Shani Vajrapanjara Kavacham lyrics and meaning
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Verse 1
नीलाम्बरो नीलवपुः किरीटी
गृध्रस्थितास्त्रकरो धनुष्मान् ।
चतुर्भुजः सूर्यसुतः प्रसन्नः
सदा ममस्याद्वरदः प्रशान्तः ॥
nīlāmbarō nīlavapuḥ kirīṭī
gṛdhrasthitāstrakarō dhanuṣmān ।
chaturbhujaḥ sūryasutaḥ prasannaḥ
sadā mamasyādvaradaḥ praśāntaḥ ॥
May he who wears dark garments and has a dark form, bearing a crown, stationed upon a vulture, holding weapons and a bow in his hands, four-armed, the son of Sūrya — the serene and tranquil bestower of boons — always be gracious to me.
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Verse 2
ब्रह्मा उवाच ।
brahmā uvācha ।
Brahmā said:
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Verse 3
शृणुध्वं ऋषयः सर्वे शनि पीडाहरं महत् ।
कवचं शनिराजस्य सौरैरिदमनुत्तमम् ॥
śṛṇudhvaṃ ṛṣayaḥ sarvē śani pīḍāharaṃ mahat ।
kavachaṃ śanirājasya saurairidamanuttamam ॥
O sages, hear this great remover of Śani's afflictions — this armor of the king of Saturn, supremely excellent, composed by the devotees of the Sun (Sauras).
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Verse 4
कवचं देवतावासं वज्र पञ्जर संङ्गकम् ।
शनैश्चर प्रीतिकरं सर्वसौभाग्यदायकम् ॥
kavachaṃ dēvatāvāsaṃ vajra pañjara saṃṅgakam ।
śanaiśchara prītikaraṃ sarvasaubhāgyadāyakam ॥
The armor is a dwelling-place of the deity, known as the Diamond Cage (Vajra Pañjara) — it is pleasing to Śanaiścara and bestows all good fortune.
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Verse 5
अथ श्री शनि वज्र पञ्जर कवचम् ।
atha śrī śani vajra pañjara kavacham ।
Now the Śrī Śani Vajra Pañjara Kavacham:
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Verse 6
ॐ श्री शनैश्चरः पातु फालं मे सूर्यनन्दनः । [भालं]
नेत्रे छायात्मजः पातु पातु कर्णौ यमानुजः ॥ 1 ॥
ōṃ śrī śanaiścharaḥ pātu phālaṃ mē sūryanandanaḥ । [bhālaṃ]
nētrē Chāyātmajaḥ pātu pātu karṇau yamānujaḥ ॥ 1 ॥
Oṃ — may Śrī Śanaiścara (the slow-moving / Saturn) protect my forehead; may Sūryanandana (son of the Sun) protect my forehead. May Chāyātmaja (born of Chāyā / Saturn) protect my eyes; may Yamānuja (younger brother of Yama) protect my ears. (1)
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Verse 7
नासां वैवस्वतः पातु मुखं मे भास्करः सदा ।
स्निग्धकण्ठश्च मे कण्ठं भुजौ पातु महाभुजः ॥ 2 ॥
nāsāṃ vaivasvataḥ pātu mukhaṃ mē bhāskaraḥ sadā ।
snigdhakaṇṭhaścha mē kaṇṭhaṃ bhujau pātu mahābhujaḥ ॥ 2 ॥
May Vaivasvata (son of Vivasvat / Saturn) protect my nose; may Bhāskara (the radiant one) always protect my face. May Snigdhakaṇṭha (the smooth-throated one) protect my throat; may Mahābhuja (the great-armed one) protect my arms. (2)
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Verse 8
स्कन्धौ पातु शनिश्चैव करौ पातु शुभप्रदः ।
वक्षः पातु यमभ्राता कुक्षिं पात्वसितस्तथा ॥ 3 ॥
skandhau pātu śaniśchaiva karau pātu śubhapradaḥ ।
vakṣaḥ pātu yamabhrātā kukṣiṃ pātvasitastathā ॥ 3 ॥
May Śaniścara protect my shoulders; may Śubhaprada (the bestower of auspiciousness) protect my hands. May Yamabhrātā (brother of Yama) protect my chest; may Asita (the dark one) likewise protect my abdomen. (3)
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Verse 9
नाभिं ग्रहपतिः पातु मन्दः पातु कटिं तथा ।
ऊरू ममान्तकः पातु यमो जानुयुगं तथा ॥ 4 ॥
nābhiṃ grahapatiḥ pātu mandaḥ pātu kaṭiṃ tathā ।
ūrū mamāntakaḥ pātu yamō jānuyugaṃ tathā ॥ 4 ॥
May Grahapati (lord of planets) protect my navel; may Manda (the slow one) likewise protect my waist. May Antaka (the ender) protect my thighs; may Yama protect my pair of knees likewise. (4)
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Verse 10
पादौ मन्दगतिः पातु सर्वाङ्गं पातु पिप्पलः ।
अङ्गोपाङ्गानि सर्वाणि रक्षेन् मे सूर्यनन्दनः ॥ 5 ॥
pādau mandagatiḥ pātu sarvāṅgaṃ pātu pippalaḥ ।
aṅgōpāṅgāni sarvāṇi rakṣēn mē sūryanandanaḥ ॥ 5 ॥
May Mandagati (the slow-paced one) protect my feet; may Pippala (the sacred fig / Saturn) protect all my limbs. May Sūryanandana (son of the Sun) protect all my body parts and appendages. (5)
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Verse 11
फलश्रुतिः
phalaśrutiḥ
Phalaśruti (Fruits of Recitation):
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Verse 12
इत्येतत्कवचं दिव्यं पठेत्सूर्यसुतस्य यः ।
न तस्य जायते पीडा प्रीतो भवति सूर्यजः ॥
ityētatkavachaṃ divyaṃ paṭhētsūryasutasya yaḥ ।
na tasya jāyatē pīḍā prītō bhavati sūryajaḥ ॥
Whoever recites this divine armor of the son of the Sun — no affliction befalls that person, and the son of the Sun becomes pleased.
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Verse 13
व्ययजन्मद्वितीयस्थो मृत्युस्थानगतोपिवा ।
कलत्रस्थो गतोवापि सुप्रीतस्तु सदा शनिः ॥
vyayajanmadvitīyasthō mṛtyusthānagatōpivā ।
kalatrasthō gatōvāpi suprītastu sadā śaniḥ ॥
Whether Saturn is in the twelfth, the second, at the house of death, or in the seventh — Saturn remains ever well pleased toward such a one.
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Verse 14
अष्टमस्थो सूर्यसुते व्यये जन्मद्वितीयगे ।
कवचं पठते नित्यं न पीडा जायते क्वचित् ॥
aṣṭamasthō sūryasutē vyayē janmadvitīyagē ।
kavachaṃ paṭhatē nityaṃ na pīḍā jāyatē kvachit ॥
Even when the son of the Sun occupies the eighth, twelfth, second, or first house — the one who daily recites this armor suffers no affliction anywhere.
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Verse 15
इत्येतत्कवचं दिव्यं सौरेर्यन्निर्मितं पुरा ।
द्वादशाष्टमजन्मस्थदोषान्नाशयते सदा ।
जन्मलग्नस्थितान् दोषान् सर्वान्नाशयते प्रभुः ॥
ityētatkavachaṃ divyaṃ saurēryannirmitaṃ purā ।
dvādaśāṣṭamajanmasthadōṣānnāśayatē sadā ।
janmalagnasthitān dōṣān sarvānnāśayatē prabhuḥ ॥
This divine armor, composed in ancient times by the devotees of Sūrya, always removes the faults of Saturn in the twelfth, eighth, or birth house. The Lord removes all faults situated in the birth-lagna.
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Verse 16
इति श्री ब्रह्माण्डपुराणे ब्रह्मनारदसंवादे शनिवज्रपञ्जर कवचं सम्पूर्णम् ॥
iti śrī brahmāṇḍapurāṇē brahmanāradasaṃvādē śanivajrapañjara kavachaṃ sampūrṇam ॥
Thus ends the Śrī Śani Vajra Pañjara Kavacham, from the dialogue between Brahmā and Nārada in the Śrī Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa.
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