Shloka 36

Nārāyaṇa-kavaca — The Armor of Lord Nārāyaṇa

Devanagari script

एतद् धारयमाणस्तु यं यं पश्यति चक्षुषा । पदा वा संस्पृशेत् सद्य: साध्वसात् स विमुच्यते ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

etad dhārayamāṇas tu yaṁ yaṁ paśyati cakṣuṣā padā vā saṁspṛśet sadyaḥ sādhvasāt sa vimucyate

Translation

ఈ కవచాన్ని ధరించినవాడు ఎవరిని కళ్లతో చూసినా, లేదా పాదాలతో తాకినా, వారు వెంటనే పై చెప్పిన అన్ని భయాల నుంచి విముక్తి పొందుతారు.

Synonyms

• etat: this (charm)
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• dhārayamāṇaḥ: holding/bearing
• dhārayamāṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhṛ (धृ धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: Present active participle (वर्तमानकृदन्त/शतृ), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (तु अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• yam: whom
• yam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• yam: whomever
• yam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन) (repetition for distributive sense)

• paśyati: sees
• paśyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• cakṣuṣā: with the eye
• cakṣuṣā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakṣus (चक्षुस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• padā: with the foot
• padā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (पद प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (वा अव्यय)
• Form: Disjunctive particle (विकल्पार्थक निपात)

• saṁspṛśet: should touch
• saṁspṛśet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-spr̥ś (संस्पृश् धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• sadyaḥ: immediately
• sadyaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (सद्यः अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• sādhvasāt: from fear, from terror
• sādhvasāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhvasa (साध्वस प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• vimucyate: is released/freed
• vimucyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-muc (विमुच् धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); passive-like sense

Characters & Entities

• Narayana

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about removing fear through the Narayana-kavaca?

In this verse, the Bhagavatam states that one who wears/maintains the Nārāyaṇa-kavaca becomes a channel of divine protection—those seen or even touched by him are immediately freed from fear and danger.

Why did Shukadeva Gosvami speak about the Narayana-kavaca in Canto 6 Chapter 8?

He describes the Nārāyaṇa-kavaca as a potent devotional shield—an expression of surrender to Nārāyaṇa—while narrating the means of protection and spiritual security taught within this chapter.

Practical application of the Narayana-kavaca teaching in modern life?

Cultivate steady remembrance of the Lord through sincere prayer and disciplined practice; the verse emphasizes that devotion reduces fear and brings inner protection that can positively affect those around you.