86 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 8

us from the influence of bad planets, meteors, envious human
beings, serpents, scorpions, and animals like tigers and wolves.
May it protect us from ghosts and the material elements like earth,
water, fire and air, and may it also protect us from lightning and
our past sins. We are always afraid of these hindrances to our
auspicious life. Therefore, may they all be completely destroyed by
the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.

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garudo bhagavan stotra-
stobhas chandomayah prabhuh
raksatv asesa-krcchrebhyo
visvaksenah sva-ndmabhih

garudah—His Holiness Garuda, the carrier of Lord Visnu;
bhagavan—as powerful as the Supreme Personality of Godhead; stotra-
stobhah—who is glorified by selected verses and songs; chandah-
mayah—the personified Vedas; prabhuh—the lord; raksatu—may He
protect; asesa-krcchrebhyah—from unlimited miseries; visvaksenah—
Lord Visvaksena; sva-naémabhih—by His holy names.

TRANSLATION

Lord Garuda, the carrier of Lord Visnu, is the most worshipable
lord, for he is as powerful as the Supreme Lord Himself. He is the
personified Vedas and is worshiped by selected verses. May he pro-
tect us from all dangerous conditions, and may Lord Visvaksena,
the Personality of Godhead, also protect us from all dangers by His
holy names.

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