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nå sià ha - ka va caà vak ñye/

• • • • • I shall now recite the Nåsiàha-kavaca, formerly
spoken by Prahläda Mahäräja. It is most pious,
pra hlä/de/no/di taà pu rä/
• • •
vanquishes all kinds of impediments, and provides
sar va - ra kña - ka raà puë yaà /
• • • • one all protection.
sar vo/pad ra va - nä/ça nam
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• • • •

sar va - sam pat - ka raà cai/va

• • •
It bestows upon one all opulences and can give one
elevation to the heavenly planets or liberation. One
svar ga - mo/kña - pra dä/ya kam
• • •
should meditate on Lord Nåsiàhadeva, Lord of the
dhyä/tvä/ nå sià haà de/ve/çaà • •
universe, seated upon a golden throne.

he/ma - sià hä/ sa na - sthi tam • • •

vi vå tä/syaà tri - na ya naà

• • • •
His mouth is wide open, and He has three eyes. He is
as radiant as the autumn moon. His left side is
ça rad - in du - sa ma - pra bham /
• • • •
embraced by mother Lakñmédevé, and His form is the
lakñ myä/ liì gi ta - vä/mä/ìgam
• • •
shelter of all opulences, both material and spiritual.

vib hü/ti bhi r u pä/çri tam

• • • • •

The Lord has four arms, and His limbs are very soft. He
cat ur - bhu jaà ko/ma lä/ìgaà
• • •
is decorated with beautiful golden earrings. His
svar ëa - kuë òa la - ço/bhi tam
• • •
powerful chest is resplendent like the lotus flower,
and His arms are decorated with jewel-studded
sa ro/ja - ço/bi to/ras kaà
• • •
ornaments.
rat na-ke/ yü/ra - mud rit am
• • •

He is dressed in a spotless yellow garment, which

tap ta - kä/ïca na - saì kä/çaà
• • •
exactly resembles molten gold. He is the original
pé/ta - nir ma la - vä/sa sam • • •
cause of existence, beyond the mundane sphere.
He is the crowning glory of the demigods such as
in drä/di - su ra - mau/liñ öhaù(a)
• •
Indra, the king of heaven. He is bedecked with
sphu ran mä/ëik ya - dé/pti bhiù(i)
• •
rubies which are blazingly effulgent.

His feet are very attractive, and He is armed with

vi rä/ji ta - pa da - dvan dvaà
• • • •
various weapons such as the conch, chakra, and
çaì kha - ca krä/di - he/ti bhiù(i)
• • other divine weapons. He is always filled with great
joy. Garuòa constantly offers Him humble prayers
ga rut ma tä/ca vi na yä/t
• • • • • •
with great reverence.
stü/ya mä/naà mu dä/nvit am • • •

Having seated Lord Nåsiàhadeva upon the lotus of

sva - håt - ka ma la - sam vä/saà • • •
one's heart, one should recite the following mantra:
kåt vä/tu ka va caà pa the/t
• • • •
May Lord Nåsiàhadeva, who protects all the
planetary systems, please protect my head.
nå sià ho/ me/ çir aù pä/tu
• • •

lo/ka - rak ñä/rtha - sam bha vaù(a) • • •

Although the Lord is all-pervading, He hid Himself

sar va go/ ’pis tam bha - vä/saù(a)
• •
within a pillar. May He please protect my speech
pha laà me/rak ña tu dhvan im
• • • • and the results of all my activities. May Lord
Nåsiàhadeva, whose eyes are the sun, and fire,
nå sià ho/ me/ då çau/ pä/tu
• • •
please protect my eyes.
so/ma - sü/ryä/gni - lo/can aù(a) •

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 May Lord Nåhari, who is pleased by the prayers
små taà me/ pä/tu nå ha riù(i)
offered by the best of sages, please protect my
• • •

mu ni - vä/rya - stu ti - pri yaù(a)

• • • memory. May He who has the nose of a lion please
protect my nose, and may He whose face is very
nä/saà me/ sià ha - nä/ças tu •
dear to the goddess of fortune please protect my
muk haà la kñmé/ - mu kha - pri yaù(a)
• • • •
mouth.

