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nArada uvAcha |
brahman brahmavidAM nAtha vedAntAmR^itasindhave |
tvameva jagadAdhArastvameva paramaM padam || 1||
yaj~nairyAgaistapobhishcha niyamairnigamairnarAH |
archayanti jagannAthaM phalAkA~NkShAvimohitAH || 2||
homadhUmopashAnteShu mantrajApaiH punaH punaH |
purashcharyAvidhau ghore kShIyate mAnuShaM vayaH || 3||
tarpaNairmArjanaishchaiva havirbhirbhojanAdibhiH |
karmagranthinibaddhAste phalamichChanti mAdhavAt || 4||
na homaM na purashcharyAM na tarpaNavidhiM tathA |
na mArjanaM na bhojyaM vA na dIrghaM mantrasAdhanam || 5||
kiM tu yena kShaNAdeva hR^inmadhyakamale sthitaH |
svayaM prakAshate kR^iShNaH premapIyUShavAridhiH || 6||
darshanaM yasya devesha durlabhaM yoginAmapi |
kathaM sulabhatAM yAti bhaktAnAM bhAvitAtmanAm || 7||
kiM tadguhyatamaM brahman kiM tadvarmAnuttamam |
yena kR^iShNe dR^iDhA prItiH kR^iShNe chAtmanivedanam || 8||
brahmovAcha |
shR^iNu devarShishArdUla bhaktisAramidaM param |
yadguhyaM hR^idaye viShNoH svayameva pratiShThitam || 9||
kavachAnAM tu sarveShAM sArabhUtamidaM smR^itam |
kR^iShNasya kavachaM divyaM sarvAbhIShTaphalapradam || 10||
maraNaM mohanaM stambhaM vidveShochchATanAdikam |
AkarShaNaM vashIkAraM tasyA~NgeShu pratiShThitam || 11||
naitAni kevalaM loke kShudrakAmaphalAni cha |
yasya ChAyAmupAshritya premasAmrAjyamR^ichChati || 12||
dAsyaM sakhyaM tathA vAtsalyaM mAdhuryaM cha nirmalam |
navadhA bhaktisampattiH kR^iShNe tasya pravartate || 13||
aNimA laghimA chaiva mahimA prAptiraishvaram |
prAkAmyaM cha tathA kAmAvasAyitvamiti smR^itam || 14||
aShTau siddhayaH prasUyante kR^iShNanAmAmR^itAshrayAt |
padmasha~NkhamakarAdyAshcha navanidhyo.asya sevakAH || 15||
kavitvaM vAkpravAhashcha sUktisaurabhanirjharaH |
saujanyaM mAdhurI dhairyaM saumyatA cha prasAditA || 16||
bhayachChedaH shokashAntiH kleshadAhavinAshanam |
sarvato rakShaNaM chaiva kR^iShNavarmaNi vidyate || 17||
vAsudevasya hR^idayaM kavachaM nAma vishrutam |
prajApatiH svayaM tasya R^iShirityabhidhIyate || 18||
anuShTup Chanda ityuktaM devatA mahagovataH |
kR^iShNaprAptiH prayojanaM paraM niHshreyasaM smR^itam || 19||
nIlAmbhodadalashyAmaM tamAladalakomalam |
indIvaranibhApA~NgaM pItAmbaravibhUShitam || 20||
vanasragdAmasaurabhyalasadvakShaHsthalaprabham |
kaustubhadyutisandIptaM shrIvatsA~NkitavakShasam || 21||
mandArakusumAmodimakarandasmitAnanam |
mayUrapichChamukuTaM muralImadhuradhvanim || 22||
tribha~NgalalitAkAraM nIlanIradasundaram |
vrajastrIlochanAnandaM nandanandanamAshraye || 23||
adharAmR^itanirjharaM bhrUvilAsamanoramam |
kaTAkShakaNikApAtaiH kR^ipApUritamAnasam || 24||
rAdhAhR^idayasAmrAjyachUDAmaNimiva sthitam |
premaikamakarandA~NkaM kR^iShNaM dhyAyed vichakShaNaH || 25||
atha nyAsavidhiM vakShye mantrarAjasya nArada |
dehaM devAlayIkR^itya kR^iShNasAyujyamApnuyAt || 26||
dashAkSharyA tu vidyAyAH karanyAsaH prakIrtitaH |
a~NgulIShu kramAd mantraM mantrashaktyA niveshayet || 27||
