Threefold Prayers for Universal Protection

 त्रिविध-प्रार्थना: सर्वत्र संरक्षणाय

Threefold Prayers for Universal Protection

1. Protection from the Agni Element (Fire):

   arjuna uvāca
   kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa mahā-bāho
   bhaktānām abhayaṅkara
   tvam eko dahyamānānām
   apavargo 'si saṁsṛteḥ

   Translation:
   Arjuna said: "O Krishna, Krishna, mighty-armed one, you are the source of fearlessness for your devotees. You alone are the deliverer of those who suffer in this material existence, the liberator from the cycle of samsara."

2. Protection from Kleśas (Miseries and Afflictions):

   kṛṣṇāya vāsudevāya
   haraye paramātmane
   praṇata-kleśa-nāśāya
   govindāya namo namaḥ

   Translation:
   "Obeisances unto Krishna, son of Vasudeva, the Supreme Soul and Lord, who removes the sufferings of the surrendered souls. I bow again and again to Govinda."

3. Protection from Vāyu (Wind) and Āpa (Water):

   kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa mahā-bhāga
   tvan-nāthaṁ gokulaṁ prabho
   trātum arhasi devān naḥ
   kupitād bhakta-vatsala

   Translation:
   "O Krishna, Krishna, most exalted one, O Lord of Gokula, you who are affectionate to your devotees, please protect us from the wrath of the demigods."

These three invocations are a complete kavaca (armor) for one on the earthly sojourn, offering divine protection from elemental, mental, and spiritual adversities.