Brahmavaivarta Purana — Ganapati Khanda — Chapter 31
BvP 3 31.1
नारद उवाच।। भगवञ्छ्रोतुमिच्छामि किं मन्त्रं भगवान्हरः ।। कृपयाऽदात्परशुरामाय स्तोत्रं च वर्म च
nārada uvāca|| bhagavañchrotumicchāmi kiṃ mantraṃ bhagavānharaḥ || kṛpayā'dātparaśurāmāya stotraṃ ca varma ca
Nārada said: O Blessed One, I wish to hear — what mantra, and what hymn and what armor (kavaca), did Lord Hara graciously give to Paraśurāma?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 31.2
को वाऽस्य मन्त्रस्याराध्यः किं फलं कवचस्य च ।। स्तवनस्य फलं किं वा तद्भवान्वक्तुमर्हति
ko vā'sya mantrasyārādhyaḥ kiṃ phalaṃ kavacasya ca || stavanasya phalaṃ kiṃ vā tadbhavānvaktumarhati
And who is the deity to be worshipped by this mantra, and what is the fruit of the armour (kavaca)? And what is the fruit of the hymn of praise? That you should be pleased to tell.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 31.3
नारायण उवाच ।। मन्त्राराध्यो हि भगवान्परिपूर्णतमः स्वयम् ।। गोलोकनाथः श्रीकृष्णो गोपगोपीश्वरः प्रभुः अतिगुह्यतरं तत्त्वं सर्वमन्त्रौघविग्रहम् ।। पुण्यात्पुण्यतरं चैव परं स्नेहाद्वदामि ते यद्धृत्वा जगतां लक्ष्मीरन्नदात्री परात्परा ।। यद्धृत्वा पठनाद्वेदान्सावित्री सा सुषाव च ॐ श्रीकृष्णाय स्वाहेति जिह्विकां पातु मे सदा।। रासेश्वराय स्वाहेति तालुकं पातु मे सदा परिपूर्णतमः कृष्णः प्राच्यां मां सर्वदाऽवतु ।। स्वयं गोलोकनाथो मामाग्नेय्यां दिशि रक्षतु राजसूयसहस्राणि वाजपेयशतानि च॥ अश्वमेधायुतान्येव नरमेधायुतानि च
nārāyaṇa uvāca || mantrārādhyo hi bhagavānparipūrṇatamaḥ svayam || golokanāthaḥ śrīkṛṣṇo gopagopīśvaraḥ prabhuḥ atiguhyataraṃ tattvaṃ sarvamantraughavigraham || puṇyātpuṇyataraṃ caiva paraṃ snehādvadāmi te yaddhṛtvā jagatāṃ lakṣmīrannadātrī parātparā || yaddhṛtvā paṭhanādvedānsāvitrī sā suṣāva ca oṃ śrīkṛṣṇāya svāheti jihvikāṃ pātu me sadā|| rāseśvarāya svāheti tālukaṃ pātu me sadā paripūrṇatamaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ prācyāṃ māṃ sarvadā'vatu || svayaṃ golokanātho māmāgneyyāṃ diśi rakṣatu rājasūyasahasrāṇi vājapeyaśatāni ca|| aśvamedhāyutānyeva naramedhāyutāni ca
Nārāyaṇa said: The deity to be propitiated by the mantra is the Lord himself, the most completely full one — the Lord of Goloka, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the master, the lord of the cowherds and cowherd women. This most secret truth, whose body is the whole host of all mantras, more meritorious than the meritorious, supreme — out of affection I declare it to you. Bearing which, Lakṣmī became the giver of food to the worlds, higher than the highest; bearing which, and by reciting it, that Sāvitrī gave birth to the Vedas. "Oṃ, to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, svāhā" — may (this) always protect my tongue; "to the Lord of the rāsa, svāhā" — may (this) always protect my palate. May the most completely full Kṛṣṇa always guard me in the east; may the Lord of Goloka himself protect me in the southeastern quarter. Thousands of rājasūya sacrifices, and hundreds of vājapeyas, and ten thousands of horse-sacrifices, and ten thousands of man-sacrifices —
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BvP 3 31.4
त्रैलोक्यविजयं नाम कवचं परमाद्भुतम् ।। स्तवराजं महापुण्यं भूतियोगसमुद्भवम्
trailokyavijayaṃ nāma kavacaṃ paramādbhutam || stavarājaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ bhūtiyogasamudbhavam
(This is) the armour named Trailokyavijaya ("Conquest of the Three Worlds"), supremely wondrous, the king of hymns, of great merit, the source of prosperity and (yogic) union —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 31.5
मन्त्रं कल्पतरुं नाम सर्वकामफलप्रदम् ।। ददौ परशुरामाय रत्नपर्वतसन्निधौ
mantraṃ kalpataruṃ nāma sarvakāmaphalapradam || dadau paraśurāmāya ratnaparvatasannidhau
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BvP 3 31.6
स्वयंप्रभानदीतीरे पारिजातवनान्तरे ।। आश्रमे लोकदेवस्य माधवस्य च सन्निधौ
svayaṃprabhānadītīre pārijātavanāntare || āśrame lokadevasya mādhavasya ca sannidhau
On the bank of the river Svayaṃprabhā, within the pārijāta grove, in the hermitage of Lokadeva, and in the presence of Mādhava.
