Shloka 216

Devanagari script

यक्षरक्ष:पिशाचेभ्यो न भयं विद्यते सदा । जो मनुष्य सबेरे उठकर इस स्तोत्रका पाठ करता है, उसे यक्ष, राक्षस और पिशाचोंसे कभी भय नहीं होता

Transliteration

yakṣarakṣaḥpiśācebhyo na bhayaṁ vidyate sadā |

Translation

Dijo Sañjaya: Quien recita este himno al levantarse por la mañana jamás teme a los yakṣas, rākṣasas ni piśācas.

Word by Word

• यक्ष: from a yaksha
• यक्ष: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• रक्षः: from a rakshas (demon)
• रक्षः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस्
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• पिशाचेभ्यः: from pishachas (ghouls)
• पिशाचेभ्यः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिशाच
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• विद्यते: exists / is found
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (विद्यते)
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yakṣas
• Rākṣasas
• Piśācas
• the stotra (hymn)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Regular, disciplined recitation of a sacred hymn—especially at the start of the day—cultivates spiritual protection and inner fearlessness, symbolically warding off harmful forces and anxieties.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a promised fruit (phalaśruti) of a stotra: the reciter who rises early and chants it is said to remain free from fear caused by yakṣas, rākṣasas, and piśācas.