Text 15] The Narayana-kavaca Shield 73

vibrated in all directions and caused the pregnant wives of the
asuras to have miscarriages. May that Lord be kind enough to pro-
tect me in difficult places like the forest and battlefront.

TEXT 15
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raksatv asau madhvani yajna-kalpah
sva-damstrayonnita-dharo varahah
ramo ‘dri-kiitesv atha vipravase

salaksmano ’vydd bharatagrajo ’sman

raksatu—may the Lord protect; asau—that; ma—me; adhvani—on
the street; yajia-kalpah—who is ascertained by performance of
ritualistic ceremonies; sva-damstraya —by His own tusk; unnita—rais-
ing; dharah—the planet earth; vardhah—Lord Boar; ramah—Lord
Rama; adri-kiitesu—on the summits of the mountains; atha—then;
vipravase—in foreign countries; sa-laksmanah—with His brother
Laksmana; avydt—may He protect; bharata-agrajah—the elder brother
of Maharaja Bharata; asrman—us.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme indestructible Lord is ascertained through the
performance of ritualistic sacrifices and is therefore known as
Yajnesvara. In His incarnation as Lord Boar, He raised the planet
earth from the water at the bottom of the universe and kept it on
His pointed tusks. May that Lord protect me from rogues on the
street. May Parasurama protect me on the tops of mountains, and
may the elder brother of Bharata, Lord Ramacandra, along with

His brother Laksmana, protect me in foreign countries.

PURPORT

There are three Ramas. One Rama is Paragurama (Jamadagnya).
another Rama is Lord Ramacandra, and a third Rama is Lord Balarama.
