𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾 𑌕𑌵𑌚
दुर्गा कवच in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥
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Markandeya Purana, Devi Mahatmyam (Durga Saptashati) · Sage Markandeya · Ancient (c. 400-500 CE for the text; story set in mythological time)
The Durga Kavach appears in the Markandeya Purana as a dialogue between Sage Markandeya and Brahma. When Markandeya asked Brahma for the supreme secret that protects all human beings, Brahma revealed the Devi Kavach — the divine armor of the Goddess. He explained that this prayer had never been revealed to anyone before, and that whoever recites it becomes encased in an impenetrable shield of divine energy, with each goddess stationed at a specific part of the body to ward off all harm.
✦ As told in scripture
The Durga Kavach is associated with the miraculous protection of devotees in life-threatening situations. In the Devi Mahatmyam itself, the divine armor protected the gods when they were attacked by the demon armies of Mahishasura. In one famous tradition, a devotee who recited the Kavach daily was caught in a devastating flood. While others perished, he was found unharmed on a small patch of dry ground — witnesses said they saw a circle of light around him during the entire ordeal, as if invisible hands had held back the waters from his body, exactly as the Kavach promises protection for every limb.
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𑍐 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌚𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍀 𑌕𑌵𑌚𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌋𑌷𑌿𑌃। 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍁𑌪𑍍 𑌛𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌃। 𑌚𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌾 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌤𑌾। 𑌅𑌂𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌰𑍋 𑌬𑍀𑌜𑌮𑍍। 𑌦𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍। 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌜𑌗𑌦𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍇 𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌶𑌤𑍀𑌪𑌾𑌠𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌨 𑌜𑌪𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃॥
Om Asya Shri Chandi Kavachasya Brahma Rishiph Anushtup Chhandah Chamunda Devata Anganyasokta Mataro Bijam Digbandha Devatas Tattvam Shri Jagadamba Prityarthe Saptashati Pathangtvena Jape Viniyogah
Meaning:ॐ। इस श्रीचण्डी कवच के ऋषि ब्रह्मा हैं, छन्द अनुष्टुप् है, देवता चामुण्डा हैं — (दुर्गा की प्रसन्नता हेतु इसका विनियोग है)।
𑍐 𑌨𑌮𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌯𑍈 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍇𑌯 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚 — 𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌂 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑍃𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍍। 𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌨 𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍇 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌹𑌿 𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌹॥
Om Namash Chandikayai Markandeya Uvacha — Yad Guhyam Paramam Loke Sarva Raksha Karam Nrinam Yanna Kasyachid Akhyatam Tanme Bruhi Pitamaha
Meaning:ॐ चण्डिका को नमस्कार। मार्कण्डेय बोले: हे ब्रह्मन्! इस लोक में जो परम गुह्य है, वह मुझे बताइए।
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑍋𑌵𑌾𑌚 — 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌗𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌮𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍋𑌪𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌮𑍍। 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌕𑌵𑌚𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌤𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍃𑌣𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌵 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌨𑍇॥
Brahma Uvacha — Asti Guhyatamam Vipra Sarva Bhutopakaarakam Devyas Tu Kavacham Punyam Tat Shrinushva Mahamune
Meaning:ब्रह्मा बोले: हे विप्र! देवी का एक अति गुह्य और समस्त प्राणियों का उपकार करने वाला कवच है।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌥𑌮𑌂 𑌶𑍈𑌲𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌚 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍀𑌯𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌚𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀। 𑌤𑍃𑌤𑍀𑌯𑌂 𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌘𑌣𑍍𑌟𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑍂𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌕𑌮𑍍॥
Prathamam Shailaputri Cha Dvitiyam Brahmacharini Tritiyam Chandraghanteti Kushmandeti Chaturthakam
Meaning:पहली शैलपुत्री, दूसरी ब्रह्मचारिणी, तीसरी चन्द्रघण्टा, चौथी कूष्माण्डा —
𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌮𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌷𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌨𑍀𑌤𑌿 𑌚। 𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌗𑍗𑌰𑍀𑌤𑌿 𑌚𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌮𑌮𑍍॥
Panchamam Skanda Mateti Shashtham Katyayani Ti Cha Saptamam Kalaratri Ti Mahagauri Ti Chashtamam
Meaning:पाँचवीं स्कन्दमाता, छठी कात्यायनी, सातवीं कालरात्रि, आठवीं महागौरी —
𑌨𑌵𑌮𑌂 𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌚 𑌨𑌵𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃। 𑌉𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑍈𑌵 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾॥
Navamam Siddhidatri Cha Nava Durgah Prakirtitah Uktanyetani Namani Brahmanaiva Mahatmana
Meaning:नवीं सिद्धिदात्री — ये नौ दुर्गाएँ कही गई हैं; इन नामों का माहात्म्य (ब्रह्मा ने कहा)।
𑌶𑍂𑌲𑍇𑌨 𑌪𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌨𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌪𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌖𑌡𑍍𑌗𑍇𑌨 𑌚𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌕𑍇। 𑌘𑌣𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍇𑌨 𑌨𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌚𑌾𑌪𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌃𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍇𑌨 𑌚॥
Shulena Pahi No Devi Pahi Khadgena Chambike Ghanta Swanena Nah Pahi Chapajya Nihswanena Cha
Meaning:हे देवी! शूल से हमारी रक्षा करो; हे अम्बिके, खड्ग से रक्षा करो; घण्टा की ध्वनि से भी (हमारी रक्षा करो)।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍈𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌆𑌗𑍍𑌨𑍇𑌯𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌤𑌾। 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑍇 𑌚𑌾𑌵𑌤𑍁 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍀 𑌨𑍈𑌋𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌸𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀॥
Prachyam Rakshatu Mam Aindri Agneyam Agni Devata Dakshine Chavatu Varahi Nairityam Asi Dharini
Meaning:पूर्व में ऐन्द्री मेरी रक्षा करे, आग्नेय कोण में अग्निदेवता रक्षा करे।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍀𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌣𑍀 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌯𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑍃𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌨𑍀। 𑌉𑌦𑍀𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌕𑍗𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍀 𑌐𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑍂𑌲𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀॥
Pratichyam Varuni Rakshed Vayavyam Mrigavahini Udichyam Patu Kaumari Aishanyam Shuladharini
Meaning:पश्चिम में वारुणी रक्षा करे, वायव्य कोण में मृगवाहिनी रक्षा करे।
𑌊𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑍀 𑌮𑍇 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌦𑌧𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍈𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌵𑍀 𑌤𑌥𑌾। 𑌏𑌵𑌂 𑌦𑌶 𑌦𑌿𑌶𑍋 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌾 𑌶𑌵𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌨𑌾॥
Urdhvam Brahmani Me Rakshed Adhastad Vaishnavi Tatha Evam Dasha Disho Rakshet Chamunda Shava Vahana
Meaning:ऊपर ब्रह्माणी मेरी रक्षा करे, नीचे वैष्णवी; इस प्रकार चामुण्डा सब ओर से रक्षा करे।
𑌜𑌯𑌾 𑌮𑍇 𑌚𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌯𑌾 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌪𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤𑌃। 𑌅𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌵𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇 𑌤𑍁 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑍇 𑌚𑌾𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌾॥
Jaya Me Chagratah Patu Vijaya Patu Prishthatah Ajita Vama Parshve Tu Dakshine Cha Aparajita
Meaning:आगे जया मेरी रक्षा करे, पीछे विजया रक्षा करे; अजिता (बायें) और अपराजिता (दायें) रक्षा करे।
𑌶𑌿𑌖𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌨𑍀 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌦𑍁𑌮𑌾 𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌨𑌿 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾। 𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌧𑌰𑍀 𑌲𑌲𑌾𑌟𑍇 𑌚 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌵𑍗 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌶𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍀॥
Shikham Udyotini Rakshed Uma Murdhni Vyavasthita Maladhari Lalate Cha Bhruvau Rakshed Yashaswini
Meaning:शिखा (चोटी) की रक्षा उद्योतिनी करे; मस्तक पर स्थित उमा रक्षा करे।
𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 𑌚 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌵𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌯𑌮𑌘𑌣𑍍𑌟𑌾 𑌚 𑌨𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌕𑍇। 𑌶𑌂𑌖𑌿𑌨𑍀 𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌷𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍀॥
Trinetra Cha Bhruvor Madhye Yamaghanta Cha Nasike Shankhini Chakshushor Madhye Shrotrayor Dvaravasini
Meaning:भौंहों के मध्य त्रिनेत्रा रक्षा करे, और नासिका पर यमघण्टा रक्षा करे।
𑌕𑌪𑍋𑌲𑍗 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌕𑌾 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌮𑍂𑌲𑍇 𑌤𑍁 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌕𑌰𑍀। 𑌨𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌾 𑌚 𑌉𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌰𑍋𑌷𑍍𑌠𑍇 𑌚 𑌚𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌕𑌾॥
Kapolau Kalika Rakshet Karnamule Tu Shankari Nasikayam Sugandha Cha Uttaroshthe Cha Charchika
Meaning:कपोलों की रक्षा कालिका करे, कानों के मूल की शांकरी; नासिका की (सुगन्धा) रक्षा करे।
𑌅𑌧𑌰𑍇 𑌚𑌾𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌕𑌲𑌾 𑌜𑌿𑌹𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌚 𑌸𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍀। 𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌤𑍁 𑌕𑍗𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍀 𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌠𑌦𑍇𑌶𑍇 𑌤𑍁 𑌚𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌿𑌕𑌾॥
Adhare Chamrita Kala Jihvayam Cha Saraswati Dantan Rakshatu Kaumari Kantha Deshe Tu Chandika
Meaning:अधर की रक्षा अमृतकला करे, जिह्वा की सरस्वती; दाँतों की (कौमारी) रक्षा करे।
𑌘𑌣𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌂 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌘𑌣𑍍𑌟𑌾 𑌚 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌾 𑌚 𑌤𑌾𑌲𑍁𑌕𑍇। 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀 𑌚𑌿𑌬𑍁𑌕𑌂 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌚𑌂 𑌮𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌂𑌗𑌲𑌾॥
Ghantikam Chitraghanta Cha Mahamaya Cha Taluke Kamakshi Chibukam Rakshed Vacham Me Sarvamangala
Meaning:कण्ठ (घण्टिका) की रक्षा चित्रघण्टा करे, तालु की महामाया; (कामाक्षी आदि सब अंगों की रक्षा करें)।
𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍀 𑌚 𑌪𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌵𑌂𑌶𑍇 𑌧𑌨𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌰𑍀। 𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑌾 𑌬𑌹𑌿𑌃𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌠𑍇 𑌨𑌲𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌲𑌕𑍂𑌬𑌰𑍀॥
Grivayam Bhadrakali cha prishthavamshe Dhanurdhari; Nilagriva bahihkanthe nalikam Nalakubari.
𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌯𑍋𑌃 𑌖𑌡𑍍𑌗𑌿𑌨𑍀 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌦𑍍 𑌬𑌾𑌹𑍂 𑌮𑍇 𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌰𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀। 𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌿𑌨𑍀 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌦𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌕𑌾 𑌚𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌲𑍀𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑌾॥
Skandhayoh Khadgini rakshed bahu me Vajradharini; Hastayor Dandini rakshed Ambika changulistatha.
𑌨𑌖𑌾𑌞𑍍𑌛𑍂𑌲𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍 𑌕𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍗 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌲𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀। 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌨𑍗 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌃𑌶𑍋𑌕𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌨𑍀॥
Nakhanchhuleshwari rakshet kukshau rakshen Naleshwari; Stanau rakshen Mahalakshmir manahshokavinashini.
𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌯𑍇 𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀 𑌉𑌦𑌰𑍇 𑌶𑍂𑌲𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀। 𑌨𑌾𑌭𑍗 𑌚 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍀 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 𑌤𑌥𑌾॥
Hridaye Lalita Devi udare Shuladharini; Nabhau cha Kamini rakshed guhyam Guhyeshwari tatha.
𑌪𑍂𑌤𑌨𑌾 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌕𑌾 𑌮𑍇𑌢𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌦𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌷𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌨𑍀। 𑌕𑌟𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌤𑍀 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌨𑍀 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍀॥
Putana Kamika medhram gude Mahishavahini; Katyam Bhagavati rakshej januni Vindhyavasini.
𑌜𑌙𑍍𑌘𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌬𑌲𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍀। 𑌗𑍁𑌲𑍍𑌫𑌯𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌹𑍀 𑌚 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑍗 𑌚𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌤𑍇𑌜𑌸𑍀॥
Janghe Mahabala prokta sarvakamapradayini; Gulphayor Narasimhi cha padau chamitatejasi.
𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌲𑍀𑌃 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍇 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌧𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌲𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍀। 𑌨𑌖𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌂𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌲𑍀 𑌚 𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍈𑌵𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌿𑌨𑍀॥
Padangulih Shrir me rakshet padadhastalavasini; Nakhan Damshtrakarali cha keshanshchaivordhvakeshini.
𑌰𑍋𑌮𑌕𑍂𑌪𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌕𑍗𑌬𑍇𑌰𑍀 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌚𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌗𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 𑌤𑌥𑌾। 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌾𑌵𑌸𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌮𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌂𑌸𑌿 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍀॥
Romakupeshu Kauberi tvacham Vagishwari tatha; Raktamajjavasamamsanyasthimedamsi Parvati.
𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌪𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌚 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍁𑌟𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀। 𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌵𑌤𑍀 𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌕𑍋𑌶𑍇 𑌕𑌫𑍇 𑌚𑍂𑌡𑌾𑌮𑌣𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑌾॥
Antrani Kalaratrishcha pittam cha Mukuteshwari; Padmavati padmakoshe kaphe Chudamanistatha.
𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌖𑍀 𑌨𑌖𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌲𑌾 𑌅𑌭𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌷𑍁। 𑌶𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑍀 𑌮𑍇 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌛𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 𑌤𑌥𑌾॥
Jvalamukhi nakhajvala Abhedya sarvasandhishu; Shukram Brahmani me rakshech chhayam Chhatreshwari tatha.
𑌅𑌹𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑍋 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌂 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷 𑌮𑍇 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌚𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿। 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌨𑍗 𑌤𑌥𑌾 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍋𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌚॥
Ahankaram mano buddhim raksha me Dharmacharini; Pranapanau tatha vyanam samanodanameva cha.
𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌚 𑌮𑍇 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌂 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌨𑌾। 𑌰𑌸𑍇 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇 𑌚 𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍇 𑌚 𑌶𑌬𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌶𑍇 𑌚 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌨𑍀॥
Vajrahasta cha me rakshet pranam Kalyanashobhana; Rase rupe cha gandhe cha shabde sparshe cha Yogini.
𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌰𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑍀 𑌸𑌦𑌾। 𑌆𑌯𑍂 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌤𑍁 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍀 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌂 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌤𑍁 𑌵𑍈𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌵𑍀॥
Sattvam rajastamashchaiva rakshen Narayani sada; Ayu rakshatu Varahi dharmam rakshatu Vaishnavi.
𑌯𑌶𑌃 𑌕𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌚 𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌂 𑌚 𑌧𑌨𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌚 𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀। 𑌗𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑍀 𑌮𑍇 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌶𑍂𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍇 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷 𑌚𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌿𑌕𑍇॥
Yashah kirtim cha Lakshmim cha dhanam vidyam cha Chakrini; Gotram Indrani me rakshet pashun me raksha Chandike.
𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌤𑍁 𑌭𑍈𑌰𑌵𑍀। 𑌪𑌨𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌪𑌥𑌾 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌮𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌤𑌥𑌾॥
Putran rakshen Mahalakshmir bharyam rakshatu Bhairavi; Panthanam Supatha rakshen margam Kshemakari tatha.
𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾। 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌹𑍀𑌨𑌂 𑌤𑍁 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌕𑌵𑌚𑍇𑌨 𑌤𑍁॥
Rajadvare Mahalakshmir Vijaya sarvatah sthita; Rakshahinam tu yatsthanam varjitam kavachena tu.
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷 𑌮𑍇 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌜𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍀 𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌨𑍀। 𑌪𑌦𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌂 𑌨 𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌯𑌦𑍀𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍇𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍁𑌭𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌃॥
Tatsarvam raksha me Devi Jayanti papanashini; Padamekam na gachchhet tu yadichchhech chubhamatmanah.
𑌕𑌵𑌚𑍇𑌨𑌾𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿। 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌲𑌾𑌭𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌕𑌃॥
Kavachenavrito nityam yatra yatradhigachchhati; Tatra tatrarthalabhashcha vijayah sarvakamikah.
𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌂 𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍। 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌲𑍇 𑌪𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍॥
Yam yam kamayate kamam tam tam prapnoti nishchitam; Paramaishvaryamatulam prapsyate bhutale puman.
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌯𑍋 𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌵𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌃। 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌤𑍁 𑌭𑌵𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌕𑌵𑌚𑍇𑌨𑌾𑌵𑍃𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍॥
Nirbhayo jayate martyah sangrameshvaparajitah; Trailokye tu bhavet pujyah kavachenavritah puman.
𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌤𑍁 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 𑌕𑌵𑌚𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌲𑌭𑌮𑍍। 𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌠𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌤𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌃॥
Idam tu Devyah kavacham devanamapi durlabham; Yah pathet prayato nityam trisandhyam shraddhayanvitah.
𑌦𑍈𑌵𑍀 𑌕𑌲𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌵𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌃। 𑌜𑍀𑌵𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌶𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌪𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌃॥
Daivi kala bhavet tasya trailokyeshvaparajitah; Jived varshashatam sagram apamrityuvivarjitah.
𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇 𑌲𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍋𑌟𑌕𑌾𑌦𑌯𑌃। 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌜𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌮𑌂 𑌚𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌮𑍍॥
Nashyanti vyadhayah sarve lutavisphotakadayah; Sthavaram jangamam vapi kritrimam chapi yadvisham.
𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌚𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌲𑍇। 𑌭𑍂𑌚𑌰𑌾𑌃 𑌖𑍇𑌚𑌰𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌜𑌲𑌜𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍋𑌪𑌦𑍇𑌶𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌃॥
Abhicharani sarvani mantrayantrani bhutale; Bhucharah khecharashchaiva jalajashchopadeshikah.
𑌸𑌹𑌜𑌾𑌃 𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌜𑌾 𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌕𑌿𑌨𑍀 𑌡𑌾𑌕𑌿𑌨𑍀 𑌤𑌥𑌾। 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌚𑌰𑌾 𑌘𑍋𑌰𑌾 𑌡𑌾𑌕𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌬𑌲𑌾𑌃॥
Sahajah kulaja malah Shakini Dakini tatha; Antarikshachara ghora Dakinyashcha mahabalah.
𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌪𑌿𑌶𑌾𑌚𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌸𑌾𑌃। 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌸𑌵𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌃 𑌕𑍂𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌾 𑌭𑍈𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌯𑌃॥
Grahabhutapishachashcha yakshagandharvarakshasah; Brahmarakshasavetalah kushmanda Bhairavadayah.
𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌕𑌵𑌚𑍇 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌿 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑍇। 𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍋𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌵𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌜𑍋𑌵𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍍॥
Nashyanti darshanat tasya kavache hridi samsthite; Manonnatirbhaved rajnastejovriddhikaram param.
𑌯𑌶𑌸𑌾 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌕𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌿𑌤𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌲𑍇। 𑌜𑌪𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌶𑌤𑍀𑌂 𑌚𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍀𑌂 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌤𑍁 𑌕𑌵𑌚𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾॥
Yashasa vardhate so'pi kirtimanditabhutale; Japet saptashatim Chandim kritva tu kavacham pura.
𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍂𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌲𑌂 𑌧𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑌶𑍈𑌲𑌵𑌨𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌮𑍍। 𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑍇𑌦𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑍗𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍀॥
Yavad bhumandalam dhatte sashailavanakananam; Tavat tishthati medinyam santatih putrapautraki.
𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍈𑌰𑌪𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌲𑌭𑌮𑍍। 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌤𑌃॥
Dehante paramam sthanam yatsurairapi durlabham; Prapnoti purusho nityam Mahamayaprasadatah.
𑌲𑌭𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌂 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑌹 𑌮𑍋𑌦𑌤𑍇॥ ॥ 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌣𑍇 𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌹𑌰𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 𑌕𑌵𑌚𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌮𑍍 ॥
Labhate paramam rupam Shivena saha modate. Iti shri Varahapurane Hariharabrahmavirachitam Devyah kavacham sampurnam.
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Benefits of Chanting दुर्गा कवच
Creates an impenetrable divine armor of protection around the devotee
Each body part is specifically protected by a different form of the Goddess
Destroys all enemies, evil spirits, and negative energies
Essential part of the Durga Saptashati recitation during Navratri
Removes fear, anxiety, and provides courage in dangerous situations
Grants the blessings and protection of all nine forms of Durga simultaneously
Protects from all ten directions through the Matrika goddesses
How to Chant दुर्गा कवच
Sit facing east or north. Begin with a prayer to Ganesha for the removal of obstacles. The Durga Kavach is traditionally recited as part of the complete Durga Saptashati (700 verses). It can also be recited independently for protection. While reciting, visualize each goddess taking her position to protect the corresponding body part. Conclude with a prayer to Durga Mata for her continued protection.
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