Shiva Kavacham Brahmanda Vijaya
Shiva Kavacham Brahmanda Vijaya
Text in Roman script
Devotional text
āḍivajaya īiśavakavaca
{|| āḍivajaya īiśavakavaca ||}
vaivatapurāṇe
nārada uvāca-
iśavaya kavacaṃ ūiha maya rājena yaṛta |
nārāyaṇa mahābhāga otuṃ kautūhalaṃ mama || 1||
īnārāyaṇa uvāca-
kavacaṃ ṇu ivae śakaraya mahāmanaḥ |
āḍa ivajayaṃ nāma sava'vayava raṇa || 2||
purā duvasasā daṃ mayaya rājāya dhīmate |
davā ṣaḍaraṃ maṃ sava pāpa ṇāśana || 3||
thate ca kavace dehe nāta mṛyuca jīivanā |
aeśaejalevanau isicenāta saṃśayaḥ || 4||
yaṛvā paṭhanā bāṇaḥ iśavavaṃ āpalīlayā |
babhūva iśavatuyaca yaṛvā nidakevaraḥ || 5||
vīraeṭho vīrabhao sābo'bhū dhāraṇātaḥ |
ailoya ivajayī rājā iharayakiśapuḥ vaya || 6||
iharayāca ivajayī cā'bhava dhāraṇāi saḥ |
yaṛvā paṭhanā isao duvasā ivava pūijataḥ || 7||
jaigīṣayo mahāyogī paṭhanā dhāraṇātaḥ |
yaṛvā vāmadevaca devalaḥ pavanaḥ vaya || 8||
agayaca pulayacā'bhava ivavapūijataḥ || 9||
|| īiśavakavaca ||
oṃ namaḥ iśavāyeita ca matakaṃ me sadā'vatu |
oṃ namaḥ iśavāyeita ca vāhā bhālaṃ sadā'vatu || 1||
oṃ la iśavāyeita vāhā nee sadā'vatu |
oṃ la hūṃ iśavāyeita namo me pātu nāisakā || 2||
oṃ namaḥ iśavāya śātāya vāhā kaṭhaṃ sadā'vatu |
oṃ hūṃ saṃsāra ka vāhā kaṇa sadāvatu || 3||
oṃ pacavaāya vāhā dataṃ sadāvatu |
oṃ maheśāya vāhā cā'dharaṃ pātu me sadā || 4||
oṃ la ineāya vāhā keśā sadā'vatu |
oṃ aiṃ mahādevāya vāhā vaḥ sadā'vatu || 5||
oṃ la me āya vāhā nābha sadā'vatu |
oṃ aiṃ īvarāya vāhā pṛṭhaṃ sadā'vatu || 6||
oṃ la mṛtujayāya vāhā uvau sadā'vatu |
oṃ la īśānāya vāhā pāva sadā'vatu || 7||
oṃ īvarāya vāhā codaraṃ pātu me sadā |
oṃ mṛyujayāya vāhā bāhū sadā'vatu || 8||
oṃ la īvarāya vāhā pātu karau mama |
oṃ mahevarāya āya inatabaṃ pātu me sadā || 9||
oṃ bhūtanāthāya vāhā pādau sadā'vatu |
oṃ savavarāya śavaya vāhā pādau sadā'vatu || 10||
āyāṃ māṃ pātu bhūteśaḥ āneyāṃ pātu śakaraḥ |
diṇe pātu māṃ o naiṝyāṃ thāṇureva ca || 11||
pacame khaḍaparaśuvayayāṃ caśekharaḥ |
ure igiraśaḥ pātu caiśāyāṃ īvaraḥ vaya || 12||
ūva mṛḍaḥ sadā pātu cā'dho mṛyujayaḥ vaya |
jale thale cā'tirae vane jāgaraṇe sadā || 13||
ipanākī pātu māṃ īyā bhataṃ vai bhatavasalaḥ || 14||
|| phalauitaḥ ||
iita te kithataṃ vasa kavacaṃ paramā'uta || 15||
daśa la japenaiva isibhavita inacata |
yida yā isa kavaco tuyo bhave uva || 16||
tava nehā mayā''yātaṃ vatayaṃ na kayica |
kavacaṃ kāva śākhotaṃ aitagoyaṃ sudulabha || 17||
avamedha sahaāiṇa rājasūya śatāina ca |
savaiṇa kavacayāya phalaṃ nāhaita ṣoḍaśī || 18||
kavacaya sādena jīvamuto bhavenaraḥ |
savaḥ savaisaeśo manoyāyī bhave uva || 19||
idaṃ kavacaṃ aāvā bhave yaḥ śakarabhu |
śatalaṃ jato'ipa na maḥ isidāyakaḥ || 20||
|| iita īvaivata purāṇe gaṇapitakhaḍe
āḍivajayī nāma īśakarakavacatoṃ sapūṇa ||
. . naāmanaḥ
iyataraṃ ikicadatīha inacata .