hR^idi shIrShe shikhAyAM cha kavache netrayostathA |
astre cha mantravinyAsaM kR^itvA digbandhamAcharet || 28||
svadehaM mantradIptA~NgaM sphuradvarNamayaM smaret |
akSharANi sudhAbindUn si~nchantIvA~NgamaNDale || 29||
pa~nchAkSharyA tu vidyAyA sR^iShTinyAsaM samAcharet |
yathA kR^iShNe samudbhUtaM vishvabIjaM charAcharam || 30||
avyaktAd vyaktatAM yAtaM yadidaM bhUtapa~nchakam |
tatsarvaM kR^iShNasambhUtaM sR^iShTinyAse vibhAvayet || 31||
dvAdashAkSharavidyAyA sthitinyAsamudIritam |
vishvadhAtre hR^iShIkeshe sarvaM dehaM niveshayet || 32||
dharaNIdhAraNAdArabhya prANaspandAvasAnakam |
kR^iShNAdhInaM jagatsarvaM sthitinyAse vichintayet || 33||
kAmarAjena mantreNa pralayanyAsamAcharet |
klImbIjajvalanajvAlAsu nAmarUpe vilApayet || 34||
kAlaH kalayati bhUtAni bhAvAH kAlavashaM gatAH |
kR^iShNe tu lIyate kAlaH pralayasyApi kAraNe || 35||
ShoDashAkSharavidyAyA vyApakanyAsamAcharet |
antarbahishcha vishvAtmA kR^iShNa evetyanusmaret || 36||
yathA nabhasi nakShatraM yathA vAyau cha mArutaH |
tathA vishvaM mayi kR^iShNa ityekatvaM vibhAvayet || 37||
sudarshanIM tu vidyAM vai chakranyAse niyojayet |
nAbherArabhya sarvA~NgaM chakradIptyA prapUrayet || 38||
bhramachchakrakaraM kR^iShNaM kAlanemivimardanam |
j~nAnAgnichakranirdagdhaM pApapa~NkaM vichintayet || 39||
rAdhAShaDakSharIM vidyAM shaktinyAse vinikShipet |
hR^idayAdiShu shaktInAM rAdhArUpaM prakalpayet || 40||
hlAdinIM premarUpAM tAM kR^iShNasya hR^idaye sthitAm |
rAdhAM shaktimayIM dhyAyetkR^iShNaM shaktimatAM varam || 41||
shaktiH kR^iShNasya yA nityA kR^iShNaH shakteH paraM padam |
ubhayorekatAM pashyedbhedabuddhivivarjitaH || 42||
evaM nyAsakrame pUrNe mantramaNDaladIpite |
hR^idayAmbhojamadhyasthaM govindaM bhAvayed budhaH || 43||
na bAhyadravyasampattirna kAlaparikalpanA |
nirmalaM hR^idayasthAnaM kR^iShNasya paramaM gR^iham || 44||
yatra premaikadIpena nityaM cheto virAjate |
tatraiva muralInAdo nAdabrahmatvamR^ichChati || 45||
tatra vR^indAvanaM divyaM tatra rAsarasAmR^itam |
tatraiva nandasUnushcha tatraiva paramaM padam || 46||
ityetatkathitaM guhyaM nyAsamantravinirNayam |
ataH paraM pravakShyAmi kavachaM kR^iShNarakShitam || 47||
OM pUrve nArAyaNaH pAtu prAchIM puNyapradarshanaH |
AgneyyAM narasiMho.avyAd daMShTrAkarAlavigrahaH || 48||
dakShiNasyAM varAho.avyAddharitrIdharaNakShamaH |
nairR^ityAM madhusUdano dAnavAntakaraH prabhuH || 49||
pratIchyAM trivikramo.avyAdvishvapAdaviniHsR^itaH |
vAyavyAM shrIdharaH pAtu shrIvatsA~NkitavakShasaH || 50||
udIchyAM hR^iShIkesho.avyAdindriyesho.akShayo vibhuH |
aishAnyAM padmanAbho.avyAdambujAsanasevitaH || 51||
UrdhvaM gadAdharaH pAtu daityAntakR^itapauruShaH |
adhastAd govindaH pAtu gopavR^indAbhinanditaH || 52||
klIM shiro me sadA pAtu kAmabIjasvarUpadhR^ik |
bhuvaneshvarIshaktishcha shikhAM pAtu nirantaram || 53||
dashAkSharI mahAmantraH kaNThaM me parirakShatu |
madanamohanaH pAtu lalATaM lalitadyutiH || 54||
chakShurvidyA dR^ishau pAtu kR^iShNasyaiva vilokitA |
