LORD SHIVA &ME

Shiva Kavacham

asya shrI shivakavacha stotramahAmantrasya

R^ishhabhayogIshvara R^ishhiH .

anushhTup.h chhandaH .

shrIsAmbasadAshivo devatA .

oM bIjam .

namaH shaktiH .

shivAyeti kIlakam.h .

mama sAmbasadAshivaprItyarthe jape viniyogaH .

karanyAsaH

oM sadAshivAya a.ngushhThAbhyA.n namaH .

naM ga.ngAdharAya tarjanIbhyA.n namaH .

maM mR^ityuJNjayAya madhyamAbhyA.n namaH .

shiM shUlapANaye anAmikAbhyA.n namaH .

vAM pinAkapANaye kanishhThikAbhyA.n namaH .

yaM umApataye karatalakarapR^ishhThAbhyA.n namaH .

hR^idayAdi a.nganyAsaH

oM sadAshivAya hR^idayAya namaH .

naM ga.ngAdharAya shirase svAhA .

maM mR^ityuJNjayAya shikhAyai vashhaT.h .

shiM shUlapANaye kavachAya huM .

vAM pinAkapANaye netratrayAya vaushhaT.h .

yaM umApataye astrAya phaT.h .

bhUrbhuvassuvaromiti digbandhaH ..

dhyAnam.h

vajradaMShTraM trinayanaM kAlakaNTha mari.ndamam.h .

sahasrakaramatyugraM vande shaMbhuM umApatim.h ..

rudrAxakaN^kaNalasatkaradaNDayugmaH

pAlAntarAlasitabhasmadhR^itatripuNDraH .

paJNchAxaraM paripaThan varamantrarAjaM

dhyAyan sadA pashupatiM sharaNaM vrajethAH ..

ataH paraM sarvapurANaguhyaM

niHsheshhapApaughaharaM pavitram.h .

jayapradaM sarvavipatpramochanaM

vaxyAmi shaivam kavachaM hitAya te ..

paJNchapUjA

laM pR^ithivyAtmane gandhaM samarpayAmi .

haM AkAshAtmane pushhpaiH pUjayAmi .

yaM vAyvAtmane dhUpam AghrApayAmi .

raM agnyAtmane dIpaM darshayAmi .

vaM amR^itAtmane amR^itaM mahAnaivedyaM nivedayAmi .

saM sarvAtmane sarvopachArapUjAM samarpayAmi ..

mantraH

R^ishhabha uvAcha \-\-\-

namaskR^itya mahAdevaM vishvavyApinamIshvaram.h .

vaxye shivamayaM varma sarvaraxAkaraM nR^iNAm.h .. 1..

shuchau deshe samAsIno yathAvatkalpitAsanaH .

jitendriyo jitaprANashchintayechchhivamavyayam.h .. 2..

hR^itpuNDarIkAntarasannivishhTaM

svatejasA vyAptanabho.avakAsham.h .

atIndriyaM sUxmamanantamAdyaM

dhyAyet.h parAnandamayaM mahesham.h ..

dhyAnAvadhUtAkhilakarmabandha\-

shchiraM chidAnanda nimagnachetAH .

shhaDaxaranyAsa samAhitAtmA

shaivena kuryAtkavachena raxAm.h ..

mAM pAtu devo.akhiladevatAtmA

saMsArakUpe patitaM gabhIre .

tannAma divyaM paramantramUlaM

dhunotu me sarvamaghaM hR^idistham.h ..

sarvatra mAM raxatu vishvamUrti\-

rjyotirmayAnandaghanashchidAtmA .

aNoraNiyAnurushaktirekaH

sa IshvaraH pAtu bhayAdasheshhAt.h ..

yo bhUsvarUpeNa bibharti vishvaM

pAyAtsa bhUmergirisho.ashhTamUrtiH .

yo.apAM svarUpeNa nR^iNAM karoti

sa.njIvanaM so.avatu mAM jalebhyaH ..

kalpAvasAne bhuvanAni dagdhvA

sarvANi yo nR^ityati bhUrilIlaH .

sa kAlarudro.avatu mAM davAgneH

vAtyAdibhIterakhilAchcha tApAt.h ..

