Vedic Tithi

zani vajrapaJjara kavacam

Shani Vajrapanjara Kavacham

Kavacham · Shani · 5 verses

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nIlAmbaro nIlavapuH kirITI
gRdhrasthitAstrakaro dhanuSmAn |
caturbhujaH sUryasutaH prasannaH
sadA mamasyAdvaradaH prazAntaH ||

brahmA uvAca |
zRNudhvaM RSayaH sarve zani pIDAharaM mahat |
kavacaM zanirAjasya saurairidamanuttamam ||

kavacaM devatAvAsaM vajra paJjara saMGgakam |
zanaizcara prItikaraM sarvasaubhAgyadAyakam ||

atha zrI zani vajra paJjara kavacam |
OM zrI zanaizcaraH pAtu phAlaM me sUryanandanaH | [bhAlaM]
netre chAyAtmajaH pAtu pAtu karNau yamAnujaH || 1 ||

nAsAM vaivasvataH pAtu mukhaM me bhAskaraH sadA |
snigdhakaNThazca me kaNThaM bhujau pAtu mahAbhujaH || 2 ||

skandhau pAtu zanizcaiva karau pAtu zubhapradaH |
vakSaH pAtu yamabhrAtA kukSiM pAtvasitastathA || 3 ||

nAbhiM grahapatiH pAtu mandaH pAtu kaTiM tathA |
UrU mamAntakaH pAtu yamo jAnuyugaM tathA || 4 ||

pAdau mandagatiH pAtu sarvAGgaM pAtu pippalaH |
aGgopAGgAni sarvANi rakSen me sUryanandanaH || 5 ||

phalazrutiH
ityetatkavacaM divyaM paThetsUryasutasya yaH |
na tasya jAyate pIDA prIto bhavati sUryajaH ||

vyayajanmadvitIyastho mRtyusthAnagatopivA |
kalatrastho gatovApi suprItastu sadA zaniH ||

aSTamastho sUryasute vyaye janmadvitIyage |
kavacaM paThate nityaM na pIDA jAyate kvacit ||

ityetatkavacaM divyaM saureryannirmitaM purA |
dvAdazASTamajanmasthadoSAnnAzayate sadA |
janmalagnasthitAn doSAn sarvAnnAzayate prabhuH ||

iti zrI brahmANDapurANe brahmanAradasaMvAde zanivajrapaJjara kavacaM sampUrNam ||

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