About this stotra
The Batuk Bhairava Kavacham is a protective armor hymn (kavacham) addressed to Baṭuka Bhairava — the eternally youthful form of Bhairava. The name baṭuka (बटुक) means "young boy" or "lad" in Sanskrit, and in tantric iconography Baṭuka Bhairava is Bhairava as an eternal child: fierce yet pure, unbound by time, wearing a loincloth, bearing trident and skull-bowl, and radiating both terror and grace. This boyhood form is considered the most accessible and benevolent aspect of Bhairava, and the one most often invoked for personal protection.
Drawn from the Bhairavatantra and embedded in the Bṛhajjyotiṣārṇava of Shri Harikrishna, this text unfolds as a dialogue in which the Goddess Parvati, at Mahadeva's request, reveals the kavacham as protection from mortal danger in cremation grounds, in battle, and from disease, fire, and elemental forces.
The kavacham invokes eight directional guardians — Asitanga, Ruru, Chanda Bhairava, Krodhana, Unmatta, Kapali, Bhishana, and Samhara Bhairava — covering all eight directions, the zenith, and the netherworld. Additional protections extend to family, livestock, land, and prosperity through the sons of the yoginis Dakini, Hakini, Tulakini, Shakinika, and Malini. The text concludes with instructions for inscribing the kavacham on birch bark or plantain leaf using saffron and sacred pigments, to be worn as a protective amulet.
Reciting or wearing this kavacham is said to make the practitioner free of all obstacles, with Bhairava himself present wherever the text is chanted.
Batuk Bhairava Kavacham lyrics and meaning
॥ १ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 1
प्रस्तावना
उक्तं च भैरवतन्त्रे ।
महादेव उवाच -
प्रीयतां भैरवो देवो नमो वै भैरवाय च ।
देवेशि देहरक्षार्थं कारणं कथ्यतां ध्रुवम् ॥ १॥
prastāvanā
uktaṃ ca bhairavatantre .
mahādeva uvāca -
prīyatāṃ bhairavo devo namo vai bhairavāya ca .
deveśi deharakṣārthaṃ kāraṇaṃ kathyatāṃ dhruvam ..1..
It is said in the Bhairavatantra. Mahadeva speaks: "May the divine Bhairava be propitiated — salutations to Bhairava. O Goddess of the gods, pray tell me with certainty the means for protecting the body."
Word by word
- उक्तं च (uktaṃ ca)
- and it is said (uktam:said | ca:and)
- भैरवतन्त्रे (bhairavatantre)
- in the Bhairavatantra (bhairava:Bhairava | tantre:in the tantra)
- महादेव उवाच (mahādeva uvāca)
- Mahadeva said (mahādeva:Mahadeva, Shiva | uvāca:said)
- प्रीयतां (prīyatāṃ)
- may he be pleased
- भैरवो देवः (bhairavo devaḥ)
- the divine Bhairava (bhairavaḥ:Bhairava | devaḥ:god)
- नमो वै भैरवाय च (namo vai bhairavāya ca)
- salutations indeed to Bhairava (namaḥ:salutations | vai:indeed | bhairavāya:to Bhairava | ca:and)
- देवेशि (deveśi)
- O Goddess of the gods
- देहरक्षार्थं (deharakṣārthaṃ)
- for the purpose of protecting the body (deha:body | rakṣā:protection | artham:for the purpose of)
- कारणं (kāraṇaṃ)
- the means
- कथ्यतां (kathyatāṃ)
- please tell
- ध्रुवम् (dhruvam)
- certainly, without doubt
॥ २ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 2
म्रियन्ते साधका येन विना श्मशानभूमिषु ।
रणेषु चाति घोरेषु महामृत्युभयेषु च ॥ २॥
mriyante sādhakā yena vinā śmaśānabhūmiṣu .
raṇeṣu cāti ghoreṣu mahāmṛtyubhayeṣu ca .. 2 ..
