Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24
The Exposition of Hanumān’s Protective Kavaca
Māruti-kavaca
यद्रूपं भीषणं दृष्ट्वा पलायंते भयानकाः । स सर्वरूपः सर्वज्ञः सृष्टिस्थितिकरोऽवतु ॥ २४ ॥
yadrūpaṃ bhīṣaṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā palāyaṃte bhayānakāḥ | sa sarvarūpaḥ sarvajñaḥ sṛṣṭisthitikaro'vatu || 24 ||
ज्याचे भीषण रूप पाहून भयानकही भयाने पळतात, तो सर्वरूप, सर्वज्ञ, सृष्टी-स्थितीचा कर्ता प्रभू आम्हांला रक्षो।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka (fear)
FAQs
It presents Vishnu as both awe-inspiring (capable of dispelling even fearsome forces) and supremely benevolent, concluding in a direct prayer for protection grounded in His omniscience and cosmic governance.
Bhakti here is expressed as śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge): the devotee remembers Vishnu’s universal sovereignty—‘all-formed’ and ‘all-knowing’—and turns that remembrance into a protective invocation (avatu).
The verse functions as a concise stuti/mantra-style prayer used for protection (rakṣā-prayoga); while not teaching a specific Vedanga rule directly, it reflects the applied devotional recitation culture often integrated with ritual practice.