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Narayana Kavacam

Holy Name Krishna Songs

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1
om harir vidadhyān mama sarva-rakṣāṁ nyastāṅghri-padmaḥ patagendra-pṛṣṭhe darāri-carmāsi-gadeṣu-cāpa- pāśān dadhāno ’ṣṭa-guno ’ṣṭa-bāhuḥ
Word for word
om — O Lord; hariḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vidadhyāt — may He bestow; mama — my; sarva-rakṣām — protection from all sides; nyasta — placed; aṅghri-padmaḥ — whose lotus feet; patagendra-pṛṣṭhe — on the back of Garuḍa, the king of all birds; dara — conchshell; ari — disc; carma — shield; asi — sword; gadā — club; iṣu — arrows; cāpa — bow; pāśān — ropes; dadhānaḥ — holding; aṣṭa — possessing eight; guṇaḥ — perfections; aṣṭa — eight; bāhuḥ — arms
Translation

The Supreme Lord, who sits on the back of the bird Garuḍa, 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 [aṇimā, laghimā, etc.].

2
jaleṣu māṁ rakṣatu matsya-mūrtir yādo-gaṇebhyo varuṇasya pāśāt sthaleṣu māyāvaṭu-vāmano vyāt trivikramaḥ khe vatu viśvarūpaḥ
Word for word
jaleṣu — in the water; mām — me; rakṣatu — protect; matsya-mūrtiḥ — the Supreme Lord in the form of a great fish; yādaḥ-gaṇebhyaḥ — from fierce aquatic animals; varuṇasya — of the demigod known as Varuṇa; pāśāt — from the arresting rope; sthaleṣu — on the land; māyā-vaṭu — the merciful form of the Lord as a dwarf; vāmanaḥ — named Vāmanadeva; avyāt — may He protect; trivikramaḥ — Trivikrama, whose three gigantic steps took the three worlds from Bali; khe — in the sky; avatu — may the Lord protect; viśvarūpaḥ — the gigantic universal form
Translation

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 Varuṇa. By expanding His illusory energy, the Lord assumed the form of the dwarf Vāmana. May Vāmana protect me on the land. Since the gigantic form of the Lord, Viśvarūpa, conquers the three worlds, may He protect me in the sky.

3
durgeṣv aṭavy-āji-mukhādiṣu prabhuḥ pāyān nṛsiṁho ’sura-yūthapāriḥ vimuñcato yasya mahāṭṭa-hāsaṁ diśo vinedur nyapataṁś ca garbhāḥ
Word for word
durgeṣu — in places where travel is very difficult; aṭavi — in the dense forest; āji-mukha-ādiṣu — on the war front and so on; prabhuḥ — the Supreme Lord; pāyāt — may He protect; nṛsiṁhaḥ — Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva; asura-yūthapa — of Hiraṇyakaśipu, the leader of the demons; ariḥ — the enemy; vimuñcataḥ — releasing; yasya — of whom; mahā-aṭṭa-hāsam — great and fearful laughing; diśaḥ — all the directions; vineduḥ — resounded through; nyapatan — fell down; ca — and; garbhāḥ — the embryos of the wives of the demons
Translation

May Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, who appeared as the enemy of Hiraṇyakaśipu, 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.

4
rakṣatv asau mādhvani yajña-kalpaḥ sva-daṁṣṭrayonnīta-dharo varāhaḥ rāmo ’dri-kūṭeṣv atha vipravāse salakṣmaṇo ’vyād bharatāgrajo ’smān
Word for word
rakṣatu — may the Lord protect; asau — that; mā — me; adhvani — on the street; yajña-kalpaḥ — who is ascertained by performance of ritualistic ceremonies; sva-daṁṣṭrayā — by His own tusk; unnīta — raising; dharaḥ — the planet earth; varāhaḥ — Lord Boar; rāmaḥ — Lord Rāma; adri-kūṭeṣu — on the summits of the mountains; atha — then; vipravāse — in foreign countries; sa-lakṣmaṇaḥ — with His brother Lakṣmaṇa; avyāt — may He protect; bharata-agrajaḥ — the elder brother of Mahārāja Bharata; asmān — us
Translation

The Supreme indestructible Lord is ascertained through the performance of ritualistic sacrifices and is therefore known as Yajñeśvara. 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 Paraśurāma protect me on the tops of mountains, and may the elder brother of Bharata, Lord Rāmacandra, along with His brother Lakṣmaṇa, protect me in foreign countries.

