ଶ୍ରୀ ବଟୁକ ଭୈରଵ କଵଚମ୍

• ଉକ୍ତଂ ଚ (uktaṃ ca)and it is said (uktam:said | ca:and)
• ଭୈରଵତନ୍ତ୍ରେ (bhairavatantre)in the Bhairavatantra (bhairava:Bhairava | tantre:in the tantra)
• ମହାଦେଵ ଉଵାଚ (mahādeva uvāca)Mahadeva said (mahādeva:Mahadeva, Shiva | uvāca:said)
• ପ୍ରୀଯତାଂ (prīyatāṃ)may he be pleased
• ଭୈରଵୋ ଦେଵଃ (bhairavo devaḥ)the divine Bhairava (bhairavaḥ:Bhairava | devaḥ:god)
• ନମୋ ଵୈ ଭୈରଵାଯ ଚ (namo vai bhairavāya ca)salutations indeed to Bhairava (namaḥ:salutations | vai:indeed | bhairavāya:to Bhairava | ca:and)
• ଦେଵେଶି (deveśi)O Goddess of the gods
• ଦେହରକ୍ଷାର୍ଥଂ (deharakṣārthaṃ)for the purpose of protecting the body (deha:body | rakṣā:protection | artham:for the purpose of)
• କାରଣଂ (kāraṇaṃ)the means
• କଥ୍ଯତାଂ (kathyatāṃ)please tell
• ଧ୍ରୁଵମ୍ (dhruvam)certainly, without doubt

• ମ୍ରିଯନ୍ତେ (mriyante)they die
• ସାଧକାଃ (sādhakāḥ)spiritual practitioners
• ଯେନ ଵିନା (yena vinā)without which (yena:which | vinā:without)
• ଶ୍ମଶାନଭୂମିଷୁ (śmaśānabhūmiṣu)in cremation grounds (śmaśāna:cremation ground | bhūmiṣu:in the places)
• ରଣେଷୁ (raṇeṣu)in battles
• ଚାତି ଘୋରେଷୁ (cāti ghoreṣu)and in extremely terrible (ca:and | ati:extremely | ghoreṣu:terrible)
• ମହାମୃତ୍ଯୁଭଯେଷୁ ଚ (mahāmṛtyubhayeṣu ca)and amid great fears of death (mahā:great | mṛtyu:death | bhayeṣu:in fears | ca:and)

• ଶୃଙ୍ଗୀସଲୀଲଵଜ୍ରେଷୁ (śṛṅgīsalīlavajreṣu)from tridents, water, and thunderbolts (śṛṅgī:trident | salīla:water | vajreṣu:thunderbolts)
• ଜ୍ଵରାଦିଵ୍ଯାଧିଵହ୍ନିଷୁ (jvarādivyādhivahniṣu)from fevers, diseases, and fire (jvara:fever | ādi:etc. | vyādhi:disease | vahniṣu:in fire)
• ଦେଵ୍ଯୁଵାଚ (devyuvāca)the Goddess spoke (devī:Goddess | uvāca:spoke)
• କଥଯାମି (kathayāmi)I shall tell
• ଶୃଣୁ (śṛṇu)listen
• ପ୍ରାଜ୍ଞ (prājña)O wise one
• ବଟୁକକଵଚଂ (baṭukakavacaṃ)the Batuka Kavacham (baṭuka:Batuka | kavacam:armor, protective hymn)
• ଶୁଭମ୍ (śubham)auspicious

• ଗୋପନୀଯଂ (gopanīyaṃ)to be kept secret (gup:to protect, conceal | anīya:gerundive, must be done)
• ପ୍ରଯତ୍ନେନ (prayatnena)with great care
• ମାତୃକାଜାରଜଃ (mātṛkājārajaḥ)illicit son of a mother (mātṛkā:mother | jāra:illicit lover | ja:born of)
• ଯଥା (yathā)just as

note This line forms the pivot between the kavacham text proper and the viniyoga (ritual assignment). The Goddess instructs that the kavacham is to be guarded with the same discretion one would exercise in concealing a mother's secret — a vivid simile underscoring the kavacham's esoteric status. Initiates were traditionally not to share such kavachams with the uninitiated.

