Garga Samhita (English)
by Danavir Goswami | 425,489 words
The Garga-samhita Verse 8.12.11, English translation, including word-by-word: This text represents a Vaishnava scripture which narrates the life Krishna, It was composed in seventeen cantos by Garga Muni: an ancient sage and priest of the Yadu dynasty having. This is verse 8 of Chapter 12 (The Prayer and Armor of Lord Balarama) of Canto 8 (balabhadra-khanda).
Verse 8.12.11
Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning:
अन्तह् सदाव्यात् पुरुषोत्तमो बहिर्
नागेन्द्र-लीलो ऽवतु मां महा-बलह्
सदान्तरात्मा च वसन् हरिह् स्वयं
प्रपातु पूर्णह् परमेश्वरो महान्
antah sadāvyāt puruṣottamo bahir
nāgendra-līlo 'vatu māṃ mahā-balah
sadāntarātmā ca vasan harih svayaṃ
prapātu pūrṇah parameśvaro mahān
antah—within; sadā—always; avyāt—may protect; puruṣottamah—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bahih—without; nāgendra-līlah—who enjoys pastimes as the king of serpents; avatu—may protect; mām—me; mahā-balah—very powerful; sadā—always; antarātmā—within the heart; ca—and; vasan—residing; harih—Lord Hari; svayam—personally; prapātu—may protect; pūrṇah—perfect and complete; parameśvarah—the supreme controller; mahān—great.
English translation of verse 8.12.11:
May Lord Balarāma, who is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, always protect me from within. May powerful Lord Balarāma, who enjoys pastimes as the king of serpents, protect me from without. May Lord Balarāma, who is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Supersoul residing in everyone's heart, always protect me.