Narayana Kavacham Lyrics with Meaning & Audio

About this stotra

The Narayana Kavacham is a revered scripture in Hindu tradition, particularly within the context of Vaishnavism. It is a part of the Śrīmad Bhāgavata Mahāpurāṇa, one of the major Puranas in Hinduism. Here's a detailed description of the Narayana Kavacham:
OverviewName: Narayana Kavacham (Narayana's Armor)
Source: Śrīmad Bhāgavata Mahāpurāṇa, specifically in the sixth book (skandha), eighth chapter (adhyāya).
Deity: Lord Vishnu (Narayana)
Purpose: To provide divine protection, blessings, and empowerment to the devotee.
Content and Structure
IntroductionThe Kavacham begins with a dialogue where the king (often King Yudhishthira in various texts) inquires about the divine armor that can protect one from all adversities and enemies.
Protection Against EnemiesIt describes how the divine armor (Kavacham) can protect the devotee in battles and conflicts. The armor is said to be highly effective in safeguarding against physical, mental, and spiritual threats.
Mantras and RitualsThe Kavacham consists of a series of mantras that are chanted or meditated upon to invoke the protective blessings of Lord Vishnu. These mantras are recited to place divine energy and protection on various parts of the body.
Detailed InvocationAṅganyāsa (Placing Mantras on Limbs): Mantras are placed on different parts of the body, such as the feet, knees, thighs, abdomen, heart, chest, mouth, and head.
Karaṇyāsa (Placing Mantras on Hands): Specific mantras are also placed on the fingers and joints of the hands.
Directional ProtectionThe Kavacham includes mantras for protection in all directions—east, west, north, south, as well as in intermediate directions like northeast and southwest. This ensures comprehensive protection.
Divine AttributesEach mantra in the Kavacham is associated with different attributes of Lord Vishnu, reflecting his divine powers and qualities. The purpose is to align the devotee’s energy with these divine attributes.
ConclusionThe Kavacham often concludes with a prayer or affirmation, reinforcing the devotee’s faith and seeking Lord Vishnu’s continued protection and blessings.
SignificanceProtection: It is believed to provide a shield against various forms of harm and misfortune.
Empowerment: Helps in gaining strength, courage, and spiritual resilience.
Spiritual Connection: Enhances the devotee's connection with Lord Vishnu and fosters deeper devotion.
Ritual Use: Widely used in religious rituals and personal worship as a means of seeking divine protection and blessings.
The Narayana Kavacham is considered a powerful and essential text for those seeking the divine protection and grace of Lord Vishnu. It reflects the deep spiritual tradition of invoking divine energy for comprehensive safeguarding and empowerment.

Narayana Kavacham lyrics and meaning

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Verse 1

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Invocation
ॐ श्रीगणेशाय नमः ।
ॐ नमो नारायणाय ।
अङ्गन्यासः -
ॐ ॐ नमः पादयोः ।
ॐ नं नमः जानुनोः ।
ॐ मों नमः ऊर्वोः ।
ॐ नां नमः उदरे ।
ॐ रां नमः हृदि ।
ॐ यं नमः उरसि ।
ॐ णां नमः मुखे ।
ॐ यं नमः शिरसि ॥

oṃ śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ .
oṃ namo nārāyaṇāya .
aṅganyāsaḥ -
oṃ oṃ namaḥ pādayoḥ .
oṃ naṃ namaḥ jānunoḥ .
oṃ moṃ namaḥ ūrvoḥ .
oṃ nāṃ namaḥ udare .
oṃ rāṃ namaḥ hṛdi .
oṃ yaṃ namaḥ urasi .
oṃ ṇāṃ namaḥ mukhe .
oṃ yaṃ namaḥ śirasi ..

Salutations to Lord Ganesha.
Salutations to Lord Nārāyaṇa (Vishnu).
Om Om Salutations to the feet.
Om Naṃ Salutations to the knees.
Om Moṃ Salutations to the thighs.
Om Nāṃ Salutations to the abdomen.
Om Rāṃ Salutations to the heart.
Om Yaṃ Salutations to the chest.
Om Ṇāṃ Salutations to the mouth.
Om Yaṃ Salutations to the head.

Word by word

ॐ (oṃ): sacred sound
श्रीगणेशाय (śrīgaṇeśāya): to Lord Ganesha (śrī:revered | gaṇeśāya:to Ganesha)
नमः (namaḥ): salutations
ॐ (oṃ): sacred sound
नमो (namo): salutations to
नारायणाय (nārāyaṇāya): to Nārāyaṇa
अङ्गन्यासः (aṅganyāsaḥ): limb placement (aṅga:limb | nyāsaḥ:placement)
ॐ (oṃ): sacred sound
ॐ (oṃ): sacred sound
नमः (namaḥ): salutations
पादयोः (pādayoḥ): to the feet
ॐ (oṃ): sacred sound
नं (naṃ): sacred syllable
नमः (namaḥ): salutations
जानुनोः (jānunoḥ): to the knees
ॐ (oṃ): sacred sound
मों (moṃ): sacred syllable
नमः (namaḥ): salutations
ऊर्वोः (ūrvoḥ): to the thighs
ॐ (oṃ): sacred sound
नां (nāṃ): sacred syllable
नमः (namaḥ): salutations
उदरे (udare): to the abdomen
ॐ (oṃ): sacred sound
रां (rāṃ): sacred syllable
नमः (namaḥ): salutations
हृदि (hṛdi): to the heart
ॐ (oṃ): sacred sound
यं (yaṃ): sacred syllable
नमः (namaḥ): salutations
उरसि (urasi): to the chest
ॐ (oṃ): sacred sound
णां (ṇāṃ): sacred syllable
नमः (namaḥ): salutations
मुखे (mukhe): to the mouth
ॐ (oṃ): sacred sound
यं (yaṃ): sacred syllable
नमः (namaḥ): salutations
शिरसि (śirasi): to the head

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Verse 2

करन्यासः
ॐ ॐ नमः दक्षिणतर्जन्याम् ।
ॐ नं नमः दक्षिणमध्यमायाम् ।
ॐ मों नमः दक्षिणानामिकायाम् ।
ॐ भं नमः दक्षिणकनिष्ठिकायाम् ।
ॐ गं नमः वामकनिष्ठिकायाम् ।
ॐ वं नमः वामानामिकायाम् ।
ॐ तें नमः वाममध्यमायाम् ।
ॐ वां नमः वामतर्जन्याम् ।
ॐ सुं नमः दक्षिणांगुष्ठोर्ध्वपर्वणि ।
ॐ दें नमः दक्षिणांगुष्ठाय पर्वणि ।
ॐ वां नमः वामांगुष्ठोर्ध्वपर्वणि ।
ॐ यं नमः वामांगुष्ठाय पर्वणि ॥

Kara Nyasam
oṃ oṃ namaḥ dakṣiṇatarjanyām .
oṃ naṃ namaḥ dakṣiṇamadhyamāyām .
oṃ moṃ namaḥ dakṣiṇānāmikāyām .
oṃ bhaṃ namaḥ dakṣiṇakaniṣṭhikāyām .
oṃ gaṃ namaḥ vāmakaniṣṭhikāyām .
oṃ vaṃ namaḥ vāmānāmikāyām .
oṃ teṃ namaḥ vāmamadhyamāyām .
oṃ vāṃ namaḥ vāmatarjanyām .
oṃ suṃ namaḥ dakṣiṇāṃguṣṭhordhvaparvaṇi .
oṃ deṃ namaḥ dakṣiṇāṃguṣṭhāya parvaṇi .
oṃ vāṃ namaḥ vāmāṃguṣṭhordhvaparvaṇi .
oṃ yaṃ namaḥ vāmāṃguṣṭhāya parvaṇi ..

Om Om Salutations to the right thumb.
Om Naṃ Salutations to the right middle finger.
Om Moṃ Salutations to the right ring finger.
Om Bhaṃ Salutations to the right little finger.
Om Gaṃ Salutations to the left little finger.
Om Vaṃ Salutations to the left ring finger.
Om Teṃ Salutations to the left middle finger.
Om Vāṃ Salutations to the left thumb.
Om Suṃ Salutations to the upper joint of the right thumb.
Om Deṃ Salutations to the joint of the right thumb.
Om Vāṃ Salutations to the upper joint of the left thumb.
Om Yaṃ Salutations to the joint of the left thumb.

Word by word

करन्यासः (karanyāsaḥ): hand gestures (kara:hand | nyāsaḥ:gestures)
ॐ (oṃ): Om
ॐ (oṃ): Om
नमः (namaḥ): salutations
दक्षिणतर्जन्याम् (dakṣiṇatarjanyām): to the right thumb (dakṣiṇa:right | tarjanyām:thumb)
। (.): None
ॐ (oṃ): Om
नं (naṃ): Naṃ
नमः (namaḥ): salutations
दक्षिणमध्यमायाम् (dakṣiṇamadhyamāyām): to the right middle finger (dakṣiṇa:right | madhyamāyām:middle finger)
। (.): None
ॐ (oṃ): Om
मों (moṃ): Moṃ
नमः (namaḥ): salutations
दक्षिणानामिकायाम् (dakṣiṇānāmikāyām): to the right ring finger (dakṣiṇa:right | anāmikāyām:ring finger)
। (.): None
ॐ (oṃ): Om
भं (bhaṃ): Bhaṃ
नमः (namaḥ): salutations
दक्षिणकनिष्ठिकायाम् (dakṣiṇakaniṣṭhikāyām): to the right little finger (dakṣiṇa:right | kaniṣṭhikāyām:little finger)
। (.): None
ॐ (oṃ): Om
गं (gaṃ): Gaṃ
नमः (namaḥ): salutations
वामकनिष्ठिकायाम् (vāmakaniṣṭhikāyām): to the left little finger (vāma:left | kaniṣṭhikāyām:little finger)
। (.): None
ॐ (oṃ): Om
वं (vaṃ): Vaṃ
नमः (namaḥ): salutations
वामानामिकायाम् (vāmānāmikāyām): to the left ring finger (vāma:left | anāmikāyām:ring finger)
। (.): None
ॐ (oṃ): Om
तें (teṃ): Teṃ
नमः (namaḥ): salutations
वाममध्यमायाम् (vāmamadhyamāyām): to the left middle finger (vāma:left | madhyamāyām:middle finger)
। (.): None
ॐ (oṃ): Om
वां (vāṃ): Vāṃ
नमः (namaḥ): salutations
वामतर्जन्याम् (vāmatārjanyām): to the left thumb (vāma:left | tarjanyām:thumb)
। (.): None
ॐ (oṃ): Om
सुं (suṃ): Suṃ
नमः (namaḥ): salutations
दक्षिणांगुष्ठोर्ध्वपर्वणि (dakṣiṇāṃguṣṭhordhvaparvaṇi): to the upper joint of right thumb (dakṣiṇa:right | aṃguṣṭha:thumb | ūrdhva:upper | parvaṇi:joint)
। (.): None
ॐ (oṃ): Om
दें (deṃ): Deṃ
नमः (namaḥ): salutations
दक्षिणांगुष्ठाय (dakṣiṇāṃguṣṭhāya): to the right thumb (dakṣiṇa:right | aṃguṣṭhāya:thumb)
पर्वणि (parvaṇi): joint
। (.): None
ॐ (oṃ): Om
वां (vāṃ): Vāṃ
नमः (namaḥ): salutations
वामांगुष्ठोर्ध्वपर्वणि (vāmāṃguṣṭhordhvaparvaṇi): to the upper joint of left thumb (vāma:left | aṃguṣṭha:thumb | ūrdhva:upper | parvaṇi:joint)
। (.): None
ॐ (oṃ): Om
यं (yaṃ): Yaṃ
नमः (namaḥ): salutations
वामांगुष्ठाय (vāmāṃguṣṭhāya): to the left thumb (vāma:left | aṃguṣṭhāya:thumb)
पर्वणि (parvaṇi): joint
॥ (..): None