(The Goddess is asked about the protection) by which sadhakas die in cremation grounds, in extremely terrible battles, and amid great fears of death —
Word by word
- म्रियन्ते (mriyante)
- they die
- साधकाः (sādhakāḥ)
- spiritual practitioners
- येन विना (yena vinā)
- without which (yena:which | vinā:without)
- श्मशानभूमिषु (śmaśānabhūmiṣu)
- in cremation grounds (śmaśāna:cremation ground | bhūmiṣu:in the places)
- रणेषु (raṇeṣu)
- in battles
- चाति घोरेषु (cāti ghoreṣu)
- and in extremely terrible (ca:and | ati:extremely | ghoreṣu:terrible)
- महामृत्युभयेषु च (mahāmṛtyubhayeṣu ca)
- and amid great fears of death (mahā:great | mṛtyu:death | bhayeṣu:in fears | ca:and)
॥ ३ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 3
शृङ्गीसलीलवज्रेषु ज्वरादिव्याधिवह्निषु ।
देव्युवाच -
कथयामि शृणु प्राज्ञ बटुककवचं शुभम् ॥ ३॥
śṛṅgīsalīlavajreṣu jvarādivyādhivahniṣu .
devyuvāca -
kathayāmi śṛṇu prājña baṭukakavacaṃ śubham .. 3 ..
— and from dangers of tridents, water, thunderbolts, fevers, diseases, and fire. The Goddess spoke: "Listen, O wise one — I shall tell you the auspicious Batuka Kavacham."
Word by word
- शृङ्गीसलीलवज्रेषु (śṛṅgīsalīlavajreṣu)
- from tridents, water, and thunderbolts (śṛṅgī:trident | salīla:water | vajreṣu:thunderbolts)
- ज्वरादिव्याधिवह्निषु (jvarādivyādhivahniṣu)
- from fevers, diseases, and fire (jvara:fever | ādi:etc. | vyādhi:disease | vahniṣu:in fire)
- देव्युवाच (devyuvāca)
- the Goddess spoke (devī:Goddess | uvāca:spoke)
- कथयामि (kathayāmi)
- I shall tell
- शृणु (śṛṇu)
- listen
- प्राज्ञ (prājña)
- O wise one
- बटुककवचं (baṭukakavacaṃ)
- the Batuka Kavacham (baṭuka:Batuka | kavacam:armor, protective hymn)
- शुभम् (śubham)
- auspicious
॥ ४ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 4
गोपनीयं प्रयत्नेन मातृकाजारजो यथा ।
gopanīyaṃ prayatnena mātṛkājārajo yathā .
This is to be kept secret with great care, just as a mother conceals an illicit child (mātṛkājārajaḥ).
Word by word
- गोपनीयं (gopanīyaṃ)
- to be kept secret (gup:to protect, conceal | anīya:gerundive, must be done)
- प्रयत्नेन (prayatnena)
- with great care
- मातृकाजारजः (mātṛkājārajaḥ)
- illicit son of a mother (mātṛkā:mother | jāra:illicit lover | ja:born of)
- यथा (yathā)
- just as
॥ ५ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 5
विनियोगः
ॐ अस्य श्री बटुकभैरवकवचस्य
आनन्दभैरव ऋषिस्त्रिष्टुप्छन्दः
श्रीबटुकभैरवो देवता बं बीजं ह्रीं शक्तिः
ॐ बटुकायेति कीलकं ममाभीष्टसिद्ध्यर्थे जपे विनियोगः ।
viniyogaḥ
oṃ asya śrī baṭukabhairavakavacasya
ānandabhairava ṛṣistriṣṭupchandaḥ
śrībaṭukabhairavo devatā baṃ bījaṃ hrīṃ śaktiḥ
oṃ baṭukāyeti kīlakaṃ mamābhīṣṭasiddhyarthe jape viniyogaḥ .
Om. Of this Shri Batuka Bhairava Kavacham: Ananda Bhairava is the seer (ṛṣi), Triṣṭup the meter (chandas), Shri Batuka Bhairava the presiding deity (devatā), 'baṃ' the seed syllable (bīja), 'hrīṃ' the power (śakti), 'oṃ baṭukāya' the pin (kīlaka) — this recitation is dedicated to the fulfillment of all my wished-for desires (viniyogaḥ).
