31 - The Giving of Sri Krishna kavacha to Parashurama 

Narada said - О lord, which one of the mantra, stotra and kavacha was given by the lord to Parashurama, who is prime god of the kavacha, what reward does that kavacha bestow on the devotee and what is the result of the kavacha you kindly let me know?" 

Narayana said - Lord Krishna who is complete in himself and is the lord of the Goloka besides the cowherds and cowherdesses, himself happens to be the prime god of the kavacha. 

Shiva said - О son, О virtuous one bom in the race of Bhrugu, you come here and receive this kavacha, you will be dearer and more loveable to me than my own son. О Parashurama, I am imparting to you the knowledge of the kavacha and Trailokyavijaya of Sri Krishna which is an astonishing one and provides victory in the universe. You listen to it. In the earlier times lord Krishna imparted the knowledge of the same to me in Goloka in the Rasamandala of Radhikashrama, located in the Vrundavana forest. This is the essence of all the mantras and is quite meritorious. I am speaking it out to you because of my love for you. 

By bearing it by a person or by reciting it, the MulaPrakruti of the lord killed the demons like Sumbha, Nisumbha, Mahisasura and Raktabija. Possessing its knowledge, I become aware of all the Tattavas and destroyed the entire universe. I had killed the terrific demon Tripurasura in no time. 

By holding it and reciting it Brahma created the best of the universe and by holding and reciting it, Sesa bears the load of the entire universe. 

By hearing it the tortoise playfully carries the load of Sesa. By bearing it, the wind-god pervades it in the universe. 

By bearing it, Varuna became the siddhas, Kubera became the lord of riches and by holding and reciting it, Indra became the lord of god. 

By holding it Suya gained the lustre illumining the universe. By holding it, the moon became valorous and strong. 

By holding it Agastya drank the water of the seven oceans. By its glory, he also consumed the demon named Vatapi and destroyed him. 

By holding and reciting it, the goddess earth became the base of everything. By holding and reciting it Ganga was purified and she became the purifier of the universe. 

By holding it dharma became adorable by all the religious people and became the witness of the universe. By holding it, Sarasvati became the bestower of gems and riches and became the better of the best. By bearing and reciting it, Savitri created the Vedas which became the speakers for dharma. By bearing and reciting it, the fire-god became purified and glorious and by bearing it Sanatkumara became the best of the intellectuals. 

Therefore, the knowledge of the same is imparted alone to the noble people and the devotees of lord Krishna. Because by parting its knowledge to the wicked people one has to face death. Prajapati happens to be the Rusi of the kavacha named Trailokyavijaya and lord Krishna happens to be its god. One has to take a resolve for getting victorious in the three worlds. This kavacha is beyond everything and is inaccessible in the three worlds, this mantra should protect my head and the five letter mantra чяпя should protect my skull.

Krishna should protect both my eyes, should protect my eye-balls. should always protect my eye-brows. 

This mantra should protect my nose should always protect my cheeks. 

Should protect my ears and should protect both my lips. 

Should protect my teeth. should protect my lower teeth and should protect my upper teeth. 

Should protect my tongue, should protect my palate. 

Should protect my neck, should protect my chest. 

Should protect my shoulders, should protect my back. 

Should protect my belly, should protect my hands. 

Should protect my arms, should protect my nails. 

Should protect the point of my nails, should protect my navel. 

Should protect my bones, should protect my buttocks.

Should protect my feet.

Should protect my hair, should protect my Brahmarandhra.

Should protect my hair-pits, should protect all. 

The complete lord Krishna should protect me from the eastern side; the lord of Goloka should protect me from the south-eastern side. 

The form of Purna Brahman should protect me from the southern side and a south-east should be protected by lord Krishna himself. The western-side should be protected by Hari. 

The north-east side should be protected by Govinda and the north-side should be protected by the lord of all the gopis. 

The north-east direction should be protected by the dweller of Vrundavana. The lord of Vrundavana should protect the upper region. 

The immensely valorous Madhava and Balihari should always protect me. Nrusimha should protect me in the water, on land and in the sky. 

He should protect me always whether sleeping or awake Vibhu the soul of everyone who is unattached should protect me from all sides. 

O son, thus I have imparted to you the knowledge of the kavacha named Trailokyavijaya which happens to be the essence of all the mantras and is quite an astonishing one.

I heard this from the mouth of Sri Krishna himself. Therefore, you do not part with the knowledge of this to anyone, by adoring the teacher, whosoever bears this kavacha around the neck or around the arm, he is turned like Vishnu. There is no doubt about it. Whenever such a devotee recites, Laksmi and Sarasvati also reside there. In case one achieves success with this kavacha then he is relieved of the cycle of birth and death and he earns the merit of performing puja for crores of years. 

The merit one earns by performing a thousand Rajasuya, a hundred Vajapeya, ten thousand Ashvamedha, ten thousand Naram edha, yajnas, performing all the great charities, going round the entire universe, do not compare one sixteenth times of the merit of Trailokyavijaya. 

Even the vratas, fasting, austerities, studies, self-studies, performing of tapas and bathing at the sacred places, do not compare even with the smallest ray of the same. 

Whosoever meets with success with this kavacha, achieves the position of siddhas everlasting slavehood of lord Hari and all other pleasures of life. 

The one who recites the same ten lakhs of times, he meets success with this kavacha. 

Whosoever adores the lord without being fully aware of the kavacha, such a foolish fellow cannot meet with success even after adoring it for crores of kalpas. 

О son, by bearing this kavacha, you fearlessly move on earth and rid the earth of the Kshatriyas twenty-one times enjoying all the pleasures of life. 

О son, you might give away the kingdom, the head or even your own life but do not part with the knowledge of this kavacha even if your life is in danger.