Brahmavaivarta Purana — Ganapati Khanda — Chapter 39
BvP 3 39.1
नारद उवाच ।। कवचं कथितं ब्रह्मन्पद्मायाश्च मनोहरम् ।। परं दुर्गतिनाशिन्याः कवचं कथय प्रभो
nārada uvāca || kavacaṃ kathitaṃ brahmanpadmāyāśca manoharam || paraṃ durgatināśinyāḥ kavacaṃ kathaya prabho
Nārada said: The delightful armour of Padmā has been told, O Brahman; now, O lord, tell the supreme armour of her who destroys misfortune.
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BvP 3 39.2
पद्माक्षप्राणतुल्यं च जीवनं बलकारणम् ।। कवचानां च यत्सारं दुर्गासेवनकारणम्
padmākṣaprāṇatulyaṃ ca jīvanaṃ balakāraṇam || kavacānāṃ ca yatsāraṃ durgāsevanakāraṇam
(It is) equal to the life-breath of Padmākṣa, a living thing, a cause of strength — that which is the essence of armours, the cause of the worship of Durgā.
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BvP 3 39.3
नारायण उवाच ।। शृणु नारद वक्ष्यामि दुर्गायाः कववं शुभम् ।। श्रीकृष्णेनैव यद्दत्तं गोलोके ब्रह्मणे पुरा पातु मे कर्णयुग्मं चाप्यों दुर्गायै नमः सदा।। ॐ ह्रीं श्रीमिति नासां मे सदा पातु च सर्वतः गुरुमभ्यर्च्य विधिवद्वस्त्रालंकारचन्दनैः ।। कण्ठे वा दक्षिणे बाहौ कवचं धारयेत्तु यः
nārāyaṇa uvāca || śṛṇu nārada vakṣyāmi durgāyāḥ kavavaṃ śubham || śrīkṛṣṇenaiva yaddattaṃ goloke brahmaṇe purā pātu me karṇayugmaṃ cāpyoṃ durgāyai namaḥ sadā|| oṃ hrīṃ śrīmiti nāsāṃ me sadā pātu ca sarvataḥ gurumabhyarcya vidhivadvastrālaṃkāracandanaiḥ || kaṇṭhe vā dakṣiṇe bāhau kavacaṃ dhārayettu yaḥ
Nārāyaṇa said: Listen, Nārada, I shall declare the auspicious armour of Durgā, which was given long ago by Śrī Kṛṣṇa himself to Brahmā in Goloka. And may "oṃ, homage to Durgā" always protect my pair of ears; may "oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ" always protect my nose on all sides. He who, having duly worshipped his guru with garments, ornaments and sandal paste, wears the armour on his neck or on his right arm —
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BvP 3 39.4
ब्रह्मा त्रिपुरसंग्रामे शंकराय ददौ पुरा ।। जघान त्रिपुरं रुद्रो यद्धृत्वा भक्तिपूर्वकम्
brahmā tripurasaṃgrāme śaṃkarāya dadau purā || jaghāna tripuraṃ rudro yaddhṛtvā bhaktipūrvakam
Brahmā long ago gave (it) to Śaṃkara in the battle of Tripura; wearing which with devotion, Rudra slew Tripura.
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BvP 3 39.5
हरो ददौ गौतमाय पद्माक्षाय च गौतमः ।। यतो बभूव पद्माक्षः सप्तद्वीपेश्वरो जयी
haro dadau gautamāya padmākṣāya ca gautamaḥ || yato babhūva padmākṣaḥ saptadvīpeśvaro jayī
Hara gave (it) to Gautama, and Gautama to Padmākṣa; whereby Padmākṣa became the victorious lord of the seven continents.
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BvP 3 39.6
यद्धृत्वा पठनाद्ब्रह्मा ज्ञानवाञ्छक्तिमान्भुवि ।। शिवो बभूव सर्वज्ञो योगिनां च गुरुर्यतः ।। शिवतुल्यो गौतमश्च बभूव मुनिसत्तमः
yaddhṛtvā paṭhanādbrahmā jñānavāñchaktimānbhuvi || śivo babhūva sarvajño yogināṃ ca gururyataḥ || śivatulyo gautamaśca babhūva munisattamaḥ
By wearing and reciting which Brahmā became possessed of knowledge and power on earth; whereby Śiva became omniscient and the teacher of yogins; and Gautama, best of sages, became equal to Śiva.
