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Shiva Kavacham | shiva kavacam — English

atha shivakacam
asya shrii shivakavaca stotra mahaamantrasya ।
rishabha-yogiishvara rishih ।
anushtup chandh ।
shrii-saambasadaashivo devataa ।
ॐ biijam ।
namh shaktih ।
shivaayeti kiilakam ।
saambasadaashivapriityarthe jape viniyogh ॥

karanyaash
ॐ sadaashivaaya angushthaabhyaam namh ।
nm gangaadharaaya tarjaniibhyaam namh ।
mm mrityunyjayaaya madhyamaabhyaam namh ।
shim shuulapaanaye anaamikaabhyaam namh ।
vaam pinaakapaanaye kanishthikaabhyaam namh ।
ym umaapataye karatalakaraprishthaabhyaam namh ।

hridayaadi anganyaash
ॐ sadaashivaaya hridayaaya namh ।
nm gangaadharaaya shirase svaahaa ।
mm mrityunyjayaaya shikhaayai vashat ।
shim shuulapaanaye kavacaaya hum ।
vaam pinaakapaanaye netratrayaaya vaushat ।
ym umaapataye astraaya phat ।
bhuurbhuvassuvaromiti digbandhh ॥

dhyaanam
vajradmshtrm trinayanm kaalakantha marindamam ।
sahasrakara-matyugrm vande shambhum umaapatim ॥
rudraaksha-kankana-lasatkara-dandayugmh paalaantaraa-lasita-bhasmadhrita-tripundrh ।
panycaaksharm paripathan varamantraraajm dhyaayan sadaa pashupatim sharanm vrajethaah ॥

ath parm sarvapuraana-guhym nihshesha-paapaughaharm pavitram ।
jayapradm sarva-vipatpramocanm vakshyaami shaivm kavacm hitaaya te ॥

panycapuujaa
lm prithivyaatmane gandhm samarpayaami ।
hm aakaashaatmane pushpaih puujayaami ।
ym vaayvaatmane dhuupm aaghraapayaami ।
rm agnyaatmane diipm darshayaami ।
vm amritaatmane amritm mahaa-naivedym nivedayaami ।
sm sarvaatmane sarvopacaara-puujaam samarpayaami ॥

mantrh

rishabha uvaaca ।
namaskritya mahaadevm vishva-vyaapina-miishvaram ।
vakshye shivamaym varma sarvarakshaakarm nrinaam ॥ 1 ॥

shucau deshe samaasiino yathaavatkalpitaasanh ।
jitendriyo jitapraana-shcintayecchivamavyayam ॥ 2 ॥

hritpundariikaantarasannivishtm
svatejasaa vyaapta-nabhoऽvakaasham ।
atiindriym suukshmamanantamaadym
dhyaayetparaanandamaym mahesham ॥ 3 ॥

dhyaanaavadhuutaakhilakarmabandha-
-shcirm cidaanandanimagnacetaah ।
shadaksharanyaasasamaahitaatmaa
shaivena kuryaatkavacena rakshaam ॥ 4 ॥

maam paatu devoऽkhiladevataatmaa
smsaarakuupe patitm gabhiire ।
tannaama divym varamantramuulm
dhunotu me sarvamaghm hridistham ॥ 5 ॥

sarvatra maam rakshatu vishvamuurti-
-rjyoti-rmayaanandaghanashcidaatmaa ।
anoraniiyaanurushaktirekh
sa iishvarh paatu bhayaadasheshaat ॥ 6 ॥

yo bhuusvaruupena bibharti vishvm
paayaatsa bhuumergirishoऽshtamuurtih ।
yoऽpaam svaruupena nrinaam karoti
sanyjiivanm soऽvatu maam jalebhyh ॥ 7 ॥

kalpaavasaane bhuvanaani dagdhvaa
sarvaani yo nrityati bhuuriliilh ।
sa kaalarudroऽvatu maam davaagne-
-rvaatyaadibhiite-rakhilaacca taapaat ॥ 8 ॥

pradiipta-vidyutkanakaavabhaaso
vidyaavaraabhiiti-kuthaarapaanih ।
caturmukhastatpurushastrinetrh
praacyaam sthito rakshatu maamajasram ॥ 9 ॥

kuthaara khetaankushapaashashuula
kapaalapaashaaksha gunaandadhaanh ।
caturmukho niila-rucistrinetrh
paayaadaghoro dishi dakshinasyaam ॥ 10 ॥

