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Chandi Kavacham
Chandi Kavacham
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Devotional text
caḍīkavaca
{|| caḍīkavaca ||}
īgaṇeśāya namaḥ |
aya īcaḍīkavacaya ā ṛiṣaḥ , anuṭu chadaḥ ,
cāmuḍā devatā , agayāsotamātaro bīja ,
idabadhadevatātava , ījagadabāīyatha jape ivinayogaḥ |
oṃ namacaḍakāyai |
oṃmākaḍeya uvāca |
oṃyauṃ paramaṃ loke savaraākaraṃ nṛṇā |
yana kayicadāyātaṃ tame ūiha ipatāmaha || 1||
ovāca |
ata gutamaṃ iva savabhūtopakāraka |
deyātu kavacaṃ puyaṃ tachṛṇuva mahāmune || 2||
thamaṃ śailapuīita itīyaṃ cāiraṇī |
tṛtīyaṃ caghaṭeita kūmāḍeita catuthaka || 3||
pacamaṃ kadamāteita ṣaṭhaṃ kāyāyanīita ca |
satamaṃ kālarāica mahāgaurīita cāṭama || 4||
navamaṃ isidāī ca navadugaḥ kītatāḥ |
utāyetāina nāmāina ṇaiva mahāmanā || 5||
ananā damānatu śaumaye gato raṇe |
ivaṣame duga caiva bhayātaḥ śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ || 6||
na teṣāṃ jāyate ikicadaśubhaṃ raṇasakaṭe |
nāpadaṃ taya payāima śokaduḥkhabhayaṃ niha || 7||
yaitu bhayā mṛtā nūnaṃ teṣāṃ isiḥ jāyate |
etasaṃthā tu cāmuḍā vārāhī mihaṣāsanā || 8||
aiī gajasamāḍhā vaiṇavī gaḍāsanā |
māhevarī vṛṣāḍhā kaumārī iśikhavāhanā || 9||
āī haṃsasamāḍhā savabharaṇabhūiṣatā |
nānābharaṇaśobhāā nānāranopaśoibhatā || 10||
yate rathamāḍhā deyaḥ odhasamākulāḥ |
śakhaṃ caṃ gadāṃ śata halaṃ ca musalāyudha || 11||
kheṭakaṃ tomaraṃ caiva paraśuṃ pāśameva ca |
kutāyudhaṃ iśūlaṃ ca śāgamāyudhamuma || 12||
daiyānāṃ dehanāśāya bhatānāmabhayāya ca |
dhārayayāyudhānīthaṃ devānāṃ ca ihatāya vai || 13||
mahābale mahosāhe mahābhayivanāiśanī |
āiha māṃ deiva dueye śaūṇāṃ bhayavadhina || 14||
āyāṃ ratu māmaiī āneyāmanadevatā |
diṇe'vatu vārāhī naiṛyāṃ khagadhāiraṇī || 15||
tīyāṃ vāṇī raeāyayāṃ mṛgavāihanī |
udīyāṃ ra kaubeira īśāyāṃ śūladhāiraṇī || 16||
ūva āṇī me raedadhatāaiṇavī tathā |
evaṃ daśa idaśo raecāmuḍā śavavāhanā || 17||
jayā me ataḥ thātu ivajayā thātu pṛṭhataḥ |
aijatā vāmapāva tu diṇe cāparāijatā || 18||
iśakhāṃ me oitanī raedumā mūna yavathatā |
mālādharī lalāṭe ca uvau raeśavanī || 19||
ineā ca uvomaye yamaghaṭā ca nāisake |
śikhanī cauṣomaye oyoravāisanī || 20||
kapolau kāilakā raekaṇamūle tu śākarī |
nāisakāyāṃ sugadhā ca uroṭhe ca cacakā || 21||
adhare cāmṛtakalā ijavāyāṃ ca saravatī |
datā ratu kaumārī kaṭhamaye tu caḍakā || 22||
ghaṭakāṃ icaghaṭā ca mahāmāyā ca tāluke |
kāmāī icabukaṃ raeācaṃ me savamagalā || 23||
īvāyāṃ bhakālī ca pṛṭhavaṃśe dhanudharī |
nīlaīvā bihaḥkaṭhe nilakāṃ nalakūbarī || 24||
khagadhāirayubhau kadhau bāhū me vadhāiraṇī |
hatayodaḍanī raedabakā cāgulītathā || 25||
nakhāchūlevarī rae kuau raenalevarī |
tanau raemahālamīmanaḥśokivanāiśanī || 26||
daye lilatādevī udare śūladhāiraṇī |
nābhau ca kāimanī raeuṃ guevarī tathā || 27||
kaāṃ bhagavatī raejānunī ivayavāisanī |
bhūtanāthā ca meṃ me ū mihaṣavāihanī || 28||
