ಕೇತುಕವಚಮ್
Ketu Kavacham in Kannada · ಕನ್ನಡ
ನಿಮ್ಮ ಭಾಷೆ/ಲಿಪಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಿ
ಮೂಲ & ಕಥೆ
Brahmanda Purana (Ketu Kavacha Stotram) · Sage Tryambaka (rishi of the mantra) · Puranic
The Ketu Kavacham is preserved in the Brahmanda Purana, with the sage Tryambaka named as its rishi and 'Kam' as its seed-syllable. It depicts Ketu — the headless remnant of the asura Svarbhanu, the fierce-faced, many-hued, banner-shaped 'lord of the planets' who together with Rahu causes the eclipses — and entreats this great planet to shield the devotee limb by limb. As the armour-hymn of the descending node it belongs to the Navagraha kavachas recited for graha shanti, and is especially turned to for protection and for the spiritual insight that Ketu, the moksha-karaka, bestows.
✦ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಳಿದಂತೆ
The kavacha's closing verse promises that the very bearing of this divine armour — 'dharanat' — destroys all disease and all enemies and makes the wearer victorious; devotees passing through a difficult Ketu period recite it and wear it to be shielded from hidden illness and foes and to gain Ketu's clarity and detachment.
ಅರ್ಥದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಪೂರ್ಣ ಪಾಠ
ಯಾವುದೇ ಸಾಲನ್ನು ಅಥವಾ ▶ ಬಟನ್ ಒತ್ತಿ ಕೇಳಿ
॥ ಶ್ರೀಗಣೇಶಾಯ ನಮಃ ॥ ಓಂ ಅಸ್ಯ ಶ್ರೀಕೇತುಕವಚಸ್ತೋತ್ರಮಹಾಮನ್ತ್ರಸ್ಯ ತ್ರ್ಯಮ್ಬಕ ಋಷಿಃ, ಅನುಷ್ಟುಪ್ ಛನ್ದಃ, ಕೇತುರ್ದೇವತಾ, ಕಂ ಬೀಜಮ್, ನಮಃ ಶಕ್ತಿಃ, ಕೇತುರಿತಿ ಕೀಲಕಮ್, ಕೇತುಕೃತ ಪೀಡಾ ನಿವಾರಣಾರ್ಥೇ ಜಪೇ ವಿನಿಯೋಗಃ ॥
|| śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ || oṃ asya śrīketukavacastotramahāmantrasya tryambaka ṛṣiḥ, anuṣṭup chandaḥ, keturdevatā, kaṃ bījam, namaḥ śaktiḥ, keturiti kīlakam, ketukṛta pīḍā nivāraṇārthe jape viniyogaḥ ||
ಅರ್ಥ:Salutations to Sri Ganesha. Om. For this great hymn-armour of Ketu the sage is Tryambaka, the metre is Anushtup, the deity is Ketu, 'Kam' is the seed, 'Namah' the power, 'Ketu' the pin; it is recited to ward off the afflictions caused by Ketu.
ಕೇತುಂ ಕರಾಲವದನಂ ಚಿತ್ರವರ್ಣಂ ಕಿರೀಟಿನಮ್ । ಪ್ರಣಮಾಮಿ ಸದಾ ಕೇತುಂ ಧ್ವಜಾಕಾರಂ ಗ್ರಹೇಶ್ವರಮ್ ॥ ೧॥
ketuṃ karālavadanaṃ citravarṇaṃ kirīṭinam | praṇamāmi sadā ketuṃ dhvajākāraṃ graheśvaram || 1||
ಅರ್ಥ:Ketu, of fearsome face, many-hued and crowned — I bow always to Ketu, the banner-shaped lord of the planets.
ಚಿತ್ರವರ್ಣಃ ಶಿರಃ ಪಾತು ಭಾಲಂ ಧೂಮ್ರಸಮದ್ಯುತಿಃ । ಪಾತು ನೇತ್ರೇ ಪಿಙ್ಗಲಾಕ್ಷಃ ಶ್ರುತೀ ಮೇ ರಕ್ತಲೋಚನಃ ॥ ೨॥
citravarṇaḥ śiraḥ pātu bhālaṃ dhūmrasamadyutiḥ | pātu netre piṅgalākṣaḥ śrutī me raktalocanaḥ || 2||
ಅರ್ಥ:May the many-hued one guard my head, and the one of smoke-like radiance my forehead; may the tawny-eyed one guard my eyes, and the red-eyed one my ears.
ಘ್ರಾಣಂ ಪಾತು ಸುವರ್ಣಾಭಶ್ಚಿಬುಕಂ ಸಿಂಹಿಕಾಸುತಃ । ಪಾತು ಕಣ್ಠಂ ಚ ಮೇ ಕೇತುಃ ಸ್ಕನ್ಧೌ ಪಾತು ಗ್ರಹಾಧಿಪಃ ॥ ೩॥
ghrāṇaṃ pātu suvarṇābhaścibukaṃ siṃhikāsutaḥ | pātu kaṇṭhaṃ ca me ketuḥ skandhau pātu grahādhipaḥ || 3||
ಅರ್ಥ:May the golden-lustred one guard my nose, and the son of Simhika my chin; may Ketu guard my throat, and the chief of planets my shoulders.
