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nsiha-kavaca vakye prahldenodita pur sarva-rakakara punya sarvopadrava-nanam I shall now recite the Nsiha-kavaca, formerly spoken by Prahlda Mahrja. It is most pious, vanquishes all kinds of impediments, and provides one all protection.

sarva-sampat-kara caiva svarga-moka-pradyakam dhytv nsiha devea hema-sihsana-sthitam It bestows upon one all opulences and can give one elevation to the heavenly planets or liberation. One should meditate on Lord Nsihadeva, Lord of the universe, seated upon a golden throne.

vivtsya tri-nayana arad-indu-sama-prabham lakmyligita-vmgam vibhtibhir upritam His mouth is wide open, and He has three eyes. He is as radiant as the autumn moon. His left side is embraced by mother Lakmdev, and His form is the shelter of all opulences, both material and spiritual.

catur-bhuja komalga svara-kuala-obhitam sarojaobitoraska ratna-keyra-mudritam The Lord has four arms, and His limbs are very soft. He is decorated with beautiful golden earrings. His powerful chest is resplendent like the lotus flower, and His arms are decorated with jewel-studded ornaments. tapta-kcana-sanka pta-nirmala-vsasam indrdi-suramauliha sphuran mikya-dptibhi

He is dressed in a spotless yellow garment, which exactly resembles molten gold. He is the original cause of existence, beyond the mundane sphere. He is the crowning glory of the demigods such as Indra, the king of heaven. He is bedecked with rubies which are blazingly effulgent. virjita-pada-dvandva akha-cakrdi-hetibhi garutmat ca vinayt styamna mudnvitam His feet are very attractive, and He is armed with various weapons such as the conch, chakra, and other divine weapons. He is always filled with great joy. Garua constantly offers Him humble prayers with great reverence. sva-ht-kamala-samvsa ktv tu kavaca pathet nsiho me ira ptu loka-rakrtha-sambhava Having seated Lord Nsihadeva upon the lotus of one's heart, one should recite the following mantra: May Lord Nsihadeva, who protects all the planetary systems, please protect my head. sarvago pi stambha-vsa phala me rakatu dhvanim nsiho me dau ptu soma-srygni-locana Although the Lord is all-pervading, He hid Himself within a pillar. May He please protect my speech and the results of all my activities. May Lord Nsihadeva, whose eyes are the sun, and fire, please protect my eyes. smta me ptu nhari muni-vrya-stuti-priya nsa me siha-nas tu mukha lakm-mukha-priya May Lord Nhari, who is pleased by the prayers offered by the best of sages, please protect my memory. May He who has the nose of a lion please protect my nose, and may He whose face is very dear to the goddess of fortune please protect my mouth. sarva-vidydhipa ptu nsiho rasana mama vaktra ptv indu-vadana sad prahlda-vandita

May Lord Nsihadeva, who is the knower of all sciences, please protect my sense of taste. May He whose face is as beautiful as the full moon and who is offered prayers by Prahlda Mahrja please protect my face. nsihah ptu me kaha skandhau bh-bhd ananta-kt divystra-obhita-bhuja nsiha ptu me bhujau May Lord Nsihadeva please protect my throat. He is the sustainer of the earth and the performer of unlimitedly wonderful activities. His arms are resplendent with transcendental weapons. May He please protect my shoulders. karau me deva-varado nsiha ptu sarvata hdaya yogisdhya ca nivsa ptu me hari May the Lord, who bestows benedictions upon the demigods, please protect my hands, and may He please protect me from all sides. May He who is achieved by the perfect yogs please protect my heart, and may Lord Hari please protect my dwelling place. madhya ptu hirayakaipu-vaka-kuki-vidraa nbhi me ptu nhari sva-nbhi-brahma-sastuta May He who ripped apart the chest and abdomen of the great demon Hirayakaipu please protect my waist, and may Lord Nhari please protect my navel. He is offered prayers by Lord Brahm, who has sprung from His own navel. brahma-koaya kay yasysau ptu me kaim guhya me ptu guhyn mantrn guhya-rpa-dk May He on whose hips rest all the universes please protect my hips. May the Lord please protect my private parts. He is the knower of all mantras and all mysteries, but He Himself is not visible. r manobhava ptu jnun nara-rpa-dk jaghe ptu dhar-bhara-hart yo sau n-kear May He who is the original Cupid please protect my thighs. May He who exhibits a human-like form please

