bhairava uvaacha |

kaalikaa yaa mahaavidyaa kathitaa bhuvi durlabhaa |

tathaaఽpi hrdaye salyamasti devi krpaam kuru || ~1 ||

 

kavachastu mahaadevi kathayasvaanukampayaa |

yadi no kathyate maatarvimumchaami tadaa tanum || ~2 ||

 

sreedevyuvaacha |

samkaapi jaayate vatsa tava snehaat prakaasitam |

na vaktavyam na drashtavyamatiguhyataram mahat || ~3 ||

 

kaalikaa jagataam maataa sokaduhkhavinaasinee |

viseshatah kaliyuge mahaapaatakahaarinee || ~4 ||

 

atha kavacham –

kaalee me puratah paatu prshthatascha kapaalinee |

kullaa me dakshine paatu kurukullaa tathottare || ~5 ||

 

virodhinee sirah paatu viprachittaa tu chakshushee |

ugraa me naasikaam paatu karnau chograprabhaa mataa || ~6 ||

 

vadanam paatu me deeptaa neelaa cha chibukam sadaa |

ghanaa greevam sadaa paatu balaakaa baahuyugmakam || ~7 ||

 

maatraa paatu karadvamdvam vaksho mudraa sadaavatu |

mitaa paatu stanadvamdvam yonimamdaladevataa || ~8 ||

 

braahmee me jatharam paatu naabhim naaraayanee tathaa |

ooroo maahesvaree nityam chaamumdaa paatu lingakam || ~9 ||

 

kaumaaree cha katim paatu tathaiva jaanuyugmakam |

aparaajitaa cha paadau me vaaraahee paatu chaamguleen || ~1~0 ||

 

sandhisthaanam naarasimhee patrasthaa devataavatu |

rakshaaheenam tu yat sthaanam varjitam kavachena tu || ~1~1 ||

 

tatsarvam raksha me devi kaalike ghoradakshine |

oordhvamadhastathaa dikshu paatu devi svayam vapuh || ~1~2 ||

 

himsrebhyah sarvadaa paatu saadhakam cha jalaadhikaat |

dakshinaakaalikaa devi vyaapakatve sadaavatu || ~1~3 ||

 

idam kavachamaj~naatvaa yo japeddevadakshinaam |

na poojaaphalamaapnoti vighnastasya pade pade || ~1~4 ||

 

kavachenaavrto nityam yatra yatraiva gachchati |

tatra tatraaఽbhayam tasya na kshobham vidyate kvachit || ~1~5 ||

 

iti kaaleekulasarvasve sree dakshinakaalikaa kavacham |