Narasimha Kavacam Vaksye

nṛsiṁha-kavacaṁ vakṣye prahlādenoditaṁ purā sarva-rakṣā-karaṁ puṇyaṁ sarvopadrava-nāśanam

I shall now recite the Nrsimha-kavaca, formerly spoken by Prahlada Maharaja. It is most pious, vanquishes all kinds of impediments, and provides one all protection.

sarva-sampat-karaṁ caiva svarga-mokṣa-pradāyakam dhyātvā nṛsiṁhaṁ deveśaṁ hema-siṁhāsana-sthitam

It bestows upon one all opulences and can give one elevation to the heavenly planets or liberation. One should meditate on Lord Nrsimha, Lord of the universe, seated upon a golden throne.

vivṛtāsyaṁ tri-nayanaṁ śarad-indu-sama-prabham lakṣmy-āliṅgita-vāmāṅgaṁ vibhūtibhir upāśritam

His mouth is wide open, He has three eyes, and He is as radiant as the autumn moon. He is embraced by Laksmidevi on his left side, and His form is the shelter of all opulences, both material and spiritual.

catur-bhujaṁ komalāṅgaṁ svarṇa-kuṇḍala-śobhitam saroja-śobhitoraskaṁ ratna-keyūra-mudritam

The Lord has four arms, and His limbs are very soft. He is decorated with golden earrings. His chest is resplendent like the lotus flower, and His arms are decorated with jewel-studded ornaments.

tapta-kāñcana-saṅkāśaṁ pīta-nirmala-vāsasam indrādi-sura-mauliṣṭhaḥ sphuran māṇikya-dīptibhiḥ

He is dressed in a spotless yellow garment, which exactly resembles molten gold. He is the original cause of existence, beyond the mundane sphere, for the great demigods headed by Indra. He appears bedecked with rubies which are blazingly effulgent.

virājita-pada-dvandvaṁ śaṅkha-cakrādi-hetibhiḥ garutmatā ca vinayāt stūyamānaṁ mudānvitam

His two feet are very attractive, and He is armed with various weapons such as the conch, disc, etc. Garuda joyfully offers prayers with great reverence.

sva-hṛt-kamala-saṁvāsaṁ kṛtvā tu kavacaṁ paṭhet nṛsiṁho me śiraḥ pātu loka-rakṣārtha-sambhavaḥ

Having seated Lord Nrsimhadeva upon the lotus of one's heart, one should recite the following mantra: May Lord Nrsimha, who protects all the planetary systems, protect my head.

sarvago ’pi stambha-vāsaḥ phālaṁ me rakṣatu dhvanim nṛsiṁho me dṛśau pātu soma-sūryāgni-locanaḥ

Although the Lord is all-pervading, He hid Himself within a pillar. May He protect my speech and the results of my activities. May Lord Nrsimha, whose eyes are the sun, and fire, protect my eyes.

smṛtiṁ me pātu nṛhariḥ muni-varya-stuti-priyaḥ nāsāṁ me siṁha-nāsas tu mukhaṁ lakṣmī-mukha-priyaḥ

May Lord Nrhari, who is pleased by the prayers offered by the best of sages, protect my memory. May He who has the nose of a lion protect my nose, and may He whose face is very dear to the goddess of fortune protect my mouth.

sarva-vidyādhipaḥ pātu nṛsiṁho rasanāṁ mama vaktraṁ pātv indu-vadanaṁ sadā prahlāda-vanditaḥ

May Lord Nrsimha, who is the knower of all sciences, protect my sense of taste. May He whose face is beautiful as the full moon and who is offered prayers by Prahlada Maharaja protect my face.

nṛsiṁhaḥ pātu me kaṇṭhaṁ skandhau bhū-bharaṇānta-kṛt divyāstra-śobhita-bhujaḥ nṛsiṁhaḥ pātu me bhujau

May Lord Nrsimha protect my throat. He is the sustainer of the earth and the performer of unlimitedly wonderful activities. May He protect my shoulders. His arms are resplendent with transcendental weapons. May He protect my shoulders.

karau me deva-varado nṛsiṁhaḥ pātu sarvataḥ hṛdayaṁ yogi-sādhyaś ca nivāsaṁ pātu me hariḥ

May the Lord, who bestows benedictions upon the demigods, protect my hands, and may He protect me from all sides. May He who is achieved by the perfect yogis protect my heart, and may Lord Hari protect my dwelling place.

madhyaṁ pātu hiraṇyākṣa- vakṣaḥ-kukṣi-vidāraṇaḥ nābhiṁ me pātu nṛhariḥ sva-nābhi-brahma-saṁstutaḥ

May He who ripped apart the chest and abdomen of the great demon Hiranyaksa protect my waist, and may Lord Nrhari protect my navel. He is offered prayers by Lord Brahma, who has sprung from his own navel.

brahmāṇḍa-koṭayaḥ kaṭyāṁ yasyāsau pātu me kaṭim guhyaṁ me pātu guhyānāṁ mantrāṇāṁ guhya-rūpa-dhṛk

May He on whose hips rest all the universes protect my hips. May the Lord protect my private parts. He is the knower of all mantras and all mysteries, but He Himself is not visible.

