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Shiva Kavacham Brahmanda Vijaya

Shiva Kavacham Brahmanda Vijaya

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Devotional text

āḍivajaya īiśavakavaca
{|| āḍivajaya īiśavakavaca ||}
vaivatapurāṇe
nārada uvāca-
iśavaya kavacaṃ ūiha maya rājena yaṛta |
nārāyaṇa mahābhāga otuṃ kautūhalaṃ mama || 1||
īnārāyaṇa uvāca-
kavacaṃ ṇu ivae śakaraya mahāmanaḥ |
āḍa ivajayaṃ nāma sava'vayava raṇa || 2||
purā duvasasā daṃ mayaya rājāya dhīmate |
davā ṣaḍaraṃ maṃ sava pāpa ṇāśana || 3||
thate ca kavace dehe nāta mṛyuca jīivanā |
aeśaejalevanau isicenāta saṃśayaḥ || 4||
yaṛvā paṭhanā bāṇaḥ iśavavaṃ āpalīlayā |
babhūva iśavatuyaca yaṛvā nidakevaraḥ || 5||
vīraeṭho vīrabhao sābo'bhū dhāraṇātaḥ |
ailoya ivajayī rājā iharayakiśapuḥ vaya || 6||
iharayāca ivajayī cā'bhava dhāraṇāi saḥ |
yaṛvā paṭhanā isao duvasā ivava pūijataḥ || 7||
jaigīṣayo mahāyogī paṭhanā dhāraṇātaḥ |
yaṛvā vāmadevaca devalaḥ pavanaḥ vaya || 8||
agayaca pulayacā'bhava ivavapūijataḥ || 9||
|| īiśavakavaca ||
oṃ namaḥ iśavāyeita ca matakaṃ me sadā'vatu |
oṃ namaḥ iśavāyeita ca vāhā bhālaṃ sadā'vatu || 1||
oṃ   la iśavāyeita vāhā nee sadā'vatu |
oṃ  la hūṃ iśavāyeita namo me pātu nāisakā || 2||
oṃ namaḥ iśavāya śātāya vāhā kaṭhaṃ sadā'vatu |
oṃ   hūṃ saṃsāra ka vāhā kaṇa sadāvatu || 3||
oṃ   pacavaāya vāhā dataṃ sadāvatu |
oṃ  maheśāya vāhā cā'dharaṃ pātu me sadā || 4||
oṃ   la ineāya vāhā keśā sadā'vatu |
oṃ  aiṃ mahādevāya vāhā vaḥ sadā'vatu || 5||
oṃ   la me āya vāhā nābha sadā'vatu |
oṃ  aiṃ   īvarāya vāhā pṛṭhaṃ sadā'vatu || 6||
oṃ  la mṛtujayāya vāhā uvau sadā'vatu |
oṃ   la īśānāya vāhā pāva sadā'vatu || 7||
oṃ  īvarāya vāhā codaraṃ pātu me sadā |
oṃ   mṛyujayāya vāhā bāhū sadā'vatu || 8||
oṃ   la īvarāya vāhā pātu karau mama |
oṃ mahevarāya āya inatabaṃ pātu me sadā || 9||
oṃ   bhūtanāthāya vāhā pādau sadā'vatu |
oṃ savavarāya śavaya vāhā pādau sadā'vatu || 10||
āyāṃ māṃ pātu bhūteśaḥ āneyāṃ pātu śakaraḥ |
diṇe pātu māṃ o naiṝyāṃ thāṇureva ca || 11||
pacame khaḍaparaśuvayayāṃ caśekharaḥ |
ure igiraśaḥ pātu caiśāyāṃ īvaraḥ vaya || 12||
ūva mṛḍaḥ sadā pātu cā'dho mṛyujayaḥ vaya |
jale thale cā'tirae vane jāgaraṇe sadā || 13||
ipanākī pātu māṃ īyā bhataṃ vai bhatavasalaḥ || 14||
|| phalauitaḥ ||
iita te kithataṃ vasa kavacaṃ paramā'uta || 15||
daśa la japenaiva isibhavita inacata |
yida yā isa kavaco  tuyo bhave uva || 16||
tava nehā mayā''yātaṃ vatayaṃ na kayica |
kavacaṃ kāva śākhotaṃ aitagoyaṃ sudulabha || 17||
avamedha sahaāiṇa rājasūya śatāina ca |
savaiṇa kavacayāya phalaṃ nāhaita ṣoḍaśī || 18||
kavacaya sādena jīvamuto bhavenaraḥ |
savaḥ savaisaeśo manoyāyī bhave uva || 19||
idaṃ kavacaṃ aāvā bhave yaḥ śakarabhu |
śatalaṃ jato'ipa na maḥ isidāyakaḥ || 20||
