Brahmanda Purana — Madhya Bhaga — Chapter 33
BndP 2 33.1
साधयामास निखिलं स्वकार्यं भृगुनन्दनः । निहत्य कार्त्तवीर्यं तं ससैन्यं सकुलं मुदा । विनिवृत्तो गृहं प्रागात्पितुः स्वस्य भृगूद्वहः ॥ ब्न्द्प्_२,३२।६१ ॥ इति श्रीब्रह्माण्डे महापुराणे वायुप्रोक्ते मध्यभागे तृतीय उपोद्धातपादे भार्गवचरिते द्वात्रिंशत्तमो ऽध्यायः ॥ ३२॥ सगर उवाच श्रुतं सर्वं मुनिश्रेष्ठ कीर्त्यमानं त्वया विभो । कवचं वद सर्वत्र त्रैलोक्यविजयप्रदम्
sādhayāmāsa nikhilaṃ svakāryaṃ bhṛgunandanaḥ / nihatya kārttavīryaṃ taṃ sasainyaṃ sakulaṃ mudā / vinivṛtto gṛhaṃ prāgātpituḥ svasya bhṛgūdvahaḥ // bndp_2,32.61 // iti śrībrahmāṇḍe mahāpurāṇe vāyuprokte madhyabhāge tṛtīya upoddhātapāde bhārgavacarite dvātriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ // 32// sagara uvāca śrutaṃ sarvaṃ muniśreṣṭha kīrtyamānaṃ tvayā vibho / kavacaṃ vada sarvatra trailokyavijayapradam
the son of Bhṛgu accomplished his entire purpose. Having joyfully slain that Kārtavīrya together with his army and his kin, the scion of Bhṛgu turned back and went home to his own father's house. // BndP 2,32.61 // Thus the thirty-second chapter, in the Bhārgava narrative, in the third Upodghāta section of the middle part of the glorious Brahmāṇḍa Mahāpurāṇa spoken by Vāyu. // 32 // Sagara said: I have heard all that was recounted by you, O best of sages, O mighty one; now tell the armour that grants victory over the three worlds everywhere.
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BndP 2 33.2
वसिष्ठ उवाच शृणु वत्स प्रवक्ष्यामि कवचं परमाद्भुतम् । मन्त्र च सिद्धिद शश्वत्साधकानां सुखावहम्
vasiṣṭha uvāca śṛṇu vatsa pravakṣyāmi kavacaṃ paramādbhutam / mantra ca siddhida śaśvatsādhakānāṃ sukhāvaham
Vasiṣṭha said: Listen, child, I shall declare the supremely wondrous armour, and the mantra that grants attainment, ever bringing happiness to practitioners.
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BndP 2 33.3
गोपीजनपदस्यात वल्लभाय समुच्चरेत् । स्वाहान्तो ऽयं महामन्त्रो दशार्णो भुक्तिमुक्तिदः
gopījanapadasyāta vallabhāya samuccaret / svāhānto 'yaṃ mahāmantro daśārṇo bhuktimuktidaḥ
Then one should utter "gopījanapadasya" (and) "vallabhāya"; this great mantra, ending in "svāhā," of ten syllables, grants enjoyment and liberation.
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BndP 2 33.4
सदाशिवस्त्वस्य ऋषिः पङ्क्तिश्छन्द उदाहृतम् । देवता कृष्ण उदितो विनियोगो ऽखिलाप्तये
sadāśivastvasya ṛṣiḥ paṅktiśchanda udāhṛtam / devatā kṛṣṇa udito viniyogo 'khilāptaye
Sadāśiva is its seer, the metre is declared to be paṅkti, the deity is said to be Kṛṣṇa, (and) its application is for the attainment of everything.
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BndP 2 33.5
त्रैलोक्यविजयस्याथ कवचस्य प्रजापतिः । ऋषिश्छन्दश्च जगती देवो राजेश्वरः स्वयम्
trailokyavijayasyātha kavacasya prajāpatiḥ / ṛṣiśchandaśca jagatī devo rājeśvaraḥ svayam
Now, of the "Victory over the Three Worlds" armour, Prajāpati is the seer, the metre is jagatī, and the god is Rājeśvara himself.
