Sri Shyamala Kavacham

shree shyaamalaa kavacham'

shree devyuvaacha |
saadhusaadhu mahaadeva kathayasva maheshvara |
yena sampadvidhaanena saadhakaanaam' jayapradam || 1 ||

vinaa japam' vinaa homam' vinaa mantram' vinaa nutim |
yasya smaranamaatrena saadhako dharaneepatih' || 2 ||

shree bhairava uvaacha |
shri'nu devi pravakshyaami maatangeekavacham' param |
gopaneeyam' prayatnena maunena japamaacharet || 3 ||

maatangeekavacham' divyam' sarvarakshaakaram' nri'naam |
kavitvam' cha mahatvam' cha gajaavaajisutaadayah' || 4 ||

shubhadam' sukhadam' nityamanimaadipradaayakam |
brahmavishnumaheshaanaam' teshaamaadyaa maheshvaree || 5 ||

shlokaardham' shlokamekam' vaa yastu samyakpat'hennarah' |
tasya haste sadaivaaste raajyalakshmeerna sam'shayah' || 6 ||

saadhakah' shyaamalaam' dhyaayan kamalaasanasam'sthitah' |
yonimudraam' kare badhvaa shaktidhyaanaparaayanah' || 7 ||

kavacham' tu pat'hedyastu tasya syuh' sarvasampadah' |
putrapautraadisampattirante muktishcha shaashvatee || 8 ||

brahmarandhram' sadaa paayaachchhyaamalaa mantranaayikaa |
lalaat'am' rakshataam' nityam' kadambeshee sadaa mama || 9 ||

bhruvau paayachcha sumukhee avyaannetre cha vainikee |
veenaavatee naasikaam' cha mukham' rakshatu mantrinee || 10 ||

sangeetayoginee dantaan avyaadosht'hau shukapriyaa |
chubukam' paatu me shyaamaa jihvaam' paayaanmaheshvaree || 11 ||

karnau devee stanau kaal'ee paatu kaatyaayanee mukham |
neepapriyaa sadaa rakshedudaram' mama sarvadaa || 12 ||

priyankaree priyavyaapee naabhim' rakshatu mudrinee |
skandhau rakshatu sharvaanee bhujau me paatu mohinee || 13 ||

kat'im' paatu pradhaaneshee paatu paadau cha pushpinee |
aapaadamastakam' shyaamaa poorve rakshatu pusht'idaa || 14 ||

uttare tripuraa rakshedvidyaa rakshatu pashchime |
vijayaa dakshine paatu medhaa rakshatu chaanale || 15 ||

praajnyaa rakshatu nairri'tyaam' vaayavyaam' shubhalakshanaa |
eeshaanyaam' rakshataaddevee maatangee shubhakaarinee || 16 ||

oordhvam' paatu sadaa devee devaanaam' hitakaarinee |
paatal'e paatu maam' nityaa vaasukee vishvaroopinee || 17 ||

akaaraadikshakaaraantamaatri'kaaroopadhaarinee |
aapaadamastakam' paayaadasht'amaatri'svaroopinee || 18 ||

avargasambhavaa braahmee mukham' rakshatu sarvadaa |
kavargasthaa tu maaheshee paatu dakshabhujam' tathaa || 19 ||

chavargasthaa tu kaumaaree paayaanme vaamakam' bhujam |
dakshapaadam' samaashritya t'avargam' paatu vaishnavee || 20 ||

tavargajanmaa vaaraahee paayaanme vaamapaadakam |
tathaa pavargajendraanee paarshvaadeen paatu sarvadaa || 21 ||

yavargasthaa tu chaamund'aa hri'ddormoole cha me tathaa |
hri'daadipaanipaadaantajat'haraananasanjnyikam || 22 ||

chand'ikaa cha shavargasthaa rakshataam' mama sarvadaa |
vishuddham' kant'hamoolam' tu rakshataatshod'ashasvaraah' || 23 ||

kakaaraadi t'hakaaraanta dvaadashaarnam' hri'dambujam |
manipooram' d'aadhiphaanta dashavarnasvaroopinee || 24 ||

svaadhisht'haanam' tu shat'patram' baadilaantasvaroopinee |
vaadisaantasvaroopaa'vyaanmoolaadhaaram' chaturdal'am || 25 ||

hankshaarnamaajnyaa dvidal'am' bhruvormadhyam' sadaavatu |
akaaraadikshakaaraantamaatri'kaabeejaroopini || 26 ||

maatangee maam' sadaa rakshedaapaadatalamastakam |
imam' mantram' samuddhaarya dhaarayedvaamake bhuje || 27 ||

kant'he vaa dhaarayedyastu sa vai devo maheshvarah' |
tam' dri'sht'vaa devataah' sarvaah' pranamanti sudooratah' || 28 ||

tasya tejah' prabhaavena samyaggantum' na shakyate |
indraadeenaam' labhetsatyam' bhoopatirvashago bhavet || 29 ||

vaaksiddhirjaayate tasya animaadyasht'asiddhayah' |
ajnyaatvaa kavacham' devyaah' shyaamalaam' yo japennarah' || 30 ||

tasyaavashyam' tu saa devee yoginee bhakshayettanum |
iha loke sadaa duh'kham' ato duh'khee bhavishyati || 31 ||

janmakot'i sadaa mooko mantrasiddhirna vidyate |
gurupaadau namaskri'tya yathaamantram' bhavetsudheeh' || 32 ||

tathaa tu kavacham' devyaah' saphalam' gurusevayaa |
iha loke nri'po bhootvaa pat'henmukto bhavishyati || 33 ||

bodhayetparashishyaaya durjanaaya sureshvari |
nindakaaya kusheelaaya shaktihim'saaparaaya cha || 34 ||

yo dadaati na sidhyeta maatangeekavacham' shubham |
na deyam' sarvadaa bhadre praanaih' kant'hagatairapi || 35 ||

gopyaadgopyataram' gopyam' guhyaadguhyatamam' mahat |
dadyaadguruh' sushishyaaya gurubhaktiparaaya cha |
shive nasht'e gurustraataa gurau nasht'e na kashchana || 36 ||

iti shreeshaktitantramahaarnave shree shyaamalaa kavacham |