Varaha Kavacham

ādyaṃ raṅgamiti proktaṃ vimānaṃ raṅgasañjñitam । śrīmuṣṇaṃ veṅkaṭādriṃ ca sālagrāmaṃ ca naimiśam ॥ toyādriṃ puṣkaraṃ caiva naranārāyaṇāśramam । aṣṭau me mūrtayaḥ santi svayaṃvyaktā mahītale ॥ śrīsūta uvāca । śrīrudramukhanirṇītamurāriguṇasatkathā । santuṣṭā pārvatī prāha śaṅkaraṃ lokaśaṅkaram ॥ 1 ॥ śrīpārvatyuvāca । śrīmuṣṇeśasya māhātmyaṃ varāhasya mahātmanaḥ । śrutvā tṛptirna me jātā manaḥ kautūhalāyate । śrotuṃ taddevamāhātmyaṃ tasmādvarṇaya me punaḥ ॥ 2 ॥ śrīśaṅkara uvāca । śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi śrīmuṣṇeśasya vaibhavam । yasya śravaṇamātreṇa mahāpāpaiḥ pramucyate । sarveṣāmeva tīrthānāṃ tīrtharājo'bhidhīyate ॥ 3 ॥ nityapuṣkariṇī nāmnī śrīmuṣṇe yā ca vartate । jātā śramāpahā puṇyā varāhaśramavāriṇā ॥ 4 ॥ viṣṇoraṅguṣṭhasaṃsparśāt puṇyadā khalu jāhnavī । viṣṇoḥ sarvāṅgasambhūtā nityapuṣkariṇī śubhā ॥ 5 ॥ mahānadī sahasreṇa nityadā saṅgatā śubhā । sakṛt snātvā vimuktāghaḥ sadyo yāti hareḥ padam ॥ 6 ॥ tasyā āgneyabhāge tu aśvatthacchāyayodake । snānaṃ kṛtvā pippalasya kṛtvā cāpi pradakṣiṇam ॥ 7 ॥ dṛṣṭvā śvetavarāhaṃ ca māsamekaṃ nayedyadi । kālamṛtyuṃ vinirjitya śriyā paramayā yutaḥ ॥ 8 ॥ ādhivyādhivinirmukto grahapīḍāvivarjitaḥ । bhuktvā bhogānanekāṃśca mokṣamante vrajet dhruvam ॥ 9 ॥ aśvatthamūle'rkavāre nityapuṣkariṇītaṭe । varāhakavacaṃ japtvā śatavāraṃ jitendriyaḥ ॥ 10 ॥ kṣayāpasmārakuṣṭhādyaiḥ mahārogaiḥ pramucyate । varāhakavacaṃ yastu pratyahaṃ paṭhate yadi ॥ 11 ॥ śatrupīḍāvinirmukto bhūpatitvamavāpnuyāt । likhitvā dhārayedyastu bāhumūle gale'tha vā ॥ 12 ॥ bhūtapretapiśācādyāḥ yakṣagandharvarākṣasāḥ । śatravo ghorakarmāṇo ye cānye viṣajantavaḥ । naṣṭadarpā vinaśyanti vidravanti diśo daśa ॥ 13 ॥ śrīpārvatyuvāca । tadbrūhi kavacaṃ mahyaṃ yena gupto jagattraye । sañcareddevavanmartyaḥ sarvaśatruvibhīṣaṇaḥ । yenāpnoti ca sāmrājyaṃ tanme brūhi sadāśiva ॥ 14 ॥ śrīśaṅkara uvāca । śṛṇu kalyāṇi vakṣyāmi vārāhakavacaṃ śubham । yena gupto labhenmartyo vijayaṃ sarvasampadam ॥ 15 ॥ aṅgarakṣākaraṃ puṇyaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam । sarvarogapraśamanaṃ sarvadurgrahanāśanam ॥ 16 ॥ viṣābhicārakṛtyādiśatrupīḍānivāraṇam । noktaṃ kasyāpi pūrvaṃ hi gopyādgopyataraṃ yataḥ ॥ 17 ॥ varāheṇa purā proktaṃ mahyaṃ ca parameṣṭhine । yuddheṣu jayadaṃ devi śatrupīḍānivāraṇam ॥ 18 ॥ varāhakavacādgupto nā'śubhaṃ labhate naraḥ । varāhakavacasyāsya ṛṣirbrahmā prakīrtitaḥ ॥ 19 ॥ chando'nuṣṭup tathā devo varāho bhūparigrahaḥ । prakṣālya pādau pāṇī ca samyagācamya vāriṇā ॥ 20 ॥ kṛtasvāṅgakaranyāsaḥ sapavitra udaṅmukhaḥ । oṃ bhūrbhavaḥ suvariti namo bhūpataye'pi ca ॥ 21 ॥ namo bhagavate paścāt varāhāya namastathā । evaṃ ṣaḍaṅgaṃ nyāsaṃ ca nyasedaṅguliṣu kramāt ॥ 22 ॥ namaḥ śvetavarāhāya mahākolāya bhūpate । yajñāṅgāya śubhāṅgāya sarvajñāya parātmane ॥ 23 ॥ sravatuṇḍāya dhīrāya parabrahmasvarūpiṇe । vakradaṃṣṭrāya nityāya namo'ntairnāmabhiḥ kramāt ॥ 24 ॥ aṅgulīṣu nyasedvidvān karapṛṣṭhataleṣvapi । dhyātvā śvetavarāhaṃ ca paścānmantramudīrayet ॥ 25 ॥ dhyānam – om । śvetaṃ varāhavapuṣaṃ kṣitimuddharantaṃ śaṅghārisarvavaradā'bhayayuktabāhum । dhyāyennijaiśca tanubhiḥ sakalairupetaṃ pūrṇaṃ vibhuṃ sakalavāñchitasiddhaye'jam ॥ 26 ॥ kavacam – varāhaḥ pūrvataḥ pātu dakṣiṇe daṇḍakāntakaḥ । hiraṇyākṣaharaḥ pātu paścime gadayā yutaḥ ॥ 27 ॥ uttare bhūmihṛt pātu adhastādvāyuvāhanaḥ । ūrdhvaṃ pātu hṛṣīkeśo digvidikṣu gadādharaḥ ॥ 28 ॥ prātaḥ pātu prajānāthaḥ kalpakṛt saṅgame'vatu । madhyāhne vajrakeśastu sāyāhne sarvapūjitaḥ ॥ 29 ॥ pradoṣe pātu padmākṣo rātrau rājīvalocanaḥ । niśīndragarvahā pātu pātūṣaḥ parameśvaraḥ ॥ 30 ॥ aṭavyāmagrajaḥ pātu gamane garuḍāsanaḥ । sthale pātu mahātejāḥ jale pātvavanīpatiḥ ॥ 31 ॥ gṛhe pātu gṛhādhyakṣaḥ padmanābhaḥ puro'vatu । jhillikāvaradaḥ pātu svagrāme karuṇākaraḥ ॥ 32 ॥ raṇāgre daityahā pātu viṣame pātu cakrabhṛt । rogeṣu vaidyarājastu kolo vyādhiṣu rakṣatu ॥ 33 ॥ tāpatrayāt tapomūrtiḥ karmapāśācca viśvakṛt । kleśakāleṣu sarveṣu pātu padmāpatirvibhuḥ ॥ 34 ॥ hiraṇyagarbhasaṃstutyaḥ pādau pātu nirantaram । gulphau guṇākaraḥ pātu jaṅghe pātu janārdanaḥ ॥ 35 ॥ jānū ca jayakṛt pātu pātūrū puruṣottamaḥ । raktākṣo jaghane pātu kaṭiṃ viśvambharo'vatu ॥ 36 ॥ pārśve pātu surādhyakṣaḥ pātu kukṣiṃ parātparaḥ । nābhiṃ brahmapitā pātu hṛdayaṃ hṛdayeśvaraḥ ॥ 37 ॥ mahādaṃṣṭraḥ stanau pātu kaṇṭhaṃ pātu vimuktidaḥ । prabhañjanapatirbāhū karau kāmapitā'vatu ॥ 38 ॥ hastau haṃsapatiḥ pātu pātu sarvāṅgulīrhariḥ । sarvāṅgaścibukaṃ pātu pātvoṣṭhau kālanemihā ॥ 39 ॥ mukhaṃ tu madhuhā pātu dantān dāmodaro'vatu । nāsikāmavyayaḥ pātu netre sūryendulocanaḥ ॥ 40 ॥ phālaṃ karmaphalādhyakṣaḥ pātu karṇau mahārathaḥ । śeṣaśāyī śiraḥ pātu keśān pātu nirāmayaḥ ॥ 41 ॥ sarvāṅgaṃ pātu sarveśaḥ sadā pātu satīśvaraḥ । itīdaṃ kavacaṃ puṇyaṃ varāhasya mahātmanaḥ ॥ 42 ॥ yaḥ paṭhet śṛṇuyādvāpi tasya mṛtyurvinaśyati । taṃ namasyanti bhūtāni bhītāḥ sāñjalipāṇayaḥ ॥ 43 ॥ rājadasyubhayaṃ nāsti rājyabhraṃśo na jāyate । yannāmasmaraṇādbhītāḥ bhūtavetālarākṣasāḥ ॥ 44 ॥ mahārogāśca naśyanti satyaṃ satyaṃ vadāmyaham । kaṇṭhe tu kavacaṃ baddhvā vandhyā putravatī bhavet ॥ 45 ॥ śatrusainyakṣayaprāptiḥ duḥkhapraśamanaṃ tathā । utpātadurnimittādisūcitāriṣṭanāśanam ॥ 46 ॥ brahmavidyāprabodhaṃ ca labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ । dhṛtvedaṃ kavacaṃ puṇyaṃ māndhātā paravīrahā ॥ 47 ॥ jitvā tu śāmbarīṃ māyāṃ daityendrānavadhīt kṣaṇāt । kavacenāvṛto bhūtvā devendro'pi surārihā ॥ 48 ॥ bhūmyopadiṣṭakavacadhāraṇānnarako'pi ca । sarvāvadhyo jayī bhūtvā mahatīṃ kīrtimāptavān ॥ 49 ॥ aśvatthamūle'rkavāre nitya puṣkariṇītaṭe । varāhakavacaṃ japtvā śatavāraṃ paṭhedyadi ॥ 50 ॥ apūrvarājyasamprāptiṃ naṣṭasya punarāgamam । labhate nātra sandehaḥ satyametanmayoditam ॥ 51 ॥ japtvā varāhamantraṃ tu lakṣamekaṃ nirantaram । daśāṃśaṃ tarpaṇaṃ homaṃ pāyasena ghṛtena ca ॥ 52 ॥ kurvan trikālasandhyāsu kavacenāvṛto yadi । bhūmaṇḍalādhipatyaṃ ca labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ ॥ 53 ॥ idamuktaṃ mayā devi gopanīyaṃ durātmanām । varāhakavacaṃ puṇyaṃ saṃsārārṇavatārakam ॥ 54 ॥ mahāpātakakoṭighnaṃ bhuktimuktiphalapradam । vācyaṃ putrāya śiṣyāya sadvṛtāya sudhīmate ॥ 55 ॥ śrīsūta uvāca । iti patyurvacaḥ śrutvā devī santuṣṭamānasā । vināyakaguhau putrau prapede dvau surārcitau ॥ 56 ॥ kavacasya prabhāvena lokamātā ca pārvatī । ya idaṃ śṛṇuyānnityaṃ yo vā paṭhati nityaśaḥ । sa muktaḥ sarvapāpebhyo viṣṇuloke mahīyate ॥ 57 ॥ iti śrī varāha kavacam ।

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