Shri Rudra Kavacham
ōṃ asya śrī rudra kavaca stōtra mahāmantrasya dūrvāsaṛṣiḥ anuṣṭup chandaḥ tryambaka rudrō dēvatā hrāṃ bījaṃ śrīṃ śaktiḥ hrīṃ kīlakaṃ mama manasō’bhīṣṭasiddhyarthē japē viniyōgaḥ
hrāmityādi ṣaḍbījaiḥ ṣaḍaṅganyāsaḥ ||
dhyānam
śāntaṃ padmāsanasthaṃ śaśidharamakuṭaṃ pañcavaktraṃ trinētraṃ |
śūlaṃ vajraṃ ca khaḍgaṃ paraśumabhayadaṃ dakṣabhāgē vahantaṃ |
nāgaṃ pāśaṃ ca ghaṇṭāṃ praḷaya hutavahaṃ sāṅkuśaṃ vāmabhāgē |
nānālaṅkārayuktaṃ sphaṭikamaṇinibhaṃ pārvatīśaṃ namāmi ||
dūrvāsa uvāca
praṇamya śirasā dēvaṃ svayambhuṃ paramēśvaram |
ēkaṃ sarvagataṃ dēvaṃ sarvadēvamayaṃ vibhum || 1 ||
rudra varma pravakṣyāmi aṅga prāṇasya rakṣayē |
ahōrātramayaṃ dēvaṃ rakṣārthaṃ nirmitaṃ purā || 2 ||
rudrō mē jāgrataḥ pātu pātu pārśvau harastathā |
śirō mē īśvaraḥ pātu lalāṭaṃ nīlalōhitaḥ || 3 ||
nētrayōstryambakaḥ pātu mukhaṃ pātu mahēśvaraḥ |
karṇayōḥ pātu mē śambhuḥ nāsikāyāṃ sadāśivaḥ || 4 ||
vāgīśaḥ pātu mē jihvāṃ ōṣṭhau pātvambikāpatiḥ |
śrīkaṇṭhaḥ pātu mē grīvāṃ bāhūn-ścaiva pinākadhṛt || 5 ||
hṛdayaṃ mē mahādēvaḥ īśvarōvyāt stanāntaraṃ |
nābhiṃ kaṭiṃ ca vakṣaśca pātu sarvaṃ umāpatiḥ || 6 ||
bāhumadhyāntaraṃ caiva sūkṣma rūpassadāśivaḥ |
svaraṃ rakṣatu sarvēśō gātrāṇi ca yathā kramam || 7 ||
vajraśaktidharaṃ caiva pāśāṅkuśadharaṃ tathā |
gaṇḍaśūladharaṃ nityaṃ rakṣatu tridaśēśvaraḥ || 8 ||
prastānēṣu padē caiva vṛkṣamūlē nadītaṭē |
sandhyāyāṃ rājabhavanē virūpākṣastu pātu māṃ || 9 ||
śītōṣṇā dathakālēṣu tuhinadrumakaṇṭakē |
nirmanuyṣē samē mārgē pāhi māṃ vṛṣabhadhvajama || 10 ||
ityētaddrudrakavacaṃ pavitraṃ pāpanāśanaṃ |
mahādēva prasādēna dūrvāsa munikalpitaṃ || 11 ||
mamākhyātaṃ samāsēna na bhayaṃ tēnavidyatē |
prāpnōti paramā’rōgyaṃ puṇyamāyuṣyavardhanam || 12 ||
vidyārthī labhatē vidyāṃ dhanārthī labhatē dhanaṃ |
kanyārthī labhatē kanyāṃ na bhayaṃ vindatē kvacit || 13 ||
aputrō labhatē putraṃ mōkṣārthī mōkṣamāpnuyāt |
trāhi trāhi mahādēva trāhi trāhi trayīmaya || 14 ||
trāhimāṃ pārvatīnātha trāhimāṃ tripurantaka |
pāśaṃ khaṭvāṅga divyāstraṃ triśūlaṃ rudramēva ca || 15 ||
namaskarōmi dēvēśa trāhi māṃ jagadīśvara |
śatrumadhyē sabhāmadhyē grāmamadhyē gṛhāntarē || 16 ||
gamanāgamanē caiva trāhi māṃ bhaktavatsala |
tvaṃ citvamāiditaścaiva tvaṃ buddhistvaṃ parāyaṇam || 17 ||
karmaṇāmanasā caiva tvaṃ buddhiśca yathā sadā |
sarva jvara bhayaṃ chindi sarva śatrūnnivaktyāya || 18 ||
sarva vyāḍhinivāraṇaṃ rudralōkaṃ sa gaccatī
rudralōkaṃ sagaccatyōnnamaḥ ||
iti skandapurāṇē dūrvāsa prōktaṃ śrī rudra kavacaṃ saṃpūrṇam ||