Brahmanda Nayaka Krishna Kavacha
Sanskrit Verses / Transliteration
YA BHAVET SIDDHA KAVACHO MAMA TULYO BHAVETTHU SAHA,TEJASAA SIDDHIYOGENA JNAANENA VIKRIMENACHA
PRANAVO MEY SHIRAH PAATU NAMO RAASESWARAAYACHA, BHAALAM PAAYAANNETRA YUGMAM NAMO RAADHESWARAAYACHA
KRISHNAM PAAYAACCHHENNA YUGMAM HEY HAREY GHRAANAMEVACHA, JIHVAAKAAM VAHNIJAAYAA THU KRISHNAAYETHI CHA SARVATAH
SHRI KRISHNAAYA SWAAHETI CHA KANTHAM PAATU SHADAKSHARAH, HREEM KRISHNAAYA NAMO VAKRTAM KLEEM PURVASCHA BHUJADWAYAM NAMO GOPAANGANESHAYA SKANDHAAVASHTAAKSHAROVATU, DANTA PANKTIMOSHTA YUGMAM NAMO GOPEESHVARAAYACHA
OM NAMO BHAGAVATEY RAASAMANDALESHAAYA SWAHAA, SWAYAM VAKSHASTHALAM PAATU MANTROYAM SHODASHAAKSHARAM
YEM KRISHNAAYA SWAAHETI CHAKARNA YUGMAM SADAAVATU, OM VISHNAVEY SWAAHETI CHA KANKAALAM SARVATOVATU, OM HARAYE NAMA ITI PRUSHTHAM PAADAM SADAAVATU, OM GOVARDHANA DHAARINEY SWAAHAA SARVASHAREE - RIKAM
PRAACHYAA MAAM PAATU SHRI KRISHNA AGNEYAAM PAATU MAADHAVAH
DAKSHINEY PAATU GOPEESHO NAIRRUTYAAM NANDANANDANAH
VAARUNYAAM PAATU GOVINDO VAAYAVYAAM RAADHIKESWARAH, UTTAREY PAATU RAAMESHA AISHAANYAAM -ACHYUTAH SWAYAM
SANTATAH SARVATAH PAATU PARO NAARAAYANAH SWAYAM, ITI TEY KANTHITAM BRAHMAN KAVACHAM PARAMA -ADBHUTAM
MAMA JEEVANA TULYAM CHA YUSHMABHYAM DATTHAMEYVACHA
English Meaning & Significance
To this Brahmanda paavana Kavacha, Swayam Shrihari himself is Rishi, Gayatriis Chhanda, I, Shri Krishna, am the Devata and am authorising the following Kavacha to secure Dharma, Artha, Kaama and Moksha; this should be recited three lakh times to enable ‘Siddhi’ (to fructify).
(Those who fulfil this Kavacha-by reciting it three lakh times and attain Siddhi-would obtain ‘Tejas’, ‘Yoga’, ‘Jnaana’and ‘Bala-paraakrama’ as well as in my own case; May ‘Omkara’ save my head and my greetings saying Namo Rameswaraaya secure my fore-head; may my reverence saying Namo Radheswaraya protect both of my eyes. Let the shabda Krishna govern my ears; let HeyHarey shelter my nose; let the Swaha mantra save any problem to my tongue; let Krishnaaya swaaha accord my well being; let the ‘Shodashaakshra’ Mantra not create any hardship to my throat; hreem Krishnaaya namah should provide safety to my face; the Mantra Kleem Krishnaaya namah should guard my both hands; let the Ashtaakshari Mantra Namo Gopaanganeshaya guard my teeth and mouth; let this mantra : Om Namo Bhagavatey Raasa mandale -shaa Swaahaa : Let the Raasa Mandala safeguard my chest by Shri Krishna; Yem Krishnaaya Swaahaa : Let this Mantra save any problem to my ears; Om Vishnavey Swaaha : Let this Mantra protect my ‘Asthipanjara’; Om Haraye namah : Let the Mantra shield my body-back and feet; Om Govardhanoddhaaraya Swaaha : May Shri Krishna provide shelter to my entire body .Let me be safeguarded by Shri Krishna from the East, by Madhava in the Agneya side, Gopeswara in the Southern side; Nandanandana in the Nirutyakona, Govinda on the western front; Raadhike -swara in the Vayavyakona, Rameswara on the Northern side, Bhagavan Achyuta in the Ishaana kona and let Narayana look after my welfare from all the sides). Shri Krishna said: ‘Brahma! This Parama Kavacha for your total protection and is as good as my own Existence.This Kavacha bestows the Punya of performing Ashwamedha and Vajapeya Yagnas and should be worn with external and internal purity.[Essence of Brahma Vaivarata Purana]