Gaṇapati-khaṇḍa · Chapter 38
Sourceनारायण उवाच ।। सुचन्द्रे पतिते ब्रह्मन्राजेन्द्राणां शिरोमणौ ।। अगमत्पुष्कराक्षस्तु सेनात्र्यक्षौहिणीयुतः ।। १ ।। सूर्य्यवंशोद्भवो राजा सुचन्द्रतनयो महान् ।। महालक्ष्मीसेवकश्च लक्ष्मीवान्सूर्य्यसन्निभः ।। २ ।। महालक्ष्म्याश्च कवचं गले यस्य मनोहरम् ।। परमैश्वर्य्यसंयुक्तस्त्रैलोक्यविजयी ततः ।।३।। तं दृष्ट्वा भ्रातरः सर्वे रैणुकेयस्य धीमतः ।। आययुः समरं कर्त्तुं नानाशस्त्रास्त्रपाणयः ।।।४।। राजेन्द्रः शरजालेन च्छेदयामास तांस्तथा ।। चिच्छिदुः शरजालं च ते वीराश्चैव लीलया ।। ५ ।। चिच्छिदुः स्यन्दनं राज्ञस्ते वीराः पञ्चबाणतः ।। सारथिं पञ्चबाणेन रथाश्वं दशबाणतः ।। ६ ।। तद्धनुः सप्तबाणेन तूर्णं वै पञ्चबाणतः ।। चिच्छिदुस्तद्भ्रातृवर्गान्विप्राः शङ्करशूलतः ।।७।। ते च त्र्यक्षौहिणीं सेनान्निजघ्नुश्चापि लीलया ।। हन्तुं नृपेन्द्रं ते वीराः शिवशूलं निचिक्षिपुः ।। गले बभूव तच्छूलं राज्ञः पुष्करमालिका ।। ८ ।। शक्तिं च परिघं चैव भुशुण्डीं मुद्गरं तथा ।। गदां च चिक्षिपुर्विप्राः कोपेन ज्वलदग्नयः ।। ९ ।। तानि शस्त्राणि चूर्णानि क्ष्माभृतो देहयोगतः ।। विस्मिता भ्रातरः सर्वे भृगोरेव महामुने ।।3.38.१०।। रथं धनुश्च शस्त्राणि चास्त्राणि विविधानि च ।। सेनां प्रस्थापयामास कार्त्तवीर्य्यार्जुनः स्वयम्।।११।। राजा स्यन्दनमारुह्य पुष्कराक्षो महाबलः ।। चकार शरजालं च महाघोरतरं मुने ।। १२ ।। चिच्छिदुः शरजालं ते वीराः शस्त्रास्त्रपाणयः ।। राजा प्रस्वापनेनैव निद्रितांस्तांश्चकार ह ।। १३ ।। भ्रातॄंश्च निद्रितान्दृष्ट्वा जामदग्न्यो महाबलः ।। क्षतविक्षतसर्वांगान्बोधयामास तत्त्वतः ।।१४।। बोधयित्वा तान्निवार्य्य जगाम रणमूर्द्धनि ।। चिक्षेप पर्शुं कोपेन शीघ्रं राजजिघांसया।।१५।। छित्त्वा राज्ञः किरीटं च पर्शुर्भूमौ पपात ह।। जग्राह परशुं शीघ्रं जामदग्न्यो महाबलः।।१६।। तदा शङ्करशूलं च चिक्षिपे मन्त्रपूर्वकम् ।। नृपस्य कुण्डलं छित्त्वा जगाम शिवसन्निधिम्।।१७।। राजा निहन्तुं तं रामं शरजालं चकार ह ।। चिच्छेद शरजालं च रेणुकेयश्च लीलया ।।१८।। क्रमेण राजा नानास्त्रं चिक्षिपे मन्त्रपूर्वकम्।। तच्चिच्छेद क्रमेणैव भृगुः शस्त्रभृतां वरः।।१९।। भृगुश्चिक्षेप नानास्त्रं महासन्धानपूर्वकम् ।। तच्चिच्छेद महाराजः सन्धानेनैव लीलया ।। 3.38.२० ।। रामश्चिक्षेप सन्धाय ब्रह्मास्त्रं मन्त्रपूर्वकम् ।। राजा निर्वापणं चक्रे सन्धानेनैव लीलया ।।२१।। सर्वाण्यस्त्राणि शस्त्राणि रामः पाशुपतं विना ।। चिक्षेप कोपविभ्रांतो भूपश्चिच्छेद तानि च ।। २२ ।। रामः स्तुत्वा शिवं नत्वाऽऽददे पाशुपतं मुने ।। नारायणश्च भगवानवोचद् विप्ररूपधृक् ।। २३ ।। ब्राह्मण उवाच ।। किं करोषि भृगो वत्स त्वमेवं ज्ञानिनां वरः ।। नरं हन्तुं पाशुपतं कोपात्किं क्षिपसि भ्रमात् ।। २४ ।। विश्वं पाशुपतेनैव भवेद्भस्म च सत्वरम् ।। सर्वघ्नं स्याच्छस्त्रमिदं विना श्रीकृष्णमीश्वरम् ।। २५ ।। अहो पाशुपतं जेतुं नालमेव सुदर्शनम् ।। हरेः सुदर्शनं चैव सर्वास्त्रपरिमर्दकम् ।।२६।। खट्वांगिनः पाशुपातं हरेरेव सुदर्शनम् ।। एते प्रधाने सर्वेषामस्त्राणां च जगत्त्रये ।। २७ ।। त्यज पाशुपतं ब्रह्मन्मदीयं वचनं शृणु ।। यथा जेष्यसि राजानं पुष्कराक्षं महाबलम् ।। २८ ।। कार्त्तवीर्य्यमजेतारं यथा जेष्यसि साम्प्रतम् ।। श्रूयतां सावधानेन तत्सर्वं कथयामि ते ।। २९ ।। महालक्ष्म्याश्च कवचं त्रिषु लोकेषु दुर्लभम् ।। भक्त्या च पुष्कराक्षेण धृतं कण्ठे विधानतः ।। 3.38.