Shukra Kavacham
मङ्गलाचरण 1
śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ |
विनियोग 1
oṃ asya śrīśukrakavacastotramantrasya bhāradvāja ṛṣiḥ | anuṣṭupchandaḥ | śrīśukro devatā | śukraprītyarthe jape viniyogaḥ ||
ध्यानम् 1
mṛṇālakundendupayojasuprabhaṃ pītāmbaraṃ prasṛtamakṣamālinam | samastaśāstrārthavidhiṃ mahāntaṃ dhyāyetkaviṃ vāñchitamarthasiddhaye || 1||
कवच 5
oṃ śiro me bhārgavaḥ pātu bhālaṃ pātu grahādhipaḥ | netre daityaguruḥ pātu śrotre me candanadyutiḥ || 2||
pātu me nāsikāṃ kāvyo vadanaṃ daityavanditaḥ | vacanaṃ cośanāḥ pātu kaṇṭhaṃ śrīkaṇṭhabhaktimān || 3||
bhujau tejonidhiḥ pātu kukṣiṃ pātu manovrajaḥ | nābhiṃ bhṛgusutaḥ pātu madhyaṃ pātu mahīpriyaḥ || 4||
kaṭiṃ me pātu viśvātmā ūrū me surapūjitaḥ | jānuṃ jāḍyaharaḥ pātu jaṅghe jñānavatāṃ varaḥ || 5||
gulphau guṇanidhiḥ pātu pātu pādau varāmbaraḥ | sarvāṇyaṅgāni me pātu svarṇamālāpariṣkṛtaḥ || 6||
फलश्रुति 1
ya idaṃ kavacaṃ divyaṃ paṭhati śraddhayānvitaḥ | na tasya jāyate pīḍā bhārgavasya prasādataḥ || 7||
समापन 1
|| iti śrībrahmāṇḍapurāṇe śukrakavacaṃ sampūrṇam ||
śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ |
oṃ asya śrīśukrakavacastotramantrasya bhāradvāja ṛṣiḥ | anuṣṭupchandaḥ | śrīśukro devatā | śukraprītyarthe jape viniyogaḥ ||
mṛṇālakundendupayojasuprabhaṃ pītāmbaraṃ prasṛtamakṣamālinam | samastaśāstrārthavidhiṃ mahāntaṃ dhyāyetkaviṃ vāñchitamarthasiddhaye || 1||
oṃ śiro me bhārgavaḥ pātu bhālaṃ pātu grahādhipaḥ | netre daityaguruḥ pātu śrotre me candanadyutiḥ || 2||
pātu me nāsikāṃ kāvyo vadanaṃ daityavanditaḥ | vacanaṃ cośanāḥ pātu kaṇṭhaṃ śrīkaṇṭhabhaktimān || 3||
bhujau tejonidhiḥ pātu kukṣiṃ pātu manovrajaḥ | nābhiṃ bhṛgusutaḥ pātu madhyaṃ pātu mahīpriyaḥ || 4||
kaṭiṃ me pātu viśvātmā ūrū me surapūjitaḥ | jānuṃ jāḍyaharaḥ pātu jaṅghe jñānavatāṃ varaḥ || 5||
gulphau guṇanidhiḥ pātu pātu pādau varāmbaraḥ | sarvāṇyaṅgāni me pātu svarṇamālāpariṣkṛtaḥ || 6||
ya idaṃ kavacaṃ divyaṃ paṭhati śraddhayānvitaḥ | na tasya jāyate pīḍā bhārgavasya prasādataḥ || 7||
|| iti śrībrahmāṇḍapurāṇe śukrakavacaṃ sampūrṇam ||
Introduction
The Shri Shukra Kavacham is a protective “armour” hymn dedicated to Shukra (Venus, the preceptor Shukracharya) among the nine planets, found in the Brahmanda Purana and associated with the sage Bharadvaja. Invoking Venus through his many names — Bhargava, Grahadhipa, Daityaguru, Kavya, Ushanas, Bhrigusuta and others — the devotee seeks protection for every limb from head to foot, and the closing verse recounts the fruit of reciting it with faith.
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 — शुक्रकवचम् — Shukrakavacham, encoded & proofread by Ravin Bhalekar
संस्कृत मूल पाठ प्रामाणिक स्रोत से अक्षरशः; अर्थ व्याख्यात्मक। धार्मिक समीक्षा अपेक्षित।
- Hindupedia — Shukra Kavacham — English verse-by-verse meaning (dhyana + body-part protection + phalashruti)
Meanings are compiled and edited by the Ved Path team, and are being progressively reviewed for accuracy.
