Durga Kavacham (Brahmanda Puranam)
Durga Kavacham (Brahmanda Puranam)
durgA kavacam (brahmANDa purANam)
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 |
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Durga Kavacham from the Brahmanda Puranam is a 9-verse Sanskrit armor hymn (kavacham) dedicated to Goddess Durga, sourced from the Brahmanda Purana, one of the eighteen Mahapuranas. The text is framed as a teaching delivered by Lord Narayana and describes the protection of the devotee through the power of the mantra "Om Durge." It belongs to the Shakta devotional tradition within Puranic literature.
What are the benefits of chanting Durga Kavacham (Brahmanda Puranam)?
- Protection from negative influences and adversity
- Fulfillment of desires through the Goddess's grace
- Spiritual advancement through regular recitation
- Bodily protection through the systematic invocation of Durga's names
When is the best time to recite this?
This kavacham is recited in the morning or evening, during Navaratri, Durga Puja, and other occasions dedicated to Goddess Durga.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Brahmanda Purana is one of the eighteen Mahapuranas of Hindu scripture, with its composition generally placed within the early centuries CE, though sections vary considerably in date. The Durga Kavacham within it is presented through the narrative device of Narayana speaking, which is a common Puranic literary framework. The author is unknown. As a kavacham from a named Purana, this text carries a more defined scriptural provenance than standalone Durga kavachams of uncertain origin, and it represents the Puranic development of Shakti worship.
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Related Texts
- Durga Kavacham — a separate kavacham for Goddess Durga of uncertain Puranic source, recited as part of the same protective genre
- Devi Mahatmyam Keelaka Stotram — another preparatory hymn in the Devi Mahatmyam ritual cycle, framing the recitation of the full Saptasati