sar va - vid yä/dhi paù pä/tu

• • •
May Lord Nåsiàhadeva, who is the knower of all
sciences, please protect my sense of taste. May
nå sià ho/ ra sa naà ma ma
• • • • • He whose face is as beautiful as the full moon and
who is offered prayers by Prahläda Mahäräja
vak traà pä/tv in du - va da naà
please protect my face.
• • • •

sa dä/prah lä/da - van di taù(a)

• • • •

May Lord Nåsiàhadeva please protect my throat.

nå sià hah pä/tu me/ kaë öhaà
• • •
He is the sustainer of the earth and the performer
skan dhau/bhü/ - bhåd an an ta - kåt
• • • of unlimitedly wonderful activities. His arms are
resplendent with transcendental weapons. May He
div yä/stra - ço/bhi ta - bhu jaù(a)
• • •
please protect my shoulders.
nå sià haù pä/tu me/ bhu jau/
• • •

May the Lord, who bestows benedictions upon the

ka rau/ me/ de/va - va ra do/
• • •
demigods, please protect my hands, and may He
nå sià haù pä/tu sar va taù(a)
• • • • please protect me from all sides. May He who is
achieved by the perfect yogés please protect my
hå da yaà yo/gi - sä/dhyaç ca
• • •
heart, and may Lord Hari please protect my
ni vä/saà pä/tu me/ har iù(i)
• •
dwelling place.

madh yaà pä/tu hi raë ya ka çi pu -

• • • • • •
May He who ripped apart the chest and abdomen
of the great demon Hiraëyakaçipu please protect
vak ñaù - ku kñi - vi dä/ra ëaù(a)
• • • • my waist, and may Lord Nåhari please protect my
navel. He is offered prayers by Lord Brahmä, who
nä/bhià me/ pä/tu nå ha riù(i) • •
has sprung from His own navel.
sva - nä/bhi - brah ma - saà stu taù(a) • • •

May He on whose hips rest all the universes please

brah mä/ëòa - ko/öa yaù kaö yä/à
•
protect my hips. May the Lord please protect my
yas yä/sau/ pä/tu me/ ka öim
• • private parts. He is the knower of all mantras and
all mysteries, but He Himself is not visible.
guh yaà me/ pä/tu guh yä/nä/à
• •

man trä/nä/à guh ya - rü/pa - dåk

• •

May He who is the original Cupid please protect

ü/rü/ ma no/bha vaù pä/tu • •
my thighs. May He who exhibits a human-like form
jä/nu né/na ra - rü/pa - dåk • please protect my knees. May the remover of the
burden of the earth, who appears in a form of a
jaì ghe/ pä/tu dha rä/ - bha ra -
half-man half-lion, please protect my calves.
• • •

har tä/yo/ ’sau/ nå - ke/ça ré/

• •

May the bestower of heavenly opulence please

su ra - rä/jya - pra daù pä/tu
• •
protect my feet. He is the Supreme Controller in the
pä/dau/ me/ nå ha ré/çva raù(a) • • •
form of a man and lion combined. May the
thousand-headed Supreme enjoyer please protect
sa ha sra - çé/rñä/ - pu ru ñaù(a)
• • • •
my body from all sides and in all respects.
pä/tu me/ sar va ças ta num • • •

May that most ferocious personality please protect

ma no/graù pü/rva taù pä/tu
• • me from the east. May He who is superior to the
greatest heroes please protect me from the
ma hä/ - vé/rä/gra jo/ ’gni taù(a)
• • •
southeast, which is presided over by Agni. May the
ma hä/ - viñ ëur dak ñi ëe/ tu
• • • • Supreme Viñëu please protect me from the south,
and may that Supreme Person of blazing luster
ma hä/ - jva las tu nai/rå taù(a)
• • •
please protect me from the southwest.
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 May the Lord who is all-prevading please protect me
paç ci me/ pä/tu sar ve/ço/
• • • from the west. His faces are everywhere, so may He
please protect me from this direction. May Lord
di çi me/ sar va to/ mu khaù(a)
• • • •
Nåsiàhadeva please protect me from the northwest,
nå sià haù pä/tu vä/yav yä/à
• • • which is predominated by Väyu, and may He whose
form is in itself the supreme ornament please protect
sau/myä/à bhü/ña ëa - vig ra haù(a) • • •
me from the north, where Soma resides.

