Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 34
Nārāyaṇa-kavaca — The Armor of Lord Nārāyaṇa
विदिक्षु दिक्षूर्ध्वमध: समन्ता- दन्तर्बहिर्भगवान्नारसिंह: । प्रहापयँल्लोकभयं स्वनेन स्वतेजसा ग्रस्तसमस्ततेजा: ॥ ३४ ॥
vidikṣu dikṣūrdhvam adhaḥ samantād antar bahir bhagavān nārasiṁhaḥ prahāpayaḻ loka-bhayaṁ svanena sva-tejasā grasta-samasta-tejāḥ
នៅទិសទាំងឡាយ និងទិសរង ខាងលើ និងខាងក្រោម ជុំវិញទាំងមូល ខាងក្នុង និងខាងក្រៅ—ព្រះនរសിംហៈស្ថិតនៅ។ ដោយសំឡេងគំហុករបស់ព្រះองค์ ព្រះองค์បំបាត់ភ័យរបស់លោក; ដោយតេជៈទេវភាពរបស់ព្រះองค์ ព្រះองค์គ្របដណ្តប់ឥទ្ធិពលទាំងអស់។ សូមព្រះនរសിംហទេវៈការពារយើងគ្រប់ទិសគ្រប់មុំ។
FAQs
This verse prays to Lord Nṛsiṁha as all-pervading—within and without—who drives away worldly fear by His roar and subdues all opposing powers by His own divine effulgence.
The kavaca prayer invokes Nṛsiṁha’s all-pervasiveness to establish complete spiritual protection—no place remains outside His shelter, whether external danger or inner anxiety.
Remembering and praying to the Lord as all-present helps reduce fear and insecurity; it trains the mind to seek refuge in divine protection rather than panic before overwhelming circumstances.