% Text title : shivakavacham also known as amoghashivakavacham % File name : amoghashivakavach.itx % Category : kavacha, shiva % Location : doc\_shiva % Transliterated by : Surin Usgaonkar usgaonkar at hotmail.com % Proofread by : various, final NA % Description-comments : shrIskaande mahaapuraaNe ekaashItisaahasrayaa.n tRitIye brahmottarakhaNDe % Latest update : October 14, 2005, June 19, 2016 % Send corrections to : sanskrit at cheerful dot c om % % This text is prepared by volunteers and is to be used for personal study % and research. 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R^iShyAdinyAsaH || OM brahmaR^iShaye namaH shirasi | anuShTup Chandase namaH\, mukhe | shrIsadAshivarudradevatAya namaH hR^idi | hrIM shaktaye namaH\, pAdayoH | vaM kIlakAya namaH nAbhau | shrI hrIM klImiti bIjAya namaH guhye | viniyogAya namaH\, sarvA~Nge || || atha karanyAsaH || ##see another version at the end## OM namo bhagavate jvalajjvAlAmAline OM hrIM rAM sarvashaktidhAmne IshAnAtmane a~NguShThAbhyAM namaH | OM namo bhagavate jvalajjvAlAmAline OM naM rIM nityatR^iptidhAmne tatpuruShAtmane tarjanIbhyAM namaH | OM namo bhagavate jvalajjvAlAmAline OM maM rUM anAdishaktidhAmne aghorAtmane madhyamAbhyAM namaH | OM namo bhagavate jvalajjvAlAmAline OM shiM raiM svatantrashaktidhAmne vAmadevAtmane anAmikAbhyAM namaH | OM namo bhagavate jvalajjvAlAmAline OM vAM rauM aluptashaktidhAmne sadyojAtAtmane kaniShThikAbhyAM namaH | OM namo bhagavate jvalajjvAlAmAline OM yaM raH anAdishaktidhAmne sarvAtmane karatalakarapR^iShThAbhyAM namaH || || hR^idayAdya~NganyAsaH || ##see another version at the end## OM namo bhagavate jvalajjvAlAmAline OM hrIM rAM sarvashaktidhAmne IshAnAtmane hR^idayAya namaH | OM namo bhagavate jvalajjvAlAmAline OM naM rIM nityatR^iptidhAmne tatpuruShAtmane shirase svAhA | OM namo bhagavate jvalajjvAlAmAline OM maM rUM anAdishaktidhAmne aghorAtmane shikhAyai vaShaT | OM namo bhagavate jvalajjvAlAmAline OM shiM raiM svatantrashaktidhAmne vAmadevAtmane kavachAya hum | OM namo bhagavate jvalajjvAlAmAline OM vAM rauM aluptashaktidhAmne sadyojAtAtmane netratrayAya vauShaT | OM namo bhagavate jvalajjvAlAmAline OM yaM raH anAdishaktidhAmne sarvAtmane astrAya phaT || atha dhyAnam vajradaMShTraM trinayanaM kAlakaNThamarindamam | sahasrakaramapyugraM vande shambhumumApatim || rudrAkShaka~NkaNalasatkaradaNDayugmaH pAlAntarAlasitabhasmadhR^itatripuNDraH | pa~nchAkSharaM paripaThan varamantrarAjaM dhyAyan sadA pashupatiM sharaNaM vrajethAH || ataH paraM sarvapurANaguhyaM niHsheShapApaughaharaM pavitram | jayapradaM sarvavipatpramochanaM vakShyAmi shaivaM kavachaM hitAya te || || atha kavacham || R^iShabha uvAcha | namaskR^itya mahAdevaM vishvavyApinamIshvaram | vakShye shivamayaM varma sarvarakShAkaraM nR^iNAm || 1|| shuchau deshe samAsIno yathAvatkalpitAsanaH | jitendriyo jitaprANashchintayecChivamavyam || 