Sri Dattatreya Vajra Kavacham
shree dattaatreya vajra kavacham'
shree ganeshaaya namah' |
shree dattaatreyaaya namah' |
ri'shaya oochuh' |
katham' sankalpasiddhih' syaadvedavyaasa kalau yuge |
dharmaarthakaamamokshaanaam' saadhanam' kimudaahri'tam' || 1||
vyaasa uvaacha |
shri'nvanturi'shayah' sarve sheeghram' sankalpasaadhanam' |
sakri'duchchaaramaatrena bhogamokshapradaayakam' || 2||
gaureeshri'nge himavatah' kalpavri'kshopashobhitam' |
deepte divyamahaaratnahemamand'apamadhyagam' || 3||
ratnasim'haasanaasinam' prasannam' parameshvaram' |
mandasmitamukhaambhojam' shankaram' praaha paarvatee || 4||
shreedevyuvaacha |
devadeva mahaadeva lokashankara shankara |
mantrajaalaani sarvaani yantrajaalaani kri'tsnashah' || 5||
tantrajaalaanyanekaani mayaa tvattah' shrutaani vai |
idaaneem' drasht'umichchhaami visheshena maheetalam' || 6||
ityudeeritamaakarnya paarvatyaa parameshvarah' |
karenaamri'jya santoshaatpaarvateem' pratyabhaashata || 7||
mayedaaneem' tvayaa saardham' vri'shamaaruhya gamyate |
ityuktvaa vri'shamaaruhya paarvatyaa saha shankarah' || 8||
yayau bhoomand'alam' drasht'um' gauryaashchitraani darshayan |
kvachit vindhyaachalapraante mahaaranye sudurgame || 9||
tatra vyaahartumaayaantam' bhillam' parashudhaarinam' |
vardhyamaanam' mahaavyaaghram' nakhadam'sht'raabhiraavri'tam' || 10||
ateeva chitrachaaritryam' vajrakaayasamaayutam' |
aprayatnamanaayaasamakhilam' sukhamaasthitam' || 11||
palaayantam' mri'gam' pashchaadvyaaghro bheetyaa palaayitah' |
etadaashcharyamaalokya paarvatee praaha shankaram' || 12||
shreepaarvatyuvaacha |
kimaashcharyam' kimaashcharyamagre shambho nireekshyataam' |
ityuktah' sa tatah' shambhurdri'sht'vaa praaha puraanavit || 13||
shreeshankara uvaacha |
gauri vakshyaami te chitramavaangmaanasagocharam' |
adri'sht'apoorvamasmaabhirnaasti kinchanna kutrachit || 14||
mayaa samyak samaasena vakshyate shri'nu paarvati |
ayam' doorashravaa naama bhillah' paramadhaarmikah' || 15||
samitkushaprasoonaani kandamoolaphalaadikam' |
pratyaham' vipinam' gatvaa samaadaaya prayaasatah' || 16||
priye poorvam' muneendrebhyah' prayachchhati na vaanchhati |
te'pi tasminnapi dayaam' kurvate sarvamauninah' || 17||
dalaadano mahaayogee vasanneva nijaashrame |
kadaachidasmarat siddham' dattaatreyam' digambaram' || 18||
dattaatreyah' smartri'gaamee chetihaasam' pareekshitum' |
tatkshanaatso'pi yogeendro dattaatreyah' samutthitah' || 19||
tam' dri'sht'vaa''shcharyatoshaabhyaam' dalaadanamahaamunih' |
sampoojyaagre nisheedantam' dattaatreyamuvaacha tam' || 20||
mayopahootah' sampraapto dattaatreya mahaamune |
smartri'gaamee tvamityetat kim'vadantee pareekshitum' || 21||
mayaadya sam'smri'to'si tvamaparaadham' kshamasva me |
dattaatreyo munim' praaha mama prakri'tireedri'shee || 22||
abhaktyaa vaa subhaktyaa vaa yah' smarenmaamananyadheeh' |
tadaaneem' tamupaagatya dadaami tadabheepsitam' || 23||
dattaatreyo munim' praaha dalaadanamuneeshvaram' |
yadisht'am' tadvri'neeshva tvam' yat praapto'ham' tvayaa smri'tah' || 24||
dattaatreyam' munih' praaha mayaa kimapi nochyate |
tvachchitte yatsthitam' tanme prayachchha munipungava || 25||
shreedattaatreya uvaacha |
mamaasti vajrakavacham' gri'haanetyavadanmunim' |
