dhyānam
mṛṇālakundendupayojasuprabhaṃ
pītāmbaraṃ prasṛtamakṣamālinam |
samastaśāstrārthavidhiṃ mahāntaṃ
dhyāyetkaviṃ vāñchitamarthasiddhaye || 1 ||
pītāmbaraṃ prasṛtamakṣamālinam |
samastaśāstrārthavidhiṃ mahāntaṃ
dhyāyetkaviṃ vāñchitamarthasiddhaye || 1 ||
- mṛṇāla-kunda-indu-payoja-mṛṇāla-kunda-indu-payoja-suprabhamof fair lustre like lotus stalk, jasmine, moon and lotus
- pīta-pīta-ambaramrobed in yellow
- prasṛtamwith hand outstretched
- akṣa-akṣa-mālinambearing a rosary
- samasta-śāstra-artha-samasta-śāstra-artha-vidhimthe ordainer of the sense of every scripture
- mahāntamthe great one
- dhyāyetone should meditate upon
- kavimKavi, the seer, that is Śukra
- vāñchitam artha-vāñchitam artha-siddhayefor the winning of the thing desired
atha śukrakavacam
- athanow here begins
- śukra-śukra-kavacamthe armour of Śukra
śiro me bhārgavaḥ pātu bhālaṃ pātu grahādhipaḥ |
netre daityaguruḥ pātu śrotre me candanadyutiḥ || 2 ||
netre daityaguruḥ pātu śrotre me candanadyutiḥ || 2 ||
- śiraḥthe head
- memy
- bhārgavaḥBhārgava, son of Bhṛgu
- pātumay he guard
- bhālamthe brow
- graha-graha-adhipaḥthe lord of planets
- netrethe two eyes
- daitya-daitya-guruḥthe preceptor of the daityas
- śrotrethe two ears
- candana-candana-dyutiḥhe whose glow is of sandalwood
pātu me nāsikāṃ kāvyo vadanaṃ daityavanditaḥ |
vacanaṃ cośanāḥ pātu kaṇṭhaṃ śrīkaṇṭhabhaktimān || 3 ||
vacanaṃ cośanāḥ pātu kaṇṭhaṃ śrīkaṇṭhabhaktimān || 3 ||
- pātumay he guard
- memy
- nāsikāmthe nose
- kāvyaḥKāvya, son of Kavi
- vadanamthe face
- daitya-daitya-vanditaḥhe whom the daityas revere
- vacanamthe speech
- caand
- uśanāḥUśanas
- kaṇṭhamthe throat
- śrīkaṇṭha-śrīkaṇṭha-bhaktimānhe who is devoted to Śrīkaṇṭha, Śiva
bhujau tejonidhiḥ pātu kukṣiṃ pātu manovrajaḥ |
nābhiṃ bhṛgusutaḥ pātu madhyaṃ pātu mahīpriyaḥ || 4 ||
nābhiṃ bhṛgusutaḥ pātu madhyaṃ pātu mahīpriyaḥ || 4 ||
- bhujauthe two arms
- tejo-tejo-nidhiḥthe treasury of splendour
- pātumay he guard
- kukṣimthe belly
- mano-mano-vrajaḥhe who moves with the swiftness of thought
- nābhimthe navel
- bhṛgu-bhṛgu-sutaḥthe son of Bhṛgu
- madhyamthe waist
- mahī-mahī-priyaḥthe beloved of the earth
kaṭiṃ me pātu viśvātmā urū me surapūjitaḥ |
jānuṃ jāḍyaharaḥ pātu jaṅghe jñānavatāṃ varaḥ || 5 ||
jānuṃ jāḍyaharaḥ pātu jaṅghe jñānavatāṃ varaḥ || 5 ||
- kaṭimthe hips
- memy
- pātumay he guard
- viśva-viśva-ātmāthe Self of all
- ūrūthe two thighs
- sura-sura-pūjitaḥhe whom the gods worship
- jānumthe knee
- jāḍya-jāḍya-haraḥthe remover of dullness
- jaṅghethe two calves
- jñānavatām varaḥthe best of those who know
gulphau guṇanidhiḥ pātu pātu pādau varāmbaraḥ |
sarvāṇyaṅgāni me pātu svarṇamālāpariṣkṛtaḥ || 6 ||
sarvāṇyaṅgāni me pātu svarṇamālāpariṣkṛtaḥ || 6 ||
- gulphauthe two ankles
- guṇa-guṇa-nidhiḥthe treasury of virtues
- pātumay he guard
- pādauthe two feet
- vara-vara-ambaraḥhe of excellent raiment
- sarvāṇi aṅgāniall the limbs
- memy
- svarṇa-mālā-svarṇa-mālā-pariṣkṛtaḥhe arrayed in a golden garland
phalaśrutiḥ
ya idaṃ kavacaṃ divyaṃ paṭhati śraddhayānvitaḥ |
na tasya jāyate pīḍā bhārgavasya prasādataḥ || 7 ||
ya idaṃ kavacaṃ divyaṃ paṭhati śraddhayānvitaḥ |
na tasya jāyate pīḍā bhārgavasya prasādataḥ || 7 ||
- phala-phala-śrutiḥthe declaration of the fruit
- yaḥwhoever
- idamthis
- kavacamarmour
- divyamdivine
- paṭhatirecites
- śraddhayā anvitaḥfilled with faith
- nanot
- tasyafor him
- jāyatearises
- pīḍāaffliction
- bhārgavasya prasādataḥby the grace of Bhārgava
|| iti śrībrahmāṇḍapurāṇe śukrakavacaṃ sampūrṇam ||