14. Yashoda's Prayers
2/27/19
Gaura has arrived. Mati and Kunji are here too. We pull out Krishna book and with our hands over my Vraju’s head, we offer these prayers to the Lord. It is almost midnight. We will be up again in 5 hours to go back to the hospital for the big day.
Rohini devi and Mother Yashoda chanted prayers for the protection of Sri Krishna after the Putana demon had been killed.
We are so fortunate that Mother Bir Mala Mati Susan Beca, Kunjesvari devi Kunji Wang, and my dear sister Gaura Mani devi joined me in singing these same prayers in protection for Vraju for his surgery tomorrow morning.
Any mother can recite these powerful prayers for the protection of her children.
“My dear Kṛṣṇa, may the Lord who is known as Aja protect Your legs;
May Lord Maṇimān protect Your knees;
May Lord Yajña protect Your thighs;
May Lord Acyuta protect Your upper waist;
May Lord Hayagrīva protect Your abdomen;
May Lord Keśava protect Your heart;
May Lord Īśa protect Your chest;
May Lord Sūrya protect Your neck;
May Lord Viṣṇu protect Your arms;
May Lord Urukrama protect Your face; May Lord Īśvara protect Your head;
May Lord Cakradhara protect Your front;
May Lord Gadādhara protect Your back;
May Lord Madhusūdana, who carries a bow in His hand, protect Your right side;
May Lord Ajana protect Your left side;
May Lord Urugāya with His conchshell protect You on all sides;
May the Personality of Godhead Upendra protect You from above;
May Lord Tārkṣya protect You on the ground;
May Lord Haladhara protect You from all sides;
May the Personality of Godhead known as Hṛṣīkeśa protect all Your senses;
May Lord Nārāyaṇa protect Your life airs;
May the Lord of Śvetadvīpa, Nārāyaṇa, protect the core of Your heart;
May Lord Yogeśvara protect Your mind;
May Lord Pṛśnigarbha protect Your intelligence; and
May the Supreme Personality of Godhead protect Your soul.
While You are playing, may Lord Govinda protect You from all sides, and when You are sleeping, may Lord Mādhava protect You from all danger;
When You are walking, may the Lord of Vaikuṇṭha protect You from falling down;When You are sitting, may Lord Nārāyaṇa give You all protection; and while You are eating, may the Lord of all sacrifices give You all protection.”
