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सौतिरुवाच ।। मालावती धनं दत्त्वा ब्राह्मणेभ्यः प्रहर्षिता ।। चकार विविधं वेशं स्वात्मनः स्वामिनः कृते ।।१।। भर्तुश्चकार शुश्रूषां पूजां च समयोचिताम्।। तेन सार्द्धं सुरसिका रेमे सा सुचिरं मुदा।।२।। महापुरुषस्तोत्रं च पूजां च कवचं मनुम्।। विस्मृतं बोधयामास स्वयं रहसि सुव्रता ।। ३ ।। पुरा दत्तं वसिष्ठेन स्तोत्रपूजादिकं हरेः ।। गन्धर्वाय च मालत्यै मन्त्रमेकं च पुष्करे ।।४।। विस्मृतं स्तोत्रकवचं वसिष्ठश्च कृपानिधिः ।। गन्धर्वराजं रहसि बोधयामास शूलिनः ।। ५ ।। एवं चकार राज्यं च कुबेरभवनोपमे ।। आश्रमे परमानन्दो गन्धर्वो बान्धवैः सह ।। ६ ।। यथातथा गताभिश्च स्त्रीभिरन्याभिरेव च ।। आगत्य ताभिः स्वस्वामी संप्राप्तः परया मुदा ।। ७ ।। शौनक उवाच ।। किं स्तोत्रं कवचं विष्णोर्मन्त्रपूजाविधिः पुरा ।। दत्तो विशिष्टस्ताभ्यां च तं भवान्वक्तुमर्हति ।। ८ ।। द्वादशाक्षरमन्त्रं च शूलिनः कवचादिकम् ।। दत्तं गन्धर्वराजाय वसिष्ठेन च किं पुरा ।। ९ ।। तदपि ब्रूहि हे सौते श्रोतुं कौतूहलं मम ।। शङ्करस्तोत्रकवचं मन्त्रं दुर्गतिनाशनम्।।1.19.१०।। सौतिरुवाच ।। तुष्टाव येन स्तोत्रेण मालती परमेश्वरम् ।। तदेव स्तोत्रं दत्तं च मन्त्रं च कवचं शृणु ।। ११।। ॐ नमो भगवते रासमण्डलेशाय स्वाहा ।। इमं मन्त्रं कल्पतरुं प्रददौ षोडशाक्षरम् ।। १२ ।। पुरा दत्तं कुमाराय ब्रह्मणा पुष्करे हरेः ।। पुरा दत्तं च कृष्णेन गोलोके शङ्कराय च ।।१३।। ध्यानं च विष्णोर्वेदोक्तं शाश्वतं सर्वदुर्लभम् ।। मूलेन सर्वं देयं च नैवेद्यादिकमुत्तमम् ।। १४ ।। अतीव गुप्तकवचं पितुर्वक्त्रान्मया श्रुतम् ।। पित्रे दत्तं पुरा विप्र गङ्गायां शूलिना ध्रुवम्।। ।। १५ ।। शूलिने ब्रह्मणे दत्तं गोलोके रासमण्डले ।। धर्माय गोपीकान्तेन कृपया परमाद्भुतम् ।। १६ ।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। राधाकान्त महाभाग कवचं यत्प्रकाशितम् ।। ब्रह्माण्डपावनं नाम कृपया कथय प्रभो ।। १७ ।। मां महेशं च धर्मं च भक्तं च भक्तवत्सल ।। त्वत्प्रसादेन पुत्रेभ्यो दास्यामि भक्तिसंयुतः ।। १८ ।। श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ।। शृणु वक्ष्यामि ब्रह्मेश धर्मेदं कवचं परम् ।। अहं दास्यामि युष्मभ्यं गोपनीयं सुदुर्लमम् ।। १९ ।। यस्मै कस्मै न दातव्यं प्राणतुल्यं ममैव हि ।। यत्तेजो मम देहेऽस्ति तत्तेजः कवचेऽपि च ।। 1.19.२० ।। कुरु सृष्टिमिमं धृत्वा धाता त्रिजगतां भव ।। संहर्त्ता भव हे शम्भो मम तुल्यो भवे भव ।। ।। २१ ।। हे धर्म त्वमिमं धृत्वा भव साक्षी च कर्मणाम् ।। तपसां फलदातारो यूयं भवत मद्वरात् ।। २२ ।। ब्रह्माण्डपावनस्यास्य कवचस्य हरिः स्वयम् ।। ऋषिश्छन्दश्च गायत्री देवोऽहं जगदीश्वरः ।। २३ ।। धर्मार्थकाममोक्षेषु विनियोगः प्रकीर्तितः ।। त्रिलक्षवार पठनात्सिद्धिदं कवचं विधे ।। २४ ।। यो भवेत्सिद्धकवचो मम तुल्यो भवेच्च सः ।। तेजसा सिद्धियोगेन ज्ञानेन विक्रमेण च ।। ।। २५ ।। प्रणवो मे शिरः पातु नमो रामेश्वराय च ।। भालं पायान्नेत्रयुग्मं नमो राधेश्वराय च ।। २६ ।। कृष्णः पायाच्छ्रोत्रयुग्मं हे हरे प्राणमेव च ।। जिह्विकां वह्निजाया तु कृष्णायेति च सर्वतः ।। २७ ।। श्रीकृष्णाय स्वाहेति च कण्ठं पातु षडक्षरः ।। ह्रीं कृष्णाय नमो वक्त्रं क्लींपूर्वश्च भुजद्वयम् ।। २८ ।। नमो गोपाङ्गनेशाय स्कन्धावष्टाक्षरोऽवतु ।। दन्तपङ्क्तिमोष्ठयुग्मं नमो गोपीश्वराय च ।। २९ ।। ॐ नमो भगवते रासमण्डलेशाय स्वाहा ।। स्वयं वक्षःस्थलं पातु मन्त्रोऽयं षोडशाक्षरः ।। 