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Verse 3

विष्णुषडक्षरन्यासः
ॐ ॐ नमः हृदये ।
ॐ विं नमः मूर्धनि ।
ॐ षं नमः भ्रुवोर्मध्ये ।
ॐ णं नमः शिखायाम् ।
ॐ वें नमः नेत्रयोः ।
ॐ नं नमः सर्वसन्धिषु ।
ॐ मः अस्त्राय फट् प्राच्याम् ।
ॐ मः अस्त्राय फट् आग्नेयाम् ।
ॐ मः अस्त्राय फट् दक्षिणस्याम् ।
ॐ मः अस्त्राय फट् नैरृत्ये ।
ॐ मः अस्त्राय फट् प्रतीच्याम् ।
ॐ मः अस्त्राय फट् वायव्ये ।
ॐ मः अस्त्राय फट् उदीच्याम् ।
ॐ मः अस्त्राय फट् ऐशान्याम् ।
ॐ मः अस्त्राय फट् ऊर्ध्वायाम् ।
ॐ मः अस्त्राय फट् अधरायाम् ॥

viṣṇuṣaḍakṣaranyāsaḥ
oṃ oṃ namaḥ hṛdaye .
oṃ viṃ namaḥ mūrdhani .
oṃ ṣaṃ namaḥ bhruvormadhye .
oṃ ṇaṃ namaḥ śikhāyām .
oṃ veṃ namaḥ netrayoḥ .
oṃ naṃ namaḥ sarvasandhiṣu .
oṃ maḥ astrāya phaṭ prācyām .
oṃ maḥ astrāya phaṭ āgneyām .
oṃ maḥ astrāya phaṭ dakṣiṇasyām .
oṃ maḥ astrāya phaṭ nairṛtye .
oṃ maḥ astrāya phaṭ pratīcyām .
oṃ maḥ astrāya phaṭ vāyavye .
oṃ maḥ astrāya phaṭ udīcyām .
oṃ maḥ astrāya phaṭ aiśānyām .
oṃ maḥ astrāya phaṭ ūrdhvāyām .
oṃ maḥ astrāya phaṭ adharāyām ..

Om Om Salutations to the heart.
Om Viṃ Salutations to the top of the head.
Om Ṣaṃ Salutations to the middle of the eyebrows.
Om Ṇaṃ Salutations to the tuft of hair.
Om Veṃ Salutations to the eyes.
Om Naṃ Salutations to all the joints.
Om Maḥ Astrāya Phaṭ to the east.
Om Maḥ Astrāya Phaṭ to the southeast.
Om Maḥ Astrāya Phaṭ to the south.
Om Maḥ Astrāya Phaṭ to the southwest.
Om Maḥ Astrāya Phaṭ to the west.
Om Maḥ Astrāya Phaṭ to the northwest.
Om Maḥ Astrāya Phaṭ to the north.
Om Maḥ Astrāya Phaṭ to the northeast.
Om Maḥ Astrāya Phaṭ upwards.
Om Maḥ Astrāya Phaṭ downwards.

Word by word

विष्णु (viṣṇu): Vishnu
षडक्षरन्यासः (ṣaḍakṣaranyāsaḥ): six-syllable placement (ṣaṭ:six | akṣara:syllable | nyāsaḥ:placement)
ॐ (oṃ): Om
ॐ (oṃ): Om
नमः (namaḥ): salutations
हृदये (hṛdaye): to the heart
ॐ (oṃ): Om
विं (viṃ): Viṃ
नमः (namaḥ): salutations
मूर्धनि (mūrdhani): to the top of the head
ॐ (oṃ): Om
षं (ṣaṃ): Ṣaṃ
नमः (namaḥ): salutations
भ्रुवोः (bhruvoḥ): of the eyebrows
मध्ये (madhye): in the middle
ॐ (oṃ): Om
णं (ṇaṃ): Ṇaṃ
नमः (namaḥ): salutations
शिखायाम् (śikhāyām): to the tuft of hair
ॐ (oṃ): Om
वेम् (veṃ): Veṃ
नमः (namaḥ): salutations
नेत्रयोः (netrayoḥ): to the eyes
ॐ (oṃ): Om
नं (naṃ): Naṃ
नमः (namaḥ): salutations
सर्वसन्धिषु (sarvasandhiṣu): to all the joints (sarva:all | sandhiṣu:in the joints)
ॐ (oṃ): Om
मः (maḥ): Maḥ
अस्त्राय (astrāya): for the weapon
फट् (phaṭ): Phaṭ
प्राच्याम् (prācyām): to the east
ॐ (oṃ): Om
मः (maḥ): Maḥ
अस्त्राय (astrāya): for the weapon
फट् (phaṭ): Phaṭ
आग्नेयाम् (āgneyām): to the southeast
ॐ (oṃ): Om
मः (maḥ): Maḥ
अस्त्राय (astrāya): for the weapon
फट् (phaṭ): Phaṭ
दक्षिणस्याम् (dakṣiṇasyām): to the south
ॐ (oṃ): Om
मः (maḥ): Maḥ
अस्त्राय (astrāya): for the weapon
फट् (phaṭ): Phaṭ
नैरृत्ये (nairṛtye): to the southwest
ॐ (oṃ): Om
मः (maḥ): Maḥ
अस्त्राय (astrāya): for the weapon
फट् (phaṭ): Phaṭ
प्रतीच्याम् (pratīcyām): to the west
ॐ (oṃ): Om
मः (maḥ): Maḥ
अस्त्राय (astrāya): for the weapon
फट् (phaṭ): Phaṭ
वायव्ये (vāyavye): to the northwest
ॐ (oṃ): Om
मः (maḥ): Maḥ
अस्त्राय (astrāya): for the weapon
फट् (phaṭ): Phaṭ
उदीच्याम् (udīcyām): to the north
ॐ (oṃ): Om
मः (maḥ): Maḥ
अस्त्राय (astrāya): for the weapon
फट् (phaṭ): Phaṭ
ऐशान्याम् (aiśānyām): to the northeast
ॐ (oṃ): Om
मः (maḥ): Maḥ
अस्त्राय (astrāya): for the weapon
फट् (phaṭ): Phaṭ
ऊर्ध्वायाम् (ūrdhvāyām): upwards
ॐ (oṃ): Om
मः (maḥ): Maḥ
अस्त्राय (astrāya): for the weapon
फट् (phaṭ): Phaṭ
अधरायाम् (adharāyām): downwards

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Verse 4

Narayana Kavacham
अथ श्रीनारायणकवचम् ।
राजोवाच ।
यया गुप्तः सहस्राक्षः सवाहान्रिपुसैनिकान् ।
क्रीडन्निव विनिर्जित्य त्रिलोक्या बुभुजे श्रियम् ॥ १॥

atha śrīnārāyaṇakavacam .
rājovāca .
yayā guptaḥ sahasrākṣaḥ savāhānripusainikān .
krīḍanniva vinirjitya trilokyā bubhuje śriyam .. 1..

Now begins the Narayana Kavacham.
The king Parikshit said:
By which protection, the thousand-eyed Lord Vishnu defeated his enemies and enjoyed the wealth of the three worlds as if in play.

Word by word

अथ (atha): now
श्रीनारायणकवचम् (śrīnārāyaṇakavacam): Narayana Kavacham (śrī:glorious | nārāyaṇa:Narayana | kavacam:armor)
राजोवाच (rājovāca): the king said (rājā:king | uvāca:said)
यया (yayā): by which
गुप्तः (guptaḥ): protected
सहस्राक्षः (sahasrākṣaḥ): thousand-eyed (sahasra:thousand | akṣaḥ:eyes)
सवाहान् (savāhān): with vehicles (sa:with | vāhān:vehicles)
रिपुसैनिकान् (ripusainikān): enemy soldiers (ripu:enemy | sainikān:soldiers)
क्रीडन्निव (krīḍanniva): as if playing (krīḍan:playing | iva:as if)
विनिर्जित्य (vinirjitya): having conquered
त्रिलोक्या (trilokyā): of the three worlds (tri:three | lokyā:worlds)
बुभुजे (bubhuje): enjoyed
श्रियम् (śriyam): wealth

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Verse 5

भगवंस्तन्ममाख्याहि वर्म नारायणात्मकम् ।
यथाऽऽततायिनः शत्रून् येन गुप्तोऽजयन्मृधे ॥ २॥

bhagavaṃs tan mamākhyāhi varma nārāyaṇātmakam .
yathā''tatāyinaḥ śatrūn yena gupto'jayanmṛdhe .. 2..

O Bhagavan, please tell me the armor that is the essence of Narayana,
By which, protected, the enemies of the one who is steadfast were defeated in battle.

