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Kedara Kavacham

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Devotional text

śrīkedārakavacamīkedārakavacam
śrīkedārakavacamīkedārakavacam
śrīgaṇeśāyīgaṇeśāyanamaḥ|
śrīravalanāthāyīravalanāthāyanamaḥ|
asyaśrīravalanāthakavacastotramantrasya,
brahmaṇeṇeṛṣayenamaḥ|śirasi|
anuṣṭupupchandasesenamaḥ|mukhe|
śrīravalanāthāyīravalanāthāyanamaḥ|hṛdayedaye|
raṃbījāyanamaḥ|guhye|
vaṃśaktayeyenamaḥ|pādayoḥ|
laṃkīlakāyanamaḥ|sarvāṅge|
śrīravalanāthaprītyarthejapeviniyogaḥyogaḥ||
athadhyānamānam|
keyūrādivibhūṣitaiḥ
taiḥkaratalairatnāṅkitaiḥ
taiḥsundaraṃraṃ
nānāhāravicitrapannagayutairhemāmbarairmaṇḍitamtam|
hastābhyāṃāṃdhṛtakhaḍgapātraḍamarūśūlaṃśūlaṃsadābibhrataṃtaṃ
vājīvāhanadaityadarpadalanaṃ
dalanaṃkedāramīśaṃbhaje||
athakavacam|
oṃkedāraḥpūrvataḥtaḥpātucāgneyyāṃāṃravaleśvaraḥraḥ|
dakṣiṇeṇevārijākṣastuunairṛtyāṃāṃrakṣasūdanaḥsūdanaḥ||1||
paścimemepannageśaścavāyavyāṃ
āṃdaityanāśakaḥnāśakaḥ|
uttarereuttareśaścaīśānyāṃ
āṃīśaevaca||2||
ūrdhvaṃgaṅgādharaḥādharaḥpātudharāyāñca
trivikramaḥmaḥ|
evaṃdaśadiśonyasyapaścādaṅgeṣueṣuvinyasetset||3||
śikhāyāṃkhāyāṃreṇukānāthomastakekebhālalocanaḥ|
bhālaṃmerakṣabhagavanbhrūmadhyemedinīpatiḥ
ḥ||4||
śrīkedārakavacamīkedārakavacam
netrayorjyotināthaścakarṇayoḥyoḥkīrtivardhanaḥnaḥ|
kuṇḍalīnāḥḍalīnāḥkapolaucanāsikāṃ
kāṃvighnanāśanaḥnāśanaḥ||5||
oṣṭhadvayoyoumānāthodantayordharaṇīdharaḥraṇīdharaḥ|
jihvāyāṃāyāṃvedajihvaścahanuścahanumatpriyaḥyaḥ||6||
grīvāyāṃīvāyāṃnīlakaṇṭhaśca
skandhauskandapriyaṅkaraḥraḥ|
bāhoḥśastrabhṛtāṃbhṛtāṃśreṣṭhohasteḍamarūdhārakaḥdhārakaḥ||7||
hṛdayaṃdayaṃviśvanāthaścaudaraṃmejanapriyaḥyaḥ|
nābhiṃ
ṃpātuguhāvāsokaṭimadhyekapālabhṛt||8||
guhyeguhyanivāsaścaurūbhyāṃāṃukṣavāhanaḥvāhanaḥ|
jānvorjahnuusutādhārījaṅghayorjaṅganodbalīnlīn||9||
gulphayoḥyoḥgūḍhakartātmā
āpādayoḥpadavanditaḥ
taḥ|
nakheṣuromakūpeṣuvyāpakaḥāpakaḥsarvasandhiṣuṣu||10||
agrataḥtaḥpātumekhaḍgīpṛṣṭhataḥtaḥpātuśūlavān|
pātumāṃpātradhārīcadhārīcavātapittakaphādiṣuṣu||11||
jalejaladharaḥpātusthalelesthāṇuḥāṇuḥsanātanaḥ|
mahārṇavevemahādurgeagnicorabhayeṣuca||12||
śastrakṣateṣuteṣuyorakṣededratnāsuranibarhaṇaḥṇaḥ|
suptipramādamādavipadaipadairakṣamāṃmāṃgirivāsakaḥvāsakaḥ||13||(viṣadaiṣadairakṣenmāṃāṃ)
yaidaṃkavacaṃdivyaṃkedārasya
mahātmanaḥ
naḥ|
paṭhantiśa‍ṛṇvatevatevāṇīsarvapāpaiḥpāpaiḥpramucyatete||14||
iti
śrīpadmapurāṇepurāṇekaravīrakhaṇḍeḍekedārakavacaṃsampūrṇamm||
śrīnāthacaraṇārpaṇamastuu|
||śubhaṃbhavatu||
śrīkedārakavacamīkedārakavacam

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.

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