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BvP 3 31.7
महादेव उवाच ।। वत्सागच्छ महाभाग भृगुवंशसमुद्भव ।। पुत्राधिकोऽसि प्रेम्णा मे कवचग्रहणं कुरु
mahādeva uvāca || vatsāgaccha mahābhāga bhṛguvaṃśasamudbhava || putrādhiko'si premṇā me kavacagrahaṇaṃ kuru
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BvP 3 31.8
शृणु राम प्रवक्ष्यामि ब्रह्माण्डे परमाद्भुतम् ।। त्रैलोक्यविजयं नाम श्रीकृष्णस्य जयावहम्
śṛṇu rāma pravakṣyāmi brahmāṇḍe paramādbhutam || trailokyavijayaṃ nāma śrīkṛṣṇasya jayāvaham
Listen, Rāma, I shall declare (that which is) most wondrous in the universe—the (armor) named "Victory over the Three Worlds," which brings the victory of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
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BvP 3 31.9
श्रीकृष्णेन पुरा दत्तं गोलोके राधिकाश्रमे ।। रासमण्डलमध्ये च मह्यं वृन्दावने वने
śrīkṛṣṇena purā dattaṃ goloke rādhikāśrame || rāsamaṇḍalamadhye ca mahyaṃ vṛndāvane vane
Formerly it was given to me by Śrī Kṛṣṇa in Goloka, in Rādhikā's hermitage, and in the midst of the rāsa-circle, in the Vṛndāvana forest.
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BvP 3 31.11
यद्धृत्वा पठनाद्देवी मूलप्रकृतिरीश्वरी ।। शुम्भं निशुम्भं महिषं रक्तबीजं जघान ह
yaddhṛtvā paṭhanāddevī mūlaprakṛtirīśvarī || śumbhaṃ niśumbhaṃ mahiṣaṃ raktabījaṃ jaghāna ha
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BvP 3 31.12
यद्धृत्वाऽहं च जगतां संहर्त्ता सर्वतत्त्ववित्।। अवध्यं त्रिपुरं पूर्वं दुरन्तमपि लीलया
yaddhṛtvā'haṃ ca jagatāṃ saṃharttā sarvatattvavit|| avadhyaṃ tripuraṃ pūrvaṃ durantamapi līlayā
And by holding which I, the destroyer of the worlds, the knower of all principles, (slew) in sport Tripura, formerly unslayable and hard to overcome.
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BvP 3 31.13
यद्धृत्वा पठनाद्ब्रह्मा ससृजे सृष्टिमुत्तमाम् ।। यद्धृत्वा भगवाञ्छेषो विधत्ते विश्वमेव च
yaddhṛtvā paṭhanādbrahmā sasṛje sṛṣṭimuttamām || yaddhṛtvā bhagavāñcheṣo vidhatte viśvameva ca
Having borne (that), and by reciting (it), Brahmā brought forth the excellent creation; and having borne (that), the lord Śeṣa upholds the whole universe.
