Maarkandeya uvaacha
Om yadhguhyam paramam loke sarvarakshaakaram nrinaamh
Yanna kasyachidaakhyaatam tanme bruuhi pitaamaha 1
Brahma uvaacha
Asti guhyatamam vipra sarvabhuutopakaarakamh
Devyaastu kavacham punyam tachchhrinushhva mahaamune 2
Prathamam shailaputrii cha dvitiiyam brahmachaarinii
Tritiiyam chandraghanteti kuushhmaandeti chaturthakamh 3
Pajnchamam skandamaateti shhashhtham kaatyaayaniiti cha
Saptamam kaalaraatriiti mahaagauriiti chaashhtamamh 4
Navamam siddhidaatrii cha navadurgaah prakiirtitaah
Uktaanyetaani naamaani brahmanaiva mahaatmanaa 5
Agninaa dahyamaanastu shatrumadhye gato rane
Vishhame durgame chaiva bhayaattaarh sharanam gataah 6
Na teshhaan jaayate kinchidashubham ranasamkate
Naapadam tasya pashyaami shokaduhkhabhayam na hi 7
Yaistu bhaktyaa smritaa nuunam teshhaan vriddhih prajaayate
Ye tvaan smaranti deveshi rakshase taanna samshayah 8
Pretasamsthaa tu chaamundaa vaaraahii mahishhaasanaa
Aindrii gajasamaaruudhaa vaishhnavii garudaasanaa 9
Maaheshvarii vrishhaaruudhaa kaumaarii shikhivaahanaa
Lakshmiih padmaasanaa devii padmahastaa hari priyaa 10
Shvetaruupadharaa devii iishvarii vrishhavaahanaa
Braahmii hamsasamaaruudhaa sarvaabharanabhuushhitaa 11
Ityetaa maatarah sarvaah sarvayoga samanvitaah
Naanaabharanashobhaadhyaa naanaaratno pashobhitaah 12
Drishyante rathamaaruudhaa devyah krodhasamaakulaah
Shankham chakram gadaan shaktin halam cha musalaayudhamh 13
Khetakam tomaram chaiva parashun paashameva cha
Kuntaayudham trishuulam cha shaangarmaayudhamuttamamh 14
Daityaanaan dehanaashaaya bhaktaanaamabhayaaya cha
Dhaarayantyaayudhaaniittham devaanaan cha hitaaya vai 15
Namasteastu mahaaraudre mahaaghoraparaakrame
Mahaabale mahotsaahe mahaabhayavinaashini 16
Traahi maan devi dushhprekshye shatruunaan bhayavaddhirni
Praachyaan rakshatu maamaindrii aagneyyaamagnidevataa 17
Dakshineavatu vaaraahii nairirtyaan khadgadhaarinii
Pratiichyaan vaarunii rakshedh vaayavyaan mrigavaahinii 18
Udiichyaan paatu kaumaarii aishaanyaan shuuladhaarinii
Uudhvarn brahmaani me rakshedadhastaadh vaishhnavii tathaa 19
Evam dasha disho rakshechchaamundaa shavavaahanaa
Jayaa me chaagratah paatu vijayaa paatu prishhthatah 20
Ajitaa vaama paashver tu dakshine chaaparaajitaa
Shikhaamudyotinii rakshedumaa muudhnir vyavasthitaa 21
Maalaadharii lalaate cha bhruvau rakshedh yashasvinii
Trinetraa cha bhruvormadhye yamaghantaa cha naasike 22
Shankhinii chakshushhormadhye shrotrayodvaarravaasinii
Kapolau kaalikaa rakshetkarnamuule tu shaankarii 23
Naasikaayaan sugandhaa cha uttaroshhthe cha charchikaa
Adhare chaamritakalaa jihvaayaan cha sarasvatii 24
Dantaanh rakshatu kaumarii kanthadeshe tu chandikaa
Ghantikaan chitraghantaa cha mahaamaayaa cha taaluke 25
Kaamaakshii chibukam rakshedh vaacham me sarvamangalaa
Griivaayaan bhadrakaalii cha prishhthavamshe dhanurdharii 26
Niilagriivaa bahihkanthe nalikaan nalakuubarii
Skandhayoh khanginii rakshedh baahuu me vajradhaarinii 27
Hastayordandinii rakshedambikaa chaanguliishhu cha
Nakhaajnchhuuleshvarii rakshetkukshaurakshetkuleshvarii 28
