सनत्कुमारोऽवतु कामदेवा- द्धयशीर्षा मां पथि देवहेलनात् । देवर्षिवर्य: पुरुषार्चनान्तरात् कूर्मो हरिर्मां निरयादशेषात् ॥ १७ ॥
sanat-kumaro ’vatu kamadevad dhayasirsa mam pathi deva-helanat devarsi-varyah purusarcanantarat kurmo harir mam nirayad asesat
- sanat-kumarah
- the great brahmacari named Sanat-kumara
- avatu
- may he protect
- kama-devat
- from the hands of Cupid or lusty desire
- haya-sirsa
- Lord Hayagriva, the incarnation of the Lord whose head is like that of a horse
- mam
- me
- pathi
- on the path
- deva-helanat
- from neglecting to offer respectful obeisances to brahmanas, Vaisnavas and the Supreme Lord
- devarsi-varyah
- the best of the saintly sages, Narada
- purusa-arcana-antarat
- from the offenses in worshiping the Deity
- kurmah
- Lord Kurma, the tortoise
- harih
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- mam
- me
- nirayat
- from hell
- asesat
- unlimited
May Sanat-kumara protect me from lusty desires. As I begin some auspicious activity, may Lord Hayagriva protect me from being an offender by neglecting to offer respectful obeisances to the Supreme Lord. May Devarsi Narada protect me from committing offenses in worshiping the Deity, and may Lord Kurma, the tortoise, protect me from falling to the unlimited hellish planes.