Shree bhadrakaal'ee kavacham'
Naarada uvaacha |
Kavacham' shrotumichchhaami taam' cha vidyaam' dashaakshareem |
Naatha tvatto hi sarvajnya bhadrakaal'yaashcha saampratam || 1 ||
Naaraayana uvaacha |
Shri'nu naarada vakshyaami mahaavidyaam' dashaakshareem |
Gopaneeyam' cha kavacham' trishu lokeshu durlabham || 2 ||
Om hreem' shreem' kleem' kaal'ikaayai svaaheti cha dashaakshareem |
Durvaasaa hi dadau raajnye pushkare sooryaparvani || 3 ||
Dashalakshajapenaiva mantrasiddhih' kri'taa puraa |
Panchalakshajapenaiva pat'han kavachamuttamam || 4 ||
Babhoova siddhakavacho'pyayodhyaamaajagaama sah' |
Kri'tsnaam' hi pri'thiveem' jigye kavachasya prasaadatah' || 5 ||
Naarada uvaacha |
Shrutaa dashaaksharee vidyaa trishu lokeshu durlabhaa |
Adhunaa shrotumichchhaami kavacham' broohi me prabho || 6 ||
Naaraayana uvaacha |
Shri'nu vakshyaami viprendra kavacham' paramaadbhutam |
Naaraayanena yaddattam' kri'payaa shooline puraa || 7 ||
Tripurasya vadhe ghore shivasya vijayaaya cha |
Tadeva shoolinaa dattam' puraa durvaasase mune || 8 ||
Durvaasasaa cha yaddattam' suchandraaya mahaatmane |
Atiguhyataram' tattvam' sarvamantraughavigraham || 9 ||
Atha kavacham |
Om hreem' shreem' kleem' kaal'ikaayai svaahaa me paatu mastakam |
Kleem' kapaalam' sadaa paatu hreem' hreem' hreemiti lochane || 10 ||
Om hreem' trilochane svaahaa naasikaam' me sadaavatu |
Kleem' kaal'ike raksha raksha svaahaa dantam' sadaavatu || 11 ||
Hreem' bhadrakaal'ike svaahaa paatu me'dharayugmakam |
Om hreem' hreem' kleem' kaal'ikaayai svaahaa kant'ham' sadaavatu || 12 ||
Om hreem' kaal'ikaayai svaahaa karnayugmam' sadaavatu |
Om kreem' kreem' kleem' kaal'yai svaahaa skandham' paatu sadaa mama || 13 ||
Om kreem' bhadrakaal'yai svaahaa mama vakshah' sadaavatu |
Om kreem' kaal'ikaayai svaahaa mama naabhim' sadaavatu || 14 ||
Om hreem' kaal'ikaayai svaahaa mama pri'sht'ham' sadaavatu |
Raktabeejavinaashinyai svaahaa hastau sadaavatu || 15 ||
Om hreem' kleem' mund'amaalinyai svaahaa paadau sadaavatu |
Om hreem' chaamund'aayai svaahaa sarvaangam' me sadaavatu || 16 ||
Praachyaam' paatu mahaakaal'ee aagneyyaam' raktadantikaa |
Dakshine paatu chaamund'aa nairri'tyaam' paatu kaal'ikaa || 17 ||
Shyaamaa cha vaarune paatu vaayavyaam' paatu chand'ikaa |
Uttare vikat'aasyaa cha aishaanyaam' saat't'ahaasinee || 18 ||
Oordhvam' paatu lolajihvaa maayaadyaa paatvadhah' sadaa |
Jale sthale chaantarikshe paatu vishvaprasooh' sadaa || 19 ||
Phalashrutih' |
Iti te kathitam' vatsa sarvamantraughavigraham |
Sarveshaam' kavachaanaam' cha saarabhootam' paraatparam || 20 ||
Saptadveepeshvaro raajaa suchandro'sya prasaadatah' |
Kavachasya prasaadena maandhaataa pri'thiveepatih' || 21 ||
Prachetaa lomashashchaiva yatah' siddho babhoova ha |
Yato hi yoginaam' shresht'hah' saubharih' pippalaayanah' || 22 ||
Yadi syaat siddhakavachah' sarvasiddheeshvaro bhavet |
Mahaadaanaani sarvaani tapaam'si cha vrataani cha |
Nishchitam' kavachasyaasya kalaam' naarhanti shod'asheem || 23 ||
Idam' kavachamajnyaatvaa bhajet kal'eem' jagatprasoom |
Shatalakshaprajapto'pi na mantrah' siddhidaayakah' || 24 ||
Iti shree bhadrakaal'ee kavacham |
Meaning
Sri Bhadra Kali Kavacham is one of the most powerful and secretive protective hymns in the Devi tradition. Narada requests Lord Narayana to reveal the most hidden armour of Goddess Kali, and Narayana explains that this kavacha is extremely rare even across the three worlds. The central ten-syllable mantra “Om Hrim Shrim Klim Kalikayai Swaha” was originally bestowed by sage Durvasa to a devout king and later passed down to great yogis and rulers who attained extraordinary spiritual and worldly success.
The kavacham invokes Kali in her fierce and protective forms—Bhadrakali, Chamunda, Mundamalini, Raktabeejanashini—each guarding a specific part of the body. Through bija mantras, divine energy forms a protective field around the devotee, preventing harm from physical, subtle, or supernatural sources.
The eight directions are guarded by eight distinct forms of the Goddess: Mahakali, Raktadantika, Chamunda, Shyama, Chandika, Sattahasini and others, eliminating fear, curses, evil influences, planetary afflictions, and unseen dangers. Kali guards above, Maya guards below, and the Universal Mother protects the devotee in earth, water, and sky.
The phalashruti declares that this kavacha is the essence of all mantras. Even great kings like Suchandra, Mandhata, and many legendary sages attained success solely because of this kavacha’s grace. Without knowing this kavacha, even if one chants Kali mantra one hundred thousand times, true siddhi does not arise. It is the spiritual armour that completes the Kali upasana.
Benefits:
• Supreme protection from enemies, negative forces, spirits, curses, and planetary afflictions
• Creates a divine armour around the mind, body, and life-force
• Grants courage, clarity, strength, and fearlessness
• Ensures success in battles, legal issues, dangers, and crises
• Accelerates Kali mantra siddhi
• Provides victory, prosperity, high spiritual ascent
• Neutralizes harmful energies and creates a protective spiritual aura
Frequently asked questions
Who reveals the Sri Bhadrakali Kavacham, and to whom?
What is the dashakshari mantra given in the Bhadrakali Kavacham?
How did the Bhadrakali Kavacham pass from Narayana to King Suchandra?
Which forms of Kali guard each direction in the Bhadrakali Kavacham?
How long is the Bhadrakali Kavacham, and what does its last verse warn?
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