asya sreeraahukavachastotra mahaamantrasya chandrarshih anushtupchandah  raahurdevataa  neem beejam  hreem saktih  kaam keelakam mama raahugrahaprasaadasiddhyarthe jape viniyogah |

 

dhyaanam-

raahum chaturbhujam charmasoolakhadgavaraamginam

krishnaambaradharam neelam krishnagandhaanulepanam |

gomedhikavibhoosham cha vichitramakutam phanim

krishnasimharathaaroodham merum chaivaapradakshinam ||

 

pranamaami sadaa raahum sarpaakaaram kireetinam |

saimhikeyam karaalaasyam bhaktaanaamabhayapradam || ~1 ||

 

kavacham –

neelaambarah sirah paatu lalaatam lokavanditah |

chakshushee paatu me raahuh srotre meఽrdhasareeravaan || ~2 ||

 

naasikaam me karaalaasyah soolapaanirmukham mama |

jihvaam me simhikaasoonuh kantham me kashtanaasanah || ~3 ||

 

bhuja~mgeso bhujau paatu neelamaalyah karau mama |

paatu vakshau tamomoortih paatu naabhim vidhuntudah || ~4 ||

 

katim me vikatah paatu ooroo meఽsurapoojitah |

svarbhaanurjaanunee paatu ja~mghe me paatu chaఽvyayah || ~5 ||

 

gulphau grahaadhipah paatu neelachandanabhooshitah |

paadau neelaambarah paatu sarvaa~mgam simhikaasutah || ~6 ||

 

raahoridam kavachameepsitavastudam yo

bhaktyaa pathatyanudinam niyatassuchissan |

praapnoti keertimatulaam cha sriyam samrddhi-

maarogyamaayurvijayaavasita prasaadaat || ~7 ||

 

iti padme mahaapuraane raahukavachah |