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Ganesha Kavacham

Ganesha Kavacham

Text in Roman script

Devotional text

īgaṇeśakavaca
{|| īgaṇeśakavaca ||}
īgaṇeśāya namaḥ ||
gauyuvāca |
eṣo'itacapalo daiyābāye'ipa nāśayayaho |
ae ka kama kataita na jāne muinasama || 1||
daiyā nānāivadhā duṭāḥ sādhudevauhaḥ khalāḥ |
ato'ya kaṭhe kicavaṃ raātha baumahaisa || 2||
muinavāca |
yāyesahahataṃ ivanāyakamamuṃ idabāhumāe yuge
etāyāṃ tu mayūravāhanamamuṃ ṣabāhukaṃ isida |
āpāre tu gajānanaṃ yugabhujaṃ ratāgarāgaṃ ivabhu
tuya tu ibhujaṃ isatāgaicaraṃ savathadaṃ savadā || 3||
ivanāyakaḥ iśakhāṃ pātu paramāmā parāparaḥ |
aitasudarakāyatu matakaṃ sumahokaṭaḥ || 4||
lalāṭaṃ kayapaḥ pātu bhṛyugaṃ tu mahodaraḥ |
nayane bhālacatu gajāyavoṭhapalavau || 5||
ijavāṃ pātu gaṇaīḍacabukaṃ igirajāsutaḥ |
vācaṃ ivanāyakaḥ pātu datā ratu ivanahā || 6||
vaṇau pāśapāiṇatu nāisakāṃ icitatāthadaḥ |
gaṇeśatu mukhaṃ kaṭhaṃ pātu devo gaṇajayaḥ || 7||
kadhau pātu gajakadhaḥ tanau ivanivanāśanaḥ |
dayaṃ gaṇanāthatu heraṃbo jaṭharaṃ mahā || 8||
dharādharaḥ pātu pāva pṛṭhaṃ ivanaharaḥ śubhaḥ |
ilagaṃ guṃ sadā pātu vatuḍo mahābalaḥ || 9||
gaṇaīḍo jānusaghe ū magalamūtamā |
ekadato mahābuiḥ pādau guphau sadā'vatu || 10||
isādano bāhū pāṇī āśāpūrakaḥ |
agulīca nakhāpātu pahato'iranāśanaḥ || 11||
savagāina mayūreśo ivavayāpī sadā'vatu |
anutamipa yathānaṃ dhūketuḥ sadā'vatu || 12||
āmodavataḥ pātu modaḥ pṛṭhato'vatu |
āyāṃ ratu buīśa āneyāṃ isidāyakaḥ ||13||
diṇāyāmumāpuo nairṛyāṃ tu gaṇevaraḥ |
tīyāṃ ivanahata'yāāyayāṃ gajakaṇakaḥ || 14||
kaubeya inidhapaḥ pāyādīśāyāmīśanadanaḥ |
idavā'yādekadatatu rāau sayāsu ivana || 15||
rāsāsuravetālahabhūtipaśācataḥ |
pāśākuśadharaḥ pātu rajaḥsavatamaḥ mṛitaḥ || 16||
ānaṃ dhama ca lama ca lajāṃ kīta tathā kula |
vapudhanaṃ ca dhāyaṃ ca gṛhādārāsutāsakhī || 17||
savayudhadharaḥ pauā mayūreśo'vatāsadā |
kipalo'jāidakaṃ pātu gajāvāivakaṭo'vatu || 18||
bhūjapae ilikhavedaṃ yaḥ kaṭhe dhārayesudhīḥ |
na bhayaṃ jāyate taya yaraḥipaśācataḥ || 18||
isayaṃ japate yatu vasāratanubhave |
yāākāle paṭhetu inavanena phalaṃ labhe || 20||
yukāle paṭhetu ivajayaṃ cānuyāuta |
māraṇocāṭakākaṣatabhamohanakamaiṇa || 21||
satavāraṃ japedetinānāmekavaśita |
taphalavānoita sādhako nāsaṃśayaḥ ||22||
ekavaśitavāraṃ ca paṭheāvināina yaḥ |
kārāgṛhagataṃ saorāā vayaṃ ca mocaye || 23||
rājadaśanavelāyāṃ paṭhedetavārataḥ |
sa rājasaṃ vaśaṃ nīvā kṛtīca sabhāṃ jaye || 24||
idaṃ gaṇeśakavacaṃ kayapena samīirata |
mulāya ca te nātha māḍayāya mahaṣaye || 25||
maṃ sa āha kṛpayā kavacaṃ savaisida |
na deyaṃ bhatahīnāya deyaṃ āvate śubha || 26||
yayānena kṛtā raā na bādhāya bhavevica |
rāsāsuravetāladaiyadānavasabhavā || 27||
iita īgaṇeśapurāṇe urakhaḍe bālaīḍāyāṃ
ṣaḍaśīitatame'yāye gaṇeśakavacaṃ sapūṇa ||

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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