Kavach

देवी कवच

Devi Kavach

The complete 56-verse armour of the Goddess, recited as an opening limb of the Durga Saptashati tradition.

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atha devyaah kavacham.Om namashchandikaayai. maarkandeya uvaacha.Om yadguhyn paramn loke sarvarakshaakarn nrinaam.yanna kasyachidaakhyaatn tanme broohi pitaamaha (1) brahmovaacha.asti guhyatamn vipra sarvabhootopakaarakam.devyaastu kavachn punyn tachchhrinushva mahaamune (2) prathamn shailaputree cha dviteeyn brahmachaarinee.triteeyn chandraghanteti kooshmaandeti chaturthakam (3) panychamn skandamaateti shashthn kaatyaayaneeti cha.saptamn kaalaraatreeti mahaagaureeti chaashtamam (4)

navamn siddhidaatree cha navadurgaah prakeertitaah.uktaanyetaani naamaani brahmanaiva mahaatmanaa (5) agninaa dahyamaanastu shatrumadhye gato rane.vishame durgame chaiva bhayaartaah sharann gataah (6) na teshaan jaayate kinchidashubhn ranasnkate.naapadn tasya pashyaami shokaduhkhabhayn na hi (7) yaistu bhaktyaa smritaa noonn teshaan vriddhih prajaayate.ye tvaan smaranti deveshi rakshase taanna snshayh (8)

pretasnsthaa tu chaamundaa vaaraahee mahishaasanaa.aindree gajasamaaroodhaa vaishnavee garudaasanaa (9) maaheshvaree vrishaaroodhaa kaumaaree shikhivaahanaa.lakshmeeh padmaasanaa devee padmahastaa haripriyaa (10) shvetaroopadharaa devee eeshvaree vrishavaahanaa.braahmee hnsasamaaroodhaa sarvaabharanabhooshitaa (11) ityetaa maatarh sarvaah sarvayogasamanvitaah.naanaabharanashobhaadhyaa naanaaratnopashobhitaah (12)

drishyante rathamaaroodhaa devyh krodhasamaakulaah.shangkhn chakrn gadaan shaktin haln cha musalaayudham (13) khetakn tomarn chaiva parashun paashameva cha.kuntaayudhn trishooln cha shaarnggamaayudhamuttamam (14) daityaanaan dehanaashaaya bhaktaanaamabhayaaya cha.dhaarayantyaayudhaaneetthn devaanaan cha hitaaya vai (15) namaste'stu mahaaraudre mahaaghoraparaakrame.mahaabale mahotsaahe mahaabhayavinaashini (16)

traahi maan devi dushprekshye shatroonaan bhayavardhini.praachyaan rakshatu maamaindree aagneyyaamagnidevataa (17) dakshine'vatu vaaraahee nairrityaan khadgadhaarinee.prateechyaan vaarunee rakshedvaayavyaan mrigavaahinee (18) udeechyaan paatu kaumaaree aishaanyaan shooladhaarinee.oordhvn brahmaani me rakshedadhastaadvaishnavee tathaa (19) evn dasha disho rakshechchaamundaa shavavaahanaa.jayaa me chaagrath paatu vijayaa paatu prishthath (20)

ajitaa vaamapaarshve tu dakshine chaaparaajitaa.shikhaamudyotinee rakshedumaa moordhni vyavasthitaa (21) maalaadharee lalaate cha bhruvau rakshedyashasvinee.trinetraa cha bhruvormadhye yamaghantaa cha naasike (22) shangkhinee chakshushormadhye shrotrayordvaaravaasinee.kapolau kaalikaa rakshetkarnamoole tu shaangkaree (23) naasikaayaan sugandhaa cha uttaroshthe cha charchikaa.adhare chaamritakalaa jihvaayaan cha sarasvatee (24)

dantaan rakshatu kaumaaree kanthadeshe tu chandikaa.ghantikaan chitraghantaa cha mahaamaayaa cha taaluke (25) kaamaakshee chibukn rakshedvaachn me sarvamanggalaa.greevaayaan bhadrakaalee cha prishthavnshe dhanurdharee (26) neelagreevaa bahihkanthe nalikaan nalakoobaree.skandhayoh khangginee rakshedbaahoo me vajradhaarinee (27) hastayordandinee rakshedambikaa chaangguleeshu cha.nakhaanychhooleshvaree rakshetkukshau rakshetkuleshvaree (28)

