Goddess Bagalamukhi

śrī bagalāmukhī kavacaṃ

(Shri Bagalamukhi Kavacham in English (IAST))

From Rudrayamala Tantra

Shri Bagalamukhi Kavacham is a potent protective hymn derived from the Rudrayamala Tantra. The text features a dialogue between Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, detailing the protective armor of Goddess Bagalamukhi, who is revered as the slayer of enemies and the stambhana (paralyzing) force against negativity. Chanting this kavacham is believed to grant the practitioner immense spiritual strength, neutralize the influence of adversaries, and provide victory over obstacles. It serves as a sacred shield that bestows material prosperity, liberation, and divine grace, helping devotees overcome internal and external demons while fostering clarity and spiritual mastery.

kailāsācalamadhyagaṃ puravahaṃ śāntaṃ trinetraṃ śivaṃ
vāmasthā kavacaṃ praṇamya girijā bhūtipradaṃ pṛcchati |
devī śrībagalāmukhī ripukulāraṇyāgnirūpā ca yā
tasyāścāpavimukta mantrasahitaṃ prītyā'dhunā brūhi mām || 1 ||
śrīśaṅkara uvāca|
devī śrībhavavallabhe śṛṇu mahāmantraṃ vibhūtipradaṃ
devyā varmayutaṃ samastasukhadaṃ sāmrājyadaṃ muktidam |
tāraṃ rudravadhūṃ viriñcimahilā viṣṇupriyā kāmayu-
-kkānte śrībagalānane mama ripūnnāśāya yugmantviti || 2 ||
aiśvaryāṇi padaṃ ca dehi yugalaṃ śīghraṃ manovāñchitaṃ
kāryaṃ sādhaya yugmayukchivavadhū vahnipriyānto manuḥ |
kaṃsārestanayaṃ ca bījamaparāśaktiśca vāṇī tathā
kīlaṃ śrīmiti bhairavarṣisahitaṃ chando virāṭ saṃyutam || 3 ||
sveṣṭārthasya parasya vetti nitarāṃ kāryasya samprāptaye
nānāsādhyamahāgadasya niyatannāśāya vīryāptaye |
dhyātvā śrībagalānanāmanuvaraṃ japtvā sahasrākhyakaṃ
dīrghaiḥ ṣaṭkayutaiśca rudramahilābījairvinyāsyāṅgake || 4 ||
dhyānam |
sauvarṇāsanasaṃsthitāṃ trinayanāṃ pītāṃśukolāsinīṃ
hemābhāṅgaruciṃ śaśāṅkamukuṭāṃ srakcampakasragyutām |
hastairmadgarapāśabaddharasanāṃ sambibhratīṃ bhūṣaṇa-
-vyāptāṅgīṃ bagalāmukhīṃ trijagatāṃ saṃstambhinīṃ cintaye || 5 ||
viniyogaḥ |
oṃ asya śrībagalāmukhī brahmāstramantra kavacasya bhairava ṛṣiḥ virāṭ chandaḥ śrībagalāmukhī devatā klīṃ bījaṃ aiṃ śaktiḥ śrīṃ kīlakaṃ mama parasya ca manobhilaṣiteṣṭakāryasiddhaye viniyogaḥ |
ṛṣyādinyāsaḥ |
bhairava ṛṣaye namaḥ śirasi |
virāṭ chandase namaḥ mukhe |
śrī bagalāmukhī devatāyai namaḥ hṛdi |
klīṃ bījāya namaḥ guhye |
aiṃ śaktaye namaḥ pādayoḥ |
śrīṃ kīlakāya namaḥ sarvāṅge |
karanyāsaḥ |
