Apamarjana kabacham(Vishnu stotra.47)

Sanskrit Hymn on Vishnu - "Sri Vishnu Apamarjana Sthotram" (Padma Purana)

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Apamarjana Kavacham

(The armour which cleanses)

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

( This great armour occurs in  Vishnu Dharmothara Purana. It is believed by chanting it and meditating on the manthra  given in the end , our body and mind would get clean and we would get rid of all our diseases. I got this Kavacham from “49 Kava changal”  , a book in Malayalam published  by Vidhyarambham press.)

1.Poorve Narayana pathu, Varijaksthu Dakshine,

Pradhymna paschime pathu, Vasudeva sthothare.

Let Narayana protect the east, Let the south be protected by lotus eyed one,

Let Pradhyumna protect my west  and Vasudeva protect my north.

2.Isanyam Rakshathaad  Vishnur , AAgneyam  cha Janardhana,

Nairyuthyam Padmanabhasthu , vayavyam Madhu soodhana.

Let Lord Vishnu guard the north east, Let Janardhana  protect south east,

Let south west be protected by the Lord who has lotus flower in his navel,

And let  North west be protected  by the killer of Madhu.

3.OOrdhwam Govardfhanoddhartha , hyadharayam trivikrama,

Yethabhyo  dasa digbhyascha  sarvatha pathu Kesava.

Let the one who lifted Govardhana protect the top,

And let the Trikrama  protect  what is beneath,

And let Kesava protect everything including these ten directions.

4.Yevam kruthwa  dig bandham Vishnu sarvathra samsmaran,

Avyag rachitha kurveetha nyasa karma Yadhavidhi.

Thus after tying up all the sides  and after meditating on Vishnu,

And then do the rituals  as  given  below.

5.Angushtagre  thu Govindam, Tharjanuyam  thu mahidharam,

Madhyamayam Hrishikesa, anamikyaam Trivikrama.

Govinda at the tip of the thumb , the carrier of earth  at the second finger,

Hrishikesa  at the  third finger and Trivikrama  in the third finger.

6.Kanishtayam nyased Vishnum, kara prushte thu Vamanam,

Evam  angulee nyasa paschad  angeshu vinyased.

In the little finger think of Vishnu and back of the hand Vamana,

And after this ritual with fingers  , do rituals of organs.

7.Shikayam Kesavam  nyasya, mordhni Narayanam nyaseth,

Madhavam cha lalate thu Govindam broovor nyaseth,

Think of Kesava by touching the hair, Narayana by touching the head,

Think of Madhava by touching the forehead and Govinda  by touching eye brows.

8.Chakshur madhye nyased Vishnum , Karnayor Madhu soodhanam,

Trivikramam  Kanda mole, vamanam thu kapolaya,

Think of Vishnu in between the brows, And think of killer of Madhu in ears,

Think of Trivikrama in the neck joint  and Vamana  in the neck.

9.Nasarandhra dwaye chapi Sridharam  kalpayedh Budha,

Utharoshte  Hrisikesam  Padmanabhama thada adhare.

The wise men imagines Sridhara in the two nostrils,

In the upper lips he imagines Hrishikesa  and  and Padmanabha in lower lips.

10.Damodharama dantha pankthou , Varaham chibuke thadha,

Jihwayam Vasudevam  cha thalvoschaiva Gadhadaram.

He imagines Damodhara in the row of teeth, Varaha in  the chin,

He imagines Vasudeva in the toungue   and the wielder of the mace in the palate.

11.Vaikundam kara madhye  thu Anantham  nasikopari,

Dakshine thu bhuje vipro, vinyaseth Purushothamam.

Vaikunda in between the hands , and the endless one above the nose.

Parsaurama  in the right hand  , is thought of by the greatest among men.

12.Vame bhuja Maha yogim , Raghavam hrudhi vinyaseth,

Kukshou  Prithwee dharam   chaiva parswayo  kesavam nyaseth.

Think of the great sage on the left hand , and Raghava on the heart,

The carrier of earth on the stomach and  Kesava on the sides.

13.Vaksha sthale Madhavam  cha kakshayor  bhoga sayinam,

Peethambaram  sthana thate , harim nabham  thu vinisyeth.

Think Madhava  on the  bosom , and sleeper on the saint in the joints,

Think of yellow silk on the chest  and Hari on the navel.

14.Dakshine thu kare  devam  Thatha  sankarshashanam nyaseth,

Vama ripuharam  vidhyath , kati madhye Janardhanam.

On the left hand think of the God and  also imagine Sankarshana,

In the left side imagine the killer of enemies and Janardhana in between the waist.

