Text 19] The Narayana-kavaca Shield 77

can protect us in this regard. Since Lord Visnu is the Supersoul of all liv-
ing entities, if He likes He can save us from adhibhautika disturbances,
disturbances from other living entities. Lord Balarama is the Sesa incar-
nation, and therefore He can save us from angry serpents or envious per-
sons, who are always ready to attack.

TEXT 19
garat || ANaTAWaTATZ
TST WS TTTATAT |
Hee BOs PAST Wa
URStl

dvaipdyano bhagavan aprabodhad
buddhas tu pdsanda-gana-pramadat
kalkih kaleh kala-malat prapatu

dharmavandyoru-krtavatarah

dvaipayanah—Srila Vyasadeva, the giver of all Vedic knowledge;
bhagavaén—the most powerful incarnation of the Supreme Personality of
Godhead; aprabodhat—from ignorance of the sdstra; buddhah tu—also
Lord Buddha; pésanda-gana—of atheists creating disillusionment for
innocent persons; pramddat—from the madness; kalkih—Lord Kalki,
the incarnation of Kesava; kaleh—of this Kali-yuga; kdla-malat—from
the darkness of the age; prapdtu—may He protect; dharma-avanéya—
for the protection of religious principles; uru—very great; krta-
avatarah—who took an incarnation.

TRANSLATION

May the Personality of Godhead in His incarnation as Vyasadeva
protect me from all kinds of ignorance resulting from the absence
of Vedic knowledge. May Lord Buddhadeva protect me from ac-
tivities opposed to Vedic principles and from laziness that causes
one to madly forget the Vedic principles of knowledge and
ritualistic action. May Kalkideva, the Supreme Personality of God-
head, who appeared as an incarnation to protect religious prin-
ciples, protect me from the dirt of the age of Kali.