ಹಸ್ತೌ ಪಾತು ಸುರಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಃ ಕುಕ್ಷಿಂ ಪಾತು ಮಹಾಗ್ರಹಃ । ಸಿಂಹಾಸನಃ ಕಟಿಂ ಪಾತು ಮಧ್ಯಂ ಪಾತು ಮಹಾಸುರಃ ॥ ೪॥
hastau pātu suraśreṣṭhaḥ kukṣiṃ pātu mahāgrahaḥ | siṃhāsanaḥ kaṭiṃ pātu madhyaṃ pātu mahāsuraḥ || 4||
ಅರ್ಥ:May the best of the gods guard my hands, and the great planet my belly; may the lion-seated one guard my waist, and the great asura my middle.
ಊರೂ ಪಾತು ಮಹಾಶೀರ್ಷೋ ಜಾನುನೀ ಮೇಽತಿಕೋಪನಃ । ಪಾತು ಪಾದೌ ಚ ಮೇ ಕ್ರೂರಃ ಸರ್ವಾಙ್ಗಂ ನರಪಿಙ್ಗಲಃ ॥ ೫॥
ūrū pātu mahāśīrṣo jānunī me'tikopanaḥ | pātu pādau ca me krūraḥ sarvāṅgaṃ narapiṅgalaḥ || 5||
ಅರ್ಥ:May the great-headed one guard my thighs, and the exceedingly fierce one my knees; may the dreadful one guard my feet, and the tawny-bodied one my whole frame.
ಯ ಇದಂ ಕವಚಂ ದಿವ್ಯಂ ಸರ್ವರೋಗವಿನಾಶನಮ್ । ಸರ್ವಶತ್ರುವಿನಾಶಂ ಚ ಧಾರಣಾದ್ವಿಜಯೀ ಭವೇತ್ ॥ ೬॥
ya idaṃ kavacaṃ divyaṃ sarvarogavināśanam | sarvaśatruvināśaṃ ca dhāraṇādvijayī bhavet || 6||
ಅರ್ಥ:Whoever bears this divine armour, the destroyer of all disease and of all enemies, becomes victorious by wearing it.
॥ ಇತಿ ಶ್ರೀಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಣ್ಡಪುರಾಣೇ ಕೇತುಕವಚಂ ಸಮ್ಪೂರ್ಣಮ್ ॥
|| iti śrībrahmāṇḍapurāṇe ketukavacaṃ sampūrṇam ||
ಅರ್ಥ:Thus ends the Ketu Kavacham in the Brahmanda Purana.
ಪದ-ಪದ ಅರ್ಥ
ಉಚ್ಚಾರಣೆ ಕೇಳಲು ಯಾವುದೇ ಪದವನ್ನು ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ
Ketu Kavacham ಪಾರಾಯಣದ ಪ್ರಯೋಜನಗಳು
A limb-by-limb 'kavacha' (armour) invoking Ketu's protection over the whole body, the destroyer of all disease and of all enemies.
Recited to pacify Ketu Dosha and the malefic effects of Ketu's mahadasha, antardasha and transits, and as part of Kala Sarpa Dosha remedies.
Its phalashruti declares that merely bearing this divine armour makes one victorious — chanted for protection and success over obstacles.
Ketu is the karaka of detachment, insight and moksha — its kavacha is invoked for spiritual progress, intuition and freedom from confusion.
Traditionally said to ward off mysterious illnesses, skin and nervous afflictions, and hidden enemies attributed to Ketu.
Especially recited on Tuesdays and during Ketu or Navagraha puja, and during Ketu Kaal.
Ketu Kavacham ಪಾರಾಯಣ ವಿಧಿ
Bathe and sit facing south or south-west before an image of Ketu (or the Navagraha), with multi-coloured or grey flowers and a sesame-oil lamp; offerings of black sesame or horse-gram are appropriate. Recite the viniyoga with its bija 'Kam', then the salutation verse, then the kavacha verses guarding each limb, and finally the phalashruti. Since the verse says the armour protects 'by being borne' (dharanat), it may also be written on bhojapatra and worn after the recitation. It is most effective during a challenging Ketu period.
ಪದೇ ಪದೇ ಕೇಳುವ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳು
ಇವನ್ನೂ ಓದಿ
ॐ
ಪೂರ್ಣ Ketu Kavachamವನ್ನು ಶ್ಲೋಕ-ಶ್ಲೋಕ ಅರ್ಥದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಓದಿ, ಅಥವಾ ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಪವಿತ್ರ ಪಾಠಗಳನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