SB 6.8.3

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Sixth Canto - Chapter 8: The Nārāyaṇa-kavaca Shield

SB 6.8.1-2 - SB 6.8.4-6

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 3

śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca

vṛtaḥ purohitas tvāṣṭro

mahendrāyānupṛcchate

nārāyaṇākhyaṁ varmāha

tad ihaika-manāḥ śṛṇu

SYNONYMS

śrī-bādarāyaṇiḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; vṛtaḥ—the chosen; purohitaḥ—priest; tvāṣṭraḥ—the son of Tvaṣṭā; mahendrāya—unto King Indra; anupṛcchate—after he (Indra) inquired; nārāyaṇa-ākhyam—named Nārāyaṇa-kavaca; varma—defensive armor made of a mantra; āha—he said; tat—that; iha—this; eka-manāḥ—with great attention; śṛṇu—hear from me.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: King Indra, the leader of the demigods, inquired about the armor known as Nārāyaṇa-kavaca from Viśvarūpa, who was engaged by the demigods as their priest. Please hear Viśvarūpa's reply with great attention.

SB 6.8.1-2 - SB 6.8.4-6