Verse 1.4.7

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.4.7:

‘বিষ্ণু-রক্ষা’ পডে কেহ ‘দেবী-রক্ষা’ পডে মন্ত্র পডি’ ঘর কেহ চারি-দিগে বেডে ॥ ৭ ॥

‘विष्णु-रक्षा’ पडे केह ‘देवी-रक्षा’ पडे मन्त्र पडि’ घर केह चारि-दिगे वेडे ॥ ७ ॥

‘viṣṇu-rakṣā’ paḍe keha ‘devī-rakṣā’ paḍe mantra paḍi’ ghara keha cāri-dige veḍe || 7 ||

‘visnu-raksa’ pade keha ‘devi-raksa’ pade mantra padi’ ghara keha cari-dige vede (7)

English translation:

(7) Some would recite mantras invoking Lord Viṣṇu’s protection, and some would recite mantras invoking goddess Durgā’s protection.

Others would chant mantras while circumambulating the house.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

The word viṣṇu-rakṣā indicates the chanting of prayers to Viṣṇu, who destroys all dangers, for protecting the child. The word devī-rakṣā indicates the chanting of prayers to Durgā for protecting the child. The word veḍe means “go around.”