pradIptavidyutkanakAvabhAso

vidyAvarAbhIti kuThArapANiH .

chaturmukhastatpurushhastrinetraH

prAchyAM sthito raxatu mAmajasram.h ..

kuThArakheTAN^kusha shUlaDhakkA\-

kapAlapAshAxa guNAndadhAnaH .

kuThaaravedaan~Nkushapaashashuula

kapaalaDhakkaakShakashuulapaaNiH

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chaturmukho nIlaruchistrinetraH

pAyAdaghoro dishi daxiNasyAm.h ..

kundendushaN^khasphaTikAvabhAso

vedAxamAlA varadAbhayAN^kaH .

tryaxashchaturvaktra uruprabhAvaH

sadyo.adhijAto.avatu mAM pratIchyAm.h ..

varAxamAlAbhayaTaN^kahastaH

sarojakiJNjalkasamAnavarNaH .

trilochanashchAruchaturmukho mAM

pAyAdudIchyAM dishi vAmadevaH ..

vedAbhayeshhTAN^kushaTaN^kapAsha\-

kapAlaDhakkAxarashUlapANiH .

sitadyutiH paJNchamukho.avatAnmAM

IshAna UrdhvaM paramaprakAshaH ..

mUrdhAnamavyAnmama chandramauliH

bhAlaM mamAvyAdatha bhAlanetraH .

netre mamAvyAdbhaganetrahArI

nAsAM sadA raxatu vishvanAthaH ..

pAyAchchhrutI me shrutigItakIrtiH

kapolamavyAtsatataM kapAlI .

vaktraM sadA raxatu paJNchavaktro

jihvAM sadA raxatu vedajihvaH ..

kaNThaM girIsho.avatu nIlakaNThaH

pANidvayaM pAtu pinAkapANiH .

dormUlamavyAnmama dharmabAhuH

vaxaHsthalaM daxamakhAntako.avyAt.h ..

mamodaraM pAtu girIndradhanvA

madhyaM mamAvyAnmadanAntakArI .

herambatAto mama pAtu nAbhiM

pAyAtkaTiM dhUrjaTirIshvaro me ..

UrudvayaM pAtu kuberamitro

jAnudvayaM me jagadIshvaro.avyAt.h .

jaN^ghAyugaM puN^gavaketuravyAt.h

pAdau mamAvyAtsuravandyapAdaH ..

maheshvaraH pAtu dinAdiyAme

mAM madhyayAme.avatu vAmadevaH .

trilochanaH pAtu tR^itIyayAme

vR^ishhadhvajaH pAtu dinAntyayAme ..

pAyAnnishAdau shashishekharo mAM

gaN^gAdharo raxatu mAM nishIthe .

gaurIpatiH pAtu nishAvasAne

mR^ityu~njayo raxatu sarvakAlam.h ..

antaHsthitaM raxatu sha.nkaro mAM

sthANuH sadA pAtu bahiHsthitaM mAm.h .

tadantare pAtu patiH pashUnAM

sadAshivo raxatu mAM samantAt.h ..

tishhThantamavyAd.h bhuvanaikanAthaH

pAyAdvrajantaM pramathAdhinAthaH .

vedAntavedyo.avatu mAM nishhaNNaM

mAmavyayH pAtu shivaH shayAnam.h ..

mArgeshhu mAM raxatu nIlakaNThaH

shailAdidurgeshhu puratrayAriH .

araNyavAsAdi mahApravAse

pAyAnmR^igavyAdha udArashaktiH ..

kalpAntakAlograpaTuprakopa\-

sphuTATTahAsochchalitANDakoshaH .

ghorArisenArNava durnivAra\-

mahAbhayAdraxatu vIrabhadraH ..

pattyashvamAtaN^garathAvarUthinI\-

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sahasralaxAyuta koTibhIshhaNam.h .

akshauhiNInAM shatamAtatAyinAM

chhindyAnmR^iDo ghorakuThAra dhArayA ..

nihantu dasyUnpralayAnalArchiH

jvalattrishUlaM tripurAntakasya .

shArdUlasiMharxavR^ikAdihiMsrAn.h

sa.ntrAsayatvIshadhanuH pinAkaH ..

duH svapna duH shakuna durgati daurmanasya\-

durbhixa durvyasana duHsaha duryashAMsi .

utpAtatApavishhabhItimasad.hgrahArtiM

vyAdhIMshcha nAshayatu me jagatAmadhIshaH ..

