Sri Tripura Bhairavi Kavacham
Shree tripurabhairavee kavacham'
Shreepaarvatyuvaacha –
Devadeva mahaadeva sarvashaastravishaarada |
Kri'paam' kuru jagannaatha dharmajnyosi mahaamate || 1 ||
Bhairavee yaa puraa proktaa vidyaa tripurapoorvikaa |
Tasyaastu kavacham' divyam' mahyam' kathaya tattvatah' || 2 ||
Tasyaastu vachanam' shrutvaa jagaada jagadeeshvarah' |
Adbhutam' kavacham' devyaa bhairavyaa divyaroopi vai || 3 ||
Eeshvara uvaacha –
Kathayaami mahaavidyaakavacham' sarvadurlabham |
Shri'nushva tvam' cha vidhinaa shrutvaa gopyam' tavaapi tat || 4 ||
Yasyaah' prasaadaatsakalam' bibharmi bhuvanatrayam |
Yasyaah' sarvam' samutpannam' yasyaamadyaapi tisht'hati || 5 ||
Maataa pitaa jagaddhanyaa jagadbrahmasvaroopinee |
Siddhidaatree cha siddhaassyaadasiddhaa dusht'ajantushu || 6 ||
Sarvabhootapriyankaree sarvabhootasvaroopinee | [*hitankartree*]
Kakaaree paatu maam' devee kaaminee kaamadaayinee || 7 ||
Ekaaree paatu maam' devee moolaadhaarasvaroopinee |
Eekaaree paatu maam' devee bhoorisarvasukhapradaa || 8 ||
Lakaaree paatu maam' devee indraaneevaravallabhaa |
Hreenkaaree paatu maam' devee sarvadaa shambhusundaree || 9 ||
Etairvarnairmahaamaayaa shaambhavee paatu mastakam |
Kakaaree paatu maam' devee sharvaanee haragehinee || 10 ||
Makaaree paatu maam' devee sarvapaapapranaashinee |
Kakaaree paatu maam' devee kaamaroopadharaa sadaa || 11 ||
Kaakaaree paatu maam' devee shambaraaripriyaa sadaa |
Pakaaree paatu maam' devee dharaadharaniroopadhri'k || 12 ||
Hreenkaaree paatu maam' devee aakaaraardhashareerinee |
Etairvarnairmahaamaayaa kaamaraahupriyaa'vatu || 13 ||
Makaarah' paatu maam' devee saavitree sarvadaayinee |
Kakaarah' paatu sarvatra kalaambaa sarvaroopinee || 14 ||
Lakaarah' paatu maam' devee lakshmeeh' sarvasulakshanaa |
Om hreem' maam' paatu sarvatra devee tribhuvaneshvaree || 15 ||
Etairvarnairmahaamaayaa paatu shaktisvaroopinee |
Vaagbhavaa mastakam' paatu vadanam' kaamaraajitaa || 16 ||
Shaktisvaroopinee paatu hri'dayam' yantrasiddhidaa |
Sundaree sarvadaa paatu sundaree parirakshatu || 17 ||
Raktavarnaa sadaa paatu sundaree sarvadaayinee |
Naanaalankaarasam'yuktaa sundaree paatu sarvadaa || 18 ||
Sarvaangasundaree paatu sarvatra shivadaayinee |
Jagadaahlaadajananee shambhuroopaa cha maam' sadaa || 19 ||
Sarvamantramayee paatu sarvasaubhaagyadaayinee |
Sarvalakshmeemayee devee paramaanandadaayinee || 20 ||
Paatu maam' sarvadaa devee naanaashankhanidhih' shivaa |
Paatu padmanidhirdevee sarvadaa shivadaayinee || 21 ||
Paatu maam' dakshinaamoorti ri'shih' sarvatra mastake |
Panktishchhandah' svaroopaa tu mukhe paatu sureshvaree || 22 ||
Gandhaasht'akaatmikaa paatu hri'dayam' shankaree sadaa |
Sarvasam'mohinee paatu paatu sankshobhinee sadaa || 23 ||
Sarvasiddhipradaa paatu sarvaakarshanakaarinee |
Kshobhinee sarvadaa paatu vashinee sarvadaavatu || 24 ||
Aakarshinee sadaa paatu sadaa sam'mohinee tathaa |
Ratidevee sadaa paatu bhagaangaa sarvadaavatu || 25 ||
Maaheshvaree sadaa paatu kaumaaree sarvadaavatu |
Sarvaahlaadanakaaree maam' paatu sarvavashankaree || 26 ||
Kshemankaree sadaa paatu sarvaangam' sundaree tathaa |
Sarvaangam' yuvatee sarvam' sarvasaubhaagyadaayinee || 27 ||
Vaagdevee sarvadaa paatu vaanee maam' sarvadaavatu |
Vashinee sarvadaa paatu mahaasiddhipradaavatu || 28 ||
Sarvavidraavinee paatu gananaathaa sadaavatu |
Durgaadevee sadaa paatu vat'ukah' sarvadaavatu || 29 ||
Kshetrapaalah' sadaa paatu paatu chaa'parashaantidaa |
Anantah' sarvadaa paatu varaahah' sarvadaavatu || 30 ||
Pri'thivee sarvadaa paatu svarnasim'haasanastathaa |
Raktaamri'tashcha satatam' paatu maam' sarvakaalatah' || 31 ||
Sudhaarnavah' sadaa paatu kalpavri'kshah' sadaavatu |
Shvetachchhatram' sadaa paatu ratnadeepah' sadaavatu || 32 ||
Satatam' nandanodyaanam' paatu maam' sarvasiddhaye |
Dikpaalaah' sarvadaa paantu dvandvaughaah' sakalaastathaa || 33 ||
Vaahanaani sadaa paantu sarvadaa'straani paantu maam' |
Shastraani sarvadaa paantu yoginyah' paantu sarvadaa || 34 ||
Siddhaah' paantu sadaa devee sarvasiddhipradaavatu |
Sarvaangasundaree devee sarvadaavatu maam' tathaa || 35 ||
Aanandaroopinee devee chitsvaroopaa chidaatmikaa |
Sarvadaa sundaree paatu sundaree bhavasundaree || 36 ||
Pri'thagdevaalaye ghore sankat'e durgame girau |
Aranye praantare vaa'pi paatu maam' sundaree sadaa || 37 ||
Idam' kavachamityuktam' mantroddhaarashcha paarvati |
Yah' pat'hetprayato bhootvaa trisandhyam' niyatah' shuchih' || 38 ||
Tasya sarvaarthasiddhih' syaadyadyanmanasi vartate |
Gorochanaakunkumena raktachandanakena vaa || 39 ||
Svayambhookusumaishshuklaih' bhoomiputre shanau sure |
Shmashaane praantare vaapi shoonyaagaare shivaalaye || 40 ||
Svashaktyaa gurunaa yantram' poojayitvaa kumaarikaam' |
Tanmanum' poojayitvaa cha gurupanktim' tathaiva cha || 41 ||
Devyai balim' nivedyaatha naramaarjaarasookaraih' |
Nakulairmahishairmeshaih' poojayitvaa vidhaanatah' || 42 ||
Dhri'tvaa suvarnamadhyastham' kant'he vaa dakshine bhuje |
Sutithau shubhanakshatre sooryasyodayane tathaa || 43 ||
Dhaarayitvaa cha kavacham' sarvasiddhim' labhennarah' |
Kavachasya cha maahaatmyam' naaham' varshashatairapi || 44 ||
Shaknomi tu maheshaani vaktum' tasya phalam' tu yat |
Na durbhikshaphalam' tatra na shatroh' peed'anam' tathaa || 45 ||
Sarvavighnaprashamanam' sarvavyaadhivinaashanam |
Sarvarakshaakaram' jantoshchaturvargaphalapradam || 46 ||
Yatra kutra na vaktavyam' na daatavyam' kadaachana |
Mantrapraapya vidhaanena poojayetsatatam' sudheeh' || 47 ||
Tatraapi durlabham' manye kavacham' devaroopinam |
Guroh' prasaadamaasaadya vidyaam' praapya sugopitaam || 48 ||
Tatraapi kavacham' divyam' durlabham' bhuvanatraye |
Shlokam' vaa stavamekam' vaa yah' pat'hetprayatah' shuchih' || 49 ||
Tasya sarvaarthasiddhih' syaachchhankarena prabhaashitam |
Gururdevo harah' saakshaatpatnee tasya cha paarvatee || 50 ||
Abhedena yajedyastu tasya siddhiradooratah' || 51 ||
Iti shreerudrayaamal'e bhairavabhairaveesam'vaade shree tripurabhairavee kavacham ||
Meaning
Sri Tripura Bhairavi Kavacham begins with Goddess Parvati asking Lord Shiva to reveal the divine kavacham of the ancient Tripura Bhairavi, the primordial Mahavidya. Shiva responds that this kavacham is extremely rare and contains the secret power through which the entire universe is sustained. By Her grace, creation, preservation, and dissolution take place. She is the Mother and Father of the cosmos, the giver of all siddhis and destroyer of negative forces.
The kavacham proceeds by describing Bhairavi’s protection through various bija syllables—ka, e, ee, la, hreem, etc.—each representing a form, a function, and a divine power. These bijas protect the head, mind, heart, face, limbs, and the entire body. Tripura Bhairavi appears as Kamini, Kalamba, Shambhu-Sundari, Savitri, Lakshmi, Tripura, and countless forms of Shakti. She is the source of beauty, knowledge, abundance, and spiritual energy.
She is described as the embodiment of all mantras, all Lakshmi, all auspiciousness, all siddhis. She protects devotees always—in forests, mountains, cremation grounds, lonely places, and during dangers. Yoginis, dakinis, dikpalakas, weapons, vehicles—all become protectors by Her command.
The kavacham also explains the method of worship: chanting at the three sandhyas, worshipping the yantra with ghee, kumkum, sandal, performing kumari-puja, offering bali, wearing the yantra or kavacham on an auspicious day, and maintaining purity. Shiva mentions that even he cannot fully describe the greatness of this kavacham.
Those who wear or recite this kavacham attain complete protection, freedom from poverty and enemies, removal of diseases and obstacles, and fulfillment of all desires. Even chanting a single verse grants success. One who worships the Guru, Shiva, and Parvati as one obtains siddhi very quickly.
Benefits
• Total protection from enemies, negativity, spirits, and planetary afflictions
• Attracts wealth, prosperity, success, beauty, and good fortune
• Grants mantra-siddhi, tantra-siddhi, and divine spiritual progress
• Removes diseases, fear, obstacles, and suffering
• Bestows chaturvarga—dharma, artha, kama, moksha
• Awakens the divine feminine power within
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