• ଓଁ ଅସ୍ଯ (oṃ asya)Om, of this (oṃ:sacred syllable | asya:of this)
• ଶ୍ରୀ ବଟୁକଭୈରଵକଵଚସ୍ଯ (śrī baṭukabhairavakavacasya)of the Shri Batuka Bhairava Kavacham (śrī:revered | baṭuka:Batuka | bhairava:Bhairava | kavacasya:of the kavacham/armour)
• ଆନନ୍ଦଭୈରଵ ଋଷିଃ (ānandabhairava ṛṣiḥ)Ananda Bhairava is the seer (ānandabhairava:Ananda Bhairava | ṛṣiḥ:seer, sage)
• ତ୍ରିଷ୍ଟୁପ୍ଛନ୍ଦଃ (triṣṭupchandaḥ)Triṣṭup is the meter (triṣṭup:an 11-syllable Vedic meter | chandaḥ:meter)
• ଶ୍ରୀବଟୁକଭୈରଵଃ ଦେଵତା (śrībaṭukabhairavaḥ devatā)Shri Batuka Bhairava is the presiding deity
• ବଂ ବୀଜଂ (baṃ bījaṃ)'baṃ' is the seed syllable (baṃ:seed mantra | bījaṃ:seed)
• ହ୍ରୀଂ ଶକ୍ତିଃ (hrīṃ śaktiḥ)'hrīṃ' is the power (hrīṃ:power mantra | śaktiḥ:power, energy)
• ଓଁ ବଟୁକାଯେତି କୀଲକଂ (oṃ baṭukāyeti kīlakaṃ)'oṃ baṭukāya' is the pin
• ମମାଭୀଷ୍ଟସିଦ୍ଧ୍ଯର୍ଥେ (mamābhīṣṭasiddhyarthe)for the fulfillment of my desired wishes (mama:my | abhīṣṭa:desired, longed-for | siddhi:accomplishment | arthe:for the purpose of)
• ଜପେ ଵିନିଯୋଗଃ (jape viniyogaḥ)the ritual assignment for recitation (jape:in japa, recitation | viniyogaḥ:ritual assignment, dedication of the practice)

note The viniyoga (ଵିନିଯୋଗଃ, ritual assignment) is a standard liturgical formula recited before every mantra or kavacham. It identifies five key elements: the ṛṣi (seer who received the text), the chandas (meter), the devatā (presiding deity), the bīja (seed syllable — the most compressed form of the deity's energy), and the śakti (power). The kīlaka (pin) is a phrase that 'locks' the mantra's power into the recitation. Together, these elements orient the recitation toward a specific deity and purpose (here: mamābhīṣṭasiddhi, fulfillment of one's cherished wish). Reciting the viniyoga is considered essential to activate the kavacham's protective power.

• ଓଁ (oṃ)the sacred syllable Om
• ସହସ୍ରାରେ (sahasrāre)in the sahasrara, the crown chakra (sahasra:thousand | āre:in the spoked wheel)
• ମହାଚକ୍ରେ (mahācakre)in the great wheel (mahā:great | cakre:in the wheel)
• କର୍ପୂରଧଵଲେ (karpūradhavale)radiant white as camphor (karpūra:camphor | dhavale:white, bright)
• ଗୁରୁଃ (guruḥ)the Guru

• ପାତୁ ମାଂ (pātu māṃ)may he protect me (pātu:may protect | māṃ:me)
• ବଟୁକୋ ଦେଵଃ (baṭuko devaḥ)the divine Batuka (baṭuka:Batuka | devaḥ:god)
• ଭୈରଵଃ (bhairavaḥ)Bhairava
• ସର୍ଵକର୍ମସୁ (sarvakarmasu)in all actions (sarva:all | karmasu:in actions)
• ପୂର୍ଵସ୍ଯାମ୍ (pūrvasyām)in the eastern direction
• ଅସିତାଙ୍ଗଃ (asitāṅgaḥ)Asitanga, the dark-limbed one (asita:dark | aṅga:limb)
• ଦିଶି ରକ୍ଷତୁ (diśi rakṣatu)may protect in the direction (diśi:direction | rakṣatu:may protect)
• ସର୍ଵଦା (sarvadā)always