Word by word

भगवन् (bhagavan): O Bhagavan
तत् (tat): that
मम (mama): my
आख्याहि (ākhyāhi): please tell
वर्म (varma): armor
नारायणात्मकम् (nārāyaṇātmakam): essence of Narayana (nārāyaṇa:Narayana | ātmakam:essence of)
यथा (yathā): by which
आततायिनः (ātatāyinaḥ): enemies
शत्रून् (śatrūn): enemies
येन (yena): by which
गुप्तः (guptaḥ): protected
अजयत् (ajayat): defeated
मृधे (mṛdhe): in battle

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Verse 6

श्रीशुक उवाच ।
वृतः पुरोहितस्त्वाष्ट्रो महेन्द्रायानुपृच्छते ।
नारायणाख्यं वर्माह तदिहैकमनाः श‍ृणु ॥ ३॥

śrīśuka uvāca .
vṛtaḥ purohitastvāṣṭro mahendrāyānupṛcchate .
nārāyaṇākhyaṃ varmāha tadihaikamanāḥ śṛṇu .. 3..

Sri Sukadeva said: King Indra, the leader of the demigods, inquired about the armor known as Narayana-kavaca from Visvarupa, who was engaged by the demigods as their priest. Please hear Visvarupa's reply with great attention.

Word by word

श्रीशुक (śrīśuka): Sri Sukadeva (śrī:Sri | śuka:Sukadeva)
उवाच (uvāca): said
वृतः (vṛtaḥ): engaged
पुरोहितः (purohitaḥ): priest
त्वाष्ट्रः (tvāṣṭraḥ): son of Tvashta
महेन्द्राय (mahendrāya): to Mahendra
अनुपृच्छते (anupṛcchate): inquired
नारायणाख्यम् (nārāyaṇākhyam): known as Narayana (nārāyaṇa:Narayana | ākhyam:known as)
वर्म (varma): armor
आह (āha): said
तत् (tat): that
इह (iha): here
एकमनाः (ekamanāḥ): with great attention (eka:one | manāḥ:mind)
शृणु (śṛṇu): hear

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Verse 7

विश्वरूप उवाच ।
धौताङ्घ्रिपाणिराचम्य सपवित्र उदङ्मुखः ।
कृतस्वाङ्गकरन्यासो मन्त्राभ्यां वाग्यतः शुचिः ॥ ४॥
नारायणमयं वर्म सन्नह्येद्भय आगते ।
पादयोर्जानुनोरूर्वोरुदरे हृद्यथोरसि ॥ ५॥
मुखे शिरस्यानुपूर्व्यादोङ्कारादीनि विन्यसेत् ।
ॐ नमो नारायणायेति विपर्ययमथापि वा ॥ ६॥

viśvarūpa uvāca .
dhautāṅghripāṇirācamya sapavitra udaṅmukhaḥ .
kṛtasvāṅgakaranyāso mantrābhyāṃ vāgyataḥ śuciḥ .. 4..
nārāyaṇamayaṃ varma sannahyedbhaya āgate .
pādayorjānunorūrvorudare hṛdyathorasi .. 5..
mukhe śirasyānupūrvyād oṅkārādīni vinyaset .
oṃ namo nārāyaṇāyeti viparyayamathāpi vā .. 6..

Visvarupa said: If some form of fear arrives, one should first wash his hands and legs clean and then perform acamana by chanting this mantra: om apavitrah pavitro va sarvavastham gato 'pi va. yah smaret pundarikaksam sa bahyabhyantarah sucih. sri-visnu sri-visnu sri-visnu. Then one should touch kusa grass and sit gravely and silently, facing north. When completely purified, one should touch the mantra composed of eight syllables to the eight parts of his body and touch the mantra composed of twelve syllables to his hands. Thus, in the following manner, he should bind himself with the Narayana coat of armor. First, while chanting the mantra composed of eight syllables [om namo narayanaya], beginning with the pranava, the syllable om, one should touch his hands to eight parts of his body, starting with the two feet and progressing systematically to the knees, thighs, abdomen, heart, chest, mouth and head. Then one should chant the mantra in reverse, beginning from the last syllable [ya], while touching the parts of his body in the reverse order. These two processes are known as utpatti-nyasa and samhara-nyasa respectively.

Word by word

विश्वरूप (viśvarūpa): Visvarupa
उवाच (uvāca): said
धौताङ्घ्रिपाणिः (dhautāṅghripāṇiḥ): with washed hands and feet (dhauta:washed | aṅghri:feet | pāṇiḥ:hands)
आचम्य (ācamya): having sipped water
सपवित्र (sapavitra): with purity
उदङ्मुखः (udaṅmukhaḥ): facing north
कृतस्वाङ्गकरन्यासः (kṛtasvāṅgakaranyāsaḥ): having performed body gestures (kṛta:performed | sva:own | aṅga:body | kara:hand | nyāsaḥ:gestures)
मन्त्राभ्याम् (mantrābhyām): with two mantras
वाग्यतः (vāgyataḥ): silent
शुचिः (śuciḥ): pure
नारायणमयम् (nārāyaṇamayam): composed of Narayana (nārāyaṇa:Narayana | maya:composed of)
वर्म (varma): armor
सन्नह्येत् (sannahyet): should be worn
भये (bhaye): in fear
आगते (āgate): when arrived
पादयोः (pādayoḥ): on the feet
जानुनोः (jānunoḥ): on the knees
ऊर्वोः (ūrvoḥ): on the thighs
उदरे (udare): on the abdomen
हृदि (hṛdi): on the heart
अथ (atha): then
उरसि (urasi): on the chest
मुखे (mukhe): on the mouth
शिरसि (śirasi): on the head
अनुपूर्व्यात् (anupūrvyāt): in sequence
ओङ्कारादीनि (oṅkārādīni): beginning with Om (oṅkāra:Om | ādi:beginning | ini:with)
विन्यसेत् (vinyaset): should place
ॐ (oṃ): Om
नमः (namaḥ): salutations
नारायणाय (nārāyaṇāya): to Narayana
इति (iti): thus
विपर्ययम् (viparyayam): in reverse
अथ (atha): or
अपि (api): also
वा (vā): or

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Verse 8

करन्यासं ततः कुर्याद्द्वादशाक्षरविद्यया ।
प्रणवादियकारान्तमङ्गुल्यङ्गुष्ठ पर्वसु ॥ ७॥

karanyāsaṃ tataḥ kuryāddvādaśākṣaravidyayā .
Praṇavādiyakārāntam aṅgulyaṅguṣṭha parvasu .. 7..

Then one should chant the mantra composed of twelve syllables [om namo bhagavate vasudevaya]. Preceding each syllable by the omkara, one should place the syllables of the mantra on the tips of his fingers, beginning with the index finger of the right hand and concluding with the index finger of the left. The four remaining syllables should be placed on the joints of the thumbs.

Word by word

करन्यासं (karanyāsaṃ): finger placement (kara:hand | nyāsaṃ:placement)
ततः (tataḥ): then
कुर्यात् (kuryāt): should perform
द्वादशाक्षरविद्यया (dvādaśākṣaravidyayā): with twelve-syllable mantra (dvādaśa:twelve | akṣara:syllable | vidyayā:with mantra)
। (.): None
प्रणवादियकारान्तम् (praṇavādiyakārāntam): beginning with om, ending with ya (praṇava:om | ādi:beginning | yakāra:ya syllable | antam:ending)
अङ्गुल्यङ्गुष्ठ (aṅgulyaṅguṣṭha): fingers and thumbs (aṅguli:finger | aṅguṣṭha:thumb)
पर्वसु (parvasu): on the joints
॥ (||): None
७ (7): None

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Verse 9

न्यसेद्धृदय ओङ्कारं विकारमनु मूर्धनि ।
षकारं तु भ्रुवोर्मध्ये णकारं शिखया दिशेत् ॥ ८॥
वेकारं नेत्रयोर्युञ्ज्यान्नकारं सर्वसन्धिषु ।
मकारमस्त्रमुद्दिश्य मन्त्रमूर्तिर्भवेद्बुधः ॥ ९॥
सविसर्गं फडन्तं तत् सर्वदिक्षु विनिर्दिशेत् ।
ॐ विष्णवे नम इति ॥ १०॥

nyaseddhṛdaya oṅkāraṃ vikāramanu mūrdhani .
ṣakāraṃ tu bhruvormadhye ṇakāraṃ śikhayā diśet .. 8..
vekāraṃ netrayoryuñjyānnakāraṃ sarvasandhiṣu .
makāramastramuddiśya mantramūrtirbhavedbudhaḥ .. 9..
savisargaṃ phaḍantaṃ tat sarvadikṣu vinirdiśet .
oṃ viṣṇave nama iti .. 10..

One must then chant the mantra of six syllables [om visnave namah]. One should place the syllable "om" on his heart, the syllable "vi" on the top of his head, the syllable "sa" between his eyebrows, the syllable "na" on his tuft of hair [sikha], and the syllable "ve" between his eyes. The chanter of the mantra should then place the syllable "na" on all the joints of his body and meditate on the syllable "ma" as being a weapon. He should thus become the perfect personification of the mantra. Thereafter, adding visarga to the final syllable "ma," he should chant the mantra "mah astraya phat" in all directions, beginning from the east. In this way, all directions will be bound by the protective armor of the mantra.

Word by word

न्यसेत् (nyaset): should place
हृदय (hṛdaya): heart
ओङ्कारं (oṅkāraṃ): syllable 'om'
विकारम् (vikāram): syllable 'vi'
अनु (anu): after
मूर्धनि (mūrdhani): on the head
षकारं (ṣakāraṃ): syllable 'ṣa'
तु (tu): but
भ्रुवोः (bhruvoḥ): of the eyebrows
मध्ये (madhye): between
णकारं (ṇakāraṃ): syllable 'ṇa'
शिखया (śikhayā): with the tuft
दिशेत् (diśet): should direct
वेकारं (vekāraṃ): syllable 've'
नेत्रयोः (netrayoḥ): of the eyes
युञ्ज्यात् (yuñjyāt): should apply
णकारं (ṇakāraṃ): syllable 'ṇa'
सर्वसन्धिषु (sarvasandhiṣu): in all joints (sarva:all | sandhiṣu:in the joints)
मकारम् (makāram): syllable 'ma'
अस्त्रम् (astram): weapon
उद्दिश्य (uddiśya): having aimed
मन्त्रमूर्तिः (mantramūrtiḥ): personification of the mantra (mantra:mantra | mūrtiḥ:personification)
भवेत् (bhavet): should become
बुधः (budhaḥ): wise person
सविसर्गं (savisargaṃ): with visarga
फडन्तं (phaḍantaṃ): ending with 'phaṭ'
तत् (tat): that
सर्वदिक्षु (sarvadikṣu): in all directions (sarva:all | dikṣu:in directions)
विनिर्दिशेत् (vinirdiśet): should direct
ॐ (oṃ): Om
विष्णवे (viṣṇave): to Vishnu
नम (nama): salutations
इति (iti): thus

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Verse 10

आत्मानं परमं ध्यायेद्ध्येयं षट्शक्तिभिर्युतम् ।
विद्यातेजस्तपोमूर्तिमिमं मन्त्रमुदाहरेत् ॥ ११॥

ātmānaṃ paramaṃ dhyāyeddhyeyaṃ ṣaṭśaktibhiryutam .
vidyātejastapomūrtimimaṃ mantramudāharet .. 11..

