Sri Maha
Lakshmi Kavacham
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
1Mahalakshmya pravakshyaami kavacham
sarva kamadham,
Sarva papa prasamanam, Sarva vyadhi
nivaranam
I am seeing the armour of Mahalakshmi which fulfils all desires\
It destroys all sins
and cures all diseases
2.Dushta
mruthyu prasamanam, dushta
daridrya nasanam\
Graha peeda prasamanam, arishta pravi bhanjanam
Avoids
bad death, destroys bad poverty
Subdues
sufferings due to planets, acts as a reducer of bad luck
3.Puthra pouthraathi janakam, vivaha pradham ishtadham
Chorari
haari jagathaam akhilepsitha
kalpakam
Leads to birth of sonand grand son,
Leads to marriage to person whom we like
Is the enemy of theft
in the world, and is the wish
fulfilling tree
4.Sarvadhaa namanaa bhoothwaa srunu
thwam sukha sathama
Aneka
janma samsidhi labhyam
mukthi phala pradham
By always chanting it, you would hear the
good news, h good person
It grants the efforts of deeds of
several births and leads to salvation
5.Dhana dhanya maharajya sarva soubhagya
dhayakam
Sakruth
pandana maathrena mahalakshmi
praseedathi
It grants wealth
, cereals, great country and very
great luck
Just being read by a good person, mahalakshmi would be
pleased
6.Ksheerabdhi madhye padmaanaam naadhena
mani mandape
Rathna
simhasanedhivye than madhye mani pankaje
In the middle of ocean of milk, in the
gem studded hall of the lord of lotus
On divine gem studded throne and in the middle of it on
gem studded lotus
7.Darpanakara vimalaam kapol dwithyojjwalaam
Maangalya aabharano
bedham, karna dwitheeya sundaraam
On her
cheeks which are shining like
mirror
Wearing auspecios ornaments on her
shining ears
8.Kamalesa supathradye abhayam dadatheem param
Romadhi lathaa charu magnaabhi thalodhareem
The divine one will give you protection on thegood leaf of the
God of lotus,
On the
pretty climing plant with hairs
which appears drowned in river
9.Patta vasthra samudh
bhasamsunithambasu lakshanaam
Kanchana sthambha vibhrajeeth varajaa nooru shobhitham
Appearing as if
her hips covered
with shining silk cloth,
Looks like a shining golden pillar, her thigh shines like lotus flower
10Smara kaahalikaa garva haaari jangam hari priyeaam
Kamadi prishta sadrusa padabhjaam Chandra
vannakkam
The
thighs of darling of Hari ,
destroys our pride and make one
sing when we remember them
Her back is like that of turtle and her lotus like feet are like heat of moon
11.Pankajo udhara lavanyam sulathangri thalasrayaam
Sarvabharana samyukthaam, sarva lakshana
lakshithaam
She has pretty lotus like lips , her prettily moving legs move with musical beats
She is wearing all sort of ornaments and
she has all sort of ideal looks
12.Sarva
manthra mayeem lakshmim, sruthi sasthra
swaroopineem
Para
brahma mayeem devim padhma nabha
kudubineem
She is Lakshmi pervaded with all mamnthras and has form of Vedas and sastras
The goddess is pervaded with divine brahmam
and is the wife of Lord Padma
nabha
13.evam dhyathva maha lakshmim, ya padeth kavacham param
Mahalakshmi sira pathu, lalate mama pankaja
After meditating on maha Lakshmi like this , the armour has to be read
Let mahalakshmi protect the head and my
forhead by the lotus flower like goddess
14.Karna dhwandhwam Rema pathu, nayane
nalinalaya
Nayne
mavathathamba , vaasam vaakh roopini mama
Let my twin ears be protected by Rema
and my eyes ny one who has slender body
Let my eyes be protected by my
mother , let my nose be protected by one who has form of voice
15.Danthaan aavathu jihwaayaam sri , adhroshtam Hari priya
Chib hukam patha varadhaa , kandam gandharva sevithaa
Let
Goddess Sri protect my teeth and
toungue and lower and upper lip by the darling of Hari
Let wife of protector protect my
chin and my neck by one served by Gandharwas\
16.Vaksha, kukshi karou pathu prushtam
avyaath remaa swayam
Khadyooru dwayakam janu janghe
padha dhwayam Shivaa
Let my chest, belly , hands and back be protected by Remaa
herself
Let my
my two thighs, calves and knee
of the legs by protected by Goddess
Shivaa
17.Sarvanga mindriyam , praanaan paayaath aayaasa harini
Saptha dhathoon swaya ajnaadartham shuklam manosthi cha
Let all limbs and all organs as well as soul bre
protected by she who destroys tiredness
Let
