Lord Shukra (Venus)

śukra kavacam

(Shukra Kavacham in English (IAST))

From Brahmanda Purana

Shukra Kavacham is a powerful protective prayer dedicated to Shukra, the presiding deity of the planet Venus and the preceptor of the Asuras. Extracted from the Brahmanda Purana, this stotra invokes the grace of the planet to shield different parts of the devotee's body. Chanting this Kavacham is believed to mitigate the malefic effects of Venus in one's horoscope. It is highly regarded for bestowing material prosperity, artistic talent, refined wisdom, and overall well-being, helping practitioners balance worldly desires with spiritual growth while ensuring protection against life's various adversities and planetary afflictions.

dhyānam

mṛṇālakundendupayojasuprabhaṃ
pītāmbaraṃ prasṛtamakṣamālinam |
samastaśāstrārthavidhiṃ mahāntaṃ
dhyāyetkaviṃ vāñchitamarthasiddhaye || 1 ||
atha śukrakavacam
śiro me bhārgavaḥ pātu bhālaṃ pātu grahādhipaḥ |
netre daityaguruḥ pātu śrotre me candanadyutiḥ || 2 ||
pātu me nāsikāṃ kāvyo vadanaṃ daityavanditaḥ |
vacanaṃ cośanāḥ pātu kaṇṭhaṃ śrīkaṇṭhabhaktimān || 3 ||
bhujau tejonidhiḥ pātu kukṣiṃ pātu manovrajaḥ |
nābhiṃ bhṛgusutaḥ pātu madhyaṃ pātu mahīpriyaḥ || 4 ||
kaṭiṃ me pātu viśvātmā urū me surapūjitaḥ |
jānuṃ jāḍyaharaḥ pātu jaṅghe jñānavatāṃ varaḥ || 5 ||
gulphau guṇanidhiḥ pātu pātu pādau varāmbaraḥ |
sarvāṇyaṅgāni me pātu svarṇamālāpariṣkṛtaḥ || 6 ||
phalaśrutiḥ
ya idaṃ kavacaṃ divyaṃ paṭhati śraddhayānvitaḥ |
na tasya jāyate pīḍā bhārgavasya prasādataḥ || 7 ||
|| iti śrībrahmāṇḍapurāṇe śukrakavacaṃ sampūrṇam ||

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