Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.8.24
गदेऽशनिस्पर्शनविस्फुलिङ्गे
निष्पिण्ढि निष्पिण्ढ्यजितप्रियासि ।
कुष्माण्डवैनायकयक्षरक्षो-
भूतग्रहांश्चूर्णय चूर्णयारीन् ॥ २४ ॥
gade ’śani-sparśana-visphuliṅge
[gade ’shani-sparshana-visphulinge]
niṣpiṇḍhi niṣpiṇḍhy ajita-priyāsi
[nishpindhi nishpindhy ajita-priyaasi]
kuṣmāṇḍa-vaināyaka-yakṣa-rakṣo-
[kushmaanda-vainaayaka-yaksha-raksho-]
bhūta-grahāṁś cūrṇaya cūrṇayārīn
[bhoota-grahaamsh choornaya choornayaareen]
Word-for-word
gade
—
O club in the hands of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
aśani
—
like thunderbolts
sparśana
—
whose touch
visphuliṅge
—
giving off sparks of fire
niṣpiṇḍhi niṣpiṇḍhi
—
pound to pieces, pound to pieces
ajita-priyā
—
very dear to the Supreme Personality of Godhead
asi
—
you are
kuṣmāṇḍa
—
imps named Kuṣmāṇḍas
vaināyaka
—
ghosts named Vaināyakas
yakṣa
—
ghosts named Yakṣas
rakṣaḥ
—
ghosts named Rākṣasas
bhūta
—
ghosts named Bhūtas
grahān
—
and evil demons named Grahas
cūrṇaya
—
pulverize
cūrṇaya
—
pulverize
arīn
—
my enemies.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
gade ’śani-sparśana-visphuliṅge
gade
O club in the hands of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
niṣpiṇḍhi niṣpiṇḍhy ajita-priyāsi
aśani
like thunderbolts
sparśana
whose touch
visphuliṅge
giving off sparks of fire
niṣpiṇḍhi niṣpiṇḍhi
pound to pieces, pound to pieces
ajita-priyā
very dear to the Supreme Personality of Godhead
asi
you are
kuṣmāṇḍa-vaināyaka-yakṣa-rakṣo-
kuṣmāṇḍa
imps named Kuṣmāṇḍas
vaināyaka
ghosts named Vaināyakas
yakṣa
ghosts named Yakṣas
rakṣaḥ
ghosts named Rākṣasas
bhūta-grahāṁś cūrṇaya cūrṇayārīn
bhūta
ghosts named Bhūtas
grahān
and evil demons named Grahas
cūrṇaya
pulverize
cūrṇaya
pulverize
arīn
my enemies.
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 Kuṣmāṇḍas, Vaināyakas, Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, Bhūtas and Grahas. Please pulverize them.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O club! Giver of sparks as strong as lightning bolts! You are dear to the Lord! Tear up the Kuṣmāṇḍas, Vaināyakas, Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, ghosts and spirits. Pulverize my enemies!
O club, from which sparks emanate whose touch is like lightning! Pulverize (niṣpiṇḍhi) the Kuṣmaṇḍas!
Personal Guidance
O club producing thunderbolt-sparks, dear to the Lord — I too am His servant — please pound the evil. The shield-prayer addresses the weapons themselves as living personalities.
Reflection Questions
- Do I speak to the Lord's instruments as living, or only to Him in the abstract?
- What 'evil' would I name for the club to break?
My note
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