Mangala (Kuja) Kavacham
विनियोग 1
śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ | asya śrī aṅgārakakavacastotramantrasya kaśyapa ṛṣiḥ, anuṣṭup chandaḥ, aṅgārako devatā, bhaumaprītyarthaṃ jape viniyogaḥ |
ध्यानम् 1
raktāmbaro raktavapuḥ kirīṭī caturbhujo meṣagamo gadābhṛt | dharāsutaḥ śaktidharaśca śūlī sadā mama syādvaradaḥ praśāntaḥ || 1||
कवच 4
aṅgārakaḥ śiro rakṣenmukhaṃ vai dharaṇīsutaḥ | śravau raktāmbaraḥ pātu netre me raktalocanaḥ || 2||
nāsāṃ śaktidharaḥ pātu mukhaṃ me raktalocanaḥ | bhujau me raktamālī ca hastau śaktidharastathā || 3||
vakṣaḥ pātu varāṅgaśca hṛdayaṃ pātu rohitaḥ | kaṭiṃ me graharājaśca mukhaṃ caiva dharāsutaḥ || 4||
jānujaṅghe kujaḥ pātu pādau bhaktapriyaḥ sadā | sarvāṇyanyāni cāṅgāni rakṣenme meṣavāhanaḥ || 5||
फलश्रुति 2
ya idaṃ kavacaṃ divyaṃ sarvaśatrunivāraṇam | bhūtapretapiśācānāṃ nāśanaṃ sarvasiddhidam || 6||
sarvarogaharaṃ caiva sarvasampatpradaṃ śubham | bhuktimuktipradaṃ nṝṇāṃ sarvasaubhāgyavardhanam | rogabandhavimokṣaṃ ca satyametanna saṃśayaḥ || 7||
समापन 1
|| iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe maṅgalakavacaṃ sampūrṇam ||
śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ | asya śrī aṅgārakakavacastotramantrasya kaśyapa ṛṣiḥ, anuṣṭup chandaḥ, aṅgārako devatā, bhaumaprītyarthaṃ jape viniyogaḥ |
raktāmbaro raktavapuḥ kirīṭī caturbhujo meṣagamo gadābhṛt | dharāsutaḥ śaktidharaśca śūlī sadā mama syādvaradaḥ praśāntaḥ || 1||
aṅgārakaḥ śiro rakṣenmukhaṃ vai dharaṇīsutaḥ | śravau raktāmbaraḥ pātu netre me raktalocanaḥ || 2||
nāsāṃ śaktidharaḥ pātu mukhaṃ me raktalocanaḥ | bhujau me raktamālī ca hastau śaktidharastathā || 3||
vakṣaḥ pātu varāṅgaśca hṛdayaṃ pātu rohitaḥ | kaṭiṃ me graharājaśca mukhaṃ caiva dharāsutaḥ || 4||
jānujaṅghe kujaḥ pātu pādau bhaktapriyaḥ sadā | sarvāṇyanyāni cāṅgāni rakṣenme meṣavāhanaḥ || 5||
ya idaṃ kavacaṃ divyaṃ sarvaśatrunivāraṇam | bhūtapretapiśācānāṃ nāśanaṃ sarvasiddhidam || 6||
sarvarogaharaṃ caiva sarvasampatpradaṃ śubham | bhuktimuktipradaṃ nṝṇāṃ sarvasaubhāgyavardhanam | rogabandhavimokṣaṃ ca satyametanna saṃśayaḥ || 7||
|| iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe maṅgalakavacaṃ sampūrṇam ||
Introduction
The Shri Mangala Kavacham is a protective “armour” hymn dedicated to Mangala — the planet Mars, also called Kuja, Bhauma and Angaraka — traditionally held to be revealed by the sage Kashyapa in the Markandeya Purana. Invoking Mars through his many names — Angaraka, Dharanisuta, Raktambara, Raktalochana, Shaktidhara, Graharaja, Kuja and others — the devotee seeks protection for every limb from head to foot, and the closing verses recount the merit of reciting or hearing 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 — मङ्गलकवचम् — Mangalakavacham (Angaraka Kavacha), proofread by Ravin Bhalekar
संस्कृत मूल पाठ प्रामाणिक स्रोत से अक्षरशः; अर्थ व्याख्यात्मक। धार्मिक समीक्षा अपेक्षित।
- Hindupedia — Mangala Kavacham — 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.
