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garuḍa paṇḍita laya śrīnāma-maṅgala
nāma-bale viṣa yāṅre nā karila bala

Synonyms

garuḍa pandita—of the name Garuḍa Paṇḍita; laya—takes; sri-nama-mangala—the auspicious Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra; nama-bale—by the strength of this chanting; visa—poison; yāṅre—whom; na—did not; karila—affect; bala—strength. 

Translation

Garuḍa Paṇḍita, the thirty-seventh branch of the tree, always engaged in chanting the auspicious name of the Lord. Because of the strength of this chanting, even the effects of poison could not touch him. 

Purport

Garuḍa Paṇḍita was once bitten by a poisonous snake, but the snake’s poison could not affect him because of his chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra. 

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