Text 24] The Killing of the Demon Patana 21
Sarkhah—the carrier of the conchshell; uwrugdéyah—who is well wor-
shiped; upari—above; upendrah—Lord Upendra; tarksyah—Garuda;
ksitau—on the surface; haladharah—Lord Haladhara; purusah—the
Supreme Person; samantdt—on 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, Yajfia Your thighs, Acyuta the upper part of Your
waist, and Hayagriva Your abdomen. May Keéava protect Your
heart, Isa Your chest, the sun-god Your neck, Visnu Your arms,
Urukrama Your face, and lévara 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.

TEXT 24
sfexaitt ettea: AT ARPUTISAT |
fe oe ~ ~ ~
saaarraaeart | AAT aATISTT URvII
indriyani hrsikesah
prandn narayano ’vatu