Stanaurakshenmahaadevii manahshokavinaashinii
Hridaye lalitaa devii udare shuuladhaarinii 29
Naabhau cha kaaminii rakshedh guhyam guhyeshvarii tathaa
Puutanaa kaamikaa medhram gude mahishhavaahinii 30
Katyaan bhagavatii rakshejjaanunii vindhyavaasinii
Janghe mahaabalaa rakshetsarvakaamapradaayinii 31
Gulphayornaarasinhii cha paadaprishhthe tu taijasii
Paadaanguliishhu shrii rakshetpaadaadhastalavaasinii 32
Nakhaanh damshhtraakaraalii cha keshaanshchaivodhvarkeshinii
Romakuupeshhu kauberii tvacham vaagiishvarii tathaa 33
Raktamajjaavasaamaansaanyasthimedaansi paarvatii
Antraani kaalaraatrishcha pittam cha mukuteshvarii 34
Padmaavatii padmakoshe kaphe chuudaamanistathaa
Jvaalaamukhii nakhajvaalaamabhedyaa sarvasandhishhu 35
Shukram brahmaani me rakshechchhaayaan chhatreshvarii tathaa
Ahamkaaram mano buddhin rakshenme dharmadhaarinii 36
Praanaapaanau tathaa vyaanamudaanam cha samaanakamh
Vajrahastaa cha me rakshethpraanam kalyaanashobhanaa 37
Rase ruupe cha gandhe cha shabde sparshe cha yoginii
Sattvam rajastamashchaiva rakshennaaraayanii sadaa 38
Aayuu rakshatu vaaraahii dharmam rakshatu vaishhnavii
Yashah kiirtin cha lakshmiin cha dhanam vidyaan cha chakrinii 39
Gotramindraani me rakshetpashuunme raksha chandike
Putraanh rakshenmahaalakshmiirbhaaryaan rakshatu bhairavii 40
Panthaanam supathaa rakshenmaargam kshemakarii tathaa
Raajadvaare mahaalakshmiirvijayaa sarvatah sthitaa 41
Rakshaahiinam tu yatsthaanam varjitam kavachena tu
Tatsarvam raksha me devi jayantii paapanaashinii 42
Padamekam na gachchhettu yadiichchhechchhubhamaatmanah
Kavachenaa vrito nityam yatra yatraiva gachchhati 43
Tatra tatraarthalaabhashcha vijayah saarvakaamikah
Yam yam chintayate kaamam tam tam praapnoti nishchitamh
Paramaishvaryamatulam praapsyate bhuutale pumaanh 44
Nirbhayo jaayate matyarh samgraameshhvaparaajitah
Trailokye tu bhavetpuujyah kavachenaavritah pumaanh 45
Idam tu devyaah kavacham devaanaamapi durlabhamh
Yah pathethprayato nityam trisandhyam shraddhayaanvitah 46
Daivii kalaa bhavettasya trailokyeshhvaparaajitah
Jiivedh varshhashatam saagramapamrityuvivarjitah 47
Nashyanti vyaadhayah sarve luutaavisphotakaadayah
Sthaavaram jangamam chaiva kritrimam chaapi yadvishhamh 48
Abhichaaraani sarvaani mantrayantraani bhuutale
Bhuucharaah khecharaashchaivajalajaashchopadeshikaah 49
Sahajaa kulajaa maalaa daakinii shaakinii tathaa
Antarikshacharaa ghoraa daakinyashcha mahaabalaah 50
Grahabhuutapishaachaashcha yakshagandharvaraakshasaah
Brahmaraakshasavetaalaah kushhmaandaa bhairavaadayah 51
Nashyanti darshanaattasya kavache hridi samsthite
Maanonnatirbhavedh raagyastejovriddhikaram paramh 52
Yashasaa vaddharte soapi kiirti manditabhuutale
Japetsaptashatiin chandiin kritvaa tu kavacham puraa 53
Yaavadbhuumandalam dhatte sashailavanakaananamh
Taavattishhthati medinyaan santatih putra pautrikii 54
Dehaante paramam sthaanam yatsurairapi durlabhamh
Praapnoti purushho nityam mahaamaayaa prasaadatah 55
Labhate paramam ruupam shivena saha modate Om 56