oṃ hrāṃ aṅguṣṭhābhyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ hrīṃ tarjanībhyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ hrūṃ madhyamābhyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ hraiṃ anāmikābhyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ hrauṃ kaniṣṭhikābhyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ hraḥ karatalakarapṛṣṭhābhyāṃ namaḥ |
aṅganyāsaḥ |
oṃ hrāṃ hṛdayāya namaḥ |
oṃ hrīṃ śirase svāhā |
oṃ hrūṃ śikhāyai vaṣaṭ |
oṃ hraiṃ kavacāya hum |
oṃ hrauṃ netratrayāya vauṣaṭ |
oṃ hraḥ astrāya phaṭ |
bhūrbhuvassuvaromiti digbandhaḥ |
mantroddhāraḥ |
oṃ hrīṃ aiṃ śrīṃ klīṃ śrībagalānane mama ripūnnāśaya nāśaya mamaiśvaryāṇi dehi dehi śīghraṃ manovāñchitakāryaṃ sādhayaḥ sādhayaḥ hrīṃ svāhā |
kavacam |
śiro me pātu oṃ hrīṃ aiṃ śrīṃ klīṃ pātu lalāṭakam |
sambodhanapadaṃ pātu netre śrībagalānane || 1 ||
śrutau mama ripuṃ pātu nāsikānnāśaya dvayam |
pātu gaṇḍau sadā māmaiśvaryāṇyaṃ taṃ tu mastakam || 2 ||
dehi dvandvaṃ sadā jihvāṃ pātu śīghraṃ vaco mama |
kaṇṭhadeśaṃ manaḥ pātu vāñchitaṃ bāhumūlakam || 3 ||
kāryaṃ sādhaya dvandvantu karau pātu sadā mama |
māyāyuktā tathā svāhā hṛdayaṃ pātu sarvadā || 4 ||
aṣṭādhikacatvāriṃśaddaṇḍāḍhyā bagalāmukhī |
rakṣāṃ karotu sarvatra gṛhe'raṇye sadā mama || 5 ||
brahmāstrākhyo manuḥ pātu sarvāṅge sarvasandhiṣu |
mantrarājaḥ sadā rakṣāṃ karotu mama sarvadā || 6 ||
oṃ hrīṃ pātu nābhideśaṃ kaṭiṃ me bagalā'vatu |
mukhī varṇadvayaṃ pātu liṅgaṃ me muṣkayugmakam || 7 ||
jānunī sarvaduṣṭānāṃ pātu me varṇapañcakam |
vācaṃ mukhaṃ tathā padaṃ ṣaḍvarṇā parameśvarī || 8 ||
jaṅghāyugme sadā pātu bagalā ripumohinī |
stambhayeti padaṃ pṛṣṭhaṃ pātu varṇatrayaṃ mama || 9 ||
jihvāṃ varṇadvayaṃ pātu gulphau me kīlayeti ca |
pādordhvaṃ sarvadā pātu buddhiṃ pādatale mama || 10 ||
vināśaya padaṃ pātu pādāṅgulyornakhāni me |
hrīṃ bījaṃ sarvadā pātu buddhīndriyavacāṃsi me || 11 ||
sarvāṅgaṃ praṇavaḥ pātu svāhā romāṇi me'vatu |
brāhmī pūrvadale pātu cāgneyāṃ viṣṇuvallabhā || 12 ||
māheśī dakṣiṇe pātu cāmuṇḍā rākṣase'vatu |
kaumārī paścime pātu vāyavye cāparājitā || 13 ||
vārāhī cottare pātu nārasiṃhī śive'vatu |
ūrdhvaṃ pātu mahālakṣmīḥ pātāle śāradā'vatu || 14 ||
ityaṣṭau śaktayaḥ pāntu sāyudhāśca savāhanāḥ |
rājadvāre mahādurge pātu māṃ gaṇanāyakaḥ || 15 ||
śmaśāne jalamadhye ca bhairavaśca sadā'vatu |
dvibhujā raktavasanāḥ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ || 16 ||
yoginyaḥ sarvadā pātu mahāraṇye sadā mama |
