- athanow
- śrīvallabheśahṛdayamthe heart of Shri Vallabhesha
anvaya atha śrīvallabheśahṛdayam
chandas Prose, the title
vallabheśa Vallabhesha — Lord of Vallabha, his consort: Ganapati worshipped together with his shakti.
hṛdaya heart — A text given as the inner core of a god's worship. This one is laid out as a kavacha, an armour that sets a name of Ganapati over each part of the body.
- śrīdevīthe Goddess
- uvācasaid
anvaya śrīdevī uvāca
chandas Prose, the speaker's line
- vallabheśasyaof Vallabhesha
- hṛdayamthe heart
- kṛpayāin your kindness
- brūhitell me
- śaṅkaraO Shankara
anvaya śaṅkara kṛpayā vallabheśasya hṛdayam brūhi
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), a half verse
- śrīśivaḥShri Shiva
- uvācasaid
anvaya śrīśivaḥ uvāca
chandas Prose, the speaker's line
- ṛṣyādikamits seer and the rest
- mūlamantravatas for the root mantra
- evathe same
- parikīrtitamare declared
anvaya ṛṣyādikam mūlamantravat eva parikīrtitam
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), a half verse
ṛṣyādi the seer and the rest — Before a mantra or kavacha is recited, its seer, metre and deity are named. Here they are the same as for Vallabhesha's root mantra.
paścime gajavaktrastu uttare vighnanāśanaḥ || 2 ||
- oṃOm
- vighneśaḥVighnesha, the lord of obstacles
- pūrvataḥfrom the east
- pātumay protect
- gaṇanāthaḥGananatha, the leader of the ganas
- tuand
- dakṣiṇein the south
- paścimein the west
- gajavaktraḥGajavaktra, the elephant-faced one
- tuand
- uttarein the north
- vighnanāśanaḥVighnanashana, the destroyer of obstacles
anvaya oṃ vighneśaḥ pūrvataḥ pātu gaṇanāthaḥ tu dakṣiṇe [pātu] gajavaktraḥ tu paścime vighnanāśanaḥ uttare [pātu]
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note The kavacha first guards the ten directions, then the body from head to foot.
vāyavyāmākhuvāhastu īśānyāṃ devapūjitaḥ || 3 ||
- āgneyyāmin the south-east
- pitṛbhaktaḥthe one devoted to his father
- tuand
- naiṛtyāmin the south-west
- skandapūrvajaḥSkanda's elder brother
- vāyavyāmin the north-west
- ākhuvāhaḥthe one who rides the mouse
- tuand
- īśānyāmin the north-east
- devapūjitaḥthe one the gods worship
anvaya āgneyyām pitṛbhaktaḥ tu naiṛtyām skandapūrvajaḥ vāyavyām ākhuvāhaḥ tu īśānyām devapūjitaḥ [pātu]
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
āgneyī, naiṛtī, vāyavyā, aiśānī the four in-between directions — Each is named for its guardian: south-east for Agni, south-west for Nirriti, north-west for Vayu, north-east for Ishana.
