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devee mahaatmyam devi kavacham

oM namashchaNDikaayai

nyaasaH
asya shree chaMDee kavachasya | brahmaa RRishhiH | anushhTup ChaMdaH |
chaamuMDaa devataa | aMganyaasokta maataro beejam | navaavaraNo maMtrashaktiH | digbaMdha devataaH tatvaM | shree jagadaMbaa preetyarthe saptashatee paaThaaMgatvena jape viniyogaH ‖

oM namashchaMDikaayai

maarkaNDeya uvaaca |
oM yadguhyaM paramaM loke sarvarakshhaakaraM nRRiNaam |
yanna kasyacidaakhyaataM tanme broohi pitaamaha ‖ 1 ‖

brahmovaaca |
asti guhyatamaM vipra sarvabhootopakaarakam |
devyaastu kavacaM puNyaM tacChRRiNushhva mahaamune ‖ 2 ‖

prathamaM shailaputree cha dviteeyaM brahmacaariNee |
tRRiteeyaM candraghaNTeti kooshhmaaNDeti caturthakam ‖ 3 ‖

pancamaM skandamaateti shhashhThaM kaatyaayaneeti cha |
saptamaM kaalaraatreeti mahaagaureeti caashhTamam ‖ 4 ‖

navamaM siddhidaatree ca navadurgaaH prakeertitaaH |
uktaanyetaani naamaani brahmaNaiva mahaatmanaa ‖ 5 ‖

agninaa dahyamaanastu shatrumadhye gato raNe |
vishhame durgame caiva bhayaartaaH sharaNaM gataaH ‖ 6 ‖

na teshhaaM jaayate kincidashubhaM raNasankaTe |
naapadaM tasya pashyaami shokaduHkhabhayaM na hi ‖ 7 ‖

yaistu bhaktyaa smRRitaa noonaM teshhaaM vRRiddhiH prajaayate |
ye tvaaM smaranti deveshi rakshhase taannasaMshayaH ‖ 8 ‖

pretasaMsthaa tu caamuNDaa vaaraahee mahishhaasanaa |
aindree gajasamaarooDhaa vaishhNavee garuDaasanaa ‖ 9 ‖

maaheshvaree vRRishhaarooDhaa kaumaaree shikhivaahanaa |
lakshhmeeH padmaasanaa devee padmahastaa haripriyaa ‖ 10 ‖

shvetaroopadharaa devee eeshvaree vRRishhavaahanaa |
braahmee haMsasamaarooDhaa sarvaabharaNabhooshhitaa ‖ 11 ‖

ityetaa maataraH sarvaaH sarvayogasamanvitaaH |
naanaabharaNaashobhaaDhyaa naanaaratnopashobhitaaH ‖ 12 ‖

dRRishyante rathamaarooDhaa devyaH krodhasamaakulaaH |
shankhaM cakraM gadaaM shaktiM halaM ca musalaayudham ‖ 13 ‖

kheTakaM tomaraM caiva parashuM paashameva ca |
kuntaayudhaM trishoolaM ca shaarngamaayudhamuttamam ‖ 14 ‖

daityaanaaM dehanaashaaya bhaktaanaamabhayaaya ca |
dhaarayantyaayudhaaneetthaM devaanaaM ca hitaaya vai ‖ 15 ‖

namaste.astu mahaaraudre mahaaghoraparaakrame |
mahaabale mahotsaahe mahaabhayavinaashini ‖ 16 ‖

traahi maaM devi dushhprekshhye shatrooNaaM bhayavardhini |
praacyaaM rakshhatu maamaindree aagneyyaamagnidevataa ‖ 17 ‖

dakshhiNe.avatu vaaraahee nairRRityaaM khaDgadhaariNee |
prateecyaaM vaaruNee rakshhedvaayavyaaM mRRigavaahinee ‖ 18 ‖

udeecyaaM paatu kaumaaree aishaanyaaM shooladhaariNee |
oordhvaM brahmaaNee me rakshhedadhastaadvaishhNavee tathaa ‖ 19 ‖

evaM dasha disho rakshheccaamuNDaa shavavaahanaa |
jayaa me chaagrataH paatu vijayaa paatu pRRishhThataH ‖ 20 ‖

ajitaa vaamapaarshve tu dakshhiNe caaparaajitaa |
shikhaamudyotinee rakshhedumaa moordhni vyavasthitaa ‖ 21 ‖

maalaadharee lalaaTe ca bhruvau rakshhedyashasvinee |
trinetraa cha bhruvormadhye yamaghaNTaa cha naasike ‖ 22 ‖

shankhinee cakshhushhormadhye shrotrayordvaaravaasinee |
kapolau kaalikaa rakshhetkarNamoole tu shaankaree ‖ 23 ‖

naasikaayaaM sugandhaa ca uttaroshhThe ca carcikaa |
adhare caamRRitakalaa jihvaayaaM ca sarasvatee ‖ 24 ‖

dantaan rakshhatu kaumaaree kaNThadeshe tu caNDikaa |
ghaNTikaaM citraghaNTaa ca mahaamaayaa ca taaluke ‖ 25 ‖

kaamaakshhee cibukaM rakshhedvaacaM me sarvamangaLaa |
greevaayaaM bhadrakaaLee ca pRRishhThavaMshe dhanurdharee ‖ 26 ‖

