\engtitle{.. shiva kavacham.h  ..}##
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asya shrI shivakavacha stotramahAmantrasya
R^ishhabhayogIshvara R^ishhiH .
anushhTup.h chhandaH .
shrIsAmbasadAshivo devatA .

oM bIjam .
namaH shaktiH .
shivAyeti kIlakam.h .
mama sAmbasadAshivaprItyarthe jape viniyogaH .

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karanyAsaH

oM sadAshivAya a.ngushhThAbhyA.n namaH .
naM ga.ngAdharAya tarjanIbhyA.n namaH .
maM mR^ityuJNjayAya madhyamAbhyA.n namaH .
shiM shUlapANaye anAmikAbhyA.n namaH .
vAM pinAkapANaye kanishhThikAbhyA.n namaH .
yaM umApataye karatalakarapR^ishhThAbhyA.n namaH .

hR^idayAdi a.nganyAsaH

oM sadAshivAya hR^idayAya namaH .
naM ga.ngAdharAya shirase svAhA .
maM mR^ityuJNjayAya shikhAyai vashhaT.h .
shiM shUlapANaye kavachAya huM .
vAM pinAkapANaye netratrayAya vaushhaT.h .
yaM umApataye astrAya phaT.h .
bhUrbhuvassuvaromiti digbandhaH ..

dhyAnam.h

vajradaMShTraM trinayanaM kAlakaNTha mari.ndamam.h .
sahasrakaramatyugraM vande shaMbhuM umApatim.h ..

rudrAxakaN^kaNalasatkaradaNDayugmaH
  pAlAntarAlasitabhasmadhR^itatripuNDraH .
paJNchAxaraM paripaThan varamantrarAjaM
  dhyAyan sadA pashupatiM sharaNaM vrajethAH ..

ataH paraM sarvapurANaguhyaM
  niHsheshhapApaughaharaM pavitram.h .
jayapradaM sarvavipatpramochanaM
  vaxyAmi shaivam kavachaM hitAya te ..

paJNchapUjA

laM pR^ithivyAtmane gandhaM samarpayAmi .
haM AkAshAtmane pushhpaiH pUjayAmi .
yaM vAyvAtmane dhUpam AghrApayAmi .
raM agnyAtmane dIpaM darshayAmi .
vaM amR^itAtmane amR^itaM mahAnaivedyaM nivedayAmi .
saM sarvAtmane sarvopachArapUjAM samarpayAmi ..

mantraH

R^ishhabha uvAcha \-\-\-
namaskR^itya mahAdevaM vishvavyApinamIshvaram.h .
vaxye shivamayaM varma sarvaraxAkaraM nR^iNAm.h .. 1..

shuchau deshe samAsIno yathAvatkalpitAsanaH .
jitendriyo jitaprANashchintayechchhivamavyayam.h .. 2..

hR^itpuNDarIkAntarasannivishhTaM
  svatejasA vyAptanabho.avakAsham.h .
atIndriyaM sUxmamanantamAdyaM
  dhyAyet.h parAnandamayaM mahesham.h ..

dhyAnAvadhUtAkhilakarmabandha\-
  shchiraM chidAnanda nimagnachetAH .
shhaDaxaranyAsa samAhitAtmA
  shaivena kuryAtkavachena raxAm.h ..

mAM pAtu devo.akhiladevatAtmA
  saMsArakUpe patitaM gabhIre .
tannAma divyaM paramantramUlaM
  dhunotu me sarvamaghaM hR^idistham.h ..

sarvatra mAM raxatu vishvamUrti\-
  rjyotirmayAnandaghanashchidAtmA .
aNoraNiyAnurushaktirekaH
  sa IshvaraH pAtu bhayAdasheshhAt.h ..

yo bhUsvarUpeNa bibharti vishvaM
  pAyAtsa bhUmergirisho.ashhTamUrtiH .
yo.apAM svarUpeNa nR^iNAM karoti
  sa.njIvanaM so.avatu mAM jalebhyaH ..

kalpAvasAne bhuvanAni dagdhvA
  sarvANi yo nR^ityati bhUrilIlaH .
sa kAlarudro.avatu mAM davAgneH
  vAtyAdibhIterakhilAchcha tApAt.h ..

pradIptavidyutkanakAvabhAso
  vidyAvarAbhIti kuThArapANiH .
chaturmukhastatpurushhastrinetraH
  prAchyAM sthito raxatu mAmajasram.h ..