After finishing this chanting, one should think himself qualitatively one with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is full in six opulences and is worthy to be meditated upon. Then one should chant the following protective prayer to Lord Narayana, the Narayana-kavaca.

Word by word

आत्मानं (ātmānaṃ): self
परमं (paramaṃ): supreme
ध्यायेत् (dhyāyet): should meditate
ध्येयं (dhyeyaṃ): worthy of meditation
षट्शक्तिभिः (ṣaṭśaktibhiḥ): with six opulences (ṣaṭ:six | śaktibhiḥ:with opulences)
युतम् (yutam): endowed
विद्या (vidyā): knowledge
तेजः (tejaḥ): vigor
तपः (tapaḥ): austerity
मूर्तिम् (mūrtim): form
इमम् (imam): this
मन्त्रम् (mantram): mantra
उदाहरेत् (udāharet): should chant

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Verse 11

ॐ हरिर्विदध्यान्मम सर्वरक्षां
न्यस्ताङ्घ्रिपद्मः पतगेन्द्रपृष्ठे ।
दरारिचर्मासिगदेषुचाप-
पाशान्दधानोऽष्टगुणोऽष्टबाहुः ॥ १२॥

oṃ harirvidadhyānmama sarvarakṣāṃ
nyastāṅghripadmaḥ patagendrapṛṣṭhe .
darāricarmāsigadeṣucāpa-
pāśāndadhāno'ṣṭaguṇo'ṣṭabāhuḥ .. 12..

The Supreme Lord, who sits on the back of the bird Garuda, touching him with His lotus feet, holds eight weapons--the conchshell, disc, shield, sword, club, arrows, bow and ropes. May that Supreme Personality of Godhead protect me at all times with His eight arms. He is all-powerful because He fully possesses the eight mystic powers [anima, laghima, etc.].

Word by word

ॐ (oṃ): sacred syllable
हरिः (hariḥ): Hari (Vishnu)
विध्यात् (vidhyāt): may protect
मम (mama): my
सर्वरक्षाम् (sarvarakṣām): all protection (sarva:all | rakṣām:protection)
न्यस्ताङ्घ्रिपद्मः (nyastāṅghripadmaḥ): with lotus feet placed (nyasta:placed | aṅghri:feet | padmaḥ:lotus)
पतगेन्द्रपृष्ठे (patagendrapṛṣṭhe): on Garuda's back (pataga:bird | indra:king | pṛṣṭhe:on the back)
दरारिचर्मासिगदेषुचापपाशान् (darāricarmāsigadeṣucāpapāśān): conch, disc, shield, sword, club, arrows, bow, ropes (darāri:conch, disc | carma:shield | asi:sword | gada:club | iṣu:arrows | cāpa:bow | pāśān:ropes)
दधानः (dadhānaḥ): holding
अष्टगुणः (aṣṭaguṇaḥ): with eight qualities (aṣṭa:eight | guṇaḥ:qualities)
अष्टबाहुः (aṣṭabāhuḥ): eight-armed (aṣṭa:eight | bāhuḥ:armed)

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Verse 12

जलेषु मां रक्षतु मत्स्यमूर्ति-
र्यादोगणेभ्यो वरुणस्य पाशात् ।
स्थलेषु मायावटुवामनोऽव्यात्
त्रिविक्रमः खेऽवतु विश्वरूपः ॥ १३॥

jaleṣu māṃ rakṣatu matsyamūrti-
ryādogaṇebhyo varuṇasya pāśāt .
sthaleṣu māyāvaṭuvāmano'vyāt
trivikramaḥ khe'vatu viśvarūpaḥ .. 13..

May the Lord, who assumes the body of a great fish, protect me in the water from the fierce animals that are associates of the demigod Varuna. By expanding His illusory energy, the Lord assumed the form of the dwarf Vamana. May Vamana protect me on the land. Since the gigantic form of the Lord, Visvarupa, conquers the three worlds, may He protect me in the sky.

Word by word

जलेषु (jaleṣu): in the waters
मां (māṃ): me
रक्षतु (rakṣatu): may protect
मत्स्यमूर्ति (matsyamūrtiḥ): fish form (matsya:fish | mūrti:form)
यादोगणेभ्यः (yādogaṇebhyaḥ): from fierce animals (yāda:fierce | gaṇebhyaḥ:from groups)
वरुणस्य (varuṇasya): of Varuna
पाशात् (pāśāt): from the noose
स्थलेषु (sthaleṣu): on the land
मायावटुवामनः (māyāvaṭuvāmanaḥ): illusory dwarf Vamana (māyā:illusory | vaṭu:dwarf | vāmanaḥ:Vamana)
अव्यात् (avyāt): may protect
त्रिविक्रमः (trivikramaḥ): Trivikrama
खे (khe): in the sky
अवतु (avatu): may protect
विश्वरूपः (viśvarūpaḥ): Visvarupa

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Verse 13

दुर्गेष्वटव्याजिमुखादिषु प्रभुः
पायान्नृसिंहोऽसुरयूथपारिः ।
विमुञ्चतो यस्य महाट्टहासं
दिशो विनेदुर्न्यपतंश्च गर्भाः ॥ १४॥

durgeṣvaṭavyājimukhādiṣu prabhuḥ
pāyānnṛsiṃho'surayūthapāriḥ .
vimuñcato yasya mahāṭṭahāsaṃ
diśo vinedurnyapataṃśca garbhāḥ .. 14..

May Lord Narsimhadeva, who appeared as the enemy of Hiranyakasipu, protect me in all directions. His loud laughing vibrated in all directions and caused the pregnant wives of the asuras to have miscarriages. May that Lord be kind enough to protect me in difficult places like the forest and battlefront.

Word by word

दुर्गेषु (durgeṣu): in difficult places
अटव्याजिमुखादिषु (aṭavyājimukhādiṣu): like forest and battlefront (aṭavi:forest | ājimukha:battlefront | ādiṣu:and others)
प्रभुः (prabhuḥ): Lord
पायात् (pāyāt): may protect
नृसिंहः (nṛsiṃhaḥ): Narasimha
असुरयूथपारिः (asurayūthapāriḥ): enemy of asura leaders (asura:demon | yūtha:group | pāriḥ:enemy)
विमुञ्चतः (vimuñcataḥ): emitting
यस्य (yasya): whose
महाट्टहासं (mahāṭṭahāsaṃ): loud laughter (mahā:great | aṭṭahāsaṃ:laughter)
दिशः (diśaḥ): directions
विनेदुः (vineduḥ): resounded
न्यपतन् (nyapatan): fell down
च (ca): and
गर्भाः (garbhāḥ): embryos

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Verse 14

रक्षत्वसौ माध्वनि यज्ञकल्पः
स्वदंष्ट्रयोन्नीतधरो वराहः ।
रामोऽद्रिकूटेष्वथ विप्रवासे
सलक्ष्मणोऽव्याद्भरताग्रजोऽस्मान् ॥ १५॥

rakṣatvasau mādhvani yajñakalpaḥ
svadaṃṣṭrayonnītadharo varāhaḥ .
rāmo'drikūṭeṣvatha vipravāse
salakṣmaṇo'vyādbharatāgrajo'smān .. 15..

The Supreme indestructible Lord is ascertained through the performance of ritualistic sacrifices and is therefore known as Yajnesvara. In His incarnation as Lord Boar, He raised the planet earth from the water at the bottom of the universe and kept it on His pointed tusks. May that Lord protect me from rogues on the street. May Parasurama protect me on the tops of mountains, and may the elder brother of Bharata, Lord Ramacandra, along with His brother Laksmana, protect me in foreign lands.

Word by word

रक्षतु (rakṣatu): may protect
असौ (asau): that
माध्वनि (mādhvani): on the street
यज्ञकल्पः (yajñakalpaḥ): like a sacrifice (yajña:sacrifice | kalpaḥ:like)
स्वदंष्ट्रया (svadaṃṣṭrayā): with His tusk (sva:His | daṃṣṭrayā:with tusk)
उन्नीतधरः (unnītadharaḥ): raised the earth (unnīta:raised | dharaḥ:earth)
वराहः (varāhaḥ): Boar
रामः (rāmaḥ): Rama
अद्रिकूटेषु (adrikūṭeṣu): on mountain tops (adri:mountain | kūṭeṣu:on tops)
अथ (atha): and
विप्रवासे (vipravāse): in foreign lands (vipra:foreign | vāse:lands)
सलक्ष्मणः (salakṣmaṇaḥ): with Lakshmana (sa:with | lakṣmaṇaḥ:Lakshmana)
अव्यात् (avyāt): may protect
भरताग्रजः (bharatāgrajaḥ): elder brother of Bharata (bharata:Bharata | agrajaḥ:elder brother)
अस्मान् (asmān): us

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Verse 15

मामुग्रधर्मादखिलात्प्रमादा-
न्नारायणः पातु नरश्च हासात् ।
दत्तस्त्वयोगादथ योगनाथः
पायाद्गुणेशः कपिलः कर्मबन्धात् ॥ १६॥

māmugradharmādakhilātpramādā-
nnārāyaṇaḥ pātu naraśca hāsāt .
dattastvayogādatha yoganāthaḥ
pāyādguṇeśaḥ kapilaḥ karmabandhāt .. 16..

May Lord Narayana protect me from unnecessarily following false religious systems and falling from my duties due to madness. May the Lord in His appearance as Nara protect me from unnecessary pride. May Lord Dattatreya, the master of all mystic power, protect me from falling while performing bhakti-yoga, and may Lord Kapila, the master of all good qualities, protect me from the material bondage of fruitive activities.

