Vishnu Kavacham Brahmanda Pavana Kavacham
Vishnu Kavacham Brahmanda Pavana Kavacham
Text in Roman script
Devotional text
īivaṇukavacaṃ athavā āḍapāvanakavacaṃ vaivata purāṇātagata
{|| īivaṇukavacaṃ athavā āḍapāvanakavacaṃ vaivata purāṇātagata ||}
śaunaka uvāca |
ka toṃ kavacaṃ ivaṇomapūjāividhaḥ purā |
dao visaṭhaitāyāṃ ca taṃ bhavā vatumahaita || 8||
ādaśāramaṃ ca śūilanaḥ kavacāidaka |
daṃ gadhavarājāya visaṭhena ca ka purā || 9||
tadipa ūiha he saute otuṃ kautūhalaṃ mama |
śakaratokavacaṃ maṃ dugaivanāśana || 10||
sauitavāca |
tuṭāva yena toeṇa mālatī paramevara |
tadeva toṃ daṃ ca maṃ ca kavacaṃ ṇu || 11||
oṃ namo bhagavate rāsamaḍaleśāya vāhā |
imaṃ maṃ kapataṃ daau ṣoḍaśāra || 12||
purā daṃ kumārāya ṇā pukare hareḥ |
purā daṃ ca kṛṇena goloke śakarāya ca || 13||
yānaṃ ca ivaṇovadotaṃ śāvataṃ savadulabha |
mūlena sava deyaṃ ca naiveāidakamuma || 14||
atīvagutakavacaṃ ipatuvaāmayā uta |
ipae daṃ purā iva gagāyāṃ śūilanā uva || 15||
śūilane ṇe daṃ goloke rāsamaḍale |
dhamaya gopīkātena kṛpayā paramāuta || 16||
ovāca |
rādhākāta mahābhāga kavacaṃ yaṃ kāiśata |
āḍapāvanaṃ nāma kṛpayā kathaya bho || 17||
māṃ maheśaṃ ca dhama ca bhataṃ ca bhatavasala |
vaṃ sādena pueyo dāyāima bhatasaṃyutaḥ || 18||
īkṛṇa uvāca |
ṇu vayāima eśa dhamadaṃ kavacaṃ para |
ahaṃ dāyāima yumayaḥ gopanīyaṃ sudulabha || 19||
yamai kamai na dātayaṃ āṇatuyaṃ mamaiva iha |
yaejo mama dehe'ta taejaḥ kavace'ipa ca || 20||
ku sṛṭimadaṃ dhṛvā dhātā ijagatāṃ bhava |
saṃhata bhava he śabho mama tuyo bhave bhava || 21||
he dhama vimamaṃ dhṛvā bhava sāī ca kamaṇā |
tapasāṃ phaladātā ca yūyaṃ bhavata marā || 22||
āḍapāvanayāya kavacaya hiraḥ vaya |
ṛiṣachadaca gāyaī devo'haṃ jagadīvaraḥ || 23||
dhamathakāmamoeṣu ivinayogaḥ kītataḥ |
ilavārapaṭhanā isidaṃ kavacaṃ ivadhe || 24||
yo bhave isakavaco mama tuyo bhaveu saḥ |
tejasā isiyogena ānena ivameṇa ca || 25||
ṇavo me iśaraḥ pātu namo rāsevarāya ca |
bhālaṃ pāyāneyumaṃ namo rādhevarāya ca || 26||
kṛṇaḥ pāyā oyumaṃ he hare āṇameva ca |
ijivakāṃ vinajāyā tu kṛṇāyeita ca savataḥ || 27||
īkṛṇāya vāheita ca kaṭhaṃ pātu ṣaḍaraḥ |
kṛṇāya namo vaṃ la pūvaca bhujaya || 28||
namo gopāganeśāya kadhāvaṭāro'vatu |
datapaṃtamoṭhayumaṃ namo gopīvarāya ca || 29||
oṃ namo bhagavate rāsamaḍaleśāya vāhā |
vayaṃ vathalaṃ pātu mao'yaṃ ṣoḍaśāraḥ || 30||
aiṃ kṛṇāya vāheita ca kaṇayumaṃ sadāvatu |
oṃ ivaṇave vāheita ca kakālaṃ savato'vatu || 31||
oṃ haraye nama iita pṛṭhaṃ pādaṃ sadāvatu |
oṃ govadhanadhāiraṇe vāhā savaśarīraka || 32||
āyāṃ māṃ pātu īkṛṇaḥ āneyāṃ pātu mādhavaḥ |
diṇe pātu gopīśo nairṛyāṃ nadanadanaḥ || 33||
vāyāṃ pātu goivado vāyayāṃ rāidhakevaraḥ |
ure pātu rāseśa aiśāyāmayutaḥ vaya || 34||
satataṃ savataḥ pātu paro nārāyaṇaḥ vaya |
iita te kithataṃ kavacaṃ paramāuta || 35||
mama jīvanatuyaṃ ca yumayaṃ dameva ca |
avamedhasahaāiṇa vājapeyaśatāina ca |
kalāṃ nāhaita tāyeva kavacayaiva dhāraṇā || 36||
gumayaya ividhavaālakāracadanaiḥ |
nāvā taṃ ca namakṛya kavacaṃ dhāraye sudhīḥ || 37||
kavacaya sādena jīvamuto bhavenaraḥ |
yida yā isakavaco ivaṇureva bhave ija || 38||
iita īvaivata mahāpuṣaāḍapāvanaṃ kavacaṃ samāta ||About this kavacham — Vishnu
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.