॥ Sri Chandra Kavacham English Lyrics ॥
॥ śrī candra kavacam ॥
asya śrīcandrakavacastōtra mahamantrasya gautama r̥siḥ – anustup chandaḥ – sōmō dēvata – raṁ bījam – saṁ śaktiḥ – ōṁ kīlakam – mama sōmagrahaprasadasiddhyarthē japē viniyōgaḥ ।
karanyasaḥ ।
vaṁ aṅgusthabhyaṁ namaḥ ।
vīṁ tarjanībhyaṁ namaḥ ।
vūṁ madhyamabhyaṁ namaḥ ।
vaiṁ anamikabhyaṁ namaḥ ।
vauṁ kanisthikabhyaṁ namaḥ ।
vaḥ karatalakarapr̥sthabhyaṁ namaḥ ॥
aṅganyasaḥ ।
vaṁ hr̥dayaya namaḥ ।
vīṁ śirasē svaha ।
vūṁ śikhayai vasat ।
vaiṁ kavacaya huṁ ।
vauṁ nētratrayaya vausat ।
vaḥ astraya phat ।
bhūrbhuvassuvarōmiti digbandhaḥ ॥
dhyanam –
sōmaṁ dvibhujapadmaṁ ca śuklambaradharaṁ śubhaṁ ।
śvētagandhanulēpaṁ ca muktabharanabhūsanam ।
śvētaśvarathamarūdhaṁ mēruṁ caiva pradaksinam ।
sōmaṁ caturbhujaṁ dēvaṁ kēyūramakutōjjvalam ।
vasudēvasya nayanaṁ śaṅkarasya ca bhūsanam ।
ēvaṁ dhyatva japēnnityaṁ candrasya kavacaṁ muda ॥
kavacaṁ –
śaśī patu śirōdēśē phalaṁ patu kalanidhiḥ ।
caksusī candramaḥ patu śrutī patu kalatmakaḥ ॥ 1 ॥
ghranaṁ paksakaraḥ patu mukhaṁ kumudabandhavaḥ ।
sōmaḥ karau tu mē patu skandhau patu sudhatmakaḥ ॥ 2 ॥
ūrū maitrīnidhiḥ patu madhyaṁ patu niśakaraḥ ।
katiṁ sudhakaraḥ patu uraḥ patu śaśandharaḥ ॥ 3 ॥
mr̥gaṅkō janunī patu jaṅghē patvamr̥tabdhijaḥ ।
padau himakaraḥ patu patu candrō:’khilaṁ vapuḥ ॥ 4 ॥
ētaddhi kavacaṁ punyaṁ bhuktimuktipradayakam ।
yaḥ pathēcchr̥nuyadvapi sarvatra vijayī bhavēt ॥ 5 ॥
iti śrībrahmavaivarta mahapuranē daksinakhandē śrīcandrakavacaḥ ।
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