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BvP 3 39.7
ब्रह्माण्डविजयस्यास्य कवचस्य प्रजापतिः ।। ऋषिश्छन्दश्च गायत्री देवी दुर्गतिनाशिनी
brahmāṇḍavijayasyāsya kavacasya prajāpatiḥ || ṛṣiśchandaśca gāyatrī devī durgatināśinī
Of this armour, "The Conquest of the Brahmā-egg," Prajāpati is the seer, the metre is gāyatrī, the deity is she who destroys misfortune.
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BvP 3 39.8
ब्रह्माण्डविजये चैव विनियोगः प्रकीर्त्तितः ।। पुण्यतीर्थं च महतां कवचं परमाद्भुतम्
brahmāṇḍavijaye caiva viniyogaḥ prakīrttitaḥ || puṇyatīrthaṃ ca mahatāṃ kavacaṃ paramādbhutam
The application (viniyoga) is declared to be for the conquest of the universe; this most marvellous armour is a holy place of pilgrimage for the great.
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BvP 3 39.9
ॐ ह्रीं दुर्गतिनाशिन्यै स्वाहा मे पातु मस्तकम् ।। ॐ ह्रीं मे पातु कपालं चाप्यों ह्रीं श्रीं पातु लोचने
oṃ hrīṃ durgatināśinyai svāhā me pātu mastakam || oṃ hrīṃ me pātu kapālaṃ cāpyoṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ pātu locane
"Oṃ hrīṃ, to the destroyer of misfortune, svāhā" — may it protect my head; "oṃ hrīṃ" — may it protect my skull; and "oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ" — may it protect my eyes.
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BvP 3 39.11
ह्रीं श्रीं क्रूमिति दन्तांश्च पातु क्लीमोष्ठयुग्मकम्।। क्लीं क्लीं क्लीं पातु कण्ठं च दुर्गे रक्षतु गण्डके
hrīṃ śrīṃ krūmiti dantāṃśca pātu klīmoṣṭhayugmakam|| klīṃ klīṃ klīṃ pātu kaṇṭhaṃ ca durge rakṣatu gaṇḍake
"Hrīṃ śrīṃ krūṃ" — may it protect the teeth; "klīṃ" — the pair of lips; "klīṃ klīṃ klīṃ" — may it protect the throat; "durge" — may it guard the cheeks.
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BvP 3 39.12
स्कन्धं महाकालि दुर्गे स्वाहा पातु निरन्तरम् ।। वक्षो विपद्विनाशिन्यै स्वाहा मे पातु सर्वतः
skandhaṃ mahākāli durge svāhā pātu nirantaram || vakṣo vipadvināśinyai svāhā me pātu sarvataḥ
"Mahākāli, Durge, svāhā" — may it protect the shoulder unceasingly; "to the destroyer of calamity, svāhā" — may it protect my chest on all sides.
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BvP 3 39.13
दुर्गे दुर्गे रक्ष पार्श्वौ स्वाहा नाभिं सदाऽवतु।। दुर्गे दुर्गे देहि रक्षां पृष्ठं मे पातु सर्वतः
durge durge rakṣa pārśvau svāhā nābhiṃ sadā'vatu|| durge durge dehi rakṣāṃ pṛṣṭhaṃ me pātu sarvataḥ
"Durgā, Durgā, protect the two sides, svāhā" — may (this) always guard the navel; "Durgā, Durgā, grant protection" — may (this) guard my back on every side.
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BvP 3 39.14
ॐ ह्रीं दुर्गायै स्वाहा च हस्तौ पादौ सदाऽवतु ।। ॐ ह्रीं दुर्गायै स्वाहा च सर्वांगं मे सदाऽवतु
oṃ hrīṃ durgāyai svāhā ca hastau pādau sadā'vatu || oṃ hrīṃ durgāyai svāhā ca sarvāṃgaṃ me sadā'vatu
"Oṃ hrīṃ, to Durgā, svāhā" — may (this) always guard the hands and feet; "Oṃ hrīṃ, to Durgā, svāhā" — may (this) always guard my whole body.
