% Text title            : Dattatreya Kavacha Stotram
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% Category              : kavacha, deities\_misc, dattAtreya
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% Transliterated by     : Durga Sharma
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% Description-comments  : The kavacham is listed in Dattareya Kalpa, referring as from Brahmanda Purana (not verified)
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\engtitle{.. Shri Dattatreya Kavacha Stotram ..}##
\itxtitle{.. shrIdattAtreyakavachastotram ..}##\endtitles ##
viniyogaH \-
asya shrIdattAtreyakavachastotramahAmantrasya nArAyaNa R^iShiH |
anuShTup ChandaH | shrIdattAtreyo devatA | drAM bIjam |
klIM shaktiH | svAhA kIlakam |
shrIdattAtreyaprasAdasid.hdhyarthe jape viniyogaH ||
atha karahR^idayAdinyAsaH \-
OM drAM a~NguShThAbhyAM namaH |
OM drIM tarjanIbhyAM namaH |
OM drUM madhyamAbhyAM namaH |
OM draiM anAmikAbhyAM namaH |
OM drauM kaniShThikAbhyAM namaH |
OM draH karatalakarapR^iShThAbhyAM namaH ||
OM drAM hR^idayAya namaH |
OM drIM shirase svAhA |
OM drUM shikhAyai vaShaT |
OM draiM kavachAya hum |
OM drauM netratrayAya vauShaT |
OM draH astrAya phaT ||
iti karahR^idayAdinyAsaH ||
atha dhyAnam \-
dattAtreya harekR^iShNa unmattAnandadAyaka |
digambaramune bAlApishAcha j~nAnasAgara ||
atha pa~nchopachArapUjA \-
laM pR^ithivyAtmane gandhaM samarpayAmi |
haM AkAshAtmane puShpaM samarpayAmi |
yaM vAyvAtmane dhUpaM samarpayAmi |
raM vahnyAtmane dIpaM darshayAmi |
vaM amR^itAtmane naivedyaM nivedayAmi |
saM sarvAtmane tAmbUlAdisarvopachArAn samarpayAmi ||

atha shrIdattAtreyakavacham |

OM bhaktAshrayaH shiraH pAtu lalATaM munishekharaH |
yogIshvaro dR^ishau pAtu trailokyasyapriyaH shraviH || 1||
kapolau munirAjendraH mukhaM pAtu kumArakaH |
jihvAM me pAtu mantrAtmA kaNThaM viShNusvarUpakaH || 2||
skandhau kapilavarNashcha dattAtreyo bhujau tathA |
karNau tu tApaso nityaM hR^idayarAjayogavit || 3||
vakSho me haThayogI cha stano me nAdayogavit |
pArshve tu yogarAjendra kukShiM me yogavAn prabhuH || 4||
madhyaM pAtu tejasvI nAbhiM me jR^imbhayogirAT |
kaTiM pi~NgalayogI cha yogIsho jaghanaM mama |
guhyaM me karmayogI cha tanmUlaM tattvayogavit || 5||
UrU paramahaMsashcha jAnunI binduyogavit |
ja~Nghe jaTAdharaH pAtu gulphau me shivayogavAn || 6||
pAdau me viShNuyogI cha pUrvA~NgaM brahmayogavit |
aparA~NgaM sadA rakShed dattAtreyo munistathA |
sarvA~NgAni sadA rakShed dattAtreyo R^iShIshvaraH || 7||
pUrvasyAM dishi me pAtvaShTA~NgayogAbhyAsavit |
AgneyyAM pAtu yogIsho yAmyAM me nigamapriyaH || 8||
nairR^ityAM pAtu vishveshaH sadA ShaTkarmayogavit |
vAruNyAM dishi pArshve tu pAtu me munipu~NgavaH || 9||
kauberyAM tathaishAnyAM pAtu me sarvAmarapriyaH |
anasUyAsuto rakShedUrdhvaM tvadharameva cha || 10||
paThane shravaNe chaiva girigahvareShu cha |
ashvArohe gajArohe chAndolike tathA |
vR^ikShArohe shilArohe yuddhe bhuvi rasAtale || 11||
udyAne vanavAse cha Asane jape tathA |
bAhyAbhyantarakAleShu sarvaM rakShechcha IshvaraH || 12||
sha~NkhachakrakuThArAdyAyudhebhyastrisandhyayA |
sarvarakShAkaro rakShet kArtavIryapriya~NkaraH || 13||
brahmarAkShasabhetAlakUShmANDarAkShasAdayaH |
pishAchA DAkinIbhUtA shAkinIbAlakagrahAH |
sarvabhUtahitArthAya sadA rakShenmahAmuniH || 14||
udaye chAstamAne cha madhyAhne sArvakAlike |
divArAtryornishAyAM cha rakShetsarvavarapradaH || 15||

dattAtreyasya kavachaM yaH paThet priyato naraH |
AyurArogyasiddhiM cha aishvaryamadhikaM tathA || 16||
j~nAnavairAgyasiddhiM cha yaH paThet stotrasahasrakam |
svAtantryaM cha bhavennarANAM sarvakAmArthasAdhakam || 17||
dhArayet supuShkarayogakAle paThennaraH |
putrapautraM cha yannityaM phalametanna saMshayaH || 18||

iti brahmANDapurANe brahmanArAyaNasaMvAde
shrIdattAtreyakavachastotraM sampUrNam ||
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From shrIdattAtreyakalpaH

Encoded and proofread by Durga Sharma

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