• ଆଗ୍ନେଯାଂ ଚ (āgneyāṃ ca)and in the southeast (āgneya:southeast | ca:and)
• ରୁରୁଃ (ruruḥ)Ruru, a fierce form of Bhairava
• ପାତୁ (pātu)may protect
• ଦକ୍ଷିଣେ (dakṣiṇe)in the south
• ଚଣ୍ଡଭୈରଵଃ (caṇḍabhairavaḥ)Chanda Bhairava, the fierce form (caṇḍa:fierce | bhairavaḥ:Bhairava)
• ନୈରୃତ୍ଯାଂ (nairṛtyāṃ)in the southwest
• କ୍ରୋଧନଃ (krodhanaḥ)Krodhana, the wrathful one
• ଉନ୍ମତ୍ତଃ (unmattaḥ)Unmatta, the frenzied one
• ପଶ୍ଚିମେ (paścime)in the west

• ଵାଯଵ୍ଯାଂ (vāyavyāṃ)in the northwest
• କପାଲୀ ଚ (kapālī ca)and Kapali, the skull-bearer (kapāla:skull | ī:one who bears | ca:and)
• ନିତ୍ଯଂ (nityaṃ)always
• ପାଯାତ୍ (pāyāt)may protect
• ସୁରେଶ୍ଵରଃ (sureśvaraḥ)Suresvara, lord of the gods (sura:god | īśvara:lord)
• ଭୀଷଣଃ (bhīṣaṇaḥ)Bhishana, the terrifying one
• ଭୈରଵଃ (bhairavaḥ)Bhairava
• ଉତ୍ତରାସ୍ଯାଂ (uttarāsyāṃ)in the northern direction
• ସର୍ଵଦା (sarvadā)always

• ସଂହାରଭୈରଵଃ (saṃhārabhairavaḥ)Samhara Bhairava, the destroyer form (saṃhāra:destruction | bhairavaḥ:Bhairava)
• ପାଯାତ୍ (pāyāt)may protect
• ଈଶାନ୍ଯାଂ (īśānyāṃ)in the northeast
• ମହେଶ୍ଵରଃ (maheśvaraḥ)Maheshvara, the great lord (mahā:great | īśvaraḥ:lord)
• ଊର୍ଧ୍ଵଂ (ūrdhvaṃ)above
• ଵିଧାତା (vidhātā)Vidhata, the ordainer
• ପାତାଲେ (pātāle)in the netherworld
• ନନ୍ଦକଃ (nandakaḥ)Nandaka, the joyful one
• ଵିଭୁଃ (vibhuḥ)the all-pervading one

• ସଦ୍ଯୋଜାତଃ (sadyojātaḥ)Sadyojata, the immediately-born (sadyas:immediately | jāta:born)
• ମାଂ ପାଯାତ୍ (māṃ pāyāt)may protect me
• ସର୍ଵତଃ (sarvataḥ)on all sides
• ଦେଵସେଵିତଃ (devasevitaḥ)worshipped by the gods (deva:gods | sevita:worshipped)
• ଵାମଦେଵଃ (vāmadevaḥ)Vamadeva, the pleasant god (vāma:pleasant | deva:god)
• ଵନାନ୍ତେ ଚ (vanānte ca)and at the forest's edge (vana:forest | ante:at the edge | ca:and)
• ଵନେ (vane)in the forest
• ଘୋରଃ (ghoraḥ)the fearsome one
• ତଥା ଅଵତୁ (tathā avatu)likewise may protect

