මහාලක්ෂ්මී කවචම්
महालक्ष्मी कवचम् in Sinhala · සිංහල
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Origin & Story
Traditional Shakta / Vaishnava Puranic source · Traditional (revealed by Brahma to Indra) · Ancient (Puranic)
The Mahalakshmi Kavacham is set as a dialogue in which Indra, anxious to protect the gods, requests Brahma to impart a complete protective armour. Brahma reveals the divine Kavacha of Mahalakshmi — the bestower of all wealth — declaring that whoever wears or recites it gains prosperity, the growth of family, victory and freedom from all evil. Because of its power, it is taught as a closely held secret to be entrusted only to the worthy.
✦ As told in scripture
It is traditionally believed that in a household where this Kavacha is recited daily with faith, Goddess Lakshmi never withdraws her presence — wealth and grain steadily increase, the family flourishes, and no ghost, spirit or misfortune can cross its threshold, for the home is wrapped in the very armour of the Mother of fortune.
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ඉන්ද්ර උවාච — සමස්තකවචං බ්රූහි සමස්තාර්ථප්රසාධනම්. රක්ෂාකරං තු ජගතාං යේන රක්ෂාමි දේවතාඃ..
Indra Uvacha — Samasta Kavacham Bruhi Samastartha Prasadhanam Rakshakaram Tu Jagatam Yena Rakshami Devatah
Meaning:इन्द्र बोले— मुझे वह सम्पूर्ण कवच बताइए जो समस्त अर्थों को सिद्ध करने वाला और जगत् का रक्षक है, जिससे मैं देवताओं की रक्षा कर सकूँ।
බ්රහ්මෝවාච — ශෘණු වක්ෂ්යාමි විප්රේන්ද්ර කවචං පරමාද්භුතම්. මහාලක්ෂ්ම්යාස්තු යද්දිව්යං සර්වසම්පත්ප්රදායකම්..
Brahma Uvacha — Shrinu Vakshyami Viprendra Kavacham Paramadbhutam Mahalakshmyastu Yad Divyam Sarva Sampat Pradayakam
Meaning:ब्रह्मा बोले— हे विप्रश्रेष्ठ, सुनो; मैं महालक्ष्मी का परम अद्भुत कवच कहता हूँ, जो दिव्य और समस्त सम्पत्ति प्रदान करने वाला है।
ඕං අස්ය ශ්රීමහාලක්ෂ්මීකවචමන්ත්රස්ය බ්රහ්මා ඍෂිඃ. ගායත්රී ඡන්දඃ. මහාලක්ෂ්මීර්දේවතා. ශ්රීමහාලක්ෂ්මීප්රීත්යර්ථේ ජපේ විනියෝගඃ..
Om Asya Shri Mahalakshmi Kavacha Mantrasya Brahma Rishih Gayatri Chhandah Mahalakshmir Devata Shri Mahalakshmi Prityarthe Jape Viniyogah
Meaning:ॐ। इस श्रीमहालक्ष्मी-कवच-मन्त्र के ऋषि ब्रह्मा हैं, छन्द गायत्री है, देवता महालक्ष्मी हैं; श्रीमहालक्ष्मी की प्रसन्नता हेतु जप में इसका विनियोग है।
ශිරෝ මේ විෂ්ණුපත්නී ච ලලාටමමෘතෝද්භවා. කර්ණෞ ච ශ්රීකරී පාතු නේත්රේ ශ්රීනිවාසප්රියා..
Shiro Me Vishnupatni Cha Lalatam Amritodbhava Karnau Cha Shrikari Patu Netre Shrinivasapriya
Meaning:विष्णुपत्नी मेरे सिर की रक्षा करें, अमृतोद्भवा ललाट की; श्रीकरी कानों की और श्रीनिवासप्रिया नेत्रों की रक्षा करें।
ඝ්රාණං පාතු වරාහාඞ්කී ජිහ්වාං පාතු හරිප්රියා. මුඛං පාතු මහාලක්ෂ්මීඃ කණ්ඨං වෛකුණ්ඨවාසිනී..
Ghranam Patu Varahanki Jihvam Patu Haripriya Mukham Patu Mahalakshmih Kantham Vaikunthavasini
Meaning:वराहाङ्की नासिका की और हरिप्रिया जिह्वा की रक्षा करें; महालक्ष्मी मुख की और वैकुण्ठवासिनी कण्ठ की रक्षा करें।
ස්කන්ධෞ ඛඩ්ගධරා පාතු භුජෞ භාර්ගවනන්දිනී. හස්තෞ ච චක්රිණී පාතු වක්ෂඃ පාතු හරිප්රියා..
