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𑌬𑍃𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌵𑌚𑌮𑍍

बृहस्पतिकवचम् in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Thursdays (the day of Jupiter); at the three junctions (trisandhya) — dawn, noon and dusk; during Brihaspati or Navagraha puja·📜 Brahma Yamala (Brihaspati Kavacha Stotram)

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Origin & Story

Brahma Yamala (Brihaspati Kavacha Stotram) · Traditional; rishi Ishvara · Tantric / Puranic

The Brihaspati Kavacham is preserved in the Brahma Yamala, with Ishvara named as its rishi and 'Gam' as its seed-syllable. It depicts Brihaspati — the serene, rosary-bearing son of the sage Angiras who is Guru and preceptor of the gods, master of the Vedas and lord of speech — and entreats this great benefic to shield the devotee limb by limb. As the armour-hymn of Jupiter it belongs to the Navagraha kavachas recited for graha shanti, and is turned to especially for wisdom, prosperity and the fulfilment of righteous desires.

✦ As told in scripture

The kavacha's closing verse promises that the one who recites this divine armour at the three junctions of the day 'sarvan kaman avapnoti' — attains all his desires — and becomes victorious everywhere; students and seekers recite it on Thursdays to win the Devaguru's grace of wisdom, eloquence and good fortune.

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Verse 1

॥ 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 ॥ 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌬𑍃𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌵𑌚𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌈𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰 𑌋𑌷𑌿𑌃, 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍁𑌪𑍍 𑌛𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌃, 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌤𑌾, 𑌗𑌂 𑌬𑍀𑌜𑌂, 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃, 𑌕𑍍𑌲𑍀𑌂 𑌕𑍀𑌲𑌕𑌂, 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌂 𑌜𑌪𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃 ॥

|| śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ || asya śrībṛhaspatikavacastotramantrasya īśvara ṛṣiḥ, anuṣṭup chandaḥ, gururdevatā, gaṃ bījaṃ, śrīśaktiḥ, klīṃ kīlakaṃ, guruprītyarthaṃ jape viniyogaḥ ||

Meaning:श्रीगणेश को नमस्कार। इस बृहस्पतिकवच स्तोत्र मन्त्र के ऋषि ईश्वर हैं, छन्द अनुष्टुप् है, देवता गुरु (बृहस्पति) हैं, 'गं' बीज है, श्री शक्ति है, 'क्लीं' कीलक है; गुरु की प्रसन्नता के लिए इसका जप किया जाता है।

Verse 2

𑌅𑌭𑍀𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌫𑌲𑌦𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 । 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌧𑌰𑌂 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌬𑍃𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௧॥

abhīṣṭaphaladaṃ devaṃ sarvajñaṃ surapūjitam | akṣamālādharaṃ śāntaṃ praṇamāmi bṛhaspatim || 1||

Meaning:मैं बृहस्पति को प्रणाम करता हूँ — जो समस्त अभीष्ट फल देने वाले देव, सर्वज्ञ, देवों से पूजित, अक्षमालाधारी एवं शान्त हैं।

Verse 3

𑌬𑍃𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌲𑌲𑌾𑌟𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑍇 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌃 । 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍗 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌮𑍇𑌽𑌭𑍀𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌃 ॥ ௨॥

bṛhaspatiḥ śiraḥ pātu lalāṭaṃ pātu me guruḥ | karṇau suraguruḥ pātu netre me'bhīṣṭadāyakaḥ || 2||

Meaning:बृहस्पति मेरे शिर की रक्षा करें, गुरु ललाट की; सुरगुरु मेरे कानों की रक्षा करें, अभीष्टदायक नेत्रों की।

Verse 4

𑌜𑌿𑌹𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌨𑌾𑌸𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑍇 𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌪𑌾𑌰𑌗𑌃 । 𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌮𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌃 𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌠𑌂 𑌮𑍇 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌃 ॥ ௩॥

jihvāṃ pātu surācāryo nāsāṃ me vedapāragaḥ | mukhaṃ me pātu sarvajñaḥ kaṇṭhaṃ me devatāguruḥ || 3||