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BvP 3 31.14
यद्धृत्वा कूर्मराजश्च शेषं धत्ते हि लीलया ।। यद्धृत्वा भगवान्वायुर्विश्वाधारो विभुः स्वयम्
yaddhṛtvā kūrmarājaśca śeṣaṃ dhatte hi līlayā || yaddhṛtvā bhagavānvāyurviśvādhāro vibhuḥ svayam
By wearing which the king of tortoises supports Śeṣa, indeed, in play; by wearing which the lord Vāyu (became) himself the mighty support of the universe;
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BvP 3 31.15
यद्धृत्वा वरुणः सिद्धः कुबेरश्च धनेश्वरः ।। यद्धृत्वा पठनादिन्द्रो देवानामधिपः स्वयम् ।।
yaddhṛtvā varuṇaḥ siddhaḥ kuberaśca dhaneśvaraḥ || yaddhṛtvā paṭhanādindro devānāmadhipaḥ svayam ||
By holding which Varuṇa became accomplished, and Kubera the lord of wealth; by holding and reciting which Indra himself (became) the overlord of the gods.
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BvP 3 31.16
यद्धृत्वा भाति भुवने तेजोराशिः स्वयं रविः ।। यद्धृत्वा पठनाच्चन्द्रो महाबलपराक्रमः
yaddhṛtvā bhāti bhuvane tejorāśiḥ svayaṃ raviḥ || yaddhṛtvā paṭhanāccandro mahābalaparākramaḥ
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BvP 3 31.17
अगस्त्यः सागरान्सप्त यद्धृत्वा पठनात्पपौ ।। चकार तेजसा जीर्णं दैत्यं वातापिसंज्ञकम्
agastyaḥ sāgarānsapta yaddhṛtvā paṭhanātpapau || cakāra tejasā jīrṇaṃ daityaṃ vātāpisaṃjñakam
Agastya, by holding (this) and by reciting (it), drank up the seven oceans, and by his fiery energy made the demon named Vātāpi digested.
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BvP 3 31.18
यद्धृत्वा पठनाद्देवी सर्वाधारा वसुन्धरा ।। यद्धृत्वा पठनात्पूता गङ्गा भुवनपावनी
yaddhṛtvā paṭhanāddevī sarvādhārā vasundharā || yaddhṛtvā paṭhanātpūtā gaṅgā bhuvanapāvanī
By holding which, and by reciting (it), the goddess Earth (became) the support of all; by holding which, and by reciting (it), Gaṅgā (became) pure, the purifier of the world.
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BvP 3 31.19
यद्धृत्वा जगतां साक्षी धर्मो धर्मभृतां वरः।। सर्वविद्याधिदेवी सा यच्च धृत्वा सरस्वती
yaddhṛtvā jagatāṃ sākṣī dharmo dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ|| sarvavidyādhidevī sā yacca dhṛtvā sarasvatī
By holding which, Dharma (became) the witness of the worlds, the best of the upholders of dharma; and by holding which, Sarasvatī (became) the presiding goddess of all knowledge.
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BvP 3 31.21
वेदाश्च धर्म्मवक्तारो यद्धृत्वा पठनाद् भृगो ।। यद्धृत्वा पठनाच्छुद्धस्तेजस्वी हव्यवाहनः ।। सनत्कुमारो भगवान्यद्धृत्वा ज्ञानिनां वरः
vedāśca dharmmavaktāro yaddhṛtvā paṭhanād bhṛgo || yaddhṛtvā paṭhanācchuddhastejasvī havyavāhanaḥ || sanatkumāro bhagavānyaddhṛtvā jñānināṃ varaḥ
And the Vedas (became) speakers of dharma by holding which and by reciting (it), O Bhṛgu; by holding which and by reciting (it), the fire-bearer (Agni became) pure and radiant; by holding which, the lord Sanatkumāra (became) the best of the knowers.
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BvP 3 31.22
दातव्यं कृष्णभक्ताय साधवे च महात्मने ।। शठाय परशिष्याय दत्त्वा मृत्युमवाप्नुयात्
dātavyaṃ kṛṣṇabhaktāya sādhave ca mahātmane || śaṭhāya paraśiṣyāya dattvā mṛtyumavāpnuyāt
It should be given to a devotee of Kṛṣṇa, and to a good man, a great soul; having given (it) to a deceitful man or to another's disciple, one would meet death.
