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केतुकवचम्

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अर्थ

केतुकवचम् शिरविहीन छाया-ग्रह केतु (अवरोही चन्द्र-पात) की रक्षात्मक कवच-स्तुति है, जिसके ऋषि त्र्यम्बक हैं और जो ब्रह्माण्डपुराण से ली गई है। कराल-मुख, चित्रवर्ण, ध्वजाकार, ग्रहेश्वर केतु को प्रणाम कर यह उन्हें उनके अनेक नामों (सिंहिकासुत, महाग्रह, नरपिङ्गल) से भक्त के शिर से पाद तक रक्षा हेतु आमन्त्रित करता है। इसका अन्तिम श्लोक कहता है कि जो इस दिव्य कवच को — जो समस्त रोगों एवं शत्रुओं का नाशक है — धारण करता है, वह विजयी होता है।

उत्पत्ति और कथा

Brahmanda Purana (Ketu Kavacha Stotram) · Sage Tryambaka (rishi of the mantra) · Puranic

The Ketu Kavacham is preserved in the Brahmanda Purana, with the sage Tryambaka named as its rishi and 'Kam' as its seed-syllable. It depicts Ketu — the headless remnant of the asura Svarbhanu, the fierce-faced, many-hued, banner-shaped 'lord of the planets' who together with Rahu causes the eclipses — and entreats this great planet to shield the devotee limb by limb. As the armour-hymn of the descending node it belongs to the Navagraha kavachas recited for graha shanti, and is especially turned to for protection and for the spiritual insight that Ketu, the moksha-karaka, bestows.

शास्त्रों में वर्णित

The kavacha's closing verse promises that the very bearing of this divine armour — 'dharanat' — destroys all disease and all enemies and makes the wearer victorious; devotees passing through a difficult Ketu period recite it and wear it to be shielded from hidden illness and foes and to gain Ketu's clarity and detachment.

सम्पूर्ण पाठ अर्थ सहित

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श्लोक 1

श्रीगणेशाय नमः अस्य श्रीकेतुकवचस्तोत्रमहामन्त्रस्य त्र्यम्बक ऋषिः, अनुष्टुप् छन्दः, केतुर्देवता, कं बीजम्, नमः शक्तिः, केतुरिति कीलकम्, केतुकृत पीडा निवारणार्थे जपे विनियोगः

|| śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ || oṃ asya śrīketukavacastotramahāmantrasya tryambaka ṛṣiḥ, anuṣṭup chandaḥ, keturdevatā, kaṃ bījam, namaḥ śaktiḥ, keturiti kīlakam, ketukṛta pīḍā nivāraṇārthe jape viniyogaḥ ||

अर्थ:श्रीगणेश को नमस्कार। ॐ। इस श्रीकेतुकवच स्तोत्र महामन्त्र के ऋषि त्र्यम्बक हैं, छन्द अनुष्टुप् है, देवता केतु हैं, 'कं' बीज है, 'नमः' शक्ति है, 'केतु' कीलक है; केतु के द्वारा उत्पन्न पीड़ा के निवारण हेतु इसका जप किया जाता है।

श्लोक 2

केतुं करालवदनं चित्रवर्णं किरीटिनम् प्रणमामि सदा केतुं ध्वजाकारं ग्रहेश्वरम् १॥

ketuṃ karālavadanaṃ citravarṇaṃ kirīṭinam | praṇamāmi sadā ketuṃ dhvajākāraṃ graheśvaram || 1||

अर्थ:कराल मुख वाले, चित्रवर्ण (विविध रंग के), किरीटधारी केतु को — ध्वजाकार, ग्रहों के ईश्वर केतु को — मैं सदा प्रणाम करता हूँ।

श्लोक 3

चित्रवर्णः शिरः पातु भालं धूम्रसमद्युतिः पातु नेत्रे पिङ्गलाक्षः श्रुती मे रक्तलोचनः २॥

citravarṇaḥ śiraḥ pātu bhālaṃ dhūmrasamadyutiḥ | pātu netre piṅgalākṣaḥ śrutī me raktalocanaḥ || 2||

अर्थ:चित्रवर्ण मेरे शिर की रक्षा करें, धूम्रसमद्युति भाल की; पिङ्गलाक्ष मेरे नेत्रों की रक्षा करें, रक्तलोचन कानों की।

श्लोक 4

घ्राणं पातु सुवर्णाभश्चिबुकं सिंहिकासुतः पातु कण्ठं मे केतुः स्कन्धौ पातु ग्रहाधिपः ३॥

ghrāṇaṃ pātu suvarṇābhaścibukaṃ siṃhikāsutaḥ | pātu kaṇṭhaṃ ca me ketuḥ skandhau pātu grahādhipaḥ || 3||

अर्थ:सुवर्णाभ मेरी नासिका की रक्षा करें, सिंहिकासुत चिबुक की; केतु मेरे कण्ठ की रक्षा करें, ग्रहाधिप स्कन्धों की।

श्लोक 5

हस्तौ पातु सुरश्रेष्ठः कुक्षिं पातु महाग्रहः सिंहासनः कटिं पातु मध्यं पातु महासुरः ४॥

hastau pātu suraśreṣṭhaḥ kukṣiṃ pātu mahāgrahaḥ | siṃhāsanaḥ kaṭiṃ pātu madhyaṃ pātu mahāsuraḥ || 4||

अर्थ:सुरश्रेष्ठ मेरे हाथों की रक्षा करें, महाग्रह कुक्षि की; सिंहासन मेरी कटि की रक्षा करें, महासुर मध्य की।

श्लोक 6

ऊरू पातु महाशीर्षो जानुनी मेऽतिकोपनः पातु पादौ मे क्रूरः सर्वाङ्गं नरपिङ्गलः ५॥

ūrū pātu mahāśīrṣo jānunī me'tikopanaḥ | pātu pādau ca me krūraḥ sarvāṅgaṃ narapiṅgalaḥ || 5||

अर्थ:महाशीर्ष मेरी ऊरुओं की रक्षा करें, अतिकोपन मेरे जानुओं की; क्रूर मेरे पादों की रक्षा करें, नरपिङ्गल मेरे समस्त अङ्गों की।

श्लोक 7

इदं कवचं दिव्यं सर्वरोगविनाशनम् सर्वशत्रुविनाशं धारणाद्विजयी भवेत् ६॥

ya idaṃ kavacaṃ divyaṃ sarvarogavināśanam | sarvaśatruvināśaṃ ca dhāraṇādvijayī bhavet || 6||

अर्थ:जो इस दिव्य कवच को — जो समस्त रोगों एवं समस्त शत्रुओं का नाशक है — धारण करता है, वह धारण मात्र से विजयी होता है।