Word by word
- ॐ अस्य (oṃ asya)
- Om, of this (oṃ:sacred syllable | asya:of this)
- श्री बटुकभैरवकवचस्य (śrī baṭukabhairavakavacasya)
- of the Shri Batuka Bhairava Kavacham (śrī:revered | baṭuka:Batuka | bhairava:Bhairava | kavacasya:of the kavacham/armour)
- आनन्दभैरव ऋषिः (ānandabhairava ṛṣiḥ)
- Ananda Bhairava is the seer (ānandabhairava:Ananda Bhairava | ṛṣiḥ:seer, sage)
- त्रिष्टुप्छन्दः (triṣṭupchandaḥ)
- Triṣṭup is the meter (triṣṭup:an 11-syllable Vedic meter | chandaḥ:meter)
- श्रीबटुकभैरवः देवता (śrībaṭukabhairavaḥ devatā)
- Shri Batuka Bhairava is the presiding deity
- बं बीजं (baṃ bījaṃ)
- 'baṃ' is the seed syllable (baṃ:seed mantra | bījaṃ:seed)
- ह्रीं शक्तिः (hrīṃ śaktiḥ)
- 'hrīṃ' is the power (hrīṃ:power mantra | śaktiḥ:power, energy)
- ॐ बटुकायेति कीलकं (oṃ baṭukāyeti kīlakaṃ)
- 'oṃ baṭukāya' is the pin
- ममाभीष्टसिद्ध्यर्थे (mamābhīṣṭasiddhyarthe)
- for the fulfillment of my desired wishes (mama:my | abhīṣṭa:desired, longed-for | siddhi:accomplishment | arthe:for the purpose of)
- जपे विनियोगः (jape viniyogaḥ)
- the ritual assignment for recitation (jape:in japa, recitation | viniyogaḥ:ritual assignment, dedication of the practice)
॥ ६ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 6
कवचम्
ॐ सहस्रारे महाचक्रे कर्पूरधवले गुरुः ॥ ४॥
kavacam
oṃ sahasrāre mahācakre karpūradhavale guruḥ .. 4 ..
Om — the Guru resides in the sahasrara, the great wheel, radiant white as camphor.
Word by word
- ॐ (oṃ)
- the sacred syllable Om
- सहस्रारे (sahasrāre)
- in the sahasrara, the crown chakra (sahasra:thousand | āre:in the spoked wheel)
- महाचक्रे (mahācakre)
- in the great wheel (mahā:great | cakre:in the wheel)
- कर्पूरधवले (karpūradhavale)
- radiant white as camphor (karpūra:camphor | dhavale:white, bright)
- गुरुः (guruḥ)
- the Guru
॥ ७ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 7
पातु मां बटुको देवो भैरवः सर्वकर्मसु ।
पूर्वस्यामसिताङ्गो मां दिशि रक्षतु सर्वदा ॥ ५॥
pātu māṃ baṭuko devo bhairavaḥ sarvakarmasu .
pūrvasyāmasitāṅgo māṃ diśi rakṣatu sarvadā .. 5 ..
May Batuka, the divine Bhairava, protect me in all my actions. May Asitanga protect me always in the eastern direction.
Word by word
- पातु मां (pātu māṃ)
- may he protect me (pātu:may protect | māṃ:me)
- बटुको देवः (baṭuko devaḥ)
- the divine Batuka (baṭuka:Batuka | devaḥ:god)
- भैरवः (bhairavaḥ)
- Bhairava
- सर्वकर्मसु (sarvakarmasu)
- in all actions (sarva:all | karmasu:in actions)
- पूर्वस्याम् (pūrvasyām)
- in the eastern direction
- असिताङ्गः (asitāṅgaḥ)
- Asitanga, the dark-limbed one (asita:dark | aṅga:limb)
- दिशि रक्षतु (diśi rakṣatu)
- may protect in the direction (diśi:direction | rakṣatu:may protect)
- सर्वदा (sarvadā)
- always
॥ ८ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 8
आग्नेयां च रुरुः पातु दक्षिणे चण्डभैरवः ।
नैरृत्यां क्रोधनः पातु उन्मत्तः पातु पश्चिमे ॥ ६॥
āgneyāṃ ca ruruḥ pātu dakṣiṇe caṇḍabhairavaḥ .
nairṛtyāṃ krodhanaḥ pātu unmattaḥ pātu paścime .. 6 ..
May Ruru protect me in the southeast, Chanda Bhairava in the south, Krodhana in the southwest, and Unmatta in the west.
