नाहं विशङ्के सुरराजवज्रा- न्न त्र्यक्षशूलान्न यमस्य दण्डात् । नाग्न्यर्कसोमानिलवित्तपास्त्रा- च्छङ्के भृशं ब्रह्मकुलावमानात् ॥ १७ ॥
naham visanke sura-raja-vajran na tryaksa-sulan na yamasya dandat nagny-arka-somanila-vittapastrac chanke bhrsam brahma-kulavamanat
- na
- not
- aham
- I
- visanke
- am afraid
- sura-raja-vajrat
- from the thunderbolt of the King of heaven, Indra
- na
- nor
- tryaksa-sulat
- from the piercing trident of Lord Siva
- na
- nor
- yamasya
- of the superintendent of death, Yamaraja
- dandat
- from the punishment
- na
- nor
- agni
- of fire
- arka
- of the scorching heat of the sun
- soma
- of the moon
- anila
- of the wind
- vitta-pa
- of the owner of riches, Kuvera, the treasurer of the heavenly planets
- astrat
- from the weapons
- sanke
- I am afraid
- bhrsam
- very much
- brahma-kula
- the group of the brahmanas
- avamanat
- from offending
My dear sir, I am not at all afraid of the thunderbolt of King Indra, nor am I afraid of the serpentine, piercing trident of Lord Siva. I do not care about the punishment of Yamaraja, the superintendent of death, nor am I afraid of fire, scorching sun, moon, wind, nor the weapons of Kuvera. Yet I am afraid of offending a brahmana. I am very much afraid of this.