Devanagari
मामुग्रधर्मादखिलात्प्रमादा-
न्नारायण: पातु नरश्च हासात् ।
दत्तस्त्वयोगादथ योगनाथ:
पायाद्गुणेश: कपिल: कर्मबन्धात् ॥ १६ ॥
Verse text
mām ugra-dharmād akhilāt pramādān
nārāyaṇaḥ pātu naraś ca hāsāt
dattas tv ayogād atha yoga-nāthaḥ
pāyād guṇeśaḥ kapilaḥ karma-bandhāt
Synonyms
mām
—
me
;
ugra
—
dharmāt — from unnecessary religious principles
;
akhilāt
—
from all kinds of activities
;
pramādāt
—
which are enacted in madness
;
nārāyaṇaḥ
—
Lord Nārāyaṇa
;
pātu
—
may He protect
;
naraḥ ca
—
and Nara
;
hāsāt
—
from unnecessary pride
;
dattaḥ
—
Dattātreya
;
tu
—
of course
;
ayogāt
—
from the path of false yoga
;
atha
—
indeed
;
yoga
—
nāthaḥ — the master of all mystic powers
;
pāyāt
—
may He protect
;
guṇa
—
īśaḥ — the master of all spiritual qualities
;
kapilaḥ
—
Lord Kapila
;
karma
—
bandhāt — from the bondage of fruitive activities .
Translation
May Lord Nārāyaṇa protect me from unnecessarily following false religious systems and falling from my duties due to madness. May the Lord in His appearance as Nara protect me from unnecessary pride. May Lord Dattātreya, the master of all mystic power, protect me from falling while performing bhakti-yoga, and may Lord Kapila, the master of all good qualities, protect me from the material bondage of fruitive activities.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
May Nārāyaṇa protect me from magic spells and from neglecting rules! May Nara protect me from pride! May Dattātreya, master of yoga, protect me from falling from yoga! May Kapila, master of qualities, protect me from the bondage of karma!
He recites mantras to protect himself from obstacles caused by himself and caused by others in four verses. Ugra-dharmāt means “from cursing and spells.” Hāsāt means from pride. Ayogāt means “from falling from yoga.”