Sri Narayana Kavacham
Shree naaraayana kavacham'
Raajovaacha |
Yayaa guptah' sahasraakshah' savaahaan ripusainikaan |
Kreed'anniva vinirjitya trilokyaa bubhuje shriyam || 1 ||
Bhagavam'stanmamaakhyaahi varma naaraayanaatmakam |
Yathaa''tataayinah' shatroon yena gupto'jayanmri'dhe || 2 ||
Shree shuka uvaacha |
Vri'tah' purohitastvaasht'ro mahendraayaanupri'chchhate |
Naaraayanaakhyam' varmaaha tadihaikamanaah' shri'nu || 3 ||
Shreevishvaroopa uvaacha |
Dhautaanghripaaniraachamya sapavitra udangmukhah' |
Kri'tasvaangakaranyaaso mantraabhyaam' vaagyatah' shuchih' || 4 ||
Naaraayanamayam' varma sannahyedbhaya aagate |
Daivabhootaatmakarmabhyo naaraayanamayah' pumaan || 5 ||
Paadayorjaanunoroorvorudare hri'dyathorasi |
Mukhe shirasyaanupoorvyaadonkaaraadeeni vinyaset || 6 ||
Om namo naaraayanaayeti viparyayamathaapi vaa |
Karanyaasam' tatah' kuryaaddvaadashaaksharavidyayaa || 7 ||
Pranavaadiyakaaraantamangul'yangusht'haparvasu |
Nyaseddhri'daya omkaaram' vikaaramanu moordhani || 8 ||
Shakaaram' tu bhruvormadhye nakaaram' shikhayaa nyaset |
Vekaaram' netrayoryunjyaannakaaram' sarvasandhishu || 9 ||
Makaaramastramuddishya mantramoortirbhavedbudhah' |
Savisargam' phad'antam' tat sarvadikshu vinirdishet |
Om vishnave nama iti || 10 ||
Aatmaanam' paramam' dhyaayeddhyeyam' shat'chhaktibhiryutam |
Vidyaatejastapomoortimimam' mantramudaaharet || 11 ||
Om | harirvidadhyaanmama sarvarakshaam'
Nyastaanghripadmah' patagendrapri'sht'he |
Daraaricharmaasigadeshuchaapa-
-paashaan dadhaano'sht'aguno'sht'abaahuh' || 12 ||
Jaleshu maam' rakshatu matsyamoorti-
-ryaadoganebhyo varunasya paashaat |
Sthaleshu maayaavat'uvaamano'vyaat
Trivikramah' khe'vatu vishvaroopah' || 13 ||
Durgeshvat'avyaajimukhaadishu prabhuh'
Paayaannri'sim'ho'surayoothapaarih' |
Vimunchato yasya mahaat't'ahaasam'
Disho vinedurnyapatam'shcha garbhaah' || 14 ||
Rakshatvasau maadhvani yajnyakalpah'
Svadam'sht'rayonneetadharo varaahah' |
Raamo'drikoot'eshvatha vipravaase
Salakshmano'vyaadbharataagrajo'smaan || 15 ||
Maamugradharmaadakhilaat pramaadaa-
-nnaaraayanah' paatu narashcha haasaat |
Dattastvayogaadatha yoganaathah'
Paayaadguneshah' kapilah' karmabandhaat || 16 ||
Sanatkumaaro'vatu kaamadevaa-
-ddhayaanano maam' pathi devahelanaat |
Devarshivaryah' purushaarchanaantaraat
Koormo harirmaam' nirayaadasheshaat || 17 ||
Dhanvantarirbhagavaan paatvapathyaa-
-ddvandvaadbhayaadri'shabho nirjitaatmaa |
Yajnyashcha lokaadavataajjanaantaa-
-dbalo ganaat krodhavashaadaheendrah' || 18 ||
Dvaipaayano bhagavaanaprabodhaa-
-dbuddhastu paakhand'aganaat pramaadaat |
Kalkih' kaleh' kaalamalaat prapaatu
Dharmaavanaayorukri'taavataarah' || 19 ||
Maam' keshavo gadayaa praataravyaa-
-dgovinda aasangavamaattavenuh' |
Naaraayanah' praahna udaattashakti-
-rmadhyandine vishnurareendrapaanih' || 20 ||
Devo'paraahne madhuhogradhanvaa
Saayam' tridhaamaavatu maadhavo maam |
Doshe hri'sheekesha utaardharaatre
Nisheetha eko'vatu padmanaabhah' || 21 ||
Shreevatsadhaamaa'pararaatra eeshah'
Pratyoosha eesho'sidharo janaardanah' |
Daamodaro'vyaadanusandhyam' prabhaate
Vishveshvaro bhagavaan kaalamoortih' || 22 ||
Chakram' yugaantaanalatigmanemi
Bhramat samantaadbhagavat prayuktam |
Dandagdhi dandagdhyarisainyamaashu
Kaksham' yathaa vaatasakho hutaashah' || 23 ||
Gade'shanisparshanavisphulinge
Nishpind'hi nishpind'hyajitapriyaasi |
Kooshmaand'avainaayakayaksharaksho-
-bhootagrahaam'shchoornaya choornayaareen || 24 ||
Tvam' yaatudhaanapramathapretamaatri'-
-pishaachavipragrahaghoradri'sht'een |
Darendra vidraavaya kri'shnapoorito
Bheemasvano'rerhri'dayaani kampayan || 25 ||
Tvam' tigmadhaaraasivaraarisainya-
-meeshaprayukto mama chhindhi chhindhi |
Chakshoom'shi charman shatachandra chhaadaya
