Krishna Kavacham

śrī nārada uvācha – bhagavansarvadharmajña kavachaṃ yatprakāśitam । trailōkyamaṅgaḻaṃ nāma kṛpayā kathaya prabhō ॥ 1 ॥ sanatkumāra uvācha – śṛṇu vakṣyāmi viprēndra kavachaṃ paramādbhutam । nārāyaṇēna kathitaṃ kṛpayā brahmaṇē purā ॥ 2 ॥ brahmaṇā kathitaṃ mahyaṃ paraṃ snēhādvadāmi tē । ati guhyataraṃ tattvaṃ brahmamantraughavigraham ॥ 3 ॥ yaddhṛtvā paṭhanādbrahmā sṛṣṭiṃ vitanutē dhruvam । yaddhṛtvā paṭhanātpāti mahālakṣmīrjagattrayam ॥ 4 ॥ paṭhanāddhāraṇāchChambhuḥ saṃhartā sarvamantravit । trailōkyajananī durgā mahiṣādimahāsurān ॥ 5 ॥ varatṛptān jaghānaiva paṭhanāddhāraṇādyataḥ । ēvamindrādayaḥ sarvē sarvaiśvaryamavāpnuyuḥ ॥ 6 ॥ idaṃ kavachamatyantaguptaṃ kutrāpi nō vadēt । śiṣyāya bhaktiyuktāya sādhakāya prakāśayēt ॥ 7 ॥ śaṭhāya paraśiṣyāya datvā mṛtyumavāpnuyāt । trailōkyamaṅgaḻasyā'sya kavachasya prajāpatiḥ ॥ 8 ॥ ṛṣiśChandaścha gāyatrī dēvō nārāyaṇassvayam । dharmārthakāmamōkṣēṣu viniyōgaḥ prakīrtitaḥ ॥ 9 ॥ praṇavō mē śiraḥ pātu namō nārāyaṇāya cha । phālaṃ mē nētrayugaḻamaṣṭārṇō bhuktimuktidaḥ ॥ 10 ॥ klīṃ pāyāchChrōtrayugmaṃ chaikākṣaraḥ sarvamōhanaḥ । klīṃ kṛṣṇāya sadā ghrāṇaṃ gōvindāyēti jihvikām ॥ 11 ॥ gōpījanapadavallabhāya svāhā'nanaṃ mama । aṣṭādaśākṣarō mantraḥ kaṇṭhaṃ pātu daśākṣaraḥ ॥ 12 ॥ gōpījanapadavallabhāya svāhā bhujadvayam । klīṃ glauṃ klīṃ śyāmalāṅgāya namaḥ skandhau rakṣākṣaraḥ ॥ 13 ॥ klīṃ kṛṣṇaḥ klīṃ karau pāyāt klīṃ kṛṣṇāyāṃ gatō'vatu । hṛdayaṃ bhuvanēśānaḥ klīṃ kṛṣṇaḥ klīṃ stanau mama ॥ 14 ॥ gōpālāyāgnijāyātaṃ kukṣiyugmaṃ sadā'vatu । klīṃ kṛṣṇāya sadā pātu pārśvayugmamanuttamaḥ ॥ 15 ॥ kṛṣṇa gōvindakau pātu smarādyaujēyutau manuḥ । aṣṭākṣaraḥ pātu nābhiṃ kṛṣṇēti dvyakṣarō'vatu ॥ 16 ॥ pṛṣṭhaṃ klīṃ kṛṣṇakaṃ galla klīṃ kṛṣṇāya dvirāntakaḥ । sakthinī satataṃ pātu śrīṃ hrīṃ klīṃ kṛṣṇaṭhadvayam ॥ 17 ॥ ūrū saptākṣaraṃ pāyāt trayōdaśākṣarō'vatu । śrīṃ hrīṃ klīṃ padatō gōpījanavallabhapadaṃ tataḥ ॥ 18 ॥ śriyā svāhēti pāyū vai klīṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ sadaśārṇakaḥ । jānunī cha sadā pātu klīṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ cha daśākṣaraḥ ॥ 19 ॥ trayōdaśākṣaraḥ pātu jaṅghē chakrādyudāyudhaḥ । aṣṭādaśākṣarō hrīṃ śrīṃ pūrvakō viṃśadarṇakaḥ ॥ 20 ॥ sarvāṅgaṃ mē sadā pātu dvārakānāyakō balī । namō bhagavatē paśchādvāsudēvāya tatparam ॥ 21 ॥ tārādyō dvādaśārṇō'yaṃ prāchyāṃ māṃ sarvadā'vatu । śrīṃ hrīṃ klīṃ cha daśārṇastu klīṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ ṣōḍaśārṇakaḥ ॥ 22 ॥ gadādyudāyudhō viṣṇurmāmagnērdiśi rakṣatu । hrīṃ śrīṃ daśākṣarō mantrō dakṣiṇē māṃ sadā'vatu ॥ 23 ॥ tārō namō bhagavatē rukmiṇīvallabhāya cha । svāhēti ṣōḍaśārṇō'yaṃ nairṛtyāṃ diśi rakṣatu ॥ 24 ॥ klīṃ hṛṣīkēśa vaṃśāya namō māṃ vāruṇō'vatu । aṣṭādaśārṇaḥ kāmāntō vāyavyē māṃ sadā'vatu ॥ 25 ॥ śrīṃ māyākāmatṛṣṇāya gōvindāya dvikō manuḥ । dvādaśārṇātmakō viṣṇuruttarē māṃ sadā'vatu ॥ 26 ॥ vāgbhavaṃ kāmakṛṣṇāya hrīṃ gōvindāya tatparam । śrīṃ gōpījanavallabhāya svāhā hastau tataḥ param ॥ 27 ॥ dvāviṃśatyakṣarō mantrō māmaiśānyē sadā'vatu । kāḻīyasya phaṇāmadhyē divyaṃ nṛtyaṃ karōti tam ॥ 28 ॥ namāmi dēvakīputraṃ nṛtyarājānamachyutam । dvātriṃśadakṣarō mantrō'pyadhō māṃ sarvadā'vatu ॥ 29 ॥ kāmadēvāya vidmahē puṣpabāṇāya dhīmahi । tannō'naṅgaḥ prachōdayādēṣā māṃ pātuchōrdhvataḥ ॥ 30 ॥ iti tē kathitaṃ vipra brahmamantraughavigraham । trailōkyamaṅgaḻaṃ nāma kavachaṃ brahmarūpakam ॥ 31 ॥ brahmaṇā kathitaṃ pūrvaṃ nārāyaṇamukhāchChrutam । tava snēhānmayā'khyātaṃ pravaktavyaṃ na kasyachit ॥ 32 ॥ guruṃ praṇamya vidhivatkavachaṃ prapaṭhēttataḥ । sakṛddvistriryathājñānaṃ sa hi sarvatapōmayaḥ ॥ 33 ॥ mantrēṣu sakalēṣvēva dēśikō nātra saṃśayaḥ । śatamaṣṭōttaraṃ chāsya puraścharyā vidhissmṛtaḥ ॥ 34 ॥ havanādīndaśāṃśēna kṛtvā tatsādhayēddhruvam । yadi syātsiddhakavachō viṣṇurēva bhavētsvayam ॥ 35 ॥ mantrasiddhirbhavēttasya puraścharyā vidhānataḥ । spardhāmuddhūya satataṃ lakṣmīrvāṇī vasēttataḥ ॥ 36 ॥ puṣpāñjalyaṣṭakaṃ datvā mūlēnaiva paṭhētsakṛt । daśavarṣasahasrāṇi pūjāyāḥ phalamāpnuyāt ॥ 37 ॥ bhūrjē vilikhya guḻikāṃ svarṇasthāṃ dhārayēdyadi । kaṇṭhē vā dakṣiṇē bāhau sō'pi viṣṇurna saṃśayaḥ ॥ 38 ॥ aśvamēdhasahasrāṇi vājapēyaśatāni cha । mahādānāni yānyēva prādakṣiṇyaṃ bhuvastathā ॥ 39 ॥ kaḻāṃ nārhanti tānyēva sakṛduchchāraṇāttataḥ । kavachasya prasādēna jīvanmuktō bhavēnnaraḥ ॥ 40 ॥ trailōkyaṃ kṣōbhayatyēva trailōkyavijayī sa hi । idaṃ kavachamajñātvā yajēdyaḥ puruṣōttamam । śatalakṣaprajaptō'pi na mantrastasya siddhyati ॥ 41 ॥ iti śrī nāradapāñcharātrē jñānāmṛtasārē trailōkyamaṅgaḻakavacham ।

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