kundendu-shankha-sphatikaavabhaaso
vedaakshamaalaa-varadaabhayaankh ।
tryakshashcaturvaktra uruprabhaavh
sadyoऽdhijaatoऽvatu maam pratiicyaam ॥ 11 ॥

varaaksha-maalaabhayatanka-hasth
saroja-kinyjalkasamaanavarnh ।
trilocana-shcaarucaturmukho maam
paayaadudiicyaam dishi vaamadevh ॥ 12 ॥

vedaabhayeshtaankushatankapaasha-
-kapaaladhakkaakshara-shuulapaanih ।
sitadyutih panycamukhoऽvataanmaa-
-miishaana uurdhvm paramaprakaashh ॥ 13 ॥

muurdhaanamavyaanmama candramaulih
phaalm mamaavyaadatha phaalanetrh ।
netre mamaavyaadbhaganetrahaarii
naasaam sadaa rakshatu vishvanaathh ॥ 14 ॥

paayaacchrutii me shrutigiitakiirtih
kapolamavyaatsatatm kapaalii ।
vaktrm sadaa rakshatu panycavaktro
jihvaam sadaa rakshatu vedajihvh ॥ 15 ॥

kanthm giriishoऽvatu niilakanthh
paanidvaym paatu pinaakapaanih ।
dormuulamavyaanmama dharmabaahuh
vakshhsthalm dakshamakhaantakoऽvyaat ॥ 16 ॥

mamodarm paatu giriindradhanvaa
madhym mamaavyaanmadanaantakaarii ।
herambataato mama paatu naabhim
paayaatkatim dhuurjatiriishvaro me ॥ 17 ॥
[smaraari-ravyaanmama guhyadesham
prishtm sadaa rakshatu paarvatiishh ।]

uurudvaym paatu kuberamitro
jaanudvaym me jagadiishvaroऽvyaat ।
janghaayugm pungavaketuravyaa-
-tpaadau mamaavyaatsuravandyapaadh ॥ 18 ॥

maheshvarh paatu dinaadiyaame
maam madhyayaameऽvatu vaamadevh ।
trilocanh paatu tritiiyayaame
vrishadhvajh paatu dinaantyayaame ॥ 19 ॥

paayaannishaadau shashishekharo maam
gangaadharo rakshatu maam nishiithe ।
gauriipatih paatu nishaavasaane
mrityunyjayo rakshatu sarvakaalam ॥ 20 ॥

anthsthitm rakshatu shankaro maam
sthaanuh sadaa paatu bahihsthitm maam ।
tadantare paatu patih pashuunaam
sadaashivo rakshatu maam samantaat ॥ 21 ॥

tishthanta-mavyaadbhuvanaikanaathh
paayaadvrajantm pramathaadhinaathh ।
vedaantavedyoऽvatu maam nishannm
maamavyayh paatu shivh shayaanam ॥ 22 ॥

maargeshu maam rakshatu niilakanthh
shailaadi-durgeshu puratrayaarih ।
aranyavaasaadi-mahaapravaase
paayaanmrigavyaadha udaarashaktih ॥ 23 ॥

kalpaanta-kaalogra-patuprakoph [katopa]
sphutaatta-haasoccalitaanda-koshh ।
ghoraari-senaarnavadurnivaara-
-mahaabhayaadrakshatu viirabhadrh ॥ 24 ॥

pattyashvamaatanga-rathaavaruudhinii- [ghataavaruutha]
-sahasra-lakshaayuta-kotibhiishanam ।
akshauhiniinaam shatamaatataayinaam
chindyaanmrido ghorakuthaaradhaarayaa ॥ 25 ॥

nihantu dasyuunpralayaanalaarci-
-rjvalattrishuulm tripuraantakasya ।
shaarduula-simharkshavrikaadi-himsraan
santraasayatviisha-dhanuh pinaakh ॥ 26 ॥

dussvapna dushshakuna durgati daurmanasya
durbhiksha durvyasana dussaha duryashaamsi ।
utpaata-taapa-vishabhiiti-masadgrahaartim
vyaadhiimshca naashayatu me jagataamadhiishh ॥ 27 ॥

ॐ namo bhagavate sadaashivaaya
sakala-tattvaatmakaaya
sarva-mantra-svaruupaaya
sarva-yantraadhishthitaaya
sarva-tantra-svaruupaaya
sarva-tattva-viduuraaya
brahma-rudraavataarine-niilakanthaaya
paarvatii-manoharapriyaaya
soma-suuryaagni-locanaaya
bhasmoddhuulita-vigrahaaya
mahaamani-mukuta-dhaaranaaya
maanikya-bhuushanaaya
srishtisthiti-pralayakaala-raudraavataaraaya
dakshaadhvara-dhvmsakaaya
mahaakaala-bhedanaaya
muuladhaaraika-nilayaaya
tatvaatiitaaya
gangaadharaaya
sarva-devaadi-devaaya
shadaashrayaaya
vedaanta-saaraaya
trivarga-saadhanaaya
anantakoti-brahmaanda-naayakaaya
ananta-vaasuki-takshaka-karkotaka-shankha-kulika-padma-mahaapadmeti-ashta-mahaa-naaga-kulabhuushanaaya
pranavasvaruupaaya
cidaakaashaaya
aakaasha-dik-svaruupaaya
graha-nakshatra-maaline
sakalaaya
kalanka-rahitaaya
sakala-lokaika-kartre
sakala-lokaika-bhartre
sakala-lokaika-smhartre
sakala-lokaika-gurave
sakala-lokaika-saakshine
sakala-nigamaguhyaaya
sakala-vedaanta-paaragaaya
sakala-lokaika-varapradaaya
sakala-lokaika-shankaraaya
sakala-duritaarti-bhanyjanaaya
sakala-jagadabhayankaraaya
shashaanka-shekharaaya
shaashvata-nijaavaasaaya
niraakaaraaya
niraabhaasaaya
niraamayaaya
nirmalaaya
nirlobhaaya
nirmadaaya
nishcintaaya
nirahankaaraaya
nirankushaaya
nishkalankaaya
nirgunaaya
nishkaamaaya
niruupaplavaaya
niravadhyaaya
nirantaraaya
nirupadravaaya
niravadyaaya
nirantaraaya
nishkaaranaaya
niraatankaaya
nishprapanycaaya
nissangaaya
nirdvandvaaya
niraadhaaraaya
niiraagaaya
nishkrodhaya
nirlobhaya
nishpaapaaya
nirvikalpaaya
nirbhedaaya
nishkriyaaya
nistulaaya
nishshmshayaaya
niranyjanaaya
nirupama-vibhavaaya
nitya-shuddha-buddha-mukta-paripuurna-saccidaanandaadvayaaya
parama-shaanta-svaruupaaya
parama-shaanta-prakaashaaya
tejoruupaaya
tejomayaaya
tejoऽdhipataye
jaya jaya rudra mahaarudra
mahaa-raudra
bhadraavataara
mahaa-bhairava
kaala-bhairava
kalpaanta-bhairava
kapaala-maalaadhara
khatvaanga-carma-khadga-dhara
paashaankusha-damaruushuula-caapa-baana-gadaa-shakti-bhindi-
paala-tomara-musala-bhushundii-mudgara-paasha-parigha-shataghnii-cakraadyaayudha-bhiishanaakaara
sahasra-mukha
dmshtraakaraala-vadana
vikataattahaasa
visphaatita-brahmaanda-mandala-naagendrakundala
naagendrahaara
naagendravalaya
naagendracarmadhara
naagendraniketana
mrityunyjaya
tryambaka
tripuraantaka
vishvaruupa
viruupaaksha
vishveshvara
vrishabhavaahana
vishavibhuushana
vishvatomukha
sarvatomukha
maam raksha raksha
jvala jvala
prajvala prajvala
mahaamrityubhaym shamaya shamaya
apamrityubhaym naashaya naashaya
rogabhaym utsaadaya utsaadaya
vishasarpabhaym shamaya shamaya
coraan maaraya maaraya
mama shatruun uccaataya uccaataya
trishuulena vidaaraya vidaaraya
kuthaarena bhindhi bhindhi
khadgena chinddi chinddi
khatvaangena vipodhaya vipodhaya
mama paapm shodhaya shodhaya
musalena nishpeshaya nishpeshaya
baanaih santaadaya santaadaya
yaksha rakshaamsi bhiishaya bhiishaya
ashesha bhuutaan vidraavaya vidraavaya
kuushmaanda-bhuuta-betaala-maariigana-brahmaraakshasa-ganaan santraasaya santraasaya
mama abhaym kuru kuru
[mama paapm shodhaya shodhaya]
naraka-mahaabhayaan maam uddhara uddhara
vitrastm maam aashvaasaya aashvaasaya
amrita-kataaksha-viikshanena maam aalokaya aalokaya
sanyjiivaya sanyjiivaya
kshuttrishnaartm maam aapyaayaya aapyaayaya
duhkhaaturm maam aanandaya aanandaya
shivakavacena maam aacchaadaya aacchaadaya
hara hara
hara hara
mrityunyjaya
tryambaka
sadaashiva
paramashiva
namaste namaste namaste namh ॥

