Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.8.17
సనత్కుమారోఽవతు కామదేవా-
ద్ధయశీర్షా మాం పథి దేవహేలనాత్ ।
దేవర్షివర్య: పురుషార్చనాన్తరాత్
కూర్మో హరిర్మాం నిరయాదశేషాత్ ॥ ౧౭ ॥
sanat-kumāro ’vatu kāmadevād
[sanat-kumaaro ’vatu kaamadevaad]
dhayaśīrṣā māṁ pathi deva-helanāt
[dhayasheershaa maam pathi deva-helanaat]
devarṣi-varyaḥ puruṣārcanāntarāt
[devarshi-varyah purushaarchanaantaraat]
kūrmo harir māṁ nirayād aśeṣāt
[koormo harir maam nirayaad asheshaat]
Word-for-word
sanat-kumāraḥ
—
the great brahmacārī named Sanat-kumāra
avatu
—
may he protect
kāma-devāt
—
from the hands of Cupid or lusty desire
haya-śīrṣā
—
Lord Hayagrīva, the incarnation of the Lord whose head is like that of a horse
mām
—
me
pathi
—
on the path
deva-helanāt
—
from neglecting to offer respectful obeisances to brāhmaṇas, Vaiṣṇavas and the Supreme Lord
devarṣi-varyaḥ
—
the best of the saintly sages, Nārada
puruṣa-arcana-antarāt
—
from the offenses in worshiping the Deity
kūrmaḥ
—
Lord Kūrma, the tortoise
hariḥ
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
mām
—
me
nirayāt
—
from hell
aśeṣāt
—
unlimited.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sanat-kumāro ’vatu kāmadevād
sanat-kumāraḥ
the great brahmacārī named Sanat-kumāra
avatu
may he protect
kāma-devāt
from the hands of Cupid or lusty desire
dhayaśīrṣā māṁ pathi deva-helanāt
haya-śīrṣā
Lord Hayagrīva, the incarnation of the Lord whose head is like that of a horse
mām
me
pathi
on the path
deva-helanāt
from neglecting to offer respectful obeisances to brāhmaṇas, Vaiṣṇavas and the Supreme Lord
devarṣi-varyaḥ puruṣārcanāntarāt
devarṣi-varyaḥ
the best of the saintly sages, Nārada
puruṣa-arcana-antarāt
from the offenses in worshiping the Deity
kūrmo harir māṁ nirayād aśeṣāt
kūrmaḥ
Lord Kūrma, the tortoise
hariḥ
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
mām
me
nirayāt
from hell
aśeṣāt
unlimited.
May Sanat-kumāra protect me from lusty desires. As I begin some auspicious activity, may Lord Hayagrīva protect me from being an offender by neglecting to offer respectful obeisances to the Supreme Lord. May Devarṣi Nārada protect me from committing offenses in worshiping the Deity, and may Lord Kūrma, the tortoise, protect me from falling to the unlimited hellish planets.
Purport
Lusty desires are very strong in everyone, and they are the greatest impediment to the discharge of devotional service. Therefore those who are very much influenced by lusty desires are advised to take shelter of Sanat-kumāra, the great brahmacārī devotee. Nārada Muni, who is the guide for arcana, is the author of the Nārada-paṣcarātra, which prescribes the regulative principles for worshiping the Deity. Everyone engaged in Deity worship, whether at home or in the temple, should always seek the mercy of Devarṣi Nārada in order to avoid the thirty-two offenses while worshiping the Deity. These offenses in Deity worship are mentioned in The Nectar of Devotion.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
May Sanat-kumāra protect me from lust. May Hayagrīva protect me from neglecting to offer obeisances to the Supreme Lord when going on a path. May Nārada protect me from committing offenses while worshiping the deity, and may Kūrma, the tortoise, protect me from falling to the unlimited hellish planets.
Kāmadevāt means from the impulse of lust. Pathi deva-helanāt means “not offering respects to the Lord while going on a path.” Puruṣārcanāntarāt means “from faults in worshipping.” This refers to the thirty-two offenses to the deity.
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