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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Sixth Canto - Chapter 8: The Nārāyaṇa-kavaca Shield

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 42

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.

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 (BG 4.34):

tad viddhi praṇipātena

paripraśnena sevayā

upadekṣyanti te jñānaṁ

jñāninas 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."

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+''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.
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 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.
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+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:
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-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:
+:''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-gita As It Is (1972)|''Bhagavad-gītā'']] ([[BG 4.34 (1972)|BG 4.34]]):
-:vidyāḥ karmāṇi ca sadā
+:''tad viddhi praṇipātena''
-:guroḥ prāptāḥ phala-pradāḥ
+:''paripraśnena sevayā''
-:anyathā naiva phaladāḥ
+:''upadekṣyanti te jñānaṁ''
-:prasannoktāḥ phala-pradāḥ
+:''jñāninas tattva-darśinaḥ''
-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 ([[BG 4.34]]):
-:tad viddhi praṇipātena
-:paripraśnena sevayā
-:upadekṣyanti te jñānaṁ
-:jñāninas 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.
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-"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.
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