May the all-auspicious Lord, who Himself bestows all-

é/çä/nyä/à pä/tu bhad ro/ me/
auspiciousness, please protect me from the
•

sar va - maì ga la - dä/ya kaù(a)

• • • • northeast, the direction of the sun-god. May He who
is death personified please protect me from the fear
saà sä/ra - bha ya taù pä/tu
• • •
of death and rotation in this material world.
må tyo/rmåt yur nå - ke/ça ré/
• • •

This Nåsiàha-kavaca has been ornamented and

i daà nå sià ha - ka va caà /
• • • • •
blessed by Prahläda Mahäräja. A devotee who
prah lä/da - mu kha - maë òi tam
• • • •
reads this becomes freed from all sins.

bhak ti mä/n yaù pa the/nai/tyaà

• • •

sar/va - pä/pai/ù pra/muc/ya/te/

Whatever one desires in this world he can definitely
pu tra vä/n dha na vä/n lo/ke/
• • • •
attain without doubt. One can have wealth, many
dé/rghä/yu r u pa jä/ya te/ • • • •
sons, and a long life.

yaà yaà kä/ma ya te/ kä/maà

taà taà prä/pno/ty a saà ça yam • • •

He becomes victorious who desires victory, and he

sar va tra ja ya m ä/pno/ti
• • • •
indeed becomes a conqueror. He wards off the evil
sar va tra vi ja yé/ bha ve/t
• • • • •
influences of all planets, earthly, heavenly, and
everything in between.
bhü/my an ta ré/kña - div yä/nä/à • • •

gra hä/nä/à vi ni vä/ra ëam

• • • •

This is the supreme remedy for the poisonous effects

våç ci ko/ra ga - sam bhü/ta -
• • • •
of serpents, scorpions, and Brahma-räkñasa ghosts
vi ñä/pa ha ra ëaà pa ram
• • • • •
and Yakñas are driven far away.

brah ma - rä/kña sa - yak ñä/ëä/à

•

dü/ro/tsä/ra ëa - kä/ra ëam • •

One may write this most auspicious prayer on his

bhu je/ vä/ta la - pä/tre/ vä/
• •
arm, or inscribe it on a palm-leaf and attach it to his
ka va caà li khi taà çu bham /
• • • • •
wrist, and all of his activities will become perfect.

ka ra - mü/le/ dhå taà ye/na

• •

si dhye/yuù kar ma - sid dha yaù(a)

• • • •

de/vä/su ra - ma nu ñye/ñu • • •
One who regularly chants this prayer, whether once
or thrice daily, he becomes victorious whether
svaà svam e/va ja yaà la bhe/t • •
among the demigods, demons, or human beings.
e/ka - sandh yaà tri - sandh yaà vä/ • •

yaù pa öhe/n ni ya to/ na raù(a) • • • •

sar va - maì ga la - maì gal yaà /

• • • • • One who with purified heart recites this prayer 32,000
times attains the most auspicious of all auspicious
bhuk tià muk tià ca vin dati /
• • •
things, and material enjoyment and liberation are
dvä/ - trià ça ti - sa ha srä/ëi • • • • already understood to be available to such a
person.
pa the/t çud dhä/tma nä/à nå ëä/m
• • • •

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 ka va cas yä/sya man tra sya
• • • • • This Kavaca-mantra is the
king of all mantras. One
man tra - sid dhiù pra jä/ya te/
• • • •
attains by it what would be
a ne/na man tra - rä/je/na
• • •
attained by anointing oneself
with ashes and chanting all
kåt vä/bhas mä/bhir man trä/nä/m
• • •
other mantras.

ti la kaà vin ya se/d yas tu

• • • •
Having marked ones body
with tilaka, taking acamana
ta sya gra ha - bha yaà ha re/t
• • • •
with water, and reciting this
tri - vä/raà ja pa mä/nas tu • •
mantra three times, one will
find that the fear of all
dat taà vä/ryä/bhi man trya ca
• • •
inauspicious planets is
removed.

pra sa ye/d yo/ naro/man traà

• • •
That person who recites this
mantra, while meditating
nå sià ha - dhyä/na m ä/ca re/t
• • • •
upon Lord Nåsiàhadeva, has
tas ya ro/gaù pra ëac yan ti
• • • •
all of his diseases vanquished,
including those of the
ye/ ca syuù ku kñi - sam bha vä/ù(a) • • •
abdomen.

