Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 10
Nārāyaṇa-kavaca — The Armor of Lord Nārāyaṇa
न्यसेद्धृदय ओंङ्कारं विकारमनु मूर्धनि । षकारं तु भ्रुवोर्मध्ये णकारं शिखया न्यसेत् ॥ ८ ॥ वेकारं नेत्रयोर्युञ्ज्यान्नकारं सर्वसन्धिषु । मकारमस्त्रमुद्दिश्य मन्त्रमूर्तिर्भवेद् बुध: ॥ ९ ॥ सविसर्गं फडन्तं तत्सर्वदिक्षु विनिर्दिशेत् । ॐ विष्णवे नम इति ॥ १० ॥
nyased dhṛdaya oṁkāraṁ vi-kāram anu mūrdhani ṣa-kāraṁ tu bhruvor madhye ṇa-kāraṁ śikhayā nyaset
次に六音節の真言「オーム・ヴィシュナヴェ・ナマハ」を唱える。『オーム』を心臓に、『ヴィ』を頭頂に、『シャ』を眉間に、『ナ』をシカー（髪の房）に、『ヴェ』を両眼の間にニヤーサする。さらに『ナ』を全身の関節に置き、『マ』を武器として観想すれば、唱える者は真言そのものの姿となる。最後にヴィサルガを添え、「マḥ・アストラーヤ・パト」を東から始めて十方に唱え、真言の護甲で諸方を結界する。
FAQs
In this verse, Śukadeva describes mantra-nyāsa—placing the syllables of “oṁ viṣṇave namaḥ” on different parts of the body—so the devotee becomes “mantra-mūrti,” the embodied presence of the mantra, and projects protection in all directions.
Chapter 6.8 presents the Nārāyaṇa-kavaca as a devotional shield; Śukadeva explains the method so the practitioner anchors remembrance of Viṣṇu throughout the body and mind, making devotion itself the protection.
Chant “oṁ viṣṇave namaḥ” with steady attention, mentally dedicating your heart, mind, vision, and actions to Viṣṇu; this cultivates inner steadiness and a protective devotional focus amid stress and uncertainty.