Text 11]
The Nārāyaṇa-kavaca Shield
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nyaset —should place;  hṛdaye —on the heart;  oṁkāram —the  praṇava ,  oṁkāra ;  vi-kāram —the syllable  vi  of  viṣṇave ;  anu —thereafter;  mūrdhani —on the top of the head;  ṣa-kāram —the syllable  ṣa ;  tu —and;  bhruvoḥ madhye —between the two eyebrows;  ṇa-kāram —the syllable  ṇa ;  śikhayā —on the  śikhā  on the head;  nyaset —should place;  ve-kāram —the syllable  ve ;  netrayoḥ —between the two eyes;  yuñjyāt —should be placed;  na-kāram —the syllable  na  of the word  namaḥ ;  sarva-sandhiṣu —on all the joints;  ma-kāram —the syllable  ma  of the word  namaḥ ;  astram —a weapon;  uddiśya —thinking;  mantra-mūrtiḥ —the form of the  mantra ;  bhavet —should become;  budhaḥ —an intelligent person;  sa-visargam —with the  visarga  ( ḥ );  phaṭ-antam —ending with the sound  phaṭ ;  tat —that;  sarva-dikṣu —in all directions;  vinirdiśet —should fix;  oṁ — praṇava ;  viṣṇave —unto Lord Viṣṇu;  namaḥ —obeisances;  iti —thus.
TRANSLATION
One must then chant the mantra of six syllables [ oṁ viṣṇave namaḥ ]. One should place the syllable “ oṁ ” on his heart, the syllable “ vi ” on the top of his head, the syllable “ ṣa ” between his eyebrows, the syllable “ ṇa ” on his tuft of hair [ śikhā ], and the syllable “ ve ” between his eyes. The chanter of the mantra should then place the syllable “ na ” on all the joints of his body and meditate on the syllable “ ma ” as being a weapon. He should thus become the perfect personification of the mantra. Thereafter, adding  visarga  to the final syllable “ ma ,” he should chant the mantra “ maḥ astrāya phaṭ ” in all directions, beginning from the east. In this way, all directions will be bound by the protective armor of the mantra.
TEXT 11
आत्मानं परमं ध्यायेद् ध्येयं षट्शक्तिभिर्युतम् ।
विद्यातेजस्तपोमृतिमिमं मन्त्रप्रदाहरेत् ॥११॥
ātmānam paramaṁ dhyāyed dhyeyaṁ ṣaṭ-śaktibhir yutam vidyā-tejas-tapo-mūrtim imaṁ mantram udāharet