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Ganesha Kavacha

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Devotional text

śrīgaṇeśakavacamīgaṇeśakavacam
śrīgaṇeśakavacamīgaṇeśakavacam
śrīgaṇeśāyīgaṇeśāyanamaḥ||
gauryuvācavāca|
eṣo'ticapalo
capalodaityānbālye'pināśayatyaho
ho|(bālodaityānhantibahūnapi)
agrekiṃṃkarmakartetinajānemunisattama
||1||
daityānānāvidhādhāduṣṭāḥāḥsādhudevadruhaḥuhaḥkhalāḥ|
ato'sya
kaṇṭheṭhekiñcittvaṃrakṣārthaṃbaddhamarhasi||2||
muniruvācavāca|
dhyāyetsiṃhahataṃhahataṃvināyakamamuṃnāyakamamuṃdigbāhumādyeyuge
tretāyāṃetāyāṃtumayūravāhanamamuṃṣaḍbāhukaṃkaṃsiddhidamdam|
dvāpāreāpāretugajānanaṃyugabhujaṃraktāṅgarāgaṃrāgaṃvibhumbhum
turyetudvibhujaṃbhujaṃsitāṅgaruciraṃraṃsarvārthadaṃdaṃsarvadādā||3||
vināyakaḥnāyakaḥśikhāṃkhāṃpātuparamātmā
āparātparaḥ
raḥ|
atisundarakāyastuumastakaṃkaṃsumahotkaṭaḥ
ṭaḥ||4||
lalāṭaṃkaśyapaḥyapaḥpātubhṛyugaṃtumahodaraḥ|
nayanebhālacandrastuugajāsyastvoṣṭhapallavauvau||5||
jihvāṃāṃpātugaṇakrīḍaścibukaṃbukaṃgirijāsutaḥjāsutaḥ|
vācaṃvināyakaḥnāyakaḥpātudantānānrakṣatutuvighnahāhā||6||
śravaṇauvaṇaupāśapāṇistu
unāsikāṃ
kāṃcintitārthadaḥdaḥ|
gaṇeśastu
umukhaṃkaṇṭhaṃṭhaṃpātudevogaṇañjayaḥyaḥ||7||
skandhaupātugajaskandhaḥstanaunauvighnavināśanaḥnāśanaḥ|
hṛdayaṃdayaṃgaṇanāthastu
uheraṃbojaṭharaṃmahān||8||
dharādharaḥpātupārśvaupṛṣṭhaṃvighnaharaḥharaḥśubhaḥ|
śrīgaṇeśakavacamīgaṇeśakavacam
liṅgaṃguhyaṃsadāpātuvakratuṇḍoḍomahābalaḥ||9||
gaṇakrīḍoīḍojānusaṅgheeūrumaṅgalamūrtimānmān|
ekadanto
omahābuddhiḥḥpādaugulphausadā'vatu||10||
kṣipraprasādanosādanobāhū
pāṇīāśāprapūrakaḥpūrakaḥ|
aṅgulīścanakhānpātu
ātupadmahasto'rināśanaḥnāśanaḥ||11||
sarvāṅgānimayūreśoviśvavyāpīāpīsadā'vatu|
anuktamapiyatsthānaṃānaṃdhūmraketuḥketuḥsadā'vatu||12||
āmodastvagrataḥtaḥpātupramodaḥmodaḥpṛṣṭhato'vatuto'vatu|
prācyāṃāṃrakṣatutubuddhīśīśaāgneyāṃeyāṃsiddhidāyakaḥdāyakaḥ||13||
dakṣiṇāsyāmumāputronairṛtyāṃāṃtugaṇeśvaraḥraḥ|
pratīcyāṃāṃvighnahartā'vyādvāyavyāṃāṃgajakarṇakaḥkaḥ||14||
kauberyāṃnidhipaḥpaḥpāyādīśānyāmīśanandanaḥ
naḥ|
divā'vyādekadantastuurātrausandhyāsuāsuvighnahṛtt||15||
rākṣasāsuravetālagrahabhūtapiśācataḥśācataḥ|
pāśāṅkuśadharaḥśadharaḥpāturajaḥsattvatamaḥtamaḥsmṛtiḥ||16||
jñānaṃānaṃdharmaṃcalakṣmīṃcalajjāṃāṃkīrtitathākulam|
vapurdhanaṃnaṃcadhānyaṃcagṛhāndārānsutānsakhīnkhīn||17||
sarvāyudhadharaḥyudhadharaḥpautrānānmayūreśo'vatātsadā
dā|
kapilo'jādikaṃkaṃpātugajāśvānvikaṭo'vatukaṭo'vatu||18||
bhūrjapatrelikhitvedaṃedaṃyaḥkaṇṭheṭhedhārayetsudhīḥ
udhīḥ|
nabhayaṃjāyatetasyayakṣarakṣaḥpiśācataḥśācataḥ||18||
trisandhyaṃjapateyastuuvajrasāratanurbhavetvet|
yātrākāleākālepaṭhedyastuunirvighnenenaphalaṃlabhet||20||
yuddhakālekālepaṭhedyastuuvijayaṃjayaṃcāpnuyāddrutamtam|
māraṇoccāṭakākarṣastambhamohanakarmaṇi||21||
saptavāraṃvāraṃjapedetaddinānāmekaviṃśatim
m|
tattatphalavāpnotisādhakonātrasaṃśayaḥsaṃśayaḥ||22||
śrīgaṇeśakavacamīgaṇeśakavacam
ekaviṃśativāraṃ
vāraṃcapaṭhettāvaddināniyaḥ|
kārāgṛhagataṃsadyorājñāvadhyaṃcamocayet||23||
rājadarśanavelāyāṃnavelāyāṃpaṭhedetattrivārataḥ
vārataḥ|
sarājasaṃvaśaṃnītvāprakṛtīścasabhāṃjayet||24||
idaṃgaṇeśakavacaṃkaśyapenayapenasamīritamtam|
mudgalāyalāyacatenāthamāṇḍavyāyāyamaharṣayeye||25||
mahyaṃsaprāhāhakṛpayākavacaṃsarvasiddhidamdam|
nadeyaṃbhaktihīnāyahīnāyadeyaṃśraddhāvateāvateśubham||26||
(yasyānenānenakṛtārakṣānabādhāsya
bhavetkvacitt|
rākṣasāsuravetāladaityadānavasambhavāvā||27||)
iti
śrīgaṇeśapurāṇeīgaṇeśapurāṇeuttarakhaṇḍeḍepañcāśītitamo'dhyāyayeāyaye
gaṇeśakavacaṃsampūrṇamm||
- ||śrīgaṇeśapurāṇaṃīgaṇeśapurāṇaṃkrīḍāīḍā(uttara)khaṇḍaḥḍaḥ|adhyāyaḥāyaḥ85|2.8518-42||

About this kavacham — Ganesha

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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