Narasimha Kavacham
Narasimha Kavacham in English · English
Origin & Story
Brahmanda Purana (spoken by Prahlada) · Prahlada · Puranic
The Narasimha Kavacham is traditionally ascribed to Prahlada. The protective armour-hymn of Lord Narasimha, the man-lion avatar of Vishnu, as told by the devotee Prahlada in the Brahmanda Purana — invoking the fierce, fearless Lord to guard the devotee on every side from all danger, fear and evil.
✦ As told in scripture
It is said that to recite the Narasimha Kavacham with a sincere and devoted heart is to draw near to the grace of the divine, which never forsakes those who lovingly call upon it.
The Mantra
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nṛsiṃhakavacaṃ vakṣye prahlādenoditaṃ purā | sarvarakṣākaraṃ puṇyaṃ sarvopadravanāśanam || 1|| sarva sampatkaraṃ caiva svargamokṣapradāyakam | dhyātvā nṛsiṃhaṃ deveśaṃ hemasiṃhāsanasthitam || 2|| vivṛtāsyaṃ trinayanaṃ śaradindusamaprabham | lakṣmyāliṅgitavāmāṅgaṃ vibhūtibhirupāśritam || 3|| caturbhujaṃ komalāṅgaṃ svarṇakuṇḍalaśobhitam | sarojaśobhitoraskaṃ ratnakeyūramudritam || 4|| taptakāñcanasaṃkāśaṃ pītanirmalavāsasam | indrādisuramaulisthasphuranmāṇikyadīptibhiḥ || 5|| virājitapadadvandvaṃ śaṅkhacakrādi hetibhiḥ | garutmatā ca vinayāt stūyamānaṃ mudānvitam || 6|| svahṛtkamalasaṃvāsaṃ kṛtvā tu kavacaṃ paṭhet | nṛsiṃho me śiraḥ pātu lokarakṣārthasambhavaḥ || 7|| sarvago'pi stambhavāsaḥ bhālaṃ me rakṣatu dhvanim | nṛsiṃho me dṛśau pātu somasūryāgnilocanaḥ || 8|| smṛtiṃ me pātu nṛharirmunivaryastutipriyaḥ | nāsaṃ me siṃhanāsastu mukhaṃ lakṣmīmukhapriyaḥ || 9|| sarvavidyādhipaḥ pātu nṛsiṃho rasanāṃ mama | vaktraṃ pātvinduvadanaṃ sadā prahlādavanditaḥ || 10|| nṛsiṃhaḥ pātu me kaṇṭhaṃ skandhau bhūbharāntakṛt | divyāstraśobhitabhujo nṛsiṃhaḥ pātu me bhujau || 11|| karau me devavarado nṛsiṃhaḥ pātu sarvataḥ | hṛdayaṃ yogisādhyaśca nivāsaṃ pātu me hariḥ || 12|| madhyaṃ pātu hiraṇyākṣavakṣaḥkukṣividāraṇaḥ | nābhiṃ me pātu nṛhariḥ svanābhi brahmasaṃstutaḥ || 13|| brahmāṇḍakoṭayaḥ kaṭyāṃ yasyāsau pātu me kaṭim | guhyaṃ me pātu guhyānāṃ mantrāṇāṃ guhyarūpadṛk || 14|| ūrū manobhavaḥ pātu jānunī nararūpadhṛk | jaṅghe pātu dharābhārahartā yo'sau nṛkesarī || 15|| surarājyapradaḥ pātu pādau me nṛharīśvaraḥ | sahasraśīrṣā puruṣaḥ pātu me sarvaśastanum || 16|| mahograḥ pūrvataḥ pātu mahāvīrāgrajo'gnitaḥ | mahāviṣṇurdakṣiṇe tu mahājvālastu nairṛtau || 17|| paścime pātu sarveśo diśi me sarvatomukhaḥ | nṛsiṃhaḥ pātu vāyavyāṃ saumyāṃ bhūṣaṇavigrahaḥ || 18|| īśānyāṃ pātu bhadro me sarvamaṅgaladāyakaḥ | saṃsārabhayataḥ pātu mṛtyormṛtyurnṛkesarī || 19|| idaṃ nṛsiṃhakavacaṃ prahlādamukhamaṇḍitam | bhaktimān yaḥ paṭhennityaṃ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate || 20|| putravān dhanavān loke dīrghāyurupajāyate | yaṃ yaṃ kāmayate kāmaṃ taṃ taṃ prāpnotyasaṃśayam || 21|| sarvatra jayamāpnoti sarvatra vijayī bhavet | bhūmyantarīkṣadivyānāṃ grahāṇāṃ vinivāraṇam || 22|| vṛścikoragasambhūta viṣāpaharaṇaṃ param | brahmarākṣasayakṣāṇāṃ dūrotsāraṇakāraṇam || 23|| bhūrje vā tālapatre vā kavacaṃ likhitaṃ śubham | karamūle dhṛtaṃ yena sidhyeyuḥ karmasiddhayaḥ || 24|| devāsuramanuṣyeṣu svaṃ svameva jayaṃ labhet | ekasandhyaṃ trisandhyaṃ vā yaḥ paṭhenniyato naraḥ || 25|| sarvamaṅgalamāṅgalyaṃ bhuktiṃ muktiṃ ca vindati | dvātriṃśatisahasrāṇi paṭhet śuddhātmanāṃ nṛṇām || 26|| kavacasyāsya mantrasya mantrasiddhiḥ prajāyate | anena mantrarājena kṛtvā bhasmābhimantraṇam || 27|| tilakaṃ vinyasedyastu tasya grahabhayaṃ haret | trivāraṃ japamānastu dattaṃ vāryabhimantrya ca || 28|| prāśayedyo naro mantraṃ nṛsiṃhadhyānamācaret | tasya rogāḥ praṇaśyanti ye ca syuḥ kukṣisambhavāḥ || 29|| kimatra bahunoktena nṛsiṃhasadṛśo bhavet | manasā cintitaṃ yattu sa taccāpnotyasaṃśayam || 30|| garjantaṃ garjayantaṃ nijabhujapaṭalaṃ sphoṭayantaṃ haṭhantaṃ rūpyantaṃ tāpayantaṃ divi bhuvi ditijaṃ kṣepayantaṃ kṣipantam | krandantaṃ roṣayantaṃ diśi diśi satataṃ saṃharantaṃ bharantaṃ bhramantaṃ vīkṣantaṃ ghūrṇayantaṃ śaranikaraśatairdivyasiṃhaṃ namāmi || 31|| || iti śrībrahmāṇḍapurāṇe prahlādoktaṃ śrīnṛsiṃhakavacaṃ sampūrṇam ||
Meaning:The protective armour-hymn of Lord Narasimha, the man-lion avatar of Vishnu, as told by the devotee Prahlada in the Brahmanda Purana — invoking the fierce, fearless Lord to guard the devotee on every side from all danger, fear and evil.
Benefits of Chanting Narasimha Kavacham
Recitation of the Narasimha Kavacham is held to bring the grace, blessings and protection of the deity.
Cultivates devotion, calms the mind and steadies the heart in the Lord’s remembrance.
Most auspicious on Thursdays and Ekadashi, and during Ekadashi and Vishnu festivals.
A treasured Sanskrit hymn, suitable for daily recitation with faith.
How to Chant Narasimha Kavacham
Bathe and sit facing east or north before an image of the deity. Light a lamp and recite the Narasimha Kavacham slowly and with devotion. It may be chanted daily, or especially on Thursdays and Ekadashi and during Ekadashi and Vishnu festivals.
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