Budha Kavacham

asya śrībudhakavacastotramantrasya, kaśyapa ṛṣiḥ,

anuṣṭup chandaḥ, budho devatā, budhaprītyarthaṃ jape viniyogaḥ ।

atha budha kavacam –

budhastu pustakadharaḥ kuṅkumasya samadyutiḥ ।

pītāmbaradharaḥ pātu pītamālyānulepanaḥ ॥ 1 ॥

kaṭiṃ ca pātu me saumyaḥ śirodeśaṃ budhastathā ।

netre jñānamayaḥ pātu śrotre pātu niśāpriyaḥ ॥ 2 ॥

ghrāṇaṃ gandhapriyaḥ pātu jihvāṃ vidyāprado mama ।

kaṇṭhaṃ pātu vidhoḥ putro bhujau pustakabhūṣaṇaḥ ॥ 3 ॥

vakṣaḥ pātu varāṅgaśca hṛdayaṃ rohiṇīsutaḥ ।

nābhiṃ pātu surārādhyo madhyaṃ pātu khageśvaraḥ ॥ 4 ॥

jānunī rauhiṇeyaśca pātu jaṅghe??ukhilapradaḥ ।

pādau me bodhanaḥ pātu pātu saumyo??ukhilaṃ vapuḥ ॥ 5 ॥

atha phalaśrutiḥ –

etaddhi kavacaṃ divyaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam ।

sarvarogapraśamanaṃ sarvaduḥkhanivāraṇam ॥ 6 ॥

āyurārogyaśubhadaṃ putrapautrapravardhanam ।

yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi sarvatra vijayī bhavet ॥ 7 ॥

॥ iti śrībrahmavaivartapurāṇe budhakavacaṃ sampūrṇam ॥

Recite with devotion and pure heart

Regular practice brings spiritual benefits