Narayana Kavacham
Narayana Kavacham
Narayana Kavacham
nArAyaNa kavacham
nyAsaH
a~NganyAsaH
OM OM pAdayoH namaH |
OM naM jAnunoH namaH |
OM moM UrvoH namaH |
OM nAM udare namaH |
OM rAM hRRidi namaH |
OM yaM urasi namaH |
OM NAM mukhe namaH |
OM yaM shirasi namaH |
karanyAsaH
OM OM dakShiNatarjanyAM namaH |
OM naM dakShiNamadhyamAyAM namaH |
OM moM dakShiNAnAmikAyAM namaH |
OM bhaM dakShiNakaniShThikAyAM namaH |
OM gaM vAmakaniShThikAyAM namaH |
OM vaM vAmAnikAyAM namaH |
OM teM vAmamadhyamAyAM namaH |
OM vAM vAmatarjanyAM namaH |
OM suM dakShiNA~NguShThordhvaparvaNi namaH |
OM deM dakShiNA~NguShThAdhaH parvaNi namaH |
OM vAM vAmA~NguShThordhvaparvaNi namaH |
OM yaM vAmA~NguShThAdhaH parvaNi namaH |
viShNuShaDakSharanyAsaH
OM OM hRRidaye namaH |
OM viM mUrdhnai namaH |
OM ShaM bhrurvormadhye namaH |
OM NaM shikhAyAM namaH |
OM veM netrayoH namaH |
OM naM sarvasandhiShu namaH |
OM maH prAchyAM astrAya phaT |
OM maH AgneyyAM astrAya phaT |
OM maH dakShiNasyAM astrAya phaT |
OM maH naiRRitye astrAya phaT |
OM maH pratIchyAM astrAya phaT |
OM maH vAyavye astrAya phaT |
OM maH udIchyAM astrAya phaT |
OM maH aishAnyAM astrAya phaT |
OM maH UrdhvAyAM astrAya phaT |
OM maH adharAyAM astrAya phaT |
shrI hariH
atha shrInArAyaNakavacha
rAjovAcha
yayA guptaH sahasrAkShaH savAhAn ripusainikAn |
krIDanniva vinirjitya trilokyA bubhuje shriyam || 1 ||
bhagavaMstanmamAkhyAhi varma nArAyaNAtmakam |
yathA.a.atatAyinaH shatrUn yena gupto.ajayanmRRidhe || 2 ||
shrI shuka uvAcha
vRRitaH purohitastvAShTro mahendrAyAnupRRichChate |
nArAyaNAkhyaM varmAha tadihaikamanAH shRRiNu || 3 ||
shrIvishvarUpa uvAcha
dhautANghripANirAchamya sapavitra udaNmukhaH |
kRRitasvA~NgakaranyAso mantrAbhyAM vAgyataH shuchiH || 4 ||
nArAyaNamayaM varma sannahyedbhaya Agate |
daivabhUtAtmakarmabhyo nArAyaNamayaH pumAn || 5 ||
pAdayorjAnunorUrvorudare hRRidyathorasi |
mukhe shirasyAnupUrvyAdo~NkArAdIni vinyaset || 6 ||
OM namo nArAyaNAyeti viparyayamathApi vA |
karanyAsaM tataH kuryAddvAdashAkSharavidyayA || 7 ||
praNavAdiyakArAntamaNgulyaNguShThaparvasu |
nyaseddhRRidaya o~NkAraM vikAramanu mUrdhani || 8 ||
ShakAraM tu bhruvormadhye NakAraM shikhayA nyaset |
vekAraM netrayoryu~njyAnnakAraM sarvasandhiShu || 9 ||
makAramastramuddishya mantramUrtirbhavedbudhaH |
savisargaM phaDantaM tatsarvadikShu vinirdishet || 10 ||
OM viShNave namaH ||
ityAtmAnaM paraM dhyAyeddhyeyaM ShaTChaktibhiryutam |
vidyAtejastapomUrtimimaM mantramudAharet || 11 ||
OM harirvidadhyAnmama sarvarakShAM
nyastA~NghripadmaH patagendra pRRiShThe |
darAricharmAsigadeShuchApa-
-pAshAndadhAno.aShTaguNo.aShTabAhuH || 12 ||
jaleShu mAM rakShatu matsyamUrti-
-ryAdogaNebhyo varuNasya pAshAt |
sthaleShu mAyAvaTuvAmano.avyA-
-ttrivikramaH khe.avatu vishvarUpaH || 13 ||
durgeShvaTavyAjimukhAdiShu prabhuH
pAyAnnRRisiMho.asurayUthapAriH |
vimu~nchato yasya mahATTahAsaM
disho vinedurnyapataMshcha garbhAH || 14 ||