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BndP 2 33.6
त्रैलोक्यविजयप्राप्तौ विनियोगः प्रकीर्त्तितः । प्रणवो मेशिरः पातु श्रीकृष्णाय नमः सदा
trailokyavijayaprāptau viniyogaḥ prakīrttitaḥ / praṇavo meśiraḥ pātu śrīkṛṣṇāya namaḥ sadā
Its application is proclaimed to be for the winning of victory over the three worlds. May the praṇava (oṃ) always protect my head; "to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, homage."
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BndP 2 33.7
पायात्कपालं कृष्णाय स्वाहेति सततं मम । कृष्णेति पातु नेत्रे मे कृष्णस्वाहेति तारकाम्
pāyātkapālaṃ kṛṣṇāya svāheti satataṃ mama / kṛṣṇeti pātu netre me kṛṣṇasvāheti tārakām
May "kṛṣṇāya svāhā" constantly protect my skull; may "kṛṣṇa" protect my eyes; may "kṛṣṇa svāhā" (protect) the pupil.
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BndP 2 33.8
हरये नम इत्येष भ्रूलतां पातु मे सदा । ॐ गोविन्दाय स्वाहेति नासिकां पातु संततम्
haraye nama ityeṣa bhrūlatāṃ pātu me sadā / oṃ govindāya svāheti nāsikāṃ pātu saṃtatam
May this "haraye namaḥ" always protect my eyebrow-line; may "oṃ govindāya svāhā" continually protect my nose.
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BndP 2 33.9
गोपालाय नमो गण्डं पातु मे सततं मनुः । क्लीं कृष्णाय नमः कर्णौं पातु कल्पतरुर्मम
gopālāya namo gaṇḍaṃ pātu me satataṃ manuḥ / klīṃ kṛṣṇāya namaḥ karṇauṃ pātu kalpatarurmama
May the mantra "gopālāya namaḥ" constantly protect my cheek; may my wish-granting tree, "klīṃ kṛṣṇāya namaḥ," protect my two ears.
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BndP 2 33.10
श्रीं कृष्णाय नमः पातु नित्यं मे ऽधरयुग्मकम् । ॐ गोपीशाय स्वाहेति दन्तपङ्क्तिं ममावतु
śrīṃ kṛṣṇāya namaḥ pātu nityaṃ me 'dharayugmakam / oṃ gopīśāya svāheti dantapaṅktiṃ mamāvatu
May "śrīṃ kṛṣṇāya namaḥ" ever protect my pair of lips; may "oṃ gopīśāya svāhā" guard my row of teeth.
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BndP 2 33.11
श्रीकृष्णेति रदच्छिद्रं पातुमे त्र्यक्षरो मनुः । ॐ श्रीकृष्णाय स्वाहेति जिह्विकां पातु मे सदा
śrīkṛṣṇeti radacchidraṃ pātume tryakṣaro manuḥ / oṃ śrīkṛṣṇāya svāheti jihvikāṃ pātu me sadā
May the three-syllabled mantra "śrī-kṛṣṇa" protect the gaps between my teeth; may "oṃ śrīkṛṣṇāya svāhā" always protect my tongue.
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BndP 2 33.12
रामेश्वराय स्वाहेति तालुकं पातु मे सदा । राधिकेशाय स्वाहेति कण्ठं मे पातु सर्वदा
rāmeśvarāya svāheti tālukaṃ pātu me sadā / rādhikeśāya svāheti kaṇṭhaṃ me pātu sarvadā
May "rāmeśvarāya svāhā" always protect my palate; may "rādhikeśāya svāhā" protect my throat at all times.
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BndP 2 33.13
नमो गोपीगणेशाय ग्रीवां मे पातु सर्वदा । ॐ गोपेशाय स्वाहेति स्कन्धौ पातु सदा मम
namo gopīgaṇeśāya grīvāṃ me pātu sarvadā / oṃ gopeśāya svāheti skandhau pātu sadā mama
May "namo gopīgaṇeśāya" protect my neck at all times; may "oṃ gopeśāya svāhā" always protect my two shoulders.