1.19.३० ।। ऐं कृष्णाय स्वाहेति च कर्णयुग्मं सदाऽवतु ।। ॐ विष्णवे स्वाहेति च कपोलं सवर्तोऽवतु ।। ३१ ।। ॐ हरये नम इति पृष्ठं पादं सदा ऽवतु ।। ॐ गोवर्द्धनधारिणे स्वाहा सर्वशरीरकम् ।। ३२ ।। प्राच्यां मां पातु श्रीकृष्ण आग्नेय्यां पातु माधवः ।। दक्षिणे पातु गोपीशो नैर्ऋत्यां नन्दनन्दनः ।। ३३ ।। वारुण्यां पातु गोविन्दो वायव्यां राधिकेश्वरः ।। उत्तरे पातु रासेश ऐशान्यामच्युतः स्वयम् ।। ३४ ।। सततं सर्वतः पातु परो नारायणः स्वयम्।। इति ते कथितं ब्रह्मन्कवचं परमाद्भुतम् ।।३५।। मम जीवनतुल्यं च युष्मभ्यं दत्तमेव च ।। अश्वमेधसहस्राणि वाजपेयशतानि च ।। कलां नार्हन्ति तान्येव कवचस्यैव धारणात् ।। ३६ ।। गुरुमभ्यर्च्य विधिवद्वस्त्रालङ्कारचन्दनैः ।। स्नात्वा तं च नमस्कृत्य कवचं धारयेत्सुधीः ।। ३७ ।। कवचस्य प्रसादेन जीवन्मुक्तो भवेन्नरः ।। यदि स्यात्सिद्धकवचो विष्णुरेव भवेद्द्विज ।। ३८ ।। सौतिरुवाच ।। शिवस्य कवचं स्तोत्रं श्रूयतामिति शौनक ।। वशिष्ठेन च यद्दत्तं गन्धर्वाय च यो मनुः ।। ३९ ।। ॐ नमो भगवते शिवाय स्वाहेति च मनुः ।। दत्तो वशिष्ठेन पुरा पुष्करे कृपया विभो ।। 1.19.४० ।। अयं मन्त्रो रावणाय प्रदत्तो ब्रह्मणा पुरा ।। स्वयं शम्भुश्च बाणाय तथा दुर्वाससे पुरा ।।४१।। मूलेन सर्वं देयं च नैवेद्यादिकमुत्तमम् ।। ध्यायेन्नित्यादिकं ध्यानं वेदोक्तं सर्वसम्मतम्।।४२।। ॐ नमो महादेवाय ।। बाणासुर उवाच ।। महेश्वर महाभाग कवचं यत्प्रकाशितम् ।। संसार पावनं नाम कृपया कथय प्रभो ।। ४३ ।। महेश्वर उवाच ।। शृणु वक्ष्यामि हे वत्स कवचं परमाद्भुतम् ।। अहं तुम्यं प्रदास्यामि गोपनीयं सुदुर्लभम् ।। ४४ ।। पुरा दुर्वाससे दत्तं त्रैलोक्यविजयाय च ।। ४५ ।। ममैवेदं च कवचं भक्त्या यो धारयेत्सुधीः ।। जेतुं शक्नोति त्रैलोक्यं भगवन्नवलीलया।।४६।। संसारपावनस्यास्य कवचस्य प्रजापतिः।। ऋषिश्छन्दश्च गायत्री देवोऽहं च महेश्वरः।। धर्मार्थकाममोक्षेषु विनियोगः प्रकीर्तितः ।। ४७ ।। पंचलक्षजपेनैव सिद्धिदं कवचं भवेत् ।। यो भवेत्सिद्धकवचो मम तुल्यो भवेद्भुवि ।। तेजसा सिद्धि योगेन तपसा विक्रमेण च ।।४८ ।। शम्भुर्मे मस्तकं पातु मुखं पातु महेश्वरः ।। दन्तपक्तिं नीलकण्ठोऽप्यधरोष्ठं हरः स्वयम् ।। ४९।। कण्ठं पातु चन्द्रचूडः स्कन्धौ वृषभवाहनः ।। वक्षःस्थलं नीलकण्ठः पातु पृष्ठं दिगम्बरः ।। 1.19.५० ।। सर्वाङ्गं पातु विश्वेशः सर्वदिक्षु च सर्वदा ।। स्वप्ने जागरणे चैव स्थाणुर्मे पातु सन्ततम् ।। ५१ ।। इति ते कथितं बाण कवचं परमाद्भुतम् ।। यस्मै कस्मै न दातव्यं गोपनीयं प्रयत्नतः ।। ५२ ।। यत्फलं सर्वतीर्थानां स्नानेन लभते नरः ।। तत्फलं लभते नूनं कवचस्यैव धारणात् ।। ५३ ।। इदं कवचमज्ञात्वा भजेन्मां यः सुमन्दधीः ।। शतलक्षप्रजप्तोऽपि न मन्त्रः सिद्धिदायकः ।। ५४ ।। सौतिरुवाच ।। इदं च कवचं प्रोक्तं स्तोत्रं च शृणु शौनक ।। मन्त्रराजः कल्पतरुर्वसिष्ठो दत्तवान्पुरा ।। ५५ ।। ॐ नमः शिवाय ।। बाणासुर उवाच ।। वन्दे सुराणां सारं च सुरेशं नीललोहितम् ।। योगीश्वरं योगबीजं योगिनां च गुरोर्गुरुम् ।। ५६ ।। ज्ञानानन्दं ज्ञानरूपं ज्ञानबीजं सनातनम् ।। तपसां फलदातारं दातारं सर्वसम्पदाम् ।।