Mangala Kavacham — Complete Lyrics
मङ्गलकवचम्
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
Verse 1
॥ श्रीगणेशाय नमः ॥
अस्य श्री अङ्गारककवचस्तोत्रमन्त्रस्य कश्यप ऋषिः,
अनुष्टुप् छन्दः, अङ्गारको देवता, भौमप्रीत्यर्थं जपे विनियोगः ॥
|| śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ ||
asya śrī aṅgārakakavacastotramantrasya kaśyapa ṛṣiḥ,
anuṣṭup chandaḥ, aṅgārako devatā, bhaumaprītyarthaṃ jape viniyogaḥ ||
Salutations to Sri Ganesha. For this hymn-armour of Angaraka, the sage is Kashyapa, the metre is Anushtup, the deity is Angaraka (Mars); it is recited to please Bhauma (Mars).
Verse 2
रक्ताम्बरो रक्तवपुः किरीटी
चतुर्भुजो मेषगमो गदाभृत् ।
धरासुतः शक्तिधरश्च शूली
सदा मम स्याद्वरदः प्रशान्तः ॥
raktāmbaro raktavapuḥ kirīṭī
caturbhujo meṣagamo gadābhṛt |
dharāsutaḥ śaktidharaśca śūlī
sadā mama syādvaradaḥ praśāntaḥ ||
Clad in red, with a red body, crowned and four-armed, riding a ram, bearing a mace; the son of the Earth, holding the spear and the trident — may he, the boon-giver, ever be serene and gracious to me.
Verse 3
अङ्गारकः शिरो रक्षेन्मुखं वै धरणीसुतः ।
श्रवौ रक्ताम्बरः पातु नेत्रे मे रक्तलोचनः ॥ १॥
aṅgārakaḥ śiro rakṣenmukhaṃ vai dharaṇīsutaḥ |
śravau raktāmbaraḥ pātu netre me raktalocanaḥ || 1||
May Angaraka guard my head, and Dharanisuta (the Earth's son) my face; may the red-robed one guard my ears, and the red-eyed one my eyes.
Verse 4
नासां शक्तिधरः पातु मुखं मे रक्तलोचनः ।
भुजौ मे रक्तमाली च हस्तौ शक्तिधरस्तथा ॥ २॥
nāsāṃ śaktidharaḥ pātu mukhaṃ me raktalocanaḥ |
bhujau me raktamālī ca hastau śaktidharastathā || 2||
May the spear-bearer guard my nose, and the red-eyed one my mouth; may the wearer of the red garland guard my arms, and the spear-bearer my hands.
Verse 5
वक्षः पातु वराङ्गश्च हृदयं पातु रोहितः ।
कटिं मे ग्रहराजश्च मुखं चैव धरासुतः ॥ ३॥
vakṣaḥ pātu varāṅgaśca hṛdayaṃ pātu rohitaḥ |
kaṭiṃ me graharājaśca mukhaṃ caiva dharāsutaḥ || 3||
May the beautiful-bodied one guard my chest, and Rohita (the red one) my heart; may the king of planets guard my waist, and the Earth's son my face.
Verse 6
जानुजङ्घे कुजः पातु पादौ भक्तप्रियः सदा ।
सर्वाण्यन्यानि चाङ्गानि रक्षेन्मे मेषवाहनः ॥ ४॥
jānujaṅghe kujaḥ pātu pādau bhaktapriyaḥ sadā |
sarvāṇyanyāni cāṅgāni rakṣenme meṣavāhanaḥ || 4||
May Kuja guard my knees and shins, and the ever beloved-of-devotees my feet; may the ram-mounted one guard all my other limbs.
Verse 7
य इदं कवचं दिव्यं सर्वशत्रुनिवारणम् ।
भूतप्रेतपिशाचानां नाशनं सर्वसिद्धिदम् ॥ ५॥
ya idaṃ kavacaṃ divyaṃ sarvaśatrunivāraṇam |
bhūtapretapiśācānāṃ nāśanaṃ sarvasiddhidam || 5||
Whoever (recites or wears) this divine armour — which wards off all enemies, destroys ghosts, spirits and goblins, and grants every accomplishment —
Verse 8
सर्वरोगहरं चैव सर्वसम्पत्प्रदं शुभम् ।
भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं नॄणां सर्वसौभाग्यवर्धनम् ।
रोगबन्धविमोक्षं च सत्यमेतन्न संशयः ॥ ६॥
sarvarogaharaṃ caiva sarvasampatpradaṃ śubham |
bhuktimuktipradaṃ nṝṇāṃ sarvasaubhāgyavardhanam |
rogabandhavimokṣaṃ ca satyametanna saṃśayaḥ || 6||
it removes all disease, bestows all wealth and auspiciousness, grants enjoyment and liberation to people, increases all good fortune, and frees one from disease and bondage. This is the truth; there is no doubt.
Verse 9
॥ इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे मङ्गलकवचं सम्पूर्णम् ॥
|| iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe maṅgalakavacaṃ sampūrṇam ||
Thus ends the Mangala Kavacham in the Markandeya Purana.
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