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Gayatri Kavacham

Gayatri Kavacham

Text in Roman script

Devotional text

īgāyaīkavaca
{|| īgāyaīkavaca ||}
īgaṇeśāya namaḥ |
yāvaya uvāca |
vāima savajaganātha saṃśayo'ta mahāmama |
catuḥṣaṭhakalānāṃ ca pātakānāṃ ca tada ||
muyate kena puyena paṃ kathaṃ bhave |
dehaca devatāpo mapo ivaśeṣataḥ ||
ovāca |
mataḥ otuimachāima kavacaṃ ividhapūvaka |
oṃ aya īgāyaīkavacaya ivaṇuā ṛṣayaḥ |
ṛyajuḥsāmā'thavaiṇa chadāṃisa |
paravaipaṇī gāyaī devatā |
bhūḥ bīja | bhuvaḥ śataḥ | vaḥ kīlaka |
īgāyaīīyatha jape ivinayogaḥ |
oṃ bhūbhuvaḥ vaḥ tasivatuirita dayāya namaḥ |
oṃ bhūbhuvaḥ vaḥ vareyimita iśarase vāhā |
oṃ bhūbhuvaḥ vaḥ bhaga devayeita iśakhāyai vaṣa |
oṃ bhūbhuvaḥ vaḥ dhīmahīita kavacāya hu |
oṃ bhūbhuvaḥ vaḥ idhayo yo naḥ iita neyāya vauṣa |
oṃ bhūbhuvaḥ vaḥ codayāidita aāya pha |
atha yāna |
mutāivaumahemanīladhavalachāyaimukhaiīṇai-
yutāimaduinabaranamukuṭāṃ tavāthavaṇamakā |
gāya varadābhayākuśakaśāṃ śuṃ kapālaṃ guṇaṃ
śaṃkha, camathārivaduyugalaṃ hataivahata bhaje ||
oṃ gāyaī pūvataḥ pātu sāivaī pātu diṇe |
ivaā tu me pacādure māṃ saravatī || 1||
pāvaka ca idaśaṃ raepāvakovalaśāilanī |
yātudhāna idaśaṃ raeātudhānagaṇādanī || 2||
pāvamāna idaśaṃ raepavamānivalāisanī |
idaśaṃ rauīmavatu me āṇī ipaṇī || 3||
ūva āṇī me raedadhatāaiṇavī tathā |
evaṃ daśa idaśo raesavato bhuvanevarī || 4||
tapadaṃ pātu me pādau jaṃghe me sivatuḥ pada |
vareyaṃ kiṭadeśaṃ tu nābha bhagatathaiva ca || 5||
devaya me tu dayaṃ dhīmahīita galaṃ tathā |
idhayo me pātu ijavāyāṃ yaḥ padaṃ pātu locane || 6||
lalāṭe naḥ padaṃ pātu mūnaṃ me codayā |
taṇaḥ pātu mūnaṃ sakāraḥ pātu bhālaka || 7||
cauṣī me ivakāratu oṃ raeu kārakaḥ |
nāsāpuṭe vakāro me rekāratu kapolayoḥ || 8||
iṇakāravadharoṭhe ca yaṃkāravadharoṭhake |
āyamaye bhakāratu gakāracabuke tathā || 9||
dekāraḥ kaṭhadeśe ca vakāraḥ kadhadeśayoḥ |
yakāro diṇaṃ hataṃ dhīkāro vāmahatake || 10||
makāro dayaṃ raeikāro jaṭharaṃ tathā |
idhakāro nāibhadeśaṃ tu yokāratu kiṭaya || 11||
guṃ ratu yokāra ū me naḥ padāra |
kāro jānunī raecokāro jaṃghadeśayoḥ || 12||
dakāro guphadeśaṃ tu yākāraḥ pādayumaka |
jātavedeita gāyaī yabakeita daśārā || 13||
savataḥ savadā pātu āpoyotīita ṣoḍaśī |
idaṃ tu kavacaṃ idayaṃ bādhāśativanāśaka || 14||
catuḥṣaṭhakalāivaāsakalaivayaisida |
japārabhe ca dayaṃ japāte kavacaṃ paṭhe || 15||
īgoāṇimaāidaohāikhalapātakaiḥ |
muyate savapāpeyaḥ paraṃ āidhagachita || 16||
|| iita īmaisaṭhasaṃihatāyāṃ gāyaīkavacaṃ sapūṇa ||

About this kavacham — Gayatri

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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