३० ।। परं दुर्गतिनाशिन्याः कवचं परमाद्भुतम् ।। धृतं च दक्षिणे बाहौ पुष्कराक्षसुतेन च ।। ३१ ।। कवचस्य प्रभावेण विश्वं जेतुं क्षमौ च तौ ।। को जेता च त्रिभुवने देहे च कवचे स्थिते ।। ३२ ।। अहं यास्यामि भिक्षार्थं सन्निधाने तयोर्मुने ।। करिष्यामि च तद्भिक्षां प्रतिज्ञा सफलाऽस्तु ते ।। ३३ ।। ब्राह्मणस्य वचः श्रुत्वा रामः संत्रस्तमानसः ।। उवाच ब्राह्मणं वृद्धं हृदयेन विदूयता ।। ३४ ।। परशुराम उवाच ।। न जानामि महाप्राज्ञ कस्त्वं ब्राह्मणरूपधृक् ।। शीघ्रं च ब्रूहि मां मूढं तदा गच्छ नृपान्तिकम् ।। ३५ ।। जामदग्न्यवचः श्रुत्वा प्रहस्य ब्राह्मणः स्वयम् ।। उक्त्वा चाहं विष्णुरिति ययौ भिक्षितुमीश्वरः ।। ३६ ।। गत्वा तयोः सन्निधानं ययाचे कवचे च तौ ।। ददतुस्तौ च कवचे विष्णवे विष्णुमायया ।। गृहीत्वा कवचे विष्णुर्वैकुण्ठं निर्जगाम सः ।। ३७ ।। नारद उवाच ।। महालक्ष्म्याश्च कवचं केन दत्तं महामुने ।। पुष्कराक्षाय भूपाय श्रोतुं कौतूहलं मम ।। ३८ ।। कवचं चापि दुर्गायाः पुष्कराक्षसुताय च ।। दुर्ल्लभं केन वा दत्तं तद्भवान्वक्तुमर्हसि ।। ३९ ।। कवचं चापि किम्भूतं तयोर्वा तस्य किं फलम् ।। मन्त्रौ तु किंप्रकारौ च तन्मे ब्रूहि जगद्गुरो।। ।।। 3.38.४० ।। नारायण उवाच ।। दत्तं सनत्कुमारेण पुष्कराक्षाय धीमते ।। महालक्ष्म्याश्च कवचं मन्त्रश्चापि दशाक्षरः ।। ४१ ।। स्तवनं चापि गोप्यं वै प्रोक्तं तच्चरितं च यत् ।। ध्यानं च सामवेदोक्तं पूजां चैव मनोहराम् ।। ४२ ।। दुर्गायाश्चापि कवचं दत्तं दुर्वाससा पुरा।। स्तवनं चापि गोप्यं च मन्त्रश्चापि दशाक्षरः।।४३।। पश्चाच्छ्रोष्यसि तत्सर्वं देव्याश्च परमाद्भुतम्।। महायुद्धसमारम्भे दत्तं प्रार्थनया च यत् ।।४४।। महालक्ष्म्याश्च मन्त्रं च शृणु तं कथयामि ते ।। ॐ श्रीं कमलवासिन्यै स्वाहेति परमाद्भुतम् ।। ४५।। ध्यानं च सामवेदोक्तं शृणु पूजाविधिं मुने ।। दत्तं तस्मै कुमारेण पुष्कराक्षाय धीमते ।। ४६ ।। सहस्रदलपद्मस्थां पद्मनाभप्रियां सतीम् ।। पद्मालयां पद्मवक्त्रां पद्मपत्राभलोचनाम् ।। ४७।। पद्मपुष्पप्रियां पद्मपुष्पतल्पाधिशायिनीम् ।। पद्मिनीपद्महस्तां च पद्ममालाविभूषिताम् ।। ४८ ।। पद्मभूषणभूषाढ्यां पद्मशोभाविवर्द्धनीम् ।। पद्माटवीं प्रपश्यन्तीं सस्मितां तां भजे मुदा ।। ४९ ।। चन्दनाष्टदले पद्मे पद्मपुष्पेण पूजयेत् ।। गणं सम्पूज्य दत्त्वा चैवोपचारांश्च षोडश ।। 3.38.५० ।। ततः स्तुत्वा च प्रणमेत्साधको भक्तिपूर्वकम् ।। कवचं श्रूयतां ब्रह्मन्सर्वसारं वदामि ते ।। ५१ ।। शृणु विप्रेन्द्र पद्मायाः कवचं परमं शुभम् ।। पद्मनाभेन यद्दत्तं ब्रह्मणे नाभिपद्मके ।। ५२ ।। सम्प्राप्य कवचं ब्रह्मा तत्पद्मे ससृजे जगत् ।। पद्मालयाप्रसादेन सलक्ष्मीको बभूव सः ।। ५३ ।। पद्मालयावरं प्राप्य पाद्मश्च जगतां प्रभुः ।। पाद्येन पद्मकल्पे च कवचं परमाद्भुतम् ।।५४।। दत्तं सनत्कुमाराय प्रियपुत्राय धीमते ।। कुमारेण च यद्दत्तं पुष्कराय च नारद ।। ५५ ।। यद्धृत्वा पाठनाद् ब्रह्मा सवसिद्धेश्वरो महान् ।। परमैश्वर्य्यसंयुक्तः सर्वसम्पत्समन्वितः ।। ५६ ।। यद्दत्वा च धनाध्यक्षः कुबेरश्च धनाधिपः ।। स्वायम्भुवो मनुः श्रीमान्पठनाद्धारणाद्यतः ।। ५७ ।। प्रियव्रतोत्तानपादौ लक्ष्मीवन्तौ यतो मुने ।। पृथुः पृथ्वीपतिः सद्यो ह्यभवद्वारणाद्यतः ।। ५८ ।। कवचस्य प्रसादेन स्वयं दक्षः प्रजापतिः ।। धर्म्मश्च कर्म्मणां साक्षी पाता यस्य प्रसादतः ।। ५९ ।। यद्धृत्वा दक्षिणे बाहौ विष्णुः क्षीरोदशायितः ।। भक्त्या विधत्ते कण्ठे च शेषो नारायणांशकः ।। 