Word by word
- आग्नेयां च (āgneyāṃ ca)
- and in the southeast (āgneya:southeast | ca:and)
- रुरुः (ruruḥ)
- Ruru, a fierce form of Bhairava
- पातु (pātu)
- may protect
- दक्षिणे (dakṣiṇe)
- in the south
- चण्डभैरवः (caṇḍabhairavaḥ)
- Chanda Bhairava, the fierce form (caṇḍa:fierce | bhairavaḥ:Bhairava)
- नैरृत्यां (nairṛtyāṃ)
- in the southwest
- क्रोधनः (krodhanaḥ)
- Krodhana, the wrathful one
- उन्मत्तः (unmattaḥ)
- Unmatta, the frenzied one
- पश्चिमे (paścime)
- in the west
॥ ९ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 9
वायव्यां मां कपाली च नित्यं पायात्सुरेश्वरः ।
भीषणो भैरवः पातु उत्तरास्यां तु सर्वदा ॥ ७॥
vāyavyāṃ māṃ kapālī ca nityaṃ pāyātsureśvaraḥ .
bhīṣaṇo bhairavaḥ pātu uttarāsyāṃ tu sarvadā .. 7 ..
May Kapali and Suresvara ever protect me in the northwest. May the fearsome Bhairava protect me in the north always.
Word by word
- वायव्यां (vāyavyāṃ)
- in the northwest
- कपाली च (kapālī ca)
- and Kapali, the skull-bearer (kapāla:skull | ī:one who bears | ca:and)
- नित्यं (nityaṃ)
- always
- पायात् (pāyāt)
- may protect
- सुरेश्वरः (sureśvaraḥ)
- Suresvara, lord of the gods (sura:god | īśvara:lord)
- भीषणः (bhīṣaṇaḥ)
- Bhishana, the terrifying one
- भैरवः (bhairavaḥ)
- Bhairava
- उत्तरास्यां (uttarāsyāṃ)
- in the northern direction
- सर्वदा (sarvadā)
- always
॥ १० ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 10
संहारभैरवः पायादीशान्यां च महेश्वरः ।
ऊर्ध्वं पातु विधाता च पाताले नन्दको विभुः ॥ ८॥
saṃhārabhairavaḥ pāyādīśānyāṃ ca maheśvaraḥ .
ūrdhvaṃ pātu vidhātā ca pātāle nandako vibhuḥ .. 8 ..
May Samhara Bhairava and Maheshvara protect me in the northeast. May Vidhata protect me above, and Nandaka the all-pervading protect me in the netherworld.
Word by word
- संहारभैरवः (saṃhārabhairavaḥ)
- Samhara Bhairava, the destroyer form (saṃhāra:destruction | bhairavaḥ:Bhairava)
- पायात् (pāyāt)
- may protect
- ईशान्यां (īśānyāṃ)
- in the northeast
- महेश्वरः (maheśvaraḥ)
- Maheshvara, the great lord (mahā:great | īśvaraḥ:lord)
- ऊर्ध्वं (ūrdhvaṃ)
- above
- विधाता (vidhātā)
- Vidhata, the ordainer
- पाताले (pātāle)
- in the netherworld
- नन्दकः (nandakaḥ)
- Nandaka, the joyful one
- विभुः (vibhuḥ)
- the all-pervading one
॥ ११ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 11
सद्योजातस्तु मां पायात्सर्वतो देवसेवितः ।
वामदेवो वनान्ते च वने घोरस्तथाऽवतु ॥ ९॥
sadyojātastu māṃ pāyātsarvato devasevitaḥ .
vāmadevo vanānte ca vane ghorastathā'vatu .. 9 ..
May Sadyojata, worshipped by the gods, protect me on all sides. May Vamadeva protect me at the forest's edge, and the fearsome one protect me within the forest.
Word by word
- सद्योजातः (sadyojātaḥ)
- Sadyojata, the immediately-born (sadyas:immediately | jāta:born)
- मां पायात् (māṃ pāyāt)
- may protect me
- सर्वतः (sarvataḥ)
- on all sides
- देवसेवितः (devasevitaḥ)
- worshipped by the gods (deva:gods | sevita:worshipped)
- वामदेवः (vāmadevaḥ)
- Vamadeva, the pleasant god (vāma:pleasant | deva:god)
- वनान्ते च (vanānte ca)
- and at the forest's edge (vana:forest | ante:at the edge | ca:and)
- वने (vane)
- in the forest
- घोरः (ghoraḥ)
- the fearsome one
- तथा अवतु (tathā avatu)
- likewise may protect
॥ १२ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 12
जले तत्पुरुषः पातु स्थले ईशान एव च ।
डाकिनीपुत्रकः पातु पुत्रान् में सर्वतः प्रभुः ॥ १०॥
jale tatpuruṣaḥ pātu sthale īśāna eva ca .
