PLATE TWO
Viśvarūpa, who was engaged by the demigods as their priest, instructed King Indra about the Nārāyaṇa armor, which enabled him to conquer the leaders of the demons. After chanting various  mantras , Viśvarūpa began to chant the following protective prayer to Lord Nārāyaṇa. “The Supreme Lord, who sits on the back of the bird Garuḍa, touching him with His lotus feet, holds eight weapons—the conchshell, disc, shield, sword, club, arrows, bow and ropes. May that Supreme Personality of Godhead protect me at all times with His eight arms. He is all-powerful because he fully possesses the eight mystic powers.” Next he offered prayers to the Lord’s personal expansions, to the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa, and to the weapons of Lord Nārāyaṇa. He thus taught King Indra how to take shelter of the mystic armor. ( pp. 65–92 )