Rahu Kavacham

dhyānam praṇamāmi sadā rāhuṃ śūrpākāraṃ kirīṭinam । saiṃhikēyaṃ karālāsyaṃ lōkānāmabhayapradam ॥ 1॥

। atha rāhu kavacham ।

nīlāmbaraḥ śiraḥ pātu lalāṭaṃ lōkavanditaḥ । chakṣuṣī pātu mē rāhuḥ śrōtrē tvardhaśariravān ॥ 2॥

nāsikāṃ mē dhūmravarṇaḥ śūlapāṇirmukhaṃ mama । jihvāṃ mē siṃhikāsūnuḥ kaṇṭhaṃ mē kaṭhināṅghrikaḥ ॥ 3॥

bhujaṅgēśō bhujau pātu nīlamālyāmbaraḥ karau । pātu vakṣaḥsthalaṃ mantrī pātu kukṣiṃ vidhuntudaḥ ॥ 4॥

kaṭiṃ mē vikaṭaḥ pātu ūrū mē surapūjitaḥ । svarbhānurjānunī pātu jaṅghē mē pātu jāḍyahā ॥ 5॥

gulphau grahapatiḥ pātu pādau mē bhīṣaṇākṛtiḥ । sarvāṇyaṅgāni mē pātu nīlachandanabhūṣaṇaḥ ॥ 6॥

phalaśrutiḥ rāhōridaṃ kavachamṛddhidavastudaṃ yō bhaktyā paṭhatyanudinaṃ niyataḥ śuchiḥ san । prāpnōti kīrtimatulāṃ śriyamṛddhi- māyurārōgyamātmavijayaṃ cha hi tatprasādāt ॥ 7॥

॥ iti śrīmahābhāratē dhṛtarāṣṭrasañjayasaṃvādē drōṇaparvaṇi rāhukavachaṃ sampūrṇam ॥