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King Parīkṣit inquired from Śukadeva Gosvāmī: My lord, kindly explain the Viṣṇu mantra armor that protected King Indra and enabled …

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: King Indra, the leader of the demigods, inquired about the armor known as Nārāyaṇa-kavaca from Viśvarūpa, …

Viśvarūpa said: If some form of fear arrives, one should first wash his hands and legs clean and then perform …

Then one should chant the mantra composed of twelve syllables [oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya]. Preceding each syllable by the oṁkāra, …

One must then chant the mantra of six syllables [oṁ viṣṇave namaḥ]. One should place the syllable om on his …

After finishing this chanting, one should think himself qualitatively one with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is full in …

Prahlāda Mahārāja loudly chanted the holy name of Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva. May Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, roaring for His devotee Prahlāda Mahārāja, protect …

Viśvarūpa continued: O Indra, this mystic armor related to Lord Nārāyaṇa has been described by me to you. By putting …

If one employs this armor, whomever he sees with his eyes or touches with his feet is immediately freed from …

This prayer, Nārāyaṇa-kavaca, constitutes subtle knowledge transcendentally connected with Nārāyaṇa. One who employs this prayer is never disturbed or put …

O King of heaven, a brāhmaṇa named Kauśika formerly used this armor when he purposely gave up his body in …

Surrounded by many beautiful women, Citraratha, the King of Gandharvaloka, was once passing in his airplane over the brāhmaṇa’s body …

Suddenly Citraratha was forced to fall from the sky headfirst with his airplane. Struck with wonder, he was ordered by …

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: My dear Mahārāja Parīkṣit, one who employs this armor or hears about it with faith and …

King Indra, who performed one hundred sacrifices, received this prayer of protection from Viśvarūpa. After conquering the demons, he enjoyed …

The Supreme Lord, who sits on the back of the bird Garuḍa, touching him with His lotus feet, holds eight …

May the Lord, who assumes the body of a great fish, protect me in the water from the fierce animals …

May Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, who appeared as the enemy of Hiraṇyakaśipu, protect me in all directions. His loud laughing vibrated in …

The Supreme indestructible Lord is ascertained through the performance of ritualistic sacrifices and is therefore known as Yajñeśvara. In His …

May Lord Nārāyaṇa protect me from unnecessarily following false religious systems and falling from my duties due to madness. May …