Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2
The Exposition of Hanumān’s Protective Kavaca
Māruti-kavaca
यस्य संधारणात्सद्यः सर्वे नश्यंत्युपद्रवाः । भूतप्रेतारिजं दुःखं नाशमेति न संशयः ॥ २ ॥
yasya saṃdhāraṇātsadyaḥ sarve naśyaṃtyupadravāḥ | bhūtapretārijaṃ duḥkhaṃ nāśameti na saṃśayaḥ || 2 ||
അതിനെ ധരിക്കുന്നതുമാത്രംകൊണ്ട് എല്ലാ ഉപദ്രവങ്ങളും ഉടൻ നശിക്കുന്നു; ഭൂതപ്രേതങ്ങളാലോ ശത്രുക്കളാലോ ഉണ്ടാകുന്ന ദുഃഖം നശിച്ചുപോകുന്നു—സംശയമില്ല.
Narada (teaching/instructional narration within Third Pada technical-religious context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches the efficacy of mantra-dhāraṇā (steady retention/recitation): spiritual steadiness and sacred sound are presented as immediate remedies that dissolve external disturbances and fear-based suffering.
By emphasizing “holding” the sacred formula, it points to continuous remembrance (smaraṇa) and faith-filled repetition—core bhakti disciplines—through which anxieties and hostile influences lose power.
It highlights applied mantra-prayoga and dhāraṇā as a shānti/rakṣā method—aligned with technical disciplines used in ritual practice (proper retention and focused recitation as a remedial measure).