Word by word

माम् (mām): me
उग्रधर्मात् (ugradharmāt): from false religious systems (ugra:fierce, false | dharmāt:from religious systems)
अखिलात् (akhilāt): from all
प्रमादनात् (pramādān): from madness
नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ): Lord Narayana
पातु (pātu): may protect
नरः (naraḥ): Lord Nara
च (ca): and
हासात् (hāsāt): from pride
दत्तः (dattaḥ): Lord Dattatreya
तु (tu): but
अयोगात् (ayogāt): from falling in yoga (a:not | yogāt:from yoga)
अथ (atha): then
योगनाथः (yoganāthaḥ): master of yoga (yoga:yoga | nāthaḥ:master)
पायात् (pāyāt): may protect
गुणेशः (guṇeśaḥ): master of qualities (guṇa:qualities | īśaḥ:master)
कपिलः (kapilaḥ): Lord Kapila
कर्मबन्धात् (karmabandhāt): from bondage of actions (karma:actions | bandhāt:from bondage)

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Verse 16

सनत्कुमारोऽवतु कामदेवा-
द्धयशीर्षा मां पथि देवहेलनात् ।
देवर्षिवर्यः पुरुषार्चनान्तरात्
कूर्मो हरिर्मां निरयादशेषात् ॥ १७॥

sanatkumāro'vatu kāmadevā-
ddhayaśīrṣā māṃ pathi devahelanāt .
devarṣivaryaḥ puruṣārcanāntarāt
kūrmo harirmāṃ nirayādaśeṣāt .. 17..

May Sanat-kumara protect me from lusty desires. As I begin some auspicious activity, may Lord Hayagriva protect me from being an offender by neglecting to offer respectful obeisances to the Supreme Lord. May Devarsi Narada protect me from committing offenses in worshiping the Deity, and may Lord Kurma, the tortoise, protect me from falling to the unlimited hellish planets.

Word by word

सनत्कुमारः (sanatkumāraḥ): Sanat-kumara
अवतु (avatu): may protect
कामदेवात् (kāmadevāt): from lusty desires (kāma:desire | devāt:from the god)
हयशीर्षः (hayaśīrṣaḥ): Hayagriva
माम् (mām): me
पथि (pathi): on the path
देवहेलनात् (devahelanāt): from neglecting the deity (deva:deity | helanāt:from neglecting)
देवर्षिवर्यः (devarṣivaryaḥ): best of divine sages (deva:divine | ṛṣi:sage | varyaḥ:best)
पुरुषार्चनान्तरात् (puruṣārcanāntarāt): from worshiping the deity (puruṣa:deity | arcana:worship | antarāt:from within)
कूर्मः (kūrmaḥ): Kurma
हरिः (hariḥ): Hari
माम् (mām): me
निरयात् (nirayāt): from hell
अशेषात् (aśeṣāt): unlimited

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Verse 17

धन्वन्तरिर्भगवान्पात्वपथ्या-
द्द्वन्द्वाद्भयादृषभो निर्जितात्मा ।
यज्ञश्च लोकादवताञ्ज्जनान्ता-
द्बलो गणात्क्रोधवशादहीन्द्रः ॥ १८॥

dhanvantarirbhagavānpātvapathyā-
ddvandvādbhayādṛṣabho nirjitātmā .
yajñaśca lokādavatāñjjanāntā-
dbalo gaṇātkrodhavaśādahīndraḥ .. 18..

May the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His incarnation as Dhanvantari relieve me from undesirable eatables and protect me from physical illness. May Lord Rsabhadeva, who conquered His inner and outer senses, protect me from fear produced by the duality of heat and cold. May Yajna protect me from defamation and harm from the populace, and may Lord Balarama as Sesa protect me from envious serpents.

Word by word

धन्वन्तरिः (dhanvantarir): Dhanvantari
भगवान् (bhagavān): Supreme Personality of Godhead
पातु (pātu): may protect
अपथ्यात् (apathyāt): from undesirable eatables
द्वन्द्वात् (dvandvāt): from duality
भयात् (bhayāt): from fear
ऋषभः (ṛṣabhaḥ): Rsabhadeva
निर्जितात्मा (nirjitātmā): conquered inner and outer senses (nirjita:conquered | ātmā:inner and outer senses)
यज्ञः (yajñaḥ): Yajna
च (ca): and
लोकात् (lokāt): from the populace
अवतात् (avatāt): may protect
जनान्तात् (janāntāt): from defamation
बलः (balaḥ): Balarama
गणात् (gaṇāt): from envious serpents
क्रोधवशात् (krodhavaśāt): from anger (krodha:anger | vaśāt:from)
अहीन्द्रः (ahīndraḥ): king of serpents

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Verse 18

द्वैपायनो भगवानप्रबोधा-
द्बुद्धस्तु पाखण्डगणप्रमादात् ।
कल्किः कलेः कालमलात्प्रपातु
धर्मावनायोरुकृतावतारः ॥ १९॥

dvaipāyano bhagavānaprabodhā-
dbuddhastu pākhaṇḍagaṇapramādāt .
kalkiḥ kaleḥ kālamalātprapātu
dharmāvanāyorukṛtāvatāraḥ .. 19..

May the Personality of Godhead in His incarnation as Vyasadeva protect me from all kinds of ignorance resulting from the absence of Vedic knowledge. May Lord Buddhadeva protect me from activities opposed to Vedic principles and from laziness that causes one to madly forget the Vedic principles of knowledge and ritualistic action. May Kalkideva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who appeared as an incarnation to protect religious principles, protect me from the dirt of the age of Kali.

Word by word

द्वैपायनः (dvaipāyanaḥ): Vyasa
भगवान् (bhagavān): the Lord
प्रबोधात् (prabodhāt): from ignorance
बुद्धः (buddhaḥ): Buddha
तु (tu): but
पाखण्डगणप्रमादात् (pākhaṇḍagaṇapramādāt): from heresy and negligence (pākhaṇḍa:heresy | gaṇa:group | pramādāt:from negligence)
कल्किः (kalkiḥ): Kalki
कलेः (kaleḥ): of Kali
कालमलात् (kālamalāt): from the dirt of time (kāla:time | malāt:from dirt)
प्रपातु (prapātu): may protect
धर्मावनाय (dharmāvanāya): for protection of dharma (dharma:righteousness | avanāya:for protection)
उरुकृतावतारः (urukṛtāvatāraḥ): greatly incarnated (uru:great | kṛta:done | avatāraḥ:incarnation)

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Verse 19

मां केशवो गदया प्रातरव्या-
द्गोविन्द आसङ्गवमात्तवेणुः ।
नारायणः प्राह्ण उदात्तशक्ति-
र्मध्यन्दिने विष्णुररीन्द्रपाणिः ॥ २०॥

māṃ keśavo gadayā prātaravyā-
dgovinda āsaṅgavamāttaveṇuḥ .
nārāyaṇaḥ prāhṇa udāttaśakti-
rmadhyandine viṣṇurarīndrapāṇiḥ .. 20..

May Lord Kesava protect me with His club in the first portion of the day, and may Govinda, who is always engaged in playing His flute, protect me in the second portion of the day. May Lord Narayana, who is equipped with all potencies, protect me in the third part of the day, and may Lord Visnu, who carries a disc to kill His enemies, protect me in the fourth part of the day.

Word by word

मां (māṃ): me
केशवः (keśavaḥ): Lord Kesava
गदया (gadayā): with club
प्रातरव्यात् (prātaravyāt): protect in the morning (prātaḥ:morning | avyāt:protect)
गोविन्दः (govindaḥ): Govinda
आसङ्गवम् (āsaṅgavam): second part of day
आत्तवेणुः (āttaveṇuḥ): holding flute (ātta:holding | veṇuḥ:flute)
नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ): Lord Narayana
प्राह्ण (prāhṇa): third part of day
उदात्तशक्तिः (udāttaśaktiḥ): equipped with potencies (udātta:equipped | śaktiḥ:potencies)
मध्यन्दिने (madhyandine): midday
विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ): Lord Visnu
अरीन्द्रपाणिः (arīndrapāṇiḥ): enemy-slaying disc holder (arīndra:enemy-slaying | pāṇiḥ:disc holder)

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Verse 20

देवोऽपराह्ने मधुहोग्रधन्वा
सायं त्रिधामावतु माधवो माम् ।
दोषे हृषीकेश उतार्धरात्रे
निशीथ एकोऽवतु पद्मनाभः ॥ २१॥

devo'parāhne madhuhogradhanvā
sāyaṃ tridhāmāvatu mādhavo mām .
doṣe hṛṣīkeśa utārdharātre
niśītha eko'vatu padmanābhaḥ .. 21..

May Lord Madhusudana, who carries a bow very fearful for the demons, protect me during the fifth part of the day. In the evening, may Lord Madhava, appearing as Brahma, Visnu and Mahesvara, protect me, and in the beginning of night may Lord Hrsikesa protect me. At the dead of night [in the second and third parts of night] may Lord Padmanabha alone protect me.

Word by word

देवः (devaḥ): Lord
अपराह्ने (aparāhne): in the afternoon
मधुहोग्रधन्वा (madhu-hogra-dhanvā): Madhu's fierce-bowed (madhu:Madhu | ugra:fierce | dhanvā:bowed)
सायं (sāyaṃ): in the evening
त्रिधामावतु (tridhāmāvatu): three-formed protect (tri:three | dhāma:form | avatu:protect)
माधवः (mādhavaḥ): Madhava
माम् (mām): me
दोषे (doṣe): at nightfall
हृषीकेशः (hṛṣīkeśaḥ): Hrsikesa
उत (uta): and
अर्धरात्रे (ardharātre): at midnight
निशीथे (niśīthe): at dead of night
एकः (ekaḥ): alone
अवतु (avatu): protect
पद्मनाभः (padmanābhaḥ): Padmanabha

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Verse 21

श्रीवत्सधामापररात्र ईशः
प्रत्यूष ईशोऽसिधरो जनार्दनः ।
दामोदरोऽव्यादनुसन्ध्यं प्रभाते
विश्वेश्वरो भगवान् कालमूर्तिः ॥ २२॥

śrīvatsadhāmāpararātra īśaḥ
pratyūṣa īśo'sidharo janārdanaḥ .
dāmodaro'vyādanusandhyaṃ prabhāte
viśveśvaro bhagavān kālamūrtiḥ .. 22..

