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\engtitle{.. Shri Nikhileshvarananda Kavacham ..}##
\itxtitle{.. shrInikhileshvarAnandakavacham ..}##\endtitles ##
viniyogaH |
OM asya shrInikhileshvarAnandakavachasya shrImudgalaR^iShiH, anuShTupChandaH,
shrI gurudevo nikhileshvarAnanda paramAtmA devatA, mahostavaM rUpaM cha
iti bIjam, prabuddhaM nirnityaM iti kIlakam, athau netraM pUrNaM
iti kavacham, shrI bhagavatpAda nikhileshvarAnandaprItidvArA
mama sampUrNa rakShaNArthe, svakR^itena Atma\-mantra\-yantra\-tantra
rakShaNArthe cha pArAyaNe viniyogaH |
R^iShyAdinyAsaH \-
shrImudgalaR^iShaye namaH shirasi |
anuShTupChandase namaH mukhe |
shrI gurudevo nikhileshvarAnandaparamAtmA devatAyai namaH hR^idi |
mahostavaM rUpaM cha iti bIjAya namaH guhye |
prabuddhaM nirnityaM iti kIlakAya namaH pAdayoH |
athau netraM pUrNaM iti kavachAya namaH sarvA~Nge |
shrI bhagavatpAda nikhileshvarAnanda prIti dvArA mama sampUrNa
rakShaNArthe, svakR^itena Atma\-mantra\-yantra\-tantra rakShaNArthe
cha pArAyaNe viniyogAya namaH a~njalau ||
karanyAsaH \-
shrI sarvAtmane nikhileshvarAya a~NguShThAbhyAM namaH |
shrI mantrAtmane pUrNeshvarAya tarjanIbhyAM namaH |
shrI tantrAtmane vAgIshvarAya madhyamAbhyAM namaH |
shrI yantrAtmane yogIshvarAya anAmikAbhyAM namaH |
shrI shiShyaprANAtmane kaniShThikAbhyAM namaH |
shrI sachchidAnandapriyAya karatalakarapR^iShThAbhyAM namaH ||
hR^idayAdinyAsaH \-
shrIMsheshvaraH hR^idayAya namaH |
hrIMsheshvaraH shirase svAhA |
klIMsheshvaraH shikhAyai vaShaT |
tapaseshvaraH kavachAya hum |
tApesheshvaraH netratrayAya vauShaT |
ekeshvaraH astrAya phaT ||
mUla kavacham \-
OM shiraH siddheshvaraH pAtu lalATaM cha parAtparaH |
netre nikhileshvarAnandaH nAsikA narakAntakaH || 1||
karNau kAlAtmakaH pAtu mukhaM mantreshvarastathA |
kaNThaM rakShatu vAgIshaH bhujau cha bhuvaneshvaraH || 2||
skandhau kAmeshvaraH pAtu hR^idayaM brahmavarchasaH |
nAbhiM nArAyaNo rakShet UruM Urjasvalo.api vai || 3||
jAnuni sachchidAnandaH pAtu pAdau shivAtmakaH |
guhyaM layAtmakaH pAyAt chittaM chintApahArakaH || 4||
madaneshaH manaH pAtu pR^iShThaM pUrNapradAyakaH |
pUrvaM rakShatu tantreshaH yantreshaH vAruNIM tathA || 5||
uttaraM shrIdharaH rakShet dakShiNaM dakShiNeshvaraH |
pAtAlaM pAtu sarvaj~naH UrdhvaM me prANasa.nj~nakaH || 6||
kavachenAvR^ito yastu yatra kutrApi gachChati |
tatra sarvatra lAbhaH syAt ki~nchidatra na saMshayaH || 7||
phalashrutiH |
yaM yaM chintayate kAmaM taM taM prApnoti nishchitam |
dhanavAn balavAn loke jAyate samupAsakaH || 8||
grahabhUtapishAchAshcha yakShagandharvarAkShasAH |
nashyanti sarvavighnAni darshanAt kavachenAvR^itam || 9||
ya idaM kavachaM puNyaM prAtaH paThati nityashaH |
siddhAshramaH padArUDhaH brahmabhAvena bhUyate || 10||

|| hariH OM tatsat shrInikhilabrahmArpaNamastu ||

iti shrInikhileshvarAnandakavachaM sampUrNam |

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It is important to observe that the Kavacham itself declares "Shri Gurudevo Nikhileshwarananda as Paramatma Devata." In other words, the deity invoked is Guru-tattva or the spiritual principle represented by Nikhileshwaranand, not merely the historical person Narayan Dutt Shrimali. 

The text repeatedly invokes protective forms such as Siddheshvara, Kameshvara, Vagisha, Narayana, and others as aspects of that Guru principle.  In many traditions, the Guru is treated as a direct object of worship.

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