Kavacham

Buddha Kavacham

ॐ श्री परमात्मने नमः

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अ संस्कृत्म
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अस्य श्रीबुधकवचस्तोत्रमन्त्रस्य, कश्यप ऋषिः, अनुष्टुप् छन्दः, बुधो देवता, बुधप्रीत्यर्थं जपे विनियोगः ।
asya sribudhakavachastotramantrasya, kasyapa rsih, anustup Chandah, budho devata, budhaprityartham jape viniyogah ।
For the chant called Armour for Budha (mercury), The sage is Sage Kasyapa, Meter is Anushtup, and God is Budha (mercury), This chant is being done to please God Budha.

अथ बुध कवचम्/atha budha kavacham

बुधस्तु पुस्तकधरः कुङ्कुमस्य समद्युतिः । पीताम्बरधरः पातु पीतमाल्यानुलेपनः ॥ 1 ॥
budhastu pustakadharah kunkumasya samadyutih । pitambaradharah patu pitamalyanulepanah ॥ 1 ॥
Let us be protected by Budha, Who holds a book in his hand, Who shines with Kumkuma [saffron], Who wears yellow silk, And who wears yellow garland.

कटिं च पातु मे सौम्यः शिरोदेशं बुधस्तथा । नेत्रे ज्ञानमयः पातु श्रोत्रे पातु निशाप्रियः ॥ 2 ॥
katim cha patu me saumyah sirodesam budhastatha । netre jnanamayah patu srotre patu nisapriyah ॥ 2 ॥
Let him who is peaceful protect my hip, Let my head and surroundings be protected by Budha, Let my eyes be protected by the one who is engulfed in knowledge, Let my ears be protected by him who loves night.
घ्राणं गन्धप्रियः पातु जिह्वां विद्याप्रदो मम । कण्ठं पातु विधोः पुत्रो भुजौ पुस्तकभूषणः ॥ 3 ॥
ghranam gandhapriyah patu jihvam vidyaprado mama । kantham patu vidhoh putro bhujau pustakabhusanah ॥ 3 ॥
Let my sense of smell be protected he who likes scents, Let my tongue be protected by he who likes knowledge, Let my neck be protected by the knowledgable one, Let my arms be protected by he who is decorated by books.
वक्षः पातु वराङ्गश्च हृदयं रोहिणीसुतः । नाभिं पातु सुराराध्यो मध्यं पातु खगेश्वरः ॥ 4 ॥
vaksah patu varangascha hrdayam rohinisutah । nabhim patu suraradhyo madhyam patu khagesvarah ॥ 4 ॥
Let my breast be protected by the blessed one, Let my heart be protected by son of Rohini, Let my belly be protected by first among devas, Let my middle be protected by God of the birds.
जानुनी रौहिणेयश्च पातु जङ्घे??उखिलप्रदः । पादौ मे बोधनः पातु पातु सौम्यो??उखिलं वपुः ॥ 5 ॥
januni rauhineyascha patu janghe??ukhilapradah । padau me bodhanah patu patu saumyo??ukhilam vapuh ॥ 5 ॥
Let my knee be protected by he who belongs to Rohini, Let my calf be protected by he who knows everything, Let my feet be protected by he who is expert teacher, And let all the rest of me be protected by he who is peaceful.

अथ फलश्रुतिः/atha phalaśrutih

एतद्धि कवचं दिव्यं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् । सर्वरोगप्रशमनं सर्वदुःखनिवारणम् ॥ 6 ॥
etaddhi kavacham divyam sarvapapapranasanam । sarvarogaprasamanam sarvaduhkhanivaranam ॥ 6 ॥
This Armour which is holy, Destroys all sins committed, Cures all types of diseases, And is the panacea for all sorrow.

आयुरारोग्यशुभदं पुत्रपौत्रप्रवर्धनम् । यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि सर्वत्र विजयी भवेत् ॥ 7 ॥
ayurarogyasubhadam putrapautrapravardhanam । yah pathechChrnuyadvapi sarvatra vijayi bhavet ॥ 7 ॥
It blesses one with long healthy life, Increases sons and grand-sons, And those who read or hear it, Would be victorious everywhere.
॥ इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्तपुराणे बुधकवचं सम्पूर्णम् ॥
॥ iti sribrahmavaivartapurane budhakavacham sampurnam ॥
Thus ends the armour of Mercury which occurs in Brahma Vaivartha purana.
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