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BndP 2 33.14
नमः किशोरवेषाय स्वाहा पृष्ठं ममावतु । उदरं पातु मे नित्यं मुकुन्दाय नमो मनुः
namaḥ kiśoraveṣāya svāhā pṛṣṭhaṃ mamāvatu / udaraṃ pātu me nityaṃ mukundāya namo manuḥ
May "namaḥ kiśoraveṣāya svāhā" guard my back; may the mantra "mukundāya namaḥ" ever protect my belly.
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BndP 2 33.15
ह्नीं श्रीङ्क्लीङ्कृष्णाय स्वाहा करौ पातु सदा मम । ॐ विष्णवे नमः स्वाहा बाहुयुग्मं ममावतु
hnīṃ śrīṅklīṅkṛṣṇāya svāhā karau pātu sadā mama / oṃ viṣṇave namaḥ svāhā bāhuyugmaṃ mamāvatu
May "hnīṃ śrīṃ klīṃ kṛṣṇāya svāhā" always protect my two hands; may "oṃ viṣṇave namaḥ svāhā" guard my pair of arms.
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BndP 2 33.16
ॐ ह्रींभगवते स्वाहा नखपङ्क्तिं ममावतु । नमो नारायणायेति नखरन्ध्रं ममावतु
oṃ hrīṃbhagavate svāhā nakhapaṅktiṃ mamāvatu / namo nārāyaṇāyeti nakharandhraṃ mamāvatu
May "oṃ hrīṃ bhagavate svāhā" guard my row of nails; may "namo nārāyaṇāya" guard the crevices of my nails.
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BndP 2 33.17
ॐ ह्रींश्रींपद्मनाभाय नाभिं पातु सदा मम । ॐ सर्वेशाय स्वाहेति केशान्मम सदावतु
oṃ hrīṃśrīṃpadmanābhāya nābhiṃ pātu sadā mama / oṃ sarveśāya svāheti keśānmama sadāvatu
May "oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ padmanābhāya" always protect my navel; may "oṃ sarveśāya svāhā" ever guard my hair.
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BndP 2 33.18
नमः कृष्णाय स्वाहेति ब्रह्मरन्ध्रं सदावतु । ॐ माधवाय स्वाहेति भालं मे सर्वदावतु
namaḥ kṛṣṇāya svāheti brahmarandhraṃ sadāvatu / oṃ mādhavāya svāheti bhālaṃ me sarvadāvatu
May "namaḥ kṛṣṇāya svāhā" always guard the brahma-aperture (crown of the head); may "oṃ mādhavāya svāhā" at all times guard my forehead.
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BndP 2 33.19
ॐ ह्रींश्रींरसिकेशाय कटिं मम सदावतु । नमो गोपीजनेशाय ऊरू पातु सदा मम
oṃ hrīṃśrīṃrasikeśāya kaṭiṃ mama sadāvatu / namo gopījaneśāya ūrū pātu sadā mama
May "oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ rasikeśāya" ever guard my waist; may "namo gopījaneśāya" always protect my two thighs.
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BndP 2 33.20
ॐ नमो दैत्यनाशाय स्वाहेत्यवतु जानुनी । यशोदानन्दनायेति नमोतो जङ्घके ऽवतु
oṃ namo daityanāśāya svāhetyavatu jānunī / yaśodānandanāyeti namoto jaṅghake 'vatu
May "oṃ namo daityanāśāya svāhā" guard my two knees; may "yaśodānandanāya," preceded by "namaḥ," guard my two shanks.
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BndP 2 33.21
रासारंभप्रियायेति स्वाहान्तो हीं ममावतु । वृन्दाप्रियाय स्वाहेति सकलाङ्गानि मे ऽवतु
rāsāraṃbhapriyāyeti svāhānto hīṃ mamāvatu / vṛndāpriyāya svāheti sakalāṅgāni me 'vatu
May "rāsārambhapriyāya" with "hrīṃ," ending in "svāhā," guard me; may "vṛndāpriyāya svāhā" guard all my limbs.
