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Chapter 8: The Nārāyaṇa-kavaca Shield

Verse 25 of 35
SB 6.8.25

त्वं यातुधानप्रमथप्रेतमातृ पिशाचविप्रग्रहघोरदृष्टीन् दरेन्द्र विद्रावय कृष्णपूरितो भीमस्वनो ऽरेर्हृदयानि कम्पयन्

tvaṁ yātudhāna-pramatha-preta-mātṛ- piśāca-vipragraha-ghora-dṛṣṭīn darendra vidrāvaya kṛṣṇa-pūrito bhīma-svano 'rer hṛdayāni kampayan

Synonyms

tvam—you; yātudhāna—Rākṣasas; pramatha—Pramathas; preta—Pretas; mātṛ—Mātās; piśāca—Piśācas; vipra-graha—brāhmaṇa ghosts; ghora-dṛṣṭīn—who have very fearful eyes; darendra—O Pāñcajanya, the conchshell in the hands of the Lord; vidrāvaya—drive away; kṛṣṇa-pūritaḥ—being filled with air from the mouth of Kṛṣṇa; bhīma-svanaḥ—sounding extremely fearful; areḥ—of the enemy; hṛdayāni—the cores of the hearts; kampayan—causing to tremble..

Translation

O best of conchshells, O Pāñcajanya in the hands of the Lord, you are always filled with the breath of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Therefore you create a fearful sound vibration that causes trembling in the hearts of enemies like the Rākṣasas, Pramatha ghosts, Pretas, Mātās, Piśācas and brāhmaṇa ghosts with fearful eyes.

Verse 25 of 35