Durga Kavacham (Brahmanda Puranam)

durgA kavacam (brahmANDa purANam)

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nArAyaNa uvAca |

OM durgeti caturthyantaH svAhAnto me ziro'vatu |

mantraH SaDakSaro'yaM ca bhaktAnAM kalpapAdapaH || 1 ||

vicAro nAsti vedeSu grahaNe'sya manormune |

mantragrahaNamAtreNa viSNutulyo bhavennaraH || 2 ||

mama vaktraM sadA pAtu OM durgAyai namo'ntataH |

OM durge rakSayati ca kaNThaM pAtu sadA mama || 3 ||

OM hrIM zrImiti mantro'yaM skandhaM pAtu nirantaram |

hrIM zrIM klImiti pRSThaM ca pAtu me sarvataH sadA || 4 ||

hrIM me vakSaHsthalaM pAtu hastaM zrImiti santatam |

zrIM hrIM klIM pAtu sarvAGgaM svapne jAgaraNe tathA || 5 ||

prAcyAM mAM prakRtiH pAtuH pAtu vahnau ca caNDikA |

dakSiNe bhadrakAlI ca nairRtyAM ca mahezvarI || 6 ||

vAruNyAM pAtu vArAhI vAyavyAM sarvamaGgalA |

uttare vaiSNavI pAtu tathaizAnyAM zivapriyA || 7 ||

jale sthale cAntarikSe pAtu mAM jagadambikA |

iti te kathitaM vatsa kavacaM ca sudurlabham || 8 ||

yasmai kasmai na dAtavyaM pravaktavyaM na kasyacit |

gurumabhyarcya vidhivadvastrAlaGkAracandanaiH |

kavacaM dhArayedyastu so'pi viSNurna saMzayaH || 9 ||

iti zrIbrahmavaivarte mahApurANe prakRtikhaNDe nAradanArAyaNasaMvAde durgopAkhyAne saptaSaSTitamo'dhyAye brahmANDamohanaM nAma zrI durgA kavacam |