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Chandi Kavacham

Chandi Kavacham

Text in Roman script

Devotional text

caḍīkavaca
{|| caḍīkavaca ||}
īgaṇeśāya namaḥ |
aya īcaḍīkavacaya ā ṛiṣaḥ , anuṭu chadaḥ ,
cāmuḍā devatā , agayāsotamātaro bīja ,
idabadhadevatātava , ījagadabāīyatha jape ivinayogaḥ |
oṃ namacaḍakāyai |
oṃmākaḍeya uvāca |
oṃyauṃ paramaṃ loke savaraākaraṃ nṛṇā |
yana kayicadāyātaṃ tame ūiha ipatāmaha || 1||
ovāca |
ata gutamaṃ iva savabhūtopakāraka |
deyātu kavacaṃ puyaṃ tachṛṇuva mahāmune || 2||
thamaṃ śailapuīita itīyaṃ cāiraṇī |
tṛtīyaṃ caghaṭeita kūmāḍeita catuthaka || 3||
pacamaṃ kadamāteita ṣaṭhaṃ kāyāyanīita ca |
satamaṃ kālarāica mahāgaurīita cāṭama || 4||
navamaṃ isidāī ca navadugaḥ kītatāḥ |
utāyetāina nāmāina ṇaiva mahāmanā || 5||
ananā damānatu śaumaye gato raṇe |
ivaṣame duga caiva bhayātaḥ śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ || 6||
na teṣāṃ jāyate ikicadaśubhaṃ raṇasakaṭe |
nāpadaṃ taya payāima śokaduḥkhabhayaṃ niha || 7||
yaitu bhayā mṛtā nūnaṃ teṣāṃ isiḥ jāyate |
etasaṃthā tu cāmuḍā vārāhī mihaṣāsanā || 8||
aiī gajasamāḍhā vaiṇavī gaḍāsanā |
māhevarī vṛṣāḍhā kaumārī iśikhavāhanā || 9||
āī haṃsasamāḍhā savabharaṇabhūiṣatā |
nānābharaṇaśobhāā nānāranopaśoibhatā || 10||
yate rathamāḍhā deyaḥ odhasamākulāḥ |
śakhaṃ caṃ gadāṃ śata halaṃ ca musalāyudha || 11||
kheṭakaṃ tomaraṃ caiva paraśuṃ pāśameva ca |
kutāyudhaṃ iśūlaṃ ca śāgamāyudhamuma || 12||
daiyānāṃ dehanāśāya bhatānāmabhayāya ca |
dhārayayāyudhānīthaṃ devānāṃ ca ihatāya vai || 13||
mahābale mahosāhe mahābhayivanāiśanī |
āiha māṃ deiva dueye śaūṇāṃ bhayavadhina || 14||
āyāṃ ratu māmaiī āneyāmanadevatā |
diṇe'vatu vārāhī naiṛyāṃ khagadhāiraṇī || 15||
tīyāṃ vāṇī raeāyayāṃ mṛgavāihanī |
udīyāṃ ra kaubeira īśāyāṃ śūladhāiraṇī || 16||
ūva āṇī me raedadhatāaiṇavī tathā |
evaṃ daśa idaśo raecāmuḍā śavavāhanā || 17||
jayā me ataḥ thātu ivajayā thātu pṛṭhataḥ |
aijatā vāmapāva tu diṇe cāparāijatā || 18||
iśakhāṃ me oitanī raedumā mūna yavathatā |
mālādharī lalāṭe ca uvau raeśavanī || 19||
ineā ca uvomaye yamaghaṭā ca nāisake |
śikhanī cauṣomaye oyoravāisanī || 20||
kapolau kāilakā raekaṇamūle tu śākarī |
nāisakāyāṃ sugadhā ca uroṭhe ca cacakā || 21||
adhare cāmṛtakalā ijavāyāṃ ca saravatī |
datā ratu kaumārī kaṭhamaye tu caḍakā || 22||
ghaṭakāṃ icaghaṭā ca mahāmāyā ca tāluke |
kāmāī icabukaṃ raeācaṃ me savamagalā || 23||
īvāyāṃ bhakālī ca pṛṭhavaṃśe dhanudharī |
nīlaīvā bihaḥkaṭhe nilakāṃ nalakūbarī || 24||