neelagreevaa bahiH kaNThe nalikaaM nalakoobaree |
skandhayoH khaDginee rakshhedbaahoo me vajradhaariNee ‖ 27 ‖

hastayordaNDinee rakshhedambikaa caanguleeshhu ca |
nakhaanChooleshvaree rakshhetkukshhau rakshhetkuleshvaree ‖ 28 ‖

stanau rakshhenmahaadevee manaHshokavinaashinee |
hRRidaye lalitaa devee udare shooladhaariNee ‖ 29 ‖

naabhau ca kaaminee rakshhedguhyaM guhyeshvaree tathaa |
pootanaa kaamikaa meDhraM gude mahishhavaahinee ‖ 30 ‖

kaTyaaM bhagavatee rakshhejjaanunee vindhyavaasinee |
janghe mahaabalaa rakshhetsarvakaamapradaayinee ‖ 31 ‖

gulphayornaarasiMhee ca paadapRRishhThe tu taijasee |
paadaanguleeshhu shree rakshhetpaadaadhastalavaasinee ‖ 32 ‖

nakhaan daMshhTrakaraalee ca keshaaMshcaivordhvakeshinee |
romakoopeshhu kauberee tvacaM vaageeshvaree tathaa ‖ 33 ‖

raktamajjaavasaamaaMsaanyasthimedaaMsi paarvatee |
antraaNi kaalaraatrishca pittaM ca mukuTeshvaree ‖ 34 ‖

padmaavatee padmakoshe kaphe cooDaamaNistathaa |
jvaalaamukhee nakhajvaalaamabhedyaa sarvasandhishhu ‖ 35 ‖

shukraM brahmaaNi! me rakshhecChaayaaM Chatreshvaree tathaa |
ahankaaraM mano buddhiM rakshhenme dharmadhaariNee ‖ 36 ‖

praaNaapaanau tathaa vyaanamudaanaM ca samaanakam |
vajrahastaa ca me rakshhetpraaNaM kalyaaNashobhanaa ‖ 37 ‖

rase roope ca gandhe ca shabde sparshe ca yoginee |
sattvaM rajastamashcaiva rakshhennaaraayaNee sadaa ‖ 38 ‖

aayoo rakshhatu vaaraahee dharmaM rakshhatu vaishhNavee |
yashaH keertiM ca lakshhmeeM ca dhanaM vidyaaM cha chakriNee ‖ 39 ‖

gotramindraaNi! me rakshhetpashoonme rakshha caNDike |
putraan rakshhenmahaalakshhmeerbhaaryaaM rakshhatu bhairavee ‖ 40 ‖

panthaanaM supathaa rakshhenmaargaM kshhemakaree tathaa |
raajadvaare mahaalakshhmeervijayaa sarvataH sthitaa ‖ 41 ‖

rakshhaaheenaM tu yat-sthaanaM varjitaM kavacena tu |
tatsarvaM rakshha me devi! jayantee paapanaashinee ‖ 42 ‖

padamekaM na gacChettu yadeecChecChubhamaatmanaH |
kavacenaavRRito nityaM yatra yatraiva gacChati ‖ 43 ‖

tatra tatraarthalaabhashca vijayaH saarvakaamikaH |
yaM yaM cintayate kaamaM taM taM praapnoti nishcitam ‖ 44 ‖

paramaishvaryamatulaM praapsyate bhootale pumaan |
nirbhayo jaayate martyaH sangraameshhvaparaajitaH ‖ 45 ‖

trailokye tu bhavetpoojyaH kavacenaavRRitaH pumaan |
idaM tu devyaaH kavacaM devaanaamapi durlabham ‖ 46 ‖

yaH paThetprayato nityaM trisandhyaM shraddhayaanvitaH |
daiveekalaa bhavettasya trailokyeshhvaparaajitaH | 47 ‖

jeevedvarshhashataM saagramapamRRityuvivarjitaH |
nashyanti vyaadhayaH sarve lootaavisphoTakaadayaH ‖ 48 ‖

sthaavaraM jangamaM caiva kRRitrimaM caiva yadvishham |
abhicaaraaNi sarvaaNi mantrayantraaNi bhootale ‖ 49 ‖

bhoocaraaH khecaraashcaiva julajaashcopadeshikaaH |
sahajaa kulajaa maalaa Daakinee shaakinee tathaa ‖ 50 ‖

antarikshhacaraa ghoraa Daakinyashca mahaabalaaH |
grahabhootapishaacaashca yakshhagandharvaraakshhasaaH ‖ 51 ‖

brahmaraakshhasavetaalaaH kooshhmaaNDaa bhairavaadayaH |
nashyanti darshanaattasya kavace hRRidi saMsthite ‖ 52 ‖

maanonnatirbhavedraagnyastejovRRiddhikaraM paraM |
yashasaa vardhate so.api keertimaMDitabhootale ‖ 53 ‖

japetsaptashateeM caNDeeM kRRitvaa tu kavacaM puraa |
yaavadbhoomaNDalaM dhatte sashailavanakaananam ‖ 54 ‖

taavattishhThati medinyaaM santatiH putrapautrikee |
dehaante paramaM sthaanaM yatsurairapi durlabham ‖ 55 ‖

praapnoti purushho nityaM mahaamaayaaprasaadataH |
labhate paramaM roopaM shivena saha modate ‖ 56 ‖

‖ iti vaaraahapuraaNe hariharabrahma viracitaM devyaaH kavacaM saMpoorNam ‖