% Text title            : Kedara Kavacham
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\engtitle{.. Shri Kedara Kavacham ..}##
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shrIgaNeshAya namaH |
shrIravalanAthAya namaH |
asya shrIravalanAthakavachastotramantrasya,
brahmaNe R^iShaye namaH | shirasi |
anuShTup Chandase namaH | mukhe |
shrIravalanAthAya namaH | hR^idaye |
raM bIjAya namaH | guhye |
vaM shaktaye namaH | pAdayoH |
laM kIlakAya namaH | sarvA~Nge |
shrIravalanAthaprItyarthe jape viniyogaH ||
atha dhyAnam |
keyUrAdivibhUShitaiH karatalairatnA~NkitaiH sundaraM
      nAnAhAravichitrapannagayutairhemAmbarairmaNDitam |
hastAbhyAM dhR^itakhaDgapAtraDamarUshUlaM sadA bibhrataM
      vAjIvAhanadaityadarpadalanaM kedAramIshaM bhaje ||
atha kavacham |
OM kedAraH pUrvataH pAtu chAgneyyAM ravaleshvaraH |
dakShiNe vArijAkShastu nairR^ityAM rakShasUdanaH || 1||
pashchime pannageshashcha vAyavyAM daityanAshakaH |
uttare uttareshashcha IshAnyAM Isha eva cha || 2||
UrdhvaM ga~NgAdharaH pAtu dharAyA~ncha trivikramaH |
evaM dashadishonyasya pashchAda~NgeShu vinyaset || 3||
shikhAyAM reNukAnAtho mastake bhAlalochanaH |
bhAlaM me rakSha bhagavan bhrUmadhye medinIpatiH || 4||
netrayorjyotinAthashcha karNayoH kIrtivardhanaH |
kuNDalInAH kapolaucha nAsikAM vighnanAshanaH || 5||
oShThadvayo umAnAtho dantayordharaNIdharaH |
jihvAyAM vedajihvashcha hanushchahanumatpriyaH || 6||
grIvAyAM nIlakaNThashcha skandhauskanda priya~NkaraH |
bAhoH shastrabhR^itAM shreShTho hasteDamarUdhArakaH || 7||
hR^idayaM vishvanAthashcha udaraM me janapriyaH |
nAbhiM pAtu guhAvAso kaTimadhye kapAlabhR^it || 8||
guhyeguhya nivAsashcha urUbhyAM ukShavAhanaH |
jAnvorjahnu sutAdhArI ja~Nghayorja~NganodbalIn || 9||
gulphayoH gUDhakartAtmA pAdayoH padavanditaH |
nakheShu romakUpeShu vyApakaH sarvasandhiShu || 10||
agrataH pAtu me khaDgI pR^iShThataH pAtu shUlavAn |
pAtumAM pAtradhArIcha vAtapittakaphAdiShu || 11||
jale jaladharaH pAtu sthale sthANuH sanAtanaH |
mahArNave mahAdurge agni chorabhayeShu cha || 12||
shastrakShateShu yo rakShed ratnAsuranibarhaNaH |
supti pramAda vipadai rakShamAM girivAsakaH || 13|| (viShadai rakShenmAM)

ya idaM kavachaM divyaM kedArasya mahAtmanaH |
paThanti shR^iNvate vANI sarvapApaiH pramuchyate || 14||

iti shrIpadmapurANe karavIrakhaNDe kedArakavachaM sampUrNam ||
shrInAthacharaNArpaNamastu |
 || shubhaM bhavatu ||

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Although it is mentioned in colophone that
the stotra is in Padmapurana, the
location is not traceable in the printed book.

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