3.38.६० ।। यद्धृत्वा वामनं लेभे कश्यपश्च प्रजापतिः ।। सर्वदेवाधिपः श्रीमान्महेन्द्रो धारणाद्यतः ।। ६१ ।। राजा मरुत्तो भगवानभवद्धारणाद्यतः ।। त्रैलोक्याधिपतिः श्रीमान्नहुषो यस्य धारणात् ।। ६२ ।। विश्वं विजिग्ये खट्वाङ्गः पठनाद्धारणाद्यतः ।। मुचुकुन्दो यतः श्रीमान्मान्धातृतनयो महान्।। ६३ ।। सर्वसम्पत्पदस्यास्य कवचस्य प्रजापतिः ।। ऋषिश्छन्दश्च बृहती देवी पद्मालया स्वयम् ।। ६४ ।। धर्मार्थकाममोक्षेषु विनियोगः प्रकीर्तितः ।। पुण्यबीजं च महतां कवचं परमाद्भुतम् ।।६५।। ॐ ह्रीं कमलवासिन्यै स्वाहा मे पातु मस्तकम्।। श्रीं मे पातु कपालं च लोचने श्रीं श्रियै नमः।६६।।। ॐ श्रीं श्रियै स्वाहेति च कर्णयुग्मं सदाऽवतु।। ॐ श्रीं क्लीं महालक्ष्म्यै स्वाहा मे पातु नासिकाम।६७।। ॐ श्रीं पद्मालयायै च स्वाहा दन्तान्सदाऽवतु ।। ॐ श्रीं कृष्णप्रियायै च दन्तरन्ध्रं सदाऽवतु।।६८।। ॐ श्रीं नारायणेशायै मम कण्ठं सदाऽवतु।। ॐ श्रीं केशवकान्तायै मम स्कन्धं सदाऽवतु।। ।।६९।। ॐ श्रीं पद्मनिवासिन्यै स्वाहा नाभिं सदाऽवतु।। ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं संसारमात्रे मम वक्षः सदाऽवतु।।3.38.७०।। ओं श्रीं मों कृष्णकान्तायै स्वाहा पृष्ठं सदाऽवतु ।। ओं ह्रीं श्रीं श्रियै स्वाहा च मम हस्तौ सदाऽवतु ।। ७१ ।। ॐ श्रीनिवासकान्तायै मम पदौ सदाऽवतु ।। ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं क्लीं श्रियै स्वाहा सर्वाङ्गं मे सदाऽवतु ।। ७२ ।। प्राच्यां पातु महालक्ष्मीराग्नेय्यां कमलालया ।। पद्मा मां दक्षिणे पातु नैर्ऋत्यां श्रीर्हरिप्रिया ।। ७३ ।। पद्मालया पश्चिमे मां वायव्यां पातु सा स्वयम् ।। उत्तरे कमला पातु चैशान्यां सिन्धुकन्यका ।। ७४ ।। नारायणी च पातूर्ध्वमधो विष्णुप्रियाऽवतु ।। सन्ततं सर्वतः पातु विष्णुप्राणाधिका मम ।। ।। ७९ ।। इति ते कथितं वत्स सर्वमन्त्रौघविग्रहम् ।। सर्वैश्वर्य्यप्रदं नाम कवचं परमाद्भुतम् ।। ७६ ।। सुवर्णपर्वतं दत्त्वा मेरुतुल्यं द्विजातये ।। यत्फलं लभते धर्मी कवचेन ततोऽधिकम् ।। ७७ ।। गुरुमभ्यर्च्य विधिवत्कवचं धारयेत्तु यः ।। कण्ठे वा दक्षिणे बाहौ स श्रीमान्प्रतिजन्मनि ।। ७८ ।। अस्ति लक्ष्मीर्गृहे तस्य निश्चला शतपूरुषम् ।। देवेन्द्रैश्चासुरेन्द्रैश्च सोऽवध्यो निश्चितं भवेत् ।। ७९ ।। स सर्वपुण्यवान्धीमान्सर्वयज्ञेषु दीक्षितः ।। स स्नातः सर्वतीर्थेषु यस्येदं कवचं गले ।। 3.38.८० ।। यस्मै कस्मै न दातव्यं लोभमोहभयैरपि ।। गुरुभक्ताय शिष्याय शरण्याय प्रकाशयेत् ।। ८१ ।। इदं कवचमज्ञात्वा जपेल्लक्ष्मीं जगत्प्रभुम् ।। कोटिसंख्यं प्रजप्तोऽपि न मन्त्रः सिद्धिदायकः ।। ८२ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्ते महापुराणे तृतीये गणपतिखण्डे नारदनारायणसंवादे श्रीलक्ष्मीकवचवर्णनं नामाष्टात्रिंशत्तमोऽध्यायः ।। ३८ ।।
nārāyaṇa uvāca || sucandre patite brahmanrājendrāṇāṃ śiromaṇau || agamatpuṣkarākṣastu senātryakṣauhiṇīyutaḥ || 1 || sūryyavaṃśodbhavo rājā sucandratanayo mahān || mahālakṣmīsevakaśca lakṣmīvānsūryyasannibhaḥ || 2 || mahālakṣmyāśca kavacaṃ gale yasya manoharam || paramaiśvaryyasaṃyuktastrailokyavijayī tataḥ ||3|| taṃ dṛṣṭvā bhrātaraḥ sarve raiṇukeyasya dhīmataḥ || āyayuḥ samaraṃ karttuṃ nānāśastrāstrapāṇayaḥ |||4|| rājendraḥ śarajālena cchedayāmāsa tāṃstathā || cicchiduḥ śarajālaṃ ca te vīrāścaiva līlayā || 5 || cicchiduḥ syandanaṃ rājñaste