Aghora Kavacham

bhairavyuvaacha -
bhagavankarunaambhodhe shaastraambhonidhipaaraga.
puraa'smaakam varo dattah' tam daatum me kshamo bhava.
bhairava uvaacha -
satyam puraa varo datto varam varaya paarvati.
yatkinchinmanaseesht'am syaattaddaatum te kshamo'smyaham.
devyuvaacha -
aghorasya mahaadeva kavacham devadurlabham.
sheeghram me dayayaa broohi yadyaham preyasee tava.
bhairava uvaacha -
aghorakavacham vakshye mahaamantramayam param.
rahasyam paramam tattvam na chaakhyeyam duraatmane.
asya shree-aghorakavachasya. mahaakaalabhairava-ri'shih'.
anusht'up chhandah'. shreekaalaagnirudro devataa.
kshmeem beejam. kshmaam shaktih'. kshmah' keelakam.
shree-aghoravidyaasiddhyartham kavachapaat'he viniyogah'.
aghorebhyo'tha ghorebhyo ghoraghoratarebhyah'.
sarvatah' sarvasarvebhyo namastebhyo rudraroopebhyah'.
om aghoro me shivah' paatu shree me'ghoro lalaat'akam.
hreem ghoro me'vataam netre kleem ghoro me'vataachchhatee.
sauh'tarebhyo'vataangad'aukshee naasaam paatu sarvatah' ksham.
mukham paatu me sharvo'ghorah' sarvo'vataangalam.
ghorashcha me'vataatskandhau hastau jvalannamo'vatu.
jvalanah' paatu me vakshah' kukshim prajvalarudrakah'.
paarshvau prajvalaroopebhyo naabhim me'ghoraroopabhri't.
shishnam me shoolapaanishcha guhyam rudrah' sadaavatu.
kat'im me'mri'tamoortishcha med'hre'vyaanneelakant'hakah'.
ooroo chandrajat'ah' paatu paatu me tripuraantakah'.
janghe trilochanah' paatu gulphau yaajnyiyaroopavaan.
aghoro'nghree cha me paatu paadau me'ghorabhairavah'.
paadaadimoordhaparyantamaghoraatmaa shivo'vatu.
shirasah' paadaparyantam paayaanme'ghorabhairavah'.
prabhaate bhairavah' paatu madhyaahe vat'uko'vatu.
sandhyaayaam cha mahaakaalo nishaayaam kaalabhairavah'.
arddharaatre svayam ghoro nishaante'mri'taroopadhri't.
poorve maam paatu ri'gvedo yajurvedastu dakshine.
pashchime saamavedo'vyaaduttare'tharvavedakah'.
aagneyyaamagniravyaanmaam nairri'tyaam nityachetanah'.
vaayavyaam raudraroopo'vyaadaishaanyaam kaalashaasanah'.
oordhvo'vyaadoordhvaretaashcha paataale parameshvarah'.
dashadikshu sadaa paayaaddevah' kaalaagnirudrakah'.
agnermaam paatu kaalaagnirvaayormaam vaayubhakshakah'.
jalaadaurvaamukhah' paatu pathi maam shankaro'vatu.
nishannam yogadhyeyo'vyaadgachchhantam vaayuroopabhri't.
gri'he sharvah' sadaa paatu bahih' paayaadvri'shadhvajah'.
sarvatra sarvadaa paatu maamaghoro'tha ghorakah'.
rane raajakule durge durbhikshe shatrusamsadi.
dyoote maareebhaye raasht're pralaye vaadinaa kule.
aghorebhyo'tha ghorebhyo'vataanmaam ghorabhairavah'.
ghoraghoratarebhyo maam paayaanmanmathasangare.
sarvatah' sarvasarvebhyo bhojanaavasare'vatu.
namaste rudraroopebhyo'vatu maam ghorabhairavah'.
sarvatra sarvadaakaalam sarvaangam sarvabheetishu.
ham yam ram lam vam sham sham sam ham lam kshah' aghorakah'.
aghoraastraaya phat' paatu aghoro maam sabhairavah'.
vismaaritam cha yatsthaanam sthalam yannaamavarjitam.
tatsarvam maamaghoro'vyaanmaamathaaghorah' sabhairavah'.
bhaaryaanputraansuhri'dvargaankanyaam yadvastu maamakam.
tatsarvam paatu me nityam aghoro maatha ghorakah'.
snaane stave jape paat'he home'vyaatkshah' aghorakah'.
aghorebhyo'tha ghorebhyo ghoraghoratarebhyah'.
sarvatah' sarvasarvebhyo namastebhyo rudraroopebhyah'.
om shreem hreem kleem sauh' kshmam paatu nityam maam shree-aghorakah'.
iteedam kavacham guhyam trishu lokeshu durlabham.
moolamantramayam divyam trailokye saaramuttamam.
adaatavyamavaachyam cha kavacham guhyameeshvari.
aprasht'avyamastotavyam deekshaaheenena mantrinaa.
adeekshitaaya shishyaaya putraaya sharajanmane.
na daatavyam na shrotavyamityaajnyaam maamakaam shri'nu.
param shreemahimaanam cha shri'nu chaasya suvarmanah'.
adeekshito yadaa mantree vidyaagri'dhnuh' pat'hedidam.
sadeekshita iti jnyeyo maantrikah' saadhakottamah'.
yah' pat'henmanasaa tasya raatrau braahme muhoorttake.
poojaakaale nisheethe cha tasya haste'sht'asiddhayah'.
duh'svapne bandhane dheere kaantaare saagare bhaye.
pat'het kavacharaajendram mantree vidyaanidhim priye.
sarvam tatprashamam yaati bhayam kavachapaat'hanaat.
rajah'-sattva-tamoroopamaghorakavacham pat'het.
vaanchhitam manasaa yadyattattatpraapnoti saadhakah'.
kunkumena likhitvaa cha bhoorjatvachi ravau shive.
kevalena subhakshye cha dhaarayenmoordhni vaa bhuje.
yadyadisht'am bhavet tattatsaadhako labhate'chiraat.
yadgri'he aghorakavacham vartate tasya mandire.
vidyaa keertirdhanaarogyalakshmeevri'ddhirna samshayah'.
japechchaaghoravidyaam yo vinaanenaiva varmanaa.
tasya vidyaa japam heenam tasmaaddharmam sadaa pat'het.
aghoramantravidyaapi japan stotram tathaa manum.
sadyah' siddhim samaayaati aghorasya prasaadatah'.
iti shreedevadeveshi aghorakavacham smaret.
gopyam kavacharaajendram gopaneeyam svayonivat.

Ramaswamy Sastry and Vighnesh Ghanapaathi

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