Devibhagavatapurana 12.3: tṛtīyo'dhyāyaḥ | gāyatrīmantrakavacavarṇanam

12.3.1

nārada uvāca |
svāminsarvajagannātha saṃśayo'sti mama prabho |
catuḥṣaṣṭikalābhijña pātakādyogavidvara ||

12.3.2

mucyate kena puṇyena brahmarūpaḥ kathaṃ bhavet |
dehaśca devatārūpo mantrarūpo viśeṣataḥ ||

12.3.3

karma tacchrotumicchāmi nyāsaṃ ca vidhipūrvakam |
ṛṣiśchando'dhidaivaṃ ca dhyānaṃ ca vidhivadvibho ||

12.3.4

śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca |
astyekaṃ paramaṃ guhyaṃ gāyatrīkavacaṃ tathā |
paṭhanāddhāraṇānmartyaḥ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate ||

Nârâyana said:-- O Nârada! There is but one and the only one way to this and though that is very secret, I will disclose that to you. It is the Gâyatrî-Kavacha. It can destroy all sins. Therefore to recite or to hold it on one's body enables the man to become free from all his sins and to get all his desires fulfilled and he gets the Sâyuya Mukti with the Devî (be merged in the Devî-Body). Now hear the Risis, Chhandas, etc., of this Kavacha:-- Brahmâ, Visnu and Mahes'vara are the Risis; the Rik, Yajus, Sâma and Atharva Vedas are the Chhandas; the Paramâ Kalâ Gâyatrî of the nature of Brahmâ is the Devatâ; “Tat” in Gâyatrî is the Vîja; “Bharga” is the S’akti; and “Dhîyah” is the Kîlaka; and its viniyoga (application) is in getting the Moksa (liberation.). With the first four syllables touch the heart; with the next three letters touch the head; with the next four letters touch the tuft on the crown of the head; with the next three letters on the Kavacha; with the next four letters on the eyes and with the last four letters make the Nyâsa, all over the body repeating “Astrâya Phat,” O Nârada! Hear now the Dhyânam of Gâyatrî, that grants all desires. The Gâyatrî Devî has five faces; one of which is of white colour; and the other four is of pearl, Vidruma, golden, and Nîlakântamani colour respectively. Each face has got three eyes; on the head there is a crown of jewels and the digit of the Moon is shining there. Her body is composed of the twenty-four tattvas. She has ten hands:-- On the top right and left hands there are two lotuses; lower down, there are disc and conch shell; lower down, there are rope and skull; lower down, there are noose and goad; and on the bottom hands right and left she is making signs of “No fear” and “ready to grant boons.” Thus meditating on S’rî Gâyatrî, one is to recite the Kavacha thus:-- Let the Gâyatrî Devî protect my front; Sâvitrî Devî protect my right; the Sandhyâ Devî, my back and the Devî Sarasvatî, my left. Let my Mother Pârvatî Devî protect my quarters. Let Jalas'âyinî protect the southeast; Yâtudhâna Bhayankarî protect my South-west; Pavamânavilâsinî my north-west; Rudrarûpinî Rudrânî protect my north-east. Let Brahmânî protect my top and Vaisnavî protect my nether regions. Let the word “Tat” in the Gâyatrî protect my legs; “Savituh” protect my Knees; “Varenyam,” protect my loins; “Bhargah,” my navel. Let “Devasya” protect my heart; “Dhîmahî” protect my neck; “Dhîyah,” protect my eyes; “Yah,” protect my forehead; “Nah” protect my head; and “Prachodayât” protect the tuft on the crown of my head.
Again let the “Tat” of the twenty-four syllabled Gâyatrî protect my head; “Sa,” protect my forehead; “Vi” protect my eyes; “Tu” my cheeks; “Va,” protect my nostrils; “Re,” my mouth; “ni” protect my upper lip; “Yah” protect my lower lip; “Bha” within my face; “rgo,” protect my cheeks; “De,” my throat; “Va” my shoulders; “Sya” my right hand; “Dhi” my navel; “ma,” my heart, “Hi,” my belly; “Dhî,” my navel; “Yo” my loins; “Yo”, my anus; “nah,” my thighs, “Pra,” my Knees; “Cho” my shanks “Da” my heels; “Yâ” my legs; and let “at” protect all my sides. O Nârada! This divine Kavacha of the Devî Gâyatrî can baffle hundreds and thousands of obstructions and evils; can grant sixty-four Kalâs and liberation. By the glory of this Kavacha, man can become free from all evils and can attain the state of Brahmâ. Moreover whoever reads or hears this acquires the fruits of making a gift of a thousand cows.
Here ends the Third Chapter of the Twelfth Book on the description of the Kavacha of S’rî Gâyatrî Devî in the Mahâpurânam S’rî Mad Devî Bhâgavatam of 18,000 verses by Maharsi Veda Vyâsa.