tathyetyangeekri'tavate dalaadanamunaye munih' || 26||
svavajrakavacham' praaha ri'shichchhandah'purah'saram' |
nyaasam' dhyaanam' phalam' tatra prayojanamasheshatah' || 27||
asya shreedattaatreyavajrakavachastotramantrasya,
kiraataroopee mahaarudra ri'shih', anusht'up chhandah',
shreedattaatreyo devataa, draam' beejam', aam' shaktih',
kraum' keelakam', om aatmane namah' | om dreem' manase namah' |
om aam' dreem' shreem' sauh' om klaam' kleem' kloom' klaim' klaum' klah' |
shreedattaatreyaprasaadasiddhyarthe jape viniyogah' ||
atha karanyaasah' |
om draam' angusht'haabhyaam' namah' |
om dreem' tarjaneebhyaam' namah' |
om droom' madhyamaabhyaam' namah' |
om draim' anaamikaabhyaam' namah' |
om draum' kanisht'hikaabhyaam' namah' |
om drah' karatalakarapri'sht'haabhyaam' namah' ||
atha hri'dayaadinyaasah' |
om draam' hri'dayaaya namah' |
om dreem' shirase svaahaa |
om droom' shikhaayai vashat' |
om draim' kavachaaya hum' |
om draum' netratrayaaya vaushat' |
om drah' astraaya phat' |
om bhoorbhuvah'svaromiti digbandhah' ||
atha dhyaanam' |
jagadankurakandaaya sachchidaanandamoortaye |
dattaatreyaaya yogeendrachandraaya paramaatmane || 1||
kadaa yogee kadaa bhogee kadaa nagnah' pishaachavat |
dattaatreyo harih' saakshaadbhuktimuktipradaayakah' || 2||
vaaraanaseepurasnaayee kolhaapurajapaadarah' |
maahureepurabhikshaashee sahyashaayee digambara || 3||
indraneelasamaakaarashchandrakaantisamadyutih' |
vaid'uryasadri'shasphoortishchalatkinchijjat'aadharah' || 4||
snigdhadhaavalyayuktaaksho'tyantaneelakaneenikah' |
bhroovakshah'shmashruneelaankah' sashaankasadri'shaananah' || 5||
haasanirjitaneehaarah' kant'hanirjitakambukah' |
maam'salaam'so deerghabaahuh' paaninirjitapallavah' || 6||
vishaalapeenavakshaashcha taamrapaanirdalodarah' |
pri'thulashronilalito vishaalajaghanasthalah' || 7||
rambhaastambhopamaanorurjaanupoorvaikajanghakah' |
good'hagulphah' koormapri'sht'holasatpaadosharisthalah' || 8||
raktaaravindasadri'sharamaneeyapadaadharah' |
charmaambaradharo yogee smartri'gaamee kshane kshane || 9||
jnyaanopadeshaneerato vipaddharanadeekshitah' |
siddhaasanasamaaseena ri'jukaayo hasanmukhah' || 10||
vaamahastena varado dakshinenaabhayankarah' |
baalonmattapishaacheebhih' kvachidyuktah' pareekshitah' || 11||
tyaagee bhogee mahaayogee nityaanando niranjanah' |
sarvaroopee sarvadaataa sarvagah' sarvakaamadah' || 12||
bhasmoddhoolitasarvaango mahaapaatakanaashanah' |
bhuktiprado muktidaataa jeevanmukto na sam'shayah' || 13||
evam' dhyaatvaa'nanyachitto madvajrakavacham' pat'het |
maameva pashyansarvatra sa mayaa saha sangcharet || 14||
digambaram' bhasmasugandhalepanam' chakram' trishoolam' d'amarum' gadaayudham' |
padmaasanam' yogimuneendravanditam' datteti naamasmaranena nityam' || 15||
(atha panchopachaaraih' sampoojya om draam' iti asht'ottarashatavaaram' japet)
om draam' |
atha kavacham' |
om dattaatreyah' shirah' paatu sahasraabjeshu sam'sthitah' |
bhaalam' paatvaanasooyeyashchandramand'alamadhyagah' || 1||
koorcham' manomayah' paatu ham' ksham' dvidalapadmabhooh' |
jyotiroopo'kshinee paatu paatu shabdaatmakah' shrutee || 2||
naasikaam' paatu gandhaatmaa mukham' paatu rasaatmakah' |
jihvaam' vedaatmakah' paatu dantosht'hau paatu dhaarmikah' || 3||
