Ganesha Kavacham

ēṣōti chapalō daityān bālyēpi nāśayatyahō । agrē kiṃ karma kartēti na jānē munisattama ॥ 1 ॥ daityā nānāvidhā duṣṭāssādhu dēvadrumaḥ khalāḥ । atōsya kaṇṭhē kiñchittyaṃ rakṣāṃ sambaddhumarhasi ॥ 2 ॥ dhyāyēt siṃhagataṃ vināyakamamuṃ digbāhu mādyē yugē trētāyāṃ tu mayūra vāhanamamuṃ ṣaḍbāhukaṃ siddhidam । ī dvāparētu gajānanaṃ yugabhujaṃ raktāṅgarāgaṃ vibhuṃ turyē tu dvibhujaṃ sitāṅgaruchiraṃ sarvārthadaṃ sarvadā ॥ 3 ॥ vināyaka śśikhāmpātu paramātmā parātparaḥ । atisundara kāyastu mastakaṃ sumahōtkaṭaḥ ॥ 4 ॥ lalāṭaṃ kaśyapaḥ pātu bhrūyugaṃ tu mahōdaraḥ । nayanē bālachandrastu gajāsyastyōṣṭha pallavau ॥ 5 ॥ jihvāṃ pātu gajakrīḍaśchubukaṃ girijāsutaḥ । vāchaṃ vināyakaḥ pātu dantān rakṣatu durmukhaḥ ॥ 6 ॥ śravaṇau pāśapāṇistu nāsikāṃ chintitārthadaḥ । gaṇēśastu mukhaṃ pātu kaṇṭhaṃ pātu gaṇādhipaḥ ॥ 7 ॥ skandhau pātu gajaskandhaḥ stanē vighnavināśanaḥ । hṛdayaṃ gaṇanāthastu hērambō jaṭharaṃ mahān ॥ 8 ॥ dharādharaḥ pātu pārśvau pṛṣṭhaṃ vighnaharaśśubhaḥ । liṅgaṃ guhyaṃ sadā pātu vakratuṇḍō mahābalaḥ ॥ 9 ॥ gajakrīḍō jānu jaṅghō ūrū maṅgaḻakīrtimān । ēkadantō mahābuddhiḥ pādau gulphau sadāvatu ॥ 10 ॥ kṣipra prasādanō bāhu pāṇī āśāprapūrakaḥ । aṅguḻīścha nakhān pātu padmahastō rināśanaḥ ॥ 11 ॥ sarvāṅgāni mayūrēśō viśvavyāpī sadāvatu । anuktamapi yat sthānaṃ dhūmakētuḥ sadāvatu ॥ 12 ॥ āmōdastvagrataḥ pātu pramōdaḥ pṛṣṭhatōvatu । prāchyāṃ rakṣatu buddhīśa āgnēyyāṃ siddhidāyakaḥ ॥ 13 ॥ dakṣiṇasyāmumāputrō naiṛtyāṃ tu gaṇēśvaraḥ । pratīchyāṃ vighnahartā vyādvāyavyāṃ gajakarṇakaḥ ॥ 14 ॥ kaubēryāṃ nidhipaḥ pāyādīśānyāviśanandanaḥ । divāvyādēkadanta stu rātrau sandhyāsu yaḥvighnahṛt ॥ 15 ॥ rākṣasāsura bētāḻa graha bhūta piśāchataḥ । pāśāṅkuśadharaḥ pātu rajassattvatamassmṛtīḥ ॥ 16 ॥ jñānaṃ dharmaṃ cha lakṣmī cha lajjāṃ kīrtiṃ tathā kulam । ī vapurdhanaṃ cha dhānyaṃ cha gṛhaṃ dārāssutānsakhīn ॥ 17 ॥ sarvāyudha dharaḥ pautrān mayūrēśō vatāt sadā । kapilō jānukaṃ pātu gajāśvān vikaṭōvatu ॥ 18 ॥ bhūrjapatrē likhitvēdaṃ yaḥ kaṇṭhē dhārayēt sudhīḥ । na bhayaṃ jāyatē tasya yakṣa rakṣaḥ piśāchataḥ ॥ 19 ॥ trisandhyaṃ japatē yastu vajrasāra tanurbhavēt । yātrākālē paṭhēdyastu nirvighnēna phalaṃ labhēt ॥ 20 ॥ yuddhakālē paṭhēdyastu vijayaṃ chāpnuyāddhruvam । māraṇōchchāṭanākarṣa stambha mōhana karmaṇi ॥ 21 ॥ saptavāraṃ japēdētaddanānāmēkaviṃśatiḥ । tattatphalamavāpnōti sādhakō nātra saṃśayaḥ ॥ 22 ॥ ēkaviṃśativāraṃ cha paṭhēttāvaddināni yaḥ । kārāgṛhagataṃ sadyō rājñāvadhyaṃ cha mōchayōt ॥ 23 ॥ rājadarśana vēḻāyāṃ paṭhēdētat trivārataḥ । sa rājānaṃ vaśaṃ nītvā prakṛtīścha sabhāṃ jayēt ॥ 24 ॥ idaṃ gaṇēśakavachaṃ kaśyapēna saviritam । mudgalāya cha tē nātha māṇḍavyāya maharṣayē ॥ 25 ॥ mahyaṃ sa prāha kṛpayā kavachaṃ sarva siddhidam । na dēyaṃ bhaktihīnāya dēyaṃ śraddhāvatē śubham ॥ 26 ॥ anēnāsya kṛtā rakṣā na bādhāsya bhavēt vyāchit । rākṣasāsura bētāḻa daitya dānava sambhavāḥ ॥ 27 ॥

Recite with devotion and pure heart

Regular practice brings spiritual benefits

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