Śrī Kṛṣṇa-janma-khaṇḍa · Chapter 12
Sourceश्रीनारायण उवाच ।। ।। एकदा मंदिरे नन्दपत्नी साऽऽनंदपूर्वकम् ।। कृत्वा वक्षसि गोविंदं क्षुधितं च स्तनं ददौ ।। १ ।। एतस्मिन्नंतरे गोप्य आजग्मुर्नंदमंदिरम् ।। स्थविराश्च वयस्याश्च बालिका बालकान्विताः ।। २ ।। अतृप्तं बालकं शीघ्रं संन्यस्य शयने सती ।। प्रणनाम समुत्थाय कर्मण्यौत्थानिके मुदा ।। ३ ।। तैलसिंदूरतांबूलं ददौ ताभ्यो मुदाऽन्विता।। मिष्टवस्तूनि वस्त्राणि भूषणानि च गोपिका ।। ४ ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे कृष्णो रुरोद क्षुधितस्तदा ।। प्रेरयित्वा स चरणं मायेशो मायया विभुः ।।५।। पपात चरणं तस्य प्रवीणे शकटे मुने ।। विश्वंभरपदाघातात्तच्च चूर्णं बभूव ह ।। ६ ।। बभंज शकटं पेतुर्भग्नकाष्ठानि तत्र वै ।। पपात दधि दुग्धं च नवनीतं घृतं मधु ।।७।। दृष्ट्वाऽऽश्चर्यं गोपिकाश्च दुद्रुवुर्बालकं भयात्।। ददृशुर्भग्नशकटमिंधनाभ्यंतरे शिशुम्।।८।। भग्नभांडसमूहं च पतितं बहुगोरसम् ।। प्रेरयित्वा तु काष्ठानि जग्राह बालकं भिया ।। ९ ।। मायारक्षितसर्वांगं रुदितं क्षुधितं क्षुधा।। स्तनं ददौ यशोदा तं रुरोद च भृशं शुचा ।। 4.12.१० ।। पप्रच्छुर्बालकान्गोपा बभंज शकटं कथम् ।। किंचिद्धेतुं न पश्यामः सहसेति किमद्भुतम् ।। ११ ।। इत्यूचुर्बालकाः सर्वे गोपाः शृणुत मद्वचः ।। श्रीकृष्णस्य पदाघाताद्बभंज शकटं ध्रुवम् ।।१२।। श्रुत्वा तद्वचनं गोपा गोप्यश्च जहसुर्मुदा ।। न हि जग्मुः प्रतीतिं च मिथ्येत्यूचुर्व्रजे प्रजाः ।। १३ ।। शिशोः स्वस्त्ययनं कार्यं चक्रुर्ब्राह्मणपुंगवाः ।। हस्तं दत्त्वा शिशोर्गात्रे पपाठ कवचं द्विजः ।। १४ ।। वदामि तत्ते विप्रेन्द्र कवचं सर्वरक्षणम् ।। यद्दत्तं मायया पूर्वं ब्रह्मणे नाभिपंकजे ।।१५।। निद्रिते जगतीनाथे जले च जलशायिनि ।। भीताय स्तुतिकर्त्रे च मधुकैटभयोर्भयात् ।। १६ ।। योगनिद्रोवाच ।। दूरीभूतं कुरु भयं भयं किं ते हरौ स्थिते ।। स्थितायां मयि च ब्रह्मन्सुखी तिष्ठ जगत्पते ।।१७।। श्रीहरिः पातु ते वक्त्रं मस्तकं मधुसूदनः ।। श्रीकृष्णश्चक्षुषी पातु नासिकां राधिकापतिः ।। १८ ।। कर्णयुग्मं च कण्ठं च कपालं पातु माधवः ।। कपोलं पातु गोविन्दः केशांश्च केशवः स्वयम् ।।१९।। अधरोष्ठं हृषीकेशो दंतपंक्तिं गदाग्रजः ।। रासेश्वरश्च रसनां तालुकं वामनो विभुः ।। 4.12.२० ।। वक्षः पातु मुकुन्दश्च जठरं पातु दैत्यहा ।। जनार्दनः पातु नाभिं पातु विष्णुश्च मेहनम् ।। २१ ।। नितंबयुग्मं गुह्यं च पातु ते पुरुषोत्तमः ।। जानुयुग्मे जानकीशः पातु ते सर्वदा विभुः ।। २२ ।। हस्तयुग्मं नृसिंहश्च पातु सर्वत्र संकटे ।। पादयुग्मं वराहश्च पातु ते कमलोद्भवः ।। २३ ।। ऊर्ध्वं नारायणः पातु ह्यधस्तात्कमलापतिः ।। पूर्वस्यां पातु गोपालः पातु वह्नौ दशास्यहा ।। २४ ।। वनमाली पातु याम्यां वैकुंठः पातु नैर्ऋतौ ।। वारुण्यां वासुदेवश्च सतो रक्षाकरः स्वयम् ।। २५ ।। पातु ते संततमजो वायव्यां विष्टरश्रवाः ।। उत्तरे च सदा पातु