evaṃ daśadiśo rakṣet vikaṭaḥ pāpanāśanaḥ || 4 ||
- ūrdhvataḥfrom above
- pātumay protect
- sumukhaḥthe fair-faced one
- hiand
- adharāyāmfrom below
- gajānanaḥthe elephant-faced one
- evamso
- daśadiśaḥall ten directions
- rakṣetmay guard
- vikaṭaḥVikata
- pāpanāśanaḥdestroyer of sin
anvaya sumukhaḥ ūrdhvataḥ pātu gajānanaḥ hi adharāyām [pātu] evam pāpanāśanaḥ vikaṭaḥ daśadiśaḥ rakṣet
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
kirīṭiḥ pātu naḥ phālaṃ bhruvormadhye vināyakaḥ || 5 ||
- śikhāyāmmy topknot
- kapilaḥthe tawny one
- pātumay protect
- mūrdhanimy head
- ākāśarūpadhṛkthe one who takes the form of space
- kirīṭiḥthe crowned one
- pātumay protect
- naḥour
- phālamforehead
- bhruvoḥthe brows
- madhyebetween
- vināyakaḥVinayaka
anvaya kapilaḥ śikhāyām pātu ākāśarūpadhṛk mūrdhani [pātu] kirīṭiḥ naḥ phālam pātu vināyakaḥ bhruvoḥ madhye [pātu]
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
kapolayormadanidhiḥ karṇamūle madotkaṭaḥ || 6 ||
- cakṣuṣīeyes
- memy
- trinayanaḥthe three-eyed one
- śravaṇaumy ears
- gajakarṇakaḥthe elephant-eared one
- kapolayoḥmy cheeks
- madanidhiḥthe one full of mada
- karṇamūlethe roots of my ears
- madotkaṭaḥthe one strong with mada
anvaya trinayanaḥ me cakṣuṣī gajakarṇakaḥ śravaṇau madanidhiḥ kapolayoḥ madotkaṭaḥ karṇamūle [pātu]
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
mada mada — The scented flow from a bull elephant's temples in its season of strength. It runs down between cheek and ear, which is where this verse sets the two names.
cibuke nāsike caiva pātu māṃ puṣkarekṣaṇaḥ || 7 ||
- sadantaḥthe tusked one
- dantamadhyethe space between my teeth
- avyātmay guard
- vaktrammy mouth
- pātumay protect
- harātmajaḥHara's son
- cibukemy chin
- nāsikenose
- caand
- evaalso
- pātumay protect
- māmme
- puṣkarekṣaṇaḥthe lotus-eyed one
anvaya sadantaḥ dantamadhye avyāt harātmajaḥ vaktram pātu puṣkarekṣaṇaḥ cibuke nāsike ca eva mām pātu
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
jihvāṃ vidyānidhiḥ pātu tālunyāpatsahāyakaḥ || 8 ||
- uttaroṣṭhemy upper lip
- jagadvyāpīthe one who pervades the world
- tuand
- adharoṣṭhemy lower lip
- amṛtapradaḥthe giver of nectar
- jihvāmmy tongue
- vidyānidhiḥthe one rich in learning
- pātumay protect
- tālunimy palate
- āpatsahāyakaḥthe helper in trouble
anvaya jagadvyāpī uttaroṣṭhe amṛtapradaḥ tu adharoṣṭhe vidyānidhiḥ jihvām pātu āpatsahāyakaḥ tāluni [pātu]
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
caturbhujo bhujau pātu bāhumūle'marapriyaḥ || 9 ||
- kinnaraiḥthe kinnaras
- pūjitaḥthe one worship
- kaṇṭhammy throat
- skandhaumy shoulders
- pātumay protect
- diśāmpatiḥthe lord of the directions
- caturbhujaḥthe four-armed one
- bhujaumy arms
- pātumay protect
- bāhumūlethe place where my arms join the body
- amarapriyaḥthe one dear to the gods
anvaya kinnaraiḥ pūjitaḥ kaṇṭham [pātu] diśāmpatiḥ skandhau pātu caturbhujaḥ bhujau pātu amarapriyaḥ bāhumūle [pātu]
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
āntraṃ pātu svatantro me manaḥ prahlādakārakaḥ || 10 ||
- aṃsayoḥmy shoulder blades
- ambikāsūnuḥAmbika's son
- aṅgulīḥmy fingers
- caand
- haripriyaḥthe one dear to Hari
- āntramentrails
- pātumay protect
- svatantraḥthe one who answers to no one
- memy
- manaḥmind
- prahlādakārakaḥthe one who brings delight
anvaya ambikāsūnuḥ aṃsayoḥ haripriyaḥ ca aṅgulīḥ svatantraḥ me āntram pātu prahlādakārakaḥ manaḥ [pātu]
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
yaśo lakṣmīṃ ca kīrtiṃ ca pātu naḥ kamalāpatiḥ || 11 ||
- prāṇāpānauprana and apana
- tathāand
- vyānamvyana
- udānamudana
- caand
- samānakamsamana
- yaśaḥgood name
- lakṣmīmfortune
- caand
- kīrtimfame
- caand
- pātumay protect
- naḥour
- kamalāpatiḥthe lord of Kamala
anvaya kamalāpatiḥ naḥ prāṇāpānau tathā vyānam udānam ca samānakam yaśaḥ lakṣmīm ca kīrtim ca pātu
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
pañca prāṇa the five breaths — Prana, drawn in; apana, moving down and out; vyana, spread through the body; udana, rising up; and samana, which digests.