12.3.5

sarvānkāmānavāpnoti devīrūpaśca jāyate |
gāyatrīkavacasyāsya brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ ||

12.3.6

ṛṣayo ṛgyajuḥsāmātharvaśchandāṃsi nārada |
brahmarūpā devatoktā gāyatrī paramā kalā ||

12.3.7

tadbījaṃ bharga ityeṣā śaktiruktā manīṣibhiḥ |
kīlakaṃ ca dhiyaḥ proktaṃ mokṣārthe viniyojanam ||

12.3.8

caturbhirhṛdayaṃ proktaṃ tribhirvarṇeḥ śiraḥ smṛtam |
caturbhiḥ syācchikhā paścāt tribhistu kavacaṃ smṛtam ||

12.3.9

caturbhirnetramuddiṣṭaṃ caturbhiḥ syāttadastrakam |
atha dhyānaṃ pravakṣyāmi sādhakābhīṣṭadāyakam ||

12.3.10

muktāvidrumahemanīladhavalacchāyairmukhaistrīkṣaṇai-ryuktāmindunibaddharatnamukuṭāṃ tattvārthavarṇātmikām |
gāyatrīṃ varadābhayāṅkuśakaśāḥ śubhraṃ kapālaṃ guṇaṃ śaṅkhaṃ cakramathāravindayugalaṃ hastairvahantīṃ bhaje ||

12.3.11

gāyatrī pūrvataḥ pātu sāvitrī pātu dakṣiṇe |
brahmasandhyā tu me paścāduttarāyāṃ sarasvatī ||

12.3.12

pārvatī me diśaṃ rakṣetpāvakīṃ jalaśāyinī |
yātudhānī diśaṃ rakṣedyātudhānabhayaṅkarī ||

12.3.13

pāvamānī diśaṃ rakṣetpavamānavilāsinī |
diśaṃ raudrī ca me pātu rudrāṇī rudrarūpiṇī ||

12.3.14

ūrdhvaṃ brahmāṇī me rakṣedadhastādvaiṣṇavī tathā |
evaṃ daśa diśo rakṣetsarvāṅgaṃ bhuvaneśvarī ||

12.3.15

tatpadaṃ pātu me pādau jaṅghe me savituḥ padam |
vareṇyaṃ kaṭideśe tu nābhiṃ bhargastathaiva ca ||

12.3.16

devasya me taddhṛdayaṃ dhīmahīti ca gallayoḥ |
dhiyaḥ padaṃ ca me netre yaḥ padaṃ me lalāṭakam ||

12.3.17

naḥ pātu me padaṃ mūrdhni śikhāyāṃ me pracodayāt |
tatpadaṃ pātu mūrdhānaṃ sakāraḥ pātu bhālakam ||

12.3.18

cakṣuṣī tu vikārārṇastukārastu kapolayoḥ |
nāsāpuṭaṃ vakārārṇo rekārastu mukhe tathā ||

12.3.19

ṇikāra ūrdhvamoṣṭhaṃ tu yakārastvadharoṣṭhakam |
āsyamadhye bhakārārṇo rgokāraścibuke tathā ||

12.3.20

dekāraḥ kaṇṭhadeśe tu vakāraḥ skandhadeśakam |
syakāro dakṣiṇaṃ hastaṃ dhīkāro vāmahastakam ||

12.3.21

makāro hṛdayaṃ rakṣeddhikāra udare tathā |
dhikāro nābhideśe tu yokārastu kaṭiṃ tathā ||

12.3.22

guhyaṃ rakṣatu yokāra ūrū dvau naḥ padākṣaram |
prakāro jānunī rakṣeccokāro jaṅghadeśakam ||

12.3.23

dakāraṃ gulphadeśe tu yakāraḥ padayugmakam |
takāravyañjanaṃ caiva sarvāṅgaṃ me sadāvatu ||

12.3.24

idaṃ tu kavacaṃ divyaṃ bādhāśatavināśanam |
catuḥṣaṣṭikalāvidyādāyakaṃ mokṣakārakam ||

12.3.25

mucyate sarvapāpebhyaḥ paraṃ brahmādhigacchati |
paṭhanācchravaṇādvāpi gosahasraphalaṃ labhet ||

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iti śrīmaddevībhāgavate mahāpurāṇe'ṣṭādaśasāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvādaśaskandhe gāyatrīmantrakavacavarṇanaṃ nāma tṛtīyo'dhyāyaḥ ||