iti te kathitaṃ devi kavacaṃ paramādbhutam || 17 || śrīviśvavijayannāma kīrtiśrīvijayapradam | aputro labhate putraṃ dhīraṃ śūraṃ śatāyuṣam || 18 || nirdhano dhanamāpnoti kavacasyāsya pāṭhataḥ | japitvā mantrarājaṃ tu dhyātvā śrībagalāmukhīm || 19 || paṭhedidaṃ hi kavacaṃ niśāyāṃ niyamāttu yaḥ | yadyatkāmayate kāmaṃ sādhyāsādhye mahītale || 20 || tattatkāmamavāpnoti saptarātreṇa śaṅkarī | guruṃ dhyātvā surāṃ pītvā rātrau śaktisamanvitaḥ || 21 || kavacaṃ yaḥ paṭheddevi tasyā'sādhyaṃ na kiñcana | yaṃ dhyātvā prajapenmantraṃ sahasraṃ kavacaṃ paṭhet || 22 || trirātreṇa vaśaṃ yāti mṛtyuṃ taṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ | likhitvā pratimāṃ śatroḥ satālena haridrayā || 23 || likhitvā hyadi taṃ nāma taṃ dhyātvā prajapenmanum | ekaviṃśaddinaṃ yāvatpratyahaṃ ca sahasrakam || 24 || japtvā paṭhettu kavacaṃ caturviṃśativārakam | saṃstambhaṃ jāyate śatrornātra kāryā vicāraṇā || 25 || vivāde vijayaṃ tasya saṅgrāme jayamāpnuyāt | śmaśāne ca bhayaṃ nāsti kavacasya prabhāvataḥ || 26 || navanītaṃ cābhimantrya strīṇāṃ dadyānmaheśvari | vandhyāyāṃ jāyate putro vidyābalasamanvitaḥ || 27 || śmaśānāṅgāramādāya bhaume rātrau śanāvatha | pādodakena spṛṣṭvā ca likhellohaśalākayā || 28 || bhūmau śatroḥ svarūpaṃ ca hṛdi nāma samālikhet | hastaṃ taddhṛdaye datvā kavacaṃ tithivārakam || 29 || dhyātvā japenmantrarājaṃ navarātraṃ prayatnataḥ | mriyate jvaradāhena daśame'hni na saṃśayaḥ || 30 || bhūrjapatreṣvidaṃ stotramaṣṭagandhena saṃlikhet | dhārayeddakṣiṇe bāhau nārī vāmabhuje tathā || 31 || saṅgrāme jayamāpnoti nārī putravatī bhavet | brahmāstrādīni śastrāṇi naiva kṛntanti taṃ janam || 32 || sampūjya kavacaṃ nityaṃ pūjāyāḥ phalamālabhet | bṛhaspatisamo vāpi vibhave dhanadopamaḥ || 33 || kāmatulyaśca nārīṇāṃ śatrūṇāṃ ca yamopamaḥ | kavitālaharī tasya bhavedgaṅgāpravāhavat || 34 || gadyapadyamayī vāṇī bhaveddevīprasādataḥ | ekādaśaśataṃ yāvatpuraścaraṇamucyate || 35 || puraścaryāvihīnaṃ tu na cedaṃ phaladāyakam | na deyaṃ paraśiṣyebhyo duṣṭebhyaśca viśeṣataḥ || 36 || deyaṃ śiṣyāya bhaktāya pañcatvaṃ cā'nyathāpnuyāt | idaṃ kavacamajñātvā bhajedyo bagalāmukhīm | śatakoṭi japitvā tu tasya siddhirna jāyate || 37 || dārāḍhyo manujosya lakṣajapataḥ prāpnoti siddhiṃ parāṃ vidyāṃ śrīvijayaṃ tathā suniyataṃ dhīraṃ ca vīraṃ varam | brahmāstrākhyamanuṃ vilikhya nitarāṃ bhūrjeṣṭagandhena vai dhṛtvā rājapuraṃ vrajanti khalu ye dāso'sti teṣāṃ nṛpaḥ || 38 || iti viśvasāroddhāratantre pārvatīśvarasaṃvāde bagalāmukhīkavacaṃ sampūrṇam |

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