OM namo bhagavate sadAshivAya

sakalatatvAtmakAya

sarvamantrasvarUpAya

sarvayantrAdhishhThitAya

sarvatantrasvarUpAya

sarvatatvavidUrAya

brahmarudrAvatAriNe

nIlakaNThAya

pArvatImanoharapriyAya

somasUryAgnilochanAya

bhasmoddhUlitavigrahAya

mahAmaNi mukuTadhAraNAya

mANikyabhUshhaNAya

sR^iShTisthitipralayakAla\-

raudrAvatArAya

daxAdhvaradhvaMsakAya

mahAkAlabhedanAya

mUladhAraikanilayAya

tatvAtItAya

ga.ngAdharAya

sarvadevAdidevAya

ShaDAshrayAya

vedAntasArAya

trivargasAdhanAya

anantakoTibrahmANDanAyakAya

ananta vAsuki taxaka\-

karkoTaka shaN^kha kulika\-

padma mahApadmeti\-

ashhTamahAnAgakulabhUshhaNAya

praNavasvarUpAya

chidAkAshAya

AkAsha dik.h svarUpAya

grahanaxatramAline

sakalAya

kalaN^karahitAya

sakalalokaikakartre

sakalalokaikabhartre

sakalalokaikasaMhartre

sakalalokaikagurave

sakalalokaikasAxiNe

sakalanigamaguhyAya

sakalavedAntapAragAya

sakalalokaikavarapradAya

sakalalokaikasha.nkarAya

sakaladuritArtibhaJNjanAya

sakalajagadabhaya.nkarAya

shashAN^kashekharAya

shAshvatanijAvAsAya

nirAkArAya

nirAbhAsAya

nirAmayAya

nirmalAya

nirmadAya

nishchintAya

niraha.nkArAya

nira.nkushAya

nishhkalaN^kAya

nirguNAya

nishhkAmAya

nirUpaplavAya

nirupadravaaya

niravadyAya

nirantarAya

nishhkAraNAya

nirAta.nkAya

nishhprapaJNchAya

nissaN^gAya

nirdvandvAya

nirAdhArAya

nIrAgAya

nishhkrodhAya

nirlopAya

nishhpApAya

nirbhayAya

nirvikalpAya

nirbhedAya

nishhkriyAya

nistulAya

niHsa.nshayAya

nira.njanAya

nirupamavibhavAya

nityashuddhabuddhamuktaparipUrNa\-

sachchidAnandAdvayAya

paramashAntasvarUpAya

paramashAntaprakAshAya

tejorUpAya

tejomayAya

tejo.adhipataye

jaya jaya rudra

mahArudra

mahAraudra

bhadrAvatAra

mahAbhairava

kAlabhairava

kalpAntabhairava

kapAlamAlAdhara

khaT.hvAN^ga charmakhaDgadhara pAshAN^kusha\-

DamaruushUla chApabANagadAshaktibhi.ndipAla\-

tomara musala mudgara pAsha parigha\-

bhushuNDii shataghnI chakrAdyAyudhabhIshhaNAkAra\-

sahasramukhadaMshhTrAkarAlavadana

vikaTATTahAsa visphArita brahmANDamaNDala

nAgendrakuNDala

nAgendrahAra

nAgendravalaya

nAgendracharmadhara

nAgendraniketana

mR^ityuJNjaya

tryambaka

tripurAntaka

vishvarUpa

virUpAxa

vishveshvara

vR^ishhabhavAhana

vishhavibhUshhaNa

vishvatomukha

sarvatomukha

mAM raxa raxa

jvalajvala

prajvala prajvala

mahAmR^ityubhayaM shamaya shamaya

apamR^ityubhayaM nAshaya nAshaya

rogabhayaM utsAdayotsAdaya

vishhasarpabhayaM shamaya shamaya

chorAn mAraya mAraya

mama shatrUn.h uchchATayochchATaya

trishUlena vidAraya vidAraya

kuThAreNa bhindhi bhindhi

khaDgena chhinddi chhinddi

chhindhi

khaTvAN^gena vipodhaya vipodhaya

vipothaya **

musalena nishhpeshhaya nishhpeshhaya

