lakshmimahalakshmikavachamprotection

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Mahalakshmi Kavacham in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 3× repetitions·🕐 At the three times of the day (morning, noon, evening); especially on Fridays, during Diwali, and on Akshaya Tritiya·📜 Traditional Shakta / Vaishnava Puranic source

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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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Verse 1

𑌇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚 — 𑌸𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌕𑌵𑌚𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌹𑌿 𑌸𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌧𑌨𑌮𑍍। 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌤𑍁 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑍇𑌨 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌃॥

Indra Uvacha — Samasta Kavacham Bruhi Samastartha Prasadhanam Rakshakaram Tu Jagatam Yena Rakshami Devatah

Meaning:Indra said: Declare to me the complete armour, the accomplisher of every aim, the protector of the worlds, by which I may protect the gods.

Verse 2

𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑍋𑌵𑌾𑌚 — 𑌶𑍃𑌣𑍁 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰 𑌕𑌵𑌚𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍁𑌤𑌮𑍍। 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌮𑍍॥

Brahma Uvacha — Shrinu Vakshyami Viprendra Kavacham Paramadbhutam Mahalakshmyastu Yad Divyam Sarva Sampat Pradayakam

Meaning:Brahma said: Listen, O best of the wise — I shall declare the most wonderful armour of Mahalakshmi, the divine one that bestows all wealth and prosperity.

Verse 3

𑍐 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌕𑌵𑌚𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌋𑌷𑌿𑌃। 𑌗𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌛𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌃। 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌤𑌾। 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍇 𑌜𑌪𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃॥

Om Asya Shri Mahalakshmi Kavacha Mantrasya Brahma Rishih Gayatri Chhandah Mahalakshmir Devata Shri Mahalakshmi Prityarthe Jape Viniyogah

Meaning:Om. Of this Shri Mahalakshmi Kavacha mantra, the sage is Brahma, the metre is Gayatri, the deity is Mahalakshmi; it is applied in recitation for the pleasure of Shri Mahalakshmi.

Verse 4

𑌶𑌿𑌰𑍋 𑌮𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌨𑍀 𑌚 𑌲𑌲𑌾𑌟𑌮𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌾। 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍗 𑌚 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾॥

Shiro Me Vishnupatni Cha Lalatam Amritodbhava Karnau Cha Shrikari Patu Netre Shrinivasapriya

Meaning:May the consort of Vishnu protect my head; may she who arose from the nectar protect my forehead; may Shrikari protect my ears, and the beloved of Shrinivasa my eyes.

Verse 5

𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍀 𑌜𑌿𑌹𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾। 𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌃 𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌠𑌂 𑌵𑍈𑌕𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌠𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍀॥

Ghranam Patu Varahanki Jihvam Patu Haripriya Mukham Patu Mahalakshmih Kantham Vaikunthavasini

Meaning:May Varahanki protect my nose, and the beloved of Hari my tongue; may Mahalakshmi protect my face, and she who dwells in Vaikuntha my throat.

Verse 6

𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍗 𑌖𑌡𑍍𑌗𑌧𑌰𑌾 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌭𑍁𑌜𑍗 𑌭𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌵𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌨𑍀। 𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍗 𑌚 𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾॥

Skandhau Khadgadhara Patu Bhujau Bhargavanandini Hastau Cha Chakrini Patu Vakshah Patu Haripriya

Meaning:May the bearer of the sword protect my shoulders, and the daughter of Bhrigu my arms; may the bearer of the discus protect my hands, and the beloved of Hari my chest.

Verse 7

𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌂 𑌚 𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌨𑍀 𑌕𑌟𑌿𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀। 𑌊𑌰𑍂 𑌚 𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿𑌲𑌯𑌾 𑌜𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌨𑍀 𑌜𑌨𑌕𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌜𑌾॥

Nabhim Cha Padmamalini Katim Patu Sureshvari Uru Cha Padmanilaya Januni Janakatmaja

Meaning:May she who wears the lotus garland protect my navel, and the supreme goddess my waist; may she who is seated on the lotus protect my thighs, and the daughter of Janaka my knees.

Verse 8

𑌜𑌙𑍍𑌘𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑍗 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌕𑌾। 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑍇 𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌯𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾॥

Janghe Patu Jaganmata Padau Patu Karalika Sarvangam Patu Me Lakshmih Sarvatra Vijayaprada

Meaning:May the Mother of the universe protect my shins, and Karalika my feet; may Lakshmi, giver of victory everywhere, protect all my limbs.

