Devi Kavacham
Artist: Shubhangi Singh
Devi Kavacham
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Lyrics with Meaning
View lyrics page →Invocation (Dhyanam)
Original
ॐ नमश्चण्डिकायै ।
Transliteration
Om Namas Chandikayai
Meaning / Translation
Salutations to the Goddess Chandika (the fierce form of Durga).
The Prayer to the Goddess
Original
देवि प्रपन्नार्तिहरे प्रसीद प्रसीद मातर्जगतोऽखिलस्य । प्रसीद विश्वस्य भवे भवार्तिहरे प्रसीद मातर्जगतोऽखिलस्य ॥
Transliteration
Devi prapannartihare praseeda praseeda matajagatoshkhilasya | Praseeda vishvasya bhave bhavartihare praseeda matajagatoshkhilasya ||
Meaning / Translation
O Goddess, remover of the suffering of those who seek refuge, be pleased! Be pleased, O Mother of the entire universe! O Goddess, remover of the sorrows of the world, be pleased! Be pleased, O Mother of the entire universe!
The Protective Armor (Kavacha)
Original
शिरो मे वैष्णवी रक्षतु भालं च कौमारी । नथं च चामुण्डा रक्षतु कर्णौ च सुभद्रा ॥ नासिकां च महालक्ष्मीः श्रोत्रद्वयं च कालिका । कण्ठं च सरस्वती रक्षतु भूकम्पा च चण्डिका ॥
Transliteration
Shiro me Vaishnavi rakshatu bhalan cha Kaumari | Natham cha Chamunda rakshatu karnau cha Subhadra || Nasikam cha Mahalakshmih shrotradvayam cha Kalika | Kantham cha Saraswati rakshatu bhukampa cha Chandika ||
Meaning / Translation
May Vaishnavi protect my head, and Kaumari protect my forehead. May Chamunda protect my nose, and Subhadra protect my ears. May Mahalakshmi protect my nostrils, and Kalika protect my hearing. May Saraswati protect my throat, and Chandika protect me from tremors.
Protection of the Torso and Limbs
Original
स्कन्धौ च महामाया रक्षतु हस्तौ च सुभद्रा । हृदयं च महाकाली नभः च चण्डिका सदा ॥ उदरं च महालक्ष्मीः कटिं च चामुण्डा । जङ्घे च महासरस्वती पादौ च महादुर्गा ॥
Transliteration
Skandhau cha Mahamaya rakshatu hastau cha Subhadra | Hridayam cha Mahakali nabha cha Chandika sada || Udaram cha Mahalakshmih katim cha Chamunda | Janghe cha Mahasaraswati padau cha Mahadurga ||
Meaning / Translation
May Mahamaya protect my shoulders, and Subhadra protect my hands. May Mahakali protect my heart, and Chandika protect my navel always. May Mahalakshmi protect my abdomen, and Chamunda protect my waist. May Mahasaraswati protect my thighs, and Mahadurga protect my feet.
The Shield of Protection
Original
एवं कवचमिदं पुण्यं सर्वव्याधिविनाशिनम् । अश्वमेधिकां पुण्यं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् ॥
Transliteration
Evam kavachamidam punyam sarvavyadhivinashinam | Ashvamedhikam punyam sarvapapapranashanam ||
Meaning / Translation
This sacred Kavacham is meritorious and destroys all diseases. It is as powerful as an Ashvamedha sacrifice and destroys all sins.