vīrāḥ pañcabāṇataḥ || sārathiṃ pañcabāṇena rathāśvaṃ daśabāṇataḥ || 6 || taddhanuḥ saptabāṇena tūrṇaṃ vai pañcabāṇataḥ || cicchidustadbhrātṛvargānviprāḥ śaṅkaraśūlataḥ ||7|| te ca tryakṣauhiṇīṃ senānnijaghnuścāpi līlayā || hantuṃ nṛpendraṃ te vīrāḥ śivaśūlaṃ nicikṣipuḥ || gale babhūva tacchūlaṃ rājñaḥ puṣkaramālikā || 8 || śaktiṃ ca parighaṃ caiva bhuśuṇḍīṃ mudgaraṃ tathā || gadāṃ ca cikṣipurviprāḥ kopena jvaladagnayaḥ || 9 || tāni śastrāṇi cūrṇāni kṣmābhṛto dehayogataḥ || vismitā bhrātaraḥ sarve bhṛgoreva mahāmune ||3.38.10|| rathaṃ dhanuśca śastrāṇi cāstrāṇi vividhāni ca || senāṃ prasthāpayāmāsa kārttavīryyārjunaḥ svayam||11|| rājā syandanamāruhya puṣkarākṣo mahābalaḥ || cakāra śarajālaṃ ca mahāghorataraṃ mune || 12 || cicchiduḥ śarajālaṃ te vīrāḥ śastrāstrapāṇayaḥ || rājā prasvāpanenaiva nidritāṃstāṃścakāra ha || 13 || bhrātṝṃśca nidritāndṛṣṭvā jāmadagnyo mahābalaḥ || kṣatavikṣatasarvāṃgānbodhayāmāsa tattvataḥ ||14|| bodhayitvā tānnivāryya jagāma raṇamūrddhani || cikṣepa parśuṃ kopena śīghraṃ rājajighāṃsayā||15|| chittvā rājñaḥ kirīṭaṃ ca parśurbhūmau papāta ha|| jagrāha paraśuṃ śīghraṃ jāmadagnyo mahābalaḥ||16|| tadā śaṅkaraśūlaṃ ca cikṣipe mantrapūrvakam || nṛpasya kuṇḍalaṃ chittvā jagāma śivasannidhim||17|| rājā nihantuṃ taṃ rāmaṃ śarajālaṃ cakāra ha || ciccheda śarajālaṃ ca reṇukeyaśca līlayā ||18|| krameṇa rājā nānāstraṃ cikṣipe mantrapūrvakam|| tacciccheda krameṇaiva bhṛguḥ śastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ||19|| bhṛguścikṣepa nānāstraṃ mahāsandhānapūrvakam || tacciccheda mahārājaḥ sandhānenaiva līlayā || 3.38.20 || rāmaścikṣepa sandhāya brahmāstraṃ mantrapūrvakam || rājā nirvāpaṇaṃ cakre sandhānenaiva līlayā ||21|| sarvāṇyastrāṇi śastrāṇi rāmaḥ pāśupataṃ vinā || cikṣepa kopavibhrāṃto bhūpaściccheda tāni ca || 22 || rāmaḥ stutvā śivaṃ natvā''dade pāśupataṃ mune || nārāyaṇaśca bhagavānavocad viprarūpadhṛk || 23 || brāhmaṇa uvāca || kiṃ karoṣi bhṛgo vatsa tvamevaṃ jñānināṃ varaḥ || naraṃ hantuṃ pāśupataṃ kopātkiṃ kṣipasi bhramāt || 24 || viśvaṃ pāśupatenaiva bhavedbhasma ca satvaram || sarvaghnaṃ syācchastramidaṃ vinā śrīkṛṣṇamīśvaram || 25 || aho pāśupataṃ jetuṃ nālameva sudarśanam || hareḥ sudarśanaṃ caiva sarvāstraparimardakam ||26|| khaṭvāṃginaḥ pāśupātaṃ harereva sudarśanam || ete pradhāne sarveṣāmastrāṇāṃ ca jagattraye || 27 || tyaja pāśupataṃ brahmanmadīyaṃ vacanaṃ śṛṇu || yathā jeṣyasi rājānaṃ puṣkarākṣaṃ mahābalam || 28 || kārttavīryyamajetāraṃ yathā jeṣyasi sāmpratam || śrūyatāṃ sāvadhānena tatsarvaṃ kathayāmi te || 29 || mahālakṣmyāśca kavacaṃ triṣu lokeṣu durlabham || bhaktyā ca puṣkarākṣeṇa dhṛtaṃ kaṇṭhe vidhānataḥ || 3.38.30 || paraṃ durgatināśinyāḥ kavacaṃ paramādbhutam || dhṛtaṃ ca dakṣiṇe bāhau puṣkarākṣasutena ca || 31 || kavacasya prabhāveṇa viśvaṃ jetuṃ kṣamau ca tau || ko jetā ca tribhuvane dehe ca kavace sthite || 32 || ahaṃ yāsyāmi bhikṣārthaṃ sannidhāne tayormune || kariṣyāmi ca tadbhikṣāṃ pratijñā saphalā'stu