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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.8.16

मामुग्रधर्मादखिलात्प्रमादा- न्नारायण: पातु नरश्च हासात् । दत्तस्त्वयोगादथ योगनाथ: पायाद्गुणेश: कपिल: कर्मबन्धात् ॥ १६ ॥
mām ugra-dharmād akhilāt pramādān
[maam ugra-dharmaad akhilaat pramaadaan]
nārāyaṇaḥ pātu naraś ca hāsāt
[naaraayanah paatu narash cha haasaat]
dattas tv ayogād atha yoga-nāthaḥ
[dattas tv ayogaad atha yoga-naathah]
pāyād guṇeśaḥ kapilaḥ karma-bandhāt
[paayaad guneshah kapilah karma-bandhaat]
Word-for-word
mām — me ugra-dharmāt — from unnecessary religious principles akhilāt — from all kinds of activities pramādāt — which are enacted in madness nārāyaṇaḥ — Lord Nārāyaṇa pātu — may He protect naraḥ ca — and Nara hāsāt — from unnecessary pride dattaḥ — Dattātreya tu — of course ayogāt — from the path of false yoga atha — indeed yoga-nāthaḥ — the master of all mystic powers pāyāt — may He protect guṇa-īśaḥ — the master of all spiritual qualities kapilaḥ — Lord Kapila karma-bandhāt — from the bondage of fruitive activities.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
mām ugra-dharmād akhilāt pramādān
mām
me
ugra-dharmāt
from unnecessary religious principles
akhilāt
from all kinds of activities
pramādāt
which are enacted in madness
nārāyaṇaḥ pātu naraś ca hāsāt
nārāyaṇaḥ
Lord Nārāyaṇa
pātu
may He protect
naraḥ ca
and Nara
hāsāt
from unnecessary pride
dattas tv ayogād atha yoga-nāthaḥ
dattaḥ
Dattātreya
tu
of course
ayogāt
from the path of false yoga
atha
indeed
yoga-nāthaḥ
the master of all mystic powers
pāyād guṇeśaḥ kapilaḥ karma-bandhāt
pāyāt
may He protect
guṇa-īśaḥ
the master of all spiritual qualities
kapilaḥ
Lord Kapila
karma-bandhāt
from the bondage of fruitive activities.
May Lord Nārāyaṇa protect me from unnecessarily following false religious systems and falling from my duties due to madness. May the Lord in His appearance as Nara protect me from unnecessary pride. May Lord Dattātreya, the master of all mystic power, protect me from falling while performing bhakti-yoga, and may Lord Kapila, the master of all good qualities, protect me from the material bondage of fruitive activities.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
May Nārāyaṇa protect me from magic spells and from neglecting rules! May Nara protect me from pride! May Dattātreya, master of yoga, protect me from falling from yoga! May Kapila, master of qualities, protect me from the bondage of karma! He recites mantras to protect himself from obstacles caused by himself and caused by others in four verses. Ugra-dharmāt means “from cursing and spells.” Hāsāt means from pride. Ayogāt means “from falling from yoga.”
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Personal Guidance
May Nārāyaṇa protect me from false religions and madness; Nara from pride; Dattātreya from yoga's pitfalls. The dangers of spiritual life are real and have their own divine guards.
Reflection Questions
  • Which spiritual danger am I most exposed to right now — false religion, madness, pride, or misuse of practice?
  • Whose protection have I not yet asked for there?
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