Verse 9

𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍍। 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌂 𑌪𑌠𑌤𑍇 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌤𑌃॥

Iti Te Kathitam Vipra Sarva Sampatkaram Param Trikalam Pathate Yastu Mahalakshmyah Prasadatah

Meaning:Thus, O sage, I have declared to you this supreme bestower of all wealth. Whoever recites it at the three times of day, by the grace of Mahalakshmi,

Verse 10

𑌧𑌨𑌧𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌮𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑍗𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌨𑍀। 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌤𑌪𑌿𑌶𑌾𑌚𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌨 𑌬𑌾𑌧𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑌦𑌾𑌚𑌨॥

Dhana Dhanya Samriddhih Syat Putra Pautradi Vardhini Bhuta Preta Pishachashcha Na Badhante Kadachana

Meaning:attains abundance of wealth and grain, and increase of sons, grandsons and posterity; and ghosts, spectres and goblins never trouble him at all.

Verse 11

𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌰𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌂 𑌨 𑌦𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍। 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌚𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍁𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍॥

Idam Rahasyam Paramam Na Deyam Yasya Kasyachit Dharanad Vachanad Asya Sarvan Kamanavapnuyat

Meaning:This is a supreme secret, not to be given to just anyone. By wearing it or reciting it, one obtains all one's desires.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌕𑌵𑌚𑌮𑍍🔊KavachamArmor, protective shield

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌮𑍍🔊Sarva Sampat PradayakamBestower of all wealth and prosperity

𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌨𑍀🔊VishnupatniThe consort of Vishnu (Lakshmi)

𑌶𑌿𑌰𑍋 𑌮𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁🔊Shiro Me PatuMay she protect my head

𑌅𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌾🔊AmritodbhavaShe who arose from the ocean of nectar (at the churning)

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑌰𑍀🔊ShrikariThe bestower of auspiciousness and fortune

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾🔊ShrinivasapriyaThe beloved of Shrinivasa (Vishnu)

𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾🔊HaripriyaThe beloved of Hari (Vishnu)

𑌵𑍈𑌕𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌠𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍀🔊VaikunthavasiniShe who dwells in Vaikuntha

𑌭𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌵𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌨𑍀🔊BhargavanandiniThe daughter of Bhrigu (a name of Lakshmi)

𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌨𑍀🔊PadmamaliniShe who wears a garland of lotuses

𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀🔊SureshvariThe supreme goddess of the devas

𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿𑌲𑌯𑌾🔊PadmanilayaShe who is seated upon the lotus

𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾🔊JaganmataThe Mother of the universe

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍍 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁🔊Sarvangam PatuMay she protect all my limbs / the whole body

𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌯𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾🔊VijayapradaThe giver of victory everywhere

𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌮𑍍🔊TrikalamAt the three times of the day (morning, noon, evening)

𑌧𑌨𑌧𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌮𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌃🔊Dhana Dhanya SamriddhihAbundance of wealth and grain (prosperity)

𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌤𑌪𑌿𑌶𑌾𑌚𑌾𑌃🔊Bhuta Preta PishachahGhosts, spectres and goblins

𑌰𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌮𑍍🔊Rahasyam ParamamA supreme secret (not to be given to the unworthy)

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌅𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍁𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍🔊Sarvan Kaman AvapnuyatOne obtains all one's desires

𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌤𑌃🔊Mahalakshmyah PrasadatahBy the grace of Mahalakshmi

Benefits of Chanting Mahalakshmi Kavacham

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Invokes Goddess Mahalakshmi to protect every part of the body as a divine armour

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Bestows abundance of wealth, grain and all-round prosperity (dhana-dhanya samriddhi)

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Promotes the growth and wellbeing of children, family and lineage

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Protects completely from ghosts, spirits, goblins and negative influences

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Grants victory and success in all endeavours (sarvatra vijaya-prada)

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Fulfils all righteous desires of the devotee by the grace of Lakshmi

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An auspicious daily recitation for the home, business and financial stability

How to Chant Mahalakshmi Kavacham

Repetitions3times

Best TimeAt the three times of the day (morning, noon, evening); especially on Fridays, during Diwali, and on Akshaya Tritiya

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Mahalakshmi Kavacham 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.

Mahalakshmi Kavacham means 'the armour of Mahalakshmi'. It is a protective hymn in which Goddess Lakshmi is invoked by her many names to guard each part of the body, while bestowing wealth, prosperity and protection from all evil forces.

In the traditional dialogue, it is revealed by Brahma to Indra (the king of the gods), who sought a protective armour for the deities. It is regarded as a closely guarded secret armour of the Goddess of fortune.

Reciting it thrice daily is traditionally said to bring abundance of wealth and grain, growth of one's family and progeny, victory in undertakings, freedom from ghosts and evil spirits, and the fulfilment of all righteous desires.

It is ideally recited at the three junctures of the day (Trikala). Fridays, the festival of Diwali, and Akshaya Tritiya are especially auspicious occasions for its recitation to invoke Lakshmi's blessings of prosperity.