यथानुकीर्तयन्त्येतच्छ्रेयस्कामा द्विजातय: । शुचय: प्रातरुत्थाय दु:स्वप्नाद्युपशान्तये ॥ १५ ॥
yathanukirtayanty etac chreyas-kama dvijatayah sucayah pratar utthaya duhsvapnady-upasantaye
- yatha
- without deviation
- anukirtayanti
- they chant
- etat
- this narration of the deliverance of Gajendra
- sreyah-kamah
- persons who desire their own auspiciousness
- dvi-jatayah
- the twice-born (brahmanas, ksatriyas and vaisyas)
- sucayah
- especially the brahmanas, who are always clean
- pratah
- in the morning
- utthaya
- after getting up from sleep
- duhsvapna-adi
- beginning with sleeping badly at night
- upasantaye
- to counteract all troublesome positions
Therefore, after getting up from bed in the morning, those who desire their own welfare—especially the brahmanas, ksatriyas, vaisyas and in particular the brahmana Vaisnavas—should chant this narration as it is, without deviation, to counteract the troubles of bad dreams.