Shani Vajrapanjara Kavacham

zani vajrapaJjara kavacam

zloka 1

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 ||