May the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who bears the Srivatsa on His chest, protect me after midnight until the sky becomes pinkish. May Lord Janardana, who carries a sword in His hand, protect me at the end of night [during the last four ghatikas of night]. May Lord Damodara protect me in the early morning, and may Lord Visvesvara protect me during the junctions of day and night.

Word by word

श्रीवत्सधाम (śrīvatsadhāmā): bearer of Śrīvatsa (śrīvatsa:Śrīvatsa | dhāmā:bearer)
अपररात्र (apararātra): after midnight (apara:after | rātra:night)
ईशः (īśaḥ): Lord
प्रत्यूष (pratyūṣa): early morning
ईशः (īśaḥ): Lord
असिधरः (asidharaḥ): sword-bearer (asi:sword | dharaḥ:bearer)
जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ): Janardana
दामोदरः (dāmodaraḥ): Damodara
अव्यात् (avyāt): may protect
अनुसन्ध्यं (anusandhyaṃ): during junctions (anu:during | sandhyaṃ:junctions)
प्रभाते (prabhāte): in the morning
विश्वेश्वरः (viśveśvaraḥ): Lord of the universe (viśva:universe | īśvaraḥ:Lord)
भगवान् (bhagavān): Supreme Personality
कालमूर्तिः (kālamūrtiḥ): form of time (kāla:time | mūrtiḥ:form)

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Verse 22

चक्रं युगान्तानलतिग्मनेमि
भ्रमत्समन्ताद्भगवत्प्रयुक्तम् ।
दन्दग्धि दन्दग्ध्यरिसैन्यमाशु
कक्षं यथा वातसखो हुताशः ॥ २३॥

cakraṃ yugāntānalatigmanemi
bhramatsamantādbhagavatprayuktam .
dandagdhi dandagdhyarisainyamāśu
kakṣaṃ yathā vātasakho hutāśaḥ .. 23..

Set into motion by the Supreme Personality of Godhead and wandering in all the four directions, the disc of the Supreme Lord has sharp edges as destructive as the fire of devastation at the end of the millennium. As a blazing fire burns dry grass to ashes with the assistance of the breeze, may that Sudarsana cakra burn our enemies to ashes.

Word by word

चक्रं (cakraṃ): disc
युगान्तानलतिग्मनेमि (yugāntānalatigmanemi): sharp-edged like end-time fire (yuga:age | anta:end | anala:fire | tigmanemi:sharp-edged)
भ्रमत्समन्तात् (bhramatsamantāt): wandering all around (bhramat:wandering | samantāt:all around)
भगवत्प्रयुक्तम् (bhagavatprayuktam): set in motion by God (bhagavat:by God | prayuktam:set in motion)
दन्दग्धि (dandagdhi): burn
दन्दग्धि (dandagdhi): burn
अरिसैन्यम् (arisainyam): enemy army (ari:enemy | sainyam:army)
आशु (āśu): quickly
कक्षं (kakṣaṃ): to ashes
यथा (yathā): as
वातसखः (vātasakhaḥ): wind's friend (vāta:wind | sakhaḥ:friend)
हुताशः (hutāśaḥ): fire

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Verse 23

गदेऽशनिस्पर्शनविस्फुलिङ्गे
निष्पिण्ढि निष्पिण्ढ्यजितप्रियासि ।
कूष्माण्डवैनायकयक्षरक्षो-
भूतग्रहांश्चूर्णय चूर्णयारीन् ॥ २४॥

gade'śanisparśanavisphuliṅge
niṣpiṇḍhi niṣpiṇḍhyajitapriyāsi .
kūṣmāṇḍavaināyakayakṣarakṣo-
bhūtagrahāṃścūrṇaya cūrṇayārīn .. 24..

O club in the hand of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, you produce sparks of fire as powerful as thunderbolts, and you are extremely dear to the Lord. I am also His servant. Therefore kindly help me pound to pieces the evil living beings known as Kusmandas, Vainayakas, Yaksas, Raksasas, Bhutas and Grahas. Please pulverize them.

Word by word

गदे (gade): O club
अशनिस्पर्शनविस्फुलिङ्गे (aśanisparśanavisphuliṅge): producing sparks like thunderbolts (aśani:thunderbolt | sparśana:touching | visphuliṅge:producing sparks)
निष्पिण्ढि (niṣpiṇḍhi): pound to pieces
निष्पिण्ढि (niṣpiṇḍhi): pound to pieces
अजितप्रियासि (ajitapriyāsi): dear to the unconquered (ajita:unconquered | priyāsi:dear to)
कूष्माण्डवैनायकयक्षरक्षो (kūṣmāṇḍavaināyakayakṣarakṣo): Kusmandas, Vainayakas, Yaksas, Raksasas (kūṣmāṇḍa:Kusmandas | vaināyaka:Vainayakas | yakṣa:Yaksas | rakṣaḥ:Raksasas)
भूतग्रहान् (bhūtagrahān): Bhutas and Grahas (bhūta:Bhutas | grahān:Grahas)
चूर्णय (cūrṇaya): pulverize
चूर्णय (cūrṇaya): pulverize
अरिन् (arīn): enemies

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Verse 24

त्वं यातुधान प्रमथप्रेतमातृ-
पिशाचविप्रग्रहघोरदृष्टीन् ।
दरेन्द्र विद्रावय कृष्णपूरितो
भीमस्वनोऽरेर्हृदयानि कम्पयन् ॥ २५॥

tvaṃ yātudhāna pramathapretamātṛ-
piśāca vipragrahaghoradṛṣṭīn .
darendra vidrāvaya kṛṣṇapūrito
bhīmasvano'rerhṛdayāni kampayan .. 25..

O best of conchshells, O Pancajanya in the hands of the Lord, you are always filled with the breath of Lord Krsna. Therefore you create a fearful sound vibration that causes trembling in the hearts of enemies like the Raksasas, pramatha ghosts, Pretas, Matas, Pisacas and brahmana ghosts with fearful eyes.

Word by word

त्वं (tvaṃ): you
यातुधान (yātudhāna): Raksasas
प्रमथप्रेतमातृ (pramathapretamātṛ): pramatha ghosts, Pretas, Matas (pramatha:pramatha ghosts | preta:Pretas | mātṛ:Matas)
पिशाचविप्रग्रहघोरदृष्टीन् (piśācavipragrahaghoradṛṣṭīn): Pisacas and brahmana ghosts (piśāca:Pisacas | vipra:brahmana | graha:ghosts | ghora:fearful | dṛṣṭīn:eyes)
दरेन्द्र (darendra): O best of conchshells
विद्रावय (vidrāvaya): cause to tremble
कृष्णपूरितो (kṛṣṇapūrito): filled with Krsna's breath (kṛṣṇa:Krsna | pūrita:filled with)
भीमस्वनः (bhīmasvanaḥ): fearful sound (bhīma:fearful | svanaḥ:sound)
अरेः (areḥ): of the enemy
हृदयानि (hṛdayāni): hearts
कम्पयन् (kampayan): causing to tremble

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Verse 25

त्वं तिग्मधारासिवरारिसैन्य-
मीशप्रयुक्तो मम छिन्धि छिन्धि ।
चक्षूंषि चर्मञ्छतचन्द्र छादय
द्विषामघोनां हर पापचक्षुषाम् ॥ २६॥

tvaṃ tigmadhārāsivarārisainya-
mīśaprayukto mama chindhi chindhi .
cakṣūṃṣi carmañchatacandra chādaya
dviṣāmaghonāṃ hara pāpacakṣuṣām .. 26..

O king of sharp-edged swords, you are engaged by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Please cut the soldiers of my enemies to pieces. Please cut them to pieces! O shield marked with a hundred brilliant moonlike circles, please cover the eyes of the sinful enemies. Pluck out their sinful eyes.

Word by word

त्वं (tvaṃ): you
तिग्मधारासिवरारिसैन्य (tigmadhārāsivarārisainya): O king of sharp-edged swords (tigma:sharp | dhārā:edge | asi:sword | vara:best | ari:enemy | sainya:army)
मीशप्रयुक्तः (mīśaprayuktaḥ): engaged by the Supreme (mīśa:Supreme | prayuktaḥ:engaged)
मम (mama): my
छिन्धि (chindhi): cut
छिन्धि (chindhi): cut
चक्षूंषि (cakṣūṃṣi): eyes
चर्मञ्छतचन्द्र (carmañchatacandra): shield with hundred moons (carma:shield | śata:hundred | candra:moon)
छादय (chādaya): cover
द्विषाम् (dviṣām): of enemies
अघोनाम् (aghonām): sinful
हर (hara): pluck out
पापचक्षुषाम् (pāpacakṣuṣām): sinful eyes (pāpa:sinful | cakṣuṣām:eyes)

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Verse 26

यन्नो भयं ग्रहेभ्योऽभूत्केतुभ्यो नृभ्य एव च ।
सरीसृपेभ्यो दंष्ट्रिभ्यो भूतेभ्योंऽहोभ्य एव च ॥ २७॥
सर्वाण्येतानि भगवन्नामरूपास्त्रकीर्तनात् ।
प्रयान्तु सङ्क्षयं सद्यो ये नः श्रेयःप्रतीपकाः ॥ २८॥

yanno bhayaṃ grahebhyo'bhūtketubhyo nṛbhya eva ca .
sarīsṛpebhyo daṃṣṭribhyo bhūtebhyoṃ'hobhya eva ca .. 27..
sarvāṇyetāni bhagavannāmarūpāstrakīrtanāt .
prayāntu saṅkṣayaṃ sadyo ye naḥ śreyaḥpratīpakāḥ .. 28..

May the glorification of the transcendental name, form, qualities and paraphernalia of the Supreme Personality of Godhead protect us from the influence of bad planets, meteors, envious human beings, serpents, scorpions, and animals like tigers and wolves. May it protect us from ghosts and the material elements like earth, water, fire and air, and may it also protect us from lightning and our past sins. We are always afraid of these hindrances to our auspicious life. Therefore, may they all be completely destroyed by the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.