puurvavat – hridayaadi nyaash ।
panycapuujaa ॥
bhuurbhuvassuvaromiti digvimokh ॥

phalashrutih

rishabha uvaaca ।
ityetatkavacm shaivm varadm vyaahritm mayaa ।
sarva-baadhaa-prashamanm rahasym sarvadehinaam ॥ 1 ॥

yh sadaa dhaarayenmartyh shaivm kavacamuttamam ।
na tasya jaayate kvaapi bhaym shambhoranugrahaat ॥ 2 ॥

kshiinaayu-rmrityumaapanno mahaarogahatoऽpi vaa ।
sadyh sukhamavaapnoti diirghamaayushca vindati ॥ 3 ॥

sarvadaaridryashamanm saumaangalya-vivardhanam ।
yo dhatte kavacm shaivm sa devairapi puujyate ॥ 4 ॥

mahaapaataka-sanghaatairmucyate copapaatakaih ।
dehaante shivamaapnoti shiva-varmaanubhaavath ॥ 5 ॥

tvamapi shraddhayaa vatsa shaivm kavacamuttamam ।
dhaarayasva mayaa dattm sadyh shreyo hyavaapsyasi ॥ 6 ॥

suuta uvaaca ।
ityuktvaa rishabho yogii tasmai paarthiva-suunave ।
dadau shankhm mahaaraavm khadgm caarinishuudanam ॥ 7 ॥

punashca bhasma sammantrya tadangm sarvatoऽsprishat ।
gajaanaam shatsahasrasya dvigunm ca balm dadau ॥ 8 ॥

bhasmaprabhaavaatsampraapya balaishvaryadhritismritih ।
sa raajaputrh shushubhe sharadarka iva shriyaa ॥ 9 ॥

tamaaha praanyjalim bhuuyh sa yogii raajanandanam ।
esha khadgo mayaa dattastapomantraanubhaavath ॥ 10 ॥

shitadhaaramimm khadgm yasmai darshayasi sphutam ।
sa sadyo mriyate shatruh saakshaanmrityurapi svayam ॥ 11 ॥

asya shankhasya nihraadm ye shrinvanti tavaahitaah ।
te muurchitaah patishyanti nyastashastraa vicetanaah ॥ 12 ॥

khadgashankhaavimau divyau parasainyavinaashinau ।
aatmasainyasvapakshaanaam shauryatejovivardhanau ॥ 13 ॥

etayoshca prabhaavena shaivena kavacena ca ।
dvishatsahasranaagaanaam balena mahataapi ca ॥ 14 ॥

bhasmadhaaranasaamarthyaacchatrusainym vijeshyasi ।
praapya simhaasanm paitrym goptaasi prithiviimimaam ॥ 15 ॥

iti bhadraayushm samyaganushaasya samaatrikam ।
taabhyaam sampuujith soऽtha yogii svairagatiryayau ॥ 16 ॥

iti shriiskaandamahaapuraane brahmottarakhande shivakavaca prabhaava varnanm naama dvaadashoऽdhyaayh sampuurnh ॥

yaha bhii padhem :

jaya shiva /shmkara jii kii aaratii ( Jai Shiv/Shankar Ji Ki Aarti)

nirguna maanasa puujaa (Nirguna Manasa Puja)

shiva bhujanga stotram (Shiva Bhujanga Stotram)

shiva paadaadi keshaanta varnana stotrm (Shiva Padadi Keshanta Varnana Stotram)

shiva ashtottara shata naama stotram (Shiva Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram)

Shiva Keshadi Padanta Varnana Stotram | shiva keshaadi paadaanta varnana stotrm

Uma Maheswara Stotram | umaa maheshvara stotram

kaashii pmcakm (Kashi Panchakam)

ardha naariishvara ashtakam (Ardha Naareeswara Ashtakam)

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