Text 3] The Narayana-kavaca Shield 65

makam—consisting of the mercy of Narayana; yatha—in which way;
dtatayinah—who were endeavoring to kill him; Ssatriin—enemies;
yena—by which; guptah—being protected; ajayat—conquered;
mrdhe—in the fight.

TRANSLATION
King Pariksit inquired from Sukadeva Gosvami: My lord,

kindly explain the Visnu mantra armor that protected King Indra
and enabled him to conquer his enemies, along with their carriers,
and enjoy the opulence of the three worlds. Please explain to me
that Narayana armor, by which King Indra achieved success in bat-
tle, conquering the enemies who were endeavoring to kill him.

TEXT 3
TET
Ta GUA aeaMTarSe |
arramred Tate ata: TT 1 3
$ri-badardyanir uvdca
vrtah purohitas tvastro
mahendrayanuprcchate
narayanakhyam varmaha
tad ihaika-manéh srnu

Sri-badardyanih uvdca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; vrtah—the
chosen; purohitah—priest; tvdstrah—the son of Tvasta; mahendraya—
unto King Indra; anuprcchate—after he (Indra) inquired; naéraéyana-
akhyam—named Narayana-kavaca; varma—defensive armor made of a
mantra; Gha—he said; tat—that; tha—this; eka-manéh—with great at-
tention; §rmnu—hear from me.

TRANSLATION

Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: King Indra, the leader of the
demigods, inquired about the armor known as Narayana-kavaca
from Visvariipa, who was engaged by the demigods as their priest.
Please hear Visvaripa’s reply with great attention.
