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Renuka Kavacham
Renuka Kavacham
Text in Roman script
Devotional text
reṇukākavacaṃ bhairavayāmāle
{|| reṇukākavacaṃ bhairavayāmāle ||}
ī deyuvāca |
jamadaniyāṃ deva reṇukāmekamātaraṃ
savarabhe sīda vaṃ namāima kuladevatā |
aśatānāṃ kāro vai kayatāṃ mama śakara
puracaraṇakāleṣu kā vā kāya iyāparā ||
ī śakara uvāca |
ivanā japaṃ ivanā dānaṃ ivanā homaṃ mahevira |
reṇukā maisiyāinayaṃ kavacapāṭhataḥ ||
ailoyivajayaṃ nāma kavacaṃ paramāuta |
savaisikaraṃ loke savarājavaśakara ||
ḍāikanī-bhūtavetāla-rāsa-nāśana |
purā devāsure yude māihaṣe loke ivahe ||
ṇā inamatā raā sādhakānāṃ sukhāya ca |
mavīya samopetaṃ bhūtāpamāra-nāśana ||
devaidavaya ivajaye isaeḥ khecara-isadaye |
idavā rāmadhītaṃ yā reṇukā kavacaṃ iye ||
vane rājagṛhe yue rāsasakule |
badhane gamane caiva kamaiṇa rājasakaṭe ||
kavacamaraṇādeva sava kayāṇamanute |
reṇukāyāḥ mahādeyāḥ kavacaṃ ṇu pāvaita ||
yaya maraṇamāeṇa dhamakāmāthabhājana |
reṇukā-kavacayāya ṛiṣaā ivadhīyate ||
chadacaāvayaṃ otaṃ devatā reṇukā mṛtā |
pṛvī bījaṃ ramā śataḥ puṣātha-catuṭaya ||
ivinayogo maheśāina tadākāle kītaḥ ( kītataḥ )|
yāvā deva mahāmāyāṃ jagamātaramabakā ||
pūṇakubhasamāyutāṃ mutāhārivarāijatā |
vaṇalakārasaṃyutāṃ vaṇasahāsanathatā ||
matake gupādājaṃ ṇaya kavacaṃ paṭhe |
io māṃ ratu āyāṃ vanau vinaḥ surevira ||
yāyāṃ yamaḥ sadā pātu nairṛyāṃ inarṛitatathā |
pacame vaṇaḥ pātu vāyaye vāyudevatā ||
dhanacore pātu īśāyāmīvaro ivabhuḥ |
ūva ā sadā pātu anato'dhaḥ sadā'vatu ||
pacātako maheca vāmakaṇadubhūiṣataḥ |
ṇavaṃ puiṭataṃ kṛvā takṛvā ṇavaṃ punaḥ ||
samucāya tato devīkavacaṃ paṭhe tathā |
āṇī me iśaraḥ pātu nee pātu mahevarī ||
vaiṇavī nāisakāyumaṃ kaṇayoḥ kaṇavāisanī |
kaṭhaṃ mātu mahālamīdayaṃ caḍabhairavī ||
bāhū me bagalā pātu karau mihaṣamadanī |
karāguilaṣu keśeṣu nābha me cacakā'vatu ||
guṃ guevarī pātu ū pātu mahāmitaḥ |
jānunī jananī rāmā guphayonarasihakā ||
vasudharā sadā pādau pāyāpādāgulīṣu ca |
romakūpe medamajā rata-māṃsāthakhaḍake ||
reṇukā jananī pātu mahāpurinavāisanī |
raāhīnaṃ tu yathānaṃ vajataṃ kavacena tu ||
pūva bījaṃ samucāya sapuṭamayogataḥ |
muāṃ vavā maheśāina golaṃ yāsaṃ samācare ||
aya īreṇukā-kavacamaya ā ṛiṣaḥ anuṭu chadaḥ reṇukā devatā
laṃ bījaṃ reṇukā īyatha golayāse ivinayogaḥ |
oṃ rāṃ aguṭhāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ ra tajanīyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ ṃ mayamāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ ra anāimakāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ ra kinaṭhakāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ raḥ karatalakarapṛṭhāyāṃ namaḥ |
evaṃ dayāidayāsaḥ |
oṃ paṃ namaḥ mūna |
oṃ phaṃ namaḥ diṇanee |
oṃ baṃ namaḥ vāmanee |
oṃ bhaṃ namaḥ diṇanāsāpuṭe |
oṃ maṃ namaḥ vāmanāsāpuṭe |
oṃ yaṃ namaḥ diṇakaṇa |
oṃ raṃ namaḥ vāmakaṇa |
oṃ laṃ namaḥ mukhe |
oṃ vaṃ namaḥ gude |
āṇī bhāge ca iśaro dhariṇa dhāiraṇī |
ra ra maheśāina sadā māṃ pāiha pāvatī ||
bhairavī ipurā bālā vaā me tāiraṇī paṟā |
ra ra maheśāina sadā māṃ pāiha pāvatī ||
eṣā me'gaṃ sadā pātu pāvatī haravalabhā |
mihaṣāsurasaṃha ivadhātṛvaradāiyanī ||
matake pātu me inayaṃ mahākālī sīdatu |
ākāśe tāḍakā pātu pātāle vinavāisanī ||
vāmadiṇayocāipa kāilakā ca karāilakā |
dhanubaṇadharā caiva khaga-khavāga-dhāiraṇī ||
savagaṃ me sadā pātu reṇukā varadāiyanī |
rāṃ rāṃ rāṃ reṇuke mātabhagavoārakāiraṇī ||
rājarājakuloūte saṃāme śausakaṭe |
jalānāye yābhaye tathā rājabhaye'ipa ca |
maśāne sakaṭe ghore pāiha māṃ paramevira ||
paṃ deiha yaśo deiha iṣatāṃ nāśameva ca |
sādaḥ yāchubho mātavaradā reṇuke bhava ||
aiṃ maheiśa mahevira caḍame
bhujagadhāiriṇa śakhakapāilake |
kanaka-kuḍala-maḍala-bhājane
vapuiradaca punīiha mahevira ||
idaṃ īkavacaṃ deyāḥ reṇukāyā mahevira |
ikālaṃ yaḥ paṭheinayaṃ taya isiḥ jāyate ||
haṇe'kaya caya śuicaḥ pūvamupoiṣataḥ |
śatayāvṛipāṭhāisiḥ jāyate ||
nadīsagamamāsā nāibhamāodakathataḥ |
rivamaḍalamuīya jale ta thatāṃ iśavā ||
ivicaya maḍale devī kāya isibhaveuva |
ghaṭaṃ tava itaṭhāya ivabhūitata veśaye |
dīpaṃ saṣapatailena kavacaṃ iḥ paṭhedā ||
bhūtaeta-ipaśācāca ḍāikayo yātudhāinakā |
sava te nāśamāyāita kavacamaraṇāye ||
dhanaṃ dhāyaṃ yaśo medhāṃ yakicamanasesata |
kavacamaraṇādeva savamānoita inayaśaḥ ||
iita ī mātṛsaṃthāne bhairavayāmale reṇukākape
pacamaṃ paṭalaṃ sapūṇa ||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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