Text 7] The Narayana-kavaca Shield 67

put on oneself; bhaye—when fear; @gate—has come; pddayoh—on the
two legs; janunoh—on the two knees; drvoh—on the two thighs;
udare—on the abdomen; hrdi—on the heart; atha—thus; urasi—on the
chest; mukhe—on the mouth; sirasi—on the head; anupirvyat—one
after another; omkdra-ddini—beginning with omkara; vinyaset—one
should place; om—the pranava; namah—obeisances; ndrdéyandya—
unto Narayana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; iti—thus;
viparyayam—the reverse; atha api—moreover; va—or.

TRANSLATION

Visvaripa said: If some form of fear arrives, one should first
wash his hands and legs clean and then perform acamana by chant-
ing this mantra: om apavitrah pavitro va sarvavastharn gato ‘pi va/
yah smaret pundarikaksatn sa bahyabhyantarah sucih/ Ssri-visnu
sri-visnu Sri-visnu. Then one should touch kusa grass and sit
gravely and silently, facing north. When completely purified, one
should touch the mantra composed of eight syllables to the eight
parts of his body and touch the mantra composed of twelve sylla-
bles to his hands. Thus, in the following manner, he should bind
himself with the Narayana coat of armor. First, while chanting the
mantra composed of eight syllables [om namo narayanaya], begin-
ning with the pranava, the syllable or, one should touch his hands
to eight parts of his body, starting with the two feet and progress-
ing systematically to the knees, thighs, abdomen, heart, chest,
mouth and head. Then one should chant the mantra in reverse,
beginning from the last syllable [ya], while touching the parts of
his body in the reverse order. These two processes are known as
utpatti-nyasa and sarnhara-nyasa respectively.

TEXT 7

ara aa: Fale aT TIT |
ANANTH ETS, Wott

kara-nydsarn tatah kuryad
dvadosaksara-vidyaya

pranavadi-ya-karantam
anguly-arigustha-parvasu