तेजसा जलजासनः ।। २६ ।। ऐशान्यामीश्वरः पातु पातु सर्वत्र शत्रुजित् ।। जले स्थले चांतरिक्षे निद्रायां पातु राघवः ।। २७ ।। इत्येवं कथितं ब्रह्मन्कवचं परमाद्भुतम् ।। कृष्णेन कृपया दत्तं स्मृतेनैव पुरा मया ।। २८ ।। शुंभेन सह संग्रामे निर्लक्ष्ये घोरदारुणे ।। गगने स्थितया सद्यः प्राप्तिमात्रेण सो जितः ।। २९ ।। कवचस्य प्रभावेण धरण्यां पतितो मृतः।। पूर्वं वर्षशतं खे च कृत्वा युद्धं भयावहम् ।। 4.12.३० ।। मृते शुंभे च गोविन्दः कृपालुर्गगनस्थितः ।। मालां च कवचं दत्त्वा गोलोकं स जगाम ह ।। ३१ ।। कल्पांतरस्य वृत्तांतं कृपया कथितं मुने ।। अभ्यंतरभयं नास्ति कवचस्य प्रभावतः ।। ३२ ।। कोटिशः कोटिशो नष्टा मया दृष्टाश्च वेधसः ।। अहं च हरिणा सार्द्धं कल्पेकल्पे स्थिरा सदा ।। ३३ ।। इत्युक्त्वा कवचं दत्त्वा साऽन्तर्धानं चकार ह ।। निःशङ्को नाभिकमले तस्थौ स कमलोद्भवः ।। ३४ ।। सुवर्णगुटिकायां च कृत्वेदं कवचं परम् ।। कण्ठे वा दक्षिणे बाहौ बध्नीयाद्यः सुधीः सदा ।। ३५ ।। विषाग्निजलशत्रुभ्यो भयं तस्य न जायते ।। जले स्थले चांतरिक्षे निद्रायां रक्षतीश्वरः ।। ३६ ।। संग्रामे वज्रपाते च विपत्तौ प्राणसंकटे ।। कवचस्मरणादेव सद्यो निःशङ्कतां व्रजेत् ।। ३७ ।। बद्ध्वेदं कवचं कण्ठे शंकरस्त्रिपुरं पुरा ।। जघान लीलामात्रेण दुरंतमसुरेश्वरम् ।। ३८ ।। बद्ध्वेदं कवचं काली रक्तबीजं चखाद सा ।। सहस्रशीर्षा धृत्वेदं विश्वं धत्ते तिलं यथा ।। ३९ ।। आवां सनत्कुमारश्च धर्मसाक्षी च कर्मणाम् ।। कवचस्य प्रभावेण सर्वत्र जयिनो वयम् ।। 4.12.४० ।। तस्य नन्दशिशोः कण्ठे चकार कवचं द्विजः ।। आत्मनः कवचं कण्ठे दधार च स्वयं हरिः ।। ४१ ।। प्रभावः कथितः सर्वः कवचस्य हरेस्तथा ।। अनन्तस्याच्युतस्यैव प्रभावमतुलं मुने ।। ४२ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्ते महापुराणे श्रीकृष्णजन्मखण्डे नारायणनारदसंवादे शकटभंजनयोगनिद्रोक्तकवचन्यासो नाम द्वादशोऽध्यायः ।। १२ ।।
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || || ekadā maṃdire nandapatnī sā''naṃdapūrvakam || kṛtvā vakṣasi goviṃdaṃ kṣudhitaṃ ca stanaṃ dadau || 1 || etasminnaṃtare gopya ājagmurnaṃdamaṃdiram || sthavirāśca vayasyāśca bālikā bālakānvitāḥ || 2 || atṛptaṃ bālakaṃ śīghraṃ saṃnyasya śayane satī || praṇanāma samutthāya karmaṇyautthānike mudā || 3 || tailasiṃdūratāṃbūlaṃ dadau tābhyo mudā'nvitā|| miṣṭavastūni vastrāṇi bhūṣaṇāni ca gopikā || 4 || etasminnantare kṛṣṇo ruroda kṣudhitastadā || prerayitvā sa caraṇaṃ māyeśo māyayā vibhuḥ ||5|| papāta caraṇaṃ tasya pravīṇe śakaṭe mune || viśvaṃbharapadāghātāttacca cūrṇaṃ babhūva ha || 6 || babhaṃja śakaṭaṃ peturbhagnakāṣṭhāni tatra vai || papāta dadhi dugdhaṃ ca navanītaṃ ghṛtaṃ madhu ||7|| dṛṣṭvā''ścaryaṃ gopikāśca dudruvurbālakaṃ bhayāt|| dadṛśurbhagnaśakaṭamiṃdhanābhyaṃtare