te || 33 || brāhmaṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā rāmaḥ saṃtrastamānasaḥ || uvāca brāhmaṇaṃ vṛddhaṃ hṛdayena vidūyatā || 34 || paraśurāma uvāca || na jānāmi mahāprājña kastvaṃ brāhmaṇarūpadhṛk || śīghraṃ ca brūhi māṃ mūḍhaṃ tadā gaccha nṛpāntikam || 35 || jāmadagnyavacaḥ śrutvā prahasya brāhmaṇaḥ svayam || uktvā cāhaṃ viṣṇuriti yayau bhikṣitumīśvaraḥ || 36 || gatvā tayoḥ sannidhānaṃ yayāce kavace ca tau || dadatustau ca kavace viṣṇave viṣṇumāyayā || gṛhītvā kavace viṣṇurvaikuṇṭhaṃ nirjagāma saḥ || 37 || nārada uvāca || mahālakṣmyāśca kavacaṃ kena dattaṃ mahāmune || puṣkarākṣāya bhūpāya śrotuṃ kautūhalaṃ mama || 38 || kavacaṃ cāpi durgāyāḥ puṣkarākṣasutāya ca || durllabhaṃ kena vā dattaṃ tadbhavānvaktumarhasi || 39 || kavacaṃ cāpi kimbhūtaṃ tayorvā tasya kiṃ phalam || mantrau tu kiṃprakārau ca tanme brūhi jagadguro|| ||| 3.38.40 || nārāyaṇa uvāca || dattaṃ sanatkumāreṇa puṣkarākṣāya dhīmate || mahālakṣmyāśca kavacaṃ mantraścāpi daśākṣaraḥ || 41 || stavanaṃ cāpi gopyaṃ vai proktaṃ taccaritaṃ ca yat || dhyānaṃ ca sāmavedoktaṃ pūjāṃ caiva manoharām || 42 || durgāyāścāpi kavacaṃ dattaṃ durvāsasā purā|| stavanaṃ cāpi gopyaṃ ca mantraścāpi daśākṣaraḥ||43|| paścācchroṣyasi tatsarvaṃ devyāśca paramādbhutam|| mahāyuddhasamārambhe dattaṃ prārthanayā ca yat ||44|| mahālakṣmyāśca mantraṃ ca śṛṇu taṃ kathayāmi te || oṃ śrīṃ kamalavāsinyai svāheti paramādbhutam || 45|| dhyānaṃ ca sāmavedoktaṃ śṛṇu pūjāvidhiṃ mune || dattaṃ tasmai kumāreṇa puṣkarākṣāya dhīmate || 46 || sahasradalapadmasthāṃ padmanābhapriyāṃ satīm || padmālayāṃ padmavaktrāṃ padmapatrābhalocanām || 47|| padmapuṣpapriyāṃ padmapuṣpatalpādhiśāyinīm || padminīpadmahastāṃ ca padmamālāvibhūṣitām || 48 || padmabhūṣaṇabhūṣāḍhyāṃ padmaśobhāvivarddhanīm || padmāṭavīṃ prapaśyantīṃ sasmitāṃ tāṃ bhaje mudā || 49 || candanāṣṭadale padme padmapuṣpeṇa pūjayet || gaṇaṃ sampūjya dattvā caivopacārāṃśca ṣoḍaśa || 3.38.50 || tataḥ stutvā ca praṇametsādhako bhaktipūrvakam || kavacaṃ śrūyatāṃ brahmansarvasāraṃ vadāmi te || 51 || śṛṇu viprendra padmāyāḥ kavacaṃ paramaṃ śubham || padmanābhena yaddattaṃ brahmaṇe nābhipadmake || 52 || samprāpya kavacaṃ brahmā tatpadme sasṛje jagat || padmālayāprasādena salakṣmīko babhūva saḥ || 53 || padmālayāvaraṃ prāpya pādmaśca jagatāṃ prabhuḥ || pādyena padmakalpe ca kavacaṃ paramādbhutam ||54|| dattaṃ sanatkumārāya priyaputrāya dhīmate || kumāreṇa ca yaddattaṃ puṣkarāya ca nārada || 55 || yaddhṛtvā pāṭhanād brahmā savasiddheśvaro mahān || paramaiśvaryyasaṃyuktaḥ sarvasampatsamanvitaḥ || 56 || yaddatvā ca dhanādhyakṣaḥ kuberaśca dhanādhipaḥ || svāyambhuvo manuḥ śrīmānpaṭhanāddhāraṇādyataḥ || 57 || priyavratottānapādau lakṣmīvantau yato mune || pṛthuḥ pṛthvīpatiḥ sadyo hyabhavadvāraṇādyataḥ || 58 || kavacasya prasādena svayaṃ dakṣaḥ prajāpatiḥ || dharmmaśca karmmaṇāṃ sākṣī pātā yasya prasādataḥ || 59 || yaddhṛtvā dakṣiṇe bāhau viṣṇuḥ kṣīrodaśāyitaḥ || bhaktyā vidhatte kaṇṭhe ca śeṣo nārāyaṇāṃśakaḥ || 3.38.60 || yaddhṛtvā vāmanaṃ lebhe kaśyapaśca prajāpatiḥ || sarvadevādhipaḥ śrīmānmahendro dhāraṇādyataḥ || 61 || rājā marutto bhagavānabhavaddhāraṇādyataḥ || trailokyādhipatiḥ śrīmānnahuṣo yasya dhāraṇāt || 62 || viśvaṃ vijigye khaṭvāṅgaḥ paṭhanāddhāraṇādyataḥ || mucukundo yataḥ śrīmānmāndhātṛtanayo mahān|| 63 || sarvasampatpadasyāsya kavacasya prajāpatiḥ || ṛṣiśchandaśca bṛhatī devī padmālayā svayam || 64 || dharmārthakāmamokṣeṣu viniyogaḥ prakīrtitaḥ || puṇyabījaṃ ca mahatāṃ kavacaṃ paramādbhutam ||65|| oṃ hrīṃ kamalavāsinyai svāhā me pātu mastakam|| śrīṃ me pātu kapālaṃ ca locane śrīṃ śriyai namaḥ|66||| oṃ śrīṃ śriyai svāheti ca karṇayugmaṃ sadā'vatu|| oṃ śrīṃ klīṃ mahālakṣmyai svāhā me pātu nāsikāma|67|| oṃ śrīṃ padmālayāyai ca svāhā dantānsadā'vatu || oṃ śrīṃ kṛṣṇapriyāyai ca dantarandhraṃ sadā'vatu||68|| oṃ śrīṃ nārāyaṇeśāyai mama kaṇṭhaṃ sadā'vatu|| oṃ śrīṃ keśavakāntāyai mama skandhaṃ sadā'vatu|| ||69|| oṃ śrīṃ padmanivāsinyai svāhā nābhiṃ sadā'vatu|| oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ saṃsāramātre mama vakṣaḥ sadā'vatu||3.38.70|| oṃ śrīṃ moṃ kṛṣṇakāntāyai svāhā pṛṣṭhaṃ sadā'vatu || oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ śriyai svāhā ca mama hastau sadā'vatu || 71 || oṃ śrīnivāsakāntāyai mama padau sadā'vatu || oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ klīṃ śriyai svāhā sarvāṅgaṃ me sadā'vatu || 72 || prācyāṃ pātu mahālakṣmīrāgneyyāṃ kamalālayā || padmā māṃ dakṣiṇe pātu nairṛtyāṃ śrīrharipriyā || 73 || padmālayā paścime māṃ vāyavyāṃ pātu sā svayam || uttare kamalā pātu caiśānyāṃ sindhukanyakā || 74 || nārāyaṇī ca pātūrdhvamadho viṣṇupriyā'vatu || santataṃ sarvataḥ pātu viṣṇuprāṇādhikā mama || || 79 || iti te kathitaṃ vatsa sarvamantraughavigraham || sarvaiśvaryyapradaṃ nāma kavacaṃ paramādbhutam || 76 || suvarṇaparvataṃ dattvā merutulyaṃ dvijātaye || yatphalaṃ labhate dharmī kavacena tato'dhikam || 77 || gurumabhyarcya vidhivatkavacaṃ dhārayettu yaḥ || kaṇṭhe vā dakṣiṇe bāhau sa śrīmānpratijanmani || 78 || asti lakṣmīrgṛhe tasya niścalā śatapūruṣam || devendraiścāsurendraiśca so'vadhyo niścitaṃ bhavet || 79 || sa sarvapuṇyavāndhīmānsarvayajñeṣu dīkṣitaḥ || sa snātaḥ sarvatīrtheṣu yasyedaṃ kavacaṃ gale || 3.38.80 || yasmai kasmai na dātavyaṃ lobhamohabhayairapi || gurubhaktāya śiṣyāya śaraṇyāya prakāśayet || 81 || idaṃ kavacamajñātvā japellakṣmīṃ jagatprabhum || koṭisaṃkhyaṃ prajapto'pi na mantraḥ siddhidāyakaḥ || 82 || iti śrībrahmavaivarte mahāpurāṇe tṛtīye gaṇapatikhaṇḍe nāradanārāyaṇasaṃvāde śrīlakṣmīkavacavarṇanaṃ nāmāṣṭātriṃśattamo'dhyāyaḥ || 38 ||
English translation
karSksa came forward in the battle-field for waging a war. He happened to be the best of the kings and was accompanied by three aksauhini The king who belonged to the solar dynasty, happened to be the eldest son of Sucandra, adored MahalaksmI and had immense fortune and glory resembling the sun-rays.
The pleasant kavaca of MahalaksmI always adorned around his neck. He was lord of immense fortune and had conquered all the three Finding him there, Parasurama's brothers came forward to fight with him holding several weapons in their hands and the prince covered all of them with his arrows and the great warrior also did not lag behind in destroying the net of the arrows.
Thereafter, those warriors shot five arrows at the king, killing his charioteer with five arrows, the charioteer and horses with ten arrows, the bow with seven arrows and the quiver with five arrows. With the use of the trident of Siva, they destroyed all the brothers.
The three aksuhini armies of the king were also playfully destroyed with the shooting of the arrow and the trident of Siva, but the trident of Siva touching the neck of the king became like a garland of flowers.
Thereafter, getting enraged like the burning fire-flame, the BrShmanas shot ^aktis, parighas, mudgaras and gadas.
O great sage, with the very touch of the body of the king, all the weapons were reduced to pieces. This surprised immensely the brothers of Thereafter Kartavirya himself deployed the army soldiers with chariots, bows and various types of other weapons.
O sage, the great warrior king Puskaraksa mounted on the chariot, immensely started The warriors also faced them holding weapons in their hands, shooting arrows and destroyed the net of arrows. The king then cast a swoon on all of them and overpowered them with sleep.
Thereafter Parasuratna's brothers, who were the great warriors got wounded in the battle-field who were removed by him carefully from the battle-field. He therefore himself came forward holding a battle-axe in the hand. The hand of the king was cut-off who fell on the ground.
ParasurSma caught hold of it.
Thereafter he used the trident of Siva reciting the mantra^ which cut off the kundalas of the king and went back to Siva.
The king on the other hand shot arrows creating a net around Parasurama but Bhrgu on his part shattered the same.
The king however used many weapons which were destroyed by ParasurSma the great archer.
Bhrgu also used many types of weapons available with him, which were easily destroyed by the king, Parasurama then thought of attacking the king with Brahmdstra but the king on coming to know about the intention of Parasurama playfully destroyed the same.
Thereafter Parasurama was enraged and he shot the Pdsupata arrow, besides several other weapons which were in turn neutralised by the O sage, then Parasurama bowed in reverence to Siva and held the Pasupata weapons again. At that very moment N3r3yana, taking to the form of a BrShmana came to him with a request.
ehtffy I The Br3hmana said - O son, O ParasurSma, you are best among the intellectuals. What is all this being done by you. You are using the great Pdsupata weapon just for the killing of the ordinary human. By doing so the entire universe would be reduced to ashes together with ^iva because everything else gets destroyed by its use except lord Krsna.
Not only this, in order to over-power Pdsupata, the Sudars'ana-cakra of lord Kr§ria will be of no consequence. It destroy all the weapons and the enemies.
Therefore, the Pdsupata of Siva and Sudars'ana-cakra of lord Krsna are believed to be the best of all the weapons.
Therefore, O Brahmana you place the Pdsupata weapon aside and listen to my words. I shall let you know the way to be victorious on Pusakaraksa. I am also going to tell you the way to become victorious over Kartavirya. You listen to me attentively.
TfgTHspnsr chc<T:i The king Pusakaraksa is wearing around his right arm the inaccessible kavaca of Mahalaksml.
The son of Puskaraksa has also tied the kavaca of goddess Durga around his right arm. With the influence of the kavacas both of them are competent enough to over-power the entire universe. Therefore till such time as the kavacas are worn by them, no one can defeat them.
O sage, I am therefore proceeding to both of them begging for the kavacas after which you will meet with success."
On hearing the words of the Brahmana the mind of Parasurama feit panicky and with a painful heart, he spoke to the Brahmana.
Parasurama said - O great intellectual, I am not aware, as to who you are and why you have appeared in the form of an old Brahmana. First of all you enlighten a foolish person like me on this and then proceed to the king."
On hearing the words of Jamadagni, Brahmana smiled and said ** "I am Visnu."
Thereafter the lord Visnu went for begging alms.
Approaching both of them he begged for the kavacas. Both of them influenced by the illusion of Visnu handed over their respective kavacas to him and lord Visnu went back to Visnuloka carrying both of them with him.
Narada said - O great sage, who had bestowed the kavaca of Mahalaksmf? I am anxious to know about it.
Who gave the invaluable kavaca of Durga to Puskaraksa? You tell me all this.
You kindly tell me, O teacher of the universe, all about both the kavacas and the relevant mantras and the result thereof.
rnftr t dwfw rf ^Ri;i Narayana said - The kavaca of Mahalaksmf has the ten letter mantra, secret stotra, her life story as brought out in the Samaveda, the dhyanam and the method of adoration which was revealed to Puskaraksa by Sanatkumara.
In the earlier times the Durgd-kavaca was endowed by DurvEsa to the king and the secret stotra and the ten letter mantra.
The extremely astonishing kavaca of the goddess Durga shall be told to you later, which was handed over to the kings at the start of the great war.
Currently I am revealing the mantra of Mahalaksmi to you cbHdcllfu-^ ToiTFT. This is the best of the mantras.
O sage, the dhyanam, the method of adoration, whatever was revealed by Sanatkumara to Pus karaksa is being retold by me. You please listen Mahalaksmi, the beloved of lord Visnu, is lodged on the lotus of a thousand petals. She is chaste, lotus-faced, having the eyes like lotus flowers and she is like the lotus flowers. She sleeps on the bed of lotus flowers and holds the lotus stalk in her hand. She wears garlands of lotus flowers and is also adorned with the ornaments of lotus flowers. She increases the glory of lotus flowers, looks at the forest of lotus flowers and she is the one who wears a serene smile on her face. I serve her with devotion.
NarSyana said - O best of the Brahmana, this is the best kavaca of Laksml which was bestowed by lord Padmanabha on Brahma who emerged seated on a lotus from the navel of Vis nu. Brahma after receiving the kavaca started the creation of the universe seated on the lotus and with the grace of Laksml, he achieved all the After receiving a boon from Laksml, Brahma, the lord of the universe then imparted the knowledge of the kavaca to his intelligent son Sanatkumara. O Narada, the same kavaca was bestowed by Sanatkumara to Puskar^sa.
By wearing and reciting the same Brahma became the great lord and was bestowed with all the fortunes and riches.
xT?RT53jer:?FniinT:i By wearing this, Kubera became the lord of riches and wealth and by wearing this Manu became Svayambhuva.
One should write it on the lotus with ten petals and should adorn her with lotus flowers; her attendants should also be adored and the offerings of sixteen types should be made to her, after making prayers. Thereafter, the devotees should bow before her with devotion. (O Brahmana, now you listen from me about the essence of all the kavacas from me.
O sage, by wearing this Priyavrata and UttSnapada gained all the riches and the king Prthu became the king of his kingdom.
With the grace of this kavaca Daksa became Prajapati. By the grace of this kavaca, dharma became the witness of all and by wearing it around the right arm, Visnu became the dweller of the ocean of milk and with the grace of Narayana, Sesa became devoted to the lord.
should protect my nose, Hn: should protect nostrils.
should protect my shoulders.
By wearing it, Kasyapa became Prajapati and achieved Vamana as a son. Mahendra also became the lord of the gods with the same.
By wearing it Maruta became the lord; the great king Nahusa became the lord of the three worlds. By reciting it or wearing it, the king Khat vahga conquered the entire universe and Mucukunda the son of king Mandhata became the great lord.
The kavaca which bestows all the fortune and riches has Prajapati as its Rsi, Brhati as the metre, Laksmi herself is the goddess and one should resolve to achieve dharma, artha, kdmp.
and moksa with this mantra. This is quite an astonishing kavaca and is the sacred seed for should protect my forehead. ^ should protect my head. ^ should protect my eyes.
ojf ^ should protect my navel. 3Tf should protect my chest.
should protect my back.
should protect my hands.
should protect all my limbs.
The eastern direction should be protected by Mahalaksmr, south-east by Kamalalaya, southern direction by Padma, south-west by Haripriya, western direction by Padmalaya, north-west should be protected by the goddess herself. The northern region should be protected by Kamala, the north-east by Sindhu-kanya.
The upper region should be protected by NarSyanl and the lower region by Visnupriya.
Visnupranadhika protects all directions.
O son, thus I have explained to you the kavaca which bestows the fortune and is the best of all the mantras, being the astonishing one.
The merit one gets by giving in charity heaps of gold measuring the Meru mountain will be of no consequence as c mpared to the merit one derives by reciting this kavaca.
One should wear this kavaca round the neck or around the right arm, adoring the teacher in a proper manner and by doing so one becomes lord of Laksml in all one's births.
ftsFiT wgwi,i The goddess of riches resides in his house up to hundred generations. He remains infallible from the gods and the demons.
The one who wears the kavaca around his neck always becomes virtuous, intelligent, a performer of all the yajnas and earns the merit of taking a bath in all the sacred places.
jjwfsra f?iiziR viWTd jrcbivi^ii<i?ii Therefore, it should not be parted with because of greed, passion and fear to anyone else. It should be given to a person who is devoted to his teacher and takes refuge under cannot succeed with this mantra even after reciting it crores of times.
The one who adores Laksml the mother of the universe, without knowing fully well about it,
Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 122351 (2017-09-16T09:58:44Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n775–n781: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n775/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.