Lord Krishna

śrī kṛṣṇa kavacaṃ (trailokya maṅgala kavacam)

(Shri Krishna Kavacham (Trailokya Mangala Kavacham) in English (IAST))

From Brahma Vaivarta Purana

Found within the Brahma Vaivarta Purana, this sacred armor is famously known as the Trailokya Mangala Kavacham, signifying its power to bring auspiciousness across all three worlds. Traditionally attributed to being revealed by Lord Narayana to Lord Brahma, it serves as a powerful protective invocation of Lord Krishna. Devotees chant this stotra to seek divine fortification against negative influences, obstacles, and fear. Its recitation is believed to grant spiritual peace, fulfill noble desires, and surround the practitioner with the Lord's protective presence, fostering a deep and unbreakable connection with the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

śrī nārada uvāca –

bhagavansarvadharmajña kavacaṃ yatprakāśitam |
trailokyamaṅgalaṃ nāma kṛpayā kathaya prabho || 1 ||
sanatkumāra uvāca
śṛṇu vakṣyāmi viprendra kavacaṃ paramādbhutam |
nārāyaṇena kathitaṃ kṛpayā brahmaṇe purā || 2 ||
brahmaṇā kathitaṃ mahyaṃ paraṃ snehādvadāmi te |
ati guhyataraṃ tattvaṃ brahmamantraughavigraham || 3 ||
yaddhṛtvā paṭhanādbrahmā sṛṣṭiṃ vitanute dhruvam |
yaddhṛtvā paṭhanātpāti mahālakṣmīrjagattrayam || 4 ||
paṭhanāddhāraṇācchambhuḥ saṃhartā sarvamantravit |
trailokyajananī durgā mahiṣādimahāsurān || 5 ||
varatṛptān jaghānaiva paṭhanāddhāraṇādyataḥ |
evamindrādayaḥ sarve sarvaiśvaryamavāpnuyuḥ || 6 ||
idaṃ kavacamatyantaguptaṃ kutrāpi no vadet |
śiṣyāya bhaktiyuktāya sādhakāya prakāśayet || 7 ||
śaṭhāya paraśiṣyāya datvā mṛtyumavāpnuyāt |
trailokyamaṅgalasyā'sya kavacasya prajāpatiḥ || 8 ||
ṛṣiśchandaśca gāyatrī devo nārāyaṇassvayam |
dharmārthakāmamokṣeṣu viniyogaḥ prakīrtitaḥ || 9 ||
praṇavo me śiraḥ pātu namo nārāyaṇāya ca |
phālaṃ me netrayugalamaṣṭārṇo bhuktimuktidaḥ || 10 ||
klīṃ pāyācchrotrayugmaṃ caikākṣaraḥ sarvamohanaḥ |
klīṃ kṛṣṇāya sadā ghrāṇaṃ govindāyeti jihvikām || 11 ||
gopījanapadavallabhāya svāhā'nanaṃ mama |
aṣṭādaśākṣaro mantraḥ kaṇṭhaṃ pātu daśākṣaraḥ || 12 ||
gopījanapadavallabhāya svāhā bhujadvayam |
klīṃ glauṃ klīṃ śyāmalāṅgāya namaḥ skandhau rakṣākṣaraḥ || 13 ||
klīṃ kṛṣṇaḥ klīṃ karau pāyāt klīṃ kṛṣṇāyāṃ gato'vatu |
hṛdayaṃ bhuvaneśānaḥ klīṃ kṛṣṇaḥ klīṃ stanau mama || 14 ||
gopālāyāgnijāyātaṃ kukṣiyugmaṃ sadā'vatu |
klīṃ kṛṣṇāya sadā pātu pārśvayugmamanuttamaḥ || 15 ||
kṛṣṇa govindakau pātu smarādyaujeyutau manuḥ |
aṣṭākṣaraḥ pātu nābhiṃ kṛṣṇeti dvyakṣaro'vatu || 16 ||
pṛṣṭhaṃ klīṃ kṛṣṇakaṃ galla klīṃ kṛṣṇāya dvirāntakaḥ |
sakthinī satataṃ pātu śrīṃ hrīṃ klīṃ kṛṣṇaṭhadvayam || 17 ||
ūrū saptākṣaraṃ pāyāt trayodaśākṣaro'vatu |
