Shloka 41
Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions
चिन्तयेच्च नरः पापा मामेषा दुष्टचेतना ।
भ्रामयत्यसकृज्जप्यं भुवः सूक्तं समाधिना ॥
cintayec ca naraḥ: pāpā mām eṣā duṣṭa-cetanā | bhrāmayaty asakṛj japyaṃ bhuvaḥ sūktaṃ samādhinā ||
स च नरः चिन्तयेत्—‘एषा पापिनी दुष्टचित्ता मां भ्रमयति’ इति। ततः स एकाग्रतया पुनःपुनर्भूःसूक्तं जपेत्।
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FAQs
Protection is not only external; it is also cognitive and contemplative: naming the disturbance, rejecting it ethically (‘pāpā’), and restoring steadiness through disciplined recitation and concentration.
Mantra/ācāra instruction; not pancalakṣaṇa.
The ‘Bhūḥ’ principle is grounding; japa with samādhi counters ‘bhrama’ (whirling) by re-centering awareness, converting scattered attention into stable presence.