Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 16
Nārāyaṇa-kavaca — The Armor of Lord Nārāyaṇa
मामुग्रधर्मादखिलात्प्रमादा- न्नारायण: पातु नरश्च हासात् । दत्तस्त्वयोगादथ योगनाथ: पायाद्गुणेश: कपिल: कर्मबन्धात् ॥ १६ ॥
mām ugra-dharmād akhilāt pramādān nārāyaṇaḥ pātu naraś ca hāsāt dattas tv ayogād atha yoga-nāthaḥ pāyād guṇeśaḥ kapilaḥ karma-bandhāt
ナーラーヤナよ、偽りの苛烈な法に迷い、また狂気の怠りによって務めを失うことから我を守り給え。主がナラとして現れ、驕りから我を護り給え。ヨーガの主ダッタートレーヤよ、バクティ・ヨーガにおける転落から守り、徳の主カピラよ、業の束縛より我を解き放ち給え。
FAQs
In this verse of the Nārāyaṇa-kavaca, the devotee prays that Lord Nārāyaṇa protect him from pramāda—heedlessness that leads one into danger and spiritual downfall.
The kavaca invokes specific divine personalities for specific vulnerabilities: Nārāyaṇa for protection from grave irreligion and negligence, Nara from frivolity, Datta from lack of yoga, and Kapila from karmic bondage.
Use it as a daily reminder to avoid carelessness, curb distracting humor that derails focus, maintain steady sādhana (yoga/bhakti practice), and act without entangling attachment—seeking shelter of the Lord.