५७।। तपोरूपं तपोबीजं तपोधनधनं वरम् ।। वरं वरेण्यं वरदमीड्यं सिद्धगणैर्वरैः।।५८।। कारणं भुक्तिमुक्तीनां नरकार्णवतारणम् ।। आशुतोषं प्रसन्नास्यं करुणामयसागरम् ।।५९।। हिमचन्दनकुन्देन्दुकुमुदाम्भोजसन्निभम्।। ब्रह्मज्योतिःस्वरूपं च भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहम् ।। 1.19.६० ।। विषयाणां विभेदेन बिभ्रतं बहुरूपकम् ।। जलरूपमग्निरूपमाकाशरूपमीश्वरम्।। ।। ६१ ।। वायुरूपं चन्द्ररूपं सूर्य्यरूपं महत्प्रभुम् ।। आत्मनः स्वपदं दातुं समर्थमवलीलया ।।६२ ।। भक्तजीवनमीशं च भक्तानुग्रहकातरम् ।। वेदा न शक्ता यं स्तोतुं किमहं स्तौमि तं प्रभुम् ।।६३।। अपरिच्छिन्नमीशानमहो वाङ्मनसोः परम् ।। व्याघ्रचर्माम्बरधरं वृषभस्थं दिगम्बरम् ।। त्रिशूलपट्टिशधरं सस्मितं चन्द्रशेखरम् ।। ६४ ।। इत्युक्त्वा स्तवराजेन नित्यं बाणः सुसंयतः ।। प्राणमच्छङ्करं भक्त्या दुर्वासाश्च मुनीश्वरः ।। ६५ ।। इदं दत्तं वसिष्ठेन गन्धर्वाय पुरा मुने ।। कथितं च महास्तोत्रं शूलिनः परमाद्भुतम् ।। ६६ ।। इदं स्तोत्रं महापुण्यं पठेद्भक्त्या च यो नरः ।। स्नानस्य सर्वतीर्थानां फलमाप्नोति निश्चितम् ।। ६७ ।। अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रं वर्षमेकं शृणोति यः ।। संयतश्च हविष्याशी प्रणम्य शङ्करं गुरुम् ।। ६८ ।। गलत्कुष्ठी महाशूली वर्षमेकं शृणोति यः ।। अवश्यं मुच्यते रोगाद्व्यासवाक्यमिति श्रुतम् ।। ६९ ।। कारागारेऽपि बद्धो यो नैव प्राप्नोति निर्वृतिम् ।। स्तोत्रं श्रुत्वा मासमेकं मुच्यते बन्धनाद् ध्रुवम् ।। 1.19.७० ।। भ्रष्टराज्यो लभेद्राज्यं भक्त्या मासं शृणोति यः ।। मासं श्रुत्वा संयतश्च लभेद्भ्रष्टधनो धनम् ।। ७१ ।। यक्ष्मग्रस्तो वर्षमेकमास्तिको यः शृणोति चेत् ।। निश्चितं मुच्यते रोगाच्छङ्करस्य प्रसादतः ।। ७२ ।। यः शृणोति सदा भक्त्या स्तवराजमिमं द्विज ।। तस्यासाध्यं त्रिभुवने नास्ति किंचिच्च शौनक ।। ७३ ।। कदाचिद्बन्धुविच्छेदो न भवेत्तस्य भारते ।। अचलं परमैश्वर्य्यं लभते नात्र संशयः ।। ७४ ।। सुसंयतोऽतिभक्त्या च मासमेकं शृणोति यः ।। अभार्य्यो लभते भार्य्यां सुविनीतां सतीवराम् ।।७५।। महामूर्खश्च दुर्मेधा मासमेकं शृणोति यः ।। बुद्धिं विद्यां च लभते गुरूपदेशमात्रतः।।७६।। कर्मदुःखी दरिद्रश्च मासं भक्त्या शृणोति यः।। ध्रुवं वित्तं भवेत्तस्य शङ्करस्य प्रसादतः।।७७।। इह लोके सुखं भुक्त्वा कृत्वा कीर्तिं सुदुर्लभाम् ।। नानाप्रकारधर्मं च यात्यन्ते शङ्करालयम् ।। ७८ ।। पार्षदप्रवरो भूत्वा सेवते तत्र शङ्करम् ।। यः शृणोति त्रिसन्ध्यं च नित्यं स्तोत्रमनुत्तमम् ।। ७९ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्त्ते महापुराणे ब्रह्मखण्डे सौतिशौनक संवादे विष्णुशङ्करस्तोत्रकथनं नामैकोनविंशोऽध्यायः ।। १९ ।।