Dvishaamaghonaam' hara paapachakshushaam || 26 ||
Yanno bhayam' grahebhyo'bhoot ketubhyo nri'bhya eva cha |
Sareesri'pebhyo dam'sht'ribhyo bhootebhyo'hobhya eva vaa || 27 ||
Sarvaanyetaani bhagavan naamaroopaastrakeertanaat |
Prayaantu sankshayam' sadyo ye nah' shreyah'prateepakaah' || 28 ||
Garud'o bhagavaan stotrastomashchhandomayah' prabhuh' |
Rakshatvasheshakri'chchhrebhyo vishvaksenah' svanaamabhih' || 29 ||
Sarvaapadbhyo harernaamaroopayaanaayudhaani nah' |
Buddheendriyamanah'praanaan paantu paarshadabhooshanaah' || 30 ||
Yathaa hi bhagavaaneva vastutah' sadasachcha yat |
Satyenaanena nah' sarve yaantu naashamupadravaah' || 31 ||
Yathaikaatmyaanubhaavaanaam' vikalparahitah' svayam |
Bhooshanaayudhalingaakhyaa dhatte shakteeh' svamaayayaa || 32 ||
Tenaiva satyamaanena sarvajnyo bhagavaan harih' |
Paatu sarvaih' svaroopairnah' sadaa sarvatra sarvagah' || 33 ||
Vidikshu dikshoordhvamadhah' samantaa-
-dantarbahirbhagavaan naarasim'hah' |
Prahaapayam'llokabhayam' svanena
Svatejasaa grastasamastatejaah' || 34 ||
Maghavannidamaakhyaatam' varma naaraayanaatmakam |
Vijeshyasyanjasaa yena dam'shito'surayoothapaan || 35 ||
Etaddhaarayamaanastu yam' yam' pashyati chakshushaa |
Padaa vaa sam'spri'shet sadyah' saadhvasaat sa vimuchyate || 36 ||
Na kutashchidbhayam' tasya vidyaam' dhaarayato bhavet |
Raajadasyugrahaadibhyo vyaadhyaadibhyashcha karhichit || 37 ||
Imaam' vidyaam' puraa kashchit kaushiko dhaarayan dvijah' |
Yogadhaaranayaa svaangam' jahau sa marudhanvani || 38 ||
Tasyopari vimaanena gandharvapatirekadaa |
Yayau chitrarathah' streebhirvri'to yatra dvijakshayah' || 39 ||
Gaganaannyapatat sadyah' savimaano hyavaakchhiraah' |
Sa vaalakhilyavachanaadastheenyaadaaya vismitah' |
Praasya praachee sarasvatyaam' snaatvaa dhaama svamanvagaat || 40 ||
Shreeshuka uvaacha |
Ya idam' shri'nuyaat kaale yo dhaarayati chaadri'tah' |
Tam' namasyanti bhootaani muchyate sarvato bhayaat || 41 ||
Etaam' vidyaamadhigato vishvaroopaachchhatakratuh' |
Trailokyalakshmeem' bubhuje vinirjitya mri'dhe'suraan || 42 ||
Iti shreemadbhaagavate mahaapuraane shasht'haskandhe naaraayanavarmopadesho naamaasht'amo'dhyaayah' |
Meaning
The Narayana Kavacham is one of the most powerful protection hymns from the Bhagavatam (6.8). It is a divine armour that invokes Lord Narayana through His various avatars and weapons to protect the devotee from all dangers—seen and unseen.
The kavacham begins with body sanctification (nyasa), placing sacred syllables of the Narayana Mantra on each part of the body, transforming it into a divine shield.
Each avatar protects a different realm:
• Matsya – protects in water
• Kurma – protects during dangers and calamities
• Varaha – sustains during struggles
• Narasimha – protects in forests, darkness, fear
• Vamana & Trivikrama – protect on land and sky
• Rama, Krishna & Parasurama – protect during battles, travels, enemies
• Buddha – protects from ignorance
• Kalki – protects in Kaliyuga
Narayana’s divine weapons—Sudarshana Chakra, Kaumodaki Gada, the divine sword, conch—are invoked as fiery guardians that shatter evil forces, spirits, curses, planetary afflictions, and all negativity.
Benefits:
• Powerful protection against all forms of danger
• Removes fear, anxiety, negative energies
• Harmonizes the mind and increases inner strength
• Safeguards family, children, home, journeys
• Breaks sorcery, evil eye, curses, and hidden negative forces
• Grants success, peace, and divine grace
• Recommended especially for Kaliyuga protection
This is one of the rare hymns where Bhagavatam says: “One who carries this kavacha shall never fear, not even in dreams.”
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