kapolaavatribhooh' paatu paatvashesham' mamaatvavit |
svaraatmaa shod'ashaaraabjasthitah' svaatmaa'vataadgalam' || 4||
skandhau chandraanujah' paatu bhujau paatu kri'taadibhooh' |
jatrunee shatrujit paatu paatu vakshah'sthalam' harih' || 5||
kaadit'haantadvaadashaarapadmago marudaatmakah' |
yogeeshvareshvarah' paatu hri'dayam' hri'dayasthitah' || 6||
paarshve harih' paarshvavartee paatu paarshvasthitah' smri'tah' |
hat'hayogaadiyogajnyah' kukshee paatu kri'paanidhih' || 7||
d'akaaraadiphakaaraantadashaarasaraseeruhe |
naabhisthale vartamaano naabhim' vahnyaatmako'vatu || 8||
vahnitatvamayo yogee rakshataanmanipoorakam' |
kat'im' kat'isthabrahmaand'avaasudevaatmako'vatu || 9||
bakaaraadilakaaraantashat'patraambujabodhakah' | (vakraadi)
jalatatvamayo yogee svaadhisht'haanam' mamaavatu || 10||
siddhaasanasamaaseena ooroo siddheshvaro'vatu |
vaadisaantachatushpatrasaroruhanibodhakah' || 11||
moolaadhaaram' maheeroopo rakshataadveeryanigrahee |
pri'sht'ham' cha sarvatah' paatu jaanyunyastakaraambujah' || 12||
janghe paatvavadhootendrah' paatvanghree teerthapaavanah' |
sarvaangam' paatu sarvaatmaa romaanyavatu keshavah' || 13||
charma charmaambarah' paatu raktam' bhaktipriyo'vatu |
maam'sam' maam'sakarah' paatu majjaam' majjaatmako'vatu || 14||
astheeni sthiradheeh' paayaanmedhaam' vedhaah' prapaalayet |
shukram' sukhakarah' paatu chittam' paatu dri'd'haakri'tih' || 15||
manobuddhimahankaaram' hri'sheekeshaatmako'vatu |
karmendriyaani paatveeshah' paatu jnyaanendriyaanyajah' || 16||
bandhoon bandhoottamah' paayaachchhatrubhyah' paatu shatrujit |
gri'haaraamadhanakshetraputraadeenchhankaro'vatu || 17||
bhaaryaam' prakri'tivit paatu pashvaadeenpaatu shaarngabhri't |
praanaanpaatu pradhaanajnyo bhakshyaadeenpaatu bhaaskarah' || 18||
sukham' chandraatmakah' paatu duh'khaat paatu puraantakah' |
pashoonpashoopatih' paatu bhootim' bhooteshvaro mama || 19||
praachyaam' vishaharah' paatu paatvaagneyyaam' makhaatmakah' |
yaamyaam' dharmaatmakah' paatu nairri'tyaam' sarvavairihri't || 20||
varaahah' paatu vaarunyaam' vaayavyaam' praanado'vatu |
kauberyaam' dhanadah' paatu paatvaishaanyaam' mahaaguruh' || 21||
oordhvam' paatu mahaasiddhah' paatvadhastaajjat'aadharah' |
rakshaaheenam' tu yatsthaanam' rakshatvaadimuneeshvarah' || 22||
om draam' | maalaamantrajapah' |
(punah')
atha karanyaasah' |
om draam' angusht'haabhyaam' namah' |
om dreem' tarjaneebhyaam' namah' |
om droom' madhyamaabhyaam' namah' |
om draim' anaamikaabhyaam' namah' |
om draum' kanisht'hikaabhyaam' namah' |
om drah' karatalakarapri'sht'haabhyaam' namah' ||
atha hri'dayaadinyaasah' |
om draam' hri'dayaaya namah' |
om dreem' shirase svaahaa |
om droom' shikhaayai vashat' |
om draim' kavachaaya hum' |
om draum' netratrayaaya vaushat' |
om drah' astraaya phat' |
om bhoorbhuvah'svaromiti digbandhah' ||
etanme vajrakavacham' yah' pat'hechchhri'nuyaadapi |
vajrakaayashchiranjeevee dattaatreyo'hamabruvam' || 23||
tyaagee bhogee mahaayogee sukhaduh'khavivarjitah' |
sarvatrasiddhasankalpo jeevanmukto'dya vartate || 24||
ityuktvaantardadhe yogee dattaatreyo digambarah' |
dalaadano'pi tajjaptvaa jeevanmuktah' sa vartate || 25||
bhillo doorashravaa naama tadaaneem' shrutavaadinam' |