sautiruvāca || mālāvatī dhanaṃ dattvā brāhmaṇebhyaḥ praharṣitā || cakāra vividhaṃ veśaṃ svātmanaḥ svāminaḥ kṛte ||1|| bhartuścakāra śuśrūṣāṃ pūjāṃ ca samayocitām|| tena sārddhaṃ surasikā reme sā suciraṃ mudā||2|| mahāpuruṣastotraṃ ca pūjāṃ ca kavacaṃ manum|| vismṛtaṃ bodhayāmāsa svayaṃ rahasi suvratā || 3 || purā dattaṃ vasiṣṭhena stotrapūjādikaṃ hareḥ || gandharvāya ca mālatyai mantramekaṃ ca puṣkare ||4|| vismṛtaṃ stotrakavacaṃ vasiṣṭhaśca kṛpānidhiḥ || gandharvarājaṃ rahasi bodhayāmāsa śūlinaḥ || 5 || evaṃ cakāra rājyaṃ ca kuberabhavanopame || āśrame paramānando gandharvo bāndhavaiḥ saha || 6 || yathātathā gatābhiśca strībhiranyābhireva ca || āgatya tābhiḥ svasvāmī saṃprāptaḥ parayā mudā || 7 || śaunaka uvāca || kiṃ stotraṃ kavacaṃ viṣṇormantrapūjāvidhiḥ purā || datto viśiṣṭastābhyāṃ ca taṃ bhavānvaktumarhati || 8 || dvādaśākṣaramantraṃ ca śūlinaḥ kavacādikam || dattaṃ gandharvarājāya vasiṣṭhena ca kiṃ purā || 9 || tadapi brūhi he saute śrotuṃ kautūhalaṃ mama || śaṅkarastotrakavacaṃ mantraṃ durgatināśanam||1.19.10|| sautiruvāca || tuṣṭāva yena stotreṇa mālatī parameśvaram || tadeva stotraṃ dattaṃ ca mantraṃ ca kavacaṃ śṛṇu || 11|| oṃ namo bhagavate rāsamaṇḍaleśāya svāhā || imaṃ mantraṃ kalpataruṃ pradadau ṣoḍaśākṣaram || 12 || purā dattaṃ kumārāya brahmaṇā puṣkare hareḥ || purā dattaṃ ca kṛṣṇena goloke śaṅkarāya ca ||13|| dhyānaṃ ca viṣṇorvedoktaṃ śāśvataṃ sarvadurlabham || mūlena sarvaṃ deyaṃ ca naivedyādikamuttamam || 14 || atīva guptakavacaṃ piturvaktrānmayā śrutam || pitre dattaṃ purā vipra gaṅgāyāṃ śūlinā dhruvam|| || 15 || śūline brahmaṇe dattaṃ goloke rāsamaṇḍale || dharmāya gopīkāntena kṛpayā paramādbhutam || 16 || brahmovāca || rādhākānta mahābhāga kavacaṃ yatprakāśitam || brahmāṇḍapāvanaṃ nāma kṛpayā kathaya prabho || 17 || māṃ maheśaṃ ca dharmaṃ ca bhaktaṃ ca bhaktavatsala || tvatprasādena putrebhyo dāsyāmi bhaktisaṃyutaḥ || 18 || śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca || śṛṇu vakṣyāmi brahmeśa dharmedaṃ kavacaṃ param || ahaṃ dāsyāmi yuṣmabhyaṃ gopanīyaṃ sudurlamam || 19 || yasmai kasmai na dātavyaṃ prāṇatulyaṃ mamaiva hi || yattejo mama dehe'sti tattejaḥ kavace'pi ca || 1.19.20 || kuru sṛṣṭimimaṃ dhṛtvā dhātā trijagatāṃ bhava || saṃharttā bhava he śambho mama tulyo bhave bhava || || 21 || he dharma tvamimaṃ dhṛtvā bhava sākṣī ca karmaṇām || tapasāṃ phaladātāro yūyaṃ bhavata madvarāt || 22 || brahmāṇḍapāvanasyāsya kavacasya hariḥ svayam || ṛṣiśchandaśca gāyatrī devo'haṃ jagadīśvaraḥ || 23 || dharmārthakāmamokṣeṣu viniyogaḥ prakīrtitaḥ || trilakṣavāra paṭhanātsiddhidaṃ kavacaṃ vidhe || 24 || yo bhavetsiddhakavaco mama tulyo bhavecca saḥ || tejasā siddhiyogena jñānena vikrameṇa ca || || 25 || praṇavo me śiraḥ pātu namo rāmeśvarāya ca || bhālaṃ pāyānnetrayugmaṃ namo rādheśvarāya ca || 26 || kṛṣṇaḥ pāyācchrotrayugmaṃ he hare prāṇameva ca || jihvikāṃ vahnijāyā tu kṛṣṇāyeti ca sarvataḥ || 27 || śrīkṛṣṇāya svāheti ca