Shloka 41
Nārāyaṇa-kavaca — The Armor of Lord Nārāyaṇa
श्रीशुक उवाच य इदं शृणुयात्काले यो धारयति चादृत: । तं नमस्यन्ति भूतानि मुच्यते सर्वतो भयात् ॥ ४१ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca ya idaṁ śṛṇuyāt kāle yo dhārayati cādṛtaḥ taṁ namasyanti bhūtāni mucyate sarvato bhayāt
شری شُکدیَو گوسوامی نے فرمایا—جو شخص خوف کے وقت عقیدت اور ادب کے ساتھ اس کَوَچ کو سنتا یا دھारण کرتا ہے، سب جاندار اسے نمسکار کرتے ہیں اور وہ ہر طرف کے خوف سے فوراً آزاد ہو جاتا ہے۔
FAQs
This verse says that one who hears the Nārāyaṇa-kavaca at the proper time and reverently holds it within the heart becomes freed from fear on all sides.
In Canto 6, Chapter 8, Śukadeva explains the divine protective prayer (kavaca) and its results, emphasizing that faithful hearing and remembrance invoke spiritual protection and fearlessness.
Set a steady practice of attentive hearing/recitation of the Nārāyaṇa-kavaca and keep its meaning in remembrance; the verse highlights reverent absorption in Nārāyaṇa as a source of inner security amid anxiety and uncertainty.