ḍākinīputrakaḥ pātu putrān meṃ sarvataḥ prabhuḥ .. 10 ..
May Tatpurusha protect me in water, and Ishana on firm ground. May Dakiniputraka, the lord, protect my sons on all sides.
Word by word
- जले (jale)
- in water
- तत्पुरुषः (tatpuruṣaḥ)
- Tatpurusha, that supreme person (tat:that | puruṣa:person)
- पातु (pātu)
- may protect
- स्थले (sthale)
- on firm ground
- ईशानः (īśānaḥ)
- Ishana, the ruling one
- डाकिनीपुत्रकः (ḍākinīputrakaḥ)
- son of Dakini (ḍākinī:Dakini | putraka:son)
- पुत्रान् मे (putrān me)
- my sons (putrān:sons | me:my)
- सर्वतः प्रभुः (sarvataḥ prabhuḥ)
- the lord on all sides (sarvataḥ:all sides | prabhuḥ:lord)
॥ १३ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 13
हाकिनी पुत्रकः पातु दारांस्तुलाकिनीसुतः ।
पातु शाकिनिकापुत्रः सैन्यं वै कालभैरवः ॥ ११॥
hākinī putrakaḥ pātu dārāṃstulākinīsutaḥ .
pātu śākinikāputraḥ sainyaṃ vai kālabhairavaḥ .. 11 ..
May the son of Hakini protect my wife, and the son of Tulakini protect her too. May the son of Shakinika and Kala Bhairava protect my army.
Word by word
- हाकिनी पुत्रकः (hākinī putrakaḥ)
- son of Hakini (hākinī:Hakini, a yogini | putraka:son)
- पातु (pātu)
- may protect
- दारां (dārāṃ)
- wife
- तुलाकिनीसुतः (tulākinīsutaḥ)
- son of Tulakini (tulākinī:Tulakini, a yogini | suta:son)
- शाकिनिकापुत्रः (śākinikāputraḥ)
- son of Shakinika (a yogini)
- सैन्यं (sainyaṃ)
- army
- वै (vai)
- indeed
- कालभैरवः (kālabhairavaḥ)
- Kala Bhairava, the lord of time (kāla:time | bhairavaḥ:Bhairava)
॥ १४ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 14
मालिनीपुत्रकः पातु पशूनश्वान् गजांस्तथा ।
महाकालोऽवतु क्षेत्रं श्रियं मे सर्वतो गिरा ॥ १२॥
mālinīputrakaḥ pātu paśūnaśvān gajāṃstathā .
mahākālo'vatu kṣetraṃ śriyaṃ me sarvato girā .. 12 ..
May the son of Malini protect my cattle, horses, and elephants. May Mahakala protect my fields, and Bhairava protect my prosperity everywhere through speech.
Word by word
- मालिनीपुत्रकः (mālinīputrakaḥ)
- son of Malini (mālinī:Malini, a yogini | putraka:son)
- पातु (pātu)
- may protect
- पशून् (paśūn)
- cattle
- अश्वान् (aśvān)
- horses
- गजांस्तथा (gajāṃstathā)
- and elephants likewise (gajāṃs:elephants | tathā:likewise)
- महाकालः (mahākālaḥ)
- Mahakala, the great lord of time (mahā:great | kāla:time)
- अवतु (avatu)
- may protect
- क्षेत्रं (kṣetraṃ)
- the field, land
- श्रियं मे (śriyaṃ me)
- my prosperity (śriyam:prosperity | me:my)
- सर्वतो गिरा (sarvato girā)
- everywhere through speech (sarvataḥ:everywhere | girā:through speech)
॥ १५ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 15
वाद्यं वाद्यप्रियः पातु भैरवो नित्यसम्पदा ।
एतत्कवचमीशान तव स्नेहात्प्रकाशितम् ॥ १३॥
vādyaṃ vādyapriyaḥ pātu bhairavo nityasampadā .
etatkavacamīśāna tava snehātprakāśitam .. 13 ..
May Bhairava, lover of music, protect my music and all my prosperity. O Ishana, this kavacham has been revealed to you out of love.
