Devi Kavacham
invocation
ॐ अस्य श्रीचण्डीकवचस्यब्रह्मा ऋषिः अनुष्टुप् छन्दः
Oṃ asya śrīcaṇḍīkavacasyabrahmā ṛṣiḥ anuṣṭup chandaḥ
चामुण्डा देवता अङ्गन्यासोक्तमातरोबीजम् दिग्बन्धदेवतास्तत्त्वम्
Cāmuṇḍā devatā aṅganyāsoktamātarobījam digbandhadevatāstattvam
श्रीजगदम्बाप्रीत्यर्थे सप्तशतीपाठाङ्गत्वेनजपे विनियोगः
Śrījagadambāprītyarthe saptaśatīpāṭhāṅgatvenajape viniyogaḥ
ॐ नमश्चण्डिकायै
Oṃ namaścaṇḍikāyai
Meaning
Om. Of this Shri Chandi Kavacham, Brahma is the rishi and Anushtup the metre,
Chamunda the presiding deity, the Mothers named in the anga-nyasa the seed, the deities of the directional binding the essence,
and the application in recitation is as a limb of the Saptashati reading, for the pleasure of Shri Jagadamba.
Om, salutation to Chandika.
verse 1
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Mārkaṇḍeya uvāca
ॐ यद्गुह्यं परमं लोकेसर्वरक्षाकरं नृणाम्
Oṃ yadguhyaṃ paramaṃ lokesarvarakṣākaraṃ nṛṇām
यन्न कस्यचिदाख्यातंतन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह
Yanna kasyacidākhyātaṃtanme brūhi pitāmaha
Meaning
Markandeya said:
Om. That which is the supreme secret in the world, which brings complete protection to people,
and which has never been told to anyone: tell me that, Grandfather.
verse 2
ब्रह्मोवाच
Brahmovāca
अस्ति गुह्यतमं विप्र सर्वभूतोपकारकम्
Asti guhyatamaṃ vipra sarvabhūtopakārakam
देव्यास्तु कवचं पुण्यं तच्छृणुष्व महामुने
Devyāstu kavacaṃ puṇyaṃ tacchṛṇuṣva mahāmune
Meaning
Brahma said:
There is a most secret thing, O brahmin, of benefit to every living being:
the holy Kavacham of the Devi. Hear it, great sage.
verse 3
प्रथमं शैलपुत्री च द्वितीयं ब्रह्मचारिणी
Prathamaṃ śailaputrī ca dvitīyaṃ brahmacāriṇī
तृतीयं चन्द्रघण्टेति कूष्माण्डेति चतुर्थकम्
Tṛtīyaṃ candraghaṇṭeti kūṣmāṇḍeti caturthakam
Meaning
The first is Shailaputri, the second Brahmacharini,
the third Chandraghanta, and the fourth Kushmanda,
verse 4
पञ्चमं स्कन्दमातेति षष्ठं कात्यायनीति च
Pañcamaṃ skandamāteti ṣaṣṭhaṃ kātyāyanīti ca
सप्तमं कालरात्रीति महागौरीति चाष्टमम्
Saptamaṃ kālarātrīti mahāgaurīti cāṣṭamam
Meaning
the fifth Skandamata, the sixth Katyayani,
the seventh Kalaratri, and the eighth Mahagauri,
verse 5
नवमं सिद्धिदात्री च नवदुर्गाः प्रकीर्तिताः
Navamaṃ siddhidātrī ca navadurgāḥ prakīrtitāḥ
उक्तान्येतानि नामानि ब्रह्मणैव महात्मना
Uktānyetāni nāmāni brahmaṇaiva mahātmanā
Meaning
and the ninth Siddhidatri: these are proclaimed the nine Durgas.
These names were spoken by great-souled Brahma himself.
verse 6
अग्निना दह्यमानस्तु शत्रुमध्ये गतो रणे
Agninā dahyamānastu śatrumadhye gato raṇe
विषमे दुर्गमे चैव भयार्ताः शरणं गताः
Viṣame durgame caiva bhayārtāḥ śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ
Meaning
One burning in fire, one caught among enemies in battle,
those in rough and impassable places, stricken with fear, who have taken refuge:
verse 7
न तेषां जायते किञ्चिदशुभं रणसङ्कटे
Na teṣāṃ jāyate kiñcidaśubhaṃ raṇasaṅkaṭe
नापदं तस्य पश्यामि शोकदुःखभयं न हि
Nāpadaṃ tasya paśyāmi śokaduḥkhabhayaṃ na hi
Meaning
nothing inauspicious befalls them in the peril of battle.
For such a one I see no calamity, and no grief, no sorrow, no fear.
verse 8
यैस्तु भक्त्या स्मृता नूनं तेषां वृद्धिः प्रजायते
Yaistu bhaktyā smṛtā nūnaṃ teṣāṃ vṛddhiḥ prajāyate
ये त्वां स्मरन्ति देवेशि रक्षसे तान्न संशयः
Ye tvāṃ smaranti deveśi rakṣase tānna saṃśayaḥ
Meaning
Those who have remembered You with devotion, they surely prosper.
Those who remember You, Deveshi, You protect: of that there is no doubt.
verse 9
प्रेतसंस्था तु चामुण्डा वाराही महिषासना
Pretasaṃsthā tu cāmuṇḍā vārāhī mahiṣāsanā
ऐन्द्री गजसमारुढा वैष्णवी गरुडासना
Aindrī gajasamāruḍhā vaiṣṇavī garuḍāsanā
Meaning
Chamunda is seated on a corpse, Varahi is throned on a buffalo,
Aindri rides an elephant, Vaishnavi is seated on Garuda,
verse 10
माहेश्वरी वृषारुढा कौमारी शिखिवाहना
Māheśvarī vṛṣāruḍhā kaumārī śikhivāhanā
लक्ष्मीः पद्मासना देवी पद्महस्ता हरिप्रिया
Lakṣmīḥ padmāsanā devī padmahastā haripriyā
Meaning
Maheshwari rides the bull, Kaumari has the peacock for her mount,
Lakshmi the Devi sits on the lotus, lotus in hand, beloved of Hari,
verse 11
श्वेतरूपधरा देवी ईश्वरी वृषवाहना
Śvetarūpadharā devī īśvarī vṛṣavāhanā
ब्राह्मी हंससमारुढा सर्वाभरणभूषिता
Brāhmī haṃsasamāruḍhā sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā
Meaning
Ishwari the Devi wears a white form and rides the bull,
Brahmi rides the swan, adorned with every ornament.
verse 12
इत्येता मातरः सर्वाः सर्वयोगसमन्विताः
Ityetā mātaraḥ sarvāḥ sarvayogasamanvitāḥ
नानाभरणशोभाढ्या नानारत्नोपशोभिताः
Nānābharaṇaśobhāḍhyā nānāratnopaśobhitāḥ
Meaning
All these Mothers are possessed of every yogic power,
rich in the beauty of many ornaments, resplendent with many jewels.
verse 13
दृश्यन्ते रथमारुढा देव्यः क्रोधसमाकुलाः
Dṛśyante rathamāruḍhā devyaḥ krodhasamākulāḥ
शङ्खं चक्रं गदां शक्तिं हलं च मुसलायुधम्
Śaṅkhaṃ cakraṃ gadāṃ śaktiṃ halaṃ ca musalāyudham
Meaning
These goddesses are seen mounted on chariots, filled with wrath,
conch, discus, mace, spear, plough and pestle as weapons,
verse 14
खेटकं तोमरं चैव परशुं पाशमेव च
Kheṭakaṃ tomaraṃ caiva paraśuṃ pāśameva ca
कुन्तायुधं त्रिशूलं च शार्ङ्गमायुधमुत्तमम्
Kuntāyudhaṃ triśūlaṃ ca śārṅgamāyudhamuttamam
Meaning
shield and lance too, axe and noose as well,
the kunta spear, the trident, and the excellent Sharnga bow.
verse 15
दैत्यानां देहनाशाय भक्तानामभयाय च
Daityānāṃ dehanāśāya bhaktānāmabhayāya ca
धारयन्त्यायुधानीत्थं देवानां च हिताय वै
Dhārayantyāyudhānītthaṃ devānāṃ ca hitāya vai
Meaning
For the destroying of the daityas' bodies, for the fearlessness of devotees,
and for the good of the gods, they bear these weapons thus.
verse 16
नमस्तेऽस्तु महारौद्रे महाघोरपराक्रमे
Namaste'stu mahāraudre mahāghoraparākrame
महाबले महोत्साहे महाभयविनाशिनि
Mahābale mahotsāhe mahābhayavināśini
Meaning
Salutation to You, greatly fierce, terrible in Your valour,
great in strength, great in resolve, destroyer of the greatest fear.
verse 17
त्राहि मां देवि दुष्प्रेक्ष्ये शत्रूणां भयवर्धिनि
Trāhi māṃ devi duṣprekṣye śatrūṇāṃ bhayavardhini
प्राच्यां रक्षतु मामैन्द्री आग्नेय्यामग्निदेवता
Prācyāṃ rakṣatu māmaindrī āgneyyāmagnidevatā
Meaning
Save me, O Devi, hard even to look upon, who swell the fear of enemies.
In the east may Aindri guard me, in the south-east the deity of fire,
verse 18
दक्षिणेऽवतु वाराही नैर्ऋत्यां खड्गधारिणी
Dakṣiṇe'vatu vārāhī nairṛtyāṃ khaḍgadhāriṇī
प्रतीच्यां वारुणी रक्षेद् वायव्यां मृगवाहिनी
Pratīcyāṃ vāruṇī rakṣed vāyavyāṃ mṛgavāhinī
Meaning
in the south may Varahi protect, in the south-west she who bears the sword,
in the west may Varuni guard, in the north-west she who rides the deer,
verse 19
उदीच्यां पातु कौमारी ऐशान्यां शूलधारिणी
Udīcyāṃ pātu kaumārī aiśānyāṃ śūladhāriṇī
ऊर्ध्वं ब्रह्माणि मे रक्षेदधस्ताद् वैष्णवी तथा
Ūrdhvaṃ brahmāṇi me rakṣedadhastād vaiṣṇavī tathā
Meaning
in the north may Kaumari keep me, in the north-east she who bears the trident,
above may Brahmani guard me, and below Vaishnavi likewise.
verse 20
एवं दश दिशो रक्षेच्चामुण्डा शववाहना
Evaṃ daśa diśo rakṣeccāmuṇḍā śavavāhanā
जया मे चाग्रतः पातु विजया पातु पृष्ठतः
Jayā me cāgrataḥ pātu vijayā pātu pṛṣṭhataḥ
Meaning
So may Chamunda, borne on a corpse, guard all ten directions.
May Jaya guard me in front, and Vijaya guard me behind,
verse 21
अजिता वामपार्श्वे तु दक्षिणे चापराजिता
Ajitā vāmapārśve tu dakṣiṇe cāparājitā
शिखामुद्योतिनि रक्षेदुमा मूर्ध्नि व्यवस्थिता
Śikhāmudyotini rakṣedumā mūrdhni vyavasthitā
Meaning
Ajita on the left side, and Aparajita on the right,
may Udyotini guard the crown-tuft, and Uma, seated on the head, the head itself,
verse 22
मालाधरी ललाटे च भ्रुवौ रक्षेद् यशस्विनी
Mālādharī lalāṭe ca bhruvau rakṣed yaśasvinī
त्रिनेत्रा च भ्रुवोर्मध्ये यमघण्टा च नासिके
Trinetrā ca bhruvormadhye yamaghaṇṭā ca nāsike
Meaning
Maladhari the forehead, and may Yashasvini guard the brows,
Trinetra the space between the brows, and Yamaghanta the nostrils,
verse 23
शङ्खिनी चक्षुषोर्मध्ये श्रोत्रयोर्द्वारवासिनी
Śaṅkhinī cakṣuṣormadhye śrotrayordvāravāsinī
कपोलौ कालिका रक्षेत्कर्णमूले तु शाङ्करी
Kapolau kālikā rakṣetkarṇamūle tu śāṅkarī
Meaning
Shankhini the space between the eyes, Dvaravasini the ears,
may Kalika guard the cheeks, and Shankari the base of the ears,
verse 24
नासिकायां सुगन्धा च उत्तरोष्ठे च चर्चिका
Nāsikāyāṃ sugandhā ca uttaroṣṭhe ca carcikā
अधरे चामृतकला जिह्वायां च सरस्वती
Adhare cāmṛtakalā jihvāyāṃ ca sarasvatī
Meaning
Sugandha the nose, and Charchika the upper lip,
Amritakala the lower lip, and Saraswati the tongue,
verse 25
दन्तान् रक्षतु कौमारी कण्ठदेशे तु चण्डिका
Dantān rakṣatu kaumārī kaṇṭhadeśe tu caṇḍikā
घण्टिकां चित्रघण्टा च महामाया च तालुके
Ghaṇṭikāṃ citraghaṇṭā ca mahāmāyā ca tāluke
Meaning
may Kaumari guard the teeth, and Chandika the region of the throat,
Chitraghanta the uvula, and Mahamaya the palate,
verse 26
कामाक्षी चिबुकं रक्षेद् वाचं मे सर्वमङ्गला
Kāmākṣī cibukaṃ rakṣed vācaṃ me sarvamaṅgalā
ग्रीवायां भद्रकाली च पृष्ठवंशे धनुर्धरी
Grīvāyāṃ bhadrakālī ca pṛṣṭhavaṃśe dhanurdharī
Meaning
may Kamakshi guard the chin, and Sarvamangala my speech,
Bhadrakali the neck, and Dhanurdhari the spine,
verse 27
नीलग्रीवा बहिःकण्ठे नलिकां नलकूबरी
Nīlagrīvā bahiḥkaṇṭhe nalikāṃ nalakūbarī
स्कन्धयोः खङ्गिनी रक्षेद् बाहू मे वज्रधारिणी
Skandhayoḥ khaṅginī rakṣed bāhū me vajradhāriṇī
Meaning
Nilagriva the outside of the throat, Nalakubari the windpipe,
may Khangini guard the shoulders, and Vajradharini my arms,
verse 28
हस्तयोर्दण्डिनी रक्षेदम्बिका चाङ्गुलीषु च
Hastayordaṇḍinī rakṣedambikā cāṅgulīṣu ca
नखाञ्छूलेश्वरी रक्षेत्कुक्षौ रक्षेत्कुलेश्वरी
Nakhāñchūleśvarī rakṣetkukṣau rakṣetkuleśvarī
Meaning
may Dandini guard the hands, and Ambika the fingers,
may Shuleshwari guard the nails, and Kuleshwari the belly,
verse 29
स्तनौ रक्षेन्महादेवी मनः शोकविनाशिनी
Stanau rakṣenmahādevī manaḥ śokavināśinī
हृदये ललिता देवी उदरे शूलधारिणी
Hṛdaye lalitā devī udare śūladhāriṇī
Meaning
may Mahadevi guard the breast, and Shokavinashini the mind,
Lalita Devi the heart, and Shuladharini the stomach,
verse 30
नाभौ च कामिनी रक्षेद् गुह्यं गुह्येश्वरी तथा
Nābhau ca kāminī rakṣed guhyaṃ guhyeśvarī tathā
पूतना कामिका मेढ्रं गुदे महिषवाहिनी
Pūtanā kāmikā meḍhraṃ gude mahiṣavāhinī
Meaning
may Kamini guard the navel, and Guhyeshwari the private parts,
Putana Kamika the generative organ, and Mahishavahini the rectum,
verse 31
कट्यां भगवती रक्षेज्जानुनी विन्ध्यवासिनी
Kaṭyāṃ bhagavatī rakṣejjānunī vindhyavāsinī
जङ्घे महाबला रक्षेत्सर्वकामप्रदायिनी
Jaṅghe mahābalā rakṣetsarvakāmapradāyinī
Meaning
may Bhagavati guard the hips, and Vindhyavasini the knees,
may Mahabala, giver of every wish, guard the shanks,
verse 32
गुल्फयोर्नारसिंही च पादपृष्ठे तु तैजसी
Gulphayornārasiṃhī ca pādapṛṣṭhe tu taijasī
पादाङ्गुलीषु श्री रक्षेत्पादाधस्तलवासिनी
Pādāṅgulīṣu śrī rakṣetpādādhastalavāsinī
Meaning
Narasimhi the ankles, and Taijasi the upper surface of the feet,
may Shri guard the toes, and Talavasini the soles beneath the feet,
verse 33
नखान् दंष्ट्राकराली च केशांश्चैवोर्ध्वकेशिनी
Nakhān daṃṣṭrākarālī ca keśāṃścaivordhvakeśinī
रोमकूपेषु कौबेरी त्वचं वागीश्वरी तथा
Romakūpeṣu kauberī tvacaṃ vāgīśvarī tathā
Meaning
Damshtrakarali the nails, and Urdhvakeshini the hair,
Kauberi the pores of the skin, and Vagishwari the skin itself,
verse 34
रक्तमज्जावसामांसान्यस्थिमेदांसि पार्वती
Raktamajjāvasāmāṃsānyasthimedāṃsi pārvatī
अन्त्राणि कालरात्रिश्च पित्तं च मुकुटेश्वरी
Antrāṇi kālarātriśca pittaṃ ca mukuṭeśvarī
Meaning
may Parvati guard blood, marrow, fat, flesh, bone and tissue,
Kalaratri the intestines, and Mukuteshwari the bile,
verse 35
पद्मावती पद्मकोशे कफे चूडामणिस्तथा
Padmāvatī padmakośe kaphe cūḍāmaṇistathā
ज्वालामुखी नखज्वालामभेद्या सर्वसन्धिषु
Jvālāmukhī nakhajvālāmabhedyā sarvasandhiṣu
Meaning
Padmavati the lotus-chambers, and Chudamani likewise the phlegm,
Jvalamukhi the lustre of the nails, and Abhedya every joint,
verse 36
शुक्रं ब्रह्माणि मे रक्षेच्छायां छत्रेश्वरी तथा
Śukraṃ brahmāṇi me rakṣecchāyāṃ chatreśvarī tathā
अहङ्कारं मनो बुद्धिं रक्षेन्मे धर्मधारिणी
Ahaṅkāraṃ mano buddhiṃ rakṣenme dharmadhāriṇī
Meaning
may Brahmani guard my seed, and Chhatreshwari likewise my shadow,
may Dharmadharini guard my sense of self, my mind and my intellect,
verse 37
प्राणापानौ तथा व्यानमुदानं च समानकम्
Prāṇāpānau tathā vyānamudānaṃ ca samānakam
वज्रहस्ता च मे रक्षेत्प्राणं कल्याणशोभना
Vajrahastā ca me rakṣetprāṇaṃ kalyāṇaśobhanā
Meaning
Prana and Apana, and Vyana, Udana and Samana too:
may Vajrahasta, radiant with blessing, guard my very breath.
verse 38
रसे रूपे च गन्धे च शब्दे स्पर्शे च योगिनी
Rase rūpe ca gandhe ca śabde sparśe ca yoginī
सत्त्वं रजस्तमश्चैव रक्षेन्नारायणी सदा
Sattvaṃ rajastamaścaiva rakṣennārāyaṇī sadā
Meaning
In taste and in form, in smell, in sound and in touch, may Yogini guard me,
and may Narayani always guard sattva, rajas and tamas alike.
verse 39
आयू रक्षतु वाराही धर्मं रक्षतु वैष्णवी
Āyū rakṣatu vārāhī dharmaṃ rakṣatu vaiṣṇavī
यशः कीर्तिं च लक्ष्मीं च धनं विद्यां च चक्रिणी
Yaśaḥ kīrtiṃ ca lakṣmīṃ ca dhanaṃ vidyāṃ ca cakriṇī
Meaning
May Varahi guard my span of life, and Vaishnavi guard my dharma,
and may Chakrini guard my repute, my fame, my fortune, my wealth and my learning.
verse 40
गोत्रमिन्द्राणि मे रक्षेत्पशून्मे रक्ष चण्डिके
Gotramindrāṇi me rakṣetpaśūnme rakṣa caṇḍike
पुत्रान् रक्षेन्महालक्ष्मीर्भार्यां रक्षतु भैरवी
Putrān rakṣenmahālakṣmīrbhāryāṃ rakṣatu bhairavī
Meaning
May Indrani guard my lineage; guard my cattle, Chandika,
may Mahalakshmi guard my sons, and Bhairavi guard my wife.
verse 41
पन्थानं सुपथा रक्षेन्मार्गं क्षेमकरी तथा
Panthānaṃ supathā rakṣenmārgaṃ kṣemakarī tathā
राजद्वारे महालक्ष्मीर्विजया सर्वतः स्थिता
Rājadvāre mahālakṣmīrvijayā sarvataḥ sthitā
Meaning
May Supatha guard my journey, and Kshemakari likewise my road,
at the king's gate Mahalakshmi, and Vijaya stationed on every side.
verse 42
रक्षाहीनं तु यत्स्थानं वर्जितं कवचेन तु
Rakṣāhīnaṃ tu yatsthānaṃ varjitaṃ kavacena tu
तत्सर्वं रक्ष मे देवि जयन्ती पापनाशिनी
Tatsarvaṃ rakṣa me devi jayantī pāpanāśinī
Meaning
Whatever place is left unguarded, whatever the Kavacham has passed over,
guard all of that for me, O Devi, Jayanti, destroyer of sin.
verse 43
पदमेकं न गच्छेत्तु यदीच्छेच्छुभमात्मनः
Padamekaṃ na gacchettu yadīcchecchubhamātmanaḥ
कवचेनावृतो नित्यं यत्र यत्रैव गच्छति
Kavacenāvṛto nityaṃ yatra yatraiva gacchati
Meaning
One who wishes his own good should not go a single step
without the Kavacham about him: wherever he then goes,
verse 44
तत्र तत्रार्थलाभश्च विजयः सार्वकामिकः
Tatra tatrārthalābhaśca vijayaḥ sārvakāmikaḥ
यं यं चिन्तयते कामं तं तं प्राप्नोति निश्चितम्
Yaṃ yaṃ cintayate kāmaṃ taṃ taṃ prāpnoti niścitam
परमैश्वर्यमतुलं प्राप्स्यते भूतले पुमान्
Paramaiśvaryamatulaṃ prāpsyate bhūtale pumān
Meaning
there he gains what he seeks and a victory that answers every wish.
Whatever wish he holds in mind, that he certainly obtains.
Such a man will win unequalled sovereignty upon the earth.
verse 45
निर्भयो जायते मर्त्यः सङ्ग्रामेष्वपराजितः
Nirbhayo jāyate martyaḥ saṅgrāmeṣvaparājitaḥ
त्रैलोक्ये तु भवेत्पूज्यः कवचेनावृतः पुमान्
Trailokye tu bhavetpūjyaḥ kavacenāvṛtaḥ pumān
Meaning
The mortal becomes fearless, unbeaten in battle,
and the man wrapped in the Kavacham becomes worthy of worship in all three worlds.
verse 46
इदं तु देव्याः कवचं देवानामपि दुर्लभम्
Idaṃ tu devyāḥ kavacaṃ devānāmapi durlabham
यः पठेत्प्रयतो नित्यं त्रिसन्ध्यं श्रद्धयान्वितः
Yaḥ paṭhetprayato nityaṃ trisandhyaṃ śraddhayānvitaḥ
Meaning
This Kavacham of the Devi is hard to come by even for the gods.
Whoever, self-controlled, recites it daily at the three junctures of the day with faith,
verse 47
दैवी कला भवेत्तस्य त्रैलोक्येष्वपराजितः
Daivī kalā bhavettasya trailokyeṣvaparājitaḥ
जीवेद् वर्षशतं साग्रमपमृत्युविवर्जितः
Jīved varṣaśataṃ sāgramapamṛtyuvivarjitaḥ
Meaning
in him a divine power arises, and he is unbeaten in all three worlds.
He lives a full hundred years and more, spared from untimely death.
verse 48
नश्यन्ति व्याधयः सर्वे लूताविस्फोटकादयः
Naśyanti vyādhayaḥ sarve lūtāvisphoṭakādayaḥ
स्थावरं जङ्गमं चैव कृत्रिमं चापि यद्विषम्
Sthāvaraṃ jaṅgamaṃ caiva kṛtrimaṃ cāpi yadviṣam
Meaning
All diseases perish, boils and eruptions and the rest,
and whatever poison there is, fixed, moving or artificially made,
verse 49
अभिचाराणि सर्वाणि मन्त्रयन्त्राणि भूतले
Abhicārāṇi sarvāṇi mantrayantrāṇi bhūtale
भूचराः खेचराश्चैव जलजाश्चोपदेशिकाः
Bhūcarāḥ khecarāścaiva jalajāścopadeśikāḥ
Meaning
all the hostile rites, the mantras and yantras used on earth,
those that move on earth, those that move in the sky, those born of water, and those sent by instruction,
verse 50
सहजा कुलजा माला डाकिनी शाकिनी तथा
Sahajā kulajā mālā ḍākinī śākinī tathā
अन्तरिक्षचरा घोरा डाकिन्यश्च महाबलाः
Antarikṣacarā ghorā ḍākinyaśca mahābalāḥ
Meaning
the inborn, the clan-born, the mala, the dakini and the shakini too,
and the fearsome dakinis of great strength that move in the middle air,
verse 51
ग्रहभूतपिशाचाश्च यक्षगन्धर्वराक्षसाः
Grahabhūtapiśācāśca yakṣagandharvarākṣasāḥ
ब्रह्मराक्षसवेतालाः कूष्माण्डा भैरवादयः
Brahmarākṣasavetālāḥ kūṣmāṇḍā bhairavādayaḥ
Meaning
the grahas, bhutas and pishachas, the yakshas, gandharvas and rakshasas,
the brahmarakshasas and vetalas, the kushmandas, the bhairavas and their kind:
verse 52
नश्यन्ति दर्शनात्तस्य कवचे हृदि संस्थिते
Naśyanti darśanāttasya kavace hṛdi saṃsthite
मानोन्नतिर्भवेद् राज्ञस्तेजोवृद्धिकरं परम्
Mānonnatirbhaved rājñastejovṛddhikaraṃ param
Meaning
all these perish at the mere sight of one who holds the Kavacham in his heart.
It raises a king's standing, and is the highest means of increasing his lustre.
verse 53
यशसा वर्धते सोऽपि कीर्तिमण्डितभूतले
Yaśasā vardhate so'pi kīrtimaṇḍitabhūtale
जपेत्सप्तशतीं चण्डीं कृत्वा तु कवचं पुरा
Japetsaptaśatīṃ caṇḍīṃ kṛtvā tu kavacaṃ purā
Meaning
He too grows in renown, on an earth made bright by his fame.
Having first performed the Kavacham, let him then recite the Chandi Saptashati.
verse 54
यावद्भूमण्डलं धत्ते सशैलवनकाननम्
Yāvadbhūmaṇḍalaṃ dhatte saśailavanakānanam
तावत्तिष्ठति मेदिन्यां संततिः पुत्रपौत्रिकी
Tāvattiṣṭhati medinyāṃ saṃtatiḥ putrapautrikī
Meaning
As long as the round of the earth endures with its mountains, woods and forests,
so long does his line of sons and grandsons stand upon the earth.
verse 55
देहान्ते परमं स्थानं यत्सुरैरपि दुर्लभम्
Dehānte paramaṃ sthānaṃ yatsurairapi durlabham
प्राप्नोति पुरुषो नित्यं महामायाप्रसादतः
Prāpnoti puruṣo nityaṃ mahāmāyāprasādataḥ
Meaning
At the body's end he reaches the supreme abode, hard to attain even for the gods:
this the person attains for ever, by the grace of Mahamaya.
verse 56
लभते परमं रूपं शिवेन सह मोदते ॐ
Labhate paramaṃ rūpaṃ śivena saha modate oṃ
Meaning
He gains the supreme form and rejoices in Shiva's company. Om.
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