Maha Sastha Anugraha Kavacham

śrīdēvyuvāca । bhagavan dēvadēvēśa sarvajña tripurāntaka । prāptē kaliyugē ghōrē mahābhūtaiḥ samāvr̥tē ॥ 1 ॥ mahāvyādhi mahāvyāla ghōrarājaiḥ samāvr̥tē । duḥsvapnaśōkasantāpaiḥ durvinītaiḥ samāvr̥tē ॥ 2 ॥ svadharmaviratēmārgē pravr̥ttē hr̥di sarvadā । tēṣāṁ siddhiṁ ca muktiṁ ca tvaṁ mē brūhi vr̥ṣadhvaja ॥ 3 ॥ īśvara uvāca । śr̥ṇu dēvi mahābhāgē sarvakalyāṇakāraṇē । mahāśāstuśca dēvēśi kavacaṁ puṇyavardhanam ॥ 4 ॥ agnistambha jalastambha sēnāstambha vidhāyakam । mahābhūtapraśamanaṁ mahāvyādhinivāraṇam ॥ 5 ॥ mahājñānapradaṁ puṇyaṁ viśēṣāt kalitāpaham । sarvarakṣākaraṁ divyamāyurārōgyavardhanam ॥ 6 ॥ kimatō bahunōktēna yaṁ yaṁ kāmayatē dvijaḥ । taṁ tamāpnōtyasandēhō mahāśāstuḥ prasādataḥ ॥ 7 ॥ kavacasya r̥ṣirbrahmā gāyatrīśchanda ucyatē । dēvatā śrīmahāśāstā dēvō hariharātmajaḥ ॥ 8 ॥ ṣaḍaṅgamācarēdbhaktyā mātrayā jātiyuktayā । dhyānamasya pravakṣyāmi śr̥ṇuṣvāvahitā priyē ॥ 9 ॥ asya śrīmahāśāstuḥ kavacastōtra mahāmantrasya brahmā r̥ṣiḥ, gāyatrī chandaḥ, mahāśāstā dēvatā, hrāṁ bījaṁ, hrīṁ śaktiḥ, hrūṁ kīlakaṁ, śrīmahāśāstuḥ prasāda siddhyarthē japē viniyōgaḥ ॥ hrāmityādi ṣaḍaṅganyāsaḥ ॥ atha dhyānam । tējōmaṇḍalamadhyagaṁ trinayanaṁ divyāmbarālaṅkr̥taṁ dēvaṁ puṣpaśarēkṣukārmukalasanmāṇikyapātrā:’bhayam । bibhrāṇaṁ karapaṅkajē madagajaskandhādhirūḍhaṁ vibhuṁ śāstāraṁ śaraṇaṁ vrajāmi satataṁ trailōkyasammōhanam ॥ atha kavacam । mahāśāstā śiraḥ pātu phālaṁ hariharātmajaḥ । kāmarūpī dr̥śau pātu sarvajñō mē śrutī sadā ॥ 1 ॥ ghrāṇaṁ pātu kr̥pādhyakṣō mukhaṁ gaurīpriyaḥ sadā । vēdādhyāyī ca mē jihvāṁ pātu mē cibukaṁ guruḥ ॥ 2 ॥ kaṇṭhaṁ pātu viśuddhātmā skandhau pātu surārcitaḥ । bāhū pātu virūpākṣaḥ karau tu kamalāpriyaḥ ॥ 3 ॥ bhūtādhipō mē hr̥dayaṁ madhyaṁ pātu mahābalaḥ । nābhiṁ pātu mahāvīraḥ kamalākṣō:’vatātkaṭim ॥ 4 ॥ apānaṁ pātu viśvātmā guhyaṁ guhyārthavittamaḥ । ūrū pātu gajārūḍhō vajradhārī ca jānunī ॥ 5 ॥ jaṅghē pātvaṅkuśadharaḥ pādau pātu mahāmatiḥ । sarvāṅgaṁ pātu mē nityaṁ mahāmāyāviśāradaḥ ॥ 6 ॥ itīdaṁ kavacaṁ puṇyaṁ sarvāghaughanikr̥ntanam । mahāvyādhipraśamanaṁ mahāpātakanāśanam ॥ 7 ॥ jñānavairāgyadaṁ divyamaṇimādivibhūṣitam । āyurārōgyajananaṁ mahāvaśyakaraṁ param ॥ 8 ॥ yaṁ yaṁ kāmayatē kāmaṁ taṁ taṁ prāpnōtyasaṁśayaḥ । trisandhyaṁ yaḥ paṭhēdvidvān sa yāti paramāṁ gatim ॥ 9 ॥ iti śrī mahāśāstā anugraha kavacam ।

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Regular practice brings spiritual benefits

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