Sanath kumaro aavathu kama devath, Hayanano maam padhi deva helanath, Devarshi varya purusharcha nantharath, Koormo harir maam nirayadh aseshath. Mamugra dharmad akhilath pramadath, Narayana pathu narascha hasath, Dathaswa yogad adha Yoga natha, Payadh Gunesa kapila karma bandath. Rakshathwasou maadhwani yajna kalpa, Swadamshtrayoth patha dharo varaha, Ramo aadhrikooteshwadha vipravase, Sa lakshmanovyadh bharathagrajo maam. Durgesh atavyaji mukhadhishu Prabhu, Payanrusimho asura yoodha pari, Vimunchatho yasya mahattahasam, Dhiso vinedhur anya pathangascha Garbha. Let me be protected in the water by Fish incarnation, From the animals of the sea and rope of Varuna, Let me be protected in the Land by Vamana, the illusory boy, And in the sky Trivikrama and viswaroopa forms. Vishaksena who is the commander in chief of army of Vishnu finds a place here. What is mentioned here are not the dasavathars Ten incarnations but a bigger list of incarnations.ДЄll these avatharas do not find a place here. Jaleshu maam rakshathu mathsya moorthir, Yadho ganebhyo varunasya pasad, Sthaleshu maya vatu vamano avyal, Trivikrama khevadu viswaroopa. Nyashngir padma padgendra prushte, Dharari charmasi gadheshu chapa, Pasan dadhano ashtaguno ashta bahu. Narayana Kavacham Om harir vidhadhyan mama sarva raksham. You should then become silent, become engrossed in Narayana, And do suitable actions to tie yourself with the armour of Narayana, And using the eight letters starting with OM, touch the feet, Knees, thighs, belly heart chest, face and head, Om namo narayanethi viparyaya madhapi vaa, Kara nyasam Thatha kuryad dwadasakshara vidhyaya, 7 Pranavadhi yakarandha mangulyam angushta parvasu, Nyased drudaya omkaram vikara manu moordhani. Viswaroopa Uvacha: Dhouthangri panir achamya sapavithra udang mukha, Kruthaswa anga kara nyaso manthrabhyam vagyatha suchi.

Sri Shuka Uvacha: Vrutha, purohitha thwashtro mahendra yanu pruchathe, Narayanakhyam varmaha thadihaika mana srunu. Apart from consulting that I have also consulted a Malayalam translation in a very old dilapidated book author unknown as well as a Hindi translation published by Hari Prakasan Mandir, Delhi] Rajo Uvacha: Yaya guptha sahasraksha savaahaan ripu sainikan, Kreedanniva vinirjithya trilokya bhubhuje sriyam, 1 Bhagawam sthan mamakhyahi varma narayanathmakam, Yadha athathayina shathroon yena guptho jayan mrudhe.

The above web site also gives a translation of the Kavacham in to English. You could see an impenetrable ring of white Light around them. You could see them immersed in white or violet light. My favourite way of doing it is by visualizing a family portrait. I am sure many of you may not be able to do that. These naturally should be learned from a teacher well versed in such procedures. Sloka of this great stotra give us in detail about the preparations that we should take before reading this great work. It is believed that the soul of the man who reads this Kavacha even if he is a sinner becomes extremely holy and that any one who reads this would be protected by Lord Vishnu in his various incarnations, by his various weapons and his various assistants. Raja Parikshith, the son of Abhimanyu asks his teacher Sage Shuka for a means to protect himself from his enemies. I personally feel that this is possibly one of the first Kavachams ever taught to man.

It is an Armour to protect ourselves from our enemies seen and unseen.

Narayana stotram by ms subbulakshmi