nAsikAM nalakUbaro.avyAdgandhatattvavivardhanaH || 55||
klIM kR^iShNa klIM mantro me karNau pAtu manoharaH |
glauM kR^iShNAya vaShaDiti skandhau me parirakShatu || 56||
praNavo namo nArAyaNAyeti vakShaH sadAvatu |
hR^idayaM hR^idayeshasya kR^iShNasya paramaM padam || 57||
kuNDalinI nAbhideshaM pAtu padmanivAsinI |
ugraM vIraM mahAviShNuM jvalantaM sarvatomukham || 58||
ityetanmantrarAjena jaTharaM me sadAvatu |
jvalantaM sarvatomukhamityetat kaTimAshrayet || 59||
nR^isiMhaM bhIShaNaM bhadraM mantrastu dakShiNAM tanum |
mR^ityurmR^ityuM namAmyahamiti vAmAM sadA tvagAt || 60||
namo bhagavatetyuktamoShThau me.avatu mAdhavaH |
vAsudevAya mantrAMsho mukhamantaH prapAtu me || 61||
shrIM hrIM klIM kR^iShNAyeti kaNThAdadho.avatAddhariH |
klIM glauM klIM shyAmalA~NgAya nama itya~NgamAvR^itam || 62||
gopIjanavallabhAya svAheti hR^idayaM shubham |
rukmiNIvallabhAya svAhA pAtu me vAmapArshvakam || 63||
tArakaM rAmarAmAya nama ityudaraM shubham |
mAyAbIjaM nitambaM me mohachChedakaraM bhavet || 64||
bagabIjaM pR^iShThadeshaM pAtu shatruvimardanam |
gopIjanavallabhAya padaM me guhyamAvR^itam || 65||
vImbIjaM me jaTharAntaM sUkShmAgniparipAlakam |
klImbIjaM jAnunI pAtu premamanmathadIpitam || 66||
drAM dattAtreyAya nama ityUrU me parirakShatu |
klIM kR^iShNAya govindAya padaM ja~Nghe.avatAddhariH || 67||
shrIkR^iShNaH sharaNaM mameti gulphau pAtu sanAtanaH |
klIM glauM klIM shyAmalA~NgAya namaH pAdau sadAvatu || 68||
aiM pAtu dakShiNaM hastaM vAgIshatvapradAyakam |
hrIM pAtu vAmahastaM me hR^illekheva manoharA || 69||
shrIM pAtu dakShiNA~NgulIH saubhAgyasravaNapradA |
klIM pAtu vAmA~NgulIH premabandhanakAriNI || 70||
glauM pAtu karamadhyaM me gopAlabalavardhanam |
kR^iShNAya govindAyetya~NgulImUlamAvR^itam || 71||
kR^iShNAya nama ityuktaM nakhAn pAtu janArdanaH |
klIM kR^iShNAya klImiti karapR^iShThaM sadAvatu || 72||
OM gokulanAthAya nama iti bAhumUlamAvR^itam |
OM suprasannAtmane nama iti hR^idgataM manaH || 73||
OM bAlavapuShe kR^iShNAya svAheti romakUpakAn |
dadhibhakShaNAya svAheti kakShau pAtu balipriyaH || 74||
gopAlAya svAheti me pR^iShThavaMshaM sadAvatu |
kR^iShNAya govindAya klImiti merumAvR^itam || 75||
shrIM hrIM klIM kR^iShNAya nama itya~Ngapratya~NgarakShaNam |
OM namo bhagavate vAsudevAya sarvato.avatAm || 76||
jaya kR^iShNa namastubhyamiti pR^iShThaM me sadAvatu |
shrIkR^iShNaH sharaNaM mameti prANAn pAtu dayAnidhiH || 77||
klIM gopIjanavallabhAya svAheti prANamaNDalam |
kR^iShNAya govindAya gopIjanavallabhAya svAhA || 78||
mantrarAjaH sadA pAtu sUkShmadehaM mama prabhuH |
OM namo bhagavate rukmiNIvallabhAya svAhA || 79||
antarAtmAnamAvR^itya pAtu mAM puruShottamaH |
shrIkR^iShNAya govindAya huM phaT svAheti charmavat || 80||
sarvataH pAtu mAM kR^iShNaH premapIyUShavAridhiH |
nandanandananAmaiva kavachaM me.akhilaM bhavet || 81||
muralImadhuradhvAnaH prANeShvantaH pravartatAm |
rAdhAhR^idayasarvasvaH kR^iShNo me.antaH sadAvatu || 82||
vrajA~NganAvalokAnAM chandrikAsadR^ishadyutiH |
