asya sreelalitaa kavacha stavaratna mantrasya, aanamdabhairava rshih, amrtaviraat chandah, sree mahaatripurasumdaree lalitaaparaambaa devataa aim beejam hreem saktih sreem keelakam, mama sree lalitaambaa prasaadasiddhyarthe sree lalitaa kavachastavaratna mantra jape viniyogah |

karanyaasah |
aim amgushthaabhyaam namah |
hreem tarjaneebhyaam namah |
sreem madhyamaabhyaam namah |
sreem anaamikaabhyaam namah |
hreem kanishthikaabhyaam namah |
aim karatalakaraprshthaabhyaam namah |

amganyaasah |
aim hrdayaaya namah |
hreem sirase svaahaa |
sreem sikhaayai vashat |
sreem kavachaaya hum |
hreem netratrayaaya vaushat |
aim astraaya phat |
bhoorbhuvassuvaromiti digbamdhah |

dhyaanam –
sreevidyaam paripoornamerusikhare bimdutrikonesthitaam
vaageesaadi samastabhootajananeem mamche shivaakaarake |
kaamaaksheem karunaarasaarnavamayeem kaamesvaraamkasthitaam
kaamtaam chinmayakaamakotinilayaam sreebrahmavidyaam bhaje || ~1 ||

lamityaadi panchapoojaam kuryaat |
lam – prthveetattvaatmikaayai sreelalitaadevyai gamdham samarpayaami |
ham – aakaasatattvaatmikaayai sreelalitaadevyai pushpam samarpayaami |
yam – vaayutattvaatmikaayai sree lalitaadevyai dhoopam samarpayaami |
ram – vahnitattvaatmikaayai sree lalitaadevyai deepam samarpayaami |
vam – amrtatattvaatmikaayai sree lalitaadevyai amrtanaivedyam samarpayaami |

panchapoojaam krtvaa yonimudraam pradarsya |

atha kavacham |
kakaarah paatu seersham me ekaarah paatu phaalakam |
eekaaraschakshushee paatu srotre rakshellakaarakah || ~2 ||

hreemkaarah paatu naasaagram vaktram vaagbhavasamj~nikah |
hakaarah paatu kamtham me sakaarah skandhadesakam || ~3 ||

kakaaro hrdayam paatu hakaaro jatharam tathaa |
lakaaro naabhidesam tu hreemkaarah paatu guhyakam || ~4 ||

kaamakootah sadaa paatu katidesam mamaavatu |
sakaarah paatu choroo me kakaarah paatu jaanunee || ~5 ||

lakaarah paatu jamghe me hreemkaarah paatu gulphakau |
saktikootam sadaa paatu paadau rakshatu sarvadaa || ~6 ||

moolamantrakrtam chaitatkavacham yo japennarah |
pratyaham niyatah praatastasya lokaa vasamvadaah || ~7 ||

uttaranyaasah |
karanyaasah –
aim amgushthaabhyaam namah |
hreem tarjaneebhyaam namah |
sreem madhyamaabhyaam namah |
sreem anaamikaabhyaam namah |
hreem kanishthikaabhyaam namah |
aim karatalakaraprshthaabhyaam namah |

amganyaasah |
aim hrdayaaya namah |
hreem sirase svaahaa |
sreem sikhaayai vashat |
sreem kavachaaya hum |
hreem netratrayaaya vaushat |
aim astraaya phat |
bhoorbhuvassuvaromiti digvimokah |

iti brahmakrta sree lalitaa moolamantra kavacham |