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BvP 3 31.23
त्रैलोक्यविजयस्यास्य कवचस्य प्रजापतिः ।। ऋषिश्छन्दश्च गायत्री देवो रासेश्वरः स्वयम्
trailokyavijayasyāsya kavacasya prajāpatiḥ || ṛṣiśchandaśca gāyatrī devo rāseśvaraḥ svayam
Of this armour, (called) the Conquest of the Three Worlds, Prajāpati is the seer, and the metre is gāyatrī, and the deity is the Lord of the Rāsa himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 31.24
त्रैलोक्यविजयप्राप्तौ विनियोगः प्रकीर्त्तितः ।। परात्परं च कवचं त्रिषु लोकेषु दुर्लभम्
trailokyavijayaprāptau viniyogaḥ prakīrttitaḥ || parātparaṃ ca kavacaṃ triṣu lokeṣu durlabham
The application (of it) is declared to be for the attainment of victory over the three worlds; and the armour is higher than the highest, hard to obtain in the three worlds.
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BvP 3 31.25
प्रणवो मे शिरः पातु श्रीकृष्णाय नमः सदा ।। पायात्कपालं कृष्णाय स्वाहा पञ्चाक्षरः स्मृतः
praṇavo me śiraḥ pātu śrīkṛṣṇāya namaḥ sadā || pāyātkapālaṃ kṛṣṇāya svāhā pañcākṣaraḥ smṛtaḥ
May the praṇava (oṃ) protect my head; "śrīkṛṣṇāya namaḥ" always—may the five-syllabled (mantra) "kṛṣṇāya svāhā" protect the skull; so it is remembered.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 31.26
कृष्णेति पातु नेत्रे च कृष्ण स्वाहेति तारकम् ।। हरये नम इत्येवं भ्रूलतां पातु मे सदा
kṛṣṇeti pātu netre ca kṛṣṇa svāheti tārakam || haraye nama ityevaṃ bhrūlatāṃ pātu me sadā
May "kṛṣṇa" protect (my) two eyes, and "kṛṣṇa svāhā" the pupil; and thus "haraye namaḥ"—may it always protect the arch of my brows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 31.27
ॐ गोविंदाय स्वाहेति नासिकां पातु सन्ततम् ।। गोपालाय नमो गण्डौ पातु मे सर्वतः सदा
oṃ goviṃdāya svāheti nāsikāṃ pātu santatam || gopālāya namo gaṇḍau pātu me sarvataḥ sadā
"oṃ govindāya svāhā"—may it constantly protect (my) nose; "gopālāya namaḥ"—may it always protect my two cheeks on all sides.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 31.28
ॐ नमो गोपाङ्गनेशाय कर्णौ पातु सदा मम ।। ॐ कृष्णाय नमः शश्वत्पातु मेऽधरयुग्मकम्
oṃ namo gopāṅganeśāya karṇau pātu sadā mama || oṃ kṛṣṇāya namaḥ śaśvatpātu me'dharayugmakam
"oṃ namo gopāṅganeśāya"—may it always protect my two ears; "oṃ kṛṣṇāya namaḥ"—may it perpetually protect my pair of lips.
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BvP 3 31.29
ॐ गोविन्दाय स्वाहेति दन्तौघं मे सदाऽवतु ।। पातु कृष्णाय दन्ताधो दन्तोर्ध्वं क्लीं सदाऽवतु
oṃ govindāya svāheti dantaughaṃ me sadā'vatu || pātu kṛṣṇāya dantādho dantordhvaṃ klīṃ sadā'vatu
"oṃ govindāya svāhā"—may it always protect the whole mass of my teeth; may "kṛṣṇāya" protect below the teeth, and may "klīṃ" always protect above the teeth.
