Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28
The Exposition of Hanumān’s Protective Kavaca
Māruti-kavaca
सोऽवतात्साधकश्रेष्ठं सदा रामपरायणः । वैधात्रधातृप्रभृति यत्किंचिद्दृश्यतेऽत्यलम् ॥ २८ ॥
so'vatātsādhakaśreṣṭhaṃ sadā rāmaparāyaṇaḥ | vaidhātradhātṛprabhṛti yatkiṃciddṛśyate'tyalam || 28 ||
Möge Er, der Höchste unter den Sādhakas, stets auf Rāma ausgerichtet, uns beschützen. Von der kosmischen Ordnung des Schöpfers an ist alles Wenige, das in dieser Welt gesehen wird, vor Ihm überaus gering.
Narada (benedictive concluding statement within the dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It functions as a protective benediction: the text points to Rāma-devotion as the highest refuge, while relativizing all visible, created phenomena as negligible compared to the Supreme.
By calling the ideal devotee “ever devoted to Rāma,” it elevates single-minded parāyaṇatā (exclusive reliance) as the core of bhakti—seeking protection and grace through unwavering remembrance and surrender.
Rather than a technical Vedanga rule, the verse provides the Vedanga-section’s devotional framing: all sciences and created orders (vaidhātra/dhātṛ) are secondary to the Supreme, guiding practitioners to apply learning in service of bhakti.