5
mām ugra-dharmād akhilāt pramādān nārāyaṇaḥ pātu naraś ca hāsāt dattas tv ayogād atha yoga-nāthaḥ pāyād guṇeśaḥ kapilaḥ karma-bandhāt
Word for word
mām — me; ugra-dharmāt — from unnecessary religious principles; akhilāt — from all kinds of activities; pramādāt — which are enacted in madness; nārāyaṇaḥ — Lord Nārāyaṇa; pātu — may He protect; naraḥ ca — and Nara; hāsāt — from unnecessary pride; dattaḥ — Dattātreya; tu — of course; ayogāt — from the path of false yoga; atha — indeed; yoga-nāthaḥ — the master of all mystic powers; pāyāt — may He protect; guṇa-īśaḥ — the master of all spiritual qualities; kapilaḥ — Lord Kapila; karma-bandhāt — from the bondage of fruitive activities
Translation

May Lord Nārāyaṇa 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 Dattātreya, 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.

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sanat-kumāro ’vatu kāmadevād dhayaśīrṣā māṁ pathi deva-helanāt devarṣi-varyaḥ puruṣārcanāntarāt kūrmo harir māṁ nirayād aśeṣāt
Word for word
sanat-kumāraḥ — the great brahmacārī named Sanat-kumāra; avatu — may he protect; kāma-devāt — from the hands of Cupid or lusty desire; haya-śīrṣā — Lord Hayagrīva, the incarnation of the Lord whose head is like that of a horse; mām — me; pathi — on the path; deva-helanāt — from neglecting to offer respectful obeisances to brāhmaṇas, Vaiṣṇavas and the Supreme Lord; devarṣi-varyaḥ — the best of the saintly sages, Nārada; puruṣa-arcana-antarāt — from the offenses in worshiping the Deity; kūrmaḥ — Lord Kūrma, the tortoise; hariḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; mām — me; nirayāt — from hell; aśeṣāt — unlimited. May Sanat-kumāra protect me from lusty desires
Translation

As I begin some auspicious activity, may Lord Hayagrīva protect me from being an offender by neglecting to offer respectful obeisances to the Supreme Lord. May Devarṣi Nārada protect me from committing offenses in worshiping the Deity, and may Lord Kūrma, the tortoise, protect me from falling to the unlimited hellish planets.

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dhanvantarir bhagavān pātv apathyād dvandvād bhayād ṛṣabho nirjitātmā yajñaś ca lokād avatāj janāntād balo gaṇāt krodha-vaśād ahīndraḥ
Word for word
dhanvantariḥ — the incarnation Dhanvantari, the physician; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; pātu — may He protect me; apathyāt — from things injurious to the health, such as meat and intoxicants; dvandvāt — from duality; bhayāt — from fear; ṛṣabhaḥ — Lord Ṛṣabhadeva; nirjita-ātmā — who fully controlled his mind and self; yajñaḥ — Yajña; ca — and; lokāt — from the defamation of the populace; avatāt — may He protect; jana-antāt — from dangerous positions created by other people; balaḥ — Lord Balarāma; gaṇāt — from the hordes of; krodha-vaśāt — the angry serpents; ahīndraḥ — Lord Balarāma in the form of the serpent Śeṣa Nāga
Translation

