Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 127
The Account of Kārtavīrya’s Protective Kavaca
Kārtavīrya-kavaca-vṛttānta
विवादे कलहेघोरे पंचधा यः पठेदिदम् । विजयो जायते तस्य न कदाचित्पराजयः ॥ १२७ ॥
vivāde kalaheghore paṃcadhā yaḥ paṭhedidam | vijayo jāyate tasya na kadācitparājayaḥ || 127 ||
వివాదంలో, కలహంలో లేదా భయంకర సంగ్రామంలో ఎవడు దీనిని ఐదు సార్లు పఠిస్తాడో, అతనికి విజయం కలుగుతుంది; అతనికి ఎప్పుడూ పరాజయం లేదు।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It presents mantra-japa as a dharmic support in crisis—using disciplined recitation (five times) to stabilize the mind and invoke auspicious victory rather than falling into fear or defeat.
Although framed as a practical prayoga, the act of repeated recitation trains remembrance and surrender; victory is linked to steadiness in sacred speech, which is a core bhakti discipline when performed with faith.
It highlights mantra-prayoga (applied recitation) and disciplined repetition (pañcadhā), reflecting a technical, practice-oriented approach typical of Vedanga-adjacent instruction in Book 1.3.