Lord Nåsiàhadeva roars

loudly and causes others to
roar. With His multitudes of
arms He tears the demons
gar jan taà gä/rja yan taà ni ja - bhu ja - pa ta laà
• • • • • • • • asunder and kills them in this
way. He is always seeking out
spho/öa yan taà ha tan taà rü/pyan taà
• • • • •
and tormenting the
tä/pa yan taà di vi bhu vi di ti jaà
• • • • • • • •
demoniac descendants of
Diti, both on this earth planet
kñe/pa yan tam kñi pan•tam kran dan taà
• • • • •
and in the higher planets,
ro/ña yan taà di çi di çi sa ta taà saà ha ran taà
• • • • • • • • •
and He throws them down
and scatters them. He cries
bha ran taà vé/kñan taà pü/rëa yan taà
• • • • •
with great anger as He
ka ra - ni ka ra - ça tai/r div ya - sià haà na mä/mi
• • • • • • •
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.

Thus ends the Nåsiàha-

i ti çré/ - brah mä/ëòa - pu rä/ëe/ prah lä/do/ktaà
kavaca as it is described by
• • • •

çré/ - nå sià ha - ka va caà sam pü/rëam

• • • • • Prahläda Mahäräja in the
Brahmäëòa Puräëa.

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 o/à na mo/ bha ga va te/ • • • •

çré/ ma hä/ - nå sià hä/ya • • •

O Lord Nåsiàhadeva, whose form is

daà ñörä/ ka rä/la va da nä/ya gho/ra - ru pä/ya
• • • • •
terrible, by sharp and long teeth,
very fearful to see with strong large
vaj ra - na khä/ya jvä/lä/ mä/li ne/ ma ma
• • • •
nails, garlanded by flames—please
vi ghnä/n pa ca pa ca ma ma bha yä/n
• • • • • •
destroy, destroy my obstacles, and
please kick out, kick out my fear.
bhin di bhin di ma ma çat rü/n
• • • • Please scatter, scatter my enemies,
vid rä/va ya vid rä/va ya ma ma
• • • • •
please destroy my karma, flash
flash, kill kill!! Cut cut! Ever fulfill all
sar va riñ öä/n pra bha ïja ya pra bha ïja ya /
• • • • • • • • my desires to serve You. Please
safeguard me, safeguard all
cha ta cha ta, ha na ha na, chin di
• • • • • / chin di • ma ma//
•
around me!
sar va - bhé/ñöä/n pu rä/ya pu rä/ya
• • •

maà ra kña ra kña huà phaö svä/hä/

• •

Lord Nåsiàhadeva is always

assisted by mother Sarasvaté, the
vä/g - é/çä/ya sya va da ne/ • • •
goddess of learning, and He is
la kñmir ya sya ca va kña si /
• • • •
always embracing to His chest the
goddess of fortune, mother
ya syä/ste/ hå da ye/ sam vit
• • • • Laxmidevi. The Lord is always
complete in knowledge within
taà nå sià ham a haà bha je/ • • • •
Himself. Let us offer our respectful
obeisances unto Lord
Nåsiàhadeva.

Let me offer my most humble

respectful obeisances unto Lord
pra•hlä/da - hå da yä/hlä/daà • • Nåsiàhadeva, who is always
enlightening Prahläda Mahäräja
bhak tä/vid yä/ - vi dä/ra ëam
• • • •
within his heart and who always kills
ça rad - in du - ru cià van de/
• • • •
the nescience that attacks the
devotees. His mercy is distributed
pä/ré/ndra - va da naà ha rim • • •
like moonshine, and His face is like
that of a lion. Let me offer my most
humble obeisances unto Him again
and again.

