ಶುಕ್ರ ಕವಚಮ್
Shukra Kavacham in Kannada · ಕನ್ನಡ
ನಿಮ್ಮ ಭಾಷೆ/ಲಿಪಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಿ
ಮೂಲ & ಕಥೆ
Brahmanda Purana (Shukra Kavacham) · Sage Bharadvaja (rishi of the mantra) · Puranic
The Shukra Kavacham is preserved in the Brahmanda Purana, with the sage Bharadvaja named as its rishi and Anushtup as its metre. It belongs to the family of planetary (Navagraha) armour-hymns recited for graha-shanti, the pacification of the nine planets. Shukra (Venus) is the brilliant son of the sage Bhrigu and the preceptor of the Asuras, master of the Mritasanjivani vidya and lord of love, beauty, art and wealth; this kavacha invokes him by his many names to shield the devotee limb by limb and to bless him with the comforts, harmony and prosperity that Venus governs.
✦ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಳಿದಂತೆ
The kavacha's phalashruti gives a simple, sweeping assurance — 'na tasya jayate pida bhargavasya prasadatah': that for one who recites this divine armour with faith, no affliction whatsoever ever arises, by the grace of Bhargava (Shukra), the radiant lord of fortune who, in legend, even held the secret to reviving the dead.
ಅರ್ಥದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಪೂರ್ಣ ಪಾಠ
ಯಾವುದೇ ಸಾಲನ್ನು ಅಥವಾ ▶ ಬಟನ್ ಒತ್ತಿ ಕೇಳಿ
ಶ್ರೀಗಣೇಶಾಯ ನಮಃ ।
śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ |
ಅರ್ಥ:Salutations to Sri Ganesha. For this Shukra Kavacha hymn, the sage is Bharadvaja, the metre is Anushtup, the deity is Shri Shukra; it is recited to please Shukra.
ಓಂ ಅಸ್ಯ ಶ್ರೀಶುಕ್ರಕವಚಸ್ತೋತ್ರಮನ್ತ್ರಸ್ಯ ಭಾರದ್ವಾಜ ಋಷಿಃ । ಅನುಷ್ಟುಪ್ಛನ್ದಃ । ಶ್ರೀಶುಕ್ರೋ ದೇವತಾ । ಶುಕ್ರಪ್ರೀತ್ಯರ್ಥೇ ಜಪೇ ವಿನಿಯೋಗಃ ॥
oṃ asya śrīśukrakavacastotramantrasya bhāradvāja ṛṣiḥ | anuṣṭupchandaḥ | śrīśukro devatā | śukraprītyarthe jape viniyogaḥ ||
ಅರ್ಥ:For the fulfilment of one's desires, let one meditate on Kavi (Shukra) — radiant like lotus-fibre, jasmine, the moon and the lotus, clad in yellow, holding a rosary in his extended hand, the great one who knows the meaning of all scriptures.
ಮೃಣಾಲಕುನ್ದೇನ್ದುಪಯೋಜಸುಪ್ರಭಂ ಪೀತಾಮ್ಬರಂ ಪ್ರಸೃತಮಕ್ಷಮಾಲಿನಮ್ । ಸಮಸ್ತಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಾರ್ಥವಿಧಿಂ ಮಹಾನ್ತಂ ಧ್ಯಾಯೇತ್ಕವಿಂ ವಾಞ್ಛಿತಮರ್ಥಸಿದ್ಧಯೇ ॥ ೧॥
mṛṇālakundendupayojasuprabhaṃ pītāmbaraṃ prasṛtamakṣamālinam | samastaśāstrārthavidhiṃ mahāntaṃ dhyāyetkaviṃ vāñchitamarthasiddhaye || 1||
ಅರ್ಥ:Om. May Bhargava guard my head, and the lord of planets my forehead; may the guru of the Daityas guard my eyes, and the sandal-hued one my ears.
ಓಂ ಶಿರೋ ಮೇ ಭಾರ್ಗವಃ ಪಾತು ಭಾಲಂ ಪಾತು ಗ್ರಹಾಧಿಪಃ । ನೇತ್ರೇ ದೈತ್ಯಗುರುಃ ಪಾತು ಶ್ರೋತ್ರೇ ಮೇ ಚನ್ದನದ್ಯುತಿಃ ॥ ೨॥
oṃ śiro me bhārgavaḥ pātu bhālaṃ pātu grahādhipaḥ | netre daityaguruḥ pātu śrotre me candanadyutiḥ || 2||
ಅರ್ಥ:May Kavya guard my nose, and the one revered by the Daityas my face; may Ushanas guard my speech, and the devotee of Shrikantha (Shiva) my throat.
ಪಾತು ಮೇ ನಾಸಿಕಾಂ ಕಾವ್ಯೋ ವದನಂ ದೈತ್ಯವನ್ದಿತಃ । ವಚನಂ ಚೋಶನಾಃ ಪಾತು ಕಣ್ಠಂ ಶ್ರೀಕಣ್ಠಭಕ್ತಿಮಾನ್ ॥ ೩॥
pātu me nāsikāṃ kāvyo vadanaṃ daityavanditaḥ | vacanaṃ cośanāḥ pātu kaṇṭhaṃ śrīkaṇṭhabhaktimān || 3||
ಅರ್ಥ:May the treasury of brilliance guard my arms, and the swift-minded one my belly; may the son of Bhrigu guard my navel, and the beloved of the earth my middle.