rakShatvasau mAdhvani yaj~nakalpaH
svadaMShTrayonnItadharo varAhaH |
rAmo.adrikUTeShvatha vipravAse
salakShmaNo.avyAdbharatAgrajo.asmAn || 15 ||
mAmugradharmAdakhilAtpramAdA-
-nnArAyaNaH pAtu narashcha hAsAt |
dattastvayogAdatha yoganAthaH
pAyAdguNeshaH kapilaH karmabandhAt || 16 ||
sanatkumAro.avatu kAmadevA-
-ddhayAnano mAM pathi devahelanAt |
devarShivaryaH puruShArchanAntarA-
-tkUrmo harirmAM nirayAdasheShAt || 17 ||
dhanvantarirbhagavAnpAtvapathyA-
-ddvandvAdbhayAdRRiShabho nirjitAtmA |
yaj~nashcha lokAdavatAjjanAntA-
-dbalo gaNAtkrodhavashAdahIndraH || 18 ||
dvaipAyano bhagavAnaprabodhA-
-dbuddhastu pAShaNDagaNAtpramAdAt |
kalkiH kaleH kAlamalAtprapAtu
dharmAvanAyorukRRitAvatAraH || 19 ||
mAM keshavo gadayA prAtaravyA-
-dgovinda Asa~NgavamAttaveNuH |
nArAyaNaH prAhNa udAttashakti-
-rmadhyandine viShNurarIndrapANiH || 20 ||
devo.aparAhNe madhuhogradhanvA
sAyaM tridhAmAvatu mAdhavo mAm |
doShe hRRiShIkesha utArdharAtre
nishItha eko.avatu padmanAbhaH || 21 ||
shrIvatsadhAmA.apararAtra IshaH
pratyuSha Isho.asidharo janArdanaH |
dAmodaro.avyAdanusandhyaM prabhAte
vishveshvaro bhagavAnkAlamUrtiH || 22 ||
chakraM yugAntAnalatigmanemi
bhramatsamantAdbhagavatprayuktam |
dandagdhi dandagdhyarisainyamAshu
kakShaM yathA vAtasakho hutAshaH || 23 ||
gade.ashanisparshanavisphuli~Nge
niShpiNDhi niShpiNDhyajitapriyAsi |
kUShmANDavainAyakayakSharakSho
bhUtagrahAMshchUrNaya chUrNayArIn || 24 ||
tvaM yAtudhAnapramathapretamAtRRi-
-pishAchavipragrahaghoradRRiShTIn |
darendra vidrAvaya kRRiShNapUrito
bhImasvano.arerhRRidayAni kampayan || 25 ||
tvaM tigmadhArAsivarArisainya-
-mIshaprayukto mama Chindhi Chindhi |
chakShUMShi charman shatachandra ChAdaya
dviShAmaghonAM hara pApachakShuShAm || 26 ||
yanno bhayaM grahebhyo.abhUtketubhyo nRRibhya eva cha |
sarIsRRipebhyo daMShTribhyo bhUtebhyo.aghebhya eva cha || 27 ||
sarvANyetAni bhagavannAmarUpAstrakIrtanAt |
prayAntu sa~NkShayaM sadyo ye naH shreyaHpratIpakAH || 28 ||
garuDo bhagavAn stotrastomashChandomayaH prabhuH |
rakShatvasheShakRRichChrebhyo viShvaksenaH svanAmabhiH || 29 ||
sarvApadbhyo harernAmarUpayAnAyudhAni naH |
buddhIndriyamanaHprANAnpAntu pArShadabhUShaNAH || 30 ||
yathA hi bhagavAneva vastutaH sadasachcha yat |
satyenAnena naH sarve yAntu nAshamupadravAH || 31 ||
yathaikAtmyAnubhAvAnAM vikalparahitaH svayam |
bhUShaNAyudhali~NgAkhyA dhatte shaktIH svamAyayA || 32 ||
tenaiva satyamAnena sarvaj~no bhagavAn hariH |
pAtu sarvaiH svarUpairnaH sadA sarvatra sarvagaH || 33 ||
vidikShu dikShUrdhvamadhaH samantA-
-dantarbahirbhagavAnnArasiMhaH |
prahApaya.NllokabhayaM svanena
svatejasA grastasamastatejAH || 34 ||
maghavannidamAkhyAtaM varma nArAyaNAtmakam |
vijeShyasya~njasA yena daMshito.asurayUthapAn || 35 ||
etaddhArayamANastu yaM yaM pashyati chakShuShA |
padA vA saMspRRishetsadyaH sAdhvasAtsa vimuchyate || 36 ||
na kutashchidbhayaM tasya vidyAM dhArayato bhavet |