2|| hR^itpuNDarIkAntarasa.nniviShTaM svatejasA vyAptanabho.avakAsham | atIndriyaM sUkShmamanantamAdyaM dhyAyetparAnandamayaM mahesham || 3|| dhyAnAvadhUtAkhilakarmabandhashchiraM chidAndanimagnachetAH | ShaDakSharanyAsasamAhitAtmA shaivena kuryAtkavachena rakShAm || 4|| mAM pAtu devo.akhiladevatAtmA sa.nsArakUpe patitaM gabhIre | tannAma divyaM varamantramUlaM dhunotu me sarvamaghaM hR^idistham || 5|| sarvatra mAM rakShatu vishvamUrtirjyotirmayAnandaghanashchidAtmA | aNoraNIyAnurushaktirekaH sa IshvaraH pAtu bhayAdasheShAt || 6|| yo bhUsvarUpeNa bibharti vishvaM pAyAtsa bhUmergirisho.aShTamUrtiH | yo.apAM svarUpeNa nR^iNAM karoti sa~njIvanaM so.avatu mAM jalebhyaH || 7|| kalpAvasAne bhuvanAni dagdhvA sarvANi yo nR^ityati bhUrilIlaH | sa kAlarudro.avatu mAM davAgnervAtyAdibhIterakhilAchcha tApAt || 8|| pradIptavidyutkanakAvabhAso vidyAvarAbhItikuThArapANiH | chaturmukhastatpuruShastrinetraH prAchyAM sthitaM rakShatu mAmajastram || 9|| kuThAravedA~NkushapAshashUlakapAlaDhakkAkShaguNAndadhAnaH | chaturmukho nIlaruchistrinetraH pAyAdaghoro dishi dakShiNasyAm || 10|| kundendusha~NkhasphaTikAvabhAso vedAkShamAlAvaradAbhayA~NkaH | tryakShashchaturvaktra uruprabhAvaH sadyo.adhijAto.avatu mAM pratIchyAm || 11|| varAkShamAlAbhayaTa~NkahastaH sarojaki~njalkasamAnavarNaH | trilochanashchAruchaturmukho mAM pAyAdudicyAM dishi vAmadevaH || 12|| vedAbhayeShTA~NkushaTa~NkapAshakapAlaDhakkAkShashUlapANiH | pAshaTa~Nka sitadyutiH pa~nchamukho.avatAnmAmIshAna UrdhvaM paramaprakAshaH || 13|| mUrdhAnamavyAnmama chandramaulirbhAlaM mamAvyAdatha bhAlanetraH | netre mamAvyAdbhaganetrahArI nAsAM sadA rakShatu vishvanAthaH || 14|| pAyAchChrutI me shrutigItakIrtiH kapolamavyAtsatataM kapAlI | vaktraM sadA rakShatu pa~nchavaktro jihvAM sadA rakShatu vedajihvaH || 15|| kaNThaM girIsho.avatu nIlakaNThaH pANidvayaM pAtu pinAkapANiH | dormUlamavyAnmama dharmabAhurvakShaHsthalaM dakShamakhAntako.avyAt || 16|| mamodaraM pAtu girIndradhanvA madhyaM mamAvyAnmadanAntakArI | herambatAto mama pAtu nAbhiM pAyAtkaTI dhUrjaTirIshvaro me || 17|| UrudvayaM pAtu kuberamitro jAnudvayaM me jagadIshvaro.avyAt | ja~NghAyugaM pu~NgavaketuravyAtpAdau mamAvyAtsuravandyapAdaH || 18|| maheshvaraH pAtu dinAdiyAme mAM madhyayAme.avatu vAmadevaH | triyambakaH pAtu tR^itIyayAme vR^iShadhvajaH pAtu dinAntyayAme || 19|| pAyAnnishAdau shashishekharo mAM ga~NgAdharo rakShatu mAM nishIthe | gaurIpatiH pAtu nishAvasAne mR^ityu~njayo rakShatu sarvakAlam || 20|| antaHsthitaM rakShatu sha~Nkaro mAM sthANuH sadA pAtu bahiHsthitaM mAm | tadantare pAtu patiH pashUnAM sadAshivo rakShatu mAM samantAt || 21|| tiShThantamavyAdbhuvanaikanAthaH pAyAdvrajantaM pramathAdhinAthaH | vedAntavedyo.avatu mAnniShaNNaM mAmavyayaH pAtu shivaH shayAnam || 22|| mArgeShu mAM rakShatu nIlakaNThaH shailAdidurgeShu puratrayAriH | araNyavAsAdimahApravAse pAyAnmR^igavyAdha udArashaktiH || 23|| kalpAntakATopapaTuprakopaH sphuTATTahAsochchalitANDakoshaH | ghorArisenArNavadurnivAramahAbhayAdrakShatu vIrabhadraH || 24|| pattyashvamAta~NgaghaTAvarUthasahasralakShAyutakoTibhIShaNam | akShauhiNInAM shatamAtatAyinAM ChindyAnmR^iDo ghorakuThAradhArayA || 25|| nihantu dasyUnpralayAnalArchirjvalattrishUlaM tripurAntakasya | shArdUlasi.nharkShavR^ikAdihi.nstrAnsantrAsayatvIshadhanuH pinAkam || 26|| duHsvapnaduHshakunadurgatidaurmanasyadurbhikShadurvyasa naduHsahaduryashA.nsi | utpAtatApaviShabhItimasadgrahArtivyAdhI.nshcha nAshayatu me jagatAmadhIshaH || 27|| OM namo bhagavate sadAshivAya sakalatattvAtmakAya sakalatattvavihArAya sakalalokaikakartre sakalalokaikabhartre sakalalokakaikahartre sakalalokakaikagurave sakalalokaikasAkShiNe sakalanigamaguhyAya sakalavarapradAya sakaladuritArtibha~njanAya sakalajagadabhaya~NkArAya sakalalokaikasha~NkarAya shashA~NkashekharAya shAshvatanijAbhAsAya nirguNAya nirupamAya nIrUpAya nirAbhAsAya nirAmamAya niShprapa~nchAya niShkala~NkAya nirdvandvAya niHsa~NgAya nirmalAya nirgamAya nityarUpavibhavAya nirupamavibhavAya nirAdhArAya nityashuddhabuddhaparipUrNasachchidAnandAdvayAya paramashAntaprakAshatejorUpAya jayajaya mahArudra mahAraudra bhadrAvatAra duHkhadAvadAraNa mahAbhairava kAlabhairava kalpAntabhairava kapAlamAlAdhara khaTvA~NgakhaDgacharmapAshA~NkushaDamarushUlachApabANagadAshaktibhiNDipAla\- ##var ## bhindi tomaramusalamudgarapaTTishaparashuparighabhushuNDIshataghnIchakrAdyAyudha\- bhIShaNakarasahasra mukhada.nShTrAkarAla vikaTATTahAsavisphAritabrahmANDamaNDala nAgendrakuNDala nAgendrahAra nAgendravalaya nAgendracharmadhara mR^ityu~njaya tryambaka tripurAntaka virUpAkSha vishveshvara vishvarUpa vR^iShabhavAhana viShabhUShaNa vishvatomukha sarvato rakSha rakSha mAM jvalajvala mahAmR^ityubhayamapamR^ityubhayaM nAshayanAshaya rogabhayamutsAdayotsAdaya viShasarpabhaya.n shamayashamaya chorabhayaM mArayamAraya mama shatrUnuchchATayochchATaya shUlena vidAraya vidAraya kuThAreNa bhindhibhindhi khaDgena ChindhiChindhi khaTvA~Ngena vipothaya vipothaya musalena niShpeShayaniShpeShaya bANaiH santADaya santADaya rakShA.nsi bhIShayabhIShaya bhUtAni vidrAvayavidrAvaya kUShmANDavetAlamArIgaNabrahmarAkShasAnsantrAsayasantrAsaya mAmabhaya.n kurukuru vitrastaM mAmAshvAsayAshvAsaya narakabhayAnmAmuddhArayoddhAraya sa~njIvayasa~njIvaya kShutR^iDbhyAM mAmApyAyayApyAyaya duHkhAturaM mAmAnandayAnandaya shivakavachena mAmAchChAdayAchChAdaya tryambaka sadAshiva namaste namaste namaste | pUrvavat hR^idyAdi nyAsaH | pa~nchapUjA || bhUrbhuvassuvaromiti digvimikaH || phalashrutiH | R^iShabha uvAcha | ityetatkavachaM shaivaM varadaM vyAhR^itaM mayA | sarvabAdhAprashamanaM rahasyaM sarvadehinAm || 28|| yaH sadA dhArayenmartyaH shaivaM kavachamuttamam | na tasya jAyate kvApi bhayaM shambhoranugrahAt || 29|| kShINAyurmR^ityumApanno mahArogahato.api vA | sadyaH sukhamavApnoti dIrghamAyushcha vindati || 30|| sarvadAridryashamanaM sauma~Ngalyavivardhanam | yo dhatte kavachaM shaivaM sa devairapi pUjyate || 31|| mahApAtakasa~NghAtairmuchyate chopapAtakaiH | dehAnte shivamApnoti shivavarmAnubhAvataH || 32|| tvamapi shraddhayA vatsa shaivaM kavachamuttamam | dhArayasva mayA dattaM sadyaH shreyo hyavApsyasi || 33|| sUta uvAcha | ityuktvA R^iShabho yogI tasmai pArthivasUnave | dadau sha~NkhaM mahArAvaM khaDgaM chAriniShUdanam || 34|| punashcha bhasma sa.nmantrya tada~NgaM sarvato.aspR^ishat | gajAnAM ShaTsahasrasya dviguNaM cha balaM dadau || 8|| bhasmaprabhAvAtsamprApya balaishvaryadhR^itismR^itIH | sa rAjaputraH shushubhe sharadarka iva shriyA || 9|| tamAha prA~njaliM bhUyaH sa yogI rAjanandanam | eSha khaDgo mayA dattastapomantrAnubhAvataH || 10|| shitadhAramimaM khaDgaM yasmai darshayasi sphuTam | sa sadyo mriyate shatruH sAkShAnmR^ityurapi svayam || 11|| asya sha~Nkhasya nihrAdaM ye shR^iNvanti tavAhitAH | te mUrchChitAH patiShyanti nyastashastrA vichetanAH || 12|| khaDgasha~NkhAvimau divyau parasainyavinAshinau | AtmasainyasvapakShANAM shauryatejovivardhanau || 13|| etayoshcha prabhAvena shaivena kavachena cha | dviShaTsahasranAgAnAM balena mahatApi cha || 14|| bhasmadhAraNasAmarthyAchChatrusainyaM vijeShyasi | prApya siMhAsanaM paitryaM goptA.asi pR^ithivImimAm || 42|| iti bhadrAyuShaM samyaganushAsya samAtR^ikam | tAbhyAM sampUjitaH so.atha yogI svairagatiryayau || 43|| iti shrIskAnde mahApurANe ekAshItisAhasryAM saMhitAyAM tR^itIye brahmottarakhaNDe sImantinImAhAtmye bhadrAyUpAkhyAne shivakavachakathanaM nAma dvAdasho.adhyAyaH | ## There are variations in the initial preparatory verses. Another version of nyAsa is given below. The devotee is requested to choose according to one's preference. ## karanyAsaH oM sadAshivAya a~NguShThAbhyAM namaH | naM ga~NgAdharAya tarjanIbhyAM namaH | maM mR^ityu~njayAya madhyamAbhyAM namaH | shiM shUlapANaye anAmikAbhyAM namaH | vAM pinAkapANaye kaniShThikAbhyAM namaH | yaM umApataye karatalakarapR^iShThAbhyAM namaH | hR^idayAdi a~NganyAsaH oM sadAshivAya hR^idayAya namaH | naM ga~NgAdharAya shirase svAhA | maM mR^ityu~njayAya shikhAyai vaShaT | shiM shUlapANaye kavachAya hum | vAM pinAkapANaye netratrayAya vauShaT | yaM umApataye astrAya phaT | bhUrbhuvassuvaromiti digbandhaH || pa~nchapUjA laM pR^ithivyAtmane gandhaM samarpayAmi | haM AkAshAtmane puShpaiH pUjayAmi | yaM vAyvAtmane dhUpam AghrApayAmi | raM agnyAtmane dIpaM darshayAmi | vaM amR^itAtmane amR^itaM mahAnaivedyaM nivedayAmi | saM sarvAtmane sarvopachArapUjAM samarpayAmi || ## Encoded and proofread by Surin Usgaonkar usgaonkar at hotmail.com Subramanian Ganesh, Sowmya Ramkumar, Avinash Sathaye NA (from Skandapurana p.196-197) \medskip\hrule\obeylines Please send corrections to sanskrit at cheerful dot c om Last updated \today https://sanskritdocuments.org \end{document}