sakri'chchhravanamaatrena vajraango'bhavadapyasau || 26||
ityetadvajrakavacham' dattaatreyasya yoginah' |
shrutvaashesham' shambhumukhaat punarapyaaha paarvatee || 27||
paarvatyuvaacha |
etatkavachamaahaatmyam' vada vistarato mama |
kutra kena kadaa jaapyam' kim' yajaapyam' katham' katham' || 28||
uvaacha shambhustatsarvam' paarvatyaa vinayoditam' |
shreeshiva uvaacha |
shrunu paarvati vakshyaami samaahitamanaavilam' || 29||
dharmaarthakaamamokshaanaamidameva paraayanam' |
hastyashvarathapaadaatisarvaishvaryapradaayakam' || 30||
putramitrakalatraadisarvasantoshasaadhanam' |
vedashaastraadividyaanaam' nidhaanam' paramam' hi tat || 31||
sangeetashaastrasaahityasatkavitvavidhaayakam' |
buddhividyaasmri'tiprajnyaamatipraud'hipradaayakam' || 32||
sarvasantoshakaranam' sarvaduh'khanivaaranam' |
shatru sam'haarakam' sheeghram' yashah'keertivivardhanam' || 33||
asht'asankhyaa mahaarogaah' sannipaataastrayodasha |
shannavatyakshirogaashcha vim'shatirmeharogakaah' || 34||
asht'aadasha tu kusht'haani gulmaanyasht'avidhaanyapi |
asheetirvaatarogaashcha chatvaarishattu paittikaah' || 35||
vim'shatishleshmarogaashcha kshayachaaturthikaadayah' |
mantrayantrakuyogaadyaah' kalpatantraadinirmitaah' || 36||
brahmaraakshasavetaalakooshmaand'aadigrahodbhavaah' |
sangajaah' deshakaalasthaastaapatrayasamutthitaah' || 37||
navagrahasamudbhootaa mahaapaatakasambhavaah' |
sarve rogaah' pranashyanti sahasraavartanaaddhruvam' || 38||
ayutaavri'ttimaatrena vandhyaa putravatee bhavet |
ayutadvitayaavri'ttyaa hyapamri'tyujayo bhavet || 39||
ayutatritayaachchaiva khecharatvam' prajaayate |
sahasraadayutaadarvaak sarvakaaryaani saadhayet || 40||
lakshaavri'tyaa kaaryasiddhirbhavetyeva na sam'shayah' || 41||
vishavri'kshasya mooleshu tisht'han vai dakshinaamukhah' |
kurute maasamaatrena vairinam' vikalendriyam' || 42||
audumbaratarormoole vri'ddhikaamena jaapyate |
shreevakshamoole shreekaamee tintinee shaantikarmani || 43||
ojaskaamo'shvatthamoole streekaamaih' sahakaarake |
jnyaanaarthee tulaseemoole garbhagehe sutaarthibhih' || 44||
dhanaarthibhistu sukshetre pashukaamaistu gosht'hake |
devaalaye sarvakaamaistatkaale sarvadarshitam' || 45||
naabhimaatrajale sthitvaa bhaanumaalokya yo japet |
yuddhe vaa shaastravaade vaa sahasrena jayo bhavet || 46||
kant'hamaatre jale sthitvaa yo raatrau kavacham' pat'het |
jvaraapasmaarakusht'haaditaapajvaranivaaranam' || 47||
yatra yatsyaatsthiram' yadyatprasannam' tannivartate |
tena tatra hi japtavyam' tatah' siddhirbhaveddhruvam' || 48||
ityuktvaan cha shivo gaurye rahasyam' paramam' shubham' |
yah' pat'het vajrakavacham' dattaatreyosamo bhavet || 49||
evam' shivena kathitam' himavatsutaayai
proktam' dalaadamunaye'trisutenapoorvam' |
yah' ko'pi vajrakavacham' pat'hateeha loke
dattopamashcharati yogivarashchiraayuh' || 50||
|| iti shreerudrayaamale himavatkhand'e mantrashaastre upaasanaakhand'e
shivavijayasiddhaante umaamaheshvarasam'vaade
shreedattaatreyavajrakavachastotram' sampoornam' ||
|| shreedattaatreyaarpanamastu ||
Meaning
- Shri Ganeshaaya Namah — Salutation to Ganesha, remover of obstacles, invoked at the beginning.
- Shri Dattatreyaaya Namah — Salutation to Lord Dattatreya, the supreme Guru.