Word by word

यत् (yat): which
नः (naḥ): us
भयम् (bhayam): fear
ग्रहेभ्यः (grahebhyaḥ): from planets
अभूत् (abhūt): became
केतुभ्यः (ketubhyaḥ): from meteors
नृभ्यः (nṛbhyaḥ): from humans
एव (eva): indeed
च (ca): and
सरीसृपेभ्यः (sarīsṛpebhyaḥ): from reptiles
दंष्ट्रिभ्यः (daṃṣṭribhyaḥ): from fanged beings
भूतेभ्यः (bhūtebhyaḥ): from ghosts
अहोभ्यः (ahobhyaḥ): from days
एव (eva): indeed
च (ca): and
सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi): all
एतानि (etāni): these
भगवत् (bhagavat): of the Lord
नामरूपास्त्रकीर्तनात् (nāmarūpāstrakīrtanāt): by glorifying name, form, weapon (nāma:name | rūpa:form | astra:weapon | kīrtanāt:by glorifying)
प्रयान्तु (prayāntu): may they go
सङ्क्षयम् (saṅkṣayam): to destruction
सद्यः (sadyaḥ): immediately
ये (ye): those who
नः (naḥ): our
श्रेयः (śreyaḥ): auspiciousness
प्रतीपकाः (pratīpakāḥ): obstacles

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Verse 27

गरुडो भगवान् स्तोत्रस्तोभश्छन्दोमयः प्रभुः ।
रक्षत्वशेषकृच्छ्रेभ्यो विष्वक्सेनः स्वनामभिः ॥ २९ ॥

garuḍo bhagavān stotrastobhaśchandomayaḥ prabhuḥ .
rakṣatvaśeṣakṛcchrebhyo viṣvaksenaḥ svanāmabhiḥ .. 29 ..

Lord Garuda, the carrier of Lord Visnu, is the most worshipable lord, for he is as powerful as the Supreme Lord Himself. He is the personified Vedas and is worshiped by selected verses. May he protect us from all dangerous conditions, and may Lord Visvaksena, the Personality of Godhead, also protect us from all dangers by His holy names.

Word by word

गरुडः (garuḍaḥ): Garuda
भगवान् (bhagavān): the Lord
स्तोत्रस्तोभः (stotrastobhaḥ): worshiped by hymns (stotra:hymn | stobhaḥ:praise)
छन्दोमयः (chandomayaḥ): personified Vedas (chandas:Vedas | mayaḥ:consisting of)
प्रभुः (prabhuḥ): the master
रक्षतु (rakṣatu): may protect
अशेषकृच्छ्रेभ्यः (aśeṣakṛcchrebhyaḥ): from all difficulties (aśeṣa:all | kṛcchrebhyaḥ:from difficulties)
विष्वक्सेनः (viṣvaksenaḥ): Visvaksena
स्वनामभिः (svanāmabhiḥ): by His holy names (sva:own | nāmabhiḥ:by names)

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Verse 28

सर्वापद्भ्यो हरेर्नामरूपयानायुधानि नः ।
बुद्धीन्द्रियमनःप्राणान्पान्तु पार्षदभूषणाः ॥ ३०॥

sarvāpadbhyo harernāmarūpayānāyudhāni naḥ .
buddhīndriyamanaḥprāṇānpāntu pārṣadabhūṣaṇāḥ .. 30..

May the Supreme Personality of Godhead's holy names, His transcendental forms, His carriers and all the weapons decorating Him as personal associates protect our intelligence, senses, mind and life air from all dangers.

Word by word

सर्वापद्भ्यः (sarvāpadbhyaḥ): from all dangers (sarva:all | apadbhyah:from dangers)
हरेः (hareḥ): of Hari
नामरूपयानायुधानि (nāmarūpayānāyudhāni): names, forms, carriers, weapons (nāma:names | rūpa:forms | yāna:carriers | āyudhāni:weapons)
नः (naḥ): our
बुद्धीन्द्रियमनःप्राणान् (buddhīndriyamanaḥprāṇān): intelligence, senses, mind, life air (buddhi:intelligence | indriya:senses | manaḥ:mind | prāṇān:life air)
पान्तु (pāntu): may protect
पार्षदभूषणाः (pārṣadabhūṣaṇāḥ): personal associates as ornaments (pārṣada:associates | bhūṣaṇāḥ:ornaments)

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Verse 29

यथा हि भगवानेव वस्तुतः सदसच्च यत् ।
सत्येनानेन नः सर्वे यान्तु नाशमुपद्रवाः ॥ ३१॥

yathā hi bhagavāneva vastutaḥ sadasacca yat .
satyenānena naḥ sarve yāntu nāśamupadravāḥ .. 31..

The subtle and gross cosmic manifestation is material, but nevertheless it is nondifferent from the Supreme Personality of Godhead because He is ultimately the cause of all causes. Cause and effect are factually one because the cause is present in the effect. Therefore the Absolute Truth, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, can destroy all our dangers by any of His potent parts.

Word by word

यथा (yathā): just as
हि (hi): indeed
भगवान् (bhagavān): the Lord
एव (eva): certainly
वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ): in reality
सत् (sat): existence
असत् (asat): non-existence
च (ca): and
यत् (yat): which
सत्येन (satyena): by truth
अनेन (anena): by this
नः (naḥ): our
सर्वे (sarve): all
यान्तु (yāntu): may go
नाशम् (nāśam): destruction
उपद्रवाः (upadravāḥ): dangers

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Verse 30

यथैकात्म्यानुभावानां विकल्परहितः स्वयम् ।
भूषणायुधलिङ्गाख्या धत्ते शक्तीः स्वमायया ॥ ३२॥
तेनैव सत्यमानेन सर्वज्ञो भगवान् हरिः ।
पातु सर्वैः स्वरूपैर्नः सदा सर्वत्र सर्वगः ॥ ३३॥

yathaikātmyānubhāvānāṃ vikalparahitaḥ svayam .
bhūṣaṇāyudhaliṅgākhyā dhatte śaktīḥ svamāyayā .. 32..
tenaiva satyamānena sarvajño bhagavān hariḥ .
pātu sarvaiḥ svarūpairnaḥ sadā sarvatra sarvagaḥ .. 33..

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, the living entities, the material energy, the spiritual energy and the entire creation are all individual substances. In the ultimate analysis, however, together they constitute the supreme one, the Personality of Godhead. Therefore those who are advanced in spiritual knowledge see unity in diversity. For such advanced persons, the Lord's bodily decorations, His name, His fame, His attributes and forms and the weapons in His hand are manifestations of the strength of His potency. According to their elevated spiritual understanding, the omniscient Lord, who manifests various forms, is present everywhere. May He always protect us everywhere from all calamities.

Word by word

यथा (yathā): as
एकात्म्य (ekātmyā): unity
अनुभावानां (anubhāvānāṃ): of experiences
विकल्परहितः (vikalparahitaḥ): free from alternatives (vikalpa:alternatives | rahitaḥ:free from)
स्वयम् (svayam): himself
भूषणायुधलिङ्गाख्या (bhūṣaṇāyudhaliṅgākhyā): known as ornaments, weapons, symbols (bhūṣaṇa:ornaments | āyudha:weapons | liṅga:symbols | ākhyā:known as)
धत्ते (dhatte): bears
शक्तीः (śaktīḥ): powers
स्वमायया (svamāyayā): by his own illusion (sva:own | māyayā:by illusion)
तेनैव (tenaiva): by that alone (tena:by that | eva:alone)
सत्यमानेन (satyamānena): by the true measure (satya:true | mānena:by measure)
सर्वज्ञः (sarvajñaḥ): omniscient
भगवान् (bhagavān): the Lord
हरिः (hariḥ): Hari
पातु (pātu): may protect
सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ): by all
स्वरूपैः (svarūpaiḥ): by forms
नः (naḥ): us
सदा (sadā): always
सर्वत्र (sarvatra): everywhere
सर्वगः (sarvagaḥ): all-pervading

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Verse 31

विदिक्षु दिक्षूर्ध्वमधः समन्ता-
दन्तर्बहिर्भगवान्नारसिंहः ।
प्रहापयँलोकभयं स्वनेन
स्वतेजसा ग्रस्तसमस्ततेजाः ॥ ३४॥

vidikṣu dikṣūrdhvamadhaḥ samantā-
dantarbahirbhagavānnārasiṃhaḥ .
prahāpayam̐lokabhayaṃ svanena
svatejasā grastasamastatejāḥ .. 34..

Prahlada Maharaja loudly chanted the holy name of Lord Narsimhadeva. May Lord Narsimhadeva, roaring for His devotee Prahlada Maharaja, protect us from all fear of dangers created by stalwart leaders in all directions through poison, weapons, water, fire, air and so on. May the Lord cover their influence by His own transcendental influence. May Narsimhadeva protect us in all directions and in all corners, above, below, within and without.

Word by word

विदिक्षु (vidikṣu): in all directions (vi:all | dikṣu:in directions)
दिक्षु (dikṣu): in directions
ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam): above
अधः (adhaḥ): below
समन्तात् (samantāt): all around
अन्तः (antaḥ): within
बहि: (bahiḥ): without
भगवान् (bhagavān): the Lord
नारसिंहः (nārasiṃhaḥ): Narasimha
प्रहापयँ (prahāpayam̐): causing to roar
लोकभयम् (lokabhayam): fear of the world (loka:world | bhayam:fear)
स्वनेन (svanena): by sound
स्वतेजसा (svatejasā): by own brilliance (sva:own | tejasā:by brilliance)
ग्रस्तसमस्ततेजाः (grastasamastatejāḥ): absorbing all brilliance (grasta:absorbing | samasta:all | tejāḥ:brilliance)

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Verse 32

मघवन्निदमाख्यातं वर्म नारायणात्मकम् ।
विजेष्यस्यञ्जसा येन दंशितोऽसुरयूथपान् ॥ ३५॥

maghavannidamākhyātaṃ varma nārāyaṇātmakam .
vijeṣyasyañjasā yena daṃśito'surayūthapān .. 35..

Visvarupa continued: O Indra, this mystic armor related to Lord Narayana has been described by me to you. By putting on this protective covering, you will certainly be able to conquer the leaders of the demons.

Word by word

मघवन् (maghavan): O Indra
इदम् (idam): this
आख्यातम् (ākhyātam): described
वर्म (varma): armor
नारायणात्मकम् (nārāyaṇātmakam): related to Narayana (nārāyaṇa:Narayana | ātmakam:related to)
विजेष्यसि (vijeṣyasi): you will conquer
अञ्जसा (añjasā): certainly
येन (yena): by which
दंशितः (daṃśitaḥ): protected
असुरयूथपान् (asurayūthapān): leaders of the demons (asura:demon | yūthapān:leaders)

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Verse 33

एतद्धारयमाणस्तु यं यं पश्यति चक्षुषा ।
पदा वा संस्पृशेत्सद्यः साध्वसात्स विमुच्यते ॥ ३६॥

etaddhārayamāṇastu yaṃ yaṃ paśyati cakṣuṣā .
padā vā saṃspṛśetsadyaḥ sādhvasātsa vimucyate .. 36..

