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

dadhyaṅṅ ātharvaṇas tvaṣṭre
varmābhedyaṁ mad-ātmakam
viśvarūpāya yat prādāt
tvaṣṭā yat tvam adhās tataḥ

 dadhyaṅ - Dadhyañca; ātharvaṇaḥ - the son of Atharvā; tvaṣṭre - unto Tvaṣṭā; varma - the protective covering known as Nārāyaṇa-kavaca; abhedyam - invincible; mat-ātmakam - consisting of Myself; viśvarūpāya - unto Viśvarūpa; yat - which; prādāt - delivered; tvaṣṭā - Tvaṣṭā; yat - which; tvam - you; adhāḥ - received; tataḥ - from him.


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Dadhyañca’s invincible protective covering known as the Nārāyaṇa-kavaca was given to Tvaṣṭā, who delivered it to his son Viśvarūpa, from whom you have received it. Because of this Nārāyaṇa-kavaca, Dadhīci’s body is now very strong. You should therefore beg him for his body.

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