Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.8.3
श्रीबादरायणिरुवाच
वृत: पुरोहितस्त्वाष्ट्रो महेन्द्रायानुपृच्छते ।
नारायणाख्यं वर्माह तदिहैकमना: शृणु ॥ ३ ॥
śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca
[shree-baadaraayanir uvaacha]
vṛtaḥ purohitas tvāṣṭro
[vritah purohitas tvaashtro]
mahendrāyānupṛcchate
[mahendraayaanuprichchate]
nārāyaṇākhyaṁ varmāha
[naaraayanaakhyam varmaaha]
tad ihaika-manāḥ śṛṇu
[tad ihaika-manaah shrinu]
Word-for-word
śrī-bādarāyaṇiḥ uvāca
—
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
vṛtaḥ
—
the chosen
purohitaḥ
—
priest
tvāṣṭraḥ
—
the son of Tvaṣṭā
mahendrāya
—
unto King Indra
anupṛcchate
—
after he (Indra) inquired
nārāyaṇa-ākhyam
—
named Nārāyaṇa-kavaca
varma
—
defensive armor made of a mantra
āha
—
he said
tat
—
that
iha
—
this
eka-manāḥ
—
with great attention
śṛṇu
—
hear from me.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca
śrī-bādarāyaṇiḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
vṛtaḥ purohitas tvāṣṭro
vṛtaḥ
the chosen
purohitaḥ
priest
tvāṣṭraḥ
the son of Tvaṣṭā
mahendrāyānupṛcchate
mahendrāya
unto King Indra
anupṛcchate
after he (Indra) inquired
nārāyaṇākhyaṁ varmāha
nārāyaṇa-ākhyam
named Nārāyaṇa-kavaca
varma
defensive armor made of a mantra
āha
he said
tad ihaika-manāḥ śṛṇu
tat
that
iha
this
eka-manāḥ
with great attention
śṛṇu
hear from me.
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: King Indra, the leader of the demigods, inquired about the armor known as Nārāyaṇa-kavaca from Viśvarūpa, who was engaged by the demigods as their priest. Please hear Viśvarūpa’s reply with great attention.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva said: Viśvarūpa, employed as a priest of the devatās, on being asked by Indra, taught him the Nārāyaṇa-kavaca. Hear about this with attention.
Personal Guidance
Śukadeva tells how Indra inquired about the Nārāyaṇa-kavaca from Viśvarūpa. The transmission of a real shield happens through specific lineages of inquiry and answer.
Reflection Questions
- Do I know whom to ask for the next layer of protection my life needs?
- Am I willing to ask formally, in a proper relationship, rather than scrape information from afar?
My note
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