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Ganesha Kavacham
Ganesha Kavacham
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Devotional text
īgaṇeśakavaca
{|| īgaṇeśakavaca ||}
īgaṇeśāya namaḥ ||
gauyuvāca |
eṣo'itacapalo daiyābāye'ipa nāśayayaho |
ae ka kama kataita na jāne muinasama || 1||
daiyā nānāivadhā duṭāḥ sādhudevauhaḥ khalāḥ |
ato'ya kaṭhe kicavaṃ raātha baumahaisa || 2||
muinavāca |
yāyesahahataṃ ivanāyakamamuṃ idabāhumāe yuge
etāyāṃ tu mayūravāhanamamuṃ ṣabāhukaṃ isida |
āpāre tu gajānanaṃ yugabhujaṃ ratāgarāgaṃ ivabhu
tuya tu ibhujaṃ isatāgaicaraṃ savathadaṃ savadā || 3||
ivanāyakaḥ iśakhāṃ pātu paramāmā parāparaḥ |
aitasudarakāyatu matakaṃ sumahokaṭaḥ || 4||
lalāṭaṃ kayapaḥ pātu bhṛyugaṃ tu mahodaraḥ |
nayane bhālacatu gajāyavoṭhapalavau || 5||
ijavāṃ pātu gaṇaīḍacabukaṃ igirajāsutaḥ |
vācaṃ ivanāyakaḥ pātu datā ratu ivanahā || 6||
vaṇau pāśapāiṇatu nāisakāṃ icitatāthadaḥ |
gaṇeśatu mukhaṃ kaṭhaṃ pātu devo gaṇajayaḥ || 7||
kadhau pātu gajakadhaḥ tanau ivanivanāśanaḥ |
dayaṃ gaṇanāthatu heraṃbo jaṭharaṃ mahā || 8||
dharādharaḥ pātu pāva pṛṭhaṃ ivanaharaḥ śubhaḥ |
ilagaṃ guṃ sadā pātu vatuḍo mahābalaḥ || 9||
gaṇaīḍo jānusaghe ū magalamūtamā |
ekadato mahābuiḥ pādau guphau sadā'vatu || 10||
isādano bāhū pāṇī āśāpūrakaḥ |
agulīca nakhāpātu pahato'iranāśanaḥ || 11||
savagāina mayūreśo ivavayāpī sadā'vatu |
anutamipa yathānaṃ dhūketuḥ sadā'vatu || 12||
āmodavataḥ pātu modaḥ pṛṭhato'vatu |
āyāṃ ratu buīśa āneyāṃ isidāyakaḥ ||13||
diṇāyāmumāpuo nairṛyāṃ tu gaṇevaraḥ |
tīyāṃ ivanahata'yāāyayāṃ gajakaṇakaḥ || 14||
kaubeya inidhapaḥ pāyādīśāyāmīśanadanaḥ |
idavā'yādekadatatu rāau sayāsu ivana || 15||
rāsāsuravetālahabhūtipaśācataḥ |
pāśākuśadharaḥ pātu rajaḥsavatamaḥ mṛitaḥ || 16||
ānaṃ dhama ca lama ca lajāṃ kīta tathā kula |
vapudhanaṃ ca dhāyaṃ ca gṛhādārāsutāsakhī || 17||
savayudhadharaḥ pauā mayūreśo'vatāsadā |
kipalo'jāidakaṃ pātu gajāvāivakaṭo'vatu || 18||
bhūjapae ilikhavedaṃ yaḥ kaṭhe dhārayesudhīḥ |
na bhayaṃ jāyate taya yaraḥipaśācataḥ || 18||
isayaṃ japate yatu vasāratanubhave |
yāākāle paṭhetu inavanena phalaṃ labhe || 20||
yukāle paṭhetu ivajayaṃ cānuyāuta |
māraṇocāṭakākaṣatabhamohanakamaiṇa || 21||
satavāraṃ japedetinānāmekavaśita |
taphalavānoita sādhako nāsaṃśayaḥ ||22||
ekavaśitavāraṃ ca paṭheāvināina yaḥ |
kārāgṛhagataṃ saorāā vayaṃ ca mocaye || 23||
rājadaśanavelāyāṃ paṭhedetavārataḥ |
sa rājasaṃ vaśaṃ nīvā kṛtīca sabhāṃ jaye || 24||
idaṃ gaṇeśakavacaṃ kayapena samīirata |
mulāya ca te nātha māḍayāya mahaṣaye || 25||
maṃ sa āha kṛpayā kavacaṃ savaisida |
na deyaṃ bhatahīnāya deyaṃ āvate śubha || 26||
yayānena kṛtā raā na bādhāya bhavevica |
rāsāsuravetāladaiyadānavasabhavā || 27||
iita īgaṇeśapurāṇe urakhaḍe bālaīḍāyāṃ
ṣaḍaśīitatame'yāye gaṇeśakavacaṃ sapūṇa ||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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