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\engtitle{.. Shri Virabhadra Kavacham ..}##
\itxtitle{.. shrIvIrabhadrakavacham ..}##\endtitles ##
OM asya shrI vIrabhadrakavachamahAmantrasya pashupati R^iShiH
anuShTupChandaH, shrIbhadrakAlIsameta vIrabhadro devatA,
hrAM bIjaM hrIM shaktiH klIM kilakaM, shrIbhadrakAlIsameta
vIrabhadreshvaraprasAdasid.hdhyarthe jape viniyogaH ||
dhyAnam \-
rudraraudrAvatAraM hutabahunayanaM chordhvakeshaM sudaMShTraM
       vyomA~NgaM bhImarupaM kiNikiNiramasajvAlamAlA vR^itA~Ngam |
bhUtapretAdhinAthaM karakamalayuge khaDgapAtre vahantaM
       vande lokaikavIraM tribhuvanavinutaM shyAmalaM vIrabhadram ||
atha kavacham \-
OM lalATaM vIrabhadraM vyAchchakShuShI chordhvakeshabhR^it |
bhrUmadhyaM bhUtanAthovyAnnAsikAM viravigrahaH || 1||
kapAlI karNayugalaM kandharaM nIlakandharaH |
vadanaM bhadrakAlIsho chubukaM chandrakhaNDabhR^it || 2||
karau pAshakaraH pAtu bAhU pAtu maheshvaraH |
UrusthalaM chogradaMShTrA.a.anandAtmA hR^idambujam || 3||
rudramUrtirnAbhimadhyaM kaTiM me pAtu shUlabhR^it |
mUrdhAnaM pa~nchamUrdhA vyAnniTalaM nirmalendubhR^it || 4||
kapolayugmaM kApAlI jihvAM me jIvanAyakam |
svasadvayaM pashupatili~NgaM me li~NgarUpadhR^it || 5||
sarvA~NgulIH sarvanAtho nakhanme nAgabhUShaNaH |
pArshvayugmaM shaktihasto sarvA~NgaM devavallabhaH || 6||
sarvakAryeShu mAM pAyAt bhadrakAlI manoharaH |
brahmarAkShasapaishAchavetAlaraNabhUmiShu || 7||
sarveshvaraH sadA pAtu sarvadevamadApahaH |
shItoShNayoshchAndhakAre nimnonnatabhuvisthale || 8||
kaNTakeShvapi durgeShu parvate.api cha durgame |
shastrAstramukhabhallUkavyAghrachorabhayeShu cha || 9||
rAjAdyupadravechaiva pAyAchCharabharUpadhR^it |
ya etadvIrabhadrasya kavachaM paThatennaraH !
ShoDashambatyubhayaM muktvA sukhaM prApnoti nishchayam || 10||
mokShArthI mokShamApnoti dhanArthI labhate dhanaM !
vidyArthI labhate vidyAM jayArthI jayamApnuyAt !!
dehAnte shivasAyujyamavApnoti na saMshayam |
etatkavachamIshAni na deyaM yasya kasya chit || 11||
sukulInAya shAntAya shivabhaktI ratAya cha |
shiShyAya gurubhaktAya dAtavyaM parameshvarI || 12||
tavasasnehAnmayA proktametatte kavachaM mahat |
gopanIyaM prayatnena tvayaivaM kulasundarI || 13||

|| iti shrIvIrabhadrakavachaM sampUrNam ||

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Note:
Originally, it was mentioned in colophone that
this kavacham is from AkAshabhairavakalpa in
chatvAriMshat paTalaH.  However, it is not
readily found in printed AkAshabhairavakalpa.

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