protect my knees. May the remover of the burden of the earth, who appears in a form of a half-man half-lion, please protect my calves. sura-rjya-prada ptu pdau me nharvara sahasrar-purua ptu me sarvaas tanum May the bestower of heavenly opulence please protect my feet. He is the Supreme Controller in the form of a man and lion combined. May the thousand-headed Supreme enjoyer please protect my body from all sides and in all respects. manogra prvata ptu mah-vrgrajo gnita mah-viur dakie tu mah-jvalas tu nairta May that most ferocious personality please protect me from the east. May He who is superior to the greatest heroes please protect me from the southeast, which is presided over by Agni. May the Supreme Viu please protect me from the south, and may that Supreme Person of blazing luster please protect me from the southwest. pacime ptu sarveo dii me sarvatomukha nsiha ptu vyavy saumy bhaa-vigraha May the Lord who is all-prevading please protect me from the west. His faces are everywhere, so may He please protect me from this direction. May Lord Nsihadeva please protect me from the northwest, which is predominated by Vyu, and may He whose form is in itself the supreme ornament please protect me from the north, where Soma resides. ny ptu bhadro me sarva-magala-dyaka sasrabhayata ptu mtyor mtyur n-kear May the all-auspicious Lord, who Himself bestows allauspiciousness, please protect me from the northeast, the direction of the sun-god. May He who is death personified please protect me from the fear of death and rotation in this material world. ida nsiha-kavaca prahlda-mukha-maitam bhaktimn ya pathenaitya sarva-ppai pramucyate

This Nsiha-kavaca has been ornamented and blessed by Prahlda Mahrja. A devotee who reads this becomes freed from all sins. putravn dhanavn loke drghyur upajyate ya ya kmayate kma ta ta prpnoty asaayam Whatever one desires in this world he can definitely attain without doubt. One can have wealth, many sons, and a long life. sarvatra jayam pnoti sarvatra vijay bhavet bhmy antarka-divyn grahn vinivraam He becomes victorious who desires victory, and he indeed becomes a conqueror. He wards off the evil influences of all planets, earthly, heavenly, and everything in between. vcikoraga-sambhta-vipaharaa param brahma-rkasayak drotsraa-kraam This is the supreme remedy for the poisonous effects of serpents, scorpions, and Brahma-rkasa ghosts and Yakas are driven far away. bhuje v tala-ptre v kavaca likhita ubham kara-mle dhta yena sidhyeyu karma-siddhaya 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 of his activities will become perfect. devsura-manuyeu sva svam eva jaya labhet ekasandhya tri-sandhya v ya pahen niyato nara One who regularly chants this prayer, whether once or thrice daily, he becomes victorious whether among the demigods, demons, or human beings. sarva-magala-magalya bhukti mukti ca vindati dvtriati-sahasri pathet uddhtman nm 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. kavacasysya mantrasya mantra-siddhi prajyate anena mantra-rjena ktv bhasmbhir mantrnm 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. tilaka vinyased yas tu tasya graha-bhaya haret trivra japamnas tu datta vrybhimantrya ca Having marked ones 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. prasayed yo naro mantra nsiha-dhynam caret tasya roga praayanti ye ca syu kuki-sambhav That person who recites this mantra, while meditating upon Lord Nsihadeva, has all of his diseases vanquished, including those of the abdomen. garjanta grjayanta nija-bhuja-patala sphoayanta hatanta rpyanta tpayanta divi bhuvi ditija kepayantam kipantam krandanta roayanta dii dii satata saharanta bharanta vkanta prayanta karanikara-atair divya-siha nammi Lord Nsihadeva 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 entire cosmic manifestation. I offer my respectful obeisances to the Lord, who has assumed the form of a transcendental lion.

