Shri Narasimha Kavacham

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Verse 1

Nṛsiṃha-Kavacaṃ Vakṣye Prahlādenoditaṃ Purā ।
Sarva-Rakṣā-Karaṃ Puṇyaṃ Sarvopadrava-Nāśanam ॥ 1 ॥

Verse 2

Sarva-Sampat-Karaṃ Caiva Svarga-Mokṣa-Pradāyakam ।
Dhyātvā Nṛsiṃhaṃ Deveśaṃ Hema-Siṃhāsana-Sthitam ॥ 2 ॥

Verse 3

Vivṛtāsyaṃ Trinayanaṃ Śarad-Indu-Sama-Prabham ।
Lakṣmyāliṅgita-Vāmāṅgaṃ Vibhūtibhir-Upāśritam ॥ 3 ॥

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Core Armor Verses (Verses 4 to 15)

Verse 4

Nṛsiṃhaḥ Pātu Me Śīrṣaṃ Loka-Rakṣārtha-Sambhavaḥ ।
Sarvago 'pi Stambha-Vāsaḥ Phālaṃ Me Pātu Viṣṇuvān ॥ 4 ॥

Verse 5

Ghonaṃ Me Pātu Narihariḥ Nāsikāṃ Me Harīśvaraḥ ।
Mukhaṃ Lakṣmī-Mukha-Priyaḥ Pātu Jihvāṃ Me Sarasvatī ॥ 5 ॥

Verse 6

Kāṇṭhaṃ Pātu Puruṣottamaḥ Skandhau Me Pātu Maheśvaraḥ ।
Bhujau Me Pātu Śārṅgī Pāṇī Me Pātu Cakradhṛt ॥ 6 ॥

Verse 7

Hṛdayaṃ Pātu Me Narahariḥ Jaṭharaṃ Pātu Me Hariḥ ।
Nābhiṃ Me Pātu Padmanābhaḥ Kaṭiṃ Pātu Kaṭipriyaḥ ॥ 7 ॥

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Verse 16

Iti Nṛsiṃha-Kavacaṃ Prahlāda-Mukha-Maṇḍitam ।
Bhaktimān Yaḥ Paṭhen-Nityaṃ Sarva-Pāpaiḥ Pramucyate ॥ 16 ॥

Verse 17

Putravān Dhanavān Loke Dīrghāyur-Upajāyate ।
Yaṃ Yaṃ Kāmayate Kāmaṃ Taṃ Taṃ Prāpnoty-Asamśayam ॥ 17 ॥

Verse 18

Sarvatra Jayam-Āpnoti Sarvatra Vijayī Bhavet ।
Bhūmy-Antarīkṣa-Divyānāṃ Grahāṇāṃ Vinivāraṇam ॥ 18 ॥

Meaning of Phalashruti

Whoever recites this Narasimha Kavacham spoken by Prahlada with unswerving faith will be freed from all sins, blessed with children, wealth, long life, victory everywhere, and protection from all planetary afflictions.

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Om Shri Lakshmi-Narasimhabhyam Namah!
Ugram Viram Maha-Vishnum Jvalantam Sarvato Mukham |
Nrisimham Bhishanam Bhadram Mrityur-Mrityum Namamyaham ||

O Lord Narasimha! Fierce, heroic, all-pervading Vishnu, blazing in all directions! Terrifying yet auspicious, the death of death itself! We bow down to You.

Om Shanti! Shanti! Shanti!

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