mārkaṇḍeya uvāca|
nārāyaṇaṃ parabrahma sarva-kāraṇa-kāraṇam |
prapadye veṅkaṭeśākhyaṃ tadeva kavacaṃ mama || 1 ||
nārāyaṇaṃ parabrahma sarva-kāraṇa-kāraṇam |
prapadye veṅkaṭeśākhyaṃ tadeva kavacaṃ mama || 1 ||
- mārkaṇḍeyaḥ uvācaMārkaṇḍeya said
- nārāyaṇamNārāyaṇa
- para-para-brahmathe supreme Brahman
- sarva-kāraṇa-sarva-kāraṇa-kāraṇamthe cause of all causes
- prapadyeI take refuge in
- veṅkaṭeśa-veṅkaṭeśa-ākhyamhim whose name is Veṅkaṭeśa
- tat evathat very one
- kavacamthe armour
- mamamy
sahasra-śīrṣā puruṣo veṅkaṭeśa-śśiro'vatu |
prāṇeśaḥ prāṇa-nilayaḥ prāṇān rakṣatu me hariḥ || 2 ||
prāṇeśaḥ prāṇa-nilayaḥ prāṇān rakṣatu me hariḥ || 2 ||
- sahasra-sahasra-śīrṣāthe thousand-headed
- puruṣaḥthe Person
- veṅkaṭeśaḥVeṅkaṭeśa
- śiraḥthe head
- avatumay he guard
- prāṇa-prāṇa-īśaḥlord of the life-breaths
- prāṇa-prāṇa-nilayaḥthe abode of the life-breaths
- prāṇānthe vital breaths
- rakṣatumay he protect
- memy
- hariḥHari
ākāśarā-ṭsutānātha ātmānaṃ me sadāvatu |
devadevottamo pāyāddehaṃ me veṅkaṭeśvaraḥ || 3 ||
devadevottamo pāyāddehaṃ me veṅkaṭeśvaraḥ || 3 ||
- ākāśa-rāṭ-sutā-ākāśa-rāṭ-sutā-nāthaḥthe lord of King Ākāśa’s daughter, that is Padmāvatī
- ātmānamthe soul
- memy
- sadāalways
- avatumay he guard
- deva-deva-deva-deva-uttamaḥthe highest among the gods of gods
- pāyātmay he protect
- dehamthe body
- memy
- veṅkaṭeśvaraḥVeṅkaṭeśvara
sarvatra sarvakāleṣu maṅgāmbājā-nirīśvaraḥ |
pālayenmāṃ sadā karma-sāphalyaṃ naḥ prayacchatu || 4 ||
pālayenmāṃ sadā karma-sāphalyaṃ naḥ prayacchatu || 4 ||
- sarvatraeverywhere
- sarva-sarva-kāleṣuat all times
- maṅgāmbā-maṅgāmbā-jāniḥ īśvaraḥthe Lord who is the husband of Maṅgāmbā
- pālayetmay he keep
- māmme
- sadāalways
- karma-karma-sāphalyamthe fruitfulness of our acts
- naḥto us
- prayacchatumay he grant
ya eta-dvajrakavaca-mabhedyaṃ veṅkaṭeśituḥ |
sāyaṃ prātaḥ paṭhennityaṃ mṛtyuṃ tarati nirbhayaḥ || 5 ||
sāyaṃ prātaḥ paṭhennityaṃ mṛtyuṃ tarati nirbhayaḥ || 5 ||
- yaḥwhoever
- etatthis
- vajra-vajra-kavacamarmour hard as the thunderbolt
- abhedyamnot to be pierced
- veṅkaṭeśituḥof the Lord of Veṅkaṭa
- sāyam prātaḥat evening and at dawn
- paṭhetshould recite
- nityamdaily
- mṛtyumdeath
- taraticrosses beyond
- nirbhayaḥfree of fear
iti mārkaṇḍeya-kṛtaṃ śrī veṅkaṭeśvara vajrakavaca-stotraṃ sampūrṇam ||
