Canto 6, Chapter 9

Appearance of the Demon Vṛtrāsura

Verse 53 (SB 6.9.53)
SB 6.9.53 • मूल श्लोक

दध्यङ्‌ङाथर्वणस्त्वष्ट्रे वर्माभेद्यं मदात्मकम् । विश्वरूपाय यत्प्रादात् त्वष्टा यत्त्वमधास्तत: ॥ ५३ ॥

Transliteration

dadhyaṅṅ ātharvaṇas tvaṣṭre varmābhedyaṁ mad-ātmakam viśvarūpāya yat prādāt tvaṣṭā yat tvam adhās tataḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

dadhyaṅ — Dadhyañca; ātharvaṇaḥ — the son of Atharvā; tvaṣṭre — unto Tvaṣṭā; varma — the protective covering known as Nārāyaṇa-kavaca; abhedyam — invincible; mat-ātmakam — consisting of Myself; viśvarūpāya — unto Viśvarūpa; yat — which; prādāt — delivered; tvaṣṭā — Tvaṣṭā; yat — which; tvam — you; adhāḥ — received; tataḥ — from him.

Translation

“Dadhyañca’s invincible protective covering known as the Nārāyaṇa-kavaca was given to Tvaṣṭā, who delivered it to his son Viśvarūpa, from whom you have received it. Because of this Nārāyaṇa-kavaca, Dadhīci’s body is now very strong. You should therefore beg him for his body.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda