Durga Kavacham (Brahmanda Puranam)

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• verse 1

  नारायण उवाच ।ॐ दुर्गेति चतुर्थ्यन्तः स्वाहान्तो मे शिरोऽवतु ।मन्त्रः षडक्षरोऽयं च भक्तानां कल्पपादपः ॥ 1 ॥

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  nārāyaṇa uvācha ।ōṃ durgēti chaturthyantaḥ svāhāntō mē śirō'vatu ।mantraḥ ṣaḍakṣarō'yaṃ cha bhaktānāṃ kalpapādapaḥ ॥ 1 ॥

  meaning

  Narayana speaks: let the mantra 'Om Durga' in the fourth case ending with svaha protect my head—this six-syllabled mantra is the wish-fulfilling tree for devotees.

• verse 2

  विचारो नास्ति वेदेषु ग्रहणेऽस्य मनोर्मुने ।मन्त्रग्रहणमात्रेण विष्णुतुल्यो भवेन्नरः ॥ 2 ॥

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  vichārō nāsti vēdēṣu grahaṇē'sya manōrmunē ।mantragrahaṇamātrēṇa viṣṇutulyō bhavēnnaraḥ ॥ 2 ॥

  meaning

  In the Vedas there is no restriction on receiving this mantra, O sage; by merely receiving this mantra a man becomes equal to Vishnu.

• verse 3

  मम वक्त्रं सदा पातु ॐ दुर्गायै नमोऽन्ततः ।ॐ दुर्गे रक्षयति च कण्ठं पातु सदा मम ॥ 3 ॥

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  mama vaktraṃ sadā pātu ōṃ durgāyai namō'ntataḥ ।ōṃ durgē rakṣayati cha kaṇṭhaṃ pātu sadā mama ॥ 3 ॥

  meaning

  Let 'Om Durgayai namah' always protect my face; let 'Om Durge raksha' always protect my throat.

• verse 4

  ॐ ह्रीं श्रीमिति मन्त्रोऽयं स्कन्धं पातु निरन्तरम् ।ह्रीं श्रीं क्लीमिति पृष्ठं च पातु मे सर्वतः सदा ॥ 4 ॥

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  ōṃ hrīṃ śrīmiti mantrō'yaṃ skandhaṃ pātu nirantaram ।hrīṃ śrīṃ klīmiti pṛṣṭhaṃ cha pātu mē sarvataḥ sadā ॥ 4 ॥

  meaning

  Let 'Om Hreem Shreem' always protect my shoulders; let 'Hreem Shreem Kleem' protect my back on all sides.

• verse 5

  ह्रीं मे वक्षःस्थलं पातु हस्तं श्रीमिति सन्ततम् ।श्रीं ह्रीं क्लीं पातु सर्वाङ्गं स्वप्ने जागरणे तथा ॥ 5 ॥

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  hrīṃ mē vakṣaḥsthalaṃ pātu hastaṃ śrīmiti santatam ।śrīṃ hrīṃ klīṃ pātu sarvāṅgaṃ svapnē jāgaraṇē tathā ॥ 5 ॥

  meaning

  Let 'Hreem' protect my chest; let 'Shreem' protect my hand always; let 'Shreem Hreem Kleem' protect all my limbs in sleep and waking.

• verse 6

  प्राच्यां मां प्रकृतिः पातुः पातु वह्नौ च चण्डिका ।दक्षिणे भद्रकाली च नैरृत्यां च महेश्वरी ॥ 6 ॥

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  prāchyāṃ māṃ prakṛtiḥ pātuḥ pātu vahnau cha chaṇḍikā ।dakṣiṇē bhadrakālī cha nairṛtyāṃ cha mahēśvarī ॥ 6 ॥

  meaning

  Let Prakriti protect me in the east; Chandika in fire; Bhadrakali in the south; Maheshvari in the southwest.

• verse 7

  वारुण्यां पातु वाराही वायव्यां सर्वमङ्गला ।उत्तरे वैष्णवी पातु तथैशान्यां शिवप्रिया ॥ 7 ॥

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  vāruṇyāṃ pātu vārāhī vāyavyāṃ sarvamaṅgalā ।uttarē vaiṣṇavī pātu tathaiśānyāṃ śivapriyā ॥ 7 ॥

  meaning

  Let Varahi protect in the west; Sarvamangala in the northwest; Vaishnavi protect in the north; Shivapriya in the northeast.

• verse 8

  जले स्थले चान्तरिक्षे पातु मां जगदम्बिका ।इति ते कथितं वत्स कवचं च सुदुर्लभम् ॥ 8 ॥

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  jalē sthalē chāntarikṣē pātu māṃ jagadambikā ।iti tē kathitaṃ vatsa kavachaṃ cha sudurlabham ॥ 8 ॥

  meaning

  Let Jagadambika protect me in water, on land, and in the sky; O child, I have told you this most rare kavacham.

• verse 9

  यस्मै कस्मै न दातव्यं प्रवक्तव्यं न कस्यचित् ।गुरुमभ्यर्च्य विधिवद्वस्त्रालङ्कारचन्दनैः ।कवचं धारयेद्यस्तु सोऽपि विष्णुर्न संशयः ॥ 9 ॥

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  yasmai kasmai na dātavyaṃ pravaktavyaṃ na kasyachit ।gurumabhyarchya vidhivadvastrālaṅkārachandanaiḥ ।kavachaṃ dhārayēdyastu sō'pi viṣṇurna saṃśayaḥ ॥ 9 ॥

  meaning

  This is not to be given to just anyone, not to be declared to anyone; having duly honoured the guru with cloth, ornaments, and sandalwood, wear this kavacham.

• verse 10

  इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्ते महापुराणे प्रकृतिखण्डे नारदनारायणसंवादे दुर्गोपाख्याने सप्तषष्टितमोऽध्याये ब्रह्माण्डमोहनं नाम श्री दुर्गा कवचम् ।

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  iti śrībrahmavaivartē mahāpurāṇē prakṛtikhaṇḍē nāradanārāyaṇasaṃvādē durgōpākhyānē saptaṣaṣṭitamō'dhyāyē brahmāṇḍamōhanaṃ nāma śrī durgā kavacham ।

  meaning

  Colophon: Thus ends the Sri Durga Kavacham — the armour-hymn to Goddess Durga known as Brahmanda Mohana (enchanter of the universe) — from the sixty-seventh chapter of the Durga episode in the dialogue between Narada and Narayana in the Prakriti Khanda of the Sri Brahma Vaivarta Mahapurana.