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

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dvaipāyano bhagavān aprabodhād buddhas tu pāṣaṇḍa-gaṇa-pramādāt kalkiḥ kaleḥ kāla-malāt prapātu dharmāvanāyoru-kṛtāvatāraḥ
Word for word
dvaipāyanaḥ — Śrīla Vyāsadeva, the giver of all Vedic knowledge; bhagavān — the most powerful incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; aprabodhāt — from ignorance of the śāstra; buddhaḥ tu — also Lord Buddha; pāṣaṇḍa-gaṇa — of atheists creating disillusionment for innocent persons; pramādāt — from the madness; kalkiḥ — Lord Kalki, the incarnation of Keśava; kaleḥ — of this Kali-yuga; kāla-malāt — from the darkness of the age; prapātu — may He protect; dharma-avanāya — for the protection of religious principles; uru — very great; kṛta-avatāraḥ — who took an incarnation
Translation

May the Personality of Godhead in His incarnation as Vyāsadeva 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.

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māṁ keśavo gadayā prātar avyād govinda āsaṅgavam ātta-veṇuḥ nārāyaṇaḥ prāhṇa udātta-śaktir madhyan-dine viṣṇur arīndra-pāṇiḥ
Word for word
mām — me; keśavaḥ — Lord Keśava; gadayā — by His club; prātaḥ — in the morning hours; avyāt — may He protect; govindaḥ — Lord Govinda; āsaṅgavam — during the second part of the day; ātta-veṇuḥ — holding His flute; nārāyaṇaḥ — Lord Nārāyaṇa with four hands; prāhṇaḥ — during the third part of the day; udātta-śaktiḥ — controlling different types of potencies; madhyam-dine — during the fourth part of the day; viṣṇuḥ — Lord Viṣṇu; arīndra-pāṇiḥ — bearing the disc in His hand to kill the enemies
Translation

May Lord Keśava 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 Nārāyaṇa, who is equipped with all potencies, protect me in the third part of the day, and may Lord Viṣṇu, who carries a disc to kill His enemies, protect me in the fourth part of the day.

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devo ’parāhṇe madhu-hogradhanvā sāyaṁ tri-dhāmāvatu mādhavo mām doṣe hṛṣīkeśa utārdha-rātre niśītha eko ’vatu padmanābhaḥ
Word for word
devaḥ — the Lord; aparāhṇe — in the fifth part of the day; madhu-hā — named Madhusūdana; ugra-dhanvā — bearing the very fearful bow known as Śārṅga; sāyam — the sixth part of the day; tri-dhāmā — manifesting as the three deities Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara; avatu — may He protect; mādhavaḥ — named Mādhava; mām — me; doṣe — during the first portion of the night; hṛṣīkeśaḥ — Lord Hṛṣīkeśa; uta — also; ardha-rātre — during the second part of the night; niśīthe — during the third part of the night; ekaḥ — alone; avatu — may He protect; padmanābhaḥ — Lord Padmanābha
Translation

May Lord Madhusūdana, who carries a bow very fearful for the demons, protect me during the fifth part of the day. In the evening, may Lord Mādhava, appearing as Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara, protect me, and in the beginning of night may Lord Hṛṣīkeśa protect me. At the dead of night [in the second and third parts of night] may Lord Padmanābha alone protect me.

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śrīvatsa-dhāmāpara-rātra īśaḥ pratyūṣa īśo ’si-dharo janārdanaḥ dāmodaro ’vyād anusandhyaṁ prabhāte viśveśvaro bhagavān kāla-mūrtiḥ
Word for word
śrīvatsa-dhāmā — the Lord, on whose chest the mark of Śrīvatsa is resting; apara-rātre — in the fourth part of the night; īśaḥ — the Supreme Lord; pratyūṣe — in the end of the night; īśaḥ — the Supreme Lord; asi-dharaḥ — carrying a sword in the hand; janārdanaḥ — Lord Janārdana; dāmodaraḥ — Lord Dāmodara; avyāt — may He protect; anusandhyam — during each junction or twilight; prabhāte — in the early morning (the sixth part of the night); viśva-īśvaraḥ — the Lord of the whole universe; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kāla-mūrtiḥ — the personification of time
Translation

