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Lakshmi Kavacham (2)
Lakshmi Kavacham (2)
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Devotional text
īlamīkavaca 2
{|| īlamīkavaca 2 ||}
śukaṃ ita ovāca
mahālayāḥ vayāima kavacaṃ savakāmada |
savapāpaśamanaṃ duṭayāidhivanāśana || 1||
hapīḍāśamanaṃ hāiraṭabhajana |
duṭamṛyuśamanaṃ duṭadāiranāśana || 2||
pupaujananaṃ ivavāhadimaṭada |
corāirahaṃ ca japatāṃ aikhalesatadāyaka || 3||
sāvadhānamanā bhūvā uṇu vaṃ śuka sama |
anekajamasaṃisilayaṃ mutaphalada || 4||
dhanadhāyamahārāyasavasaubhāyakapaka |
sakṛmaraṇamāeṇa mahālamīḥ sīdita || 5||
īrādhamaye paānāṃ kānane miṇamaṭape |
tamaye suthatāṃ deva manīṣājanaseivatā || 6||
sunātāṃ pupasuribhakuiṭalālakabadhanā |
pūṇaduibabavadanāṃ adhacalalāiṭakā || 7||
idīvareṇāṃ kāmakodaḍauvamīvarī |
italasavasaṃpadhanāisakālakṛtāṃ iya || 8||
kudakumaladatāla badhūkādharapalavā |
dapaṇākārivamalakapolitayovalā || 9||
ranatāṭakakilatakaṇaitayasudarā |
māgayābharaṇopetāṃ kabukaṭha jagayā || 10||
tārahāiramanohāirakucakubhivabhūiṣatā |
ranāgadāidalilatakarapacatuṭayā || 11||
kamale ca supaāe bhayaṃ dadhata vara |
romarāijakalācābhunanāibhatalodarī || 12||
pavasamuāisasuinataṃbāidalaṇā |
kācanatabhivaājarajānūśoibhatā || 13||
marakāilakāgavahāirajaṃbhāṃ hiriyā |
kamaṭhīpṛṭhasaśapādājāṃ casinabhā || 14||
pakajodaralāvayasudarāitalāṃ iya |
savabharaṇasaṃyutāṃ savalaṇalitā || 15||
ipatāmahamahāītāṃ inayatṛtāṃ hiriyā |
inayaṃ kāyalilatāṃ katūrīleipatāigakā || 16||
savamamayāṃ lama uitaśāvaipaṇī |
paramayāṃ deva panābhakuṭuṃibanī |
evaṃ yāvā mahālama paṭhe takavacaṃ para || 17||
yāna |
ekaṃ yaṃyanitamaṃ mamaparaṃ cākuṃyapadāṃbujaṃ
maye ivaṭarapuḍarīkamabhayaṃ ivayatahatābuja |
vāṃ payema inaṣeduṣīmanukalaṃkāyakūlaṃkaṣa-
phārāpāgataragamaba madhuraṃ mudhaṃ mukhaṃ ibatī || 18||
atha kavaca |
mahālamīḥ iśaraḥ pātu lalāṭaṃ mama pakajā |
kaṇa raemā pātu nayane nilanālayā || 19||
nāisakāmavatādaṃbā vācaṃ vāūipaṇī mama |
datānavatu ijavāṃ īradharoṭhaṃ hiriyā || 20||
cubukaṃ pātu varadā galaṃ gadhavaseivatā |
vaḥ ku karau pāyūṃ pṛṭhamayāmā vaya || 21||
kiṭamūyaṃ jānu jaghaṃ pātu ramā mama |
savagimiyaṃ āṇā pāyādāyāsahāiraṇī || 22||
satadhātū vayaṃ cāipa rataṃ śuṃ mano mama |
ānaṃ bu mahosāhaṃ sava me pātu pakajā || 23||
mayā kṛtaṃ ca yakicasava pātu seidarā |
mamāyuravatā lamīḥ bhāya puāṃca puikā || 24||
imaāiṇa pātu satatamikhalāina hiriyā |
pātakaṃ nāśaye lamīḥ mahāiraṭaṃ haremā || 25||
mamāiranāśanāthaya māyāmṛyuṃ jayela |
savabhīṭaṃ tu me daā pātu māṃ kamalālayā|| 26||
phalauitaḥ |
ya idaṃ kavacaṃ idayaṃ ramāmā yataḥ paṭhe |
savaisimavānoita savaraāṃ tu śāvatī || 27||
dīghayumā bhaveinayaṃ savasaubhāyakapaka |
savaḥ savadaśa ca sukhadaca śubhovalaḥ || 28||
supuo gopitaḥ īmā bhivayita na saṃśayaḥ |
taṛhe na bhave dāiraduiratāidaka || 29||
nānanā date gehaṃ na corāaica pīte |
bhūtaetipaśācāāḥ saṃtā yāita dūrataḥ || 30||
ilikhavā thāpaye ta isibhave uva |
nāpamṛyumavānoita dehāte mutabhābhave || 31||
āyuyaṃ pauṭakaṃ meyaṃ dhāyaṃ duḥvananāśana |
jākaraṃ pivaṃ ca dubhativanāśana || 32||
icasādajananaṃ mahāmṛyuśāitada |
mahārogavaraharaṃ hayāidaśodhana || 33||
mahādhanadaṃ caiva piṭhatayaṃ sukhāthibhaḥ |
dhanātha dhanamānoita ivavahātha labhedhū || 34||
ivaātha labhate ivaāṃ puātha guṇavasuta |
rāyātha rāyamānoita sayamutaṃ mayā śuka || 35||
etaeyāḥsādena śukaḥ kavacamātavā |
kavacānuheṇaiva sava kāmānavāpa saḥ || 36||
iita lamīkavacaṃ toṃ samāta |About this kavacham — Lakshmi
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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