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The Nārāyaṇa-kavaca Shield
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pieces. Please cut them to pieces! O shield marked with a hundred brilliant moonlike circles, please cover the eyes of the sinful enemies. Pluck out their sinful eyes.
TEXTS 27–28
यन्नो मयं ग्रहेभ्योऽभूत् केतुभ्यो नृभ्य एव च । 
    सरीसृपेभ्यो दंष्ट्रिभ्यो भूतेभ्योऽहोभ्य एव च ॥२७॥ 
    सर्वाण्येतानि मगवजापरूपानुकीर्तनात् । 
    प्रयान्तु संक्षयं सद्यो ये नः श्रेयःप्रतीपकाः ॥२८॥
yan no bhayam grahebhyo 'bhūt 
    ketubhyo nṛbhya eva ca 
    sarīsṛpebhyo daṁṣṭribhyo 
    bhūtebhyo 'ṁhobhya eva ca
sarvāṇy etāni bhagavan- 
    nāma-rūpānukīrtanāt 
    prayāntu saṅkṣayam sadyo 
    ye naḥ śreyaḥ-pratīpakāḥ
yat—which; naḥ—our; bhayam—fear; grahebhyaḥ—from the Graha demons; abhūt—was; ketubhyaḥ—from meteors, or falling stars; nṛbhyaḥ—from envious human beings; eva ca—also; sarīsṛpebhyaḥ—from snakes or scorpions; daṁṣṭribhyaḥ—from animals with fierce teeth like tigers, wolves and boars; bhūtebhyaḥ—from ghosts or the material elements (earth, water, fire, etc.); aṁhobhyaḥ—from sinful activities; eva ca—as well as; sarvāṇi etāni—all these; bhagavat-nāma-rūpa-anukīrtanāt—by glorifying the transcendental form, name, attributes and paraphernalia of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; prayāntu—let them go; saṅkṣayam—to complete destruction; sadyaḥ—immediately; ye—which; naḥ—our; śreyaḥ-pratīpakāḥ—hindrances to well-being.
TRANSLATION
May the glorification of the transcendental name, form, qualities and paraphernalia of the Supreme Personality of Godhead protect