जगन्नाथकवचम्
Jagannatha Kavach
A concise protective prayer to Vishnu as Govinda, Narasimha, Trivikrama, Varaha and Jagannatha.
Dedicated toविष्णुःपूर्वे मां पातु गोविन्दो वारिजाक्षस्तु दक्षिणे ॥७८॥
प्रद्युम्नः पश्चिमे पातु हृषीकेशस्तथोत्तरे।आग्नेय्यां नरसिंहस्तु नैरृत्यां मधुसूदनः ॥७९॥
वायव्यां श्रीधरः पातु ऐशान्यां च गदाधरः।ऊर्ध्वं त्रिविक्रमः पातु अधो वाराहरूपधृक् ॥८०॥
सर्वत्र पातु मां देवः शङ्खचक्रगदाधरः।नारायणो मनः पातु चैतन्यं गरुडध्वजः ॥८१॥
पातु मे बुद्ध्यहङ्कारौ त्रिगुणात्मा जनार्दनः।इन्द्रियाणि सदा पातु दैत्यवर्गनिकृन्तनः ॥८२॥
Source: Skanda Maha Purana public-domain scan — Internet Archive ↗
Edition, rights and editorial notes
Skanda Purana, Vaishnava Khanda, Purushottama Khanda 30.78–82
Ancient public-domain scripture; cited scan is marked Public Domain 1.0
Independently transcribed from Skanda Purana 2.30.78–82; verse numbering preserves the source chapter.
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Meaning & context
The prayer places forms and names of Vishnu in every direction, then asks Narayana to guard the mind, awareness, understanding and senses. It is devotional language, not a guarantee of physical safety.