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

12
cakraṁ yugāntānala-tigma-nemi bhramat samantād bhagavat-prayuktam dandagdhi dandagdhy ari-sainyam āśu kakṣaṁ yathā vāta-sakho hutāśaḥ
Word for word
cakram — the disc of the Lord; yuga-anta — at the end of the millennium; anala — like the fire of devastation; tigma-nemi — with a sharp rim; bhramat — wandering; samantāt — on all sides; bhagavat-prayuktam — being engaged by the Lord; dandagdhi dandagdhi — please burn completely, please burn completely; ari-sainyam — the army of our enemies; āśu — immediately; kakṣam — dry grass; yathā — like; vāta-sakhaḥ — the friend of the wind; hutāśaḥ — blazing fire
Translation

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 Sudarśana cakra burn our enemies to ashes.

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gade ’śani-sparśana-visphuliṅge niṣpiṇḍhi niṣpiṇḍhy ajita-priyāsi kuṣmāṇḍa-vaināyaka-yakṣa-rakṣo- bhūta-grahāṁś cūrṇaya cūrṇayārīn
Word for word
gade — O club in the hands of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; aśani — like thunderbolts; sparśana — whose touch; visphuliṅge — giving off sparks of fire; niṣpiṇḍhi niṣpiṇḍhi — pound to pieces, pound to pieces; ajita-priyā — very dear to the Supreme Personality of Godhead; asi — you are; kuṣmāṇḍa — imps named Kuṣmāṇḍas; vaināyaka — ghosts named Vaināyakas; yakṣa — ghosts named Yakṣas; rakṣaḥ — ghosts named Rākṣasas; bhūta — ghosts named Bhūtas; grahān — and evil demons named Grahas; cūrṇaya — pulverize; cūrṇaya — pulverize; arīn — my enemies
Translation

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 Kuṣmāṇḍas, Vaināyakas, Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, Bhūtas and Grahas. Please pulverize them.

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tvaṁ yātudhāna-pramatha-preta-mātṛ- piśāca-vipragraha-ghora-dṛṣṭīn darendra vidrāvaya kṛṣṇa-pūrito bhīma-svano ’rer hṛdayāni kampayan
Word for word
tvam — you; yātudhāna — Rākṣasas; pramatha — Pramathas; preta — Pretas; mātṛ — Mātās; piśāca — Piśācas; vipra-graha — brāhmaṇa ghosts; ghora-dṛṣṭīn — who have very fearful eyes; darendra — O Pāñcajanya, the conchshell in the hands of the Lord; vidrāvaya — drive away; kṛṣṇa-pūritaḥ — being filled with air from the mouth of Kṛṣṇa; bhīma-svanaḥ — sounding extremely fearful; areḥ — of the enemy; hṛdayāni — the cores of the hearts; kampayan — causing to tremble
Translation

O best of conchshells, O Pāñcajanya in the hands of the Lord, you are always filled with the breath of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Therefore you create a fearful sound vibration that causes trembling in the hearts of enemies like the Rākṣasas, pramatha ghosts, Pretas, Mātās, Piśācas and brāhmaṇa ghosts with fearful eyes.

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tvaṁ tigma-dhārāsi-varāri-sainyam īśa-prayukto mama chindhi chindhi cakṣūṁṣi carmañ chata-candra chādaya dviṣām aghonāṁ hara pāpa-cakṣuṣām
Word for word
tvam — you; tigma-dhāra-asi-vara — O best of swords possessing very sharp blades; ari-sainyam — the soldiers of the enemy; īśa-prayuktaḥ — being engaged by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; mama — my; chindhi chindhi — chop to pieces, chop to pieces; cakṣūṁṣi — the eyes; carman — O shield; śata-candra — possessing brilliant circles like a hundred moons; chādaya — please cover; dviṣām — of those who are envious of me; aghonām — who are completely sinful; hara — please take away; pāpa-cakṣuṣām — of those whose eyes are very sinful. O king of sharp-edged swords, you are engaged by the Supreme Personality of Godhead
Translation

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.