- Rishaya Uchuḥ — The sages proclaim the practice; the kavach is ordained by rishi-authorship.
- Katham Sankalpasiddhih — The text affirms this is a powerful practice for fulfilling resolutions (dharma, artha, kama, moksha).
- Vyasa Uvacha — Vyasa’s declaration: the practice yields swift realization and both worldly and liberation benefits.
- Gaurishringe Himavatah — The scene: Gauri, Himalaya, and the jeweled pavilion — the setting of revelation.
- Ratna Simhasana Asinam — The Lord seated on a gem-studded throne; divine radiance.
- Sri Devyuvacha — Goddess Parvati speaks, explaining the manifold mantra-and-yantra powers.
- Tantrajaalananekani — Many tantra and yantra secrets are given through this revelation.
- Idāniṁ Drashtum Icchāmi — Parvati expresses her wish to witness the cosmic marvels; the kavach is presented.
- Mayedānīṁ Tvayā Sārtham — Shiva explains the kavach’s purpose and power to Parvati.
- Yayau Bhūmaṇḍalam — They view the earth and mystical sights, encountering the Vajra-form being.
- Tataḥ Vyahartum — The Vajra-being (maha vyaghra) appearing, armored with nails and fangs, is described.
- Aṭīva Citrachāritraṁ — The wondrously fierce form, effortlessly seated, powerful and calm.
- Palāyantaṁ Mrigaṁ — Animals flee; the manifestation causes awe and reverence.
- Śri Parvatī Uvacha — Parvati’s astonishment and questioning reiterates the kavach’s wonder.
- Śri Śaṅkara Uvacha — Shiva elaborates the kavach, its origin (Dala-Dana muni) and application.
- Dalādano Mahāyogī — The sage Dalādana’s role: the kavach is handed to the great ascetic seat.
- Dattātreyaḥ Smrtr̥gāmī — Mention that invoking Dattatreya by remembrance makes Him present and protective.
- Maya Adya Saṁsmṛto — Parvati’s plea for forgiveness and the assurance of grace if recited with devotion.
- Dattātreya Uvacha — Dattatreya speaks, confirming the Vajra-kavach and granting it to the muni.
- Svavajra Kavacam Praha — The text explains the nyāsa (placement), dhyāna and the fruits of practice.
- Mantra Beeja List — The mantra seed syllables (drām, drīm, etc.) are revealed as potent keys.
- Karanyāsa — Hand-placements (nyāsa) and heart nyāsa instructions for energizing the kavach.
- Dhyānam — Meditative description of Dattatreya: ash-smeared, yogi and enjoyer, compassionate liberator.
- Kavach Section — The armor (kavach) protection lines for head, face, throat, and sensory organs.
- Whole-body Protection — Verses detailing protection of limbs, organs, vital points and subtle centers.
- Digbandha — Invocation of the four quarters and the tri-realm binding formula; concluding mantra.
- Results of Recitation — Reading the kavach grants vajra-body, long life, victory in war, and spiritual liberation.
- Usage Guidelines — Where to chant, frequency, water/mala rules, and emergency prescriptions for battles, diseases.
- Purāṇic Context — The text situates the kavach within Shiva-Parvati dialogue and ancient tradition.
- Therapeutic & Mundane Benefits — Cures for many diseases, protection against planetary afflictions, wealth and progeny blessings.
- Multiplying Results — Repetition brings multiplied worldly success; enormous merit and boons described.
- Sacred Trees & Places — Prescribed places and trees (peepal, asvattha, etc.) for specific desires and rites.
- Night/Day Prescriptions — Specific practices for night recitation against fevers and epidemics.
- Supreme Blessing — The kavach is said to equate the practitioner’s power with Dattatreya himself when done rightly.
- Final Assurance — The narrative ends with Parvati and Shiva affirming the kavach’s might and its transmission.
- Conclusion — This Vajra Kavach is a protective, transformative practice that yields both worldly success and moksha when done with devotion.
The Sri Dattatreya Vajra Kavacham is a classical protective text framed as a divine dialogue between Parvati and Shiva, culminating in Dattatreya’s gift of an invincible “vajra-armor.” It prescribes nyāsa, dhyāna, bija mantras and procedural details so the sincere practitioner acquires comprehensive protection — of body, senses, vital centers, and fortune — plus cures for serious diseases and deliverance from enemies and occult attacks. When recited with prescribed nyāsa, dhyāna and faith, the one who wears this kavach in mind is said to gain vajra-like resilience, long life, victory, and ultimately liberation.
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