kaṇṭhaṃ pātu ṣaḍakṣaraḥ || hrīṃ kṛṣṇāya namo vaktraṃ klīṃpūrvaśca bhujadvayam || 28 || namo gopāṅganeśāya skandhāvaṣṭākṣaro'vatu || dantapaṅktimoṣṭhayugmaṃ namo gopīśvarāya ca || 29 || oṃ namo bhagavate rāsamaṇḍaleśāya svāhā || svayaṃ vakṣaḥsthalaṃ pātu mantro'yaṃ ṣoḍaśākṣaraḥ || 1.19.30 || aiṃ kṛṣṇāya svāheti ca karṇayugmaṃ sadā'vatu || oṃ viṣṇave svāheti ca kapolaṃ savarto'vatu || 31 || oṃ haraye nama iti pṛṣṭhaṃ pādaṃ sadā 'vatu || oṃ govarddhanadhāriṇe svāhā sarvaśarīrakam || 32 || prācyāṃ māṃ pātu śrīkṛṣṇa āgneyyāṃ pātu mādhavaḥ || dakṣiṇe pātu gopīśo nairṛtyāṃ nandanandanaḥ || 33 || vāruṇyāṃ pātu govindo vāyavyāṃ rādhikeśvaraḥ || uttare pātu rāseśa aiśānyāmacyutaḥ svayam || 34 || satataṃ sarvataḥ pātu paro nārāyaṇaḥ svayam|| iti te kathitaṃ brahmankavacaṃ paramādbhutam ||35|| mama jīvanatulyaṃ ca yuṣmabhyaṃ dattameva ca || aśvamedhasahasrāṇi vājapeyaśatāni ca || kalāṃ nārhanti tānyeva kavacasyaiva dhāraṇāt || 36 || gurumabhyarcya vidhivadvastrālaṅkāracandanaiḥ || snātvā taṃ ca namaskṛtya kavacaṃ dhārayetsudhīḥ || 37 || kavacasya prasādena jīvanmukto bhavennaraḥ || yadi syātsiddhakavaco viṣṇureva bhaveddvija || 38 || sautiruvāca || śivasya kavacaṃ stotraṃ śrūyatāmiti śaunaka || vaśiṣṭhena ca yaddattaṃ gandharvāya ca yo manuḥ || 39 || oṃ namo bhagavate śivāya svāheti ca manuḥ || datto vaśiṣṭhena purā puṣkare kṛpayā vibho || 1.19.40 || ayaṃ mantro rāvaṇāya pradatto brahmaṇā purā || svayaṃ śambhuśca bāṇāya tathā durvāsase purā ||41|| mūlena sarvaṃ deyaṃ ca naivedyādikamuttamam || dhyāyennityādikaṃ dhyānaṃ vedoktaṃ sarvasammatam||42|| oṃ namo mahādevāya || bāṇāsura uvāca || maheśvara mahābhāga kavacaṃ yatprakāśitam || saṃsāra pāvanaṃ nāma kṛpayā kathaya prabho || 43 || maheśvara uvāca || śṛṇu vakṣyāmi he vatsa kavacaṃ paramādbhutam || ahaṃ tumyaṃ pradāsyāmi gopanīyaṃ sudurlabham || 44 || purā durvāsase dattaṃ trailokyavijayāya ca || 45 || mamaivedaṃ ca kavacaṃ bhaktyā yo dhārayetsudhīḥ || jetuṃ śaknoti trailokyaṃ bhagavannavalīlayā||46|| saṃsārapāvanasyāsya kavacasya prajāpatiḥ|| ṛṣiśchandaśca gāyatrī devo'haṃ ca maheśvaraḥ|| dharmārthakāmamokṣeṣu viniyogaḥ prakīrtitaḥ || 47 || paṃcalakṣajapenaiva siddhidaṃ kavacaṃ bhavet || yo bhavetsiddhakavaco mama tulyo bhavedbhuvi || tejasā siddhi yogena tapasā vikrameṇa ca ||48 || śambhurme mastakaṃ pātu mukhaṃ pātu maheśvaraḥ || dantapaktiṃ nīlakaṇṭho'pyadharoṣṭhaṃ haraḥ svayam || 49|| kaṇṭhaṃ pātu candracūḍaḥ skandhau vṛṣabhavāhanaḥ || vakṣaḥsthalaṃ nīlakaṇṭhaḥ pātu pṛṣṭhaṃ digambaraḥ || 1.19.50 || sarvāṅgaṃ pātu viśveśaḥ sarvadikṣu ca sarvadā || svapne jāgaraṇe caiva sthāṇurme pātu santatam || 51 || iti te kathitaṃ bāṇa kavacaṃ paramādbhutam || yasmai kasmai na dātavyaṃ gopanīyaṃ prayatnataḥ || 52 || yatphalaṃ sarvatīrthānāṃ snānena labhate naraḥ || tatphalaṃ labhate nūnaṃ kavacasyaiva dhāraṇāt || 53 || idaṃ kavacamajñātvā bhajenmāṃ yaḥ sumandadhīḥ || śatalakṣaprajapto'pi na mantraḥ siddhidāyakaḥ || 54 || sautiruvāca || idaṃ ca kavacaṃ proktaṃ stotraṃ ca śṛṇu śaunaka || mantrarājaḥ kalpatarurvasiṣṭho dattavānpurā || 55 || oṃ namaḥ śivāya || bāṇāsura uvāca || vande surāṇāṃ sāraṃ ca sureśaṃ nīlalohitam || yogīśvaraṃ yogabījaṃ yogināṃ ca gurorgurum || 56 || jñānānandaṃ jñānarūpaṃ jñānabījaṃ sanātanam || tapasāṃ phaladātāraṃ dātāraṃ sarvasampadām ||57|| taporūpaṃ tapobījaṃ tapodhanadhanaṃ varam || varaṃ vareṇyaṃ varadamīḍyaṃ siddhagaṇairvaraiḥ||58|| kāraṇaṃ bhuktimuktīnāṃ narakārṇavatāraṇam || āśutoṣaṃ prasannāsyaṃ karuṇāmayasāgaram ||59|| himacandanakundendukumudāmbhojasannibham|| brahmajyotiḥsvarūpaṃ ca bhaktānugrahavigraham || 1.19.60 || viṣayāṇāṃ vibhedena bibhrataṃ bahurūpakam || jalarūpamagnirūpamākāśarūpamīśvaram|| || 61 || vāyurūpaṃ candrarūpaṃ sūryyarūpaṃ mahatprabhum || ātmanaḥ svapadaṃ dātuṃ samarthamavalīlayā ||62 || bhaktajīvanamīśaṃ ca bhaktānugrahakātaram || vedā na śaktā yaṃ stotuṃ kimahaṃ staumi taṃ prabhum ||63|| aparicchinnamīśānamaho vāṅmanasoḥ param || vyāghracarmāmbaradharaṃ vṛṣabhasthaṃ digambaram || triśūlapaṭṭiśadharaṃ sasmitaṃ candraśekharam || 64 || ityuktvā stavarājena nityaṃ bāṇaḥ susaṃyataḥ || prāṇamacchaṅkaraṃ bhaktyā durvāsāśca munīśvaraḥ || 65 || idaṃ dattaṃ vasiṣṭhena gandharvāya purā mune || kathitaṃ ca mahāstotraṃ śūlinaḥ paramādbhutam || 66 || idaṃ stotraṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ paṭhedbhaktyā ca yo naraḥ || snānasya sarvatīrthānāṃ phalamāpnoti niścitam || 67 || aputro labhate putraṃ varṣamekaṃ śṛṇoti yaḥ || saṃyataśca haviṣyāśī praṇamya śaṅkaraṃ gurum || 68 || galatkuṣṭhī mahāśūlī varṣamekaṃ śṛṇoti yaḥ || avaśyaṃ mucyate rogādvyāsavākyamiti śrutam || 69 || kārāgāre'pi baddho yo naiva prāpnoti nirvṛtim || stotraṃ śrutvā māsamekaṃ mucyate bandhanād dhruvam || 1.19.70 || bhraṣṭarājyo labhedrājyaṃ bhaktyā māsaṃ śṛṇoti yaḥ || māsaṃ śrutvā saṃyataśca labhedbhraṣṭadhano dhanam || 71 || yakṣmagrasto varṣamekamāstiko yaḥ śṛṇoti cet || niścitaṃ mucyate rogācchaṅkarasya prasādataḥ || 72 || yaḥ śṛṇoti sadā bhaktyā stavarājamimaṃ dvija || tasyāsādhyaṃ tribhuvane nāsti kiṃcicca śaunaka || 73 || kadācidbandhuvicchedo na bhavettasya bhārate || acalaṃ paramaiśvaryyaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 74 || susaṃyato'tibhaktyā ca māsamekaṃ śṛṇoti yaḥ || abhāryyo labhate bhāryyāṃ suvinītāṃ satīvarām ||75|| mahāmūrkhaśca durmedhā māsamekaṃ śṛṇoti yaḥ || buddhiṃ vidyāṃ ca labhate gurūpadeśamātrataḥ||76|| karmaduḥkhī daridraśca māsaṃ bhaktyā śṛṇoti yaḥ|| dhruvaṃ vittaṃ bhavettasya śaṅkarasya prasādataḥ||77|| iha loke sukhaṃ bhuktvā kṛtvā kīrtiṃ sudurlabhām || nānāprakāradharmaṃ ca yātyante śaṅkarālayam || 78 || pārṣadapravaro bhūtvā sevate tatra śaṅkaram || yaḥ śṛṇoti trisandhyaṃ ca nityaṃ stotramanuttamam || 79 || iti śrībrahmavaivartte mahāpurāṇe brahmakhaṇḍe sautiśaunaka saṃvāde viṣṇuśaṅkarastotrakathanaṃ nāmaikonaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 19 ||