16
yan no bhayaṁ grahebhyo ’bhūt ketubhyo nṛbhya eva ca sarīsṛpebhyo daṁṣṭribhyo bhūtebhyo ’ṁhobhya eva ca
Word for word
yat — which; naḥ — our; bhayam — fear; grahebhyaḥ — from the Graha demons; abhūt — was; ketubhyaḥ — from meteors, or falling stars; nṛbhyaḥ — from envious human beings; eva ca — also; sarīsṛpebhyaḥ — from snakes or scorpions; daṁṣṭribhyaḥ — from animals with fierce teeth like tigers, wolves and boars; bhūtebhyaḥ — from ghosts or the material elements (earth, water, fire, etc.); aṁhobhyaḥ — from sinful activities; eva ca — as well as
Translation

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...

17
sarvāṇy etāni bhagavan- nāma-rūpānukīrtanāt prayāntu saṅkṣayaṁ sadyo ye naḥ śreyaḥ-pratīpakāḥ
Word for word
sarvāṇi etāni — all these; bhagavat-nāma-rūpa-anukīrtanāt — by glorifying the transcendental form, name, attributes and paraphernalia of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; prayāntu — let them go; saṅkṣayam — to complete destruction; sadyaḥ — immediately; ye — which; naḥ — our; śreyaḥ-pratīpakāḥ — hindrances to well-being
Translation

...We are always afraid of these hindrances to our auspicious life. Therefore, may they all be completely destroyed by the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.

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garuḍo bhagavān stotra- stobhaś chandomayaḥ prabhuḥ rakṣatv aśeṣa-kṛcchrebhyo viṣvaksenaḥ sva-nāmabhiḥ
Word for word
garuḍaḥ — His Holiness Garuḍa, the carrier of Lord Viṣṇu; bhagavān — as powerful as the Supreme Personality of Godhead; stotra-stobhaḥ — who is glorified by selected verses and songs; chandaḥ-mayaḥ — the personified Vedas; prabhuḥ — the lord; rakṣatu — may He protect; aśeṣa-kṛcchrebhyaḥ — from unlimited miseries; viṣvaksenaḥ — Lord Viṣvaksena; sva-nāmabhiḥ — by His holy names
Translation

Lord Garuḍa, the carrier of Lord Viṣṇu, 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 Viṣvaksena, the Personality of Godhead, also protect us from all dangers by His holy names.

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sarvāpadbhyo harer nāma- rūpa-yānāyudhāni naḥ buddhīndriya-manaḥ-prāṇān pāntu pārṣada-bhūṣaṇāḥ
Word for word
sarva-āpadbhyaḥ — from all kinds of danger; hareḥ — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; nāma — the holy name; rūpa — the transcendental form; yāna — the carriers; āyudhāni — and all the weapons; naḥ — our; buddhi — intelligence; indriya — senses; manaḥ — mind; prāṇān — life air; pāntu — may they protect and maintain; pārṣada-bhūṣaṇāḥ — the decorations who are personal associates
Translation

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.

20
yathā hi bhagavān eva vastutaḥ sad asac ca yat satyenānena naḥ sarve yāntu nāśam upadravāḥ
Word for word
yathā — just as; hi — indeed; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; eva — undoubtedly; vastutaḥ — at the ultimate issue; sat — manifested; asat — unmanifested; ca — and; yat — whatever; satyena — by the truth; anena — this; naḥ — our; sarve — all; yāntu — let them go; nāśam — to annihilation; upadravāḥ — disturbances
Translation

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.

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yathaikātmyānubhāvānāṁ vikalpa-rahitaḥ svayam bhūṣaṇāyudha-liṅgākhyā dhatte śaktīḥ sva-māyayā
Word for word
yathā — just as; aikātmya — in terms of oneness manifested in varieties; anubhāvānām — of those thinking; vikalpa-rahitaḥ — the absence of difference; svayam — Himself; bhūṣaṇa — decorations; āyudha — weapons; liṅga-ākhyāḥ — characteristics and different names; dhatte — possesses; śaktīḥ — potencies like wealth, influence, power, knowledge, beauty and renunciation; sva-māyayā — by expanding His spiritual energy
Translation

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...

