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Kumari Kavacham
Kumari Kavacham
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Devotional text
kumārīkavacaṃ yāmalorataātagata
{|| kumārīkavacaṃ yāmalorataātagata ||}
ānadabhairava uvāca --
athātaḥ savayāima kumārīkavacaṃ śubha |
ailoyaṃ magalaṃ nāma mahāpātakanāśaka || 1||
paṭhanāāraṇālokā mahāisaāḥ bhākarāḥ |
śao devāidhapaḥ īmā devagubṛhapitaḥ || 2||
mahātejomayo vinadhamarājo bhayānakaḥ |
vaṇo devapūyo iha jalānāmidhapaḥ vaya || 3||
savaha mahāvāyuḥ kuberaḥ kujarevaraḥ |
dharāidhapaḥ iyaḥ śabhoḥ sava devā idagīvaraḥ || 4||
na meḥ bhurekāyāḥ savaśo inamalo yoḥ |
etakavacapāṭhena sava bhūpā dhanāidhapāḥ || 5||
ailoyamagalakumārīkavaca --
ṇavo me iśaraḥ pātu māyā sadāiyakā satī |
lalāṭovaṃ mahāmāyā pātu me īsaravatī || 6||
kāmāā vaṭukeśānī imūibhalameva me |
cāmuḍā bījapā ca vadanaṃ kāilakā mama || 7||
pātu māṃ sūyagā inayaṃ tathā neyaṃ mama |
kaṇayumaṃ kāmabījaṃ vapomātapavanī || 8||
rasanāṃ tathā pātu vādevī māilanī mama |
ḍāmarathā kāmapā datāṃ kuijakā mama || 9||
devī ṇavapā'sau pātu inayaṃ iśavā mama |
oṭhādharaṃ śatabījāmakā vāhāvaipaṇī || 10||
pāyāme kālasadaṭā pacavāyuvaipaṇī |
galadeśaṃ mahārauī pātu me cāparāijatā || 11||
bījaṃ me tathā kaṭhaṃ āṇī vāhayāivatā |
dayaṃ bhairavī ivaā pātu ṣoḍaśa suvarā || 12||
au bāhū pātu sava mahālamīḥ dhāinakā |
savamavapaṃ me codaraṃ pīṭhanāiyakā || 13||
pāvayumaṃ tathā pātu kumārī vābhavāmakā |
kaiśorī kiṭadeśaṃ me māyābījavaipaṇī || 14||
jaghāyumaṃ jayatī me yoiganī kulukāyutā |
savagamabakādevī pātu maāthagāimanī || 15||
keśāṃ kamalādevī nāsāṃ ivayavāisanī |
icabukaṃ caḍakā devī kumārī pātu me sadā || 16||
dayaṃ lilatā devī pṛṭhaṃ pavatavāisanī |
iśataḥ ṣoḍaśī devī ilagaṃ guṃ sadāvatu || 17||
maśāne cābakā devī gagāgabha ca vaiṇavī |
śūyāgāre pacamuā mayakāiśanī || 18||
catupathe tathā pātu māmeva vadhāiraṇī |
śavāsanagatā caḍā muḍamālāivabhūiṣatā || 19||
pātu māne kilage ca vaikharī śataipaṇī |
vane pātu mahābālā mahāraye raṇiyā || 20||
mahājale taḍāge ca śaumaye saravatī |
mahākāśapathe pṛvī pātu māṃ śītalā sadā || 21||
raṇamaye rājalamīḥ kumārī kulakāimanī |
anārīvarā pātu mama pādatalaṃ mahī || 22||
navalamahāivaā kumārī padhāiraṇī |
koiṭasūyatīkāśā cakoiṭasuśītalā || 23||
pātu māṃ varadā vāṇī vaṭukevarakāimanī
iita te kithataṃ nātha kavacaṃ paramāuta || 24||
kumāyaḥ kuladāiyayāḥ pacatavāthapāraga
yo jape pacatavena toeṇa kavacena ca || 25||
ākāśagāimanī isibhaveya na saṃśayaḥ || 26||
vadehī bhave iṃ kavacaya pāṭhataḥ |
savaisaīvaro yogī ānī bhavita yaḥ paṭhe || 27||
ivavāde yavahāre ca saāme kulamaḍale |
mahāpathe maśāne ca yogisao bhave sa ca || 28||
piṭhavā jayamānoita sayaṃ sayaṃ kulevara
vaśīkaraṇakavacaṃ sava jayadaṃ śubha || 29||
puyatī paṭheinayaṃ yitaīmābhave uva
isaivaā kumārī ca dadāita isimumā || 30||
paṭheḥ ṇuyāāipa sa bhavekapapādapaḥ |
bhata muta tuṭa puṭa rājalama susapadā || 31||
ānoita sādhakaeṭho dhāriyavā japeida |
asāyaṃ sādhayeiā piṭhavā kavacaṃ śubha || 32||
dhinanāca mahāsauyadhamathakāmamoda |
yo vaśī idavase inayaṃ kumāra pūjayeiniśa || 33||
upacārivaśeṣeṇa ailoyaṃ vaśamānaye |
palalenāsavenāipa mayena muyā saha || 34||
nānābhayeṇa bhoyena gadhayeṇa sādhakaḥ |
māyena vaṇarajatālakāreṇa sucailakaiḥ || 35||
pūjiyavā jipavā ca tapaiyavā varānanā |
yadānatapayāibhaḥ yogeṇa mahevara || 36||
tuvā kumārīkavacaṃ yaḥ paṭhedekabhāvataḥ |
taya isibhave iṃ rājarājevaro bhave || 37||
vāchāthaphalamānoita yamanisa vatate |
bhūjapae ilikhavā sa kavacaṃ dhāraye ida || 38||
śinamagalavāre ca navayāmaṭamīidane |
catudayāṃ pauṇamāyāṃ kṛṇapae ivaśeṣataḥ || 39||
ilikhavā dhāraye ivaā urāibhamukho bhava |
mahāpātakayuto iha mutaḥ yā savapātakaiḥ || 40||
yoiṣaāmabhuje dhṛvā savakayāṇamālabhe |
bahupuāivatā kātā savasapisaṃyutā || 41||
tathāīpuṣaeṭho diṇe dhāraye bhuje |
eihake idayadehaḥ yā pacānanasamabhaḥ || 42||
iśavaloke pare yāita vāyuvegī inarāmayaḥ |
sūyamaḍalamābhe paraṃ lokamavānuyā || 43||
lokānāmitasauyadaṃ bhayaharaṃ īpādabhatada |
moātha kavacaṃ śubhaṃ paṭhatāmānadisadhūva |
pāthanāṃ kilakālaghorakaluṣavaṃsaikahetuṃ jaya |
ye nāma paṭhita dhamamatulaṃ moṃ jita ṇā || 44||
|| iita īyāmale uratae mahātaoīpane
kumāyupacayaivayāse isamakaraṇe
idayabhāvinaṇaye navamapaṭale kumārīkavaca sapūṇa ||
|| paṭalaḥ 9 ||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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