महालक्ष्मी कवच — रक्षा श्लोक
Mahalakshmi Kavach — Protective Verses
The eight body-protection verses from a traditional Mahalakshmi Kavach, presented without literal safety claims.
समर्पितमाँ लक्ष्मीmahaalakshmeeh shirh paatu lalaatn mama pangkajaa.karne rakshedramaa paatu nayane nalinaalayaa (19)
naasikaamavataadambaa vaachn vaagroopinee mama.dantaanavatu jihvaan shreeradharoshthn haripriyaa (20)
chubukn paatu varadaa galn gandharvasevitaa.vakshh kukshin karau paayun prishthamavyaadramaa svayam (21)
katimoorudvayn jaanu jaghn paatu ramaa mama.sarvaanggamindriyn praanaan paayaadaayaasahaarinee (22)
saptadhaatoon svayn chaapi raktn shukrn mano mama.jnyaann buddhin mahotsaahn sarvn me paatu pangkajaa (23)
mayaa kritn cha yatkinychittatsarvn paatu sendiraa.mamaayuravataallakshmeerbhaaryaan putraanshcha putrikaah (24)
mitraani paatu satatamakhilaani haripriyaa.paatakn naashayellakshmeermahaarishtn haredramaa (25)
mamaarinaashanaarthaaya maayaamrityun jayedbalam.sarvaabheeshtn tu me dadyaatpaatu maan kamalaalayaa (26)
Government Oriental Manuscripts Library catalogue — Mahalakshmi Kavacham manuscript record
Public-domain traditional text; cited Government of Madras catalogue was published in 1912
Only the eight protective verses, numbered 19–26 in this recension, are included. The manuscript catalogue and independent transcriptions were compared; efficacy claims are not repeated as factual promises.