Rahu Kavacham

rAhu kavacham

shloka 1

dhyAnam

praNamAmi sadA rAhuM shUrpAkAraM kirITinam |

saiMhikeyaM karAlAsyaM lokAnAmabhayapradam || 1||

| atha rAhu kavacham |

nIlAmbaraH shiraH pAtu lalATaM lokavanditaH |

chakShuShI pAtu me rAhuH shrotre tvardhashariravAn || 2||

nAsikAM me dhUmravarNaH shUlapANirmukhaM mama |

jihvAM me siMhikAsUnuH kaNThaM me kaThinA~NghrikaH || 3||

bhuja~Ngesho bhujau pAtu nIlamAlyAmbaraH karau |

pAtu vakShaHsthalaM mantrI pAtu kukShiM vidhuntudaH || 4||

kaTiM me vikaTaH pAtu UrU me surapUjitaH |

svarbhAnurjAnunI pAtu ja~Nghe me pAtu jADyahA || 5||

gulphau grahapatiH pAtu pAdau me bhIShaNAkRRitiH |

sarvANya~NgAni me pAtu nIlachandanabhUShaNaH || 6||

phalashrutiH

rAhoridaM kavachamRRiddhidavastudaM yo

bhaktyA paThatyanudinaM niyataH shuchiH san |

prApnoti kIrtimatulAM shriyamRRiddhi-

mAyurArogyamAtmavijayaM cha hi tatprasAdAt || 7||

|| iti shrImahAbhArate dhRRitarAShTrasa~njayasaMvAde droNaparvaNi rAhukavachaM sampUrNam ||