Sanatkumara Samhita

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The is is the english translation of the Sanatkumara Samhita. Sanatkumara in Sanskrit means “eternal youth”. Sage Sanatkumara was one of the Four Kumaras, the four Manasputras (mind-born-sons) or spiritual sons of Brahma. Sanatkumara is also the author of the Sanatkumara Samhita, which is part of the Shiva Purana, and has 59 chapters. Alternative ...

Sanskrit text and Unicode transliteration:

संसार-सागरान् नाथौ पुत्र-मित्र-गृहाकुलात्
गोप्तारौ मे युवाम् एव प्रपन्न-भय-भञ्जनौ

saṃsāra-sāgarān nāthau putra-mitra-gṛhākulāt
goptārau me yuvām eva prapanna-bhaya-bhañjanau

Word-for-word Sanskrit-English equivalents:

saṃsāraof birth and death; sāgarāt—from the ocean; nāthau—the two Lords; putra-mitra- gṛhākulāt—from the troubles of children, friends, and home; goptārau—the protectors; me—of me; yuvām—You both; eva—indeed; prapanna—of the surrendered souls; bhayathe fears; bhañjanau—breaking apart.

English translation of verse:

One should pray, "O Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa, please rescue me from the ocean of birth and death. Please rescue me from the troubles born from children, friends, and home. Please break into pieces the fears of Your surrendered devotee.

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