khagadhāirayubhau kadhau bāhū me vadhāiraṇī |
hatayodaḍanī raedabakā cāgulītathā || 25||
nakhāchūlevarī rae kuau raenalevarī |
tanau raemahālamīmanaḥśokivanāiśanī || 26||
daye lilatādevī udare śūladhāiraṇī |
nābhau ca kāimanī raeuṃ guevarī tathā || 27||
kaāṃ bhagavatī raejānunī ivayavāisanī |
bhūtanāthā ca meṃ me ū mihaṣavāihanī || 28||
jaghe mahābalā otā savakāmadāiyanī |
guphayonarasahī ca pādau cāimatatejasī || 29||
pādāgulīḥ īma raepādādhatalavāisanī |
nakhādaṃākarālī ca keśāṃcaivovakeiśanī || 30||
romakūpeṣu kauberī vacaṃ vāgīvarī tathā |
ratamajāvamāṃsāyathamedāṃsī pāvatī || 31||
aāiṇa kālarāica ipaṃ ca mukuṭevarī |
paāvatī pakośe kaphe cuḍāmiṇatathā || 32||
vālāmukhī nakhavālā abheā savasidhaṣu |
śuṃ āṇī me raechāyāṃ chaevarī tathā || 33||
ahakāraṃ mano bu ra me dhamacāiriṇa |
āṇāpānau tathā yānaṃ samānodānameva ca || 34||
yaśaḥ kīta ca lama ca sadā ratu vaiṇavī |
goimaāṇī me raepaśūme ra caḍake || 35||
puā raemahālamībhaya ratu bhairavī |
māga emakarī raeijayā savataḥ thatā || 36||
raāhīnaṃ tu yathānaṃ vajataṃ kavacena tu |
tasava ra me deiva jayatī pāpanāiśanī || 37||
padamekaṃ na gacheu yadīchechubhamāmanaḥ |
kavacenāvṛto inayaṃ ya yaāidhagachita || 38||
ta taātha lābhaca ivajayaḥ sāvakāimakaḥ |
yaṃ yaṃ kāmayate kāmaṃ taṃ taṃ ānoita inacata || 39||
paramaivayamatulaṃ āyate bhūtale pumā |
inabhayo jāyate mayaḥ saāmeva parāijataḥ || 40||
ailoye tu bhavepūyaḥ kavacenāvṛtaḥ pumā |
idaṃ tu deyāḥ kavacaṃ devānāmipa dulabha || 41||
yaḥ paṭheyato inayaṃ isayaṃ yāivataḥ |
daivī kalā bhaveya ailokeva parāijataḥ || 42||
jīveṣaśataṃ sāmapamṛyu ivavajataḥ |
nayita yādhayaḥ sava lūtāivaphoṭakādayaḥ || 43||
thāvaraṃ jagamaṃ vāipa kṛimaṃ cāipa yiṣa |
aibhacārāiṇa savaiṇa mayaāiṇa bhūtale || 44||
bhūcarāḥ khecarācaiva jalajācopadeiśakāḥ |
sahajāḥ kulajā mālāḥ śāikanī ḍāikanī tathā || 45||
atiracarā ghorā ḍāikayaca mahābalāḥ |
habhūtipaśācāca yagadhavarāsāḥ || 46||
rāsavetālāḥ kūmāḍā bhairavādayaḥ |
nayita daśanāya kavace ida saṃthate || 47||
mānonitabhaveātejovṛikaraṃ para |
yaśasā vadhate so'ipa kītamaḍatabhūtale || 48||
japesataśata caḍa kṛvā tu kavacaṃ purā |
yāvaūmaḍalaṃ dhae saśailavanakānana || 49||
tāviṭhita meidayāṃ satitaḥ pupaukī |
dehāte paramaṃ thānaṃ yasurairipa dulabha || 50||
ānoita puṣo inayaṃ mahāmāyāsādataḥ || 51||
|| iita īvārāhapurāṇe hiraharaivaricataṃ deyāḥ kavacaṃ sapūṇa ||

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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