Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 85
The Account of Kārtavīrya’s Protective Kavaca
Kārtavīrya-kavaca-vṛttānta
दूरादेव विनश्यंतु प्रणष्टेंद्रियसाहसाः । मनुष्याः पशवो त्वृक्षवानरा वनगोचराः ॥ ८५ ॥
dūrādeva vinaśyaṃtu praṇaṣṭeṃdriyasāhasāḥ | manuṣyāḥ paśavo tvṛkṣavānarā vanagocarāḥ || 85 ||
ఇంద్రియనియంత్రణ నశించిన, ఉన్మత్త ధైర్యంతో ఉన్న వారు—దూరం నుంచే నశించుగాక; వారు మనుషులైనా, పశువులైనా, చెట్లపై నివసించే వానరులైనా, అడవిలో సంచరించే జీవులైనా సరే.
Narada (contextual attribution within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue flow)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra (anger)
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka (fear)
FAQs
It stresses that uncontrolled senses lead to destructive, adharmic conduct, and that such disruptive, reckless forces should be kept at a distance from the sādhaka and from sacred learning.
Bhakti requires inner purity and steadiness; the verse implies that sense-dominated recklessness obstructs devotion, so the devotee avoids such influences to protect japa, worship, and remembrance.
It highlights the practical prerequisite for Vedanga-based study—self-discipline and control of the senses—without which mantra recitation, pronunciation (śikṣā), and disciplined learning cannot be sustained.