• ଜଲେ (jale)in water
• ତତ୍ପୁରୁଷଃ (tatpuruṣaḥ)Tatpurusha, that supreme person (tat:that | puruṣa:person)
• ପାତୁ (pātu)may protect
• ସ୍ଥଲେ (sthale)on firm ground
• ଈଶାନଃ (īśānaḥ)Ishana, the ruling one
• ଡାକିନୀପୁତ୍ରକଃ (ḍākinīputrakaḥ)son of Dakini (ḍākinī:Dakini | putraka:son)
• ପୁତ୍ରାନ୍ ମେ (putrān me)my sons (putrān:sons | me:my)
• ସର୍ଵତଃ ପ୍ରଭୁଃ (sarvataḥ prabhuḥ)the lord on all sides (sarvataḥ:all sides | prabhuḥ:lord)

• ହାକିନୀ ପୁତ୍ରକଃ (hākinī putrakaḥ)son of Hakini (hākinī:Hakini, a yogini | putraka:son)
• ପାତୁ (pātu)may protect
• ଦାରାଂ (dārāṃ)wife
• ତୁଲାକିନୀସୁତଃ (tulākinīsutaḥ)son of Tulakini (tulākinī:Tulakini, a yogini | suta:son)
• ଶାକିନିକାପୁତ୍ରଃ (śākinikāputraḥ)son of Shakinika (a yogini)
• ସୈନ୍ଯଂ (sainyaṃ)army
• ଵୈ (vai)indeed
• କାଲଭୈରଵଃ (kālabhairavaḥ)Kala Bhairava, the lord of time (kāla:time | bhairavaḥ:Bhairava)

• ମାଲିନୀପୁତ୍ରକଃ (mālinīputrakaḥ)son of Malini (mālinī:Malini, a yogini | putraka:son)
• ପାତୁ (pātu)may protect
• ପଶୂନ୍ (paśūn)cattle
• ଅଶ୍ଵାନ୍ (aśvān)horses
• ଗଜାଂସ୍ତଥା (gajāṃstathā)and elephants likewise (gajāṃs:elephants | tathā:likewise)
• ମହାକାଲଃ (mahākālaḥ)Mahakala, the great lord of time (mahā:great | kāla:time)
• ଅଵତୁ (avatu)may protect
• କ୍ଷେତ୍ରଂ (kṣetraṃ)the field, land
• ଶ୍ରିଯଂ ମେ (śriyaṃ me)my prosperity (śriyam:prosperity | me:my)
• ସର୍ଵତୋ ଗିରା (sarvato girā)everywhere through speech (sarvataḥ:everywhere | girā:through speech)

• ଵାଦ୍ଯଂ (vādyaṃ)music, musical instruments
• ଵାଦ୍ଯପ୍ରିଯଃ (vādyapriyaḥ)the lover of music (vādya:music | priya:lover)
• ଭୈରଵଃ (bhairavaḥ)Bhairava
• ନିତ୍ଯସମ୍ପଦା (nityasampadā)with eternal prosperity (nitya:eternal | sampadā:prosperity)
• ଏତତ୍କଵଚମ୍ (etatkavacam)this kavacham (etat:this | kavacam:armor, protective hymn)
• ଈଶାନ (īśāna)O Ishana (Shiva)
• ତଵ ସ୍ନେହାତ୍ (tava snehāt)out of love for you (tava:your | snehāt:from love)
• ପ୍ରକାଶିତମ୍ (prakāśitam)has been revealed

• ନାଖ୍ଯେଯଂ (nākhyeyaṃ)should not be disclosed (na:not | ākhyeyam:to be told)
• ନରଲୋକେଷୁ (naralokeṣu)among ordinary people (nara:people | lokeṣu:in the worlds)
• ସାରଭୂତଂ (sārabhūtaṃ)the very essence (sāra:essence | bhūtam:being)
• ସୁରପ୍ରିଯମ୍ (surapriyam)dear to the gods (sura:gods | priyam:dear)
• ଯସ୍ମୈ କସ୍ମୈ (yasmai kasmai)to just anyone
• ନ ଦାତଵ୍ଯଂ (na dātavyaṃ)should not be given
• ସୁରଦୁର୍ଲଭମ୍ (suradurlabham)rare even for gods (sura:gods | durlabham:rare)