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BndP 2 33.22
परिबुर्णमनाः कृष्मः प्राच्यां मां सर्वदावतु । स्वयं गोलोकनाथो मामाग्नेय्यां दिशि रक्षतु
pariburṇamanāḥ kṛṣmaḥ prācyāṃ māṃ sarvadāvatu / svayaṃ golokanātho māmāgneyyāṃ diśi rakṣatu
May Kṛṣṇa, whose mind is complete, always protect me in the east; may the Lord of Goloka himself protect me in the southeastern quarter.
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BndP 2 33.23
पूर्णब्रह्मस्वरूपश्च दक्षिणे मां सदावतु । नैरृत्यां पातु मां कृष्णाः पश्चिमे पातु मां हरिः
pūrṇabrahmasvarūpaśca dakṣiṇe māṃ sadāvatu / nairṛtyāṃ pātu māṃ kṛṣṇāḥ paścime pātu māṃ hariḥ
And he whose form is the full Brahman, may he always guard me in the south; in the southwest may Kṛṣṇa guard me, in the west may Hari guard me.
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BndP 2 33.24
गोविन्दः पातु वायव्यामुत्तरे रसिकेश्वरः । ऐशान्यां मे सदा पातु वृन्दावनविहार कृत्
govindaḥ pātu vāyavyāmuttare rasikeśvaraḥ / aiśānyāṃ me sadā pātu vṛndāvanavihāra kṛt
May Govinda guard (me) in the northwest, the lord of connoisseurs in the north; in the northeast may he who sports in Vṛndāvana always guard me.
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BndP 2 33.25
वृन्दाप्राणेश्वरः शश्वत्पातु मामूर्द्ध्वदेशतः । सदैव मामधः पातु बलिध्वंसी महाबलः
vṛndāprāṇeśvaraḥ śaśvatpātu māmūrddhvadeśataḥ / sadaiva māmadhaḥ pātu balidhvaṃsī mahābalaḥ
May the lord of Vṛndā's life-breath guard me perpetually from the region above; may the mighty destroyer of Bali always guard me below.
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BndP 2 33.26
जले स्थले चान्तरिक्षे नृसिंहः पातु मां सदा । स्वप्ने जागरणे चैव पातु मां माधवः स्वयम्
jale sthale cāntarikṣe nṛsiṃhaḥ pātu māṃ sadā / svapne jāgaraṇe caiva pātu māṃ mādhavaḥ svayam
In water, on land, and in the sky may Nṛsiṃha always guard me; and in sleep and in waking may Mādhava himself guard me.
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BndP 2 33.27
सर्वान्तरात्मा निर्लिप्तः पातु मां सर्वतो विभुः । इति ते कथितं भूप सर्वाघौघविनाशनम्
sarvāntarātmā nirliptaḥ pātu māṃ sarvato vibhuḥ / iti te kathitaṃ bhūpa sarvāghaughavināśanam
May the untainted inner Self of all, the all-pervading one, guard me on every side. Thus has been told to you, O king, that which destroys the whole mass of sins,
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BndP 2 33.28
त्रैलोक्यविजयं नाम कवचं परमेशितुः । मया श्रुतं शिवमुखात्प्रवक्तव्यं न कस्यचित्
trailokyavijayaṃ nāma kavacaṃ parameśituḥ / mayā śrutaṃ śivamukhātpravaktavyaṃ na kasyacit
the armour of the supreme lord called "Victory over the Three Worlds," heard by me from Śiva's mouth, not to be told to anyone.
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BndP 2 33.29
गुरुमभ्यर्च्य विधिवत्कवचं धारयेत्तु यः । कण्ठे वा दक्षिणे बाहौ सो ऽपि विष्णुर्न संशयः
gurumabhyarcya vidhivatkavacaṃ dhārayettu yaḥ / kaṇṭhe vā dakṣiṇe bāhau so 'pi viṣṇurna saṃśayaḥ
He who, having duly worshipped his guru, should wear this armour on his neck or on his right arm, he too is Viṣṇu—there is no doubt.
