Narasimha Kavacham By Bhakta Prahlada
Narasimha Kavacham By Bhakta Prahlada
Text in Roman script
Devotional text
narasahakavaca
{|| narasahakavaca ||}
|| atha ī nṛsahakavacato ||
nṛsahakavacaṃ vaye lādenoidataṃ purā |
savaraākaraṃ puyaṃ savapavanāśana || 1||
sava sapakaraṃ caiva vagamodāyaka |
yāvā nṛsahaṃ deveśaṃ hemasahāsanathata || 2||
ivavṛtāyaṃ inayanaṃ śaridadusamabha |
layāiligatavāmāgaṃ ivabhūitibhapāita || 3||
catubhujaṃ komalāgaṃ vaṇakuḍalaśoibhata |
sarojaśoibhatorakaṃ ranakeyūramuita || 4|| ranakeyūraśoibhata
tatakācanasaṃkāśaṃ pītinamalavāsasa |
iāidasuramauilathaphuramāiṇayadītibhaḥ || 5||
ivarāijatapadaṃ śakhacaāida heitibhaḥ |
gamatā ca ivanayā tūyamānaṃ mudāivata || 6|| sivanayaṃ
vakamalasaṃvāsaṃ kṛvā tu kavacaṃ paṭhe |
nṛsaho me iśaraḥ pātu lokaraāthasabhavaḥ || 7|| āmasabhavaḥ
savago'ipa tabhavāsaḥ phālaṃ me ratu vina |
nṛsaho me śau pātu somasūyanalocanaḥ || 8||
mṛta me pātu nṛhiramuinavayatuitiyaḥ |
nāsaṃ me sahanāsatu mukhaṃ lamīmukhiyaḥ || 9||
savaivaāidhapaḥ pātu nṛsaho rasanāṃ mama |
vaṃ pāvaduvadanaṃ sadā lādavidataḥ || 10||
nṛsahaḥ pātu me kaṭhaṃ kadhau bhūbharātakṛ |
idayāśoibhatabhujo nṛsahaḥ pātu me bhujau || 11||
karau me devavarado nṛsahaḥ pātu savataḥ | pātu savadā
dayaṃ yoigasāyaca inavāsaṃ pātu me hiraḥ || 12|| dadaṃ
mayaṃ pātu iharayāvaḥkuiivadāraṇaḥ |
nābha me pātu nṛhiraḥ vanāibha saṃtutaḥ || 13||
āḍakoṭayaḥ kaāṃ yayāsau pātu me kiṭa |
guṃ me pātu guānāṃ maāṇāṃ gupa || 14||
ū manobhavaḥ pātu jānunī narapadhṛ |
jaghe pātu dharābhārahata yo'sau nṛkesarī || 15||
surarāyadaḥ pātu pādau me nṛharīvaraḥ |
sahaśīṣa puṣaḥ pātu me savaśatanu || 16||
mahoḥ pūvataḥ pātu mahāvīrājo'nataḥ |
mahāivaṇudaiṇe tu mahāvālatu nairṛtau || 17||
pacame pātu savaśo idiśa me savatomukhaḥ |
nṛsahaḥ pātu vāyayāṃ sauyāṃ bhūṣaṇivahaḥ || 18||
īśāyāṃ pātu bhao me savamagaladāyakaḥ | īśāye
saṃsārabhayataḥ pātu mṛyomṛyunṛkesarī || 19||
idaṃ nṛsahakavacaṃ lādamukhamaḍata |
bhatamā yaḥ paṭheinayaṃ savapāpaiḥ muyate || 20|| savapāpā
puvā dhanavā loke dīghayupajāyate |
yaṃ yaṃ kāmayate kāmaṃ taṃ taṃ ānoyasaṃśaya || 21|| kāmā
sava jayamānoita sava ivajayī bhave |
bhūyatarīidayānāṃ hāṇāṃ ivinavāraṇa || 22||
vṛcakoragasabhūta ivaṣāpaharaṇaṃ para |
rāsayaāṇāṃ dūrosāraṇakāraṇa || 23||
bhūja vā tālapāe vā kavacaṃ ilikhataṃ śubha |
karamūle dhṛtaṃ yena isayeyuḥ kamaisayaḥ || 24|| taya kāyaiṇa
devāsuramanuyeṣu vaṃ vameva jayaṃ labhe |
ekasayaṃ isayaṃ vā yaḥ paṭheinayato naraḥ || 25||
savamagalamāgayaṃ bhuta muta ca ivadita |
āśitasahaāiṇa paṭhe śuāmanāṃ nṛṇā || 26||
yaḥ paṭhe śumānasaḥ ||
kavacayāya maya maisiḥ jāyate |
anena marājena kṛvā bhamāibhamaṇa || 27||
italakaṃ ivayasetu taya habhayaṃ hare |
ivāraṃ japamānatu daṃ vāyaibhamaya ca || 28||
vāiraya maya ca ||
āśayeo naro maṃ nṛsahayānamācare |
taya rogāḥ ṇayita ye ca yuḥ kuisabhavāḥ || 29||
ikama bahunotena nṛsahasaśo bhave |
manasā icitataṃ yau sa tacānoyasaṃśaya || 30||
gajataṃ gajayataṃ inajabhujapaṭalaṃ phoṭayataṃ haṭhataṃ
yataṃ tāpayataṃ idiva bhuiva iditajaṃ epayataṃ ipata |
obhayataṃ ipata |
dataṃ roṣayataṃ idiśa idiśa satataṃ saṃharataṃ bharataṃ mataṃ
vītaṃ ghūṇayataṃ śarinakaraśataidayasahaṃ namāima || 31|| karinakara
|| iita īāḍapurāṇe lādotaṃ īnṛsahakavacaṃ sapūṇa ||About this kavacham — Narasimha
Devotional recitation is one of the simplest and most powerful practices in the Hindu tradition. Regular chanting calms the mind, purifies the atmosphere of the home, and deepens one’s connection with the deity. These sacred compositions have been sung by devotees for generations and are suitable for daily practice, during morning or evening puja, or on special festival days.
How to chant
Sit comfortably facing your home altar or a clean, quiet space. Light a lamp or incense if you wish. Begin with a short prayer to Ganesha, then recite the text slowly and clearly, focusing on the meaning rather than speed. Consistency matters more than duration — even five minutes of daily chanting brings visible peace of mind.