Devi Kavacham | Recite It Before the Durga Saptashati | Chandi Kavach with Lyrics

॥ देव्याः कवचम् ॥ | Devi Kavacham | Chandi Kavach | Durga Kavach தேவி கவசம் | ದೇವಿ ಕವಚಂ | దేవీ కవచం | দেবী কবচম্ | ദേവീ കവചം The armour of the Devi, from the Varaha Purana: the kavacham recited before the Durga Saptashati. It places a form of the Devi in each of the ten directions and on every part of the body, from the crown of the head to the toenails. Its own promise: wherever you go, gain and victory; fearless and unconquered; a full hundred years, free from untimely death. Listen at dawn, noon and dusk, as the kavacham prescribes, and before the Saptashati on each day of Navaratri. WHAT IS THE DEVI KAVACHAM The rishi Markandeya asks Brahma for the most secret protection in the world, one never told to anyone. Brahma answers with this armour. He first names the nine Durgas, then the Matrikas riding their mounts and bearing their weapons, then calls on a form of the Devi to guard each direction and each limb, the breath, the mind and the senses. MEANING OF KEY VERSES Verses 3-5, the nine Durgas: "Prathamam Shailaputriti dvitiyam Brahmacharini..." First Shailaputri, second Brahmacharini, third Chandraghanta, fourth Kushmanda, fifth Skandamata, sixth Katyayani, seventh Kalaratri, eighth Mahagauri, ninth Siddhidatri. These are the nine forms worshipped on the nine nights of Navaratri, and they were named by Brahma himself. Verse 6: "Agnina dahyamanastu shatrumadhye gato rane..." Burning in fire, surrounded by enemies in battle, lost in hard places, whoever takes refuge in her in fear meets no misfortune at all. Verses 17-20, the ten directions: "Prachyam rakshatu mam Aindri, agneyam Agnidevata..." Aindri guards the east, Agni the south-east, Varahi the south, the sword-bearer the south-west, Varuni the west, the deer-rider the north-west, Kauberi the north, the trident-bearer the north-east, Brahmani above and Vaishnavi below. Chamunda guards all ten. Verse 42: "Rakshahinam tu yat sthanam varjitam kavachena tu, tat sarvam raksha me Devi Jayanti papanashini" Whatever place this armour has left unguarded, protect all of that too, O Devi, victorious one, destroyer of sin. WHAT IT PROMISES (PHALASHRUTI) • Wherever you go, gain and victory, and every wish fulfilled (yatra yatradhigacchati) • Fearless, and unconquered in battle (nirbhayo jayate, sangrameshu aparajitah) • A full hundred years, free from untimely death (jived varshashatam, apamrityu vivarjitah) • Diseases and poisons perish • All black magic, bhutas, pishachas and rakshasas perish at the sight of one who holds this kavacham in the heart • At the end, the supreme abode, by the grace of Mahamaya WHEN TO LISTEN • At the three sandhyas, dawn, noon and dusk (trisandhyam) • Before the Durga Saptashati: "japet saptashatim chandim kritva tu kavacham pura" • Every day of Navaratri • Tuesdays and Fridays, the Devi's days DID YOU KNOW • The Devi Kavacham is the first of the three limbs recited before the Saptashati: Kavacham, Argala and Kilakam. • The kavacham calls itself "devanam api durlabham", rare even for the Devas. • It is written in the anushtubh metre, the metre of the epics. VERSES (the full text is in the on-screen captions) प्रथमं शैलपुत्रीति द्वितीयं ब्रह्मचारिणी । तृतीयं चन्द्रघण्टेति कूष्माण्डेति चतुर्थकम् ॥ ३॥ पञ्चमं स्कन्दमातेति षष्ठं कात्यायनीति च । सप्तमं कालरात्रिश्च महागौरीति चाष्टमम् ॥ ४॥ नवमं सिद्धिदात्री च नवदुर्गाः प्रकीर्तिताः । उक्तान्येतानि नामानि ब्रह्मणैव महात्मना ॥ ५॥ अग्निना दह्यमानस्तु शत्रुमध्ये गतो रणे । विषमे दुर्गे चैव भयार्ताः शरणं गताः ॥ ६॥ न तेषां जायते किञ्चिदशुभं रणसङ्कटे । नापदं तस्य पश्यामि शोकदुःखभयं नहि ॥ ७॥ रक्षाहीनं तु यत्स्थानं वर्जितं कवचेन तु । तत्सर्वं रक्ष मे देवि जयन्ती पापनाशिनी ॥ ४२॥ निर्भयो जायते मर्त्यः संग्रामेष्वपराजितः । त्रैलोक्ये तु भवेत्पूज्यः कवचेनावृतः पुमान् ॥ ४५॥ 🙏 Join our WhatsApp Channel for daily devotional content: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb7M... YouTube:    / @satyasidhisadhana   Instagram:   / satyasidhisadhana   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... #DeviKavacham #ChandiKavach #DurgaKavach #Navratri #DurgaSaptashati #Navadurga #Chandi #Durga #SanskritChant #Psytrance #DevotionalTrance #SatyaSidhiSadhana