Brahmanda Nayaka Krishna Kavacha
OM ASYA SHRI BRAHMANDA PAAVANA KAVACHASYA SAAKSHAAT SHRIHARIH RISHIH, GAYATRI CHHANDAH, SA EVA JAGADEESHWARAH SHRIKRIHNO DEVATAA DHARMAARTHA KAAMA MOKSHESHU VINIYOGAH/ To this Brahmanda paavana Kavacha, Swayam Shrihari himself is Rishi, Gayatriis Chhanda, I, Shri Krishna, am the Devata and am authorising the following Kavacha to secure Dharma, Artha, Kaama and Moksha; this should be recited three lakh times to enable ‘Siddhi’ (to fructify). YA BHAVET SIDDHA KAVACHO MAMA TULYO BHAVETTHU SAHA,TEJASAA SIDDHIYOGENA JNAANENA VIKRIMENACHA/ PRANAVO MEY SHIRAH PAATU NAMO RAASESWARAAYACHA, BHAALAM PAAYAANNETRA YUGMAM NAMO RAADHESWARAAYACHA/ KRISHNAM PAAYAACCHHENNA YUGMAM HEY HAREY GHRAANAMEVACHA, JIHVAAKAAM VAHNIJAAYAA THU KRISHNAAYETHI CHA SARVATAH/ SHRI KRISHNAAYA SWAAHETI CHA KANTHAM PAATU SHADAKSHARAH, HREEM KRISHNAAYA NAMO VAKRTAM KLEEM PURVASCHA BHUJADWAYAM NAMO GOPAANGANESHAYA SKANDHAAVASHTAAKSHAROVATU, DANTA PANKTIMOSHTA YUGMAM NAMO GOPEESHVARAAYACHA/ OM NAMO BHAGAVATEY RAASAMANDALESHAAYA SWAHAA, SWAYAM VAKSHASTHALAM PAATU MANTROYAM SHODASHAAKSHARAM/ YEM KRISHNAAYA SWAAHETI CHAKARNA YUGMAM SADAAVATU, OM VISHNAVEY SWAAHETI CHA KANKAALAM SARVATOVATU, OM HARAYE NAMA ITI PRUSHTHAM PAADAM SADAAVATU, OM GOVARDHANA DHAARINEY SWAAHAA SARVASHAREE - RIKAM/ PRAACHYAA MAAM PAATU SHRI KRISHNA AGNEYAAM PAATU MAADHAVAH/ DAKSHINEY PAATU GOPEESHO NAIRRUTYAAM NANDANANDANAH/ VAARUNYAAM PAATU GOVINDO VAAYAVYAAM RAADHIKESWARAH, UTTAREY PAATU RAAMESHA AISHAANYAAM -ACHYUTAH SWAYAM/ SANTATAH SARVATAH PAATU PARO NAARAAYANAH SWAYAM, ITI TEY KANTHITAM BRAHMAN KAVACHAM PARAMA -ADBHUTAM/ MAMA JEEVANA TULYAM CHA YUSHMABHYAM DATTHAMEYVACHA/ (Those who fulfil this Kavacha-by reciting it three lakh times and attain Siddhi-would obtain ‘Tejas’, ‘Yoga’, ‘Jnaana’and ‘Bala-paraakrama’ as well as in my own case; May ‘Omkara’ save my head and my greetings saying Namo Rameswaraaya secure my fore-head; may my reverence saying Namo Radheswaraya protect both of my eyes. Let the shabda Krishna govern my ears; let HeyHarey shelter my nose; let the Swaha mantra save any problem to my tongue; let Krishnaaya swaaha accord my well being; let the ‘Shodashaakshra’ Mantra not create any hardship to my throat; hreem Krishnaaya namah should provide safety to my face; the Mantra Kleem Krishnaaya namah should guard my both hands; let the Ashtaakshari Mantra Namo Gopaanganeshaya guard my teeth and mouth; let this mantra : Om Namo Bhagavatey Raasa mandale -shaa Swaahaa : Let the Raasa Mandala safeguard my chest by Shri Krishna; Yem Krishnaaya Swaahaa : Let this Mantra save any problem to my ears; Om Vishnavey Swaaha : Let this Mantra protect my ‘Asthipanjara’; Om Haraye namah : Let the Mantra shield my body-back and feet; Om Govardhanoddhaaraya Swaaha : May Shri Krishna provide shelter to my entire body .Let me be safeguarded by Shri Krishna from the East, by Madhava in the Agneya side, Gopeswara in the Southern side; Nandanandana in the Nirutyakona, Govinda on the western front; Raadhike -swara in the Vayavyakona, Rameswara on the Northern side, Bhagavan Achyuta in the Ishaana kona and let Narayana look after my welfare from all the sides). Shri Krishna said: ‘Brahma! This Parama Kavacha for your total protection and is as good as my own Existence.This Kavacha bestows the Punya of performing Ashwamedha and Vajapeya Yagnas and should be worn with external and internal purity.[Essence of Brahma Vaivarata Purana]
This series of Stutis /Kavachas, Ashtottaras and Sahasranamas from the series of Essence of Puranas have been Compiled and edited by Sri. V.D.N.Rao,devotee of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam and Retired Official of the Government of India. The author can be contacted at raovdn@gmail.com Click here to read the Essence of various puranas
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