चतुर्लक्षजपेनैव मन्त्रसिद्धिर्भवेन्नृणाम्
By reciting it four hundred thousand times, the mantra attains perfection for people.
कवचं शृणु विप्रेन्द्र यद्दत्तं विधिना पुरा
Hear, O foremost of Brāhmaṇas, the armor that was formerly given by the Creator.
भृगुरुवाच सर्वज्ञ सर्वजनक सर्वपूजकपूजित ।। 2.4.
Bhṛgu said: "All-knowing, progenitor of all, worshipped by all who worship."
सरस्वत्याश्च कवचं ब्रूहि विश्वजयं प्रभो
Tell me, Lord, the universal-conquering armor of Sarasvatī.
ब्रह्मोवाच श्रुतिसारं श्रुतिसुखं श्रुत्युक्तं श्रुतिपूजितम्
Brahmā said: "The essence of the Vedas, delightful to hear, spoken in the Vedas, and honored by the Vedas."
उक्तं कृष्णेन गोलोके मह्यं वृन्दावने वने
It was spoken by Kṛṣṇa in Goloka, to me, in the forest of Vṛndāvana.
अतीव गोपनीयं च कल्पवृक्षसमं परम्
It is exceedingly secret, supreme, and equal to the wish-fulfilling tree.
यद्धृत्वा पठनाद्ब्रह्मन्बुद्धिमांश्च बृहस्पतिः
By reciting and retaining it, O Brahman, even Bṛhaspati became wise.
पठनाद्धारणाद्वाग्ग्मी कवीन्द्रो वाल्मिकी मुनिः
By reciting and holding it, Vālmīki, the foremost of poets and sages, became eloquent.
कणादो गौतमः कण्वः पाणिनिः शाकटायनः
Kaṇāda, Gautama, Kaṇva, Pāṇini, and Śākaṭāyana,
धृत्वा वेदविभागं च पुराणान्यखिलानि च
Having retained it, divided the Vedas and all the Purāṇas.
शातातपश्च संवर्त्तो वसिष्ठश्च पराशरः
Śātātapa, Saṃvarta, Vasiṣṭha, and Parāśara,
ऋष्यशृङ्गो भरद्वाजश्चास्तीको देवलस्तथा 2.4.
Ṛṣyaśṛṅga, Bharadvāja, Āstīka, and Devala are mentioned here.
कवचस्यास्य विप्रेन्द्र ऋषिरेष प्रजापतिः
O best of Brahmins, the sage of this armor is Prajāpati.
सर्वतत्त्वपरिज्ञाने सर्वार्थेऽपि च साधने
In the complete understanding of all principles and in the accomplishment of all purposes,
ॐ ह्रीं सरस्वत्यै स्वाहा शिरो मे पातु सर्वतः
Om hrīṃ, for Sarasvatī, svāhā—may she protect my head in every way.
ॐ सरस्वत्यै स्वाहेति श्रोत्रं पातु निरन्तरम्
Om, for Sarasvatī, svāhā—may she always protect my ears.
ॐ ह्रीं वाग्वादिन्यै स्वाहा नासां मे सर्वतोऽवतु
Om hrīṃ, for Vāgvādinī, svāhā—may she protect my nose from all sides.
ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं ब्राह्म्यै स्वाहेति दन्तपंक्तीः सदाऽवतु
Om śrīṃ hrīṃ, for Brāhmī, svāhā—may she always protect my row of teeth.
ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं पातु मे ग्रीवां स्कन्धं मे श्रीं सदाऽवतु
Om śrīṃ hrīṃ—may she protect my neck, and may śrīṃ always protect my shoulders.
ॐ ह्रीं विद्यास्वरूपायै स्वाहा मे पातु नाभिकाम्
Om hrīṃ, for the embodiment of knowledge, svāhā—may she protect my navel.
ॐ सर्ववर्णात्मिकायै पादयुग्मं सदाऽवतु
Om, for the one who is the essence of all sounds, may she always protect my pair of feet.
ॐ सर्वकण्ठवासिन्यै स्वाहा प्राच्यां सदाऽवतु 2.4.
Om, for the one who dwells in all throats, svāhā—may she always protect me in the east.
ॐ ऐं ह्रीं श्रीं सरस्वत्यै बुधजनन्यै स्वाहा
Om aiṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ, for Sarasvatī, mother of the wise, svāhā.
ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं त्र्यक्षरो मन्त्रो नैर्ऋत्यां मे सदाऽवतु
Om hrīṃ śrīṃ—the three-syllabled mantra—may it always protect me in the southwest.
ॐ सदम्बिकायै स्वाहा वायव्ये मां सदाऽवतु
Om, for Sadambikā, svāhā—may she always protect me in the northwest.
ॐ सर्वशास्त्रवासिन्यै स्वाहैशान्यां सदाऽवतु
Om, for the one who dwells in all scriptures, svāhā—may she always protect me in the northeast.
ऐं ह्रीं पुस्तकवासिन्यै स्वाहाऽधो मां सदाऽवतु
Aiṃ hrīṃ, for the one who dwells in books, svāhā—may she always protect me below.
इति ते कथितं विप्र सर्वमन्त्रौघविग्रहम्
Thus, O Brahmin, I have told you the entire collection of mantras.
पुरा श्रुतं धर्मवक्त्रात्पर्वते गन्धमादने
Once, this was heard from the mouth of Dharma on Gandhamādana mountain.