Chandra Kavacham
विनियोग 1
śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ | asya śrīcandrakavacastotramantrasya gautam ṛṣiḥ | anuṣṭup chandaḥ, śrīcandro devatā, candraprītyarthaṃ jape viniyogaḥ |
ध्यानम् 1
samaṃ caturbhujaṃ vande keyūramukuṭojjvalam | vāsudevasya nayanaṃ śaṅkarasya ca bhūṣaṇam || 1||
कवच 5
evaṃ dhyātvā japennityaṃ śaśinaḥ kavacaṃ śubham | śaśī pātu śirodeśaṃ bhālaṃ pātu kalānidhiḥ || 2||
cakṣuṣī candramāḥ pātu śrutī pātu niśāpatiḥ | prāṇaṃ kṣapākaraḥ pātu mukhaṃ kumudabāndhavaḥ || 3||
pātu kaṇṭhaṃ ca me somaḥ skandhe jaivātṛkastathā | karau sudhākaraḥ pātu vakṣaḥ pātu niśākaraḥ || 4||
hṛdayaṃ pātu me candro nābhiṃ śaṅkarabhūṣaṇaḥ | madhyaṃ pātu suraśreṣṭhaḥ kaṭiṃ pātu sudhākaraḥ || 5||
ūrū tārāpatiḥ pātu mṛgāṅko jānunī sadā | abdhijaḥ pātu me jaṅghe pātu pādau vidhuḥ sadā || 6||
फलश्रुति 1
sarvāṇyanyāni cāṅgāni pātu candū'khilaṃ vapuḥ | etaddhi kavacaṃ divyaṃ bhuktimuktipradāyakam | yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi sarvatra vijayī bhavet || 7||
समापन 1
|| iti śrīcandrakavacaṃ sampūrṇam ||
śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ | asya śrīcandrakavacastotramantrasya gautam ṛṣiḥ | anuṣṭup chandaḥ, śrīcandro devatā, candraprītyarthaṃ jape viniyogaḥ |
samaṃ caturbhujaṃ vande keyūramukuṭojjvalam | vāsudevasya nayanaṃ śaṅkarasya ca bhūṣaṇam || 1||
evaṃ dhyātvā japennityaṃ śaśinaḥ kavacaṃ śubham | śaśī pātu śirodeśaṃ bhālaṃ pātu kalānidhiḥ || 2||
cakṣuṣī candramāḥ pātu śrutī pātu niśāpatiḥ | prāṇaṃ kṣapākaraḥ pātu mukhaṃ kumudabāndhavaḥ || 3||
pātu kaṇṭhaṃ ca me somaḥ skandhe jaivātṛkastathā | karau sudhākaraḥ pātu vakṣaḥ pātu niśākaraḥ || 4||
hṛdayaṃ pātu me candro nābhiṃ śaṅkarabhūṣaṇaḥ | madhyaṃ pātu suraśreṣṭhaḥ kaṭiṃ pātu sudhākaraḥ || 5||
ūrū tārāpatiḥ pātu mṛgāṅko jānunī sadā | abdhijaḥ pātu me jaṅghe pātu pādau vidhuḥ sadā || 6||
sarvāṇyanyāni cāṅgāni pātu candū'khilaṃ vapuḥ | etaddhi kavacaṃ divyaṃ bhuktimuktipradāyakam | yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi sarvatra vijayī bhavet || 7||
|| iti śrīcandrakavacaṃ sampūrṇam ||
Introduction
The Shri Chandra Kavacham is a protective “armour” hymn dedicated to Chandra (Soma), the Moon among the nine planets (navagraha); its seer is Gautama, its metre Anushtup, and its deity Sri Chandra. Invoking the Moon through his many names — Shashi, Kalanidhi, Chandrama, Nishapati, Kshapakara, Kumudabandhava, Soma, Sudhakara, Mriganka and others — the devotee seeks protection for every limb from head to foot, and the closing verse recounts the fruit of reciting or hearing it: enjoyment, liberation, and victory everywhere.
The Sanskrit text is reproduced verbatim from a canonical source; the meanings are explanatory. For correct pronunciation and practice, guidance from a qualified teacher is advisable.
Sources 2
- Sanskrit Documents — चन्द्रकवचम् — Chandrakavacham, encoded & proofread by Ravin Bhalekar / Kirk Wortman
संस्कृत मूल पाठ इसी प्रामाणिक स्रोत से अक्षरशः; अर्थ व्याख्यात्मक। धार्मिक समीक्षा अपेक्षित।
- Bhaktinidhi — Chandra Kavacham (English) — English verse-by-verse meaning (viniyoga, dhyana, body-part protection + phalashruti)
Meanings are compiled and edited by the Ved Path team, and are being progressively reviewed for accuracy.
