Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50
The Account of Kārtavīrya’s Protective Kavaca
Kārtavīrya-kavaca-vṛttānta
शारीरे च महादुःखे मानसे च महाज्वरे । आधिव्याधिभये विघ्नज्वालोपद्रवकेऽपि च ॥ ५० ॥
śārīre ca mahāduḥkhe mānase ca mahājvare | ādhivyādhibhaye vighnajvālopadravake'pi ca || 50 ||
Dalam penderitaan besar pada tubuh, dan “demam” hebat pada batin; bahkan dalam ketakutan terhadap dukacita dan penyakit; serta di tengah rintangan, bahaya yang menyala, dan pelbagai bencana—pada saat itulah hendaklah berlindung kepada Hari dan mengamalkan penawar rohani yang ditetapkan.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames extreme physical and mental distress—disease, anxiety, obstacles, and calamities—as moments when one should intensify refuge in dharma and the prescribed sacred practice (typically japa, stotra, vrata, or protective prayoga) rather than fall into fear.
By listing crises (duḥkha, jvara, ādhi-vyādhi, vighna), it implies that devotion is not conditional on comfort; bhakti is a steady refuge that is especially activated when life becomes unstable.
The verse points to applied prayoga—structured use of sacred recitation and ritual procedure for protection—aligned with Vedanga-style discipline (correct application, timing, and method), even though it does not name a specific Vedanga explicitly.