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BvP 3 31.31
राधिकेशाय स्वाहेति कण्ठं पातु सदा मम ।। नमो गोपाङ्गनेशाय वक्षः पातु सदा मम
rādhikeśāya svāheti kaṇṭhaṃ pātu sadā mama || namo gopāṅganeśāya vakṣaḥ pātu sadā mama
"rādhikeśāya svāhā"—may it always protect my throat; "namo gopāṅganeśāya"—may it always protect my chest.
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BvP 3 31.32
ॐ गोपेशाय स्वाहेति स्कन्धं पातु सदा मम।। नमः किशोरवेषाय स्वाहा पृष्ठं सदाऽवतु
oṃ gopeśāya svāheti skandhaṃ pātu sadā mama|| namaḥ kiśoraveṣāya svāhā pṛṣṭhaṃ sadā'vatu
"oṃ gopeśāya svāhā"—may it always protect my shoulder; "namaḥ kiśoraveṣāya svāhā"—may it always protect (my) back.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 31.33
उदरं पातु मे नित्यं मुकुन्दाय नमः सदा।। ॐ ह्रीं क्लीं कृष्णाय स्वाहेति करौ पातु सदा मम
udaraṃ pātu me nityaṃ mukundāya namaḥ sadā|| oṃ hrīṃ klīṃ kṛṣṇāya svāheti karau pātu sadā mama
May "mukundāya namaḥ" always protect my belly constantly; "oṃ hrīṃ klīṃ kṛṣṇāya svāhā"—may it always protect my two hands.
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BvP 3 31.34
ॐ विष्णवे नमो बाहुयुग्मं पातु सदा मम।। ॐ ह्रीं भगवते स्वाहा नखरं पातु मे सदा
oṃ viṣṇave namo bāhuyugmaṃ pātu sadā mama|| oṃ hrīṃ bhagavate svāhā nakharaṃ pātu me sadā
"oṃ viṣṇave namaḥ"—may it always protect my pair of arms; "oṃ hrīṃ bhagavate svāhā"—may it always protect my nails.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 31.35
ॐ नमो नारायणायेति नखरन्ध्रं सदाऽवतु।। ॐ ह्रीं ह्रीं पद्मनाभाय नाभिं पातु सदा मम
oṃ namo nārāyaṇāyeti nakharandhraṃ sadā'vatu|| oṃ hrīṃ hrīṃ padmanābhāya nābhiṃ pātu sadā mama
"oṃ namo nārāyaṇāya"—may it always protect the nail-clefts; "oṃ hrīṃ hrīṃ padmanābhāya"—may it always protect my navel.
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BvP 3 31.36
ॐ सर्वेशाय स्वाहेति कङ्कालं पातु मे सदा ।। ॐ गोपीरमणाय स्वाहा नितम्बं पातु मे सदा
oṃ sarveśāya svāheti kaṅkālaṃ pātu me sadā || oṃ gopīramaṇāya svāhā nitambaṃ pātu me sadā
"oṃ sarveśāya svāhā"—may it always protect my skeleton; "oṃ gopīramaṇāya svāhā"—may it always protect my buttocks.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 31.37
ॐ गोपीरमणनाथाय पादौ पातु सदा मम ।। ॐ ह्रीं क्लीं रसिकेशाय स्वाहा सर्वं सदाऽवतु
oṃ gopīramaṇanāthāya pādau pātu sadā mama || oṃ hrīṃ klīṃ rasikeśāya svāhā sarvaṃ sadā'vatu
"oṃ gopīramaṇanāthāya"—may it always protect my two feet; "oṃ hrīṃ klīṃ rasikeśāya svāhā"—may it always protect everything.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 31.38
ॐ केशवाय स्वाहेति मम केशान्सदाऽवतु ।। नमः कृष्णाय स्वाहेति ब्रह्मरन्ध्रं सदाऽवतु
oṃ keśavāya svāheti mama keśānsadā'vatu || namaḥ kṛṣṇāya svāheti brahmarandhraṃ sadā'vatu
"oṃ keśavāya svāhā"—may it always protect my hair; "namaḥ kṛṣṇāya svāhā"—may it always protect the brahma-aperture (crown of the head).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 31.39
ॐ माधवाय स्वाहेति मे लोमानि सदाऽवतु।। ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं रसिकेशाय स्वाहा सर्वं सदाऽवतु
oṃ mādhavāya svāheti me lomāni sadā'vatu|| oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ rasikeśāya svāhā sarvaṃ sadā'vatu
