Shakambari Kavacham

shakra uvacha
shakambharyaastu kavacham sarvarakshaaakaram nruNaam |
yanna kasya chidaakhyatam tanme kathaya shanmukha ||



skanda uvacha
shakra shakambharidevyaH kavachm siddhidayakam |
kathayaami mahaabhaga shruNu sarvashubhavaham ||

asya sri shakambhari kavachasya |
skanda rushiH |
shakambhari dEvataa |
anushtup chandaH |
chaturvidhapurushartha sidhyarthE japE viniyOgaH|

  Dhyaanam 

Shoolam Khadgamcha damarum dadhaanaamabhayapradaam
simhaasanasthaam dhyaayaami deveem shakambarimaham||


shakambari shiraH paatu nEtre mE raktadantinkaa
karnou mE nandajaaH paatu naasikaam paatu paarvati ||

oshtou paatu mahaakaali mahaalakshmeeshcha mE mukham
mahaasaraswati jihwaam chaamundaavatu mE radaan ||

kaalkantasatee kantam bhadrakaalee karadwayam
hrudayam paatu koumaari kukshim mE paatu Vaishnavee ||

naabhim mEvatu vaaraahee brahmee paarshwe mamaavatu
pushtam mE naarasimhee cha yogeeshaa paatu mE katim ||

ooru mE paatu vaamOruH jaanunee jagadambikaa
janghE mE chandikaa paatu paadou  mE paatu shaambhavee ||

shiraH  prabhruti paadaantam paatu maam sarvamangalaa
raatrou paatu divaa paatu trisandhyam paatu maam shivaa ||

gachhantam paatu tishtantam shayaanam paatu shoolinee
raajadwaare cha kaantaarey khadganee paatu maam pathi ||

sangraamay sankatey vaadenadyuttarey mahaavane
bhraamanenaatma shoolasya paatu maam parameshwaree ||

gruham paatu kutumbamam mE pashukshetradhanaadhikam
yogakshemam cha satatam paatu mE Banashankari ||

iteedam kavacham punyam shakambaryaaha prakeertitam
yastrisandhyam patechhakra sarvaapadbhihi samuchyutE ||

tushtim pushtim tathaarogyam santatim sampadam cha sham
shatrukshayam samaapnoti kavachasyaasyE paaTataha ||

shaakini daakini bhootabaalagraha mahaagrahaaH
nashyanti darshanaatrasthaaha kavacham patatastvidam ||

sarvatra jayamaapnoti dhanalaabham cha pushkalam
vidyaam vaakpatutaam chaapi shakambharyaaha prasaadataH

aavartana sahasrEna kavachasyasya vaasava
yadyatkaamayatebheeshtam tatsarvaam praapnuyaadhruvam ||

|| Iti SkandaPurane  Skandaproktam Shakambari Kavacham Samaaptam ||