bANaiH sa.ntADaya sa.ntADaya

yaxa raxAMsi bhIshhaya bhIshhaya

asheshha bhUtAn.h vidrAvaya vidrAvaya

kUshhmANDabhUtavetAlamArIgaNa\-

brahmarAxasagaNAn.h sa.ntrAsaya sa.ntrAsaya

mama abhayaM kuru kuru

mama pApaM shodhaya shodhaya

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vitrastaM mAM AshvAsaya AshvAsaya

narakamahaabhayAn mAM uddhara uddhara

amR^itakaTAxavIxaNena mAM\-

Alokaya Alokaya sa.njIvaya sa.njIvaya

xuttR^ishhNArtaM mAM ApyAyaya ApyAyaya

duHkhAturaM mAM Anandaya Anandaya

shivakavachena mAM AchchhAdaya AchchhAdaya

hara hara mR^ityu.njaya tryambaka sadAshiva paramashiva namaste

namaste namaH ..

pUrvavat.h \- hR^idayAdi nyAsaH . paJNchapUjA ..

bhUrbhuvassuvaromiti digvimokaH ..

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R^ishhabha uvAcha \-\-\-

ityetatparamaM shaivaM kavachaM vyAhR^itaM mayA .

sarva bAdhA prashamanaM rahasyaM sarva dehinAm.h ..

yaH sadA dhArayenmartyaH shaivaM kavachamuttamam.h .

na tasya jAyate kApi bhayaM shaMbhoranugrahAt.h ..

xINAyuH prAptamR^ityurvA mahArogahato.api vA .

sadyaH sukhamavApnoti dIrghamAyushcha vindati ..

sarvadAridrayashamanaM saumAN^galyavivardhanam.h .

yo dhatte kavachaM shaivaM sa devairapi pUjyate ..

mahApAtakasaN^ghAtairmuchyate chopapAtakaiH .

dehAnte muktimApnoti shivavarmAnubhAvataH ..

tvamapi shraddayA vatsa shaivaM kavachamuttamam.h .

dhArayasva mayA dattaM sadyaH shreyo hyavApsyasi ..

shrIsUta uvAcha \-\-\-

ityuktvA R^ishhabho yogI tasmai pArthiva sUnave .

dadau shaN^khaM mahArAvaM khaDgaM cha arinishhUdanam.h ..

punashcha bhasma sa.nma.ntrya tadaN^gaM parito.aspR^ishat.h .

gajAnAM shhaTsahasrasya triguNasya balaM dadau ..

bhasmaprabhAvAt.h saMprAptabalaishvarya dhR^iti smR^itiH .

sa rAjaputraH shushubhe sharadarka iva shriyA ..

tamAha prAJNjaliM bhUyaH sa yogI nR^ipanandanam.h .

eshha khaDgo mayA dattastapomantrAnubhAvataH ..

shitadhAramimaM khaDgaM yasmai darshayase sphuTam.h .

sa sadyo mriyate shatruH sAxAnmR^ityurapi svayam.h ..

asya shaN^khasya nirhrAdaM ye shR^iNvanti tavAhitAH .

te mUrchchhitAH patishhyanti nyastashastrA vichetanAH ..

khaDgashaN^khAvimau divyau parasainyavinAshakau .

AtmasainyasvapaxANAM shauryatejovivardhanau ..

Atmasainyasya paxANAM

etayoshcha prabhAvena shaivena kavachena cha .

dvishhaTsahasra nAgAnAM balena mahatApi cha ..

bhasmadhAraNa sAmarthyAchchhatrusainyaM vijeshhyase .

prApya siMhAsanaM pitryaM goptA.asi pR^ithivImimAm.h ..

iti bhadrAyushhaM samyaganushAsya samAtR^ikam.h .

tAbhyAM saMpUjitaH so.atha yogI svairagatiryayau ..

iti shrIskandamahApurANe brahmottarakhaNDe shivakavacha prabhAva

varNanaM nAma dvAdasho.adhyAyaH saMpUrNaH ..