Pancanga Worship – 1. Sri Yamuna-Kavaca (The Sri Yamuna Armor)
Pancanga method of worshiping the Yamuna.
1. Sri Yamuna-Kavaca (The Sri Yamuna Armor)
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Sri Mandhata said: “O fortunate one, please give to me the supremely splendid Kavaca of Sri Yamuna, Lord Krishna’s queen. I will always keep it very carefully.”
Sri Saurabhi said: “O noble-hearted king, please hear the Yamuna-Kavaca, which protects one from all dangers and brings to one the four goals of life.”
One should meditate on dark, four-armed, beautiful, lotus-petal-eyed Yamuna, who is seated on a chariot. Then one should meditate on the Yamuna-Kavaca.
A Brahmana should bathe, face the east, refrain from conversation, offer the Sandhya prayers, sit in the svastika-asana posture on a kusa mat, tie his hair with kusa grass, and recite the following words.
May Yamuna always protect my head. May Krishna always protect my eyes. May Syama always protect my eyebrows. May Nakavasini always protect my nose.
May Paramananda-Rupini always protect my cheeks. May Krishna-Vamamsa-Sambhuta always protect my ears.
May Kalindi always protect my lips. May Surya-Kanyaka always protect my chin. May Yama-Svasa always protect my neck. May Maha-Nadi always protect my chest.
May Krishna-Priya always protect my back. May Tatini always protect my arms. May Sucroni always protect my loins. May Caru-Darcana always protect my hips.
May Rambhoru always protect my thighs. May Agghri-Bhedini always protect my knees. May Rasecvari always protect my ankles. May Papa-Praharini always protect my feet.
May Paripurnatama-Priya always protect me from everything that is inside, outside, above, below, in the eight directions, and in the entire universe.
A pauper who ten times recites with devotion this very wonderful Yamuna-Kavaca becomes wealthy.
A wise Brahmacari who eats little and for three months recites this Kavaca attains a great kingdom.
What is not attained by a person who within three months chants this Kavaca 110 times with devotion?
A person who rises early and recites this Kavaca attains the result of all pilgrimages. At the end of his life, he goes to Sri Goloka, the supreme abode, which even the great yogis cannot attain.
In my next article, I will explain Pancanga Worship – 2. Sri Yamuna-stava