Skandhau Khadgadhara Patu Bhujau Bhargavanandini Hastau Cha Chakrini Patu Vakshah Patu Haripriya
Meaning:खड्गधरा कन्धों की और भार्गवनन्दिनी भुजाओं की रक्षा करें; चक्रिणी हाथों की और हरिप्रिया वक्षःस्थल की रक्षा करें।
නාභිං ච පද්මමාලිනී කටිං පාතු සුරේශ්වරී. ඌරූ ච පද්මනිලයා ජානුනී ජනකාත්මජා..
Nabhim Cha Padmamalini Katim Patu Sureshvari Uru Cha Padmanilaya Januni Janakatmaja
Meaning:पद्ममालिनी नाभि की और सुरेश्वरी कटि की रक्षा करें; पद्मनिलया ऊरुओं की और जनकात्मजा घुटनों की रक्षा करें।
ජඞ්ඝේ පාතු ජගන්මාතා පාදෞ පාතු කරාලිකා. සර්වාඞ්ගං පාතු මේ ලක්ෂ්මීඃ සර්වත්ර විජයප්රදා..
Janghe Patu Jaganmata Padau Patu Karalika Sarvangam Patu Me Lakshmih Sarvatra Vijayaprada
Meaning:जगन्माता जंघाओं की और करालिका चरणों की रक्षा करें; सर्वत्र विजय देने वाली लक्ष्मी मेरे समस्त अंगों की रक्षा करें।
ඉති තේ කථිතං විප්ර සර්වසම්පත්කරං පරම්. ත්රිකාලං පඨතේ යස්තු මහාලක්ෂ්ම්යාඃ ප්රසාදතඃ..
Iti Te Kathitam Vipra Sarva Sampatkaram Param Trikalam Pathate Yastu Mahalakshmyah Prasadatah
Meaning:इस प्रकार हे विप्र, मैंने तुम्हें यह समस्त सम्पत्ति देने वाला परम कवच कहा। जो इसे त्रिकाल (तीनों समय) पढ़ता है, महालक्ष्मी की कृपा से—
ධනධාන්යසමෘද්ධිඃ ස්යාත්පුත්රපෞත්රාදිවර්ධිනී. භූතප්රේතපිශාචාශ්ච න බාධන්තේ කදාචන..
Dhana Dhanya Samriddhih Syat Putra Pautradi Vardhini Bhuta Preta Pishachashcha Na Badhante Kadachana
Meaning:उसे धन-धान्य की समृद्धि प्राप्त होती है, पुत्र-पौत्र आदि की वृद्धि होती है; और भूत, प्रेत, पिशाच उसे कभी बाधा नहीं पहुँचाते।
ඉදං රහස්යං පරමං න දේයං යස්ය කස්යචිත්. ධාරණාද්වාචනාදස්ය සර්වාන්කාමානවාප්නුයාත්..
Idam Rahasyam Paramam Na Deyam Yasya Kasyachit Dharanad Vachanad Asya Sarvan Kamanavapnuyat
Meaning:यह परम रहस्य है, किसी भी अनधिकारी को नहीं देना चाहिए। इसके धारण या पाठ से मनुष्य अपनी समस्त कामनाओं को प्राप्त कर लेता है।
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Benefits of Chanting महालक्ष्मी कवचम्
Invokes Goddess Mahalakshmi to protect every part of the body as a divine armour
Bestows abundance of wealth, grain and all-round prosperity (dhana-dhanya samriddhi)
Promotes the growth and wellbeing of children, family and lineage
Protects completely from ghosts, spirits, goblins and negative influences
Grants victory and success in all endeavours (sarvatra vijaya-prada)
Fulfils all righteous desires of the devotee by the grace of Lakshmi
An auspicious daily recitation for the home, business and financial stability
How to Chant महालक्ष्मी कवचम्
After a bath, sit facing east or north in a clean, sanctified place before an image of Goddess Mahalakshmi. Light a ghee lamp and offer fresh flowers, ideally lotus or red flowers. Recite the Viniyoga first, then chant the Kavacham with devotion, mentally placing each name of the Goddess upon the corresponding part of the body. For the prescribed fruit, recite it at the three junctures (Trikala). Conclude by bowing to Mahalakshmi and praying for prosperity and protection of the household.
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