Daily Invocations: 5. Swami Krishnananda.

 

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Monday 05, May 2025, 10:30.
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Srimad Bhagavad Gita
Daily Invocations: 
2.The Satarudriya-5.
Swami Krishnananda

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13. 

"Pari te dhanvano hetirasmānvruṇaktu viśvataḥ,

atho ya iṣudhistavāre asmannidhehi tam."

Lord! May the pointed arrows of thy bow exclude us in every way (from their destructive operations). And that quiver of Thine, may Thou keep it far away from us (and protect us).

Note: — According to another interpretation, the second line can be rendered thus: 'And that quiver of Thine, may Thou direct it to our enemies.'

14.

"Om namaste astu bhagavan

viśveśvarāya mahādevāya

tryaṁbakāya tripurāntakāya

trikalāgni-kālāya kālāgnirudrāya

nīlakaṇṭhāya mrutyuṁjayāya

sarveśvarāya śankaraya

sadāśivāya śrīmanmahādevāya namaḥ."

Prostration be to Thee, O Lord, Ruler of the universe, Great God Three-Eyed One, Destroyer of the Tripuras, Death to the destructive Fire of the three worlds at the end of Time, Terror to even to the terrible Fire of Time, Blue-necked One, Overcomer of mortality, Overlord over everyone, Bestower of Blessedness, Ever-Auspicious, the Blessed Great God—to Thee, prostration.

15.

"Namo hiraṇyabāhave senānye diśāṁ ca pataye namo

namo vṛkṣebhyo harikeśebhyaḥ paśūnāṁ pataye namo

namaḥ saspiñjarāya tviṣīmate pathīnāṁ pataye namaḥ."

Prostration to the Golden-armed One, the Supreme Commander of all forces, the Lord of all quarters. Prostration to the Vital Essence and Source of the green-leafed trees, the Master of all created beings. Prostration to the Self-effulgent One, the Lord of the different routes (which souls take on departure from this world).

Note: — In the first section, the Rudra-Adhyaya delineated the Power of Rudra-Siva in His form as the Wielder of the bow and arrows. In the subsequent sections, His glories as revealed in all creation, as manifest in every quarter and cranny, are described. These hymns abound in a varied adoration of the Supreme Being in all things, and every word of 'prostration' is repeated twice, as prostration on both sides, and prostration in the beginning and in the end (which is avoided in the translation).

16.

Namo babhluśāya vivyādhine'nnānāṁ pataye namo

namo harikeśāyopavītine puṣṭānāṁ pataye namo

namo bhavasya hetyai jagatāṁ pataye namo.

Prostration to the Rider of the bull, the Chastiser of the opposing force, the Lord of food or Ruler over matter. Prostration to the One with blue hair on the head (not turned gray), the Wearer of the sacred thread (indicating auspiciousness), the Master of those who are full with the qualities of perfection. Prostration to the Severer of samsara, the Sovereign over all creation.

17.

"Namo rudrāyātatāvine kṣetrāṇāṁ pataye namo

namaḥ sūtāyāhantyāya vanānāṁ pataye namo

namaḥ rohitāya sthapataye vṛkṣāṇāṁ pataye namaḥ."

Prostration to Rudra, who protects with His outstretched bow, the Ruler of all fields (temples, bodies and all creation). Prostration to the Charioteer (Director of all things), the Invincible One, the Lord of all forests (vegetation life). Prostration to the crimson hued One, who, existing (even) in trees, is the Supreme Protector of all.

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