Lord Shiva

śrī rudra kavacam

(Shri Rudra Kavacham in English (IAST))

From Shiva Purana

Shri Rudra Kavacham is a powerful protective hymn dedicated to Lord Shiva in his fierce yet benevolent Rudra form. Extracted from the Shiva Purana, this stotra acts as a spiritual armor, shielding the devotee from malevolent forces, diseases, and psychological distress. By invoking the different aspects and weapons of Shiva, the chanter seeks divine protection and the removal of karmic obstacles. Regular recitation is believed to purify the mind, cultivate inner fearlessness, and facilitate deep meditation, ultimately aligning the seeker with the supreme consciousness of Lord Shiva for spiritual liberation and material prosperity.

oṃ asya śrī rudra kavacastotra mahāmantrasya dūrvāsṛṣiḥ anuṣṭhup chandaḥ tryambaka rudro devatā hrāṃ bījaṃ śrīṃ śaktiḥ hrīṃ kīlakaṃ mama manaso'bhīṣṭasiddhyarthe jape viniyogaḥ |
hrāmityādi ṣaḍbījaiḥ ṣaḍaṅganyāsaḥ ||
dhyānam |
śāntaṃ padmāsanasthaṃ śaśidharamakuṭaṃ pañcavaktraṃ trinetraṃ
śūlaṃ vajraṃ ca khaḍgaṃ paraśumabhayadaṃ dakṣabhāge vahantam |
nāgaṃ pāśaṃ ca ghaṇṭāṃ pralaya hutavahaṃ sāṅkuśaṃ vāmabhāge
nānālaṅkārayuktaṃ sphaṭikamaṇinibhaṃ pārvatīśaṃ namāmi ||
dūrvāsa uvāca|
praṇamya śirasā devaṃ svayambhuṃ parameśvaram |
ekaṃ sarvagataṃ devaṃ sarvadevamayaṃ vibhum || 1 ||
rudra varma pravakṣyāmi aṅga prāṇasya rakṣaye |
ahorātramayaṃ devaṃ rakṣārthaṃ nirmitaṃ purā || 2 ||
rudro me cāgrataḥ pātu pātu pārśvau harastathā |
śiro me īśvaraḥ pātu lalāṭaṃ nīlalohitaḥ || 3 ||
netrayostryambakaḥ pātu mukhaṃ pātu maheśvaraḥ |
karṇayoḥ pātu me śambhuḥ nāsikāyāṃ sadāśivaḥ || 4 ||
vāgīśaḥ pātu me jihvāṃ oṣṭhau pātvambikāpatiḥ |
śrīkaṇṭhaḥ pātu me grīvāṃ bāhūṃścaiva pinākadhṛt || 5 ||
hṛdayaṃ me mahādevaḥ īśvarovyāt stanāntaram |
nābhiṃ kaṭiṃ ca vakṣaśca pātu sarvaṃ umāpatiḥ || 6 ||
bāhumadhyāntaraṃ caiva sūkṣmarūpaḥ sadāśivaḥ |
svaraṃ rakṣatu sarveśo gātrāṇi ca yathā kramam || 7 ||
vajraśaktidharaṃ caiva pāśāṅkuśadharaṃ tathā |
gaṇḍaśūladharaṃ nityaṃ rakṣatu tridaśeśvaraḥ || 8 ||
prasthāneṣu pade caiva vṛkṣamūle nadītaṭe |
sandhyāyāṃ rājabhavane virūpākṣastu pātu mām || 9 ||
śītoṣṇādatha kāleṣu tuhi na drumakaṇṭake |
nirmanuṣye'same mārge trāhi māṃ vṛṣabhadhvaja || 10 ||
ityetadrudrakavacaṃ pavitraṃ pāpanāśanam |
mahādevaprasādena dūrvāso munikalpitam || 11 ||
mamākhyātaṃ samāsena na bhayaṃ vindati kvacit |
prāpnoti paramārogyaṃ puṇyamāyuṣyavardhanam || 12 ||
vidyārthī labhate vidyāṃ dhanārthī labhate dhanam |
kanyārthī labhate kanyāṃ na bhayaṃ vindate kvacit || 13 ||
aputro labhate putraṃ mokṣārthī mokṣamāpnuyāt |
trāhi trāhi mahādeva trāhi trāhi trayīmaya || 14 ||
trāhi māṃ pārvatīnātha trāhi māṃ tripurantaka |
pāśaṃ khaṭvāṅga divyāstraṃ triśūlaṃ rudrameva ca || 15 ||
namaskaromi deveśa trāhi māṃ jagadīśvara |
śatrumadhye sabhāmadhye grāmamadhye gṛhāntare || 16 ||
gamanāgamane caiva trāhi māṃ bhaktavatsala |
tvaṃ cittaṃ tvaṃ mānasaṃ ca tvaṃ buddhistvaṃ parāyaṇam || 17 ||
karmaṇā manasā caiva tvaṃ buddhiśca yathā sadā |
jvarabhayaṃ chindi sarvajvarabhayaṃ chindi grahabhayaṃ chindi || 18 ||
sarvaśatrūnnivartyāpi sarvavyādhinivāraṇam |
rudralokaṃ sa gacchati rudralokaṃ sagacchatyonnama iti || 19 ||
iti skandapurāṇe dūrvāsa proktaṃ śrī rudrakavacam ||

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