Obeisances to the Lord

o/à ksau/à na mo/ •
Nåsiàhadeva, burning with His own
scorching effulgence which are
bha ga va•te/ nä/ra sià hä/ya
• • • •
ablaze and whose eyes are ablaze,
and pour forth torents of living fire
jvä/lä/ - mä/li ne/ dé/pta - daà ñörä/yä/gni - • •
matched only by the glow of His
ne/trä/ya sar va - ra kño/ - ghnä/ya sar va - bhü/ta • • •
glowing teeth. Obeisances to the
destroyer of all demons, to the
- vi nä/çä/ya sar va - jva ra - vi nä/çä/ya da ha
• • • • •
slayer of all ghosts, and to the
da ha pa ca pa ca ra kña ra kña hü/à phaö
• • • • •
destroyer of all sorts of fever. Burn &
burn, cook & cook, preserve &
preserve.

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 I offer my respectful obeisances
o/à na mo/ bha ga va te/ na ra sià hä/ya • • • • • • •
unto Lord Nåsiàhadeva, the
na mas te/jas - te/ja se/ ä/vir - ä/vir bha va
• • •
source of all power. O my Lord
who possesses nails and teeth just
vaj ra - na kha vaj ra - daà ñöra kar mä/ça yä/n
• • • • • • like thunderbolts, kindly vanquish
our demonlike desires for fruitive
ran dha ya ran dha ya ta mo/ gra sa gra sa
• • • • • • •
activity in this material world.

Please appear in our hearts and

o/à svä/hä/ a bha ya m a bha yam ä/tma ni • • • • • •
drive away our ignorance so that
by Your mercy we may become
bhü/yiñ öhä/ o/à kñrau/m. • fearless in the struggle for
existence in this material world.

All glories to Lord Nåsiàhadeva! All

çré/ - nå sià ha ja ya nå sià ha • • • • •
glories to Lord Nåsiàhadeva, who
ja ya ja ya nå sià ha prah lä/de/ça
• • • • •
is the Lord of Prahläda Mahäräja
and, like the honeybee, is always
ja ya pad mä/ - mu kha - pad ma - bhåì ga
• • • • • engaged in beholding the
lotuslike face of the goddess of
fortune.

Although very ferocious, the

ug ro/ ’py a nug ra e/vä/yaà
• • •
lioness is very kind to her cubs.
sva - bhak tä/nä/à nå - ke/ça ré/ • • Similarly, although very ferocious
to nondevotees like
ke/ça ré/ vas va - po/tä/nä/m • •
Hiraëyakaçipu, Lord Nåsiàhadeva
an ye/ñä/à ug•ra - vik• ra maù(a)
• • •
is very, very soft and kind to
devotees like Prahläda Mahäräja.

na mas te/ na ra sià hä/ya

• • • • •
I offer my most humble
obeisances to Lord
prah lä/dä/hlä/da - dä/yi ne/
• •
Narasiàhadeva who gives joy to
hi raë ya ka çi po/r va kñaù(a) -
• • • • • •
Prahläda Mahäräja and whose
nails are like chisels on the
çi lä/ - öaì ka - na khä/la ye/
• • • • stonelike chest of the demon
Hiraëyakaçipu.

Lord Nåsiàhadeva is here and also

i to/ nå sià haù pa ra to/ nå sià ho/
there. Wherever I go Lord
• • • • • • •

ya to/ ya to/ yä/mi ta to/ nå sià haù(a)

• • • • • Nåsiàhadeva is there. He is in the
heart and is outside as well. I fully
ba hir nå sià ho/ hå•da ye/ nå sià ho/
• • • • • •
surrender unto Lord Nåsiàhadeva,
nå sià ham ä/dià ça ra ëaà pra pad ye/
• • • • • • who is the origin of all things and is
the supreme refuge.

O Keçava! O Lord of the universe!

ta•va ka ra - ka ma la - va re/na kha m_ • • • • • • O Lord Hari, who have assumed
_ad bhu ta - çåì gaà • • •
the form of half-man, half-lion! All
glories to You! Just as one can
da li ta - hi raë ya ka çi pu - ta nu - bhåì gam //
• • • • • • • • •
easily crush a wasp between
ke/ça va dhå ta na ra ha ri - rü/pa ja ya
• • • • • •
one’s fingernails, so in the same
way the body of the wasplike
ja ga dé/ça ha re/
• • • demon Hiraëyakaçipu has been
ripped apart by the wonderful
ja ya ja ga dé/ça ha re/ ja ya ja ga dé/ça ha re/
• • • • • • • •
pointed nails on Your beautiful
lotus hands.

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