Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 34
Nārāyaṇa-kavaca — The Armor of Lord Nārāyaṇa
विदिक्षु दिक्षूर्ध्वमध: समन्ता- दन्तर्बहिर्भगवान्नारसिंह: । प्रहापयँल्लोकभयं स्वनेन स्वतेजसा ग्रस्तसमस्ततेजा: ॥ ३४ ॥
vidikṣu dikṣūrdhvam adhaḥ samantād antar bahir bhagavān nārasiṁhaḥ prahāpayaḻ loka-bhayaṁ svanena sva-tejasā grasta-samasta-tejāḥ
在诸方与隅角、上与下、四周、内与外，皆有薄伽梵那罗辛哈。愿祂为奉献者而咆哮，以其吼声驱散世间恐惧，并以超然威光吞没一切他力；愿那罗辛哈天常护我们于一切处。
FAQs
This verse prays to Lord Nṛsiṁha as all-pervading—within and without—who drives away worldly fear by His roar and subdues all opposing powers by His own divine effulgence.
The kavaca prayer invokes Nṛsiṁha’s all-pervasiveness to establish complete spiritual protection—no place remains outside His shelter, whether external danger or inner anxiety.
Remembering and praying to the Lord as all-present helps reduce fear and insecurity; it trains the mind to seek refuge in divine protection rather than panic before overwhelming circumstances.