Word by word
- वाद्यं (vādyaṃ)
- music, musical instruments
- वाद्यप्रियः (vādyapriyaḥ)
- the lover of music (vādya:music | priya:lover)
- भैरवः (bhairavaḥ)
- Bhairava
- नित्यसम्पदा (nityasampadā)
- with eternal prosperity (nitya:eternal | sampadā:prosperity)
- एतत्कवचम् (etatkavacam)
- this kavacham (etat:this | kavacam:armor, protective hymn)
- ईशान (īśāna)
- O Ishana (Shiva)
- तव स्नेहात् (tava snehāt)
- out of love for you (tava:your | snehāt:from love)
- प्रकाशितम् (prakāśitam)
- has been revealed
॥ १६ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 16
नाख्येयं नरलोकेषु सारभूतं सुरप्रियम् ।
यस्मै कस्मै न दातव्यं कवचं सुरदुर्लभम् ॥ १४॥
nākhyeyaṃ naralokeṣu sārabhūtaṃ surapriyam .
yasmai kasmai na dātavyaṃ kavacaṃ suradurlabham .. 14 ..
It should not be disclosed among ordinary people — it is the very essence of the scriptures and dear to the gods. This kavacham, rare even for the gods, should not be given to just anyone.
Word by word
- नाख्येयं (nākhyeyaṃ)
- should not be disclosed (na:not | ākhyeyam:to be told)
- नरलोकेषु (naralokeṣu)
- among ordinary people (nara:people | lokeṣu:in the worlds)
- सारभूतं (sārabhūtaṃ)
- the very essence (sāra:essence | bhūtam:being)
- सुरप्रियम् (surapriyam)
- dear to the gods (sura:gods | priyam:dear)
- यस्मै कस्मै (yasmai kasmai)
- to just anyone
- न दातव्यं (na dātavyaṃ)
- should not be given
- सुरदुर्लभम् (suradurlabham)
- rare even for gods (sura:gods | durlabham:rare)
॥ १७ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 17
न देयं परिशिष्येभ्यो कृपणेभ्यश्च शङ्कर ।
यो ददाति निषिद्धेभ्यः सर्वभ्रष्टो भवेत्किल ॥ १५॥
na deyaṃ pariśiṣyebhyo kṛpaṇebhyaśca śaṅkara .
yo dadāti niṣiddhebhyaḥ sarvabhraṣṭo bhavetkila .. 15 ..
O Shankara, it should not be given to unworthy disciples or to misers. Whoever gives it to those who are forbidden from receiving it shall surely fall from all spiritual attainment.
Word by word
- न देयं (na deyaṃ)
- should not be given
- परिशिष्येभ्यः (pariśiṣyebhyaḥ)
- to unworthy disciples (pari:around | śiṣya:disciple)
- कृपणेभ्यः च (kṛpaṇebhyaḥ ca)
- and to misers (kṛpaṇa:miser | ca:and)
- शङ्कर (śaṅkara)
- O Shankara
- यो ददाति (yo dadāti)
- whoever gives
- निषिद्धेभ्यः (niṣiddhebhyaḥ)
- to those who are forbidden
- सर्वभ्रष्टः (sarvabhraṣṭaḥ)
- fallen from all (sarva:all | bhraṣṭa:fallen)
- भवेत्किल (bhavetkila)
- shall certainly become (bhavet:shall become | kila:certainly)
॥ १८ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 18
फलश्रुतिः
अनेन कवचेनैव रक्षां कृत्वा विचक्षणः ।
विचरन्यत्र कुत्रापि न विघ्नैः परिभूयते ॥ १६॥
phalaśrutiḥ
anena kavacenaiva rakṣāṃ kṛtvā vicakṣaṇaḥ .
vicaranyatra kutrāpi na vighnaiḥ paribhūyate .. 16 ..
Having protected oneself with this kavacham, the wise one may wander wherever without being overwhelmed by any obstacle.
