Text 38] The Narayana-kavaca Shield 93

TEXT 37
aq gafae at ae frat area wag |
UNMET ATTA HAI |Z

na kutascid bhayam tasya
vidyam dhdarayato bhavet

raja-dasyu-grahadibhyo
vyadhy-adibhyas ca karhicit

na—not; kutascit—from anywhere; bhayam—fear; tasya—of him;
vidyam—this mystical prayer; dhdrayatah—employing; bhavet—may
appear; raja—from the government; dasyu—from rogues and thieves;
graha-adibhyah—from demons and so on; vyadhi-adibhyah—from dis-

eases and so on; ca—also; karhicit—at any time.

TRANSLATION

This prayer, Narayana-kavaca, constitutes subtle knowledge
transcendentally connected with Narayana. One who employs this
prayer is never disturbed or put in danger by the government, by
plunderers, by evil demons or by any type of disease.

TEXT 38

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TTI AF Fat A AOTAMA 13

imam vidyam pura kascit
kausiko dharayan dvijah

yoga-dhéranaya svangam
Jahau sa maru-dhanvani

imam—this; vidyam—prayer; purad—formerly; kascit—someone;
kausikah—Kausika; dhaérayan—using; dvijah—a brahmana; yoga-
dhéranaya—by mystic power; sva-arigam—his own body; jahau—gave
up; sah—he; maru-dhanvani—in the desert.