|| iita īvaivata purāṇe gaṇapitakhaḍe
āḍivajayī nāma īśakarakavacatoṃ sapūṇa ||
 . . naāmanaḥ
iyataraṃ ikicadatīha inacata .
ikamācaya? :
ahayahina bhūtāina gachatīha yamālaya |
śeṣāḥ thāvārimachita ikamācayamataḥ para ||
te taṃ bhuvā vagalokaṃ ivaśālaṃ īṇe puye mayalokaṃ ivaśita
kamaiṇa duḥkhodakaiṇa kuvadehena taiiha punaḥ |
dehamābhajate ta ka sukhaṃ mayadhamaṇaḥ || (29)
lokānāṃ lokapālānāṃ mayaṃ kapajīivanā |
ṇo'ipa bhayaṃ maḥ iparādhaparāyuṣaḥ || (30).
abhīitahetoranuvatanīyaṃ nātha vadayaṃ na ivabhāvayāima|
bhayaṃ kutaḥ yā viya sānukape, raā kutaḥ yā viya jāta roṣe ||
viya raita rakaiḥ ikamayaiḥ, viya cāraita rakaiḥ ikamayaiḥ?
gomūeṇa nāpiyavā punagarajasābhaka |
raāṃ cauca śakṛtā ādaśāgeṣu nāmibhaḥ || 20||
lalāṭe keśavaṃ yāyenārāyāṇamathodare |
vaḥthale mādhavaṃ tu goivadaṃ kaṭhakūbare ||
ivaṇuṃ ca diṇe kuau bāhau ca madhusūdana |
iivamaṃ kadhare tu vāmanaṃ vāmapāvake ||
īdharaṃ vāmabāhau tu ṣīkeśaṃ tu kadhare |
pṛṭhe tu panābhaṃ ca kaāṃ dāmodaraṃ yase ||
goyaḥ saṃpṛṭasilalā ageṣu karayoḥ pṛtha|
yayāmayatha bālaya bījayāsamakuvata || 21||
ayādajo'i miṇamāṃtava jāvatho yao'yutaḥ kiṭataṭaṃ jaṭharaṃ hayāyaḥ |
keśavavadura īśa inatu kaṭhaṃ ivaṇubhujaṃ mukhamuma īvaraḥ ka || 22||
cayataḥ sahagado hiraratu pacā vapāvayodhanurasī madhuhājanaca |
koṇeṣu śakha ugāya upayupetāyaḥ itau haladharaḥ puṣaḥ samatā || 23||
iiyāiṇa ṣīkeśaḥ āṇānārāyaṇo'vatu |
vetaīpapitacaṃ mano yogevaro'vatu || 24||
pṛnagabhatu te buimāmānaṃ bhagavāparaḥ |
īḍataṃ pātu goivadaḥ śayānaṃ pātu mādhavaḥ || 25||
jatamayāaikuṭha āsīnaṃ vāṃ iyaḥ pitaḥ |
bhujānaṃ yabhupātu savahabhayakaraḥ || 26||
ḍāikayo yātudhāyaca kumāḍā ye'bhakahāḥ |
bhūtaetipaśācāca yaraoivanāyakāḥ || 27||
koṭarā revatī yeṭhā pūtanā mātṛkādayaḥ |
umādā ye pamārā dehaāṇeiyauhaḥ || 28||
vanaṭā mahopātā vṛā bālahāca ye |
sava nayatu te ivaṇonamahaṇabhīravaḥ || 29
bhayāpahaḥ bhayaṃ saṃsārajaṃ puṃsāmapana bhayāpahaḥ |
 bhayāpahā (121).
bhayāina jalathalāida-yutādīina savayapahatīita bhayāpahā |
tathā ca vāyupurāṇe - araye ātare vāipa jale vāipa thale'ipa vā |
yākubhīracoreyo bhayathāne ivaśeṣataḥ |
āidhavipa ca savaṣu devīnāmāina kītaye - iita |
kātāramayaḍhalanatayā'vasanā
manāca vāiridhajale irapuibhaca āḥ |
yayāḥ pa caraṇau ivapadataita
sā me sadā'tu ida savajagasivaī || 12||
badhe vadhe mahita mṛyubhaye sate
ivatae ca ivivadhe ca mahopatāpe |
yapādapūjanimaha itakāramāhu-
sā me samatajananī śaraṇaṃ bhavānī || 13||
karalanamṛgaḥ karī-bhago ghanaśādūla-ivakhaḍano'ta-jatuḥ |
igiraśo ivaśadākṛitaca cetaḥ-kuhare pacamukho'ta me kuto bhīḥ? ||
 vaṇa.
vatāṃ vakathāṃ kṛṇaḥ puyavaṇakītanaḥ |
thaḥtho bhaāiṇa ivadhunoita susatā ||
|| oṃ tasa ||

About this kavacham — Shiva

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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