kuThArakheTAN^kusha shUlaDhakkA\-
  kapAlapAshAxa guNAndadhAnaH .
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%? kuThaaravedaan~Nkushapaashashuula
%?  kapaalaDhakkaakShakashuulapaaNiH
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chaturmukho nIlaruchistrinetraH
  pAyAdaghoro dishi daxiNasyAm.h ..

kundendushaN^khasphaTikAvabhAso
  vedAxamAlA varadAbhayAN^kaH .
tryaxashchaturvaktra uruprabhAvaH
  sadyo.adhijAto.avatu mAM pratIchyAm.h ..

varAxamAlAbhayaTaN^kahastaH
  sarojakiJNjalkasamAnavarNaH .
trilochanashchAruchaturmukho mAM
  pAyAdudIchyAM dishi vAmadevaH ..

vedAbhayeshhTAN^kushaTaN^kapAsha\-
  kapAlaDhakkAxarashUlapANiH .
sitadyutiH paJNchamukho.avatAnmAM
  IshAna UrdhvaM paramaprakAshaH ..

mUrdhAnamavyAnmama chandramauliH
  bhAlaM mamAvyAdatha bhAlanetraH .
netre mamAvyAdbhaganetrahArI
  nAsAM sadA raxatu vishvanAthaH ..

pAyAchchhrutI me shrutigItakIrtiH
  kapolamavyAtsatataM kapAlI .
vaktraM sadA raxatu paJNchavaktro
  jihvAM sadA raxatu vedajihvaH ..

kaNThaM girIsho.avatu nIlakaNThaH
  pANidvayaM pAtu pinAkapANiH .
dormUlamavyAnmama dharmabAhuH
  vaxaHsthalaM daxamakhAntako.avyAt.h ..

mamodaraM pAtu girIndradhanvA
  madhyaM mamAvyAnmadanAntakArI .
herambatAto mama pAtu nAbhiM
  pAyAtkaTiM dhUrjaTirIshvaro me ..

UrudvayaM pAtu kuberamitro
  jAnudvayaM me jagadIshvaro.avyAt.h .
jaN^ghAyugaM puN^gavaketuravyAt.h
  pAdau mamAvyAtsuravandyapAdaH ..

maheshvaraH pAtu dinAdiyAme
  mAM madhyayAme.avatu vAmadevaH .
trilochanaH pAtu tR^itIyayAme
  vR^ishhadhvajaH pAtu dinAntyayAme ..

pAyAnnishAdau shashishekharo mAM
  gaN^gAdharo raxatu mAM nishIthe .
gaurIpatiH pAtu nishAvasAne
  mR^ityu~njayo raxatu sarvakAlam.h ..

antaHsthitaM raxatu sha.nkaro mAM
  sthANuH sadA pAtu bahiHsthitaM mAm.h .
tadantare pAtu patiH pashUnAM
  sadAshivo raxatu mAM samantAt.h ..

tishhThantamavyAd.h bhuvanaikanAthaH
  pAyAdvrajantaM pramathAdhinAthaH .
vedAntavedyo.avatu mAM nishhaNNaM
  mAmavyayH pAtu shivaH shayAnam.h ..

mArgeshhu mAM raxatu nIlakaNThaH
  shailAdidurgeshhu puratrayAriH .
araNyavAsAdi mahApravAse
  pAyAnmR^igavyAdha udArashaktiH ..

kalpAntakAlograpaTuprakopa\-
 sphuTATTahAsochchalitANDakoshaH .
ghorArisenArNava durnivAra\-
 mahAbhayAdraxatu vIrabhadraH ..

pattyashvamAtaN^garathAvarUthinI\-
%? pattyashvamAtaN^garathAvarUtha
  sahasralaxAyuta koTibhIshhaNam.h .
akshauhiNInAM shatamAtatAyinAM
  chhindyAnmR^iDo ghorakuThAra dhArayA ..

nihantu dasyUnpralayAnalArchiH
  jvalattrishUlaM tripurAntakasya .
shArdUlasiMharxavR^ikAdihiMsrAn.h
  sa.ntrAsayatvIshadhanuH pinAkaH ..