English translation

Sivakavaca and the description of Sivastavaraja Sauti said— Malavatr got delighted and gave away in charity enormous riches to the Brahmana and thereafter she decorated herself with cosmetics to welcome her husband.

Serving her husband and adoring him appropriately, that beautiful damsel enjoyed the company of her husband for a long time.

Thereafter the chaste lady enlightened her husband surprisingly of Mahdpurusa, stotra, pujd, kavaca and the relevant Mantras.

In the earlier times Vasistha imparted the knowledge of the stotras to Gandharva and Thereafter the compassionate Vasistha, imparted the knowledge of Sivastotra and Thus the Gandharva resided delightfully in the Kubera Bhavana together with his relatives, enjoying all the royal pleasures.

gsrrasjFi'drfw ^i The other wives of Upabarhana also reached there and enjoyed the company of their husband.

Saunaka said—In the earlier times you have told me that the sage Vasistha had imparted the knowledge of Pujanavidhi (the method of performing puja), to both of them. You kindly enlighten me about the same now.

You also kindly enlighten me about the twelve letter Mantra and kavaca which Vasistha had bestowed on the Gandharva king in the earlier times. I am quite anxious to listen to the same.

The kavaca of Siva, the stotra and the Mantra remove all misfortunes.

Sauli said—The stotra, by reciting which Malavatl pleased lord Krsna was bestowed by Vasistha to the Gandharva couple. You listen to the same kavaca and the mantra.

Salutation to the lord of the Rasmaridala, this is the sixteen letter mantra which is like the kalpavrksa (wish-fulfilling tree) which was given to the couple.

The same mantra in earlier times was given over by Brahma to Kumara in the Puskara region and the same was bestowed by lord Krsna on ^iva in Goloka.

It is even difficult to meditate upon lord Visnu according to the Vedic rites, but I am telling you the same. With the aforesaid basic mantra lord Visnu should be offered eatables and the best of other things.

O Brahmana, I listen to the secret kavaca of the lord from my father's mouth. The same was bestowed on my father by Siva over the bank of the Gahga and the same was bestowed on Siva in the Goloka during the performing of by lord Krsna. The same was also given out to Brahma and Dharma. I am now telling you about the kavaca.

O Dharma, by following this kavaca you will witness the deeds of others and with the boon granted by me, you bestow the result of their tapas on all the people.

Brahma said—O lord of Radha, O virtuous one, O lord, the kavaca about which you have narrated for the purification of the universe, you kindly tell us.

O lord, O bestower of the kindness to the devotees, all the three of us namely myself Mahesa and Dharma happen to be your devotees.

By knowing the secret from you, we shall pass it on to our sons.

Krsna said—O lord Brahma, O Dharma, I am revealing to you the most secret and difficult kavaca which is like my life. Therefore, the knowledge of the same should not be imparted to everyone, because, the lustre which is possessed by me in my body is also possessed by it.

O Brahman, you resort to creation after knowing it, which will establish you as the creator of the universe. O Siva, by wearing this kavaca, after destroying the entire universe, you will possess the same prowess as I do.

This kavaca which is the purifier of the universe has Visnu as the Rsi, Gayatri as the metre, Jagdisvara, (lord Krsna) happens to be the god and the Viniyoga (the application) has to be performed, O Brahma by reciting it three lakhs of times, one attains success with the kavaca.

The one who achieves success with this kavaca equates with me in glory, intelligence and Pranava (omkara) should protect my head, salutation to the lord of Rasa (dancing), salutation to him. ^:) This mantra should protect my forehead. Salutation to the lord of Radha; (TT^WT ^:) this mantra should protect both my eyes. Lord Krsna should protect both my ears. O Hari, protect my nose. Let Svaha the wife of Agni, should protect my speech and the mantra Svaha for Krsna ( should protect everyone.

should protect my neck and Cff 33:) Hrlrh salutation to Krsna, should protect the face. The mantra ■^:) Klim salutation to Krsna should protect my aim and the mantra salutation to the lord of Gopis should protect both my shoulders. The mantra salutation to the lord of the Gopis should protect the teeth beside both the lips.

The mantra of sixteen letters for salutation to the lord: "arf ^ should protect the chest.

The mantra for salutation to Krsna should protect both the ears. The mantra ^rf for the lord Visnu, should protect the Om Salutation to Hari, ^ Ft^ TR; should protect the back and the feet while the mantra Svaha for the carrier of Govardhana mountain should protect the entire body Lord Krsna is lodged in the eastern direction Madhava in the Agni direction, Gopisa in the southern direction, Nanda-Nandana should protect the Nairrtya direction.

Thg grw ■nfiilw::i The western region should be protected by Govinda, the Vayavya direction should be protected by the lord of Radhika and the northern direction should be protected by the lord of Rdsallld. The north-east direction should be protected by Acyuta.

Lord Narayana should himself protect all the sides. O Brahmana, this is quite a surprising kavaca, the knowledge of which has been imparted by me to you. This is like my own life.

The, one who practises this kavaca, earns the merit equivalent to thousands of Asvamedha sacrifices and hundreds the Vajpeya sacrifices.

The wise people after taking a bath give away in charity clothes, ornaments and adore the teachers regularly while practising on this The Brahmanas with the use of this kavaca achieve salvation. The success in this kavaca equates one with lord Visnu.

