Kedarnath Kavach

keyooraadivibhooshitaih' karatalairatnaankitaih' sundaram
naanaahaaravichitrapannagayutairhemaambarairmand'itam.
hastaabhyaam dhri'takhad'gapaatrad'amarooshoolam sadaa bibhratam
vaajeevaahanadaityadarpadalanam kedaarameesham bhaje.
om kedaarah' poorvatah' paatu chaagneyyaam ravaleshvarah'.
dakshine vaarijaakshastu nairri'tyaam rakshasoodanah'.
pashchime pannageshashcha vaayavyaam daityanaashakah'.
uttare uttareshashcha eeshaanyaam eesha eva cha.
oordhvam gangaadharah' paatu dharaayaancha trivikramah'.
evam dashadishonyasya pashchaadangeshu vinyaset.
shikhaayaam renukaanaatho mastake bhaalalochanah'.
bhaalam me raksha bhagavan bhroomadhye medineepatih'.
netrayorjyotinaathashcha karnayoh' keertivardhanah'.
kund'aleenaah' kapolau cha naasikaam vighnanaashanah'.
osht'hadvayamumaanaatho dantayordharaneedharah'.
jihvaayaam vedajihvashcha hanushchahanumatpriyah'.
greevaayaam neelakant'hashcha skandhau skandapriyankarah'.
baahoh' shastrabhri'taam shresht'ho haste d'amarudhaarakah'.
hri'dayam vishvanaathashcha udaram me janapriyah'.
naabhim paatu guhaavaasah' kat'imadhye kapaalabhri't.
guhye guhyanivaasashcha urubhyaamukshavaahanah'.
jaanvorjahnusutaadhaaree janghayorjanganodbalee.
gulphayorgood'hakartaatmaa paadayoh' padavanditah'.
nakheshu romakoopeshu vyaapakah' sarvasandhishu.
agratah' paatu me khad'gee pri'sht'hatah' paatu shoolavaan.
paatu maam paatradhaaree cha vaatapittakaphaadishu.
jale jaladharah' paatu sthale sthaanuh' sanaatanah'.
mahaarnave mahaadurge agnichorabhayeshu cha.
shastrakshateshu yo rakshed ratnaasuranibarhanah'.
suptipramaadavipadai rakshamaam girivaasakah'.
ya idam kavacham divyam kedaarasya mahaatmanah'.
pat'hanti shri'nvate vaanee sarvapaapaih' pramuchyate.

Ramaswamy Sastry and Vighnesh Ghanapaathi

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