bhaktachittaikahaMso me chittaM nityaM prapAtu saH || 83||
na me dAho na me shoko na me mohaH kadAchana |
kR^iShNapAdAmbujachChAyA mama sarvaM sadAvatu || 84||
yatra yatra mama prANAH yatra yatra mano mama |
tatra tatra hariH pAtu muralIravamAdhurI || 85||
divA pAtu cha govindo rAtrau pAtu janArdanaH |
svapne jAgaraNe chaiva mAdhavaH pAtu mAM sadA || 86||
gachChato.avyAd gadApANiH sthitaM pAtu cha chakrabhR^it |
shayAnaM pAtu padmAkSho bhu~njAnaM madhusUdanaH || 87||
vane pAtu vanamAlI mArge pAtu janArdanaH |
salile varadaH pAtu vahnau pAtu hutAshanaH || 88||
girau pAtu giridhArI vyomni pAtu trivikramaH |
sa~NgrAme chakrapANirmAM shatrumadhye.avatu prabhuH || 89||
vyAdhibhirvyAdhitaM pAtu dAruNaiH pAtu dAruNaH |
durge durgatinAsho mAM kArAgAre.avatu prabhuH || 90||
bhayeShu bhayahAritvaM dainye dainyavinAshanam |
kR^iShNanAmAmR^itaM pAtu sarvA~NgaM sarvaduHkhataH || 91||
klIM kR^iShNAya nama ityeShA ante pAtu manaHsthitim |
vAsudevahR^idAkhyaM me varmedaM paramAdbhutam || 92||
idaM kR^iShNamayaM dehaM kR^iShNamantramayaM vapuH |
kR^iShNasya charaNachChAyAM kavachaM me sadAvatu || 93||
sarveShAM vaiShNavAnAM tu kavachAnAM yaduttamam |
vAsudevahR^idAkhyaM tatkavachaM paramAdbhutam || 94||
naitAdR^ishaM mahAvarma trailokye.api prakAshate |
nArAyaNA~NgasambhUtaM gopanIyaM prayatnataH || 95||
dIkShitAyaiva dAtavyaM vaiShNavAya visheShataH |
durgAbhaktAya dAtavyaM viShNubhaktiparAya cha || 96||
adIkShitAya no deyaM na cha nAstikamAnase |
na chAbhaktAya dAtavyaM na cha kR^iShNavirodhine || 97||
gurubhaktivihInAya lobhine kuTilAya cha |
na prakAshyaM na vaktavyaM na likhedbhaktivarjite || 98||
vaiShNavAnAM hR^idayaM hyetadguhyaM paramaM mahat |
yathA dehasya hR^idayaM tu prANinAM jIvanAshrayaH || 99||
tathA vaiShNavachittasya kR^iShNavarmedamAshrayaH |
yaH pashyati shraddhayA nityaM sa pashyati hariM hR^idi || 100||
prAtarutthAya shuchirbhUtvA kR^iShNaM dhyAtvA samAhitaH |
ekavAraM paThedyastu sarvapApaiH pramuchyate || 101||
dvivAraM kIrtayedyastu tasya duHkhaM praNashyati |
trivAraM paThamAnasya vighnA nashyanti sarvashaH || 102||
saptadhA kIrtitaM yasya sarvashatrukShayo bhavet |
dashadhA paThitaM yasya sarvato vijayaH smR^itaH || 103||
ekaviMshativAraM tu paThet shraddhAsamanvitaH |
tasya gehe sthirA lakShmIH kR^iShNabhaktishcha vardhate || 104||
triMshadvAraM paThedyastu vAksiddhiM labhate naraH |
pa~nchAshadvArapAThena kavitvaM sphurate dhruvam || 105||
shatavAraM paThedyastu sarvAbhIShTaM prapadyate |
sahasravArapAThena mantrasiddhiH prajAyate || 106||
ayutaM yo japedbhaktyA kavachasyAsya mantrataH |
tasya dehe svayaM kR^iShNaH kavachatvena saMsthitaH || 107||
lakShaM sampaThitaM yena sa kR^iShNacharaNAshrayaH |
dvilakShapAThamAtreNa premabIjaM prarohati || 108||
trilakShapAThataH sAkShAddAsyabhAvaH prajAyate |
pa~nchalakShe tu govindaH svapne tasya prakAshate || 109||
saptalakShe mahAprItiH kR^iShNe chittasya jAyate |
dashalakShe tu bhaktasya kR^iShNasAkShAtkArasambhavaH || 110||