15.Prushte kshithi dharam Vidhyad Achyutham skandayorapi,

Vama kakshou  varijaksham , Dakshine jala sayinam,

On the back one who carries the  earth , And Achyutha  on the shoulders,

The God with lotus eye on the left abdomen  and the one who sleeps on water in the right.

16.Swayambhuvam medramadhye, urvoschaiva Gadha dharam,

Janu madhye Chakradharam, Jangayor amrutham nyaseth.

The one who was born himself  on the penis, and the holder of mace on the breast,

The one who holds the wheel in between knees  and deathless one on the thigh.

17.Gulphayor Narasimham , cha padayor amrutha thwisham,

Anguleeshu Sridharam  cha Padmaksham  sarva sandhishu.

Narasimha(man lion) on the ankle , and the one who brought out nectar on the feet,

Sridhara  on the fingers  and the lotus eyed one on  all joints.

18.Nakheshu Madhavam  chaiva nyaseth  Pada thale Achyutham,

Roma koope  Gudakesam  Krishnam  Rakthasthi majjasu

Let Madhava be on the nails , and Achuyutha on the surface of the feet,

He who is hiding within us  in  the hair follicles   and Krishna  on flesh and bones.

19.Mana budhyorahankare  Chithe nyasya  Janardhanam,

Achyuthananda Govindaan Vatha pitha kapeshu cha.

Let Janardhana  be on mind , intelligence, wisdom , egoism  and thought,

And let Achyutha, Anantha and Govinda be on gas, phlegm and bile.

20.Evam nyasa vidhim kruthwa yath karyam Dwija thachrunu,

Pada moole  thu devasya sankham  chaiva thu vinyaseth.

After performing the rituals of Nyasa like this  the Brahmin,

Would make the God hear the conch blown at  his feet.

21,Vanamala hrudhi  nyasya , Sarva devadhi poojithaam,

Gadhaam vaksha sthale  nyasya  Chakram chaiva Prushtatha,

After touching the chest thinking of the  forest garland , worshipping all devas,

After touching  the chest  thinking of the mace , Touch the back thinking of the holy wheel.

22.Sri vathsa murasi  nyasya panchangam  kavacham nyaseth,

Aapadamasthakam  chaiva vinyaseth purushothamam

Touch the chest thinking of Sri Vathsa, and touch the five organs using the Armour,

And then think of the portions from head to foot  with Purushothama in the mind.

23. Yevam nyasa vidhim kruthwa  SAkakshad Narayano Bhaved,

Thanur Vishnu mayi  thasyai  yath kinchchid  na sa basathe.

Thus after doing the rituals of Nyasa , he would  become the real Narayana himself,

All his  body would be full of Narayana and w and nothing else will appear.

24.Apamarjanako nyasa  Sarva vyadhi vinasana,

Aathmanascha  parsyapi  vidhiresha Sanathana.

This  cleaning and purifying ritual  would destroy all diseases,

And would make the soul divine and make it everlasting.

25.Vaishnavena thu karthavya  sarva sidhi pradhayaka,

Vishnustha dhoordhwam  rakshethu  Vaikunto vidhiso disa,

It would make him dear to Vishnu  and bless him with all powers,

He will be protected all along by Vishnu  and he would take him to Vikunta.

26. Pathu maam  sarvatho  Ramo dhanwi  Chakra  cha Kesava,

EYethath samastham vinyasya  paschan manthran prayojayeth.

Please protect me always Rama by your arrow and Kesava by your wheel,

After  performing all this , use  the mantra afterwards.

                              Adha Moola Manthra

                              Now the root chant

Om Namo Bhagwathe  Klesapa  harthre nama

Om Salutations to the God  who removes all problems and sufferings.

27.Pooja kale thu  devasya  japa kale thadaiva cha,

Homakale  cha karthavyam  Trisandhyasu  cha nithyasa.

This has to be chanted thrice daily at the time of worship ,

Time of meditation  as we as when  fire offerings are made.

28.Ayur arogyam aiswaryam  jnanam  vitham phalam labheth,

Yadyath sukha tharam  loke  Thath sarvam  prapthaya nara.

He would get long life , health , wealth , wisdom and money,

And he would enjoy  more pleasures than others  and that man would get everything.

29.Yevam bhakthya  samabhyarchya  harim  sarvartha dayakam,

Abhayam  SArva moorthebhyo  Vishnu lokam sa Gachathi.

If this is offered with devotion to Lord Vishnu,

It would result  in getting of all sorts of wealth,

Give protection  from  all problems,

And in the end would take you to the world of Vishnu.

Ithi Sri Vishnu  darmothara purane  Apamarjana kavacham sampoornam

Thus ends the armour which cleanses occurring in  Vishnu Dharmothara Purana.

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