GVY: Lakshmi Kavacham

shrImahAlakShmI kavacham ..

shrI gaNeshAya namaH asya shrImahAlakShmIkavachamantrasya brahmA R^iShiH gAyatrI chhandaHmahAlakShmIrdevatA mahAlakShmIprItyarthaM jape viniyogaH indra uvAcha samastakavachAnAM tu tejasvi kavachottamam AtmarakShaNamArogyaM satyaM tvaM brUhi gIShpate

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shrIgururuvAcha mahAlakShmyAstu kavachaM pravakShyAmi samAsataH chaturdashasu lokeShu rahasyaM brahmaNoditam

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brahmovAcha shiro me viShNupatnI cha lalATamamR^itodbhavA chakShuShI suvishAlAkShI shravaNe sAgarAmbujA

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ghrANaM pAtu varArohA jihvAmAmnAyarUpiNI mukhaM pAtu mahAlakShmIH kaNThaM vaikuNThavAsinI

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skandhau me jAnakI pAtu bhujau bhArgavanandinI bAhU dvau draviNI pAtu karau harivarA~NganA

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vakShaH pAtu cha shrIrdevI hR^idayaM harisundarI kukShiM cha vaiShNavI pAtu nAbhiM bhuvanamAtR^ikA

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kaTiM cha pAtu vArAhI sak{}thinI devadevatA UrU nArAyaNI pAtu jAnunI chandrasodarI

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indirA pAtu ja.nghe me pAdau bhak{}tanamaskR^itA nakhAn tejasvinI pAtu sarvA~NgaM karUNAmayI

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brahmaNA lokarakShArthaM nirmitaM kavachaM shriyaH ye paThanti mahAtmAnaste cha dhanyA jagattraye

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kavachenAvR^itA~NganAM janAnAM jayadA sadA mAteva sarvasukhadA bhava tvamamareshvarI

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bhUyaH siddhimavApnoti pUrvok{}taM brahmaNA svayam lakShmIrharipriyA padmA etannAmatrayaM smaran

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nAmatrayamidaM japtvA sa yAti paramAM shriyam yaH paThetsa cha dharmAtmA sarvAnkAmAnavApnuyAt

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iti shrIbrahmapurANe indropadiShTaM mahAlakShmIkavachaM sampUrNam