kamalāpati the lord of Kamala — Kamala is Lakshmi. The name is given here to Ganapati himself, as Vallabhesha with his consort.
stanau tu pātu viṣṇurme stanamadhyaṃ tu śāṅkaraḥ || 12 ||
- hṛdayammy heart
- tuand
- parambrahmasvarūpaḥwhose nature is the highest Brahman
- jagadipatiḥthe lord of the world
- stanaumy breasts
- tuand
- pātumay protect
- viṣṇuḥthe all-pervading one
- memy
- stanamadhyamthe space between them
- tuand
- śāṅkaraḥShankara's son
anvaya parambrahmasvarūpaḥ jagadipatiḥ hṛdayam tu [pātu] viṣṇuḥ me stanau tu pātu śāṅkaraḥ stanamadhyam tu [pātu]
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note Vishnu here is a name of Ganapati, the one who pervades all. jagadipatiḥ is most likely a slip for jagatīpatiḥ, lord of the world, which keeps the metre.
kaṭiṃ pātvamalo nityaṃ pātu madhyaṃ tu pāvanaḥ || 13 ||
- udarammy belly
- tundilaḥthe one with the great belly
- pātumay protect
- nābhimmy navel
- pātumay protect
- sunābhikaḥthe one with the fine navel
- kaṭimmy hips
- pātumay protect
- amalaḥthe spotless one
- nityamalways
- pātumay protect
- madhyammy waist
- tuand
- pāvanaḥthe purifier
anvaya tundilaḥ udaram pātu sunābhikaḥ nābhim pātu amalaḥ nityam kaṭim pātu pāvanaḥ tu madhyam pātu
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
guhyaṃ guhāgrajaḥ pātu aṇuṃ pātu jitendriyaḥ || 14 ||
- meḍhrammy sexual organ
- pātumay protect
- mahāyogīthe great yogi
- tatpārśvamits sides
- sarvarakṣakaḥthe guardian of all
- guhyammy private parts
- guhāgrajaḥGuha's elder brother
- pātumay protect
- aṇumthe smallest parts of me
- pātumay protect
- jitendriyaḥthe master of the senses
anvaya mahāyogī meḍhram pātu sarvarakṣakaḥ tatpārśvam [pātu] guhāgrajaḥ guhyam pātu jitendriyaḥ aṇum pātu
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note A kavacha leaves no part of the body out. guhya and guhāgraja, private parts and Guha's elder brother, make a play of sound.
jaṅghadeśe hrasvajaṅgho jānumadhye jagadguruḥ || 15 ||
- śuklammy seed
- pātumay protect
- suśuklaḥthe pure white one
- tuand
- ūrūmy thighs
- pātumay protect
- sukhapradaḥthe giver of happiness
- jaṅghadeśemy shins
- hrasvajaṅghaḥthe short-legged one
- jānumadhyemy knees
- jagadguruḥthe teacher of the world
anvaya suśuklaḥ tu śuklam pātu sukhapradaḥ ūrū pātu hrasvajaṅghaḥ jaṅghadeśe jagadguruḥ jānumadhye [pātu]
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
sarvāṅgaṃ sarvasandhau ca pātu devārimardanaḥ || 16 ||
- gulphaumy ankles
- rakṣākaraḥthe protector
- pātumay guard
- pādaufeet
- memy
- nartanapriyaḥthe lover of dance
- sarvāṅgammy whole body
- sarvasandhauall its joints
- caand
- pātumay protect
- devārimardanaḥthe crusher of the gods' enemies
anvaya rakṣākaraḥ gulphau pātu nartanapriyaḥ me pādau [pātu] devārimardanaḥ sarvāṅgam sarvasandhau ca pātu
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
dhanadhānyapaśūṃścaiva gṛhaṃ kṣetraṃ nirantaram || 17 ||
- putramitrakalatrādīnmy children, friends, wife and all my people
- pātumay protect
- pāśāṅkuśādhipaḥthe lord of the noose and the goad
- dhanadhānyapaśūnmy wealth, grain and cattle
- caand
- evaalso
- gṛhammy house
- kṣetrammy field
- nirantaramat all times
anvaya pāśāṅkuśādhipaḥ putramitrakalatrādīn pātu dhanadhānyapaśūn ca eva gṛham kṣetram nirantaram [pātu]
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note From here the protection moves out from the body to family, goods and the places one goes.
rakṣāhīnaṃ tu yatsthānaṃ kavacena vinā kṛtam || 18 ||
- pātumay protect
- viśvātmakaḥwho is the self of the universe
- devaḥthe god
- varadaḥthe giver of boons
- bhaktavatsalaḥwho loves his devotees
- rakṣāhīnamunguarded
- tuand
- yatwhatever
- sthānamplace
- kavacenathis kavacha
- vināoutside
- kṛtamleft
anvaya viśvātmakaḥ varadaḥ bhaktavatsalaḥ devaḥ pātu yat tu sthānam rakṣāhīnam kavacena vinā kṛtam
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
aṭavyāṃ parvatāgre vā mārge mānāvamānage || 19 ||
- tatthat
- sarvamall of it
- rakṣayetmay guard
- devaḥthe god
- mārgavāsīwho lives by the roadside
- jitendriyaḥmaster of the senses
- aṭavyāmin the forest
- parvatāgreon a mountain top
- vāor
- mārgeon the road
- mānāvamānagein honour and in dishonour
anvaya mārgavāsī jitendriyaḥ devaḥ tat sarvam rakṣayet aṭavyām parvatāgre vā mārge mānāvamānage
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note Ganapati by the roadside is a familiar sight: small shrines to him stand on paths and at crossroads everywhere.
sarvatra pātu deveśaḥ saptalokaikasaṃśritaḥ || 20 ||
- jalasthalagataḥwhen I am in water or on land
- vāor
- apieven
- pātumay protect
- māyāpahārakaḥthe remover of maya
- sarvatraeverywhere
- pātumay protect
- deveśaḥthe lord of the gods
- saptalokaikasaṃśritaḥthe one refuge of the seven worlds
anvaya jalasthalagataḥ vā api māyāpahārakaḥ pātu saptalokaikasaṃśritaḥ deveśaḥ sarvatra pātu
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- phalaśrutiḥthe account of what it gives
anvaya phalaśrutiḥ
chandas Prose, a heading
prātaḥkāle japenmartyaḥ sadā bhayavināśanam || 21 ||
- yaḥwho
- idamthis
- kavacamkavacha
- puṇyamholy
- pavitrampurifying
- pāpanāśanamwhich destroys sin
- prātaḥkāleat daybreak
- japetrecites
- martyaḥthe mortal
- sadāalways
- bhayavināśanamwhich destroys fear
anvaya yaḥ martyaḥ prātaḥkāle idam puṇyam pavitram pāpanāśanam sadā bhayavināśanam kavacam japet
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
mūtrakṛcchrapraśamanaṃ bahumūtranivāraṇam || 22 ||
- kukṣirogapraśamanamwhich cures diseases of the belly
- lūtāsphoṭanivāraṇamwhich keeps away the sores of spider bites
- mūtrakṛcchrapraśamanamwhich eases painful urination
- bahumūtranivāraṇamwhich checks too much of it
anvaya kukṣirogapraśamanam lūtāsphoṭanivāraṇam mūtrakṛcchrapraśamanam bahumūtranivāraṇam
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
yaḥ paṭheddhārayedvā'pi karasthāstasya siddhayaḥ |
yatra yatra gataścā'pi tatra tatrā'rthasiddhidam || 23 ||
- bālagrahādirogāṇāmchildren's illnesses such as balagraha
- nāśanamwhich destroys
- sarvakāmadamwhich grants every wish
- yaḥwhoever
- paṭhetreads it
- dhārayetwears it
- vāor
- apieven
- karasthāḥin his hand
- tasyahe holds
- siddhayaḥevery success
- yatrawherever
- yatrawherever
- gataḥhe goes
- caand
- apieven
- tatrathere
- tatrathere
- arthasiddhidamit brings his aims about
anvaya bālagrahādirogāṇām nāśanam sarvakāmadam yaḥ paṭhet dhārayet vā api tasya siddhayaḥ karasthāḥ yatra yatra gataḥ ca api tatra tatra arthasiddhidam [bhavati]
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), printed as 6 pādas
bālagraha balagraha — Illnesses of infancy that older medicine said were caused by seizing spirits.
dhāraṇa wearing it — A kavacha is also written out and worn in an amulet, besides being recited.
vighnarājakavacaṃ dine dine |
putrapautrasukalatrasampadaḥ
kāmabhogamakhilāṃśca vindati || 24 ||
- yaḥwho
- śṛṇotihears
- paṭhatireads
- dvijottamaḥthe best of the twice-born
- vighnarājakavacamthis kavacha of the king of obstacles
- dineday
- dineafter day
- putrapautrasukalatrasampadaḥsons, grandsons, a good wife and wealth
- kāmabhogamenjoyment he desires
- akhilānevery
- caand
- vindatigains
anvaya yaḥ dvijottamaḥ dine dine vighnarājakavacam śṛṇoti paṭhati [saḥ] putrapautrasukalatrasampadaḥ akhilān kāmabhogam ca vindati
chandas Rathoddhatā, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas
dhyāyejjagatrayahiteratamāpadaghnam |
sarvārthasiddhiṃ labhate manuṣyo
vighneśasāyujyamupenna saṃśayaḥ || 25 ||
- yaḥthe one who
- brahmacāriṇamhim who lives in Brahman
- acintyambeyond thought
- anekarūpamof many forms
- dhyāyetmeditates on
- jagatrayahiteratamdevoted to the good of the three worlds
- āpadaghnamdestroyer of misfortune
- sarvārthasiddhimsuccess in every aim
- labhategains
- manuṣyaḥman
- vighneśasāyujyamunion with the lord of obstacles
- upetreaches
- nano
- saṃśayaḥdoubt
anvaya yaḥ manuṣyaḥ acintyam anekarūpam jagatrayahiteratam āpadaghnam brahmacāriṇam dhyāyet [saḥ] sarvārthasiddhim labhate vighneśasāyujyam upet na saṃśayaḥ
chandas Irregular; two lines of Vasantatilakā, then two shorter lines
sāyujya union — The closest of the four kinds of release, in which the devotee becomes one with the god.
note jagatrayahiteratam is printed for jagattrayahite ratam, devoted to the good of the three worlds.
- itihere
- śrīvināyakatantrefrom the Shri Vinayaka Tantra
- śrīvallabheśahṛdayamthe heart of Shri Vallabhesha
- sampūrṇamends
anvaya iti śrīvināyakatantre śrīvallabheśahṛdayam sampūrṇam
chandas Prose, the colophon