Sri Lalitha Arya Kavacham
śrī lalitāryā kavaca stotraṃ
agastya uvāca |
hayagrīva mahāprājña mama jñānapradāyaka |
lalitā kavacaṃ brūhi karuṇāmayi cettava || 1 ||
hayagrīva uvāca |
nidānaṃ śreyasāmetallalitāvarmasaṃjñitaṃ |
paṭhatāṃ sarvasiddhissyāttadidaṃ bhaktitaśśṛṇu || 2 ||
lalitā pātu śiro me lalāṭamaṃbā madhumatīrūpā |
bhrūyugmaṃ ca bhavānī puṣpaśarā pātu locanadvaṃdvam || 3 ||
pāyānnāsāṃ bālā subhagā daṃtāṃśca suṃdarī jihvām |
adharoṣṭhamādiśaktiścakreśī pātu me sadā cubukam || 4 ||
kāmeśvaryavatu karṇau kāmākṣī pātu me gaṃḍayoryugmam |
śṛṃgāranāyikākhyā vaktraṃ siṃhāsaneśvaryavatu gal̤aṃ || 5 ||
skaṃdaprasūśca pātu skaṃdhau bāhū ca pāṭalāṃgī me |
pāṇī ca padmanilayā pāyādaniśaṃ nakhāval̤iṃ vijayā || 6 ||
kodaṃḍinī ca vakṣaḥ kukṣiṃ pāyātkulācalāttabhavā |
kalyāṇītvavatu lagnaṃ kaṭiṃ ca pāyātkalādharaśikhaṃḍā || 7 ||
ūrudvayaṃ ca pāyādumā mṛḍānī ca jānunī rakṣet |
jaṃghe ca ṣoḍaśī me pāyātpādau ca pāśasṛṇihastā || 8 ||
prātaḥ pātu parā māṃ madhyāhne pātu māṃ maṇigṛhāṃtasthā |
śarvāṇyavatu ca sāyaṃ pāyādrātrau ca bhairavī satatam || 9 ||
bhāryāṃ rakṣatu gaurī pāyātputrāṃśca biṃdugrahapīṭhā |
śrīvidyā ca yaśo me śīlaṃ cāvyācciraṃ mahārājñī || 10 ||
pavanamayi pāvakamayi kṣoṇīmayi vyomamayi kṛpīṭamayi |
śrīmayi śaśimayi ravimayi samayamayi prāṇamayi śivamayītyādi || 11 ||
kālī kapālinī śūlinī bhairavī mātaṃgī paṃcamī tripure |
vāgdevī viṃdhyavāsinī bāle bhuvaneśi pālaya ciraṃ mām || 12 ||
abhinavasiṃdūrābhāmaṃba tvāṃ ciṃtayaṃti ye hṛdaye |
upari nipataṃti teṣāmutpalanayanā kaṭākṣakallolāḥ || 13 ||
vargāṣṭapaṃktikābhirvaśinī mukhābhiradhikṛtāṃ bhavatīm |
ciṃtayatāṃ pītavarṇāṃ pāponiryātya yatnato vadanāt || 14 ||
kanakalatāvadgaurīṃ karṇa vyālola kuṃḍala dvitayām |
prahasitamukhīṃ ca bhavatīṃ dhyāyaṃtoye bhavaṃti mūrdhanyāḥ || 15 ||
śīrṣāṃbhoruhamadhye śītalapīyūṣavarṣiṇīṃ bhavatīm |
anudinamanuciṃtayatāmāyuṣyaṃ bhavati puṣkalamavanyām || 16 ||
madhurasmitāṃ madāruṇanayanāṃ mātaṃgakuṃbhavakṣojām |
caṃdrāvataṃsinīṃ tvāṃ satataṃ paśyaṃti sukṛtinaḥ kecit || 17 ||
lalitāyāḥ stavaratnaṃ lalitapadābhiḥ praṇītamāryābhiḥ |
anudinamanuciṃtayatāṃ phalānivaktuṃ pragalbhate na śivaḥ || 18 ||
pūjā homastarpaṇaṃ syānmaṃtraśaktiprabhāvataḥ |
puṣpājya toyābhāvepi japamātreṇa siddhyati || 19 ||
iti śrīlalitāryākavacastotraratnam |
Meaning
1–2. Agastya–Hayagriva Dialogue:
Sage Agastya asks Lord Hayagriva to teach him the sacred protective armor of Goddess Lalita. Hayagriva replies that the Lalita Kavacha bestows all success and divine blessings when recited with devotion.
3–8. The Divine Protection:
Each verse invokes Goddess Lalita in her various forms to protect every part of the devotee’s body —
• Madhumati guards the head,
• Bhavani the brows,
• Pushpashara the eyes,
• Bala, Sundari, Chakreshi, Kameshwari, Kamakshi, and Simhasaneswari guard the limbs and organs.
The divine energy flows through every part of the devotee, forming a spiritual armor of light.
9–10. Protection by Time and Grace:
At dawn, noon, dusk, and night, the Goddess appears as Para, Manigrihanta, Sharvani, and Bhairavi — offering round-the-clock protection. She safeguards the devotee’s family, honor, virtue, and life span through her infinite compassion.
11–12. Divine Essence:
She is the embodiment of the five elements — air, fire, earth, ether, and water — and the union of sun, moon, prana, and Shiva. She manifests as Kali, Bhairavi, Matangi, Vagdevata, and Bhuvaneshwari, shielding the world in every form.
13–17. Meditative Vision:
Those who meditate upon her crimson form with a gentle smile and radiant eyes receive her merciful glances that wash away sins. Her beauty, resplendent like molten gold, grants longevity, peace, and wisdom to her devotees.
18–19. Fruits of Recitation:
This hymn, composed in divine syllables, is so powerful that even Lord Shiva cannot fully describe its merits. Without elaborate rituals or offerings, simple chanting of this Kavacha with devotion grants all spiritual accomplishments.
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