Devanagari
एतां विद्यामधिगतो विश्वरूपाच्छतक्रतु: ।
त्रैलोक्यलक्ष्मीं बुभुजे विनिर्जित्य मृधेऽसुरान् ॥ ४२ ॥
Verse text
etāṁ vidyām adhigato
viśvarūpāc chatakratuḥ
trailokya-lakṣmīṁ bubhuje
vinirjitya mṛdhe ’surān
Synonyms
etām
—
this
;
vidyām
—
prayer
;
adhigataḥ
—
received
;
viśvarūpāt
—
from the brāhmaṇa Viśvarūpa
;
śata
—
kratuḥ — Indra, the King of heaven
;
trailokya
—
lakṣmīm — all the opulence of the three worlds
;
bubhuje
—
enjoyed
;
vinirjitya
—
conquering
;
mṛdhe
—
in battle
;
asurān
—
all the demons .
Translation
King Indra, who performed one hundred sacrifices, received this prayer of protection from Viśvarūpa. After conquering the demons, he enjoyed all the opulences of the three worlds.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
King Indra, who performed one hundred sacrifices, after receiving this prayer from Viśvarūpa and conquering the demons, enjoyed the wealth of the three worlds.
Thus ends the commentary on the Eighth Chapter of the Sixth Canto of the Bhāgavatam for the pleasure of the devotees, in accordance with the previous ācāryas.
Chapter Nine
The Birth of Vṛtrāsura
Purport
This mystical mantric armor given by Viśvarūpa to Indra, the King of heaven, acted powerfully, with the effect that Indra was able to conquer the
asuras
and enjoy the opulence of the three worlds without impediments. In this regard, Madhvācārya points out:
vidyāḥ karmāṇi ca sadā
guroḥ prāptāḥ phala-pradāḥ
anyathā naiva phaladāḥ
prasannoktāḥ phala-pradāḥ
One must receive all kinds of
mantras
from a bona fide spiritual master; otherwise the
mantras
will not be fruitful. This is also indicated in
Bhagavad-gītā
(4.34)
:
tad viddhi praṇipātena
paripraśnena sevayā
upadekṣyanti te jṣānaṁ
jṣāninas tattva-darśinaḥ
“Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. Inquire from him submissively and render service unto him. The self-realized soul can impart knowledge unto you because he has seen the truth.” All
mantras
should be received through the authorized
guru,
and the disciple must satisfy the
guru
in all respects, after surrendering at his lotus feet. In the
Padma Purāṇa
it is also said,
sampradāya-vihīnā ye mantrās te niṣphalā matāḥ.
There are four
sampradāyas,
or disciplic successions, namely the Brahma
sampradāya,
the Rudra
sampradāya,
the Śrī
sampradāya
and the Kumāra
sampradāya.
If one wants to advance in spiritual power, one must receive his
mantras
from one of these bona fide
sampradāyas;
otherwise he will never successfully advance in spiritual life.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Sixth Canto, Eighth Chapter, of the
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam,
entitled “The Nārāyaṇa-kavaca Shield.”