• ନ ଦେଯଂ (na deyaṃ)should not be given
• ପରିଶିଷ୍ଯେଭ୍ଯଃ (pariśiṣyebhyaḥ)to unworthy disciples (pari:around | śiṣya:disciple)
• କୃପଣେଭ୍ଯଃ ଚ (kṛpaṇebhyaḥ ca)and to misers (kṛpaṇa:miser | ca:and)
• ଶଙ୍କର (śaṅkara)O Shankara
• ଯୋ ଦଦାତି (yo dadāti)whoever gives
• ନିଷିଦ୍ଧେଭ୍ଯଃ (niṣiddhebhyaḥ)to those who are forbidden
• ସର୍ଵଭ୍ରଷ୍ଟଃ (sarvabhraṣṭaḥ)fallen from all (sarva:all | bhraṣṭa:fallen)
• ଭଵେତ୍କିଲ (bhavetkila)shall certainly become (bhavet:shall become | kila:certainly)

• ଅନେନ କଵଚେନ (anena kavacena)with this kavacham (anena:with this | kavacena:with the armor)
• ଏଵ (eva)indeed
• ରକ୍ଷାଂ କୃତ୍ଵା (rakṣāṃ kṛtvā)having protected oneself (rakṣām:protection | kṛtvā:having done)
• ଵିଚକ୍ଷଣଃ (vicakṣaṇaḥ)the wise and discerning one
• ଵିଚରନ୍ (vicaran)wandering
• ଯତ୍ର କୁତ୍ରାପି (yatra kutrāpi)wherever (yatra:where | kutrāpi:wherever)
• ନ ଵିଘ୍ନୈଃ (na vighnaiḥ)not by obstacles
• ପରିଭୂଯତେ (paribhūyate)is overwhelmed

• ମନ୍ତ୍ରେଣ (mantreṇa)by the mantra
• ରକ୍ଷତେ (rakṣate)protects
• ଯୋଗୀ (yogī)the yogi
• କଵଚଂ ରକ୍ଷକଂ (kavacaṃ rakṣakaṃ)the kavacham is the protector (kavacam:armor | rakṣakam:protector)
• ଯତଃ (yataḥ)because
• ତସ୍ମାତ୍ (tasmāt)therefore
• ସର୍ଵପ୍ରଯତ୍ନେନ (sarvaprayatnena)with every effort (sarva:all | prayatnena:with effort)
• ଦୁର୍ଲଭଂ (durlabhaṃ)rare, hard to attain
• ପାପଚେତସାମ୍ (pāpacetasām)for those of sinful minds (pāpa:sin | cetasām:of minds)

• ଭୂର୍ଜେ (bhūrje)on birch bark
• ରମ୍ଭାତ୍ଵଚି (rambhātvaci)on plantain leaf (rambhā:plantain | tvaci:skin, bark)
• ଵାପି (vāpi)or also
• ଲିଖିତ୍ଵା (likhitvā)having written
• ଵିଧିଵତ୍ (vidhivat)according to proper rites
• ପ୍ରଭୋ (prabho)O Lord
• କୁଙ୍କୁମେନ (kuṅkumena)with saffron
• ଅଷ୍ଟଗନ୍ଧେନ (aṣṭagandhena)with the eight perfumes (aṣṭa:eight | gandha:perfume)
• ଗୋରୋଚନୈଃ ଚ (gorocanaiḥ ca)and with gorochana (a sacred yellow pigment from a cow)
• କେସରୈଃ (kesaraiḥ)with kesara, saffron stamens

