Mahalakshmi Kavach — Protective Verses
महालक्ष्मी कवच — रक्षा श्लोक · महालक्ष्मीकवचम्
The eight body-protection verses from a traditional Mahalakshmi Kavach, presented without literal safety claims.
Dedicated toMaa Lakshmiमहालक्ष्मीः शिरः पातु ललाटं मम पङ्कजा।कर्णे रक्षेद्रमा पातु नयने नलिनालया ॥१९॥
नासिकामवतादम्बा वाचं वाग्रूपिणी मम।दन्तानवतु जिह्वां श्रीरधरोष्ठं हरिप्रिया ॥२०॥
चुबुकं पातु वरदा गलं गन्धर्वसेविता।वक्षः कुक्षिं करौ पायुं पृष्ठमव्याद्रमा स्वयम् ॥२१॥
कटिमूरुद्वयं जानु जघं पातु रमा मम।सर्वाङ्गमिन्द्रियं प्राणान् पायादायासहारिणी ॥२२॥
सप्तधातून् स्वयं चापि रक्तं शुक्रं मनो मम।ज्ञानं बुद्धिं महोत्साहं सर्वं मे पातु पङ्कजा ॥२३॥
मया कृतं च यत्किञ्चित्तत्सर्वं पातु सेन्दिरा।ममायुरवताल्लक्ष्मीर्भार्यां पुत्रांश्च पुत्रिकाः ॥२४॥
मित्राणि पातु सततमखिलानि हरिप्रिया।पातकं नाशयेल्लक्ष्मीर्महारिष्टं हरेद्रमा ॥२५॥
ममारिनाशनार्थाय मायामृत्युं जयेद्बलम्।सर्वाभीष्टं तु मे दद्यात्पातु मां कमलालया ॥२६॥
Source: Government Oriental Manuscripts Library catalogue — Mahalakshmi Kavacham manuscript record ↗
Edition, rights and editorial notes
Traditional Brahma-stotra recension · verses 19–26
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.
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What does Mahalakshmi Kavach — Protective Verses mean?
These verses place names of Lakshmi around the body, mind, relationships and actions as a devotional image of care. Kavach language belongs to a prayer tradition and should not be read as a guarantee of health, wealth or physical safety.