śiśum||8|| bhagnabhāṃḍasamūhaṃ ca patitaṃ bahugorasam || prerayitvā tu kāṣṭhāni jagrāha bālakaṃ bhiyā || 9 || māyārakṣitasarvāṃgaṃ ruditaṃ kṣudhitaṃ kṣudhā|| stanaṃ dadau yaśodā taṃ ruroda ca bhṛśaṃ śucā || 4.12.10 || papracchurbālakāngopā babhaṃja śakaṭaṃ katham || kiṃciddhetuṃ na paśyāmaḥ sahaseti kimadbhutam || 11 || ityūcurbālakāḥ sarve gopāḥ śṛṇuta madvacaḥ || śrīkṛṣṇasya padāghātādbabhaṃja śakaṭaṃ dhruvam ||12|| śrutvā tadvacanaṃ gopā gopyaśca jahasurmudā || na hi jagmuḥ pratītiṃ ca mithyetyūcurvraje prajāḥ || 13 || śiśoḥ svastyayanaṃ kāryaṃ cakrurbrāhmaṇapuṃgavāḥ || hastaṃ dattvā śiśorgātre papāṭha kavacaṃ dvijaḥ || 14 || vadāmi tatte viprendra kavacaṃ sarvarakṣaṇam || yaddattaṃ māyayā pūrvaṃ brahmaṇe nābhipaṃkaje ||15|| nidrite jagatīnāthe jale ca jalaśāyini || bhītāya stutikartre ca madhukaiṭabhayorbhayāt || 16 || yoganidrovāca || dūrībhūtaṃ kuru bhayaṃ bhayaṃ kiṃ te harau sthite || sthitāyāṃ mayi ca brahmansukhī tiṣṭha jagatpate ||17|| śrīhariḥ pātu te vaktraṃ mastakaṃ madhusūdanaḥ || śrīkṛṣṇaścakṣuṣī pātu nāsikāṃ rādhikāpatiḥ || 18 || karṇayugmaṃ ca kaṇṭhaṃ ca kapālaṃ pātu mādhavaḥ || kapolaṃ pātu govindaḥ keśāṃśca keśavaḥ svayam ||19|| adharoṣṭhaṃ hṛṣīkeśo daṃtapaṃktiṃ gadāgrajaḥ || rāseśvaraśca rasanāṃ tālukaṃ vāmano vibhuḥ || 4.12.20 || vakṣaḥ pātu mukundaśca jaṭharaṃ pātu daityahā || janārdanaḥ pātu nābhiṃ pātu viṣṇuśca mehanam || 21 || nitaṃbayugmaṃ guhyaṃ ca pātu te puruṣottamaḥ || jānuyugme jānakīśaḥ pātu te sarvadā vibhuḥ || 22 || hastayugmaṃ nṛsiṃhaśca pātu sarvatra saṃkaṭe || pādayugmaṃ varāhaśca pātu te kamalodbhavaḥ || 23 || ūrdhvaṃ nārāyaṇaḥ pātu hyadhastātkamalāpatiḥ || pūrvasyāṃ pātu gopālaḥ pātu vahnau daśāsyahā || 24 || vanamālī pātu yāmyāṃ vaikuṃṭhaḥ pātu nairṛtau || vāruṇyāṃ vāsudevaśca sato rakṣākaraḥ svayam || 25 || pātu te saṃtatamajo vāyavyāṃ viṣṭaraśravāḥ || uttare ca sadā pātu tejasā jalajāsanaḥ || 26 || aiśānyāmīśvaraḥ pātu pātu sarvatra śatrujit || jale sthale cāṃtarikṣe nidrāyāṃ pātu rāghavaḥ || 27 || ityevaṃ kathitaṃ brahmankavacaṃ paramādbhutam || kṛṣṇena kṛpayā dattaṃ smṛtenaiva purā mayā || 28 || śuṃbhena saha saṃgrāme nirlakṣye ghoradāruṇe || gagane sthitayā sadyaḥ prāptimātreṇa so jitaḥ || 29 || kavacasya prabhāveṇa dharaṇyāṃ patito mṛtaḥ|| pūrvaṃ varṣaśataṃ khe ca kṛtvā yuddhaṃ bhayāvaham || 4.12.30 || mṛte śuṃbhe ca govindaḥ kṛpālurgaganasthitaḥ || mālāṃ ca kavacaṃ dattvā golokaṃ sa jagāma ha || 31 || kalpāṃtarasya vṛttāṃtaṃ kṛpayā kathitaṃ mune || abhyaṃtarabhayaṃ nāsti kavacasya prabhāvataḥ || 32 || koṭiśaḥ koṭiśo naṣṭā mayā dṛṣṭāśca vedhasaḥ || ahaṃ ca hariṇā sārddhaṃ kalpekalpe sthirā sadā || 33 || ityuktvā kavacaṃ dattvā sā'ntardhānaṃ cakāra ha || niḥśaṅko nābhikamale tasthau sa kamalodbhavaḥ || 34 || suvarṇaguṭikāyāṃ ca kṛtvedaṃ kavacaṃ param || kaṇṭhe vā dakṣiṇe bāhau badhnīyādyaḥ sudhīḥ sadā || 35 || viṣāgnijalaśatrubhyo bhayaṃ tasya na jāyate || jale sthale cāṃtarikṣe nidrāyāṃ rakṣatīśvaraḥ || 36 || saṃgrāme vajrapāte ca vipattau prāṇasaṃkaṭe || kavacasmaraṇādeva sadyo niḥśaṅkatāṃ vrajet || 37 || baddhvedaṃ kavacaṃ kaṇṭhe śaṃkarastripuraṃ purā || jaghāna līlāmātreṇa duraṃtamasureśvaram || 38 || baddhvedaṃ kavacaṃ kālī raktabījaṃ cakhāda sā || sahasraśīrṣā dhṛtvedaṃ viśvaṃ dhatte tilaṃ yathā || 39 || āvāṃ sanatkumāraśca dharmasākṣī ca karmaṇām || kavacasya prabhāveṇa sarvatra jayino vayam || 4.12.40 || tasya nandaśiśoḥ kaṇṭhe cakāra kavacaṃ dvijaḥ || ātmanaḥ kavacaṃ kaṇṭhe dadhāra ca svayaṃ hariḥ || 41 || prabhāvaḥ kathitaḥ sarvaḥ kavacasya harestathā || anantasyācyutasyaiva prabhāvamatulaṃ mune || 42 || iti śrībrahmavaivarte mahāpurāṇe śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhaṇḍe nārāyaṇanāradasaṃvāde śakaṭabhaṃjanayoganidroktakavacanyāso nāma dvādaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 12 ||
English translation
Destruction of Sakatasura Narayana said- Once Yasoda the wife of Nanda carried the child in her lap was feeding him with her breast milk.
In the meantime all the cowherds and the old ladies together with boys and girls arrived in the abode of Nanda. At that point of time Yasoda placed the child who was still hungry over the In the meantime hungry Krsna started crying.
In the meantime Krsna the lord of illusion placed his foot with his illusion. His fort fell over the solid cart in the court-yard. With the blow of the foot of Krsna, the cart was shuttered into pieces which were scattered everywhere. The card, milk, ghee, butter and honey placed in the cart Looking at the surprise, the cowherdesses went running to the child. They found that he had been broken the cart into wooden pieces. All the vases of c^rt had been broken resulting into the flow of milk. With the remaining pieces, of wood. Feeling panicky, Yasoda removed the child from there, whose all the limbs were intact with the influence of illusion. He was crying, simply because he was hungry. The grief- stricken Yasoda started crying and also fed the child with her breast.
