Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 36

Nārāyaṇa-kavaca — The Armor of Lord Nārāyaṇa

Devanagari script

एतद् धारयमाणस्तु यं यं पश्यति चक्षुषा । पदा वा संस्पृशेत् सद्य: साध्वसात् स विमुच्यते ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

etad dhārayamāṇas tu yaṁ yaṁ paśyati cakṣuṣā padā vā saṁspṛśet sadyaḥ sādhvasāt sa vimucyate

Translation

If one employs this armor, whomever he sees with his eyes or touches with his feet is immediately freed from all the above-mentioned dangers.

Synonyms

• etat: this (charm)
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• dhārayamāṇaḥ: holding/bearing
• dhārayamāṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhṛ (धृ धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: Present active participle (वर्तमानकृदन्त/शतृ), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (तु अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• yam: whom
• yam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• yam: whomever
• yam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन) (repetition for distributive sense)

• paśyati: sees
• paśyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• cakṣuṣā: with the eye
• cakṣuṣā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakṣus (चक्षुस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• padā: with the foot
• padā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (पद प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (वा अव्यय)
• Form: Disjunctive particle (विकल्पार्थक निपात)

• saṁspṛśet: should touch
• saṁspṛśet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-spr̥ś (संस्पृश् धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• sadyaḥ: immediately
• sadyaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (सद्यः अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• sādhvasāt: from fear, from terror
• sādhvasāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhvasa (साध्वस प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• vimucyate: is released/freed
• vimucyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-muc (विमुच् धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); passive-like sense

Characters & Entities

• Narayana

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about removing fear through the Narayana-kavaca?

In this verse, the Bhagavatam states that one who wears/maintains the Nārāyaṇa-kavaca becomes a channel of divine protection—those seen or even touched by him are immediately freed from fear and danger.

Why did Shukadeva Gosvami speak about the Narayana-kavaca in Canto 6 Chapter 8?

He describes the Nārāyaṇa-kavaca as a potent devotional shield—an expression of surrender to Nārāyaṇa—while narrating the means of protection and spiritual security taught within this chapter.

Practical application of the Narayana-kavaca teaching in modern life?

Cultivate steady remembrance of the Lord through sincere prayer and disciplined practice; the verse emphasizes that devotion reduces fear and brings inner protection that can positively affect those around you.