duH svapna duH shakuna durgati daurmanasya\-
  durbhixa durvyasana duHsaha duryashAMsi .
utpAtatApavishhabhItimasad.hgrahArtiM
  vyAdhIMshcha nAshayatu me jagatAmadhIshaH ..
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OM namo bhagavate sadAshivAya 
sakalatatvAtmakAya 
sarvamantrasvarUpAya  
sarvayantrAdhishhThitAya 
sarvatantrasvarUpAya 
sarvatatvavidUrAya  
brahmarudrAvatAriNe 
nIlakaNThAya 
pArvatImanoharapriyAya
somasUryAgnilochanAya 
bhasmoddhUlitavigrahAya 
mahAmaNi mukuTadhAraNAya 
mANikyabhUshhaNAya 
sR^iShTisthitipralayakAla\-
raudrAvatArAya
daxAdhvaradhvaMsakAya 
mahAkAlabhedanAya 
mUladhAraikanilayAya  
tatvAtItAya 
ga.ngAdharAya 
sarvadevAdidevAya 
ShaDAshrayAya 
vedAntasArAya 
trivargasAdhanAya 
anantakoTibrahmANDanAyakAya 
ananta vAsuki taxaka\-
karkoTaka shaN^kha kulika\-
padma mahApadmeti\- 
ashhTamahAnAgakulabhUshhaNAya 
praNavasvarUpAya 
chidAkAshAya 
AkAsha dik.h svarUpAya 
grahanaxatramAline 
sakalAya 
kalaN^karahitAya 
sakalalokaikakartre 
sakalalokaikabhartre 
sakalalokaikasaMhartre 
sakalalokaikagurave  
sakalalokaikasAxiNe 
sakalanigamaguhyAya 
sakalavedAntapAragAya  
sakalalokaikavarapradAya 
sakalalokaikasha.nkarAya 
sakaladuritArtibhaJNjanAya 
sakalajagadabhaya.nkarAya 
shashAN^kashekharAya 
shAshvatanijAvAsAya 
nirAkArAya 
nirAbhAsAya 
nirAmayAya 
nirmalAya 
nirmadAya 
nishchintAya 
niraha.nkArAya 
nira.nkushAya 
nishhkalaN^kAya 
nirguNAya 
nishhkAmAya 
nirUpaplavAya 
nirupadravaaya
niravadyAya 
nirantarAya 
nishhkAraNAya 
nirAta.nkAya 
nishhprapaJNchAya 
nissaN^gAya 
nirdvandvAya 
nirAdhArAya 
nIrAgAya 
nishhkrodhAya 
nirlopAya 
nishhpApAya 
nirbhayAya 
nirvikalpAya 
nirbhedAya 
nishhkriyAya 
nistulAya 
niHsa.nshayAya 
nira.njanAya 
nirupamavibhavAya 
nityashuddhabuddhamuktaparipUrNa\-
sachchidAnandAdvayAya 
paramashAntasvarUpAya 
paramashAntaprakAshAya 
tejorUpAya 
tejomayAya 
tejo.adhipataye 
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\obeylines
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jaya jaya rudra 
mahArudra 
mahAraudra 
bhadrAvatAra 
mahAbhairava 
kAlabhairava 
kalpAntabhairava 
kapAlamAlAdhara 
khaT.hvAN^ga charmakhaDgadhara pAshAN^kusha\-
DamaruushUla chApabANagadAshaktibhi.ndipAla\-
tomara musala mudgara pAsha parigha\-
bhushuNDii shataghnI chakrAdyAyudhabhIshhaNAkAra\-
sahasramukhadaMshhTrAkarAlavadana 
vikaTATTahAsa visphArita brahmANDamaNDala 
nAgendrakuNDala 
nAgendrahAra  
nAgendravalaya 
nAgendracharmadhara 
nAgendraniketana 
mR^ityuJNjaya  
tryambaka 
tripurAntaka 
vishvarUpa 
virUpAxa 
vishveshvara  
vR^ishhabhavAhana 
vishhavibhUshhaNa 
vishvatomukha 
sarvatomukha 
mAM raxa raxa 
jvalajvala 
prajvala prajvala 
mahAmR^ityubhayaM shamaya shamaya 
apamR^ityubhayaM nAshaya nAshaya 
rogabhayaM utsAdayotsAdaya 
vishhasarpabhayaM shamaya shamaya 
chorAn mAraya mAraya  
mama shatrUn.h uchchATayochchATaya
trishUlena vidAraya vidAraya  
kuThAreNa bhindhi bhindhi 
khaDgena chhinddi chhinddi 
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khaTvAN^gena vipodhaya vipodhaya 
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musalena nishhpeshhaya nishhpeshhaya 
bANaiH sa.ntADaya sa.ntADaya 
yaxa raxAMsi bhIshhaya bhIshhaya 
asheshha bhUtAn.h vidrAvaya vidrAvaya  
kUshhmANDabhUtavetAlamArIgaNa\-
brahmarAxasagaNAn.h sa.ntrAsaya sa.ntrAsaya 
mama abhayaM kuru kuru 
mama pApaM shodhaya shodhaya 
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vitrastaM mAM AshvAsaya AshvAsaya 
narakamahaabhayAn mAM uddhara uddhara 
amR^itakaTAxavIxaNena mAM\- 
Alokaya Alokaya sa.njIvaya sa.njIvaya 
xuttR^ishhNArtaM mAM ApyAyaya ApyAyaya 
duHkhAturaM mAM Anandaya Anandaya 
shivakavachena mAM AchchhAdaya AchchhAdaya 
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\centerline{\Largedvng hara hara mR^ityu.njaya tryambaka sadAshiva paramashiva namaste namaste namaH ..}
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    pUrvavat.h \- hR^idayAdi nyAsaH . paJNchapUjA ..
    bhUrbhuvassuvaromiti digvimokaH ..