22
tenaiva satya-mānena sarva-jño bhagavān hariḥ pātu sarvaiḥ svarūpair naḥ sadā sarvatra sarva-gaḥ
Word for word
tena eva — by that; satya-mānena — true understanding; sarva-jñaḥ — omniscient; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; hariḥ — who can take away all the illusion of the living entities; pātu — may He protect; sarvaiḥ — with all; sva-rūpaiḥ — His forms; naḥ — us; sadā — always; sarvatra — everywhere; sarva-gaḥ — who is all-pervasive
Translation

...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.

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vidikṣu dikṣūrdhvam adhaḥ samantād antar bahir bhagavān nārasiṁhaḥ prahāpayaḻ loka-bhayaṁ svanena sva-tejasā grasta-samasta-tejāḥ
Word for word
vidikṣu — in all corners; dikṣu — in all directions (east, west, north and south); ūrdhvam — above; adhaḥ — below; samantāt — on all sides; antaḥ — internally; bahiḥ — externally; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; nārasiṁhaḥ — in the form of Nṛsiṁhadeva (half-lion and half-man); prahāpayan — completely destroying; loka-bhayam — fear created by animals, poison, weapons, water, air, fire and so on; svanena — by His roar or the vibration of His name by His devotee Prahlāda Mahārāja; sva-tejasā — by His personal effulgence; grasta — covered; samasta — all other; tejāḥ — influences
Translation

Prahlāda Mahārāja loudly chanted the holy name of Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva. May Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, roaring for His devotee Prahlāda Mahārāja, 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 Nṛsiṁhadeva protect us in all directions and in all corners, above, below, within and without.

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maghavann idam ākhyātaṁ varma nārāyaṇātmakam vijeṣyase ’ñjasā yena daṁśito ’sura-yūthapān
Word for word
maghavan — O King Indra; idam — this; ākhyātam — described; varma — mystic armor; nārāyaṇa-ātmakam — related to Nārāyaṇa; vijeṣyase — you will conquer; añjasā — very easily; yena — by which; daṁśitaḥ — being protected; asura-yūthapān — the chief leaders of the demons
Translation

Viśvarūpa continued: O Indra, this mystic armor related to Lord Nārāyaṇa 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.

25
etad dhārayamāṇas tu yaṁ yaṁ paśyati cakṣuṣā padā vā saṁspṛśet sadyaḥ sādhvasāt sa vimucyate
Word for word
etat — this; dhārayamāṇaḥ — a person employing; tu — but; yam yam — whomever; paśyati — he sees; cakṣuṣā — by his eyes; padā — by his feet; vā — or; saṁspṛśet — may touch; sadyaḥ — immediately; sādhvasāt — from all fear; saḥ — he; vimucyate — is freed
Translation

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.

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na kutaścid bhayaṁ tasya vidyāṁ dhārayato bhavet rāja-dasyu-grahādibhyo vyādhy-ādibhyaś ca karhicit
Word for word
na — not; kutaścit — from anywhere; bhayam — fear; tasya — of him; vidyām — this mystical prayer; dhārayataḥ — employing; bhavet — may appear; rāja — from the government; dasyu — from rogues and thieves; graha-ādibhyaḥ — from demons and so on; vyādhi-ādibhyaḥ — from diseases and so on; ca — also; karhicit — at any time. This prayer, Nārāyaṇa-kavaca, constitutes subtle knowledge transcendentally connected with Nārāyaṇa
Translation

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.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Narayana Kavacam?

Narayana Kavacam was composed by Vyasadeva. It appears in More Songs.

What is the meaning of Narayana Kavacam?

The Supreme Lord, who sits on the back of the bird Garuḍa, 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 [aṇimā, laghimā, etc.].

Where can I listen to Narayana Kavacam?

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How many verses does Narayana Kavacam have?

Narayana Kavacam has 26 verses.

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