iti r-brahma-pure prahldokta r-nsiha-kavaca sampram. Thus ends the Nsiha-kavaca as it is described by Prahlda Mahrja in the Brahma Pura.

o namo bhagavate r mah-nsihya dar karavadanya ghora-rupya vajra-nakhya jvl mline mama vighnn paca paca mama bhayn bhindi bhindi mama atrn vidrvaya vidrvaya mama sarva rin prabha jaya prabha jaya chata chata, hana hana, chindi chindi mama sarva-bhn purya purya ma raka raka hu pha svh O Lord Nsihadeva, whose form is terrible, by sharp and long teeth, very fearful to see with strong large nails, garlanded by flamesplease destroy, destroy my obstacles, and please kick out, kick out my fear. Please scatter, scatter my enemies, please destroy my karma, flash flash, kill kill!! Cut cut! Ever fulfill all my desires to serve You. Please safeguard me, safeguard all around me!

vg- yasya vadane lakmir yasya ca vakasi yasyste hdaye samvit ta nsiham aha bhaje Lord Nsihadeva is always assisted by mother Sarasvat, the goddess of learning, and He is always embracing to His chest the goddess of fortune, mother Laxmidevi. The Lord is always complete in knowledge within Himself. Let us offer our respectful obeisances unto Lord Nsihadeva. prahlda-hdayhlda bhaktvidy-vidraam arad-induruci vande prndra-vadana harim Let me offer my most humble respectful obeisances unto Lord Nsihadeva, who is always enlightening Prahlda Mahrja within his heart and who always kills the nescience that attacks the devotees. His mercy is distributed like moonshine, and His face is like that of a lion. Let me offer my most humble obeisances unto Him again and again.

o ksau namo bhagavate nrasihya jvl-mline dptadarygni-netrya sarva-rako-ghnya sarva-bhtavinya sarva-jvara-vinya daha daha paca paca raka raka h pha Obeisances to the Lord Nsihadeva, burning with His own scorching effulgence which are ablaze and whose eyes are ablaze, and pour forth torents of living fire matched only by the glow of His glowing teeth. Obeisances to the destroyer of all demons, to the slayer of all ghosts, and to the destroyer of all sorts of fever. Burn & burn, cook & cook, preserve & preserve. o namo bhagavate narasihya namas tejas-tejase virvirbhava vajra-nakha vajra-dara karmayn randhaya randhaya tamo grasa grasa o svh; abhayam abhayam tmani bhyih o kraum. I offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Nsihadeva, the source of all power. O my Lord who possesses nails and teeth just like thunderbolts, kindly vanquish our demonlike desires for fruitive activity in this material world. Please appear in our hearts and drive away our ignorance so that by Your mercy we may become fearless in the struggle for existence in this material world. r-nsiha, jaya nsiha, jaya jaya nsiha prahldea jaya padm-mukha-padma-bhga All glories to Lord Nsihadeva! All glories to Lord Nsihadeva, who is the Lord of Prahlda Mahrja and, like the honeybee, is always engaged in beholding the lotuslike face of the goddess of fortune. ugro py anugra evya sva-bhaktn n-kear kearva sva-potnm anye ugra-vikrama Although very ferocious, the lioness is very kind to her cubs. Similarly, although very ferocious to nondevotees like Hirayakaipu, Lord Nsihadeva is very, very soft and kind to devotees like Prahlda Mahrja. namas te narasihya prahldhlda-dyine hirayakaipor vaka-il-aka-nakhlaye ito nsiha parato nsiho