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BndP 2 33.30
स साधको ऽवसद्यत्र तत्र वाणीरमे स्थिते । यदि स्यात्सिद्धकवचो जीवन्मुक्तो न संशयः
sa sādhako 'vasadyatra tatra vāṇīrame sthite / yadi syātsiddhakavaco jīvanmukto na saṃśayaḥ
Wherever that practitioner dwells, there Speech and Delight (Sarasvatī and Lakṣmī) abide; if he has perfected the armour, he is liberated while living—there is no doubt.
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BndP 2 33.31
निश्चितं कोटिवर्षाणां पूजायाः फलमाप्नुयात् । राजसूर्यसहस्राणि वाजपेयशतानि च
niścitaṃ koṭivarṣāṇāṃ pūjāyāḥ phalamāpnuyāt / rājasūryasahasrāṇi vājapeyaśatāni ca
Assuredly he would obtain the fruit of worship (performed) for ten million years; and thousands of Rājasūya sacrifices and hundreds of Vājapeyas,
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BndP 2 33.32
महादानानि यान्येव भुवश्चापि प्रदक्षिणा । त्रैलोक्यविजयस्यास्य कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम्
mahādānāni yānyeva bhuvaścāpi pradakṣiṇā / trailokyavijayasyāsya kalāṃ nārhanti ṣoḍaśīm
and whatever great gifts there are, and circumambulation of the earth as well—they do not equal a sixteenth part of this "Victory over the Three Worlds."
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BndP 2 33.33
व्रतोपवासनियमाः स्वाध्यायाध्ययने तथा । स्नानं च सर्वतीर्थेषु नास्यार्हन्ति कलामपि
vratopavāsaniyamāḥ svādhyāyādhyayane tathā / snānaṃ ca sarvatīrtheṣu nāsyārhanti kalāmapi
Vows, fasts, restraints, and likewise private recitation and study, and bathing at all the sacred fords—they do not equal even a fraction of this.
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BndP 2 33.34
सिद्धत्वममरत्वं च दासत्वं श्रीहरेरपि । यदि स्यात्सिद्धकवचः सर्वं प्राप्नोति निश्चितम्
siddhatvamamaratvaṃ ca dāsatvaṃ śrīharerapi / yadi syātsiddhakavacaḥ sarvaṃ prāpnoti niścitam
Perfection, immortality, and even servitude to the blessed Hari—if one has perfected the armour, he assuredly obtains it all.
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BndP 2 33.35
स भवेत्सिद्धकवचो दशलक्षं जपेत्तु यः । यो भवेत्सिद्धकवचो विजयी स भवेद् ध्रुवम्
sa bhavetsiddhakavaco daśalakṣaṃ japettu yaḥ / yo bhavetsiddhakavaco vijayī sa bhaved dhruvam
He who recites it a million times becomes one whose armour is perfected; and he who becomes one whose armour is perfected surely becomes victorious.
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BndP 2 33.36
राज्यं देयं शिरो देयं प्राणा देयाश्च भूपते । एतत्तु कवचं वत्स न देयं संकटे ऽपि च
rājyaṃ deyaṃ śiro deyaṃ prāṇā deyāśca bhūpate / etattu kavacaṃ vatsa na deyaṃ saṃkaṭe 'pi ca
A kingdom may be given, the head may be given, and the life-breaths may be given, O king; but this armour, my child, is not to be given even in distress.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 33.37
मया प्रकाशितं यत्ते चैतेषां त्राणकारणात् । ममाज्ञाकरणाच्चैव तद्विद्धि कुलभास्कर । इदं धृत्वा तु कवचं चक्रवर्त्ती भवान्भव
mayā prakāśitaṃ yatte caiteṣāṃ trāṇakāraṇāt / mamājñākaraṇāccaiva tadviddhi kulabhāskara / idaṃ dhṛtvā tu kavacaṃ cakravarttī bhavānbhava
That I have revealed it to you was for the sake of protecting these (people) and because of the carrying out of my command—know that, O sun of the lineage. Wearing this armour, become an emperor.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition