अथापरं सर्वपुराणगुह्यं निःशेषपापौघहरं पवित्रम् । जयप्रदं सर्वविपद्विमोचनं वक्ष्यामि शैवं कवचं हिताय ते
athāparaṃ sarvapurāṇaguhyaṃ niḥśeṣapāpaughaharaṃ pavitram | jayapradaṃ sarvavipadvimocanaṃ vakṣyāmi śaivaṃ kavacaṃ hitāya te
Agora, além disso, ensinar-te-ei o kavaca śaiva—o segredo de todos os Purāṇas: puro, que remove por completo a torrente de pecados, concede vitória e liberta de toda calamidade—para o teu bem.
Unknown (teacher figure; explicit speaker not shown in the snippet)
Listener: te (disciple addressed)
Scene: A sage about to transmit a secret Śaiva kavaca; luminous script or mantra-letters forming an ‘armor’ around a devotee; Śiva’s presence implied as protective aura.
Devotional protection is not mere fear-avoidance; the kavaca is presented as a purifying discipline that uproots sin and stabilizes victory through Śiva-centered remembrance.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on a universal protective recitation (kavaca).
The prescription is to learn/recite the Śaiva kavaca described as purifying, victory-giving, and calamity-removing.