"oṃ mādhavāya svāhā"—may it always protect my body-hairs; "oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ rasikeśāya svāhā"—may it always protect everything.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 31.41
पूर्णब्रह्मस्वरूपश्च दक्षिणे मां सदाऽवतु ।। नैर्ऋत्यां पातु मां कृष्णः पश्चिमे पातु मां हरिः
pūrṇabrahmasvarūpaśca dakṣiṇe māṃ sadā'vatu || nairṛtyāṃ pātu māṃ kṛṣṇaḥ paścime pātu māṃ hariḥ
And may (he) whose form is the complete Brahman always protect me in the south. May Kṛṣṇa protect me in the southwest; may Hari protect me in the west.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 31.42
गोविन्दः पातु मां शश्वद्वायव्यां दिशि नित्यशः ।। उत्तरे मां सदा पातु रसिकानां शिरोमणिः
govindaḥ pātu māṃ śaśvadvāyavyāṃ diśi nityaśaḥ || uttare māṃ sadā pātu rasikānāṃ śiromaṇiḥ
May Govinda protect me constantly and perpetually in the northwestern quarter; in the north may the crest-jewel of the connoisseurs of love always protect me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 31.43
ऐशान्यां मां सदा पातु वृन्दावनविहारकृत् ।। वृन्दावनीप्राणनाथः पातु मामूर्ध्वदेशतः
aiśānyāṃ māṃ sadā pātu vṛndāvanavihārakṛt || vṛndāvanīprāṇanāthaḥ pātu māmūrdhvadeśataḥ
In the northeast may (he) who plays in Vṛndāvana always protect me; may the lord of Vṛndāvanī's life-breath protect me from the region above.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 31.44
सदैव माधवः पातु बलिहारी महाबलः ।। जले स्थले चान्तरिक्षे नृसिंहः पातु मां सदा
sadaiva mādhavaḥ pātu balihārī mahābalaḥ || jale sthale cāntarikṣe nṛsiṃhaḥ pātu māṃ sadā
May Mādhava, the mighty one who takes away offerings (or: who is carried off by devotion), always protect (me); in water, on land, and in the air between, may Nṛsiṃha always protect me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 31.45
स्वप्ने जागरणे शश्वत्पातु मां माधवः सदा ।। सर्वान्तरात्मा निर्लिप्तः पातु मां सर्वतो विभुः
svapne jāgaraṇe śaśvatpātu māṃ mādhavaḥ sadā || sarvāntarātmā nirliptaḥ pātu māṃ sarvato vibhuḥ
In dream and in waking, may Mādhava always and constantly protect me; may (he) who is the inner self of all, untouched, all-pervading, protect me on every side.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 31.46
इति ते कथितं वत्स सर्वमन्त्रौघविग्रहम् ॥ त्रैलोक्यविजयं नाम कवचं परमाद्भुतम्
iti te kathitaṃ vatsa sarvamantraughavigraham || trailokyavijayaṃ nāma kavacaṃ paramādbhutam
Thus, child, has been told to you (this armour), whose body is the whole flood of mantras, the supremely marvellous armour named Victory over the Three Worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 31.47
| मया श्रुतं कृष्णवक्त्रात्प्रवक्तव्यं न कस्यचित् ॥ गुरुमभ्यर्च्य विधिवत्कवचं धारयेत्तु यः
| mayā śrutaṃ kṛṣṇavaktrātpravaktavyaṃ na kasyacit || gurumabhyarcya vidhivatkavacaṃ dhārayettu yaḥ
It was heard by me from Kṛṣṇa's own mouth; it is not to be told to just anyone. But he who, having duly worshipped the guru, should wear this armour—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 31.48
कण्ठे वा दक्षिणे बाहौ सोऽपि विष्णुर्न संशयः ॥ स च भक्तो वसेद्यत्र लक्ष्मीर्वाणी वसेत्ततः
kaṇṭhe vā dakṣiṇe bāhau so'pi viṣṇurna saṃśayaḥ || sa ca bhakto vasedyatra lakṣmīrvāṇī vasettataḥ