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BvP 3 39.15
प्राच्यां पातु महामाया चाग्नेय्यां पातु कालिका ।। दक्षिणे दक्षकन्या च नैर्ऋत्यां शिवसुन्दरी
prācyāṃ pātu mahāmāyā cāgneyyāṃ pātu kālikā || dakṣiṇe dakṣakanyā ca nairṛtyāṃ śivasundarī
In the east may Mahāmāyā protect (me), and in the southeast may Kālikā protect (me); in the south, Dakṣa's daughter, and in the southwest, Śiva's lovely one.
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BvP 3 39.16
पश्चिमे पार्वती पातु वाराही वारुणे सदा ।। कुबेरमाता कौबेर्य्यामैशान्यामीश्वरी सदा
paścime pārvatī pātu vārāhī vāruṇe sadā || kuberamātā kauberyyāmaiśānyāmīśvarī sadā
In the west may Pārvatī protect (me), in the quarter of Varuṇa (west) may Vārāhī always (protect me); in the north, Kubera's mother, and in the northeast, Īśvarī always.
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BvP 3 39.17
ऊर्ध्वं नारायणी पातु त्वम्बिकाऽधः सदाऽवतु ।। ज्ञानं ज्ञानप्रदा पातु स्वप्ने निद्रा सदाऽवतु
ūrdhvaṃ nārāyaṇī pātu tvambikā'dhaḥ sadā'vatu || jñānaṃ jñānapradā pātu svapne nidrā sadā'vatu
Above may Nārāyaṇī protect (me), and below may Ambikā always guard (me); may the giver of knowledge protect (my) knowledge, and may Nidrā always guard (me) in dream.
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BvP 3 39.18
इति ते कथितं वत्स सर्वमन्त्रौघविग्रहम् ।। ब्रह्माण्डविजयं नाम कवचं परमाद्भुतम्
iti te kathitaṃ vatsa sarvamantraughavigraham || brahmāṇḍavijayaṃ nāma kavacaṃ paramādbhutam
Thus, child, has been told to you (this) armour called "The Victory over the Cosmic Egg," utterly marvellous, whose body is the whole flood of mantras.
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BvP 3 39.19
सुस्नातः सर्वतीर्थेषु सर्वयज्ञेषु यत्फलम् ।। सर्वव्रतोपवासे च तत्फलं लभते नरः
susnātaḥ sarvatīrtheṣu sarvayajñeṣu yatphalam || sarvavratopavāse ca tatphalaṃ labhate naraḥ
Whatever fruit there is for one well bathed at all sacred fords, in all sacrifices, and in fasting at every vow — that fruit the man obtains.
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BvP 3 39.21
स च त्रैलोक्यविजयी सर्वशत्रुप्रमर्दकः।। इदं कवचमज्ञात्वा भजेद्दुर्गतिनाशिनीम्
sa ca trailokyavijayī sarvaśatrupramardakaḥ|| idaṃ kavacamajñātvā bhajeddurgatināśinīm
And he becomes a conqueror of the three worlds, a crusher of all enemies. (But) should one worship her who destroys misfortune without knowing this armour —
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BvP 3 39.22
शतलक्षं प्रजप्तोऽपि न मन्त्रः सिद्धिदायकः।।
śatalakṣaṃ prajapto'pi na mantraḥ siddhidāyakaḥ||
even though muttered ten million times, the mantra does not grant success.
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BvP 3 39.23
कवचं काण्वशाखोक्तमुक्तं नारद सिद्धिदम् ।। यस्मै कस्मै न दातव्यं गोपनीयं सुदुर्लभम्
kavacaṃ kāṇvaśākhoktamuktaṃ nārada siddhidam || yasmai kasmai na dātavyaṃ gopanīyaṃ sudurlabham
The armour spoken in the Kāṇva branch has been declared, Nārada, as granting success; it is not to be given to just anyone — it is to be kept secret, very hard to obtain.
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