Word by word
- अनेन कवचेन (anena kavacena)
- with this kavacham (anena:with this | kavacena:with the armor)
- एव (eva)
- indeed
- रक्षां कृत्वा (rakṣāṃ kṛtvā)
- having protected oneself (rakṣām:protection | kṛtvā:having done)
- विचक्षणः (vicakṣaṇaḥ)
- the wise and discerning one
- विचरन् (vicaran)
- wandering
- यत्र कुत्रापि (yatra kutrāpi)
- wherever (yatra:where | kutrāpi:wherever)
- न विघ्नैः (na vighnaiḥ)
- not by obstacles
- परिभूयते (paribhūyate)
- is overwhelmed
॥ १९ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 19
मन्त्रेण रक्षते योगी कवचं रक्षकं यतः ।
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन दुर्लभं पापचेतसाम् ॥ १७॥
mantreṇa rakṣate yogī kavacaṃ rakṣakaṃ yataḥ .
tasmātsarvaprayatnena durlabhaṃ pāpacetasām .. 17 ..
The yogi is protected by the mantra, for the kavacham itself is the protector. Therefore with every effort guard it — it is inaccessible to those of sinful minds.
Word by word
- मन्त्रेण (mantreṇa)
- by the mantra
- रक्षते (rakṣate)
- protects
- योगी (yogī)
- the yogi
- कवचं रक्षकं (kavacaṃ rakṣakaṃ)
- the kavacham is the protector (kavacam:armor | rakṣakam:protector)
- यतः (yataḥ)
- because
- तस्मात् (tasmāt)
- therefore
- सर्वप्रयत्नेन (sarvaprayatnena)
- with every effort (sarva:all | prayatnena:with effort)
- दुर्लभं (durlabhaṃ)
- rare, hard to attain
- पापचेतसाम् (pāpacetasām)
- for those of sinful minds (pāpa:sin | cetasām:of minds)
॥ २० ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 20
भूर्जे रम्भात्वचि वापि लिखित्वा विधिवत्प्रभो ।
कुङ्कुमेनाष्टगन्धेन गोरोचनैश्च केसरैः ॥ १८॥
bhūrje rambhātvaci vāpi likhitvā vidhivatprabho .
kuṅkumenāṣṭagandhena gorocanaiśca kesaraiḥ .. 18 ..
O Lord, having written it properly on birch bark or plantain leaf, using saffron, the eight perfumes, gorochana, and kesara —
Word by word
- भूर्जे (bhūrje)
- on birch bark
- रम्भात्वचि (rambhātvaci)
- on plantain leaf (rambhā:plantain | tvaci:skin, bark)
- वापि (vāpi)
- or also
- लिखित्वा (likhitvā)
- having written
- विधिवत् (vidhivat)
- according to proper rites
- प्रभो (prabho)
- O Lord
- कुङ्कुमेन (kuṅkumena)
- with saffron
- अष्टगन्धेन (aṣṭagandhena)
- with the eight perfumes (aṣṭa:eight | gandha:perfume)
- गोरोचनैः च (gorocanaiḥ ca)
- and with gorochana (a sacred yellow pigment from a cow)
- केसरैः (kesaraiḥ)
- with kesara, saffron stamens
॥ २१ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 21
धारयेत्पाठायेद्वापि सम्पठेद्वापि नित्यशः ।
सम्प्राप्नोति फलं सर्वं नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥ १९॥
dhārayetpāṭhāyedvāpi sampaṭhedvāpi nityaśaḥ .
samprāpnoti phalaṃ sarvaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā .. 19 ..
— wearing it as an amulet, having it recited, or reading it regularly, one obtains all fruits of life. There is no doubt about this.
Word by word
- धारयेत् (dhārayet)
- may wear as an amulet
- पाठायेत् (pāṭhāyet)
- may have it recited
- वापि (vāpi)
- or
- सम्पठेत् (sampaṭhet)
- may read together
- नित्यशः (nityaśaḥ)
- regularly, always
- सम्प्राप्नोति (samprāpnoti)
- one fully obtains (sam:fully | prāpnoti:obtains)
- फलं सर्वं (phalaṃ sarvaṃ)
- all fruits (phalam:fruit, result | sarvam:all)
- नात्र कार्या विचारणा (nātra kāryā vicāraṇā)
- there is no need for doubt about this (na:no | atra:here | kāryā:to be done | vicāraṇā:deliberation)
॥ २२ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 22
सततं पठ्यते यत्र तत्र भैरवसंस्थितिः ।
न शक्नोमि प्रभावं वै कवचस्यास्य वर्णितुम् ॥ २०॥
satataṃ paṭhyate yatra tatra bhairavasaṃsthitiḥ .
na śaknomi prabhāvaṃ vai kavacasyāsya varṇitum .. 20 ..
