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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 6: The Killing of the Demon Pūtanā
10.6.2410.6.27-29

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.6.25-26

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection

पृश्न‍िगर्भस्तु ते बुद्धिमात्मानं भगवान् पर: ।

क्रीडन्तं पातु गोविन्द: शयानं पातु माधव: ॥ २५ ॥

व्रजन्तमव्याद्वैकुण्ठ आसीनं त्वां श्रिय: पति: ।

भुञ्जानं यज्ञभुक् पातु सर्वग्रहभयङ्कर: ॥ २६ ॥

pṛśnigarbhas tu te buddhim

ātmānaṁ bhagavān paraḥ

krīḍantaṁ pātu govindaḥ

śayānaṁ pātu mādhavaḥ

vrajantam avyād vaikuṇṭha

āsīnaṁ tvāṁ śriyaḥ patiḥ

bhuñjānaṁ yajñabhuk pātu

sarva-graha-bhayaṅkaraḥ

Translation

May Lord Pṛśnigarbha protect Your intelligence, and the Supreme Personality of Godhead Your soul. While You are playing, may Govinda protect You, and while You are sleeping may Mādhava protect You. May Lord Vaikuṇṭha protect You while You are walking, and may Lord Nārāyaṇa, the husband of the goddess of fortune, protect You while You are sitting. Similarly, may Lord Yajñabhuk, the fearful enemy of all evil planets, always protect You while You enjoy life.

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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord’s Protection in Every Activity

  1. 1

    The prayer asks Lord Pṛśnigarbha to protect the child’s intelligence and the Supreme Personality of Godhead to protect His soul.

  2. 2

    Govinda is invoked for protection while playing, Mādhava while sleeping, and Lord Vaikuṇṭha while walking.

  3. 3

    Lord Nārāyaṇa is invoked while the child is sitting. Lord Yajñabhuk, the fearful enemy of all evil planets, is asked to protect Him while He enjoys life.

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