the chanting of the name; bhiravahbecome afraid.
TRANSLATION
The evil witches known as Dakinis, Yatudhanis and Kusmandas are the greatest enemies of children, and the evil spirits like Bhutas, Pretas, Pisacas, Yaksas, Raksasas and Vinayakas, as well as witches like Kotara, Revati, Jyestha, Putana and Matrka, are always ready to give trouble to the body, the life air and the senses, causing loss of memory, madness and bad dreams. Like the most experienced evil stars, they all create great disturbances, especially for children, but one can vanquish them simply by uttering Lord Visnus name, for when Lord Visnus name resounds, all of them become afraid and go away.
PURPORT
As stated in the Brahma-samhita (5.33):
I worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Govinda, who is the original personnondual, infallible, and without beginning. Although He expands into unlimited forms, He is still the original, and although He is the oldest person, He always appears as a fresh youth. Such eternal, blissful and all-knowing forms of the Lord cannot be understood by the academic wisdom of the Vedas, but they are always manifest to pure, unalloyed devotees.
While decorating the body with tilaka, we give protection to the body by chanting twelve names of Visnu. Although Govinda, or Lord Visnu, is one, He has different names and forms with which to act differently. But if one cannot remember all the names at one time, one may simply chant, Lord Visnu, Lord Visnu, Lord Visnu, and always think of Lord Visnu. Visnor aradhanam param: this is the highest form of worship. If one remembers Visnu always, even though one is disturbed by many bad elements, one can be protected without a doubt. The Ayurveda-sastra recommends, ausadhi cintayet visnum: even while taking medicine, one should remember Visnu, because the medicine is not all and all and Lord Visnu is the real protector. The material world is full of danger (padam padam yad vipadam). Therefore one must become a Vaisnava and think of Visnu constantly. This is made easier by the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. Therefore Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has recommended, kirtaniyah sada harih [Cc. adi 17.31] param vijayate sri-krsna-sankirtanam, and kirtanad eva krsnasya mukta-sangah param vrajet.

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