Devanagari
धन्वन्तरिर्भगवान् पात्वपथ्याद्
द्वन्द्वाद् भयादृषभो निर्जितात्मा ।
यज्ञश्च लोकादवताज्जनान्ताद्
बलो गणात् क्रोधवशादहीन्द्र: ॥ १८ ॥
Verse text
dhanvantarir bhagavān pātv apathyād
dvandvād bhayād ṛṣabho nirjitātmā
yajṣaś ca lokād avatāj janāntād
balo gaṇāt krodha-vaśād ahīndraḥ
Synonyms
dhanvantariḥ
—
the incarnation Dhanvantari, the physician
;
bhagavān
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
;
pātu
—
may He protect me
;
apathyāt
—
from things injurious to the health, such as meat and intoxicants
;
dvandvāt
—
from duality
;
bhayāt
—
from fear
;
ṛṣabhaḥ
—
Lord Ṛṣabhadeva
;
nirjita
—
ātmā — who fully controlled his mind and self
;
yajṣaḥ
—
Yajṣa
;
ca
—
and
;
lokāt
—
from the defamation of the populace
;
avatāt
—
may He protect
;
jana
—
antāt — from dangerous positions created by other people
;
balaḥ
—
Lord Balarāma
;
gaṇāt
—
from the hordes of
;
krodha
—
vaśāt — the angry serpents
;
ahīndraḥ
—
Lord Balarāma in the form of the serpent Śeṣa Nāga .
Translation
May the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His incarnation as Dhanvantari relieve me from undesirable eatables and protect me from physical illness. May Lord Ṛṣabhadeva, who conquered His inner and outer senses, protect me from fear produced by the duality of heat and cold. May Yajṣa protect me from defamation and harm from the populace, and may Lord Balarāma as Śeṣa protect me from envious serpents.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
May Dhanvantari protect me from food which causes illness! May Ṛṣabhadeva, who conquered his inner and outer senses, protect me from fear produced by the dualities! May Yajṣa protect me from defamation! May Balarāma protect me from injury caused by others! Śeṣa protect me from envious serpents.
Lokāt means from rumors. Janāntāt means “from injury caused by people.” Another version has kṛtāntāt. Krodhavacāt gaṇāt means “from snakes.” Ahīṇdraḥ is Śeṣa.
Purport
To live within this material world, one must face many dangers, as described herein. For example, undesirable food poses a danger to health, and therefore one must give up such food. The Dhanvantari incarnation can protect us in this regard. Since Lord Viṣṇu is the Supersoul of all living entities, if He likes He can save us from
adhibhautika
disturbances, disturbances from other living entities. Lord Balarāma is the Śeṣa incarnation, and therefore He can save us from angry serpents or envious persons, who are always ready to attack.