Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 16
Nārāyaṇa-kavaca — The Armor of Lord Nārāyaṇa
मामुग्रधर्मादखिलात्प्रमादा- न्नारायण: पातु नरश्च हासात् । दत्तस्त्वयोगादथ योगनाथ: पायाद्गुणेश: कपिल: कर्मबन्धात् ॥ १६ ॥
mām ugra-dharmād akhilāt pramādān nārāyaṇaḥ pātu naraś ca hāsāt dattas tv ayogād atha yoga-nāthaḥ pāyād guṇeśaḥ kapilaḥ karma-bandhāt
غیر ضروری سخت اور جھوٹے مذہبی طریقوں اور غفلت سے نارائن بھگوان میری حفاظت کرے؛ اور ‘نر’ اوتار تکبر سے بچائے۔ یوگ ناتھ دتاتریہ بھکتی یوگ میں لغزش سے بچائے، اور گُنیش کپل دیو کرم کے بندھن سے مجھے چھڑائے۔
FAQs
In this verse of the Nārāyaṇa-kavaca, the devotee prays that Lord Nārāyaṇa protect him from pramāda—heedlessness that leads one into danger and spiritual downfall.
The kavaca invokes specific divine personalities for specific vulnerabilities: Nārāyaṇa for protection from grave irreligion and negligence, Nara from frivolity, Datta from lack of yoga, and Kapila from karmic bondage.
Use it as a daily reminder to avoid carelessness, curb distracting humor that derails focus, maintain steady sādhana (yoga/bhakti practice), and act without entangling attachment—seeking shelter of the Lord.