If one employs this armor, whomever he sees with his eyes or touches with his feet is immediately freed from all the above-mentioned dangers.

Word by word

एतत् (etat): this
धारयमाणः (dhārayamāṇaḥ): wearing
तु (tu): but
यं (yaṃ): whomever
यं (yaṃ): whomever
पश्यति (paśyati): sees
चक्षुषा (cakṣuṣā): with eyes
पदा (padā): with feet
वा (vā): or
संस्पृशेत् (saṃspṛśet): touches
सद्यः (sadyaḥ): immediately
साध्वसात् (sādhvasāt): from fear
स (sa): he
विमुच्यते (vimucyate): is freed

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Verse 34

न कुतश्चिद्भयं तस्य विद्यां धारयतो भवेत् ।
राजदस्युग्रहादिभ्यो व्याघ्रादिभ्यश्च कर्हिचित् ॥ ३७॥

na kutaścidbhayaṃ tasya vidyāṃ dhārayato bhavet .
rājadasyugrahādibhyo vyāghrādibhyaśca karhicit .. 37..

This prayer, Narayana-kavaca, constitutes subtle knowledge transcendentally connected with Narayana. One who employs this prayer is never disturbed or put in danger by the government, by plunderers, by evil demons or by any type of disease.

Word by word

न (na): not
कुतश्चित् (kutaścit): from anywhere (kutaḥ:from where | cit:any)
भयम् (bhayam): fear
तस्य (tasya): his
विद्याम् (vidyām): knowledge
धारयतः (dhārayataḥ): holding
भवेत् (bhavet): would be
राजदस्युग्रहादिभ्यः (rājadasyugrahādibhyaḥ): from kings, thieves, etc. (rāja:king | dasya:thief | graha:seizure | ādi:etc. | bhyaḥ:from)
व्याघ्रादिभ्यः (vyāghrādibhyaḥ): from tigers, etc. (vyāghra:tiger | ādi:etc. | bhyaḥ:from)
च (ca): and
कर्हिचित् (karhicit): at any time

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Verse 35

इमां विद्यां पुरा कश्चित्कौशिको धारयन् द्विजः ।
योगधारणया स्वाङ्गं जहौ स मरुधन्वनि ॥ ३८॥

imāṃ vidyāṃ purā kaścitkauśiko dhārayan dvijaḥ .
yogadhāraṇayā svāṅgaṃ jahau sa marudhanvani .. 38..

O King of heaven, a brahmana named Kausika formerly used this armor when he purposely gave up his body in the desert by mystic power.

Word by word

इमां (imāṃ): this
विद्यां (vidyāṃ): knowledge
पुरा (purā): formerly
कश्चित् (kaścit): some
कौशिकः (kauśikaḥ): Kausika
धारयन् (dhārayan): wearing
द्विजः (dvijaḥ): brahmana
योगधारणया (yogadhāraṇayā): by mystic power (yoga:mystic | dhāraṇayā:by power)
स्वाङ्गं (svāṅgaṃ): his body (sva:his | aṅgaṃ:body)
जहौ (jahau): gave up
स (sa): he
मरुधन्वनि (marudhanvani): in the desert (marut:desert | dhanvani:in)

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Verse 36

तस्योपरि विमानेन गन्धर्वपतिरेकदा ।
ययौ चित्ररथः स्त्रीभिर्वृतो यत्र द्विजक्षयः ॥ ३९ ॥

tasyopari vimānena gandharvapatirekadā .
yayau citrarathaḥ strībhirvṛto yatra dvijakṣayaḥ .. 39 ..

Surrounded by many beautiful women, Citraratha, the King of Gandharvaloka, was once passing in his airplane over the brahmana's body at the spot where the brahmana had died.

Word by word

तस्य (tasya): his
उपरि (upari): above
विमानेन (vimānena): by the airplane
गन्धर्वपतिः (gandharvapatiḥ): King of Gandharvas (gandharva:Gandharvas | patiḥ:king)
एकदा (ekadā): once
ययौ (yayau): went
चित्ररथः (citrarathaḥ): Citraratha
स्त्रीभिः (strībhiḥ): with women
वृतः (vṛtaḥ): surrounded
यत्र (yatra): where
द्विजक्षयः (dvijakṣayaḥ): brahmana's death (dvija:brahmana | kṣayaḥ:death)

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Verse 37

गगनान्न्यपतत्सद्यः सविमानो ह्यवाक्शिराः ।
स वालखिल्यवचनादस्थीन्यादाय विस्मितः ।
प्रास्य प्राचीसरस्वत्यां स्नात्वा धाम स्वमन्वगात् ॥ ४०॥

gaganān nyapatatsadyaḥ savimāno hyavākśirāḥ .
sa vālakhilyavacanādasthīnyādāya vismitaḥ .
prāsya prācīsarasvatyāṃ snātvā dhāma svamanvagāt .. 40..

Suddenly Citraratha was forced to fall from the sky headfirst with his airplane. Struck with wonder, he was ordered by the great sages named the Valikhilyas to throw the brahmana's bones in the nearby River Sarasvati. He had to do this and bathe in the river before returning to his own abode.

Word by word

गगनात् (gaganāt): from the sky
न्यपतत् (nyapatat): fell
सद्यः (sadyaḥ): suddenly
सविमानः (savimānaḥ): with his airplane (sa:with | vimānaḥ:airplane)
ह्यवाक्शिराः (hyavākśirāḥ): headfirst (hi:indeed | avāk:downward | śirāḥ:head)
स (sa): he
वालखिल्यवचनात् (vālakhilyavacanāt): by the words of Valikhilyas (vālakhilya:Valikhilyas | vacanāt:by the words)
अस्थीनि (asthīni): bones
आदाय (ādāya): taking
विस्मितः (vismitaḥ): astonished
प्रास्य (prāsya): throwing
प्राचीसरस्वत्याम् (prācīsarasvatyām): in the eastern Sarasvati (prācī:eastern | sarasvatyām:in the Sarasvati)
स्नात्वा (snātvā): bathing
धाम (dhāma): abode
स्वम् (svam): his own
अन्वगात् (anvagāt): returned

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Verse 38

श्रीशुक उवाच ।
य इदं श‍ृणुयात्काले यो धारयति चादृतः ।
तं नमस्यन्ति भूतानि मुच्यते सर्वतो भयात् ॥ ४१॥

śrīśuka uvāca .
ya idaṃ śṛṇuyātkāle yo dhārayati cādṛtaḥ .
taṃ namasyanti bhūtāni mucyate sarvato bhayāt .. 41..

Sri Sukadeva said: My dear Maharaja Pariksit, one who employs this armor or hears about it with faith and veneration when afraid because of any conditions in the material world is immediately freed from all dangers and is worshiped by all living entities.

Word by word

श्रीशुक (śrīśuka): Sri Sukadeva (śrī:Sri | śuka:Sukadeva)
उवाच (uvāca): said
यः (yaḥ): who
इदं (idaṃ): this
शृणुयात् (śṛṇuyāt): hears
काले (kāle): in time
यः (yaḥ): who
धारयति (dhārayati): employs
च (ca): and
आदृतः (ādṛtaḥ): with veneration
तम् (tam): him
नमस्यन्ति (namasyanti): worship
भूतानि (bhūtāni): living entities
मुच्यते (mucyate): is freed
सर्वतः (sarvataḥ): from all
भयात् (bhayāt): dangers

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Verse 39

एतां विद्यामधिगतो विश्वरूपाच्छतक्रतुः ।
त्रैलोक्यलक्ष्मीं बुभुजे विनिर्जित्य मृधेऽसुरान् ॥ ४२॥

etāṃ vidyāmadhigato viśvarūpācchatakratuḥ .
trailokyalakṣmīṃ bubhuje vinirjitya mṛdhe'surān .. 42..

King Indra, who performed one hundred sacrifices, received this prayer of protection from Visvarupa. After conquering the demons, he enjoyed all the opulences of the three worlds.

Word by word

एताम् (etām): this
विद्याम् (vidyām): knowledge
अधिगतः (adhigataḥ): obtained
विश्वरूपात् (viśvarūpāt): from Viśvarūpa
शतक्रतुः (śatakratuḥ): Indra
त्रैलोक्यलक्ष्मीम् (trailokyalakṣmīm): opulences of the three worlds (trai:three | lokya:worlds | lakṣmīm:opulences)
बुभुजे (bubhuje): enjoyed
विनिर्जित्य (vinirjitya): conquering
मृधे (mṛdhe): in battle
असुरान् (asurān): demons

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Verse 40

इति श्रीमद्भागवत महापुराणे पारमहंस्यां संहितायां
षष्ठस्कन्धे नारायणवर्म कथनं नामाष्टमोऽध्यायः ॥

iti śrīmadbhāgavata mahāpurāṇe pāramahaṃsyāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ
ṣaṣṭhaskandhe nārāyaṇavarma kathanaṃ nāmāṣṭamo'dhyāyaḥ ..

Thus, in the Śrīmad Bhāgavata Mahāpurāṇa, in the section for the supreme renunciates,
In the sixth book, the eighth chapter is named "The Story of Narayana’s Armor."

Word by word

इति (iti): thus
श्रीमद्भागवत (śrīmadbhāgavata): glorious Bhāgavata (śrīmat:glorious | bhāgavata:Bhāgavata)
महापुराणे (mahāpurāṇe): in the great Purāṇa (mahā:great | purāṇe:in the Purāṇa)
पारमहंस्यां (pāramahaṃsyāṃ): for the supreme renunciates (pāra:supreme | mahaṃsyāṃ:for the renunciates)
संहितायां (saṃhitāyāṃ): in the section
षष्ठस्कन्धे (ṣaṣṭhaskandhe): in the sixth book (ṣaṣṭha:sixth | skandhe:in the book)
नारायणवर्म (nārāyaṇavarma): Narayana’s Armor (nārāyaṇa:Narayana | varma:armor)
कथनं (kathanaṃ): story
नाम (nāma): named
अष्टमः (aṣṭamaḥ): eighth
अध्यायः (adhyāyaḥ): chapter

Narayana Kavacham

Narayana Kavacham lyrics and meaning

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