śrīṃ hrīṃ klīṃ padato gopījanavallabhapadaṃ tataḥ || 18 ||
śriyā svāheti pāyū vai klīṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ sadaśārṇakaḥ |
jānunī ca sadā pātu klīṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ ca daśākṣaraḥ || 19 ||
trayodaśākṣaraḥ pātu jaṅghe cakrādyudāyudhaḥ |
aṣṭādaśākṣaro hrīṃ śrīṃ pūrvako viṃśadarṇakaḥ || 20 ||
sarvāṅgaṃ me sadā pātu dvārakānāyako balī |
namo bhagavate paścādvāsudevāya tatparam || 21 ||
tārādyo dvādaśārṇo'yaṃ prācyāṃ māṃ sarvadā'vatu |
śrīṃ hrīṃ klīṃ ca daśārṇastu klīṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ ṣoḍaśārṇakaḥ || 22 ||
gadādyudāyudho viṣṇurmāmagnerdiśi rakṣatu |
hrīṃ śrīṃ daśākṣaro mantro dakṣiṇe māṃ sadā'vatu || 23 ||
tāro namo bhagavate rukmiṇīvallabhāya ca |
svāheti ṣoḍaśārṇo'yaṃ nairṛtyāṃ diśi rakṣatu || 24 ||
klīṃ hṛṣīkeśa vaṃśāya namo māṃ vāruṇo'vatu |
aṣṭādaśārṇaḥ kāmānto vāyavye māṃ sadā'vatu || 25 ||
śrīṃ māyākāmatṛṣṇāya govindāya dviko manuḥ |
dvādaśārṇātmako viṣṇuruttare māṃ sadā'vatu || 26 ||
vāgbhavaṃ kāmakṛṣṇāya hrīṃ govindāya tatparam |
śrīṃ gopījanavallabhāya svāhā hastau tataḥ param || 27 ||
dvāviṃśatyakṣaro mantro māmaiśānye sadā'vatu |
kālīyasya phaṇāmadhye divyaṃ nṛtyaṃ karoti tam || 28 ||
namāmi devakīputraṃ nṛtyarājānamacyutam |
dvātriṃśadakṣaro mantro'pyadho māṃ sarvadā'vatu || 29 ||
kāmadevāya vidmahe puṣpabāṇāya dhīmahi |
tanno'naṅgaḥ pracodayādeṣā māṃ pātucordhvataḥ || 30 ||
iti te kathitaṃ vipra brahmamantraughavigraham |
trailokyamaṅgalaṃ nāma kavacaṃ brahmarūpakam || 31 ||
brahmaṇā kathitaṃ pūrvaṃ nārāyaṇamukhācchrutam |
tava snehānmayā'khyātaṃ pravaktavyaṃ na kasyacit || 32 ||
guruṃ praṇamya vidhivatkavacaṃ prapaṭhettataḥ |
sakṛddvistriryathājñānaṃ sa hi sarvatapomayaḥ || 33 ||
mantreṣu sakaleṣveva deśiko nātra saṃśayaḥ |
śatamaṣṭottaraṃ cāsya puraścaryā vidhissmṛtaḥ || 34 ||
havanādīndaśāṃśena kṛtvā tatsādhayeddhruvam |
yadi syātsiddhakavaco viṣṇureva bhavetsvayam || 35 ||
mantrasiddhirbhavettasya puraścaryā vidhānataḥ |
spardhāmuddhūya satataṃ lakṣmīrvāṇī vasettataḥ || 36 ||
puṣpāñjalyaṣṭakaṃ datvā mūlenaiva paṭhetsakṛt |
daśavarṣasahasrāṇi pūjāyāḥ phalamāpnuyāt || 37 ||
bhūrje vilikhya gulikāṃ svarṇasthāṃ dhārayedyadi |
kaṇṭhe vā dakṣiṇe bāhau so'pi viṣṇurna saṃśayaḥ || 38 ||
aśvamedhasahasrāṇi vājapeyaśatāni ca |
mahādānāni yānyeva prādakṣiṇyaṃ bhuvastathā || 39 ||
kalāṃ nārhanti tānyeva sakṛduccāraṇāttataḥ |
kavacasya prasādena jīvanmukto bhavennaraḥ || 40 ||
trailokyaṃ kṣobhayatyeva trailokyavijayī sa hi |
idaṃ kavacamajñātvā yajedyaḥ puruṣottamam |
śatalakṣaprajapto'pi na mantrastasya siddhyati || 41 ||
iti śrī nāradapāñcarātre jñānāmṛtasāre trailokyamaṅgalakavacam |

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