Nārāyaṇa-kavaca — The Armor of Lord Nārāyaṇa
चक्रं युगान्तानलतिग्मनेमि भ्रमत् समन्ताद् भगवत्प्रयुक्तम् । दन्दग्धि दन्दग्ध्यरिसैन्यमाशु कक्षं यथा वातसखो हुताश: ॥ २३ ॥
cakraṁ yugāntānala-tigma-nemi bhramat samantād bhagavat-prayuktam dandagdhi dandagdhy ari-sainyam āśu kakṣaṁ yathā vāta-sakho hutāśaḥ
Der Diskus des Höchsten Herrn, von Bhagavān in Bewegung gesetzt und in alle vier Richtungen kreisend, besitzt Schneiden so scharf wie das Vernichtungsfeuer am Ende der Weltzeit. Wie ein loderndes Feuer mit dem Wind als Gefährten dürres Gras zu Asche macht, so möge dieser Sudarśana-cakra unsere Feinde rasch zu Asche verbrennen.
This verse prays that the Lord’s Sudarśana cakra, spinning on all sides, will swiftly burn hostile forces to ashes—showing it as a divine, all-directional protector employed by Bhagavān.
Indra faces grave danger from demonic opposition and, following the Narayana-kavacha taught through Vishvarupa, invokes the Lord’s weapons—especially the Sudarśana cakra—for invincible protection.
Cultivate steady remembrance of the Lord as your shield—through prayer, mantra, and disciplined conduct—so fear and hostility are “burned” by inner clarity, faith, and divine dependence.