Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 13
Nārāyaṇa-kavaca — The Armor of Lord Nārāyaṇa
जलेषु मां रक्षतु मत्स्यमूर्ति- र्यादोगणेभ्यो वरुणस्य पाशात् । स्थलेषु मायावटुवामनोऽव्यात् त्रिविक्रम: खेऽवतु विश्वरूप: ॥ १३ ॥
jaleṣu māṁ rakṣatu matsya-mūrtir yādo-gaṇebhyo varuṇasya pāśāt sthaleṣu māyāvaṭu-vāmano vyāt trivikramaḥ khe vatu viśvarūpaḥ
水の中では、大魚の御姿マツヤなる主が、ヴァルナの縄と凶暴な水の生きものから我を護り給え。地上では、幻力を広げて小さき梵行者の姿を取られたヴァーマナが我を守り給え。天空では、三界を征服する宇宙身ヴィシュヴァルーパのトリヴィクラマ主が我を護り給え。
This mantra seeks the protection of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the water, land and sky in His incarnations as the fish, Vāmanadeva and the Viśvarūpa.
FAQs
This verse invokes Lord Vishnu’s specific forms to protect a devotee in every domain—water, land, sky, and all directions—showing that remembrance and surrender to Narayana is a complete spiritual shield.
Because the Narayana-kavacha assigns divine guardianship to Vishnu’s forms according to different situations and realms, emphasizing that the same Supreme Lord protects devotees through many avatāras and manifestations.
By regularly reciting or remembering these names and forms of Vishnu with faith, one cultivates steadiness, reduces fear, and strengthens surrender—seeing protection as coming from the Lord in all circumstances.