Shiva Kavacham — Complete Lyrics
श्री शिव कवचम्
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
Verse 1
ध्यानम्
वज्रदंष्ट्रं त्रिनयनं कालकण्ठमरिन्दमम् ।
सहस्रकरमत्युग्रं वन्दे शम्भुमुमापतिम् ॥
dhyānam
vajradaṃṣṭraṃ trinayanaṃ kālakaṇṭhamarindamam |
sahasrakaramatyugraṃ vande śambhumumāpatim ||
Meditation: I bow to Shambhu, the Lord of Uma — fierce beyond measure, with fangs hard as the thunderbolt, three-eyed, dark-throated, the subduer of foes, the thousand-armed.
Verse 2
ॐ अस्य श्रीशिवकवचस्तोत्रमन्त्रस्य
ब्रह्मा ऋषिः, अनुष्टुप् छन्दः,
श्रीसदाशिवरुद्रो देवता,
श्रीसदाशिवप्रीत्यर्थे जपे विनियोगः ॥
oṃ asya śrī-śivakavaca-stotra-mantrasya
brahmā ṛṣiḥ, anuṣṭup chandaḥ,
śrī-sadāśiva-rudro devatā,
śrī-sadāśiva-prītyarthe jape viniyogaḥ ||
May He of the crescent-moon crown protect my head; may the one with the eye on His forehead guard my forehead; may He who took Bhaga's eye guard my eyes; may the Lord of the universe ever guard my nose.
Verse 3
मूर्धानमव्यान्मम चन्द्रमौलिः
भालं ममाव्यादथ भालनेत्रः ।
नेत्रे ममाव्याद्भगनेत्रहारी
नासां सदा रक्षतु विश्वनाथः ॥ १॥
mūrdhānamavyānmama candramauliḥ
bhālaṃ mamāvyādatha bhālanetraḥ |
netre mamāvyādbhaganetrahārī
nāsāṃ sadā rakṣatu viśvanāthaḥ || 1||
May He whom the world bows to guard my ears; may the five-faced Lord ever guard my face; may He whose speech is the Veda guard my tongue; may Girisha, the blue-throated, guard my throat.
Verse 4
श्रोत्रे ममाव्याद्भवलोकवन्द्यो
वक्त्रं सदा रक्षतु पञ्चवक्त्रः ।
जिह्वां सदा रक्षतु वेदजिह्वो
कण्ठं गिरीशोऽवतु नीलकण्ठः ॥ २॥
śrotre mamāvyādbhavalokavandyo
vaktraṃ sadā rakṣatu pañcavaktraḥ |
jihvāṃ sadā rakṣatu vedajihvo
kaṇṭhaṃ girīśo'vatu nīlakaṇṭhaḥ || 2||
May the bearer of the Pinaka bow protect both my hands; may the arm of righteousness guard my shoulders; may the destroyer of Daksha's sacrifice guard my chest; may the Lord of the mountain guard my belly.
Verse 5
पाणिद्वयं पातु पिनाकपाणिः
दोर्मूलमव्यान्मम धर्मबाहुः ।
वक्षःस्थलं दक्षमखान्तकोऽव्यात्
ममोदरं पातु गिरीशपुत्रः ॥ ३॥
pāṇidvayaṃ pātu pinākapāṇiḥ
dormūlamavyānmama dharmabāhuḥ |
vakṣaḥsthalaṃ dakṣamakhāntako'vyāt
mamodaraṃ pātu girīśaputraḥ || 3||
May He who is the navel of the universe guard my navel; may the foundation of the worlds guard my waist; may the source of Guha (Skanda) guard my private parts; may the three-eyed one ever guard my feet.
Verse 6
नाभिं सदा रक्षतु विश्वनाभिः
कटिद्वयं पातु जगत्प्रतिष्ठः ।
गुह्यं सदा पातु गुहप्रसूतिः
पादौ ममाव्यात्सततं त्रिनेत्रः ॥ ४॥
nābhiṃ sadā rakṣatu viśvanābhiḥ
kaṭidvayaṃ pātu jagatpratiṣṭhaḥ |
guhyaṃ sadā pātu guhaprasūtiḥ
pādau mamāvyātsatataṃ trinetraḥ || 4||
May Lord Shiva guard me in the east, and the lord of fire in the south-east; may He of Yama's form guard the south, and the sword-bearer the south-west.
Verse 7
प्राच्यां पातु शिवो देवो ह्याग्नेय्यामग्निनायकः ।
दक्षिणे यमरूपी च नैरृत्यां खड्गधारकः ॥ ५॥
prācyāṃ pātu śivo devo hyāgneyyāmagnināyakaḥ |
dakṣiṇe yamarūpī ca nairṛtyāṃ khaḍgadhārakaḥ || 5||
May Varuna guard me in the west, the giver of life-breath in the north-west; may Soma guard me in the north, and Shankara in the north-east.
Verse 8
पश्चिमे वरुणो रक्षेद्वायव्यां प्राणदायकः ।
उदीच्यां पातु मे सोम ईशान्यां पातु शङ्करः ॥ ६॥
paścime varuṇo rakṣedvāyavyāṃ prāṇadāyakaḥ |
udīcyāṃ pātu me soma īśānyāṃ pātu śaṅkaraḥ || 6||
Whatever man comes to know this armour and recites it thrice daily with faith obtains all his desires.
Verse 9
एतत्कवचमज्ञानात्यो विजानाति मानवः ।
त्रिसन्ध्यं श्रद्धया युक्तः सर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात् ॥ ७॥
etatkavacamajñānātyo vijānāti mānavaḥ |
trisandhyaṃ śraddhayā yuktaḥ sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt || 7||
In battle, in the king's court, in gambling, in dreadful danger and in great war — this wondrous shield wholly made of Shiva:
Verse 10
रणे राजकुले द्यूते भये घोरे महाहवे ।
इदं शिवमयं वर्म कवचं परमद्भुतम् ॥ ८॥
raṇe rājakule dyūte bhaye ghore mahāhave |
idaṃ śivamayaṃ varma kavacaṃ paramadbhutam || 8||
Whoever, self-controlled, recites it becomes victorious everywhere; gaining ever-deepening devotion to Shiva, in the end he attains the City of Shiva.
Verse 11
पठेद्यो नियतो भूत्वा सर्वत्र विजयी भवेत् ।
शिवभक्तिं सदा प्राप्य सान्ते शिवपुरं व्रजेत् ॥ ९॥
paṭhedyo niyato bhūtvā sarvatra vijayī bhavet |
śivabhaktiṃ sadā prāpya sānte śivapuraṃ vrajet || 9||
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