Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 37

Nārāyaṇa-kavaca — The Armor of Lord Nārāyaṇa

Devanagari script

न कुतश्चिद्भ‍यं तस्य विद्यां धारयतो भवेत् । राजदस्युग्रहादिभ्यो व्याध्यादिभ्यश्च कर्हिचित् ॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration

na kutaścid bhayaṁ tasya vidyāṁ dhārayato bhavet rāja-dasyu-grahādibhyo vyādhy-ādibhyaś ca karhicit

Translation

持守那罗延那护甲之微妙圣智者，绝无来自任何方面的恐惧；无论官府、盗匪、凶恶阿修罗或诸般疾病，都不能在任何时候扰害他。

Synonyms

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (न अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध निपात)

• kutaścit: from anywhere, from any source
• kutaścit: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kutaścit (कुतश्चित् अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (अव्यय/क्रियाविशेषण)

• bhayam: fear
• bhayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (भय प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• vidyām: the mantra/knowledge
• vidyām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyā (विद्या प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• dhārayataḥ: of (one) holding/bearing
• dhārayataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhṛ (धृ धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: Present active participle (वर्तमानकृदन्त/शतृ) in Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन), Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं); agreeing with tasya

• bhavet: would arise/be
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• rāja-dasyu-graha-ādibhyaḥ: from kings, robbers, planets/seizers, and the like
• rāja-dasyu-graha-ādibhyaḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (राजन्) + dasyu (दस्यु) + graha (ग्रह) + ādi (आदि)
• Form: Samāhāra-dvandva with ādi-suffix (द्वन्द्व + आद्यर्थ), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vyādhi-ādibhyaḥ: from diseases and the like
• vyādhi-ādibhyaḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyādhi (व्याधि प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (आदि)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) with ādi; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय निपात)

• karhicit: ever, at any time
• karhicit: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: karhicit (कर्हिचित् अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)

Characters & Entities

• Narayaṇa

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about protection from fear and disease?

In Bhagavatam 6.8.37, it is said that one who firmly holds the Nārāyaṇa-kavaca knowledge becomes free from fear from any direction, including threats from rulers, thieves, hostile beings, and even disease.

Why does Shukadeva Gosvami describe the Narayana-kavaca as removing fear from all sides?

Because the chapter teaches a devotional ‘shield’ centered on Nārāyaṇa; Shukadeva emphasizes its effect—steadfast shelter in the Lord’s protection neutralizes external dangers and internal anxieties.

How can I apply the teaching of Narayana-kavaca in modern life?

By sincerely taking shelter of Nārāyaṇa through remembrance and prayer, and by maintaining steady devotional practice, one cultivates fearlessness and resilience even amid social threats, uncertainty, and health anxieties.