श्लोक 8

इति श्रीब्रह्माण्डपुराणे केतुकवचं सम्पूर्णम्

|| iti śrībrahmāṇḍapurāṇe ketukavacaṃ sampūrṇam ||

अर्थ:इस प्रकार ब्रह्माण्डपुराण में केतुकवच सम्पूर्ण हुआ।

शब्द-दर-शब्द अर्थ

उच्चारण सुनने के लिए किसी भी शब्द पर क्लिक करें

केतु🔊ketuKetu — the descending lunar node, the headless shadow-planet
प्रणमामि सदा केतुम्🔊praṇamāmi sadā ketumI bow always to Ketu
करालवदनम्🔊karālavadanamOf fearsome face
चित्रवर्णम्🔊citravarṇamOf variegated (many-hued) colour
किरीटिनम्🔊kirīṭinamWearing a crown
ध्वजाकारम्🔊dhvajākāramShaped like a banner (flag) — Ketu's emblem
ग्रहेश्वरम् / ग्रहाधिपः🔊graheśvaram / grahādhipaḥLord / chief of the planets — guarding the shoulders
चित्रवर्णः शिरः पातु🔊citravarṇaḥ śiraḥ pātuMay the many-hued one guard the head
धूम्रसमद्युतिः🔊dhūmrasamadyutiḥOf smoke-like radiance — guarding the forehead
पिङ्गलाक्षः🔊piṅgalākṣaḥTawny / amber-eyed — guarding the eyes
रक्तलोचनः🔊raktalocanaḥRed-eyed — guarding the ears
सुवर्णाभः🔊suvarṇābhaḥOf golden lustre — guarding the nose
सिंहिकासुतः🔊siṃhikāsutaḥSon of Simhika — guarding the chin
महाग्रहः🔊mahāgrahaḥThe great planet — guarding the belly
सिंहासनः🔊siṃhāsanaḥLion-seated — guarding the waist
महासुरः🔊mahāsuraḥThe great asura — guarding the middle
महाशीर्षः🔊mahāśīrṣaḥThe great-headed one — guarding the thighs
नरपिङ्गलः🔊narapiṅgalaḥTawny-bodied as a man — guarding the whole body
सर्वरोगविनाशनम्🔊sarvaroga-vināśanamDestroying all diseases
धारणाद्विजयी भवेत्🔊dhāraṇād vijayī bhavetBy wearing (bearing) it, one becomes victorious

केतुकवचम् पाठ के लाभ

A limb-by-limb 'kavacha' (armour) invoking Ketu's protection over the whole body, the destroyer of all disease and of all enemies.

Recited to pacify Ketu Dosha and the malefic effects of Ketu's mahadasha, antardasha and transits, and as part of Kala Sarpa Dosha remedies.

Its phalashruti declares that merely bearing this divine armour makes one victorious — chanted for protection and success over obstacles.

Ketu is the karaka of detachment, insight and moksha — its kavacha is invoked for spiritual progress, intuition and freedom from confusion.

Traditionally said to ward off mysterious illnesses, skin and nervous afflictions, and hidden enemies attributed to Ketu.

Especially recited on Tuesdays and during Ketu or Navagraha puja, and during Ketu Kaal.

केतुकवचम् जप विधि

जप संख्या1बार
उत्तम समयTuesdays, and during Ketu or Navagraha puja; during a Ketu dasha or transit

Bathe and sit facing south or south-west before an image of Ketu (or the Navagraha), with multi-coloured or grey flowers and a sesame-oil lamp; offerings of black sesame or horse-gram are appropriate. Recite the viniyoga with its bija 'Kam', then the salutation verse, then the kavacha verses guarding each limb, and finally the phalashruti. Since the verse says the armour protects 'by being borne' (dharanat), it may also be written on bhojapatra and worn after the recitation. It is most effective during a challenging Ketu period.

अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न

The Ketu Kavacham is a protective hymn (kavacha = spiritual armour) to Ketu, the headless shadow-planet and descending lunar node. The sage Tryambaka is named as its rishi and it is drawn from the Brahmanda Purana. Each verse asks Ketu, under one of his many names, to guard a part of the body, and its final verse says that even bearing the armour brings victory.
It is recited to pacify Ketu Dosha and the unsettling, confusing effects of Ketu's mahadasha, antardasha and transits, and as part of remedies for Kala Sarpa Dosha. Because Ketu is the planet of detachment and moksha, the kavacha is also used to turn its energy toward insight and spiritual progress rather than affliction.
On Tuesdays, and during any Navagraha or Ketu puja, especially through a difficult Ketu dasha or transit. Its phalashruti suggests it may also be borne (dharanat) as a written amulet after recitation for continuous protection.
Its concluding verse states that this divine armour destroys all disease and all enemies and that whoever bears it becomes victorious. It is valued for protection from mysterious illnesses and hidden foes, and, because Ketu is the moksha-karaka, for spiritual insight, detachment and freedom from confusion.

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