Durga Kavacham
Durga Kavacham
durgA kavacam
Izvara uvAca |
zRNu devi pravakSyAmi kavacaM sarvasiddhidam |
paThitvA pAThayitvA ca naro mucyeta saGkaTAt || 1 ||
ajJAtvA kavacaM devi durgAmantraM ca yo japet |
na cApnoti phalaM tasya paraM ca narakaM vrajet || 2 ||
umAdevI ziraH pAtu lalATe zUladhAriNI |
cakSuSI khecarI pAtu karNau catvaravAsinI || 3 ||
sugandhA nAsikaM pAtu vadanaM sarvadhAriNI |
jihvAM ca caNDikAdevI grIvAM saubhadrikA tathA || 4 ||
azokavAsinI ceto dvau bAhU vajradhAriNI |
hRdayaM lalitAdevI udaraM siMhavAhinI || 5 ||
kaTiM bhagavatI devI dvAvUrU vindhyavAsinI |
mahAbalA ca jaGghe dve pAdau bhUtalavAsinI || 6 ||
evaM sthitA'si devi tvaM trailokye rakSaNAtmikA |
rakSa mAM sarvagAtreSu durge devi namo'stu te || 7 ||
iti kubjikAtantroktaM zrI durgA kavacam |
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Durga Kavacham is a 7-verse Sanskrit hymn that functions as a protective armor (kavacham) by invoking Goddess Durga to guard the devotee against physical, mental, and spiritual harm. A kavacham is a genre of Sanskrit hymn in which different body parts or aspects of life are assigned the protection of specific divine names. This text belongs to the Tantric and Shakta tradition and is traditionally recited before chanting Durga mantras.
What are the benefits of chanting Durga Kavacham?
- Comprehensive protection from dangers and negative forces
- Attainment of spiritual accomplishment (siddhi) through the Goddess's protection
- Deliverance from calamities and suffering
- Ritual preparation before chanting the Durga mantra
When is the best time to recite this?
The Durga Kavacham is recited in the morning or evening, particularly during Navaratri and Durga Puja. It is also appropriate before undertaking the recitation of Durga mantras or during times of personal danger or distress.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Kavachams are a recognized genre within Tantric and Puranic devotional literature, structured to provide bodily and spiritual protection through the systematic assignment of divine names. This version of the Durga Kavacham is of unknown authorship and is not definitively traced to a single Purana, though its opening invocation suggests a frame dialogue typical of Puranic texts. Multiple versions of the Durga Kavacham exist across different Tantric and Puranic sources. The text has been widely recited across India as part of Shakti worship.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Durga Kavacham (Brahmanda Puranam) — a distinct kavacham for Goddess Durga specifically sourced from the Brahmanda Purana
- Devi Mahatmyam Keelaka Stotram — another preparatory anga text recited before the Devi Mahatmyam, serving a similar framing function