The cowherds enquired from the boys playing there. "How did this cart be broken"? We don't find any reason for it. All of a sudden how could this surprise ha^en." On hearing this boys said, cowherds, ^u listen to our talk, the cart was broken with the attack of Krsna by his feet." On hearing this, all the cowherds and cowherdesses started laughing delightfully, who could not beheve the same, the people of Vraja said that it was all false.
Thereafter the welfare ceremony of the child was performed by the Brahmanas. One of the placing his hand over the head of the child recited a kavaca.
O best of the Brahmanas, I am going to enlighten yon about the kavaca with protects all.
Its knowledge was imparted in earlier times by Yogamaya to Brahma when lord Visnu was sleeping in the oceanic waters over the serpent bed and was terrified by Madhu-kaitabha, he recited the prayer to Yoganindra.
Yoganidra said- O lord of the universe, O Brahman, be fearless shedding the fear why should you be afraid when I and the lord are there. Therefore, you live comfortably.
Lord Hari should protect your face, Madhusudana should protect your forehead, Sri Krspa protect both your eyes. And the husband of Radhika should protect your nose.
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The lower lip should be protect by Hpsikesa, the line of teeth should be protected by wielder of gada. The tongue should be protected by the lord of Rasa (dance) and the palate should be protected by Vamana the all-pervading one.
fpt g gif ^ fgglTig:i The chest should be protected by Mukunda and the belly should be protected by the killer of the Daityas, the navel should be protected by Janardana, while male organ should be protected by Visnu. The pelvic region should be protected by Purusottma. The lord of JanakI should be protected the knees.
iRifTtt gif ggi^i Nrsimha should protect both the hands during all the dangers. Varaha bom out of lotus should protect the feet.
gif gtgiH; gif g^ gggiHt gif gpgt %g3: gif The bust should be protected by Narayana, while the lower portion should be protected by lord of Kamala, the eastern direction should be protected by Gopala or the south-east should be protected by the killer of Ravana, the southern region should be protected by Vanamall,.south¬ west should be protected by Vaikuntha while the western should be protected by Vasudeva.
North-west should be protected by Vist arasrava. The northern direction should be protected by the lustre of KamlSsana and north¬ east should be protected by Tsvara who should conquers of the enemies. Raghava should protect in the water land and the sky.
O Brahman, this is quite and astonishing kavaca the knowledge of which was bestowed on me by lord Krsna in earlier times.
Engaged in the terrific fight with Sumbha, goddess Durga on receiving this kavaca defeated the demon in no time.
With the influence of this kavaca he fell on the ground after have been killed. In the earlier times ■ Sumbha carried on the war for a hundred years i remaining in the sky and after his death lord!
Govinda while remaining in the sky bestowed this kavaca together with the rosary. And he | went to Goloka thereafter.
O sage, I have narrated to you this kavaca with which no one gets panicky at any time.
In every kalpa with the company of the lord, I have seen crores of Brahmanas falling. l fcgRrctT giRR RPggfR RRRT f I Thus speaking handing over the kavaca^ the goddess disappeared. Thereafter Brahma continued to dwell on the lotus emerging from navel of Visnu.
This kavaca should be kept in gold and the intelligent people should it over the right arm and by doing so, one is relieved of the danger of poison, fire, water and enemies. The kavaca protect one in the waters on earth in the sky while sleeping or awake.
During the time of war, fall of thunderbolt, evil times and danger of death, one becomes fearless with the reciting of this kavaca.
In the earlier times by reciting this kavaca around his neck, Siva easily over-powered Tripurasura and kicked him.
In the meantime holding this kavaca, the goddess swallowed Raktabija and the ^esa with a thousand heads bears the load of the universe like the seed of sesamum.
Both of us (Nara-narayana), Sanatkumara, Dharma witness of the karmas are always victorious with the influence of this kavaca.
Thereafter Nanda, tied that kavaca round the neck of Krsna. Thus lord Hari was adored with his own kavaca around his neck for protection.
O sage, I have narrated to you the influence of the kavaca of lord Hari and I am also narrating to the astonishing influence of lord Acyuta.
Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 122660 (2017-09-21T02:40:54Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n919–n923: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n919/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.