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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.8.36

एतद् धारयमाणस्तु यं यं पश्यति चक्षुषा । पदा वा संस्पृशेत् सद्य: साध्वसात् स विमुच्यते ॥ ३६ ॥
etad dhārayamāṇas tu
[etad dhaarayamaanas tu]
yaṁ yaṁ paśyati cakṣuṣā
[yam yam pashyati chakshushaa]
padā vā saṁspṛśet sadyaḥ
[padaa vaa samsprishet sadyah]
sādhvasāt sa vimucyate
[saadhvasaat sa vimuchyate]
etat — this dhārayamāṇaḥ — a person employing tu — but yam yam — whomever paśyati — he sees cakṣuṣā — by his eyes padā — by his feet vā — or saṁspṛśet — may touch sadyaḥ — immediately sādhvasāt — from all fear saḥ — he vimucyate — is freed.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
etad dhārayamāṇas tu
etat
this
dhārayamāṇaḥ
a person employing
tu
but
yaṁ yaṁ paśyati cakṣuṣā
yam yam
whomever
paśyati
he sees
cakṣuṣā
by his eyes
padā vā saṁspṛśet sadyaḥ
padā
by his feet
vā
or
saṁspṛśet
may touch
sadyaḥ
immediately
sādhvasāt sa vimucyate
sādhvasāt
from all fear
saḥ
he
vimucyate
is freed.
If one employs this armor, whomever he sees with his eyes or touches with his feet is immediately freed from all the above-mentioned dangers.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
If one employs this armor, whomever he sees with his eyes or touches with his feet is immediately freed from all fears. One who is touched by a person wearing this armor becomes free of all fears. What to speak of the person wearing it.
Whomever the user of this armor sees or touches is freed from the same dangers. The shield, properly worn, becomes contagious in mercy.
Reflection Questions
  • Does my practice currently shield those around me, or only myself?
  • Whom would I want my sheltered state to protect?
📝 My note

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