Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for Mankind

Chapter 8: The Narayana-kavaca Shield. Text 3

श्रीबादरायणिरुवाच
वृतः पुरोहितस्त्वाष्ट्रो महेन्द्रायानुपृच्छते ।
नारायणाख्यं वर्माह तदिहैकमनाः शृणु ॥३॥

Å›rÄ«-bÄdarÄyaṇir uvÄca
vá¹›taḥ purohitas tvÄṣṭro
mahendrÄyÄnupá¹›cchate
nÄrÄyaṇÄkhyaá¹ varmÄha
tad ihaika-manÄḥ śṛṇu

 Å›rÄ«-bÄdarÄyaṇiḥ uvÄca - ÅšrÄ« Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said; vá¹›taḥ - the chosen; purohitaḥ - priest; tvÄṣṭraḥ - the son of TvaṣṭÄ; mahendrÄya - unto King Indra; anupá¹›cchate - after he (Indra) inquired; nÄrÄyaṇa-Äkhyam - named NÄrÄyaṇa-kavaca; varma - defensive armor made of a mantra; Äha - he said; tat - that; iha - this; eka-manÄḥ - with great attention; Å›á¹›á¹‡u - hear from me.


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ÅšrÄ« Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said: King Indra, the leader of the demigods, inquired about the armor known as NÄrÄyaṇa-kavaca from ViÅ›varÅ«pa, who was engaged by the demigods as their priest. Please hear ViÅ›varÅ«pa’s reply with great attention.

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