74 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 8

In this verse the words rdmo ‘dri-kittesv atha indicate Lord Parasurama.
The brother of Bharata Maharaja and Laksmana is Lord Ramacandra.

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MEMTAARAST «| TATRI-
ATT: TY AA TAT |
TARTANTIGA ATA:

ATS TT: BAe: TATRA 2 GUI

mam ugra-dharmdéd akhilat pramaddan
narayanah patu naras ca hdasat

dattas tv ayogad atha yoga-nathah
payad gunesah kapilah karma-bandhat

mam—me; ugra-dharmat—from unnecessary religious principles;
akhilat—from all kinds of activities; pramadat—which are enacted in
madness; naérdyanah—Lord Narayana; pétu—may He protect; narah
ca—and Nara; hésaét—from unnecessary pride; dattah—Dattatreya;
tu—of course; ayogat—from the path of false yoga; atha—indeed;
yoga-nathah—the master of all mystic powers; péyat—may He protect;
guna-isah—the master of all spiritual qualities; kapilah—Lord Kapila;
karma-bandhat—from the bondage of fruitive activities.

TRANSLATION

May Lord Narayana protect me from unnecessarily following
false religious systems and falling from my duties due to madness.
May the Lord in His appearance as Nara protect me from unneces-
sary pride. May Lord Dattatreya, the master of all mystic power,
protect me from falling while performing bhakti-yoga, and may
Lord Kapila, the master of all good qualities, protect me from the
material bondage of fruitive activities.

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TASANISAC == =—- AMAT
aait at of eee |
