कृष्णेति पातु नेत्रे मे कृष्णस्वाहेति तारकाम्
May the word 'Krishna' protect my eyes, and 'Krishna svāhā' the star.
ॐ गोविन्दाय स्वाहेति नासिकां पातु संततम्
May 'Om Govindāya svāhā' always protect my nose.
क्लीं कृष्णाय नमः कर्णौं पातु कल्पतरुर्मम
May 'Klīṃ Krishnaaya namah' protect my ears; the wish-fulfilling tree is mine.
ॐ गोपीशाय स्वाहेति दन्तपङ्क्तिं ममावतु
May 'Om Gopīśāya svāhā' protect my rows of teeth.
ॐ श्रीकृष्णाय स्वाहेति जिह्विकां पातु मे सदा
May 'Om Śrī Krishnaaya svāhā' always protect my tongue.
राधिकेशाय स्वाहेति कण्ठं मे पातु सर्वदा
May 'Rādhikeśāya svāhā' always protect my throat.
ॐ गोपेशाय स्वाहेति स्कन्धौ पातु सदा मम
May 'Om Gopeśāya svāhā' always protect my shoulders.
उदरं पातु मे नित्यं मुकुन्दाय नमो मनुः
May 'Obeisance to Mukunda' always protect my abdomen.
ॐ विष्णवे नमः स्वाहा बाहुयुग्मं ममावतु
May 'Om Viṣṇave namaḥ svāhā' protect both my arms.
नमो नारायणायेति नखरन्ध्रं ममावतु
May 'Obeisance to Nārāyaṇa' protect the pores of my nails.
ॐ सर्वेशाय स्वाहेति केशान्मम सदावतु
May 'Om Sarveśāya svāhā' always protect my hair.
ॐ माधवाय स्वाहेति भालं मे सर्वदावतु
May 'Om Mādhavāya svāhā' always protect my forehead.
नमो गोपीजनेशाय ऊरू पातु सदा मम
Salutations to the Lord of the gopīs; may He always protect my thighs.
यशोदानन्दनायेति नमोतो जङ्घके ऽवतु
Salutations to the son of Yaśodā; may He protect my shanks.
वृन्दाप्रियाय स्वाहेति सकलाङ्गानि मे ऽवतु
To the beloved of Vṛndā, svāhā; may He protect all my limbs.
स्वयं गोलोकनाथो मामाग्नेय्यां दिशि रक्षतु
May the Lord of Goloka Himself protect me in the southeast direction.
नैरृत्यां पातु मां कृष्णाः पश्चिमे पातु मां हरिः
May Kṛṣṇa protect me in the southwest, and Hari protect me in the west.
ऐशान्यां मे सदा पातु वृन्दावनविहार कृत्
May He who delights in Vṛndāvana always protect me in the northeast.
सदैव मामधः पातु बलिध्वंसी महाबलः
May the mighty destroyer of Bali always protect me below.
स्वप्ने जागरणे चैव पातु मां माधवः स्वयम्
In both sleep and wakefulness, may Mādhava Himself protect me.
इति ते कथितं भूप सर्वाघौघविनाशनम्
Thus, O king, has been told to you that which destroys all heaps of sin.
मया श्रुतं शिवमुखात्प्रवक्तव्यं न कस्यचित्
I have heard this from the mouth of Śiva; it is not to be spoken to anyone.
कण्ठे वा दक्षिणे बाहौ सो ऽपि विष्णुर्न संशयः
Whether on the neck or on the right arm, that is Viṣṇu, without doubt.
यदि स्यात्सिद्धकवचो जीवन्मुक्तो न संशयः
If one has the perfected armor, he is liberated while living, without doubt.
राजसूर्यसहस्राणि वाजपेयशतानि च
Thousands of Rājasūya sacrifices and hundreds of Vājapeya rituals—
त्रैलोक्यविजयस्यास्य कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम्
—do not equal even a sixteenth part of the victory over the three worlds gained by this.
स्नानं च सर्वतीर्थेषु नास्यार्हन्ति कलामपि
Bathing in all the sacred rivers does not equal even a fraction of this.
यदि स्यात्सिद्धकवचः सर्वं प्राप्नोति निश्चितम्
If one has the perfected armor, he certainly attains everything.
यो भवेत्सिद्धकवचो विजयी स भवेद् ध्रुवम्
He who possesses the perfected armor surely becomes victorious.
एतत्तु कवचं वत्स न देयं संकटे ऽपि च
This armor, dear one, is not to be given, even in distress.