यद्धृत्वाऽहं च जगतां संहर्त्ता सर्वतत्त्ववित्
By taking it, I became the destroyer of worlds and knower of all principles.
यद्धृत्वा पठनाद्ब्रह्मा ससृजे सृष्टिमुत्तमाम्
By taking and reciting it, Brahmā created the most excellent creation.
यद्धृत्वा कूर्मराजश्च शेषं धत्ते हि लीलया
Having taken it, King Kurma effortlessly supports Śeṣa.
यद्धृत्वा वरुणः सिद्धः कुबेरश्च धनेश्वरः
Having taken it, Varuṇa attains perfection, and Kubera becomes lord of wealth.
यद्धृत्वा भाति भुवने तेजोराशिः स्वयं रविः
Having taken it, the radiant Sun himself shines in the world as a mass of light.
अगस्त्यः सागरान्सप्त यद्धृत्वा पठनात्पपौ
Having taken it and recited, Agastya drank the seven oceans.
यद्धृत्वा पठनाद्देवी सर्वाधारा वसुन्धरा
Having taken it and recited, the goddess Vasundharā, the support of all, endures.
यद्धृत्वा जगतां साक्षी धर्मो धर्मभृतां वरः
Having taken it, Dharma, the witness of worlds and foremost among the upholders of righteousness, endures.
यद्धृत्वा जगतां लक्ष्मीरन्नदात्री परात्परा 3.31.
Having taken it, Lakṣmī, the supreme giver of food to the worlds, endures.
वेदाश्च धर्म्मवक्तारो यद्धृत्वा पठनाद् भृगो सनत्कुमारो भगवान्यद्धृत्वा ज्ञानिनां वरः
Having taken it and recited, the Vedas and the proclaimers of dharma endure; having taken it, the venerable Bhṛgu and Sanatkumāra, the foremost among the wise, endure.
दातव्यं कृष्णभक्ताय साधवे च महात्मने
It should be given to a devotee of Kṛṣṇa, and to a virtuous, great-souled person.
त्रैलोक्यविजयस्यास्य कवचस्य प्रजापतिः
This armor for victory over the three worlds was given by Prajāpati.
त्रैलोक्यविजयप्राप्तौ विनियोगः प्रकीर्त्तितः
The application for attaining victory over the three worlds has been declared.
प्रणवो मे शिरः पातु श्रीकृष्णाय नमः सदा
Let the praṇava always protect my head: 'Salutations to Śrī Kṛṣṇa.'
कृष्णेति पातु नेत्रे च कृष्ण स्वाहेति तारकम्
'Kṛṣṇa'—let it protect my eyes; 'Kṛṣṇa svāhā'—the liberating syllable.
ॐ गोविंदाय स्वाहेति नासिकां पातु सन्ततम्
'Om govindāya svāhā'—let it always protect my nose.
ॐ नमो गोपाङ्गनेशाय कर्णौ पातु सदा मम
'Om namo gopāṅganeśāya'—let it always protect my ears.
ॐ गोविन्दाय स्वाहेति दन्तौघं मे सदाऽवतु
'Om govindāya svāhā'—let it always protect my array of teeth.
ॐ श्रीकृष्णाय स्वाहेति जिह्विकां पातु मे सदा 3.31.
'Om śrīkṛṣṇāya svāhā'—let it always protect my tongue.
राधिकेशाय स्वाहेति कण्ठं पातु सदा मम
'Rādhikeśāya svāhā'—let it always protect my throat.
ॐ गोपेशाय स्वाहेति स्कन्धं पातु सदा मम
Om, to the Lord of the Gopis, svaha—may He always protect my shoulder.
उदरं पातु मे नित्यं मुकुन्दाय नमः सदा
May Mukunda, to whom I always offer salutations, eternally protect my abdomen.
ॐ विष्णवे नमो बाहुयुग्मं पातु सदा मम
Om, salutations to Vishnu—may He always protect both my arms.
ॐ नमो नारायणायेति नखरन्ध्रं सदाऽवतु
Om, salutations to Narayana—may He always protect the pores of my nails.
ॐ सर्वेशाय स्वाहेति कङ्कालं पातु मे सदा
Om, to the Lord of all, svaha—may He always protect my skeleton.
ॐ गोपीरमणनाथाय पादौ पातु सदा मम
Om, to the Lord beloved by the Gopis—may He always protect my feet.
ॐ केशवाय स्वाहेति मम केशान्सदाऽवतु
Om, to Keshava, svaha—may He always protect my hair.
ॐ माधवाय स्वाहेति मे लोमानि सदाऽवतु
Om, to Madhava, svaha—may He always protect my body hair.
परिपूर्णतमः कृष्णः प्राच्यां मां सर्वदाऽवतु 3.31.
May Krishna, who is utterly complete, always protect me in the eastern direction.
पूर्णब्रह्मस्वरूपश्च दक्षिणे मां सदाऽवतु
May the embodiment of the complete Brahman always protect me in the southern direction.