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Radha Kavacham
Radha Kavacham
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Devotional text
īrādhākavaca
{|| īrādhākavaca ||}
īgaṇeśāya namaḥ |
pāvayuvāca
kailāisaavāisa bhagava bhatānuhakāraka |
rāidhakākavacaṃ puyaṃ kathayava mama bho || 1||
yata kaṇā nātha āiha māṃ duḥkhato bhayā |
vameva śaraṇaṃ nātha śūlapāṇe ipanākadhṛ || 2||
iśava uvāca
ṛṇuva igiraje tuyaṃ kavacaṃ pūvasūicata |
savaraākaraṃ puyaṃ savahayāharaṃ para || 3||
hirabhatadaṃ sāāutamutasādhana |
ailoyākaṣaṇaṃ deiva hirasāinayakāraka || 4||
sava jayadaṃ deiva savaśaubhayāvaha |
savaṣāṃ caiva bhūtānāṃ manovṛiharaṃ para || 5||
catudha mutajanakaṃ sadānadakaraṃ para |
rājasūyāvamedhānāṃ yaānāṃ phaladāyaka || 6||
idaṃ kavacamaāvā rādhāmaṃ ca yo jape |
sa nānoita phalaṃ taya ivanātaya pade pade || 7||
ṛiṣaraya mahādevo'nuṭu chadaca kītata |
rādhā'ya devatā otā rāṃ bījaṃ kīlakaṃ mṛta || 8||
dhamathakāmamoeṣu ivinayogaḥ kītataḥ |
īrādhā me iśaraḥ pātu lalāṭaṃ rāidhakā tathā || 9||
īmatī neyugalaṃ kaṇa gopenidanī |
hiriyā nāisakāṃ ca ūyugaṃ śiśaśobhanā || 10||
oṭhaṃ pātu kṛpādevī adharaṃ goipakā tathā |
vṛṣabhānusutā datāṃcabukaṃ gopanidanī || 11||
caāvalī pātu gaḍaṃ ijavāṃ kṛṇiyā tathā |
kaṭhaṃ pātu hiraāṇā dayaṃ ivajayā tathā || 12||
bāhū au cavadanā udaraṃ subalavasā |
koiṭayogāivatā pātu pādau saubhikā tathā || 13||
nakhāṃcamukhī pātu guphau gopālavalabhā |
nakhā ivadhumukhī devī gopī pādatalaṃ tathā || 14||
śubhadā pātu pṛṭhaṃ kuau īkātavalabhā |
jānudeśaṃ jayā pātu hiraṇī pātu savataḥ || 15||
vāyaṃ vāṇī sadā pātu dhanāgāraṃ dhanevarī |
pūva idaśaṃ kṛṇaratā kṛṇaāṇā ca pacamā || 16||
urāṃ hiratā pātu diṇāṃ vṛṣabhānujā |
caāvalī naiśameva idavā veiḍatamekhalā || 17||
saubhāyadā mayidane sāyāne kāmaipaṇī |
rauī ātaḥ pātu māṃ iha goipanī rajanīye || 18||
hetudā sagave pātu ketumālā idavādhake |
śeṣā'parāṇasamave śimatā savasidhaṣu || 19||
yoiganī bhogasamaye ratau ritadā sadā |
kāmeśī kautuke inayaṃ yoge ranāvalī mama || 20||
savadā savakāyaṣu rāidhakā kṛṇamānasā |
iyetakithataṃ deiva kavacaṃ paramāuta || 21||
savaraākaraṃ nāma mahāraākaraṃ para |
ātamayānasamaye sāyāne paṭheida || 22||
savathaisitaya yāmanisa vatate |
rājaāre sabhāyāṃ ca saāme śausakaṭe || 23||
āṇāthanāśasamaye yaḥ paṭheyato naraḥ |
taya isibhaveeiva na bhayaṃ ivate vica || 24||
ārāidhatā rāidhakā ca tena sayaṃ na saṃśayaḥ |
gagānānārenamahaṇāphalaṃ labhe || 25||
taphalaṃ taya bhavita yaḥ paṭheyataḥ śuicaḥ |
hiraārocanācamaḍataṃ hiracadana || 26||
kṛvā ilikhavā bhūja ca dhārayematake bhuje |
kaṭhe vā devadeveiśa sa hirana saṃśayaḥ || 27||
kavacaya sādena ā sṛṭa thata hiraḥ |
saṃhāraṃ cāhaṃ inayataṃ karoima kute tathā || 28||
vaiṇavāya ivaśuāya ivarāgaguṇaśāilane |
daākavacamayamayathā nāśamānuyā || 29||
|| iita īnāradapacarāe ānāmṛtasāre rādhākavacaṃ
sapūṇa ||About this kavacham — Krishna
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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