Ketu Kavacham
विनियोग 1
oṃ asya śrīketukavacastotramahāmantrasya tryambaka ṝṣiḥ | anuṣṭupchandaḥ | keturdevatā | kaṃ bījam | namaḥ śaktiḥ | keturiti kīlakam | ketukṛta pīḍā nivāraṇārthe, sarvaroganivāraṇārthe, sarvaśatruvināśanārthe, sarvakāryasiddhyarthe, ketuprasādasiddhyarthe jape viniyogaḥ |
ध्यानम् 1
śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ | ketuṃ karālavadanaṃ citravarṇaṃ kirīṭinam | praṇamāmi sadā ketuṃ dhvajākāraṃ graheśvaram || 1||
कवच 4
citravarṇaḥ śiraḥ pātu bhālaṃ dhūmrasamadyutiḥ | pātu netre piṅgalākṣaḥ śrutī me raktalocanaḥ || 2||
ghrāṇaṃ pātu suvarṇābhaścibukaṃ siṃhikāsutaḥ | pātu kaṇṭhaṃ ca me ketuḥ skandhau pātu grahādhipaḥ || 3||
hastau pātu suraśreṣṭhaḥ kukṣiṃ pātu mahāgrahaḥ | siṃhāsanaḥ kaṭiṃ pātu madhyaṃ pātu mahāsuraḥ || 4||
ūrū pātu mahāśīrṣo jānunī me'tikopanaḥ | pātu pādau ca me krūraḥ sarvāṅgaṃ narapiṅgalaḥ || 5||
फलश्रुति 1
ya idaṃ kavacaṃ divyaṃ sarvarogavināśanam | sarvaśatruvināśaṃ ca dhāraṇādvijayī bhavet || 6||
समापन 1
|| iti śrībrahmāṇḍapurāṇe ketukavacaṃ sampūrṇam ||
oṃ asya śrīketukavacastotramahāmantrasya tryambaka ṝṣiḥ | anuṣṭupchandaḥ | keturdevatā | kaṃ bījam | namaḥ śaktiḥ | keturiti kīlakam | ketukṛta pīḍā nivāraṇārthe, sarvaroganivāraṇārthe, sarvaśatruvināśanārthe, sarvakāryasiddhyarthe, ketuprasādasiddhyarthe jape viniyogaḥ |
śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ | ketuṃ karālavadanaṃ citravarṇaṃ kirīṭinam | praṇamāmi sadā ketuṃ dhvajākāraṃ graheśvaram || 1||
citravarṇaḥ śiraḥ pātu bhālaṃ dhūmrasamadyutiḥ | pātu netre piṅgalākṣaḥ śrutī me raktalocanaḥ || 2||
ghrāṇaṃ pātu suvarṇābhaścibukaṃ siṃhikāsutaḥ | pātu kaṇṭhaṃ ca me ketuḥ skandhau pātu grahādhipaḥ || 3||
hastau pātu suraśreṣṭhaḥ kukṣiṃ pātu mahāgrahaḥ | siṃhāsanaḥ kaṭiṃ pātu madhyaṃ pātu mahāsuraḥ || 4||
ūrū pātu mahāśīrṣo jānunī me'tikopanaḥ | pātu pādau ca me krūraḥ sarvāṅgaṃ narapiṅgalaḥ || 5||
ya idaṃ kavacaṃ divyaṃ sarvarogavināśanam | sarvaśatruvināśaṃ ca dhāraṇādvijayī bhavet || 6||
|| iti śrībrahmāṇḍapurāṇe ketukavacaṃ sampūrṇam ||
Introduction
The Shri Ketu Kavacham is a protective “armour” hymn dedicated to Ketu, the shadowy node counted among the nine planets (Navagraha) and traditionally associated with the Brahmanda Purana. Invoking Ketu through his many forms and names — Chitravarna (the many-hued), the smoke-hued one, the tawny-eyed one, the son of Simhika, the lord of the planets and others — the devotee seeks protection for every limb from head to foot, and the closing verse recounts the fruit of wearing and reciting it.
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 — केतुकवचम् — Ketukavacham, encoded and proofread by Ravin Bhalekar
संस्कृत मूल पाठ प्रामाणिक स्रोत से अक्षरशः; अर्थ व्याख्यात्मक। धार्मिक समीक्षा अपेक्षित।
- Devshoppe — Shri Ketu Kavacham with meaning — English verse-by-verse meaning (body-part protection + phalashruti)
Meanings are compiled and edited by the Ved Path team, and are being progressively reviewed for accuracy.
