What part of the body does 'avyādajō:'ṅghri maṇimāṁstava jānvathōrū' protect, according to the prayer?

This line of the prayer is believed to protect the feet, ankles, and thighs, invoking divine protection for these specific areas.

Which deities are invoked to protect different directions in the 'Balaraksha Stotram'?

The prayer invokes Hari in front, Gadadhara behind, Madhuhā and Janardana on the sides, Shankha in the corners, Urugaya above, Upendra below, Tarkshya on the earth, and Purusha all around for complete protection.

Which deities protect the senses, vital energy, mind and consciousness?

Hrishikesha protects the senses (indriyāṇi), Narayana protects the vital energy (prāṇān), Shvetadvipati protects the consciousness (chittaṁ), and Yogishvara protects the mind (manō).

Who protects when playing, sleeping, walking, sitting and eating, according to the prayer?

Govinda protects while playing (krīḍantaṁ), Madhava protects while sleeping (śayānaṁ), Vaikuntha protects while walking (vrajantam), Shriyapati protects while sitting (āsīnaṁ), and Yajñabhuk protects while eating (bhuñjānaṁ).

What types of negative influences are dispelled by reciting Vishnu's names in this prayer?

Reciting Vishnu's names dispels Ḍākinīs, Yātudhānyas, Kushmanda demons, children-seizing spirits, ghosts, pretas, pisachas, yakshas, rakshasas, Vinayakas, nightmares, and illnesses caused by imbalances in the body.

bālarakṣā stōtram (gōpī kr̥tam)

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Krishna Stotra

avyādajō:’ṅghri maṇimāṁstava jānvathōrū
yajñō:’cyutaḥ kaṭitaṭaṁ jaṭharaṁ hayāsyaḥ |
hr̥t kēśavastvadura īśa inastu kaṇṭhaṁ
viṣṇurbhujaṁ mukhamurukrama īśvaraḥ kam || 1 ||

cakryagrataḥ sahagadō harirastu paścāt
tvatpārśvayōrdhanurasī madhuhājanaśca |
kōṇēṣu śaṅkhaḥ urugāya uparyupēndraḥ
tārkṣyaḥ kṣitau haladharaḥ puruṣaḥ samantāt || 2 ||

indriyāṇi hr̥ṣīkēśaḥ prāṇān nārāyaṇō:’vatu |
śvētadvīpapatiścittaṁ manō yōgīśvarō:’vatu || 3 ||

pr̥śnigarbhaśca tē buddhimātmānaṁ bhagavān hariḥ |
krīḍantaṁ pātu gōvindaḥ śayānaṁ pātu mādhavaḥ || 4 ||

vrajantamavyādvaikuṇṭha āsīnaṁ tvāṁ śriyaḥ patiḥ |
bhuñjānaṁ yajñabhuk pātu sarvagrahabhayaṅkaraḥ || 5 ||

ḍākinyō yātudhānyaśca kuṣmāṇḍā yē:’rbhakagrahāḥ |
bhūtaprētapiśācāśca yakṣarakṣōvināyakāḥ || 6 ||

kōṭarā rēvatī jyēṣṭhā pūtanā mātr̥kādayaḥ |
unmādā yē hyapasmārā dēhaprāṇēndriyadruhaḥ || 7 ||

svapnadr̥ṣṭā mahōtpātā vr̥ddhabālagrahāśca yē |
sarvē naśyantu tē viṣṇōrnāmagrahaṇabhīravaḥ || 8 ||

iti śrīmadbhāgavatē daśamaskandhē ṣaṣṭhō:’dhyāyē bālarakṣā stōtram |

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