Text 25] The Narayana-kavaca Shield 83

gade ’sani-sparsana-visphulirige
nispindhi nispindhy ajita-priyasi

kusmanda-vainayaka-yaksa-rakso-
bhita-grahams ciirnaya ciirnayarin

gade—O club in the hands of the Supreme Personality of Godhead;
asani—like thunderbolts; sparsana—whose touch; visphulirige —giving
off sparks of fire; nispindhi nispindhi—pound to pieces, pound to pieces;
ajita-priya —very dear to the Supreme Personality of Godhead; asi—you
are; kusmanda—imps named Kusmandas; vaindyaka—ghosts named
Vainayakas; yaksa—ghosts named Yaksas; raksah—ghosts named Rak-
sasas; bhiita—ghosts named Bhitas; grahan—and evil demons named
Grahas; ciirnaya—pulverize; ciimmaya—pulverize; arin—my enemies.

TRANSLATION

O club in the hand of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, you
produce sparks of fire as powerful as thunderbolts, and you are
extremely dear to the Lord. I am also His servant. Therefore
kindly help me pound to pieces the evil living beings known as
Kusmandas, Vainayakas, Yaksas, Raksasas, Bhitas and Grahas.

Please pulverize them.

TEXT 25

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tvam yatudhdna-pramatha-preta-matr-
piSdca-vipragraha-ghora-drstin

darendra vidravaya krsna-pitrito
bhima-svano ’rer hrdayani kampayan

tvam—you; yatudhana—Raksasas; pramatha—Pramathas: preta—
Pretas; matr—Matas; pisdca —Pisacas; vipra-graha—bradhmana ghosts:
