Chapter 3 · Kīlaka Stotram (Third Chapter)
Verse 4
न मन्त्रो नौषधं तत्र न किञ्चिदपि विद्यते। विना जाप्येन सिद्ध्येत सर्वमुच्चाटनादिकम्॥
na mantrō nauṣadhaṁ tatra na kiñcidapi vidyatē। vinā jāpyēna siddhyēta sarvamuccāṭanādikam॥
Translation
There is no mantra, no medicine, nor anything else there. Without recitation, all things, including the expulsion of obstacles, are accomplished.
Word by word
- na
- not
- mantrō
- mantra
- nauṣadhaṁ
- medicine/herb
- tatra
- there
- kiñcit
- anything
- api
- even
- vidyatē
- exists
- vinā
- without
- jāpyēna
- by recitation
- siddhyēta
- is accomplished
- sarvam
- all
- uccāṭanādikam
- expulsion (of obstacles) and other acts
Meaning
This fourth core verse emphasizes that no additional mantras, medicines, or other means are required for success. Through recitation alone, all objectives, including the expulsion of obstacles, are accomplished.