76 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 8

TEXT 18

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TS TIT AUITATEEVH: 12 II

dhanvantarir bhagavan patv apathyad
dvandvad bhaydd rsabho nirjitatma
yajnas ca lokdd avatdj janantad
balo ganat krodha-vasdd ahindrah

dhanvantarih—the incarnation Dhanvantari, the physician;
bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; patu—may He protect
me; apathyat—from things injurious to the health, such as meat and in-
toxicants; dvandvat—from duality; bhayat—from fear; rsabhah—Lord
Rsabhadeva; nirjita-atma—who fully controlled his mind and self;
yajriah—Yajiia; ca—and; lokét—from the defamation of the populace;
avataét— may He protect; jana-antat—from dangerous positions created
by other people; balah—Lord Balarama; ganat—from the hordes of;
krodha-vasat—the angry serpents; ahindrah—Lord Balarama in the
form of the serpent Sesa Naga.

TRANSLATION

May the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His incarnation as
Dhanvantari relieve me from undesirable eatables and protect me
from physical illness. May Lord Rsabhadeva, who conquered His
inner and outer senses, protect me from fear produced by the
duality of heat and cold. May Yajfia protect me from defamation
and harm from the populace, and may Lord Balarama as Sesa pro-
tect me from envious serpents.

PURPORT

To live within this material world, one must face many dangers, as de-
scribed herein. For example, undesirable food poses a danger to health,
and therefore one must give up such food. The Dhanvantari incarnation