—on his neck or on his right arm, he too is Viṣṇu, there is no doubt. And wherever that devotee dwells, there Lakṣmī and Vāṇī dwell.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 31.49
यदि स्यात्सिद्धकवचो जीवन्मुक्तो भवेत्तु सः ॥ निश्चितं कोटिवर्षाणां पूजायाः फलमाप्नुयात्
yadi syātsiddhakavaco jīvanmukto bhavettu saḥ || niścitaṃ koṭivarṣāṇāṃ pūjāyāḥ phalamāpnuyāt
If one becomes accomplished in the armour, he becomes liberated while living; assuredly he obtains the fruit of ten million years of worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 31.51
महादानानि यान्येव प्रादक्षिण्यं भुवस्तथा ॥ त्रैलोक्यविजयस्यास्य कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम्
mahādānāni yānyeva prādakṣiṇyaṃ bhuvastathā || trailokyavijayasyāsya kalāṃ nārhanti ṣoḍaśīm
Whatever great gifts there are, and likewise circumambulation of the earth—they are not worth a sixteenth part of this Victory over the Three Worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 31.52
व्रतोपवासनियमं स्वाध्यायाध्ययनं तपः ॥ स्नानं च सर्वतीर्थेषु नास्यार्हन्ति कलामपि
vratopavāsaniyamaṃ svādhyāyādhyayanaṃ tapaḥ || snānaṃ ca sarvatīrtheṣu nāsyārhanti kalāmapi
Vows, fasting, restraint, private recitation and study, austerity, and bathing at all the sacred fords—these are not worth even a fraction of it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 31.54
सिद्धत्वममरत्वं च दासत्वं श्रीहरेरपि ॥ यदि स्यात्सिद्धकवचः सर्वं प्राप्नोति निश्चितम्।। स भवेत्सिद्धकवचो दशलक्षं जपेत्तु यः।। यो भवेत्सिद्धकवचः सर्वज्ञः स भवेद्ध्रुवम्
siddhatvamamaratvaṃ ca dāsatvaṃ śrīharerapi || yadi syātsiddhakavacaḥ sarvaṃ prāpnoti niścitam|| sa bhavetsiddhakavaco daśalakṣaṃ japettu yaḥ|| yo bhavetsiddhakavacaḥ sarvajñaḥ sa bhaveddhruvam
Adepthood, immortality, and even servantship to Śrī Hari: if one becomes accomplished in the armour, he certainly obtains all this. He becomes accomplished in the armour who recites it a million times; and he who becomes accomplished in the armour becomes all-knowing, surely.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 31.55
इदं कवचमज्ञात्वा भजेत्कृष्णं सुमन्दधीः।। कोटिकल्पं प्रजप्तोऽपि न मन्त्रः सिद्धिदायकः
idaṃ kavacamajñātvā bhajetkṛṣṇaṃ sumandadhīḥ|| koṭikalpaṃ prajapto'pi na mantraḥ siddhidāyakaḥ
Should one of very dull wit worship Kṛṣṇa without knowing this armour, then even though recited for ten million aeons the mantra does not grant success.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 31.56
गृहीत्वा कवचं वत्स महीं निःक्षत्रियां कुरु।। त्रिस्सप्तकृत्वो निश्शंकः सदानन्दो हि लीलया
gṛhītvā kavacaṃ vatsa mahīṃ niḥkṣatriyāṃ kuru|| trissaptakṛtvo niśśaṃkaḥ sadānando hi līlayā
Taking up the armour, child, make the earth free of kṣatriyas—thrice seven times, without fear, ever joyful, as if in play.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 31.57
राज्यं देयं शिरो देयं प्राणा देयाश्च पुत्रक ॥| एवंभूतं च कवचं न देयं प्राणसंकटे
rājyaṃ deyaṃ śiro deyaṃ prāṇā deyāśca putraka ||| evaṃbhūtaṃ ca kavacaṃ na deyaṃ prāṇasaṃkaṭe
A kingdom may be given, the head may be given, and the life-breaths may be given, son; but an armour of this sort is not to be given (away), even at peril of life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition