By Krsna-Rupa Devi Dasi
Hare Krishna!
Inspired by the email about Chaitanya das and the Brahma Kumaris on the train. Yes it is true that the Lord protects his devotees. A difficult situation occured to me on sankirtan last month in Newcastle, near Sydney, Australia. My husband took me to a market where he had been distributing books, so that we could do a harinama for the nice people he had been meeting there. I wasnt so keen, I guess it was a premonition of things to come.
After chanting and dancing for half an hour around the market and pleasing the store holders, my husband wanted us to leave and asked me to keep chanting while he went to get the car. I felt awkward but went and stood where he had indicated, playing the mrdanga and singing the mahamantra.
It turns out I was standing right next to a stall run by a man who had refused to give my husband a donation earlier. He was really paranoid and it turns out he thought my husband had sent me to chant at his stall to antagonise him for being so cheap.
What a shame! he thought the chanting of HARE KRSNA was an attack at him rather than some mercy! It was completely an illusion that lead him to maddness- he came right up to me and started yelling in my face, right close to my face, a foot away. I just kept chanting and I found it really hard to keep my cool. He was screaming at me to stop and saying that no one wanted to hear me. So I said that no one wanted to hear him (it turns out he was selling second hand books, nothing at all spiritual), which I guess was wrong, but he was acting so mean and violent it was really polluting the atmosphere and scaring me.
At this point a lady just came over and started chanting with me! she stood next to me and said “what are the words?” and started singing, just to support me. She said no one has the right to be treated like this, religious or not. so she gave me her support and and chanted with me, just like that. Some others stood around clearly showing that they liked the singing. So I kept chanting, this brought the man back to me for the third time in a few minutes but this time he pushed me, by shoving the mrdanga really hard against my stomach. I really freaked because I am in a womans body and I felt a great injustice had been done as woman should be protected in sociey.
At this point my husband returned and spoke so calmly with the man to pacify him. However, the lady who was chanting with me was yelling at him. Another stall holder came over and got angry at him too, as she was a muslim lady who felt she had been discriminated against in her life due to her religion. I insisted on calling the police, who came promptly but who didnt want to charge him as I wasn’t injured. They gave him a warning. My guru maharaja said they should have put him in jail.
The lady chanting with us gave us her address and bought the Srimad Bhagavatam 1st canto for $10. then my husband took us back to the preaching centre where I was crying and trying to adjust. It was sunday feast that afternoon, and we didn’t have so many guests, but by Krsna’s arrangement the lady who helped me and her husband walked past the center just as the food was being served, we couldn’t believe it, we invited them in, we talked for awhile they took take-away prasadam, they weren’t very hungrey at that time.
I wrote to her 6 weeks later, and she is coming to our Vedic wedding next week in New Gokula Hare Krsna farm, NSW australia. She will again take prasadam, at our wedding feast, and get devotee association. So Krsna sent a nice lady to chant along with me who was being given a rough time when alone on sankirtan. But I was thinking of Haridas thakur and kept chanting. In the future I think I will only do harinama with an escort. The main thing is that I am praying that from this experience I can make a new devotee, so it is all Krsna’s mercy actually. Sankirtan Ki jai
by Krsna-Rupa D.D.
In that case, I think Krsna Himself became that lady and joined in chanting His own name. I can not forget about Mohini? Above all she is the most beautiful woman in entire universe. If such woman joins in this sankirtan movement, I guess all demons who are almost everyone in this material world will join in Sankirtan Movement. All glory to Krsna! Haribol!
Jaya! All victory to the sankirtan movement. Your courage in the field is very inspiring! Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati said: “It is my wish that every sincere and tender hearted member of this mission be prepared to give 200 gallons of blood to nourish the spiritual corpus of this human society.” So this is a very nice story in this mood of sacrifice and risk-taking for the interest of reaching 0ut to share Krishna with others.
great preaching Mataji , thanks for being so bold on behalf of Lord Caitanya and Srila Prabhupada May Lord Narasimhadeva protect your preaching, your escort iis Lord Narasimhadeva here is a kavacha that will invoke His protection on you but still I agree there should be other devotees present , and what a cowhard person pushing a woman like that obviously he had no manners, your future husband should also protect you better in my humble opinion :
Sri Nrisimha Kavacha of Prahlad
from the Brahmanda Purana.
shri nrisimha kavacha-stotram
nrisimha-kavacham vakshye
prahladenoditam puraa
sarva-raksha-karam punyam
sarvopadrava-naashanam
1. I shall now recite the Narasimha-kavacha, formerly spoken by Prahlada Maharaja. It is most pious, vanquishes all kinds of impediments, and provides one all protection.
sarva-sampat-karam chaiva
svarga-moksha-pradaayakam
dhyaatva nrisimham devesham
hema-sinhaasana sthitamah
2. It bestows upon one all opulences and can give one elevation to the heavenly planets or liberation. One should meditate on Lord Narasimha, Lord of the universe, seated upon a golden throne.
vivritasyam tri-nayanam
sharad-indu-sama-prabham
lakshmyaalingita-vaamaangam
vibhuutibhi rupaashritam
3. His mouth is wide open, He has three eyes, and He is as radiant as the autumn moon. He is embraced by Lakshmi devi on his left side, and His form is the shelter of all opulences, both material and spiritual.
chatur-bhujam komalaangam
svarna-kundala-shobhitam
saroja-shobitoraskam
ratna-keyuura-mudritam
4. The Lord has four arms, and His limbs are very soft. He is decorated with golden earrings. His chest is resplendent like the lotus flower, and His arms are decorated with jewel-studded ornaments.
tapta-kaanchana-sankasham
pita-nirmala-vasasam
indradi-sura-maulishthaha
sphuran manikya-diptibhih
5. He is dressed in a spotless yellow garment, which exactly resembles molten gold. He is the original cause of existence, beyond the mundane sphere, for the great demigods headed by Indra. He appears bedecked with rubies which are blazingly effulgent.
virajita-pada-dvandvam
shankha-chakradi-hetibhihi
garutmata cha vinayat
stuyamanam mudanvitam
6. His two feet are very attractive, and He is armed with various weapons such as the conch, disc, etc. Garuda joyfully offers prayers with great reverence.
sva-hrit-kamalasamvaasam
kritvaa tu kavacham pathet
nrisimho me shirah patu
loka-rakshartha-sambhavaha
7. Having seated Lord Narasimhadeva upon the lotus of one’s heart, one should recite the following mantra: âMay Lord Nrisimha, who protects all the planetary systems, protect my head.â
sarvago âpi stambha vasaha
phalam me rakshatu dhvanim
nrisimho me drishau paatu
soma-suryagni-lochanaha
8. Although the Lord is all-pervading, He hid Himself within a pillar. May He protect my speech and the results of my activities. May Lord Narasimha, whose eyes are the sun, and fire, protect my eyes.
smritam me patu nriharih
muni-vaarya-stuti-priyaha
nasam me simha-nasas tu
mukham lakshmi-mukha-priyaha
9. May Lord Nrihari, who is pleased by the prayers offered by the best of sages, protect my memory. May He who has the nose of a lion protect my nose, and may He whose face is very dear to the goddess of fortune protect my mouth.
sarva-vidyadhipaha patu
nrisimho rasanam mama
vaktram patv indu-vadanam
sada prahlaada-vanditaha
10. May Lord Narasimha, who is the knower of all sciences, protect my sense of taste. May He whose face is beautiful as the full moon and who is offered prayers by Prahlada Maharaja protect my face.
Nrisimha patu me kantham
skandhau bhu-bhrid ananta krit
divyastra-shobhita-bhujaha
nrisimhah patu me bhujaha
11. May Lord Narasimha protect my throat. He is the sustainer of the earth and the performer of unlimitedly wonderful activities. May He protect my shoulders. His arms are resplendent with transcendental weapons. May He protect my shoulders.
karau me deva-varado
nrisimhah patu sarvataha
hridayam yogi-sadhyash cha
nivasam patu me harih
12. May the Lord, who bestows benedictions upon the demigods, protect my hands, and may He protect me from all sides. May He who is achieved by the perfect yogis protect my heart, and may Lord Hari protect my dwelling place.
madhyam patu hiranyaksha
vaksha-kukshi-vidaranaha
nabhim me patu nriharihi
sva-nabhi-brahma-samstutaha
13. May He who ripped apart the chest and abdomen of the great demon HiraNyaaksha protect my waist, and may Lord Nrihari protect my navel. He is offered prayers by Lord Brahmaa, who has sprung from his own navel.
brahmanda-kotayah katyam
yasyasau patu me katim
guhyam me patu guhyanam
mantranam guhya-rupa-drik
14. May He on whose hips rest all the universes protect my hips. May the Lord protect my private parts. He is the knower of all mantras and all mysteries, but He Himself is not visible.
uru manobhavah patu
januni nara-ruupa-drik
janghe patu dhara-dhara
harta yo âsau nri-keshari
15. May He who is the original Cupid protect my thighs. May He who exhibits a human-like form protect my knees. May the remover of the burden of the earth, who appears in a form which is half-man and half-lion, protect my calves.
sura-rajya-pradah patu
padau me nriharishvarah
sahasra-shirsha-purushaha
patu me sarvashas tanum
16. May the bestower of heavenly opulence protect my feet. He is the Supreme Controller in the form of a man and lion combined. May the thousand-headed Supreme enjoyer protect my body from all sides and in all respects.
mahograh purvatah patu
maha-viragrajo âghnitaha
maha-vishnur dakshine tu
maha-jvalas tu nairritaha
17. May that most ferocious personality protect me from the east. May He who is superior to the greatest heroes protect me from the southeast, which is presided over by Agni. May the Supreme Vishnu protect me from the south, and may that person of blazing luster protect me from the southwest.
pashchime patu sarvesho
dishi me sarvatomukhaha
nrisimhah patu vayavyam
saumyam bhushana-vigrahaha
18. May the Lord of everything protect me from the west. His faces are everywhere, so please may He protect me from this direction. May Lord Narasimha protect me from the northwest, which is predominated by Vaayu, and may He whose form is in itself the supreme ornament protect me from the north, where Soma resides.
ishanyam patu bhadro me
sarva-mangala-dayakaha
samsara-bhayatah patu
mrityor mrityur nrikeshari
19. May the all-auspicious Lord, who Himself bestows all-auspiciousness, protect from the northeast, the direction of the sun-god, and may He who is death personified protect me from fear of the rotation of birth and death in this material world.
idam nrisimha-kavacham
prahlada-mukha-manditam
bhaktiman yah pathenaityam
sarva-papaih pramuchyate
20. This Narasimha-kavacha has been ornamented by issuing from the mouth of Prahlada Maharaja. A devotee who reads this becomes freed from all sins.
putravan dhanavan loke
dirghayur upajayate
kamayate yam yam kamam
tam tam prapnoty asamshayam
21. Whatever one desires in this world he can attain without doubt. One can have wealth, many sons, and a long life.
sarvatra jayam apnoti
sarvatra vijayii bhavet
bhumyantariksha-divyanam
grahanam vini varanam
22. He becomes victorious who desires victory, and indeed becomes a conqueror. He wards off the influence of all planets, earthly, heavenly, and everything in between.
vrishchikoraga-sambhuta
vishhapaharanam param
brahma-rakshasa-yakshanam
durotsarana-karanam
23. This is the supreme remedy for the poisonous effects of serpents and scorpions, and Brahma-raakshasa ghosts and Yakshas are driven far away.
bhuje va tala-patre va
kavacham likhitam shubham
kara-mule dhritam yena
sidhyeyuh karma-siddhayaha
24. One may write this most auspicious prayer on his arm, or inscribe it on a palm-leaf and attach it to his wrist, and all his activities will become perfect.
devasura-manushyeshhu
svam svam eva jayam labhet
eka-sandhyam tri-sandhyam va
yah pathen niyato naraha
25. One who regularly chants this prayer, whether once or thrice (daily), he becomes victorious whether among demigods, demons, or human beings.
sarva-mangala-mangalyam
bhuktim muktim cha vindati
dva-trimshati-sahasrani
pathet shuddhatmanam nrinam
26. One who with purified heart recites this prayer 32,000 times attains the most auspicious of all auspicious things, and material enjoyment and liberation are already understood to be available to such a person.
kavachasyasya mantrasya
mantra-siddhih-prajayate
anena mantra-rajena
kritva bhasmabhir mantranam
27. This Kavacha-mantra is the king of all mantras. One attains by it what would be attained by anointing oneself with ashes and chanting all other mantras.
tilakam vinyased yas tu
tasya graha-bhayam haret
tri-varam japamanas tu
dattam varyabhimantrya cha
28. Having marked ones body with tilaka, taking achamana with water, and reciting this mantra three times, one will find that the fear of all inauspicious planets is removed.
prasayed yo naro mantram
nrisimha-dhyanam acharet
tasya rogah pranashyanti
ye cha syuh kukshi-sambhavaha
29. That person who recites this mantra, meditating upon Lord Narasimhadeva, has all of his diseases vanquished, including those of the abdomen.
garjantam garjayantam nija-bhuja-patalam sphotayantam hatantam
rupyantam tapayantam divi bhuvi ditiyam kshepayantam kshipantam
krandantam roshayantam dishi dishi satantam samharantam bharantam
vikshantam purnayantam kara-nikara-shatair divya-simham namami
30. Lord Narasimha roars loudly and causes others to roar. With His multitudes of arms He tears the demons asunder and kills them in this way. He is always seeking out and tormenting the demonic descendants of Diti, both on this earth planet and in the higher planets, and He throws them down and scatters them. He cries with great anger as He destroys the demons in all directions, yet with His unlimited hands He sustains, protects, and nourishes the cosmic manifestation. I offer my respectful obeisances to the Lord, who has assumed the form of a transcendental lion.
iti shri brahmanda-purane prahladoktam
shri nrisimha-kavacham sampurnam
Thus ends the Narasimha-kavacha as it is described by Prahlada Maharaja in the Brahmanda Purana.
May Lord Narasimha bless you and your husband, and all glories to your preaching ,please keep it up