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केतुकवचम्
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- Verse 1. || śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ ||
- Verse 2. ketuṃ karālavadanaṃ citravarṇaṃ kirīṭinam |
- Verse 3. citravarṇaḥ śiraḥ pātu bhālaṃ dhūmrasamadyutiḥ |
- Verse 4. ghrāṇaṃ pātu suvarṇābhaścibukaṃ siṃhikāsutaḥ |
- Verse 5. hastau pātu suraśreṣṭhaḥ kukṣiṃ pātu mahāgrahaḥ |
- Verse 6. ūrū pātu mahāśīrṣo jānunī me'tikopanaḥ |
- Verse 7. ya idaṃ kavacaṃ divyaṃ sarvarogavināśanam |
- Verse 8. || iti śrībrahmāṇḍapurāṇe ketukavacaṃ sampūrṇam ||
|| śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ ||
॥ श्रीगणेशाय नमः ॥ ॐ अस्य श्रीकेतुकवचस्तोत्रमहामन्त्रस्य त्र्यम्बक ऋषिः, अनुष्टुप् छन्दः, केतुर्देवता, कं बीजम्, नमः शक्तिः, केतुरिति कीलकम्, केतुकृत पीडा निवारणार्थे जपे विनियोगः ॥
|| śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ || oṃ asya śrīketukavacastotramahāmantrasya tryambaka ṛṣiḥ, anuṣṭup chandaḥ, keturdevatā, kaṃ bījam, namaḥ śaktiḥ, keturiti kīlakam, ketukṛta pīḍā nivāraṇārthe jape viniyogaḥ ||
MeaningSalutations 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.
ketuṃ karālavadanaṃ citravarṇaṃ kirīṭinam |
केतुं करालवदनं चित्रवर्णं किरीटिनम् । प्रणमामि सदा केतुं ध्वजाकारं ग्रहेश्वरम् ॥ १॥
ketuṃ karālavadanaṃ citravarṇaṃ kirīṭinam | praṇamāmi sadā ketuṃ dhvajākāraṃ graheśvaram || 1||
MeaningKetu, of fearsome face, many-hued and crowned — I bow always to Ketu, the banner-shaped lord of the planets.
citravarṇaḥ śiraḥ pātu bhālaṃ dhūmrasamadyutiḥ |
चित्रवर्णः शिरः पातु भालं धूम्रसमद्युतिः । पातु नेत्रे पिङ्गलाक्षः श्रुती मे रक्तलोचनः ॥ २॥
citravarṇaḥ śiraḥ pātu bhālaṃ dhūmrasamadyutiḥ | pātu netre piṅgalākṣaḥ śrutī me raktalocanaḥ || 2||
MeaningMay 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.
ghrāṇaṃ pātu suvarṇābhaścibukaṃ siṃhikāsutaḥ |
घ्राणं पातु सुवर्णाभश्चिबुकं सिंहिकासुतः । पातु कण्ठं च मे केतुः स्कन्धौ पातु ग्रहाधिपः ॥ ३॥
ghrāṇaṃ pātu suvarṇābhaścibukaṃ siṃhikāsutaḥ | pātu kaṇṭhaṃ ca me ketuḥ skandhau pātu grahādhipaḥ || 3||
MeaningMay 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.
hastau pātu suraśreṣṭhaḥ kukṣiṃ pātu mahāgrahaḥ |
हस्तौ पातु सुरश्रेष्ठः कुक्षिं पातु महाग्रहः । सिंहासनः कटिं पातु मध्यं पातु महासुरः ॥ ४॥
hastau pātu suraśreṣṭhaḥ kukṣiṃ pātu mahāgrahaḥ | siṃhāsanaḥ kaṭiṃ pātu madhyaṃ pātu mahāsuraḥ || 4||
MeaningMay 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.
ūrū pātu mahāśīrṣo jānunī me'tikopanaḥ |
ऊरू पातु महाशीर्षो जानुनी मेऽतिकोपनः । पातु पादौ च मे क्रूरः सर्वाङ्गं नरपिङ्गलः ॥ ५॥
ūrū pātu mahāśīrṣo jānunī me'tikopanaḥ | pātu pādau ca me krūraḥ sarvāṅgaṃ narapiṅgalaḥ || 5||
MeaningMay 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.
ya idaṃ kavacaṃ divyaṃ sarvarogavināśanam |
य इदं कवचं दिव्यं सर्वरोगविनाशनम् । सर्वशत्रुविनाशं च धारणाद्विजयी भवेत् ॥ ६॥
ya idaṃ kavacaṃ divyaṃ sarvarogavināśanam | sarvaśatruvināśaṃ ca dhāraṇādvijayī bhavet || 6||
MeaningWhoever bears this divine armour, the destroyer of all disease and of all enemies, becomes victorious by wearing it.
|| iti śrībrahmāṇḍapurāṇe ketukavacaṃ sampūrṇam ||
॥ इति श्रीब्रह्माण्डपुराणे केतुकवचं सम्पूर्णम् ॥
|| iti śrībrahmāṇḍapurāṇe ketukavacaṃ sampūrṇam ||
MeaningThus ends the Ketu Kavacham in the Brahmanda Purana.
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Origin & History
Source: Brahmanda Purana (Ketu Kavacha Stotram)
Author: Sage Tryambaka (rishi of the mantra)
Period: 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.
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