Varada Ganesha Kavacham
Varada Ganesha Kavacham
Text in Roman script
Devotional text
varadagaṇeśakavaca
{|| varadagaṇeśakavaca ||}
īgaṇeśāya namaḥ |
ībhairava uvāca |
mahādeiva gaṇeśaya varadaya mahāmanaḥ |
kavacaṃ te vayāima vapajarakāibhadha || 1||
aya īmahāgaṇapitavapajarakavacaya ībhairava ṛiṣaḥ ,
gāyayaṃ chadaḥ , īmahāgaṇapitadavatā , gaṃ bījaṃ ,
śataḥ , kuku kīlakaṃ , vaivaāidisayatha
mahāgaṇapitavapajarakavacapāṭhe ivinayogaḥ |
yāna |
ivaneśaṃ ivavavaṃ suivapulayaśasaṃ lokaraādaṃ
sāā savapadāsu śamanasumata pāvatīāṇasūnu |
āyaḥ savasureaiḥ sasuramuinagaṇaiḥ sādhakaiḥ pūyamānaṃ
kāyenātarāyāimatabhayaśamanaṃ ivanarājaṃ namāima || 2||
oṃgaṃ iśaraḥ pātu mahāgaṇapitaḥ bhuḥ |
ivanāyako lalāṭaṃ me ivanarājo uvau mama || 3||
pātu nee gaṇāyao nāisakāṃ me gajānanaḥ |
uita me'vatu herabo gaḍau modakāśanaḥ || 4||
aimātaro mukhaṃ pātu cādharau pāvirada |
datā mamaikadato'yā vatuḍo'vatā rasā || 5||
gāgeyo me galaṃ pātu kadhau sahāsano'vatu |
ivanātako bhujau pātu hatau mūṣakavāhanaḥ || 6||
ū mamāvatāinayaṃ devipuraghātanaḥ |
dayaṃ me kumāro'yājayataḥ pāvayumaka || 7||
uno me'vatā pṛṭhaṃ nābha śakaranadanaḥ |
kaṭa nidagaṇaḥ pātu iśanaṃ vīrevaro'vatu || 8||
mee me'vatu saubhāyo bhṛigarīṭī ca guka |
ivarāṭako'vatādū jānū me pupadatakaḥ || 9||
jaghe mama ivakata'yā guphāvayagaṇo'vatu |
pādau icagaṇaḥ pātu pādādho loihato'vatu || 10||
pādapṛṭhaṃ sudaro'yā nūpurāo vapumama |
ivacāro jaṭharaṃ pātu bhūtāina copakaḥ || 11||
iśarasaḥ pādapayataṃ vapuḥ sutagaṇo'vatu |
pādāidamūdhapayataṃ vapuḥ pātu ivanatakaḥ || 12||
ivamāirataṃ tu ya thānaṃ gaṇeśata sadāvatu |
pūva māṃ karālo'yādāeye ivakarālakaḥ || 13||
diṇe pātu saṃhāro naiṛte bhairavaḥ |
pacame māṃ mahākālo vāyau kālānabhairavaḥ || 14||
ure māṃ isatāyu'yādaiśāyāmisatāmakaḥ |
bhāte śatapao'yā sahaāratu mayame || 15||
datamālā idanāte'yāiniśa pāṃ sadāvatu |
kalaśo māṃ inaśīthe'yāinaśāte paraśutathā || 16||
sava savadā pātu śakhayumaṃ ca mapuḥ |
oṃoṃ rājakule haha raṇabhaye kuūte'vatā
śaugṛhe śaśa jalabhaye lala vanāte'vatu |
lalūṃlalaṃguṃ savabhīitaṣu mahāyāyātaṣu lagaga
inayaṃ yaipaśācabhūtaphiṇaṣu lagaṃ gaṇeśo'vatu || 17||
itīdaṃ kavacaṃ guṃ savataeṣu goipata |
vapajaranāmānaṃ gaṇeśaya mahāmanaḥ || 18||
agabhūtaṃ manumayaṃ savacāraikasādhana |
ivanānena na isiḥ yā pūjanaya japaya ca || 19||
tamā tu kavacaṃ puyaṃ paṭheā dhāraye sadā |
taya isimahādeiva karathā pāralauikakī || 20||
yaṃyaṃ kāmayate kāmaṃ taṃ taṃ ānoita pāṭhataḥ |
adharāe paṭheinayaṃ savabhīṭaphalaṃ labhe || 21||
iita guṃ sukavacaṃ mahāgaṇapateḥ iya |
savaisimayaṃ idayaṃ gopaye paramevira || 22||
|| iita īyāmale tae īdevīrahaye mahāgaṇapitakavacaṃ samāta ||About this kavacham — Ganesha
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.