ūrū manobhavaḥ pātu jānunī nara-rūpa-dhṛk jaṅghe pātu dharā-bhāra- hartā yo ’sau nṛ-keśarī

May He who is the original Cupid protect my thighs. May He who exhibits a human-like form protect my knees. May the remover of the burden of the earth, who appears in a form which is half-man and half-lion, protect my calves.

sura-rājya-pradaḥ pātu pādau me nṛharīśvaraḥ sahasra-śīrṣā-puruṣaḥ pātu me sarvaśas tanum

May the bestower of heavenly opulence protect my feet. He is the Supreme Controller in the form of a man and lion combined. May the thousand-headed Supreme enjoyer protect my body from all sides and in all respects.

mahograḥ pūrvataḥ pātu mahā-vīrāgrajo ’gnitaḥ mahā-viṣṇur dakṣiṇe tu mahā-jvālas tu nairṛtau

May that most ferocious personality protect me from the east. May He who is superior to the greatest heroes protect me from the southeast, which is presided over by Agni. May the Supreme Visnu protect me from the south, and may that person of blazing luster protect me from the southwest.

paścime pātu sarveśo diśi me sarvato-mukhaḥ nṛsiṁhaḥ pātu vāyavyāṁ saumyāṁ bhūṣaṇa-vigrahaḥ

May the Lord of everything protect me from the west. His faces are everywhere, so please may He protect me from this direction. May Lord Nrsimha protect me from the northwest, which is predominated by Vayu, and may He whose form is in itself the supreme ornament protect me from the north, where Soma resides.

īśānyāṁ pātu bhadro me sarva-maṅgala-dāyakaḥ saṁsāra-bhayataḥ pātu mṛtyor mṛtyur nṛ-keśarī

May the all-auspicious Lord, who Himself bestows all-auspiciousness, protect from the northeast, the direction of the sun-god, and may He who is death personified protect me from fear of death and rotation in this material world.

idaṁ nṛsiṁha-kavacaṁ prahlāda-mukha-maṇḍitam bhaktimān yaḥ paṭhen nityaṁ sarva-pāpaiḥ pramucyate

This Nrsimha-kavaca has been ornamented by issuing from the mouth of Prahlada Maharaja. A devotee who reads this becomes freed from all sins.

putravān dhanavān loke dīrghāyur upajāyate yaṁ yaṁ kāmayate kāmaṁ taṁ taṁ prāpnoty asaṁśayam

Whatever one desires in this world he can attain without doubt. One can have wealth, many sons, and a long life.

sarvatra jayam āpnoti sarvatra vijayī bhavet bhūmy-antarīkṣa-divyānāṁ grahāṇāṁ vinivāraṇam

He becomes victorious who desires victory, and indeed becomes a conqueror. He wards off the influence of all planets, earthly, heavenly, and everything in between.

vṛścikoraga-sambhūta- viṣāpaharaṇaṁ param brahma-rākṣasa-yakṣāṇāṁ dūrotsāraṇa-kāraṇam

This is the supreme remedy for the poisonous effects of serpents and scorpions, and Brahma-raksasa ghosts and Yaksas are driven away.

bhūrje vā tāla-patre vā kavacaṁ likhitaṁ śubham kara-mūle dhṛtaṁ yena sidhyeyuḥ karma-siddhayaḥ

One may write this most auspicious prayer on his arm, or inscribe it on a palm-leaf and attach it to his wrist, and all his activities will become perfect.

devāsura-manuṣyeṣu svaṁ svam eva jayaṁ labhet eka-sandhyaṁ tri-sandhyaṁ vā yaḥ paṭhen niyato naraḥ

One who regularly chants this prayer, whether once or thrice (daily), he becomes victorious whether among demigods, demons, or human beings.

sarva-maṅgala-māṅgalyaṁ bhuktiṁ muktiṁ ca vindati dvā-triṁśati-sahasrāṇi paṭhec chuddhātmanāṁ nṛṇām

One who with purified heart recites this prayer 32,000 times attains the most auspicious of all auspicious things, and material enjoyment and liberation are already understood to be available to such a person.

kavacasyāsya mantrasya mantra-siddhiḥ prajāyate anena mantra-rājena kṛtvā bhasmābhimantraṇam

This Kavaca-mantra is the king of all mantras. One attains by it what would be attained by anointing oneself with ashes and chanting all other mantras.

tilakaṁ vinyased yas tu tasya graha-bhayaṁ haret tri-vāraṁ japamānas tu dattaṁ vāry abhimantrya ca

Having marked one’s body with tilaka, taking acamana with water, and reciting this mantra three times, one will find that the fear of all inauspicious planets is removed.

prāśayed yo naro mantraṁ nṛsiṁha-dhyānam ācaret tasya rogāḥ praṇaśyanti ye ca syuḥ kukṣi-sambhavāḥ

That person who recites this mantra, meditating upon Lord Nrsimhadeva, has all of his diseases vanquished, including those of the abdomen.

kim atra bahunoktena nṛsiṁha-sadṛśo bhavet manasā cintitaṁ yat tu sa tac cāpnoty asaṁśayam

Why should more be said? One acquires qualitative oneness with Narasimha Himself. There is no doubt that the desires in the mind of one who meditates will be granted.

garjantaṁ garjayantaṁ nija-bhuja-paṭalaṁ sphoṭayantaṁ haṭhantaṁ rūpyantaṁ tāpayantaṁ divi bhuvi ditijaṁ kṣepayantaṁ kṣipantam krandantaṁ roṣayantaṁ diśi diśi satataṁ saṁharantaṁ bharantaṁ vīkṣantaṁ ghūrṇayantaṁ śara-nikara-śatair divya-siṁhaṁ namāmi iti śrī-brahmāṇḍa-purāṇe prahlādoktaṁ śrī-nṛsiṁha-kavacaṁ sampūrṇam

Lord Nrsimha roars loudly and causes others to roar. With His multitudes of arms He tears the demons asunder and kills them in this way. He is always seeking out and tormenting the demoniac descendants of Diti, both on this earth planet and in the higher planets, and He throws them down and scatters them. He cries with great anger as He destroys the demons in all directions, yet with His unlimited hands He sustains, protects, and nourishes the cosmic manifestation. I offer my respectful obeisances to the Lord, who has assumed the form of a transcendental lion.