rAjadasyugrahAdibhyo vyAdhyAdibhyashcha karhichit || 37 ||
imAM vidyAM purA kashchitkaushiko dhArayan dvijaH |
yogadhAraNayA svA~NgaM jahau sa marudhanvani || 38 ||
tasyopari vimAnena gandharvapatirekadA |
yayau chitrarathaH strIbhirvRRito yatra dvijakShayaH || 39 ||
gaganAnnyapatatsadyaH savimAno hyavAkChirAH |
sa vAlakhilyavachanAdasthInyAdAya vismitaH |
prApya prAchyAM sarasvatyAM snAtvA dhAma svamanvagAt || 40 ||
shrI shuka uvAcha
ya idaM shRRiNuyAtkAle yo dhArayati chAdRRitaH |
taM namasyanti bhUtAni muchyate sarvato bhayAt || 41 ||
etAM vidyAmadhigato vishvarUpAchChatakratuH |
trailokyalakShmIM bubhuje vinirjitya mRRidhe.asurAn || 42 ||
iti shrImadbhAgavate mahApurANe ShaShThaskandhe nArAyaNavarmopadesho nAmAShTamo.adhyAyaH |
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Narayana Kavacham is a Sanskrit protective hymn of 42 verses invoking Lord Narayana for comprehensive spiritual protection. The text is drawn from the Srimad Bhagavatam (Canto 8, Chapter 16), where it is narrated by Shukadeva Goswami to King Parikshit in the context of celestial conflicts. Each verse of the kavacham assigns Narayana's presence to protect a specific part of the body or aspect of life, functioning as a full-body divine armor.
What are the benefits of chanting Narayana Kavacham?
- Provides protection from physical harm, illness, and hostile forces
- Builds courage and mental stability in difficult situations
- Removes obstacles and supports the completion of undertaken tasks
- Deepens devotion to Lord Narayana within the Vaishnava tradition
When is the best time to recite this?
The Narayana Kavacham can be recited at any time, though morning and evening are considered auspicious. It is particularly chanted on Ekadashi, Vaikuntha Ekadashi, and during festivals dedicated to Lord Vishnu. Many devotees recite it before beginning significant undertakings.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Narayana Kavacham originates from the Srimad Bhagavatam, one of the eighteen major Puranas, traditionally attributed to Veda Vyasa. The Bhagavatam is generally dated by scholars to between the 6th and 10th centuries CE, though it incorporates much older oral material. The kavacham narrative places the text in the cosmic context of the battle between the devas and asuras, giving it authority as a text revealed for divine protection. It has been recited continuously in Vaishnava communities across India and is among the most well-known kavachams in the tradition.
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Related Texts
- Vishnu Sahasranama — the thousand-name hymn to Vishnu, used in Vaishnava worship alongside the kavacham for comprehensive devotional practice
- Narayana Suktam — a Vedic hymn to Narayana that shares the same deity and tradition, often recited in the same worship context