Kavach

नारायण कवच

Narayana Kavach

The Narayana protective hymn taught by Vishvarupa in the sixth book of the Bhagavata Purana.

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shreeraajovaacha.yayaa gupth sahasraakshh savaahaan ripusainikaan.kreedanniva vinirjitya trilokyaa bubhuje shriyam (1)

bhagavnstanmamaakhyaahi varma naaraayanaatmakam.yathaatataayinh shatroon yena gupto'jayanmridhe (2)

shreebaadaraayaniruvaacha.vrith purohitastvaashtro mahendraayaanuprichchhate.naaraayanaakhyn varmaaha tadihaikamanaah shrinu (3)

shreevishvaroopa uvaacha.dhautaangghripaaniraachamya sapavitra udangmukhh.kritasvaanggakaranyaaso mantraabhyaan vaagyath shuchih (4)

naaraayanaparn varma sannahyedbhaya aagate.paadayorjaanunoroorvorudare hridyathorasi (5)

mukhe shirasyaanupoorvyaadongkaaraadeeni vinyaset.Om namo naaraayanaayeti viparyayamathaapi vaa (6)

karanyaasn tath kuryaaddvaadashaaksharavidyayaa.pranavaadiyakaaraantamanggulyanggushthaparvasu (7)

nyaseddhridaya ongkaarn vikaaramanu moordhani.shakaarn tu bhruvormadhye nakaarn shikhayaa nyaset (8)

vekaarn netrayoryunyjyaannakaarn sarvasandhishu.makaaramastramuddishya mantramoortirbhavedbudhh (9)

savisargn phadantn tatsarvadikshu vinirdishet.Om vishnave nama iti (10)

aatmaann paramn dhyaayeddhyeyn shatshaktibhiryutam.vidyaatejastapomoortimimn mantramudaaharet (11)

Om harirvidadhyaanmama sarvarakshaan nyastaangghripadmh patagendraprishthe.daraaricharmaasigadeshuchaapapaashaan dadhaano'shtaguno'shtabaahuh (12)

jaleshu maan rakshatu matsyamoortiryaadoganebhyo varunasya paashaat.sthaleshu maayaavatuvaamano'vyaattrivikramh khe'vatu vishvarooph (13)

durgeshvatavyaajimukhaadishu prabhuh paayaannrisinho'surayoothapaarih.vimunychato yasya mahaattahaasn disho vinedurnyapatnshcha garbhaah (14)

rakshatvasau maadhvani yajnyakalph svadnshtrayonneetadharo varaahh.raamo'drikooteshvatha vipravaase salakshmano'vyaadbharataagrajo'smaan (15)

maamugradharmaadakhilaatpramaadaannaaraayanh paatu narashcha haasaat.dattastvayogaadatha yoganaathh paayaadguneshh kapilh karmabandhaat (16)

sanatkumaaro'vatu kaamadevaaddhayasheershaa maan pathi devahelanaat.devarshivaryh purushaarchanaantaraatkoormo harirmaan nirayaadasheshaat (17)

dhanvantarirbhagavaanpaatvapathyaaddvandvaadbhayaadrishabho nirjitaatmaa.yajnyashcha lokaadavataajjanaantaadbalo ganaatkrodhavashaadaheendrh (18)

dvaipaayano bhagavaanaprabodhaadbuddhastu paashandaganapramaadaat.kalkih kaleh kaalamalaatprapaatu dharmaavanaayorukritaavataarh (19)

maan keshavo gadayaa praataravyaadgovinda aasanggavamaattavenuh.naaraayanh praahna udaattashaktirmadhyandine vishnurareendrapaanih (20)

devo'paraahne madhuhogradhanvaa saayn tridhaamaavatu maadhavo maam.doshe hrisheekesha utaardharaatre nisheetha eko'vatu padmanaabhh (21)

shreevatsadhaamaapararaatra eeshh pratyoosha eesho'sidharo janaardanh.daamodaro'vyaadanusandhyn prabhaate vishveshvaro bhagavaankaalamoortih (22)

chakrn yugaantaanalatigmanemi bhramatsamantaadbhagavatprayuktam.dandagdhi dandagdhyarisainyamaashu kakshn yathaa vaatasakho hutaashh (23)

gade'shanisparshanavisphulingge nishpindhi nishpindhyajitapriyaasi.kooshmaandavainaayakayaksharakshobhootagrahaanshchoornaya choornayaareen (24)

tvn yaatudhaanapramathapretamaatripishaachavipragrahaghoradrishteen.darendra vidraavaya krishnapoorito bheemasvano'rerhridayaani kampayan (25)

tvn tigmadhaaraasivaraarisainyameeshaprayukto mama chhindhi chhindhi.chakshoonshi charman shatachandra chhaadaya dvishaamaghonaan hara paapachakshushaam (26)

yanno bhayn grahebhyo'bhootketubhyo nribhya eva cha.sareesripebhyo dnshtribhyo bhootebhyo'nhobhya eva cha (27)

sarvaanyetaani bhagavannaamaroopaanukeertanaat.prayaantu sangkshayn sadyo ye nh shreyhprateepakaah (28)

garudo bhagavaan stotrastobhashchhandomayh prabhuh.rakshatvasheshakrichchhrebhyo vishvaksenh svanaamabhih (29)

sarvaapadbhyo harernaamaroopayaanaayudhaani nh.buddheendriyamanhpraanaan paantu paarshadabhooshanaah (30)

yathaa hi bhagavaaneva vastuth sadasachcha yat.satyenaanena nh sarve yaantu naashamupadravaah (31)

yathaikaatmyaanubhaavaanaan vikalparahith svayam.bhooshanaayudhalinggaakhyaa dhatte shakteeh svamaayayaa (32)

tenaiva satyamaanena sarvajnyo bhagavaan harih.paatu sarvaih svaroopairnh sadaa sarvatra sarvagh (33)

vidikshu dikshoordhvamadhh samantaadantarbahirbhagavaannaarasinhh.prahaapayan lokabhayn svanena svatejasaa grastasamastatejaah (34)

maghavannidamaakhyaatn varma naaraayanaatmakam.vijeshyase'nyjasaa yena dnshito'surayoothapaan (35)

etaddhaarayamaanastu yn yn pashyati chakshushaa.padaa vaa snsprishetsadyh saadhvasaatsa vimuchyate (36)

na kutashchidbhayn tasya vidyaan dhaarayato bhavet.raajadasyugrahaadibhyo vyaadhyaadibhyashcha karhichit (37)

imaan vidyaan puraa kashchitkaushiko dhaarayan dvijh.yogadhaaranayaa svaanggn jahau sa marudhanvani (38)

tasyopari vimaanena gandharvapatirekadaa.yayau chitrarathh streebhirvrito yatra dvijakshayh (39)

gaganaannyapatatsadyh savimaano hyavaakshiraah.sa vaalakhilyavachanaadastheenyaadaaya vismith.praasya praacheesarasvatyaan snaatvaa dhaama svamanvagaat (40)

shreeshuka uvaacha.ya idn shrinuyaatkaale yo dhaarayati chaadrith.tn namasyanti bhootaani muchyate sarvato bhayaat (41)

etaan vidyaamadhigato vishvaroopaachchhatakratuh.trailokyalakshmeen bubhuje vinirjitya mridhe'suraan (42)

Text source

Sanskrit Wikisource — Shrimad Bhagavata Purana 6.8

Ancient public-domain scripture; cited Wikisource transcription is CC BY-SA

Complete 42-verse chapter retained so the ritual setup, kavach and concluding narrative remain together; spacing and punctuation were normalized.