Wherever this is constantly recited, there Bhairava is ever present. I am unable to fully describe the power of this kavacham.
Word by word
- सततं (satataṃ)
- constantly
- पठ्यते (paṭhyate)
- is recited
- यत्र (yatra)
- wherever
- तत्र (tatra)
- there
- भैरवसंस्थितिः (bhairavasaṃsthitiḥ)
- the presence of Bhairava (bhairava:Bhairava | saṃsthiti:presence, dwelling)
- न शक्नोमि (na śaknomi)
- I am not able
- प्रभावं (prabhāvaṃ)
- the power, the glory
- वै (vai)
- indeed
- कवचस्यास्य (kavacasyāsya)
- of this kavacham (kavacasya:of the kavacham | asya:of this)
- वर्णितुम् (varṇitum)
- to describe
॥ २३ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 23
नमो भैरवदेवाय सर्वभूताय वै नमः ।
नमस्त्रैलोक्यनाथाय नाथनाथाय वै नमः ॥ २१॥
namo bhairavadevāya sarvabhūtāya vai namaḥ .
namastrailokyanāthāya nāthanāthāya vai namaḥ .. 21 ..
Salutations to the divine Bhairava, salutations to the one who dwells in all beings. Salutations to the lord of the three worlds, salutations to the lord of lords.
Word by word
- नमो (namo)
- salutations
- भैरवदेवाय (bhairavadevāya)
- to the divine Bhairava (bhairava:Bhairava | devāya:to the divine)
- सर्वभूताय (sarvabhūtāya)
- to the one in all beings (sarva:all | bhūtāya:to the being)
- वै नमः (vai namaḥ)
- indeed salutations
- नमः (namaḥ)
- salutations
- त्रैलोक्यनाथाय (trailokyanāthāya)
- to the lord of the three worlds (trailokya:three worlds | nāthāya:to the lord)
- नाथनाथाय (nāthanāthāya)
- to the lord of lords (nātha:lord | nāthāya:to the lord)
॥ २४ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 24
इति श्रीहरिकृष्णविनिर्मिते बृहज्ज्योतिषार्णवे धर्मस्कन्धे
उपासनास्तवके श्रीबटुकभैरवोपासनाध्याये भैरव तन्त्रे देवीरहस्योक्तं
श्रीबटुकभैरवकवचनिरूपणं सम्पूर्णम् ॥
iti śrīharikṛṣṇavinirmite bṛhajjyotiṣārṇave dharmaskandhe
upāsanāstavake śrībaṭukabhairavopāsanādhyāye bhairava tantre devīrahasyoktaṃ
śrībaṭukabhairavakavacanirūpaṇaṃ sampūrṇam
Thus concludes the description of the Shri Batuka Bhairava Kavacham, spoken as a divine secret in the Bhairavatantra, in the chapter on the worship of Shri Batuka Bhairava, in the Upasana Stavaka section of the Brihaijyotisharnava composed by Shri Harikrishna.
Word by word
- इति (iti)
- thus concludes
- श्रीहरिकृष्णविनिर्मिते (śrīharikṛṣṇavinirmite)
- composed by Shri Harikrishna (śrī:revered | harikṛṣṇa:Harikrishna | vinirmite:composed in)
- बृहज्ज्योतिषार्णवे (bṛhajjyotiṣārṇave)
- in the Brihaijyotisharnava (bṛhat:great | jyotiṣa:light, astrology | arṇava:ocean)
- धर्मस्कन्धे (dharmaskandhe)
- in the Dharma section (dharma:righteousness | skandha:section)
- उपासनास्तवके (upāsanāstavake)
- in the Upasana Stavaka (upāsanā:worship | stavaka:collection of hymns)
- श्रीबटुकभैरवोपासनाध्याये (śrībaṭukabhairavopāsanādhyāye)
- in the chapter on worship of Shri Batuka Bhairava
- भैरव तन्त्रे (bhairava tantre)
- in the Bhairavatantra
- देवीरहस्योक्तं (devīrahasyoktaṃ)
- spoken as a divine secret (devī:goddess | rahasya:secret | uktam:spoken)
- श्रीबटुकभैरवकवचनिरूपणं (śrībaṭukabhairavakavacanirūpaṇaṃ)
- the description of the Shri Batuka Bhairava Kavacham
- सम्पूर्णम् (sampūrṇam)
- complete, concluded
ॐ