ಭುಜೌ ತೇಜೋನಿಧಿಃ ಪಾತು ಕುಕ್ಷಿಂ ಪಾತು ಮನೋವ್ರಜಃ । ನಾಭಿಂ ಭೃಗುಸುತಃ ಪಾತು ಮಧ್ಯಂ ಪಾತು ಮಹೀಪ್ರಿಯಃ ॥ ೪॥
bhujau tejonidhiḥ pātu kukṣiṃ pātu manovrajaḥ | nābhiṃ bhṛgusutaḥ pātu madhyaṃ pātu mahīpriyaḥ || 4||
ಅರ್ಥ:May the Soul of the universe guard my waist, and the one worshipped by the gods my thighs; may the remover of dullness guard my knees, and the best of the wise my shins.
ಕಟಿಂ ಮೇ ಪಾತು ವಿಶ್ವಾತ್ಮಾ ಊರೂ ಮೇ ಸುರಪೂಜಿತಃ । ಜಾನುಂ ಜಾಡ್ಯಹರಃ ಪಾತು ಜಙ್ಘೇ ಜ್ಞಾನವತಾಂ ವರಃ ॥ ೫॥
kaṭiṃ me pātu viśvātmā ūrū me surapūjitaḥ | jānuṃ jāḍyaharaḥ pātu jaṅghe jñānavatāṃ varaḥ || 5||
ಅರ್ಥ:May the treasury of virtues guard my ankles, and the one in fine garments my feet; may the one adorned with a golden garland guard all my limbs.
ಗುಲ್ಫೌ ಗುಣನಿಧಿಃ ಪಾತು ಪಾತು ಪಾದೌ ವರಾಮ್ಬರಃ । ಸರ್ವಾಣ್ಯಙ್ಗಾನಿ ಮೇ ಪಾತು ಸ್ವರ್ಣಮಾಲಾಪರಿಷ್ಕೃತಃ ॥ ೬॥
gulphau guṇanidhiḥ pātu pātu pādau varāmbaraḥ | sarvāṇyaṅgāni me pātu svarṇamālāpariṣkṛtaḥ || 6||
ಅರ್ಥ:Whoever recites this divine armour, filled with faith — for him no affliction ever arises, by the grace of Bhargava (Shukra).
ಯ ಇದಂ ಕವಚಂ ದಿವ್ಯಂ ಪಠತಿ ಶ್ರದ್ಧಯಾನ್ವಿತಃ । ನ ತಸ್ಯ ಜಾಯತೇ ಪೀಡಾ ಭಾರ್ಗವಸ್ಯ ಪ್ರಸಾದತಃ ॥ ೭॥
ya idaṃ kavacaṃ divyaṃ paṭhati śraddhayānvitaḥ | na tasya jāyate pīḍā bhārgavasya prasādataḥ || 7||
ಅರ್ಥ:Thus ends the Shukra Kavacham in the Brahmanda Purana.
॥ ಇತಿ ಶ್ರೀಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಣ್ಡಪುರಾಣೇ ಶುಕ್ರಕವಚಂ ಸಮ್ಪೂರ್ಣಮ್ ॥
|| iti śrībrahmāṇḍapurāṇe śukrakavacaṃ sampūrṇam ||
ಪದ-ಪದ ಅರ್ಥ
ಉಚ್ಚಾರಣೆ ಕೇಳಲು ಯಾವುದೇ ಪದವನ್ನು ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ
Shukra Kavacham ಪಾರಾಯಣದ ಪ್ರಯೋಜನಗಳು
A limb-by-limb 'kavacha' (armour) invoking Venus's protection over the whole body; its phalashruti promises that no affliction arises for the faithful reciter.
Venus (Shukra) rules love, marriage, beauty, art, music, luxury and wealth — the kavacha is recited for marital happiness, attraction, artistic talent and prosperity.
A traditional remedy (parihara) for a weak or afflicted Venus and for delays or troubles in marriage and relationships.
Invokes Shukra as 'Jadyahara', remover of dullness, and 'Jnanavatam vara', best of the wise — chanted for intelligence, eloquence and creative inspiration.
Said to bring comforts, vehicles, fine garments, jewellery and the enjoyments (bhoga) of life that Venus bestows.
Strengthens a beneficial Venus dasha or transit and protects against the loss of relationships, reputation and wealth.
Most auspicious when recited on Fridays (Shukravara), the weekday of Venus, with white flowers and offerings.
Shukra Kavacham ಪಾರಾಯಣ ವಿಧಿ
Bathe and sit facing east or north before an image of Shukra or the Navagraha, ideally with a ghee lamp and offerings of white or fragrant flowers, white sandal, sugar or curd, and white cloth. Recite the viniyoga, then the dhyana (meditation) verse on Kavi, then the kavacha verses guarding each limb, and finally the phalashruti. It is most powerful on Fridays and may be recited daily through a difficult Venus dasha or for harmony in marriage and relationships.
ಪದೇ ಪದೇ ಕೇಳುವ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳು
ಇವನ್ನೂ ಓದಿ
ॐ
ಪೂರ್ಣ Shukra Kavachamವನ್ನು ಶ್ಲೋಕ-ಶ್ಲೋಕ ಅರ್ಥದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಓದಿ, ಅಥವಾ ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಪವಿತ್ರ ಪಾಠಗಳನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