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devyuvAcha
dhanadA yA mahAvidyA kathitA na prakAshitA |
idAnIM shrotumichChAmi kavachaM pUrvasUchitam ||
shiva uvAcha
shR^iNu devi pravakShyAmi kavachaM ma.ntravagraham |
sArAtsArataraM devi kavachaM manmukhoditam ||
dhanadA kavachasyAsya kubera R^iShirIritaH |
pa.nktishChando devatA cha dhanadA siddhidA sadA ||
dharmArthakAmamokSheShu viniyogaH prakIrtitaH |
dhaM bIjaM me shiraH pAtu hrIM bIjaM me lalATakam ||
shrI bIjaM me mukha pAtu rakAraM hR^idi me.avatu |
tikAraM pAtu jaTharaM prikAraM pR^iShThato.avatu |
yekAraM ja.nghayoryugme svAkAraM pAdayoryuge |
shIrShAdipAdaparyantaM hAkAraM sarvato.avatu ||
ityetatkathitaM kAnte kavachaM sarvasiddhidam |
gurumabhyarchya vidhivat kavachaM prapaThedyadi ||
shatavarShaM sahasrANAM sahasrANAM pUjAyAH phalamApnuyAt |
gurupUjAM vinA devi nahi siddhiH prajAyate ||
gurupUjAtparo bhUtvA kavachaM prapaThettataH |
sarvasiddhiyuto bhUtvA vichared bhairavo yathA ||
prAtaHkAle paThedyastu ma.ntrajApapuraH saram |
so.abhIShTaphalamApnoti satyaM satyaM na sa.nshayaH ||
pUjAkAle paThedyastu devIM dhyAtvA hR^idambuje |
ShaNmAsAbhyantare siddhirnAtra kAryA vichAraNA |
sAya.nkAle paThedyastu sa shivo nAtra sa.nshayaH |
bhUrje vilikhta guTikAM svarNasthAM dhArayedyadi ||
puruSho dakShiNe bAhau yoShidvAmabhuje tathA |
dakShiNe bAhau yoShidvAmabhuje tathA |
sarvasiddhiyutI bhUtvA dhanavAn putravAn bhavet ||
idaM kavachamaj~nAtvA yo japeddhanadAM shubhe |
shastraghAtamavApnoti so.achirAnmR^ityumApnuyAt ||
kavachenAvR^ito nityaM hi yatraiva gachChati |
tatraiva sa mahAdevi sampUjyo nAtra sa.nshayaH ||

|| iti dhanadA kavachaM sampUrNam ||
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It is mentioned in the phalashrutiH that kavacham should be
recited before doing any serious mantra or nAma japam to
avoid afflictions and get full benefits.

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