Although the universe, both manifest and unmanifest, is material, it is nondifferent from the Supreme Lord, for He is the cause of all causes. In the highest sense, cause and effect are one, since the cause is always present in the effect. Therefore, the Supreme Lord, the Absolute Truth, can ward off all our troubles through any of His powerful parts.
यथैकात्म्यानुभावानां विकल्परहितः स्वयम् ।
भूषणायुधलिङ्गाख्या धत्ते शक्तीः स्वमायया ॥३२॥
तेनैव सत्यमानेन सर्वज्ञो भगवान् हरिः ।
पातु सर्वैः स्वरूपैर्नः सदा सर्वत्र सर्वगः ॥३३॥
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, the living entities, the spiritual and material energies, and the entire universe are distinct entities. Yet ultimately, all these entities constitute the supreme whole—the Personality of Godhead. Therefore, those who have attained spiritual knowledge see unity in diversity. For them, the Lord’s bodily ornaments, His name, glory, attributes, incarnations, and the weapons in His hands are manifestations of His power. These elevated souls understand that the omniscient Lord, in His various forms, is present everywhere. May He always and everywhere protect us from adversity.
King Prahlada loudly called out to Lord Narasimhadeva, repeating His holy name. May Lord Narasimha, who came to the aid of His devotee Prahlada with a thunderous roar, protect me from fear of the powerful enemy commanders who threaten me with death from poison, weapons, water, fire, and other dangers from all sides. O Lord Narasimhadeva, crush the strength of my enemies with Your divine power! Protect me from all sides, above and below, within and without!
Vishvarupa continued: O Indra, I have told you how to put on the magical armor known as the Narayana-kavacha. Protected by it, you will certainly defeat the leaders of the demons.
The imperishable Supreme Lord is called Yajneshvara because He can be understood through the performance of Vedic sacrifices. Appearing in the form of a boar, He lifted the Earth from the bottom of the universal ocean and held it on His sharp tusks. May this Lord Yajneshvara protect me on the road from encountering robbers. May I remain under the protection of Lord Parashurama on the mountain peaks, and in foreign lands may my elder brother Bharata—Lord Ramachandra—protect me together with His brother Lakshmana.
एतद् धारयमाणस्तु यं यं पश्यति चक्षुषा ।
पदा वा संस्पृशेत् सद्यः साध्वसात् स विमुच्यते ॥३६॥
Anyone upon whom the person clad in this armor casts his gaze or whom he touches with his foot immediately gains protection from all the dangers mentioned.
This prayer contains transcendental knowledge that enables one to establish a connection with Narayana. One who is protected by this prayer need fear neither the schemes of rulers, nor robbers, nor malevolent demons, nor diseases.
इमां विद्यां पुरा कश्चित् कौशिको धारयन् द्विजः ।
योगधारणया स्वाङ्गं जहौ स मरुधन्वनि ॥३८॥
O lord of the heavenly kingdom, long ago a brahmana named Kaushika, wishing to leave this life, used this prayer and, through mystic yoga, left his body in the middle of the desert.
One day, Chitraratha, the king of Gandharvaloka, flew over the place where the brahmana's remains lay in his aerial vehicle, surrounded by beautiful maidens.
Suddenly, Chitraratha's vehicle began to plummet rapidly. Upon reaching the ground, the astonished king of the Gandharvas heard the great sages known as the Valakhilyas order him to gather the brahmana's bones and cast them into the nearby Sarasvati River. Only after doing this and bathing in the river was Chitraratha able to return to his abode.
Shrila Shukadeva Goswami said: O Maharaja Parikshit, whoever recites this protective mantra in a moment of danger or listens to it with faith and reverence will immediately become invulnerable to any enemy in this world and earn universal respect.
Having received this protective mantra from Vishvarupa, King Indra, who had performed one hundred sacrifices, defeated the army of demons and seized the wealth of all three worlds.