दध्यङ्ङाथर्वणस्त्वष्ट्रे वर्माभेद्यं मदात्मकम् ।
विश्वरूपाय यत् प्रादात् त्वष्टा यत् त्वमधास्ततः ॥५३॥

dadhyaá¹…á¹… Ätharvaṇas tvaṣṭre
varmÄbhedyaá¹ mad-Ätmakam
viÅ›varÅ«pÄya yat prÄdÄt
tvaá¹£á¹­Ä yat tvam adhÄs tataḥ

 dadhyaá¹… - Dadhyañca; Ätharvaṇaḥ - the son of AtharvÄ; tvaṣṭre - unto TvaṣṭÄ; varma - the protective covering known as NÄrÄyaṇa-kavaca; abhedyam - invincible; mat-Ätmakam - consisting of Myself; viÅ›varÅ«pÄya - unto ViÅ›varÅ«pa; yat - which; prÄdÄt - delivered; tvaá¹£á¹­Ä - TvaṣṭÄ; yat - which; tvam - you; adhÄḥ - received; tataḥ - from him.


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Dadhyañca’s invincible protective covering known as the NÄrÄyaṇa-kavaca was given to TvaṣṭÄ, who delivered it to his son ViÅ›varÅ«pa, from whom you have received it. Because of this NÄrÄyaṇa-kavaca, DadhÄ«ci’s body is now very strong. You should therefore beg him for his body.

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