Kavacha Stotras · Traditional devotional text · Source: vignanam.org (Traditional devotional text (public-domain shlokas))
śrīdēvyuvācha-
bhagavan dēvadēvēśa sarvajña tripurāntaka । prāptē kaliyugē ghōrē mahābhūtaiḥ samāvṛtē ॥ 1
mahāvyādhi mahāvyāḻa ghōrarājaiḥ samāvṛtē । duḥsvapnaśōkasantāpaiḥ durvinītaiḥ samāvṛtē ॥ 2
svadharmaviratēmārgē pravṛttē hṛdi sarvadā । tēṣāṃ siddhiṃ cha muktiṃ cha tvaṃ mē brūhi vṛṣadvaja ॥ 3
īśvara uvācha-
śṛṇu dēvi mahābhāgē sarvakaḻyāṇakāraṇē । mahāśāstuścha dēvēśi kavachaṃ puṇyavardhanam ॥ 4
agnistambha jalastambha sēnāstambha vidhāyakam । mahābhūtapraśamanaṃ mahāvyādhinivāraṇam ॥ 5
mahājñānapradaṃ puṇyaṃ viśēṣāt kalitāpaham । sarvarakṣōttamaṃ puṃsāṃ āyurārōgyavardhanam ॥ 6
kimatō bahunōktēna yaṃ yaṃ kāmayatē dvijaḥ । taṃ tamāpnōtyasandēhō mahāśāstuḥ prasādanāt ॥ 7
kavachasya ṛṣirbrahmā gāyatrīḥ Chanda uchyatē । dēvatā śrīmahāśāstā dēvō hariharātmajaḥ ॥ 8
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ṣaḍaṅgamācharēdbhaktyā mātrayā jātiyuktayā । dhyānamasya pravakṣyāmi śṛṇuṣvāvahitā priyē ॥ 9
asya śrī mahāśāstuḥ kavachamantrasya । brahmā ṛṣiḥ । gāyatrīḥ Chandaḥ । mahāśāstā dēvatā । hrāṃ bījam । hrīṃ śaktiḥ । hrūṃ kīlakam । śrī mahāśāstuḥ prasāda siddhyarthē japē viniyōgaḥ ॥
hrāṃ ityādi ṣaḍaṅganyāsaḥ ॥
dhyānam- tējōmaṇḍalamadhyagaṃ trinayanaṃ divyāmbarālaṅkṛtaṃ dēvaṃ puṣpaśarēkṣukārmuka lasanmāṇikyapātrā'bhayam । bibhrāṇaṃ karapaṅkajaiḥ madagaja skandhādhirūḍhaṃ vibhuṃ śāstāraṃ śaraṇaṃ bhajāmi satataṃ trailōkya sammōhanam ॥
mahāśāstā śiraḥ pātu phālaṃ hariharātmajaḥ । kāmarūpī dṛśaṃ pātu sarvajñō mē śrutiṃ sadā ॥ 1
ghrāṇaṃ pātu kṛpādhyakṣaḥ mukhaṃ gaurīpriyaḥ sadā । vēdādhyāyī cha mē jihvāṃ pātu mē chibukaṃ guruḥ ॥ 2
kaṇṭhaṃ pātu viśuddhātmā skandhau pātu surārchitaḥ । bāhū pātu virūpākṣaḥ karau tu kamalāpriyaḥ ॥ 3
bhūtādhipō mē hṛdayaṃ madhyaṃ pātu mahābalaḥ । nābhiṃ pātu mahāvīraḥ kamalākṣō'vatu kaṭim ॥ 4
sanīpaṃ pātu viśvēśaḥ guhyaṃ guhyārthavitsadā । ūrū pātu gajārūḍhaḥ vajradhārī cha jānunī ॥ 5
jaṅghē pātvaṅkuśadharaḥ pādau pātu mahāmatiḥ । sarvāṅgaṃ pātu mē nityaṃ mahāmāyāviśāradaḥ ॥ 6
itīdaṃ kavachaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvāghaughanikṛntanam । mahāvyādhipraśamanaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam ॥ 7
jñānavairāgyadaṃ divyamaṇimādivibhūṣitam । āyurārōgyajananaṃ mahāvaśyakaraṃ param ॥ 8
yaṃ yaṃ kāmayatē kāmaṃ taṃ tamāpnōtyasaṃśayaḥ । trisandhyaṃ yaḥ paṭhēdvidvān sa yāti paramāṃ gatim ॥
iti śrī mahāśāstā anugraha kavacham ।
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