Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45
The Exposition of Hanumān’s Protective Kavaca
Māruti-kavaca
कौपीनवाससे तुभ्यं रामभक्तिरताय च । दक्षिणाशाभास्कराय सतां चन्द्रोदयात्मने ॥ ४५ ॥
kaupīnavāsase tubhyaṃ rāmabhaktiratāya ca | dakṣiṇāśābhāskarāya satāṃ candrodayātmane || 45 ||
कौपीनमात्र परिधान करणाऱ्या, रामभक्तीत रत असणाऱ्या; दक्षिण दिशेत उदयास येणाऱ्या सूर्याप्रमाणे तेजस्वी, आणि सत्पुरुषांसाठी चंद्रोदयासारख्या शीतल मंगल प्रकाशस्वरूप—तुला नमस्कार असो।
Narada (stotra-style address within the Narada Purana dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It praises an ascetic devotee absorbed in Rāma-bhakti, portraying such a person as a source of auspicious light—sunlike in power and moonlike in soothing grace—for the righteous.
Bhakti is shown as single-pointed attachment to Rāma; external renunciation (kaupīna) supports inner absorption, making the devotee spiritually luminous and beneficial to others.
Directional symbolism (dakṣiṇā-āśā) reflects traditional cosmological/ritual orientation used in Vedic practice—linking sacred space, auspiciousness, and spiritual imagery.