yato yato ymi tato nsiha bahir nsiho hdaye nsiho nsiham di araa prapadye I offer my most humble obeisances to Lord Narasihadeva who gives joy to Prahlda Mahrja and whose nails are like chisels on the stonelike chest of the demon Hirayakaipu. Lord Nsihadeva is here and also there. Wherever I go Lord Nsihadeva is there. He is in the heart and is outside as well. I fully surrender unto Lord Nsihadeva, who is the origin of all things and is the supreme refuge. tava kara-kamala-vare nakham adbhuta-ga dalitahirayakaipu-tanu-bhgam keava dhta-narahari-rpa jaya jagada hare O Keava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of half-man, half-lion! All glories to You! Just as one can easily crush a wasp between ones fingernails, so in the same way the body of the wasplike demon Hirayakaipu has been ripped apart by the wonderful pointed nails on Your beautiful lotus hands. ceto-darpaa-mrjana bhava-mah-dvgni-nirvpaa reya-kairava-candrik-vitaraa vidy-vadh-jvanam nandmbudhi-vardhana prati-pada prmtsvdana sarvtma-snapana para vijayate r-ka-sakrtanam Glory to the r-ka-sakrtana, which cleanses the heart of all the dust accumulated for years together and thus extinguishes the blazing fire of conditioned life, of repeated birth and death. This sakrtana movement is the prime benediction for humanity at large because it spreads the rays of the benediction moon. It is the life of all transcendental knowledge, it increases the ocean of transcendental bliss, and it enables us to fully taste the nectar for which we are always anxious. nmnm akri bahudh nija-sarva-aktis tatrrpit niyamita smarae na kla etd tava kp bhagavan mampi durdaivam dam ihjani nnurga

O my Lord, Your holy name alone can render all benediction to living beings, and thus You have hundreds and millions of transcendental names, such as Ka and Govinda, in which You have invested all Your transcendental energies. There are no hard and fast rules for chanting these names. O My Lord, out of kindness You enable us to easily approach You by Your holy names, but I am so unfortunate that I have no attraction for them. td api suncena taror api sahiun amnin mnadena krtanya sad hari One should chant the holy name of the Lord in a humble state of mind, thinking oneself lower than the straw in the street; one should be more tolerant than a tree, devoid of all sense of false prestige, and should be ready to offer all respects to others. In such a state of mind one can chant the holy name of the Lord constantly. na dhana na jana na sundar kavit v jagad-a kmaye mama janmani janmanvare bhavatd bhaktir ahaituk tvayi O almighty Lord, I have no desire to accumulate wealth, nor do I desire beautiful women, nor do I want any number of followers. I only want Your causeless devotional service, birth after birth. ayi nanda-tanuja kikara patita m viame bhavmbudhau kpay tava pda-pakaja-sthita-dhl-sada vicintaya O son of Mahrja Nanda [Ka], I am Your eternal servitor, yet somehow or other I have fallen into this horrible ocean of birth and death. Please pick me up from this ocean of death and place me as one of the atoms at Your lotus feet. nayana galad-aru-dhray vadana gadgada-ruddhay gir pulakair nicita vapu kad tava nma-grahae bhaviyati O My love will body Lord, when will my eyes be decorated with tears of flowing constantly when I chant Your holy name? When my voice choke up, and when will the hairs of my stand on end at the recitation of Your name?

yugyita nimeea caku prvyitam nyyita jagat sarva govinda-virahea me O Govinda! Feeling Your separation, I am considering a moment to be like twelve years or more. Tears are flowing from my eyes like torrents of rain, and I am feeling all vacant in the world in Your absence. liya v pda-rat pinau mm adarann marma-hat karotu v yath tath v vidadhtu lampao mat-pranthas tu sa eva npara I know no one but Ka as my Lord, and He shall remain so even if He handles me roughly by His embrace or makes me brokenhearted by not being present before me. He is completely free to do anything and everything, for He is always my worshipful Lord, unconditionally.

Thank you my dear Lord for Your kind mercy! I fully surrender unto You. Please protect me. Please have mercy on me.