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\engtitle{.. Mahishamardini Kavacham ..}##
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atha vakShye maheshAni kavachaM sarvakAmadam | (mahAdevI)
yasya prasAdamAsAdya bhavet sAkShAt sadAshivaH || 1||
OMkAraM pUrvamuchchArya mantrI mantrasya siddhaye |
prapaThet kavachaM nityaM mantravarNasya siddhaye || 2||
viniyogaH\-
OM mahiShamardinyAH kavachasya bhagavAnmahAkAlaR^iShiH
anuShTup ChandaH, AdyAshaktiH, mahiShamarddinI devatA,
chaturvargaphalAptyarthe viniyogaH ||
klIM pAtu mastake devI kAminI kAmadAyinI |
makAre pAtu mAM devI chakShuryugmaM maheshvarI || 3||
hikAre pAtu vadane hi~NgulA\-sura \-nAyikA |
shakAre pAtu mAM shvetA jihvAyAM chAparAjitA || 4|| tvaparAjitA)

makAre pAtu mAM devI mardinI suranAyikA |
dikAre pAtu mAM devI sAvitrI phaladAyInI || 5|| (sAvitrI kAlanAshinI)

nikAre pAtu mAM nityA hR^idaye vAsapArshvayoH |
nAbhau li~Nge  gude kaNThe karNayospR^iShTayostathA || 6|| (karNayoH pArshvayostathA)

shikhAyAM kavache pAtu mushvaja~NghAyuge tathA |
sarvA~Nge pAtu mAM svAhA sarvashaktisamanvitA || 7||
kAmAdyA pAtu mAM svAhA sarvA~Nge pAtu mardinI |
dashAkSharI mahAvidyA sarvA~Nge pAtu mardinI || 8||
mardinI pAtu satataM mardinI rakShayet sadA |
rAjasthAne tathA durge siMhavyAghrabhayAdiShu || 9||
shmashAne prAntare durge naukAyAM vahnimadhyataH |
durgA pAtu sadA devI AryA pAtu sadAshivA || 10||
prabhA pAtu maheshAnI gagane pAtu sarvadA | (kanakA pAtu)
nandinI pAtu satataM mudrAH pAtu sadA mama |
kR^ittikA pAtu satatamabhayA sarvadA.avatu || 11||
prabhA pAtu mahAmAyA mAyA pAtu sadA mama |
nandinI pAtu satataM suprabhA sarvadA.avatu || 12||
vijayA pAtu sarvatra devya~Nge navashaktayaH |
shaktayaH pAtu satataM mudrAH pAtu sadA mama || 13||
jayA pAtu sadA sUkShmA vishuddhA pAtu sarvadA | (sadA lakShmI)
DAkinyAH pAtu satataM siddhAH pAtu sadA mama || 14||
sarvatra sarvadA pAtu devI mahiShamardinI |
iti te kavachaM divyaM kathitaM sarvakAmadam || 15||
yatra tatra na vaktavyaM gopitavyaM prayattataH |
gopitaM sarvatantreShu vishvasAre prakAshitam || 16||
sarvatra sulabhA vidyA kavachaM durlabhaM mahat |||
shaThAya bhaktihInAya nindakAya maheshvari || 17||
nyUnA~Nge hyatiriktA~Nge krUre mithyAtibhAShiNi |
na stavaM darshayeddivyaM kavachaM suradurlabham || 18||
yatra tatra na vaktavyaM sha~NkareNa cha bhAShitam |
dattvA tebhyo maheshAni nashyanti siddhayaH kramAt || 19||
mantrAH parA~NmukhA yAnti shApaM dattvA sudAruNam |
ashubhaM cha bhavettasya tasmAdyatnena gopayet || 20||
gorochanA kukumena bhUrjapatre maheshvari |
likhitvA shubhayogena brAhmaindre vaidhR^itau tathA || 21||
AyuShmatsiddhiyoge cha bAlave kaulavepi vA |
vANije shravaNAyAM cha revatyAM vA punarvasau || 22||
uttarAtrayayogeShu tathA pUrvAtrayeShu cha |
ashvinyAM vA.atha rohiNyAM tR^itIyA\-navamItithau || 23||
aShTamyAM vA chaturdashyAM ShaShThyAM vA pa~nchamItithau |
amAyAM vA pUrNimAyAM nishAyAM prAntare tathA || 24||
ekali~Nge shmashAne cha shUnyAgAre shivAlaye |
guruNAM vaiShNavairvApi svayambhU kusumaistathA || 25||
shuklairvA raktakusumaishchandanai raktasaMyutaiH | (
shavA~NgArachitAvastre likhitvA dhArayetpunaH || 26||
tasya sarvArthasiddhiH syAchCha~NkareNaiva bhAShitam |
kumArIM pUjayitvA cha devIsUktaM nivedya cha || 27||
paThitvA pUjayedviprAndhanavAnveda pAragAn |
AkheTakamupAkhyAnaM kumAryaiva dinatrayam || 28||
tadA dharenmahArakShAM kavachaM sarvakAmadam | (tadA bhaven)
nAdhayo vyAdhayastasya duHkhashokairbhayaM kvachit || 29||
vAdI mUko bhavedR^iShTavA rAjA cha sevakAyate |
mAsamekaM paThedyastu pratyahaM niyataH shuchiH || 30||
divA bhaveddhaviShyAshI rAtrau shaktiH parAyaNaH |
ShaTsahasra pramANena pratyahaM prajapetsadA || 31||
ShaNmAsairvA tribhirmAsairvidvaro bhavati dhruvam |
aputro labhate putraM nirdhano dhanamApnuyAt || 32||
arogI balavAMshchaiva rAjA tA dAsatAmiyAt |
rajasvalAbhage nityaM japedvidyAM samAhitaH |
evaM yaH kurute dhImAnsa evaM shrIsadAshivaH || 33||

(AgamakalpalatA 15\-317)||

iti vishvasAratantre mahiShamardinyAM kavachaM samAptam ||
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