Vedic Tithi

shani vajrapa~njara kavacham

Shani Vajrapanjara Kavacham

Kavacham · Shani · 5 verses

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nIlAmbaro nIlavapuH kirITI
gRRidhrasthitAstrakaro dhanuShmAn |
chaturbhujaH sUryasutaH prasannaH
sadA mamasyAdvaradaH prashAntaH ||

brahmA uvAcha |
shRRiNudhvaM RRiShayaH sarve shani pIDAharaM mahat |
kavachaM shanirAjasya saurairidamanuttamam ||

kavachaM devatAvAsaM vajra panjara saMNgakam |
shanaishchara prItikaraM sarvasaubhAgyadAyakam ||

atha shrI shani vajra pa~njara kavacham |
OM shrI shanaishcharaH pAtu phAlaM me sUryanandanaH | [bhAlaM]
netre ChAyAtmajaH pAtu pAtu karNau yamAnujaH || 1 ||

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

skandhau pAtu shanishchaiva karau pAtu shubhapradaH |
vakShaH pAtu yamabhrAtA kukShiM pAtvasitastathA || 3 ||

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

pAdau mandagatiH pAtu sarvA~NgaM pAtu pippalaH |
aNgopANgAni sarvANi rakShen me sUryanandanaH || 5 ||

phalashrutiH
ityetatkavachaM divyaM paThetsUryasutasya yaH |
na tasya jAyate pIDA prIto bhavati sUryajaH ||

vyayajanmadvitIyastho mRRityusthAnagatopivA |
kalatrastho gatovApi suprItastu sadA shaniH ||

aShTamastho sUryasute vyaye janmadvitIyage |
kavachaM paThate nityaM na pIDA jAyate kvachit ||

ityetatkavachaM divyaM saureryannirmitaM purA |
dvAdashAShTamajanmasthadoShAnnAshayate sadA |
janmalagnasthitAn doShAn sarvAnnAshayate prabhuH ||

iti shrI brahmANDapurANe brahmanAradasaMvAde shanivajrapa~njara kavachaM sampUrNam ||

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