.. shanivajrapa.njarakavacham ..

shrii gaNeshaaya namaH ||

nIlAmbaro nIlavapuH kirITI gR^idhrasthitastrAsakaro dhanuShmAn |
chaturbhujaH sUryasutaH prasannaH sadA mama syAd varadaH prashAntaH || 1||

brahmA uvAcha ||

shR^iNudhvamR^iShayaH sarve shanipIDAharaM mahat |
kavachaM shanirAjasya saureridamanuttamam || 2||

kavachaM devatAvAsaM vajrapa.njarasa.nj~nakam |
shanaishcharaprItikaraM sarvasaubhAgyadAyakam || 3||

OM shrIshanaishcharaH pAtu bhAlaM me sUryanandanaH |
netre chhAyAtmajaH pAtu pAtu kaNauM yamAnujaH || 4||

nAsAM vaivasvataH pAtu mukhaM me bhAskaraH sadA |
snigdhakaNThashcha me kaNThaM bhujau pAtu mahAbhujaH || 5||

skandhau pAtu shanishchaiva karau pAtu\-shubhapradaH |
vakShaH pAtu yamabhrAtA kukShiM pAtvasitastathA || 6||

nAbhiM grahapatiH pAtu mandaH pAtu kaTiM tathA |
UrU mamAntakaH pAtu yamo jAnuyugaM tathA || 7||

padau mandagatiH pAtu sarvA.ngaM pAtu pippalaH |
a.ngopA.ngAni sarvANi rakShen me sUryanandanaH || 8||

ityetat kavachaM divyaM paThet sUryasutasya yaH |
na tasya jAyate pIDA prIto bhavati sUryajaH || 9||

vyaya\-janma\-dvitIyastho mR^ityusthAnagato.api vA |
kalatrastho gato vA.api suprItastu sadA shaniH || 10||

aShTamasthe sUryasute vyaye janmadvitIyage |
kavachaM paThate nityaM na pIDA jAyate kvachit || 11||

ityetatkavachaM divyaM saureryannirmitaM purA |
dvAdashA.aShTamajanmasthadoShAnnAshayate sadA |
janmalagnasthitAn doShAn sarvAnnAshayate prabhuH || 12||

|| iti shrI brahmANDapurANe brahma\-nAradasa.nvAde
shanivajrapa.njarakavacham sampUrNam ||