jaghe mahābalā otā savakāmadāiyanī |
guphayonarasahī ca pādau cāimatatejasī || 29||
pādāgulīḥ īma raepādādhatalavāisanī |
nakhādaṃākarālī ca keśāṃcaivovakeiśanī || 30||
romakūpeṣu kauberī vacaṃ vāgīvarī tathā |
ratamajāvamāṃsāyathamedāṃsī pāvatī || 31||
aāiṇa kālarāica ipaṃ ca mukuṭevarī |
paāvatī pakośe kaphe cuḍāmiṇatathā || 32||
vālāmukhī nakhavālā abheā savasidhaṣu |
śuṃ āṇī me raechāyāṃ chaevarī tathā || 33||
ahakāraṃ mano bu ra me dhamacāiriṇa |
āṇāpānau tathā yānaṃ samānodānameva ca || 34||
yaśaḥ kīta ca lama ca sadā ratu vaiṇavī |
goimaāṇī me raepaśūme ra caḍake || 35||
puā raemahālamībhaya ratu bhairavī |
māga emakarī raeijayā savataḥ thatā || 36||
raāhīnaṃ tu yathānaṃ vajataṃ kavacena tu |
tasava ra me deiva jayatī pāpanāiśanī || 37||
padamekaṃ na gacheu yadīchechubhamāmanaḥ |
kavacenāvṛto inayaṃ ya yaāidhagachita || 38||
ta taātha lābhaca ivajayaḥ sāvakāimakaḥ |
yaṃ yaṃ kāmayate kāmaṃ taṃ taṃ ānoita inacata || 39||
paramaivayamatulaṃ āyate bhūtale pumā |
inabhayo jāyate mayaḥ saāmeva parāijataḥ || 40||
ailoye tu bhavepūyaḥ kavacenāvṛtaḥ pumā |
idaṃ tu deyāḥ kavacaṃ devānāmipa dulabha || 41||
yaḥ paṭheyato inayaṃ isayaṃ yāivataḥ |
daivī kalā bhaveya ailokeva parāijataḥ || 42||
jīveṣaśataṃ sāmapamṛyu ivavajataḥ |
nayita yādhayaḥ sava lūtāivaphoṭakādayaḥ || 43||
thāvaraṃ jagamaṃ vāipa kṛimaṃ cāipa yiṣa |
aibhacārāiṇa savaiṇa mayaāiṇa bhūtale || 44||
bhūcarāḥ khecarācaiva jalajācopadeiśakāḥ |
sahajāḥ kulajā mālāḥ śāikanī ḍāikanī tathā || 45||
atiracarā ghorā ḍāikayaca mahābalāḥ |
habhūtipaśācāca yagadhavarāsāḥ || 46||
rāsavetālāḥ kūmāḍā bhairavādayaḥ |
nayita daśanāya kavace ida saṃthate || 47||
mānonitabhaveātejovṛikaraṃ para |
yaśasā vadhate so'ipa kītamaḍatabhūtale || 48||
japesataśata caḍa kṛvā tu kavacaṃ purā |
yāvaūmaḍalaṃ dhae saśailavanakānana || 49||
tāviṭhita meidayāṃ satitaḥ pupaukī |
dehāte paramaṃ thānaṃ yasurairipa dulabha || 50||
ānoita puṣo inayaṃ mahāmāyāsādataḥ || 51||
|| iita īvārāhapurāṇe hiraharaivaricataṃ deyāḥ kavacaṃ sapūṇa ||About this kavacham — Devi
Devotional recitation is one of the simplest and most powerful practices in the Hindu tradition. Regular chanting calms the mind, purifies the atmosphere of the home, and deepens one’s connection with the deity. These sacred compositions have been sung by devotees for generations and are suitable for daily practice, during morning or evening puja, or on special festival days.
How to chant
Sit comfortably facing your home altar or a clean, quiet space. Light a lamp or incense if you wish. Begin with a short prayer to Ganesha, then recite the text slowly and clearly, focusing on the meaning rather than speed. Consistency matters more than duration — even five minutes of daily chanting brings visible peace of mind.
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