Meaning:सुराचार्य मेरी जिह्वा की रक्षा करें, वेदपारग मेरी नासिका की; सर्वज्ञ मेरे मुख की रक्षा करें, देवतागुरु मेरे कण्ठ की।

Verse 5

𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌕𑌰𑍗 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌃 । 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌨𑍗 𑌮𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌵𑌾𑌗𑍀𑌶𑌃 𑌕𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌂 𑌮𑍇 𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌃 ॥ ௪॥

bhujāvāṅgirasaḥ pātu karau pātu śubhapradaḥ | stanau me pātu vāgīśaḥ kukṣiṃ me śubhalakṣaṇaḥ || 4||

Meaning:आङ्गिरस मेरी भुजाओं की रक्षा करें, शुभप्रद हाथों की; वागीश मेरे वक्ष की रक्षा करें, शुभलक्षण मेरी कुक्षि की।

Verse 6

𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌃 । 𑌕𑌟𑌿𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌜𑌗𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌯 𑌊𑌰𑍂 𑌮𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌃 ॥ ௫॥

nābhiṃ devaguruḥ pātu madhyaṃ pātu sukhapradaḥ | kaṭiṃ pātu jagadvandya ūrū me pātu vākpatiḥ || 5||

Meaning:देवगुरु मेरी नाभि की रक्षा करें, सुखप्रद मेरे मध्य की; जगद्वन्द्य मेरी कटि की रक्षा करें, वाक्पति मेरी ऊरुओं की।

Verse 7

𑌜𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌜𑌙𑍍𑌘𑍇 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑍗 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑌾 । 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌚𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍋 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌃 ॥ ௬॥

jānujaṅghe surācāryaḥ pādau viśvātmakastathā | anyāni yāni cāṅgāni rakṣenme sarvato guruḥ || 6||

Meaning:सुराचार्य मेरे जानु एवं जङ्घाओं की रक्षा करें, विश्वात्मक मेरे पादों की; गुरु सब ओर से मेरे अन्य समस्त अङ्गों की रक्षा करें।

Verse 8

𑌇𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌵𑌚𑌂 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌠𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌰𑌃 । 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌯𑍀 𑌭𑌵𑍇𑌤𑍍 ॥ ௭॥

ityetatkavacaṃ divyaṃ trisandhyaṃ yaḥ paṭhennaraḥ | sarvānkāmānavāpnoti sarvatra vijayī bhavet || 7||

Meaning:जो मनुष्य इस दिव्य कवच का त्रिसन्ध्या (प्रातः, मध्याह्न एवं सायं) पाठ करता है, वह समस्त कामनाओं को प्राप्त करता है और सर्वत्र विजयी होता है।

Verse 9

॥ 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌬𑍃𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌵𑌚𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌮𑍍 ॥

|| iti śrībrahmayāmaloktaṃ bṛhaspatikavacaṃ sampūrṇam ||

Meaning:इस प्रकार ब्रह्मयामल में कथित बृहस्पतिकवच सम्पूर्ण हुआ।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌬𑍃𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌤𑌿🔊bṛhaspatiBrihaspati — the planet Jupiter and Guru of the gods (Devaguru)

𑌅𑌭𑍀𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌫𑌲𑌦𑌮𑍍🔊abhīṣṭaphaladamGranter of all desired fruits / wishes

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌮𑍍🔊sarvajñamThe all-knowing one

𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍🔊surapūjitamWorshipped by the gods

𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌧𑌰𑌮𑍍🔊akṣamālādharamBearing the rosary (akshamala)

𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌬𑍃𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍🔊śāntaṃ praṇamāmi bṛhaspatimI bow to the serene Brihaspati

𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁🔊śiraḥ pātuMay he guard the head

𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌃🔊guruḥThe Guru — guarding the forehead

𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌃🔊suraguruḥGuru of the gods — guarding the ears

𑌅𑌭𑍀𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌃🔊abhīṣṭadāyakaḥGiver of what is wished for — guarding the eyes

𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌃🔊surācāryaḥPreceptor of the gods — guarding the tongue (and the knees and shins)

𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌪𑌾𑌰𑌗𑌃🔊vedapāragaḥMaster who has crossed to the far shore of the Vedas — guarding the nose

𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌃🔊devatāguruḥGuru of the deities — guarding the throat

𑌆𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌃🔊āṅgirasaḥSon of the sage Angiras — guarding the arms

𑌵𑌾𑌗𑍀𑌶𑌃🔊vāgīśaḥLord of speech — guarding the breast

𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌃🔊devaguruḥGuru of the gods — guarding the navel

𑌜𑌗𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌃🔊jagadvandyaḥAdored by the world — guarding the waist

𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌃🔊vākpatiḥLord of eloquence — guarding the thighs

𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌕𑌃🔊viśvātmakaḥWhose Self is the universe — guarding the feet

𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍🔊trisandhyamAt the three junctions of the day (dawn, noon and dusk)

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌤𑌿🔊sarvān kāmān avāpnotiAttains all his desires

Benefits of Chanting बृहस्पतिकवचम्

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A limb-by-limb 'kavacha' (armour) invoking the protection of Brihaspati, the Devaguru, over the entire body from head to feet.

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Recited to strengthen a weak or afflicted Jupiter — the great benefic that governs wisdom, knowledge, children, wealth and dharma.

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Its phalashruti promises that one who recites it thrice daily (trisandhya) attains all his desires and becomes victorious everywhere.

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Especially valued by students, teachers and seekers for learning, eloquence (Vagisha) and clarity of intellect.

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Chanted for prosperity, progeny, married happiness and the blessings that Jupiter, the most auspicious of planets, bestows.

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Recited on Thursdays (Guruvara), the weekday of Jupiter, and during Brihaspati or Navagraha puja.

How to Chant बृहस्पतिकवचम्

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Best TimeThursdays (the day of Jupiter); at the three junctions (trisandhya) — dawn, noon and dusk; during Brihaspati or Navagraha puja

Bathe and sit facing east or north before an image of Brihaspati (or the Navagraha), with yellow flowers, yellow sandal and a ghee lamp; offerings of chana dal, turmeric or bananas are appropriate to Jupiter. Recite the viniyoga with its bija 'Gam', then the dhyana verse, then the kavacha verses guarding each limb, and finally the phalashruti. The verse advises reciting it trisandhyam (thrice daily); it is most auspicious on Thursdays and to strengthen a weak Jupiter.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete बृहस्पतिकवचम् written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

The Brihaspati Kavacham is a protective hymn (kavacha = spiritual armour) to Brihaspati, the planet Jupiter and Guru of the gods (Devaguru). It is drawn from the Brahma Yamala with Ishvara as its rishi. Each verse asks Brihaspati, under one of his many names, to guard a part of the body, surrounding the devotee with Jupiter's benefic grace.

Jupiter (Guru) is the great benefic that governs wisdom, knowledge, children, wealth, dharma and good fortune. The kavacha is recited to strengthen a weak, debilitated or afflicted Jupiter in the birth chart and to draw its blessings during its dasha or transit. It is usually chanted on Thursdays with yellow flowers and a ghee lamp.

Its own verse recommends reciting it 'trisandhyam' — at the three junctions of dawn, noon and dusk. It is especially auspicious on Thursdays (Guruvara), the weekday of Jupiter, and during any Brihaspati or Navagraha puja.

Its concluding verse promises that whoever recites it thrice daily attains all his desires and becomes victorious everywhere. Beyond bodily protection it is especially valued for wisdom, learning and eloquence, and for the prosperity, progeny and auspiciousness that Jupiter bestows.