Ekakshara Ganapathi Kavacham
Ekakshara Ganapathi Kavacham
Text in Roman script
Devotional text
ekāragaṇapitakavaca
{|| ekāragaṇapitakavaca ||}
īgaṇeśāya namaḥ |
namatamai gaṇeśāya savaivanivanāiśane |
kāyarabheṣu savaṣu pūijato yaḥ surairipa || 1||
pāvayuvāca |
bhagava devadeveśa lokānuhakārakaḥ |
idānī otṛimachāima kavacaṃ yakāiśata || 2||
ekāraya maya vayā ītena cetasā |
vadaitiidhavaeva yida te valabhāyaha || 3||
īvara uvāca |
ṛṇu deiva vayāima nāyeyamipa te uva |
ekāraya maya kavacaṃ savakāmada || 4||
yaya maraṇamāeṇa na ivanāḥ bhavita iha |
ikālamekakālaṃ vā ye paṭhita sadā narāḥ || 5||
teṣāṃ vāipa bhayaṃ nāta saāme sakaṭe igarau |
bhūtavetālaraoibhahaicāipa na bāyate || 6||
idaṃ kavacamaāvā yo jape gaṇanāyaka |
na ca isimānoita mūḍho vaṣaśatairipa || 7||
aghoro me yathā mao maāṇāmumomaḥ |
tathedaṃ kavacaṃ deiva dulabhaṃ bhuiva mānavaiḥ || 8||
gopanīyaṃ yanena nāyeyaṃ yaya kayica |
tava īyā maheśāina kavacaṃ kayate'uta || 9||
ekāraya maya gaṇakacaṣarīirataḥ |
iṭu chadatu ivaneśo devatā pirakītatā || 10||
ga~ bījaṃ śatarokāraḥ savakāmāthaisaye |
savaivanivanāśāya ivinayogatu kītataḥ || 11||
yāna |
ratābhojavapaṃ lasadaṇasarojāidhaḍhaṃ ineṃ pāśaṃ
caivākuśaṃ vā varadamabhayadaṃ bāhuibhadharayata |
śayā yutaṃ gajāyaṃ pṛthutarajaṭharaṃ nāgayaopavītaṃ devaṃ
caādhacūḍaṃ sakalabhayaharaṃ ivanarājaṃ namāima || 12||
kavaca |
gaṇeśo me iśaraḥ pātu bhālaṃ pātu gajānanaḥ |
nee gaṇapitaḥ pātu gajakaṇaḥ utī mama || 13||
kapolau gaṇanāthatu āṇaṃ gadhavapūijataḥ |
mukhaṃ me sumukhaḥ pātu icabukaṃ igirajāsutaḥ || 14||
ijavāṃ pātu gaṇaīḍo datā ratu dumukhaḥ |
vācaṃ ivanāyakaḥ pātu kaṭaṃ pātu mahokaṭaḥ || 15||
kadhau pātu gajakadho bāhū me ivananāśanaḥ |
hatau ratu herabo vaḥ pātu mahābalaḥ || 16||
dayaṃ me gaṇapitadaraṃ me mahodaraḥ |
nāibha gabhīradayaḥ pṛṭhaṃ pātu suriyaḥ || 17||
kaṭa me ivakaṭaḥ pātu guṃ me guhapūijataḥ |
ū me pātu kaumāraṃ jānunī ca gaṇāidhapaḥ || 18||
jaghe gajadaḥ pātu guphau me dhūjaiṭiyaḥ |
caraṇau dujayaḥ pātusagaṃ gaṇanāyakaḥ || 19||
āmodo me'taḥ pātu modaḥ pātu pṛṭhataḥ |
diṇe pātu isiśo vāme ivanadharācataḥ || 20||
āyāṃ ratu māṃ inayaṃ icatāmiṇivanāyakaḥ |
āneyāṃ vatuḍo me diṇayāmumāsutaḥ || 21||
naiṛyāṃ savaivaneśaḥ pātu inayaṃ gaṇevaraḥ |
tīyāṃ isidaḥ pātu vāyayāṃ gajakaṇakaḥ || 22||
kaubeya savaisiśaḥ īśāyāmīśanadanaḥ |
ūva ivanāyakaḥ pātu adho mūṣakavāhanaḥ || 23||
idavā goīradhavalaḥ pātu inayaṃ gajānanaḥ |
rāau pātu gaṇaīḍaḥ sayoḥ suravidataḥ || 24||
pāśākuśābhayakaraḥ savataḥ pātu māṃ sadā |
habhūtipaśāceyaḥ pātu inayaṃ gajānanaḥ || 25||
savaṃ rajatamo vācaṃ bu ānaṃ mṛta dayā |
dhamacatuvadhaṃ lama lajāṃ kīta kulaṃ vapuḥ || 26||
dhanaṃ dhāyaṃ gṛhaṃ dārā pauā sakhatathā |
ekadato'vatu īmā savataḥ śakarāmajaḥ || 27||
isidaṃ kītadaṃ deiva paṭheinayataḥ śuicaḥ |
ekakālaṃ ikālaṃ vāipa bhatamā || 28||
na taya dulabhaṃ ikica iṣu lokeṣu ivate |
savapāpivinamuto jāyate bhuiva mānavaḥ || 29||
yaṃ yaṃ kāmayate inayaṃ sudulabhamanoratha |
taṃ taṃ ānoita sakalaṃ ṣamāsānā saṃśayaḥ || 30||
mohanatabhanākaṣamāraṇocāṭanaṃ vaśa |
maraṇādeva jāyate nā kāya ivacāraṇā || 31||
savaivanaharaṃ devaṃ hapīḍāinavāraṇa |
savaśauyakaraṃ savapiinavāraṇa || 32||
dhṛvedaṃ kavacaṃ deiva yo japemamuma |
na vāyate sa ivanaughaiḥ kadāicadipa kuica || 33||
bhūja ilikhavā ividhavaārayeo naraḥ śuicaḥ |
ekabāho iśaraḥ kaṭhe pūjiyavā gaṇāidhapa || 34||
ekāraya maya kavacaṃ deiva dulabha |
yo dhārayemaheśāina na ivanairibhabhūyate || 35||
gaṇeśadayaṃ nāma kavacaṃ savaisida |
paṭheā pāṭhayeāipa taya isiḥ kare thatā || 36||
na kāyaṃ maheśāina kavacaṃ ya kuica |
dātayaṃ bhatayutāya gudevaparāya ca || 37||
|| iita īyāmale ekāragaṇapitakavacaṃ sapūṇa ||About this kavacham
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.