Rudra Kavacham

oṃ asya śrī rudra kavacastotra mahāmantrasya dūrvāsṛṣiḥ anuṣṭhup chandaḥ tryambaka rudro devatā hrāṃ bījaṃ śrīṃ śaktiḥ hrīṃ kīlakaṃ mama manaso'bhīṣṭasiddhyarthe jape viniyogaḥ । hrāmityādi ṣaḍbījaiḥ ṣaḍaṅganyāsaḥ ॥ dhyānam – śāntaṃ padmāsanasthaṃ śaśidharamakuṭaṃ pañcavaktraṃ trinetraṃ śūlaṃ vajraṃ ca khaḍgaṃ paraśumabhayadaṃ dakṣabhāge vahantam । nāgaṃ pāśaṃ ca ghaṇṭāṃ pralaya hutavahaṃ sāṅkuśaṃ vāmabhāge nānālaṅkārayuktaṃ sphaṭikamaṇinibhaṃ pārvatīśaṃ namāmi ॥ dūrvāsa uvāca – praṇamya śirasā devaṃ svayambhuṃ parameśvaram । ekaṃ sarvagataṃ devaṃ sarvadevamayaṃ vibhum ॥ 1 ॥ rudra varma pravakṣyāmi aṅga prāṇasya rakṣaye । ahorātramayaṃ devaṃ rakṣārthaṃ nirmitaṃ purā ॥ 2 ॥ rudro me cāgrataḥ pātu pātu pārśvau harastathā । śiro me īśvaraḥ pātu lalāṭaṃ nīlalohitaḥ ॥ 3 ॥ netrayostryambakaḥ pātu mukhaṃ pātu maheśvaraḥ । karṇayoḥ pātu me śambhuḥ nāsikāyāṃ sadāśivaḥ ॥ 4 ॥ vāgīśaḥ pātu me jihvāṃ oṣṭhau pātvambikāpatiḥ । śrīkaṇṭhaḥ pātu me grīvāṃ bāhūṃścaiva pinākadhṛt ॥ 5 ॥ hṛdayaṃ me mahādevaḥ īśvarovyāt stanāntaram । nābhiṃ kaṭiṃ ca vakṣaśca pātu sarvaṃ umāpatiḥ ॥ 6 ॥ bāhumadhyāntaraṃ caiva sūkṣmarūpaḥ sadāśivaḥ । svaraṃ rakṣatu sarveśo gātrāṇi ca yathā kramam ॥ 7 ॥ vajraśaktidharaṃ caiva pāśāṅkuśadharaṃ tathā । gaṇḍaśūladharaṃ nityaṃ rakṣatu tridaśeśvaraḥ ॥ 8 ॥ prasthāneṣu pade caiva vṛkṣamūle nadītaṭe । sandhyāyāṃ rājabhavane virūpākṣastu pātu mām ॥ 9 ॥ śītoṣṇādatha kāleṣu tuhi na drumakaṇṭake । nirmanuṣye'same mārge trāhi māṃ vṛṣabhadhvaja ॥ 10 ॥ ityetadrudrakavacaṃ pavitraṃ pāpanāśanam । mahādevaprasādena dūrvāso munikalpitam ॥ 11 ॥ mamākhyātaṃ samāsena na bhayaṃ vindati kvacit । prāpnoti paramārogyaṃ puṇyamāyuṣyavardhanam ॥ 12 ॥ vidyārthī labhate vidyāṃ dhanārthī labhate dhanam । kanyārthī labhate kanyāṃ na bhayaṃ vindate kvacit ॥ 13 ॥ aputro labhate putraṃ mokṣārthī mokṣamāpnuyāt । trāhi trāhi mahādeva trāhi trāhi trayīmaya ॥ 14 ॥ trāhi māṃ pārvatīnātha trāhi māṃ tripurantaka । pāśaṃ khaṭvāṅga divyāstraṃ triśūlaṃ rudrameva ca ॥ 15 ॥ namaskaromi deveśa trāhi māṃ jagadīśvara । śatrumadhye sabhāmadhye grāmamadhye gṛhāntare ॥ 16 ॥ gamanāgamane caiva trāhi māṃ bhaktavatsala । tvaṃ cittaṃ tvaṃ mānasaṃ ca tvaṃ buddhistvaṃ parāyaṇam ॥ 17 ॥ karmaṇā manasā caiva tvaṃ buddhiśca yathā sadā । jvarabhayaṃ chindi sarvajvarabhayaṃ chindi grahabhayaṃ chindi ॥ 18 ॥ sarvaśatrūnnivartyāpi sarvavyādhinivāraṇam । rudralokaṃ sa gacchati rudralokaṃ sagacchatyonnama iti ॥ 19 ॥ iti skandapurāṇe dūrvāsa proktaṃ śrī rudrakavacam ॥

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