Shloka 23
Vaiṣṇava-kavaca: Vishnu’s Protective Armor Against Fear, Disease, Poison, and Hostile Forces
सिद्धिर्भवतु मे नित्यं यथामन्त्रमुदाहृतम् / यो मां पश्यति चक्षुर्भ्यां यञ्चः पश्यामि चक्षुषा / सर्वेषां पापदुष्टानां विष्णुर्बध्नातु चक्षुषी
siddhirbhavatu me nityaṃ yathāmantramudāhṛtam / yo māṃ paśyati cakṣurbhyāṃ yañcaḥ paśyāmi cakṣuṣā / sarveṣāṃ pāpaduṣṭānāṃ viṣṇurbadhnātu cakṣuṣī
ഈ മന്ത്രം ഉച്ചരിച്ചതുപോലെ എനിക്ക് നിത്യസിദ്ധി ലഭിക്കട്ടെ. ആരെല്ലാം എന്നെ കണ്ണുകളാൽ നോക്കുന്നു, ആരെയെല്ലാം ഞാൻ ദൃഷ്ടിയാൽ നോക്കുന്നു—ആ പാപി ദുഷ്ടരുടെ കണ്ണുകൾ ശ്രീവിഷ്ണു ബന്ധിക്കട്ടെ।
Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra a protective mantra contextually within the dialogue)
Concept: Mantra uttered with faith invokes Vishnu to neutralize pāpa-driven hostility (especially through the ‘evil eye’/malicious gaze).
Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as rakṣaka: surrendering agency to the Lord’s protective governance over sensory harm.
Application: Recite as a protective kavaca before entering contentious spaces; cultivate non-malicious intent—protection is framed as restraint of pāpa, not personal vengeance.
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.194.22 (Vishnu-smaraṇa as source); Garuda Purana 1.194.24 (chakra as purifier/protector)
FAQs
This verse presents mantra-recitation as a means to gain siddhi and invoke Viṣṇu’s protection, specifically to neutralize harmful intent expressed through a hostile or evil gaze.
Indirectly, it emphasizes safeguarding one’s dharmic life through spiritual protection; such purity and protection support a safer post-death journey by reducing pāpa-driven obstacles.
Recite with ethical intent and self-discipline: seek inner steadiness (siddhi) and pray that harmful impulses—both others’ and one’s own—are restrained under Viṣṇu’s guidance.