• ଧାରଯେତ୍ (dhārayet)may wear as an amulet
• ପାଠାଯେତ୍ (pāṭhāyet)may have it recited
• ଵାପି (vāpi)or
• ସମ୍ପଠେତ୍ (sampaṭhet)may read together
• ନିତ୍ଯଶଃ (nityaśaḥ)regularly, always
• ସମ୍ପ୍ରାପ୍ନୋତି (samprāpnoti)one fully obtains (sam:fully | prāpnoti:obtains)
• ଫଲଂ ସର୍ଵଂ (phalaṃ sarvaṃ)all fruits (phalam:fruit, result | sarvam:all)
• ନାତ୍ର କାର୍ଯା ଵିଚାରଣା (nātra kāryā vicāraṇā)there is no need for doubt about this (na:no | atra:here | kāryā:to be done | vicāraṇā:deliberation)

• ସତତଂ (satataṃ)constantly
• ପଠ୍ଯତେ (paṭhyate)is recited
• ଯତ୍ର (yatra)wherever
• ତତ୍ର (tatra)there
• ଭୈରଵସଂସ୍ଥିତିଃ (bhairavasaṃsthitiḥ)the presence of Bhairava (bhairava:Bhairava | saṃsthiti:presence, dwelling)
• ନ ଶକ୍ନୋମି (na śaknomi)I am not able
• ପ୍ରଭାଵଂ (prabhāvaṃ)the power, the glory
• ଵୈ (vai)indeed
• କଵଚସ୍ଯାସ୍ଯ (kavacasyāsya)of this kavacham (kavacasya:of the kavacham | asya:of this)
• ଵର୍ଣିତୁମ୍ (varṇitum)to describe

• ନମୋ (namo)salutations
• ଭୈରଵଦେଵାଯ (bhairavadevāya)to the divine Bhairava (bhairava:Bhairava | devāya:to the divine)
• ସର୍ଵଭୂତାଯ (sarvabhūtāya)to the one in all beings (sarva:all | bhūtāya:to the being)
• ଵୈ ନମଃ (vai namaḥ)indeed salutations
• ନମଃ (namaḥ)salutations
• ତ୍ରୈଲୋକ୍ଯନାଥାଯ (trailokyanāthāya)to the lord of the three worlds (trailokya:three worlds | nāthāya:to the lord)
• ନାଥନାଥାଯ (nāthanāthāya)to the lord of lords (nātha:lord | nāthāya:to the lord)

• ଇତି (iti)thus concludes
• ଶ୍ରୀହରିକୃଷ୍ଣଵିନିର୍ମିତେ (śrīharikṛṣṇavinirmite)composed by Shri Harikrishna (śrī:revered | harikṛṣṇa:Harikrishna | vinirmite:composed in)
• ବୃହଜ୍ଜ୍ଯୋତିଷାର୍ଣଵେ (bṛhajjyotiṣārṇave)in the Brihaijyotisharnava (bṛhat:great | jyotiṣa:light, astrology | arṇava:ocean)
• ଧର୍ମସ୍କନ୍ଧେ (dharmaskandhe)in the Dharma section (dharma:righteousness | skandha:section)
• ଉପାସନାସ୍ତଵକେ (upāsanāstavake)in the Upasana Stavaka (upāsanā:worship | stavaka:collection of hymns)
• ଶ୍ରୀବଟୁକଭୈରଵୋପାସନାଧ୍ଯାଯେ (śrībaṭukabhairavopāsanādhyāye)in the chapter on worship of Shri Batuka Bhairava
• ଭୈରଵ ତନ୍ତ୍ରେ (bhairava tantre)in the Bhairavatantra
• ଦେଵୀରହସ୍ଯୋକ୍ତଂ (devīrahasyoktaṃ)spoken as a divine secret (devī:goddess | rahasya:secret | uktam:spoken)
• ଶ୍ରୀବଟୁକଭୈରଵକଵଚନିରୂପଣଂ (śrībaṭukabhairavakavacanirūpaṇaṃ)the description of the Shri Batuka Bhairava Kavacham
• ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣମ୍ (sampūrṇam)complete, concluded