{\Largedvng phala shrutiH}

R^ishhabha uvAcha \-\-\-
ityetatparamaM shaivaM kavachaM vyAhR^itaM mayA .
sarva bAdhA prashamanaM rahasyaM sarva dehinAm.h ..

yaH sadA dhArayenmartyaH shaivaM kavachamuttamam.h .
na tasya jAyate kApi bhayaM shaMbhoranugrahAt.h ..

xINAyuH prAptamR^ityurvA mahArogahato.api vA .
sadyaH sukhamavApnoti dIrghamAyushcha vindati ..

sarvadAridrayashamanaM saumAN^galyavivardhanam.h .
yo dhatte kavachaM shaivaM sa devairapi pUjyate ..

mahApAtakasaN^ghAtairmuchyate chopapAtakaiH .
dehAnte muktimApnoti shivavarmAnubhAvataH ..

tvamapi shraddayA vatsa shaivaM kavachamuttamam.h .
dhArayasva mayA dattaM sadyaH shreyo hyavApsyasi ..

shrIsUta uvAcha \-\-\-
ityuktvA R^ishhabho yogI tasmai pArthiva sUnave .
dadau shaN^khaM mahArAvaM khaDgaM cha arinishhUdanam.h ..

punashcha bhasma sa.nma.ntrya tadaN^gaM parito.aspR^ishat.h .
gajAnAM shhaTsahasrasya triguNasya balaM dadau ..

bhasmaprabhAvAt.h saMprAptabalaishvarya dhR^iti smR^itiH .
sa rAjaputraH shushubhe sharadarka iva shriyA ..

tamAha prAJNjaliM bhUyaH sa yogI nR^ipanandanam.h .
eshha khaDgo mayA dattastapomantrAnubhAvataH ..

shitadhAramimaM khaDgaM yasmai darshayase sphuTam.h .
sa sadyo mriyate shatruH sAxAnmR^ityurapi svayam.h ..

asya shaN^khasya nirhrAdaM ye shR^iNvanti tavAhitAH .
te mUrchchhitAH patishhyanti nyastashastrA vichetanAH ..

khaDgashaN^khAvimau divyau parasainyavinAshakau .
AtmasainyasvapaxANAM shauryatejovivardhanau ..
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etayoshcha prabhAvena shaivena kavachena cha .
dvishhaTsahasra nAgAnAM balena mahatApi cha ..

bhasmadhAraNa sAmarthyAchchhatrusainyaM vijeshhyase .
prApya siMhAsanaM pitryaM goptA.asi pR^ithivImimAm.h ..

iti bhadrAyushhaM samyaganushAsya samAtR^ikam.h .
tAbhyAM saMpUjitaH so.atha yogI svairagatiryayau ..
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\centerline{.. .. iti shrIskandamahApurANe brahmottarakhaNDe shivakavacha prabhAva varNanaM nAma dvAdasho.adhyAyaH saMpUrNaH .. 
..}
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