Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2
The Exposition of Hanumān’s Protective Kavaca
Māruti-kavaca
यस्य संधारणात्सद्यः सर्वे नश्यंत्युपद्रवाः । भूतप्रेतारिजं दुःखं नाशमेति न संशयः ॥ २ ॥
yasya saṃdhāraṇātsadyaḥ sarve naśyaṃtyupadravāḥ | bhūtapretārijaṃ duḥkhaṃ nāśameti na saṃśayaḥ || 2 ||
اسے دل میں قائم رکھنے سے فوراً تمام آفتیں مٹ جاتی ہیں؛ بھوت پریت یا دشمنوں سے پیدا ہونے والا دکھ ختم ہو جاتا ہے—اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔
Narada (teaching/instructional narration within Third Pada technical-religious context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches the efficacy of mantra-dhāraṇā (steady retention/recitation): spiritual steadiness and sacred sound are presented as immediate remedies that dissolve external disturbances and fear-based suffering.
By emphasizing “holding” the sacred formula, it points to continuous remembrance (smaraṇa) and faith-filled repetition—core bhakti disciplines—through which anxieties and hostile influences lose power.
It highlights applied mantra-prayoga and dhāraṇā as a shānti/rakṣā method—aligned with technical disciplines used in ritual practice (proper retention and focused recitation as a remedial measure).