न्यस्ताङ्घ्रिपद्मः पतगेन्द्रपृष्ठे ।
दरारिचर्मासिगदेषुचाप
पाशान् दधानोऽष्टगुणोऽष्टबाहुः ॥१२॥
oá¹ harir vidadhyÄn mama sarva-raká¹£Äá¹
nyastÄá¹…ghri-padmaḥ patagendra-pṛṣá¹he
darÄri-carmÄsi-gadeá¹£u-cÄpa-
pÄÅ›Än dadhÄno 'á¹£á¹a-guṇo 'á¹£á¹a-bÄhuḥ
oá¹ - O Lord; hariḥ - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vidadhyÄt - may He bestow; mama - my; sarva-raká¹£Äm - protection from all sides; nyasta - placed; aá¹…ghri-padmaḥ - whose lotus feet; patagendra-pṛṣá¹he - on the back of Garuá¸a, the king of all birds; dara - conchshell; ari - disc; carma - shield; asi - sword; gadÄ - club; iá¹£u - arrows; cÄpa - bow; pÄÅ›Än - ropes; dadhÄnaḥ - holding; aá¹£á¹a - possessing eight; guṇaḥ - perfections; aá¹£á¹a - eight; bÄhuḥ - arms.
The Supreme Lord, who sits on the back of the bird Garuá¸a, touching him with His lotus feet, holds eight weapons — the conchshell, disc, shield, sword, club, arrows, bow and ropes. May that Supreme Personality of Godhead protect me at all times with His eight arms. He is all-powerful because He fully possesses the eight mystic powers [aṇimÄ, laghimÄ, etc.].
Thinking oneself one with the Supreme is called ahaá¹…grahopÄsanÄ. Through ahaá¹…grahopÄsanÄ one does not become God, but he thinks of himself as qualitatively one with the Supreme. Understanding that as a spirit soul he is equal in quality to the supreme soul the way the water of a river is of the same nature as the water of the sea, one should meditate upon the Supreme Lord, as described in this verse, and seek His protection. The living entities are always subordinate to the Supreme. Consequently their duty is to always seek the mercy of the Lord in order to be protected by Him in all circumstances.