dvAdashalakShapAThena kR^iShNasAyujyamApnuyAt |
na sa~NkhyA kevalaM hetuH premaivAtra paraM balam || 111||
purashcharyAvidhau tvasya lakShapa~nchakamiShyate |
taddashAMshena hotavyaM ghR^itena madhuradravaiH || 112||
taddashAMshaM tarpaNaM kuryAttaddashAMshena mArjanam |
taddashAMshena viprebhyo bhojanaM shraddhayArpayet || 113||
tulasIdalasaMyuktairhavirbhiH kR^iShNatoShaNam |
goghR^itaM pAyasaM chaiva madhusharkarayAyutam || 114||
tilaiH shuddhaiH phalaiH puShpaiH kR^iShNamantrapuraskR^itaiH |
havanaM kArayedbhaktyA guroH sannidhimAshritaH || 115||
prayogeShvasya kavachasya mahimAnaM na varNaye |
rakShaNe sarvadehasya prayogaH prathamaH smR^itaH || 116||
ApaduddharaNe chaiva viShabha~Nge bhayApahe |
rAjadvAre raNadvandve yAtrAyAM cha visheShataH || 117||
mantrasiddhau prayogo.asya vashIkaraNe cha bhaktitaH |
mohanastambhanAdIni prayojyAni na tu lobhataH || 118||
niShkAmasya tu bhaktasya sarvaprayogaphalAdhikam |
kR^iShNapremaprasid.hdhyarthaM kavachasyAsya sAdhanam || 119||
maraNaM mohanaM chaiva stambhanaM chochchATanam |
AkarShaNaM vashIkAraM sarvaM tasyAdhikArataH || 120||
parantu vaiShNavasyAtra paramArthaH prakIrtitaH |
na hiMsA na cha drohashcha na pareShAmupadravaH || 121||
yaH kuryAtparapIDArthaM kR^iShNavarmaprayogataH |
tasya puNyaM kShayaM yAti bhaktishchAsya vinashyati || 122||
kR^iShNasya hR^idayaM yasmAdvaiShNavAnAM paraM dhanam |
tasmAdasya paritrANaM kartavyaM prANavatsadA || 123||
yaH paThetprAtarutthAya sandhyayorvA visheShataH |
tasya puNyaphalaM vaktuM na shaknoti chaturmukhaH || 124||
ga~NgAsnAnasahasrasya yatphalaM labhate naraH |
tatphalaM labhate bhaktyA sakR^idasyaiva kIrtanAt || 125||
ashvamedhasahasrANAM rAjasUyashatasya cha |
yatphalaM durlabhaM loke tatphalaM kR^iShNabhaktitaH || 126||
tIrthAni tasya gAtreShu devAshcha hR^idaye sthitAH |
mantrAH sarve mukhe tasya kR^iShNanAma parAyaNam || 127||
kR^iShNasya charaNadvandve yasya chittaM pratiShThitam |
tasya mR^ityurbhavetsaumyaH saMsAro.asya tu durbalaH || 128||
antakAle.api yo bhaktaH kavachaM smarate dhruvam |
kR^iShNadUtaiH sa nIyeta vaikuNThaM paramaM padam || 129||
na tasya punarAvR^ittirna garbhavAsavedanam |
govindacharaNAmbhoje labhate nityamAshrayam || 130||
idaM vAsudevahR^idayaM hR^idayenaiva dhArayet |
kaNThasthaM vA likhitvA tu nityaM bhaktyA samarchayet || 131||
na vikrayenna cha dadyAdashiShyAya kadAchana |
gurorAj~nAM samAsAdya dIkShitAya pradApayet || 132||
durgAbhaktAya shuddhAya viShNubhaktiparAya cha |
vaiShNavAya mahAbhAgAya kR^iShNaikasharaNAya cha || 133||
etaddhR^idayaM mahAguhyaM vaiShNavAnAM paraM padam |
gopanIyaM prayatnena yathA ratnaM rasAtale || 134||
yaH saMrakShati guhyatvaM sa kR^iShNenaiva rakShyate |
yaH prakAshayate mUDhaH sa svapuNyairviyujyate || 135||

iti shrIparamayogeshvaratantre vaiShNavatantre shrInAradaprajApatisaMvAde
saptadashodhyAye shrIdurlabhakR^iShNakavachaM sampUrNam ||

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