← ← Back to Shabda
English interface
Kamakhya Kavacham
Kamakhya Kavacham
Text in Roman script
Devotional text
kāmāyā kavaca yānaṃ ca
{|| kāmāyā kavaca ||}
kāmāyā yāna
rivaśiśayutakaṇa kuṃkumāpītavaṇa
miṇakanakivicaā lolijavā ineā |
abhayavaradahatā sāsūhatā
ṇatasuranareśā isakāmevarī sā || 1||
aṇakamalasathā ratapaāsanathā
navataṇaśarīrā mutakeśī suhārā |
śavaida pṛthutugā vāiyumā manoā
iśaśurivasamavaā savakāmevarī sā || 2||
ivapulivabhavadāī meravaā sukeśī
dilatakarakadatā sāimacaāvataṃsā |
manisaja-śidathā yoinamuālasatī
pavanagaganasatā saṃutathānabhāgā |
icatā caivaṃ dīyadanakāśā
dhamathaaiḥ sādhakaivaichatātha || 3||
kāmāyā-kavaca
oṃ kāmāyākavacaya muinabṛhapitaḥ mṛtaḥ |
devī kāmevarī taya anuṭuchada iyate ||
ivinayogaḥ savaisaau taca vatu devatāḥ |
iśarāḥ kāmevarī devī kāmāyā caūṣī mama ||
śāradā kaṇayugalaṃ ipurā vadanaṃ tathā |
kaṭhe pātu māhāmāyā ida kāmevarī punaḥ ||
kāmāyā jaṭhare pātu śāradā pātu nāibhataḥ |
ipurā pāvayoḥ pātu mahāmāyā tu mehane ||
gude kāmevarī pātu kāmāyoye tu mā |
jānunoḥ śāradā pātu ipurā pātu jaghayoḥ ||
māhāmāyā pādayuge inayaṃ ratu kāmadā |
keśe koṭevira pātu nāsāyāṃ pātu dīghakā ||
bhairavī (śubhagā) datasaghāte mātayavatu cāgayoḥ |
bāvoma lilatā pātu pāyotu vanavāisanī ||
ivayavāisayagulīṣu īkāmā nakhakoiṭaṣu |
romakūpeṣu savaṣu gutakāmā sadāvatu ||
pādāgulī pāṇabhāge pātu māṃ bhuvanevarī |
ijavāyāṃ pātu māṃ setuḥ kaḥ kaṭāyatare'vatu ||
pātu nacātare vaḥ īḥ pātu jaṭharātare |
sāmīduḥ pātu māṃ vatau ivaduvatare'vatu ||
kakāravica māṃ pātu rakāro'thaṣu savadā |
lakāraḥ savanāiḍaṣu īkāraḥ savasidhaṣu ||
caḥ nāyuṣu māṃ pātu ivadumajāsu satata |
pūvayāṃ idiśa cāneyāṃ diṇe nairṛte tathā ||
vāṇe caiva vāyayāṃ kaubere haramidare |
akārāātu vaiṇayāḥ aṭau vaṇatu magāḥ ||
pātu itaṭhatu satataṃ samuvivavṛye |
ūvadhaḥ pātu satataṃ māṃ tu setuye sadā ||
navārāiṇa maeṣu śāradā magocare |
navavarātu māṃ inayaṃ nāsāidaṣu samatataḥ ||
vātipakapheyatu ipurāyātu yara |
inayaṃ ratu bhūteyaḥ ipaśāceyatathaiva ca ||
ta setu satataṃ pātu yāyo māinavāraka
namaḥ kāmevara deva mahāmāyāṃ jagamayī |
yā bhūvā kṛitanayā tanoita jagadāyata ||
kāmāyāmamālābhayavaradakarāṃ isasūaikahatāṃ
vetaetopirathāṃ miṇakanakayutāṃ kukamāpītavaṇa |
ānayānaitaṭhāmitaśayivanayāṃ śaāidavaā-
manau ivatamaiyatamivaṣayāṃ nauima ivayāitathā ||
maye mayaya bhāge satativanimatā bhāvahārāvalī yā
līlālokaya koṭhe sakalaguṇayutā yatapaikanaā |
ivaā ivaaikaśātā śamanaśamakarī emaka varāyā
inayaṃ pāyā pivaṇavavarakarā kāmapūvavarī naḥ ||
iita hareḥ kavacaṃ tanukethataṃ śamayita vai śamanaṃ tathā yida |
iha gṛhāṇa yatava ivamoṇe sihata eṣa ividhaḥ saha cāmaraiḥ ||
itīdaṃ kavacaṃ yatu kāmāyāyāḥ paṭheudhaḥ |
sukṛ taṃ tu mahādevī tanu jita inayadā ||
nāidhayāidhabhayaṃ taya na yāyo bhayaṃ tathā |
nānato nāipa toyeyo na irapuyo na rājataḥ ||
dīghayubahubhogī ca pupausamivataḥ |
āvataya śataṃ devīmidare modate pare ||
yathā tathā bhaveḥ saāme'ya vā budhaḥ |
taṇādeva mutaḥ yā māraṇā kavacaya tu ||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.
daily-pujasanskritkavachamdevotional