my seven elements and semen which comes as per my wish be protected by
her who is my mind
18. jnaanam budhir manothhaan sarvam may patha
Padmajaa
Mayaa
kruthanthu yath thathwai thath sarvam
pathu mangalaa
Let n my wisdom intelligence and all
acts of mind be protected by
her born out of lotus
Let
the auspecious one protect protect all the principles that I have made
19.Mamaayu rangakaan Lakshmi, bharyaam
puthraamsha puthrikaa
Mithraani pathu sathatham akhilam may vara pradhaa
Let
Lakshmi protect my lfe and parts
of body, let Daughter like goddess protect my wife and son
Let she
who grants boons always
protect all my friends
20.Maari naasanaarthaaya maaya mruthyunjaya
phalam
Sarvaabheeshtanthu may dadhyaath
pathu maam kamalaalayaa
Let the mayaa who wins over death be my strength to destroy all my enemies
Let hr who has lotus as her house
fulfill all my desires and give all that I want
21.sahajaam sodharam chaiva sathru samharini aavathiu
Bandhu vargam parasakthi pathu maam
sarva mangalaa
Let my sibling brothers be protected by
killer of my enemies
Let my relatives be protected by Parasakthu and may Always auspicious goddess protect me
Phalasruthi
Effect of reading
1.Ya idham kavacham dhivyam remaayaa pratha padeth
Sarva
sidhimavapnothi sarva rakshaam
cha saaswathim
If this divine armour of goddess Lakshmi is read in the morning
You would get all powers and
permanently you would be protected
2.Deergaayushmaan bhaveth, nithyam sarva
sowbhagya shobhitham
Sarvagna sarvadarsee cha sukhee thasya sukhojjwala
You would become long lived and daily shine with
all good luck
You would become all knowing , having
universal vision, have pleasant life and shine with pleasure
3.Suputhro gopathi sriman
bhavishyathi na samsaya
Thath
gruhe na bhaveth Brahman daridrya
dukhadhikam
He will have f good sons, owner of cows,
and he would become wealthy without doubt
And ibn his home , there will not be a
Brahmin with more poverty and suffering
4.Na agninaa dahyathe geham na chora aadhyai
cha peedyathe
Bhoothe pretha pischaadhyaa
thrasthaa thaavanthi dhooratha
His home would not be burnt by fire and would not be attacked
by robbers
Ghosts. Devils and spirits
would shiver and would stay very
far off
5.Likhithwaa sthapitham yanthram thathra vrudhir bhaveth dhruvam
Naa apa mruthyu mavapnaathi
dehaanthi mukthimaan bhaveth
If a yanthra is written and kept there,
definitely there would be progress
There
bad and sudden death will not take place and when you leave the body you will get salvation
6.saayam praatha padeth yathu, maha
dhanapathir bhaveth
AAyushyam poushtikam medhyam paapam duswapna nasanam
If it is read in the morning and evening, you would become very
rich
You would be long lived vigorous and all your sins and bad dreams would be destroyed
7.Prajnakaram pavithram cha dur bhikshagni vinasanam
Sidha
prasada janakam, maha
mruthyu prasanthikam
This will make you wise , pure
and destroy poverty
It would grant you occult powers and
bring down great death
8.Maha roga jwara
haram Brahma hathyathi sodhakam
Maha
sukha pradham chaiva padithavyam
sukharthibhi
It would
cure great diseases and fever and eliminate sins like Brahma
hathya
It would grant great pleasure and by reading pleasure and
happiness will increase
9.Dhanarthi dhanamaapnothi, vivaharathi labheth
vadhu
Vidhyarthi labhathe vidhyaam ,
puthrarthi guunavath suthaan
He wants money would become rich, he whowants to marry will gt a bride
He wants to learn would get knowledge, he who wants son would get a good son
10.Rajyarthi labhathe rajyam, sathya muktham mayaa sukha
Mahalakshmyaa manthra sidhi
japaath sathya prajaayathe
He who wants kingdom will get it , and truth is telling that he will get pleased
By chanting he would become expert in
maha Lakshmi manthra
and truth is being told
11Evam devyaa prasaadena sukha kavacha maapthvaan
Kavachaan ugra henaiva sarvaan kaaman vaapnuyaath
By
getting the grace of devu, he will get armour of pleasure
By getting the powerful armour, all his
wishes would be fulfilled
12.Sarva lakshana sampannam Lakshmim
sarva sureswarim
Prapadhye saranam,
devim padma puthraksha
vallabhaam
Salute
Lakshmi with all good signs
who is goddess of all devas
And surrender to the goddess of lotus, who is capable of granting sons and
wife
