Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.8.37
न कुतश्चिद्भयं तस्य विद्यां धारयतो भवेत् ।
राजदस्युग्रहादिभ्यो व्याध्यादिभ्यश्च कर्हिचित् ॥ ३७ ॥
na kutaścid bhayaṁ tasya
[na kutashchid bhayam tasya]
vidyāṁ dhārayato bhavet
[vidyaam dhaarayato bhavet]
rāja-dasyu-grahādibhyo
[raaja-dasyu-grahaadibhyo]
vyādhy-ādibhyaś ca karhicit
[vyaadhy-aadibhyash cha karhichit]
Word-for-word
na
—
not
kutaścit
—
from anywhere
bhayam
—
fear
tasya
—
of him
vidyām
—
this mystical prayer
dhārayataḥ
—
employing
bhavet
—
may appear
rāja
—
from the government
dasyu
—
from rogues and thieves
graha-ādibhyaḥ
—
from demons and so on
vyādhi-ādibhyaḥ
—
from diseases and so on
ca
—
also
karhicit
—
at any time.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
na kutaścid bhayaṁ tasya
na
not
kutaścit
from anywhere
bhayam
fear
tasya
of him
vidyāṁ dhārayato bhavet
vidyām
this mystical prayer
dhārayataḥ
employing
bhavet
may appear
rāja-dasyu-grahādibhyo
rāja
from the government
dasyu
from rogues and thieves
graha-ādibhyaḥ
from demons and so on
vyādhy-ādibhyaś ca karhicit
vyādhi-ādibhyaḥ
from diseases and so on
ca
also
karhicit
at any time.
This prayer, Nārāyaṇa-kavaca, constitutes subtle knowledge transcendentally connected with Nārāyaṇa. One who employs this prayer is never disturbed or put in danger by the government, by plunderers, by evil demons or by any type of disease.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
One who employs this prayer will have no fear from the government, plunderers, and evil demons or from any type of disease at any time.
Personal Guidance
This kavaca is subtle knowledge transcendentally connected with Nārāyaṇa; its user is never disturbed by government, plunderers, demons, or sickness. The protection is comprehensive precisely because it is connected to Him.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I imagine that 'real' problems (legal, financial, medical) lie outside spirituality's reach?
- What would change if I treated this kavaca as the actual first line of defense?
My note
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