64 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 8
Personality of Godhead Krsna Himself. After offering prayers to the
Lord’s personal expansions known as the svdmsa and saktydvesa-
avataras, one should pray to the weapons of Lord Narayana, such as the
Sudarsana, gada, sankha, khadga and bow.

After explaining this process, Sukadeva Gosvami told Maharaja
Pariksit how Visvardpa, the brother of Vrtrasura, described the glories
of the Nardyana-kavaca to Indra.

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Sri-rdjovaca
yaya guptah sahasraksah
savahan ripu-sainikan
kridann iva vinirjitya
tri-lokya bubhuje sriyam
bhagavaris tan mamakhyahi
varma nardyandtmakam
yathdatatayinah satriin
yena gupto jayan mrdhe

Sri-réja uvdca—King Pariksit said; yaya—by which (the spiritual ar-
mor); guptah—protected; sahasra-aksah—the thousand-eyed King In-
dra; sa-vaéhan—with their carriers; ripu-sainikdn—the soldiers and
commanders of the enemies; kridan iva—just like playing; vinirjitya—
conquering; tri-lokyah—of the three worlds (the higher, middle and
lower planetary systems); bubhuje—enjoyed; sriyam—the opulence;
bhagavan—O great sage; tat—that; mama—unto me; akhyahi—please
explain; varma—defensive armor made of a mantra; nardyana-at-
