Text 28] The Narayana-kavaca Shield 85
pieces. Please cut them to pieces! O shield marked with a hundred
brilliant moonlike circles, please cover the eyes of the sinful
enemies. Pluck out their sinful eyes.
TEXTS 27-28
Ta TH WAN AGN TI TT |
aT aie TIA sey TT FNNRll
Taran «= ATTATTEUTAateag |
mag Seed Ae yt: Aaa THT: RCI
yan no bhayam grahebhyo ’bhit
ketubhyo nrbhya eva ca
sarisrpebhyo damstribhyo
bhitebhyo ’mhobhya eva ca
sarvany etani bhagavan-
nama-ripdnukirtanat
prayantu sanksayam sadyo
ye nah Ssreyah-pratipakah
yat—which; nah—our; bhayam—fear; grahebhyah—from the
Graha demons; abhiit—was; ketubhyah—from meteors, or falling stars;
nrbhyah—from envious human beings; eva ca—also; sarisrpebhyah—
from snakes or scorpions; darstribhyah—from animals with fierce teeth
like tigers, wolves and boars; bhiitebhyah—from ghosts or the material
elements (earth, water, fire, etc.); amhobhyah—from sinful activities;
eva ca—as well as; sarvani etdni—all these; bhagavat-néma-ripa-
anukirtanat—by glorifying the transcendental form, name. attributes
and paraphernalia of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; prayantu—
let them go; sariksayam—to complete destruction; sadyah—im-
mediately; ye—which; nah—our; Ssreyah-pratipakah—hindrances to
well-being.
TRANSLATION
May the glorification of the transcendental name, form, qualities
and paraphernalia of the Supreme Personality of Godhead protect