Sauti said—O Saunaka, now you listen to the kavaca of Siva and the related stotra which was bestowed by Vasistha to Gandharva. In earlier times, O Brahmana, the knowledge of this kavaca was imparted by the priest Vasistha in the Puskara region which reads 3}f This mantra was bestowed by the sage on The same mantra was bestowed by Brahma on Ravana and Siva himself gave to Baiiasura and With this basic mantra all the eatables and the best of other things should be offered. The Vedic type of meditation on this mantra is like the verse, 'T adore lord Siva always” etc. This is well-known to everyone.

Salutation to lord Mahadeva.

Banasura said—O lord Mahesvara, 0 glorious one, O lord, you bestow the knowledge of the kavaca which purifies the universe.

Mahesvara said—O son, “I am now speaking about that wonderful kavaca. It is difficult to get.

In spite of that I bestow the knowledge of the same on you.

In the earlier times I had bestowed the knowledge of this kavaca on Durvasa for the conquering of the worlds. Therefore, whosoever owns this kavaca with great devotion he would be able to conquers the three worlds like the god, This kavaca is the purifier of the universe. Its Rsi is Prajapati, its metre is Gayatrl, the god is Mahesvara; Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksa are the applications or viniyoga for the same.

One who recites this mantra five lakhs of times achieves success for the same. The one who succeeds in this kavaca equates me with the universe in gloty, accomplishment, tapas and Lord Sambhu should protect my forehead, Mahesvara should protect my mouth, Nllakantha should protect the teeth and lord Siva himself should protect my lips.

Lord Candracuda should protect my neck. The one whose vehicle happens to be the bull should protect my shoulders Nilkantha should protect the chest; the Digambara should protect the back.

The Visvesa should protect all the parts of body and all directions, while sleeping or awake.

O Bana, I have imparted the knowledge of a wonderful kavaca to you. Don't impart its knowledge to everyone because it is quite secret.

The merit one earns by having a bath at aP Tie sacred places, achieve the same by the reciting of this kavaca.

The fool who tries to recite this kavaca without understanding it and adores me, cannot achieve success even if he recites the same a hundred lakhs of times.

Sauti said—O Saunaka, 1 have narrated about this kavaca to you; now you listen to the mantra also which is like the kalpavrksci. The same was recited by the sage Vasistha in earlier times.

Banasura said—I adore the best of the gods and the lord of the gods, lord Siva who is the great yogi, the cause of the yogis and their teachers. He is the teacher of the teachers. The all-knowledgeable, the form of knowledge, the seed of knowledge, eternal, the result of the lapas he bestows all the riches.

He is the form of tapas, the seed of tapas and the treasure of the great ascetics. He is the boon, the bestower of the boons and is adorable by siddhas, the granter of salvation and adoration.

He is the one who makes the people cross the ocean of the hell. He is Asutosa, who gets pleased quickly, always has a smiling face and is the ocean of compassion.

He is always shining bright like the ice, sandal-paste, the moon and the lotuses. He is like the divine light and showers his grace over the devotees. He is always in compassionate form according to the exigencies of the situations and represents the water, the fire, the sky, the wind, the moon and the Sun. He is the lord and the great god and he bestows his grace suitably on He is the life of the devotees, is the great lord of the devotees and he always remains anxious to bestow his grace on the devotees. Therefore the lord whose glory even cannot be recited by the Vedas, is limitless Tsana and is beyond mind and speech; how can I praise him?

He is clad in the skin of a tiger, mounts on the bull, remains without clothes and is the holder of a trident and a Pattis'a. He wears a serene smile on his face and his forehead is adorned with a crescent. I bow in reverence to this form of Siva.

The great sage Duiwasa also conducted himself with devotion accordingly.

O sage in earlier times Vasistha had imparted the stotra of Siva to the Gandhaiwa.

Such of the human being who recited this sacred stotra achieves the merit of having a bath in all the sacred places.

He who observes self-discipline consumes pure food, recites this stotra, bows at the feet of lord Siva as well as his teacher, achieves a son if he is without one. He gets himself relieved of the horrible leprosy or stomach-ache. If one listens to the stotra for a full year he surely gets himself relieved of all ailments. I have heard this from the sage Vyasa.

The one who is bound in bondages and is unable to free himself, if he recites this stotra for a month or listens to it, surely is relieved of all the bondages.

Similarly anyone who listens to the stotra with devotion for a month he regains his last royal!

position and gets back the lost riches.

A believer who is infested with the ailment of consumption, if he recites the stotra or listens to it for a year, is relieved of the ailment with the grace of Siva.

O Saunaka, O Brahmana, the one who listens to it with devotion, for him nothing remains impossible in the three worlds.

In Bharala he is never separated from his relatives and he earns immense riches. There is no doubt about it.

One who listens to it with devotion and self- discipline for a month gets a chaste wife, if he does not have one.

The one who is a great fool and is an evil minded one, if he listen to this stotra for a month, achieves intelligence and knowledge by the grace of his Guru.

The one who leads a miserable life and has no riches at all, if he recites this stotra for a month lord Siva gets pleased with him and he achieves all the riches.

The one who recites the stotra thrice in a day, achieves pleasures in the world and glory which is difficult to get. By performing many religious rites, he ultimately achieves the place of Siva and by attaining a high position, he serves lord Siva.

Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 400040 (2023-12-26T21:50:55Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n104–n111: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n104/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.