stanau rakshenmahaadevee manh shokavinaashinee.hridaye lalitaa devee udare shooladhaarinee (29) naabhau cha kaaminee rakshedguhyn guheshvaree tathaa.pootanaa kaamikaa medhrn gude mahishavaahinee (30) katyaan bhagavatee rakshejjaanunee vindhyavaasinee.jangghe mahaabalaa rakshetsarvakaamapradaayinee (31) gulphayornaarasinhee cha paadaprishthe tu taijasee.paadaangguleeshu shree rakshetpaadaadhastalavaasinee (32)

nakhaan dnshtraakaraalee cha keshaanshchaivordhvakeshinee.romakoopeshu kauberee tvachn vaageeshvaree tathaa (33) raktamajjaavasaamaansaanyasthimedaansi paarvatee.antraani kaalaraatrishcha pittn cha mukuteshvaree (34) padmaavatee padmakoshe kaphe choodaamanistathaa.jvaalaamukhee nakhajvaalaamabhedyaa sarvasandhishu (35) shukrn brahmaanee me rakshechchhaayaan chhatreshvaree tathaa.ahnkaarn mano buddhin rakshenme dharmadhaarinee (36)

praanaapaanau tathaa vyaanamudaann cha samaanakam.vajrahastaa cha me rakshetpraann kalyaanashobhanaa (37) rase roope cha gandhe cha shabde sparshe cha yoginee.sattvn rajastamashchaiva rakshennaaraayanee sadaa (38) aayoo rakshatu vaaraahee dharmn rakshatu vaishnavee.yashh keertin cha lakshmeen cha dhann vidyaan cha chakrinee (39) gotramindraanee me rakshetpashoonme raksha chandike.putraan rakshenmahaalakshmeerbhaaryaan rakshatu bhairavee (40)

panthaann supathaa rakshenmaargn kshemakaree tathaa.raajadvaare mahaalakshmeervijayaa sarvath sthitaa (41) rakshaaheenn tu yatsthaann varjitn kavachena tu.tatsarvn raksha me devi jayantee paapanaashinee (42) padamekn na gachchhettu yadeechchhechchhubhamaatmanh.kavachenaavrito nityn yatra yatraiva gachchhati (43) tatra tatraarthalaabhashcha vijayh saarvakaamikh.yn yn chintayate kaamn tn tn praapnoti nishchitam.paramaishvaryamatuln praapsyate bhootale pumaan (44)

nirbhayo jaayate martyh sngraameshvaparaajith.trailokye tu bhavetpoojyh kavachenaavrith pumaan (45) idn tu devyaah kavachn devaanaamapi durlabham.yh pathetprayato nityn trisandhyn shraddhayaanvith (46) daivee kalaa bhavettasya trailokyeshvaparaajith.jeevedvarshashatn saagramapamrityuvivarjith (47) nashyanti vyaadhayh sarve lootaavisphotakaadayh.sthaavarn janggamn chaiva kritrimn chaapi yadvisham (48)

abhichaaraani sarvaani mantrayantraani bhootale.bhoocharaah khecharaashchaiva jalajaashchopadeshikaah (49) sahajaa kulajaa maalaa daakinee shaakinee tathaa.antarikshacharaa ghoraa daakinyashcha mahaabalaah (50) grahabhootapishaachaashcha yakshagandharvaraakshasaah.brahmaraakshasavetaalaah kooshmaandaa bhairavaadayh (51) nashyanti darshanaattasya kavache hridi snsthite.maanonnatirbhavedraajnyastejovriddhikarn param (52)

yashasaa vardhate so'pi keertimanditabhootale.japetsaptashateen chandeen kritvaa tu kavachn puraa (53) yaavadbhoomandaln dhatte sashailavanakaananam.taavattishthati medinyaan santatih putrapautrikee (54) dehaante paramn sthaann yatsurairapi durlabham.praapnoti purusho nityn mahaamaayaaprasaadath (55) labhate paramn roopn shivena saha modate (56) iti devyaah kavachn sampoornam.

भावार्थ

देवी कवच का अर्थ

Devi Kavach imagines protection as a sacred enclosure extending from the directions and the senses to breath, thought, family, livelihood and the road ahead. Its anatomy is devotional: every part of embodied life is remembered and entrusted to a form of the Goddess. Some fruit verses use the supernatural and martial vocabulary of their ancient ritual setting; this edition explains them as historical sacred poetry rather than medical or literal guarantees.