ikamācaya? :
ahayahina bhūtāina gachatīha yamālaya |
śeṣāḥ thāvārimachita ikamācayamataḥ para ||
te taṃ bhuvā vagalokaṃ ivaśālaṃ īṇe puye mayalokaṃ ivaśita
kamaiṇa duḥkhodakaiṇa kuvadehena taiiha punaḥ |
dehamābhajate ta ka sukhaṃ mayadhamaṇaḥ || (29)
lokānāṃ lokapālānāṃ mayaṃ kapajīivanā |
ṇo'ipa bhayaṃ maḥ iparādhaparāyuṣaḥ || (30).
abhīitahetoranuvatanīyaṃ nātha vadayaṃ na ivabhāvayāima|
bhayaṃ kutaḥ yā viya sānukape, raā kutaḥ yā viya jāta roṣe ||
viya raita rakaiḥ ikamayaiḥ, viya cāraita rakaiḥ ikamayaiḥ?
gomūeṇa nāpiyavā punagarajasābhaka |
raāṃ cauca śakṛtā ādaśāgeṣu nāmibhaḥ || 20||
lalāṭe keśavaṃ yāyenārāyāṇamathodare |
vaḥthale mādhavaṃ tu goivadaṃ kaṭhakūbare ||
ivaṇuṃ ca diṇe kuau bāhau ca madhusūdana |
iivamaṃ kadhare tu vāmanaṃ vāmapāvake ||
īdharaṃ vāmabāhau tu ṣīkeśaṃ tu kadhare |
pṛṭhe tu panābhaṃ ca kaāṃ dāmodaraṃ yase ||
goyaḥ saṃpṛṭasilalā ageṣu karayoḥ pṛtha|
yayāmayatha bālaya bījayāsamakuvata || 21||
ayādajo'i miṇamāṃtava jāvatho yao'yutaḥ kiṭataṭaṃ jaṭharaṃ hayāyaḥ |
keśavavadura īśa inatu kaṭhaṃ ivaṇubhujaṃ mukhamuma īvaraḥ ka || 22||
cayataḥ sahagado hiraratu pacā vapāvayodhanurasī madhuhājanaca |
koṇeṣu śakha ugāya upayupetāyaḥ itau haladharaḥ puṣaḥ samatā || 23||
iiyāiṇa ṣīkeśaḥ āṇānārāyaṇo'vatu |
vetaīpapitacaṃ mano yogevaro'vatu || 24||
pṛnagabhatu te buimāmānaṃ bhagavāparaḥ |
īḍataṃ pātu goivadaḥ śayānaṃ pātu mādhavaḥ || 25||
jatamayāaikuṭha āsīnaṃ vāṃ iyaḥ pitaḥ |
bhujānaṃ yabhupātu savahabhayakaraḥ || 26||
ḍāikayo yātudhāyaca kumāḍā ye'bhakahāḥ |
bhūtaetipaśācāca yaraoivanāyakāḥ || 27||
koṭarā revatī yeṭhā pūtanā mātṛkādayaḥ |
umādā ye pamārā dehaāṇeiyauhaḥ || 28||
vanaṭā mahopātā vṛā bālahāca ye |
sava nayatu te ivaṇonamahaṇabhīravaḥ || 29
bhayāpahaḥ bhayaṃ saṃsārajaṃ puṃsāmapana bhayāpahaḥ |
bhayāpahā (121).
bhayāina jalathalāida-yutādīina savayapahatīita bhayāpahā |
tathā ca vāyupurāṇe - araye ātare vāipa jale vāipa thale'ipa vā |
yākubhīracoreyo bhayathāne ivaśeṣataḥ |
āidhavipa ca savaṣu devīnāmāina kītaye - iita |
kātāramayaḍhalanatayā'vasanā
manāca vāiridhajale irapuibhaca āḥ |
yayāḥ pa caraṇau ivapadataita
sā me sadā'tu ida savajagasivaī || 12||
badhe vadhe mahita mṛyubhaye sate
ivatae ca ivivadhe ca mahopatāpe |
yapādapūjanimaha itakāramāhu-
sā me samatajananī śaraṇaṃ bhavānī || 13||
karalanamṛgaḥ karī-bhago ghanaśādūla-ivakhaḍano'ta-jatuḥ |
igiraśo ivaśadākṛitaca cetaḥ-kuhare pacamukho'ta me kuto bhīḥ? ||
vaṇa.
vatāṃ vakathāṃ kṛṇaḥ puyavaṇakītanaḥ |
thaḥtho bhaāiṇa ivadhunoita susatā ||
|| oṃ tasa ||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.