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Chapter III

 

On the description of the Kavacha of S’rî Gâyatrî Devî

 

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1-3. ârada spo!e "-- O #ha$avân% &ho' art the (ord of this )or*d+ &ho' canst she)favo'r and disfavo'r ,oth+ &ho' art specia**y versed in the sity-fo'r Ka*âs arts of

*earnin$/+ &ho' art the chief of the 0o$is. I therefore as! &hee to so*ve a do',t of ine.

#y )hat 2'nya a an can ,ecoe free fro a** his sins and *iitations and he can

rea*ise and ,ecoe of the nat're of #rahâ. O (ord% nd )hat are d'*y the isis5Chhandas5 Devatâs5 Dhyân5 and yâsa5 etc.5 of this eritorio's act6 I )ant to hear.

 

4-78. ârâyana said "-- O ârada% &here is ,'t one and the on*y one )ay to this andtho'$h that is very secret5 I )i** disc*ose that to yo'. It is the Gâyatrî-Kavacha. It can

destroy a** sins. &herefore to recite or to ho*d it on one9s ,ody ena,*es the an to ,ecoe

free fro a** his sins and to $et a** his desires f'*fi**ed and he $ets the Sây'ya :'!ti )ith

the Devî ,e er$ed in the Devî-#ody/. o) hear the isis5 Chhandas5 etc.5 of thisKavacha "-- #rahâ5 ;isn' and :ahes9vara are the isis+ the i!5 0a<'s5 Sâa and

tharva ;edas are the Chhandas+ the 2araâ Ka*â Gâyatrî of the nat're of #rahâ is theDevatâ+ =&at> in Gâyatrî is the ;î<a+ =#har$a> is the S’a!ti+ and =Dhîyah> is the Kî*a!a+and its viniyo$a app*ication/ is in $ettin$ the :o!sa *i,eration./. ?ith the first fo'r

sy**a,*es to'ch the heart+ )ith

 

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the net three *etters to'ch the head+ )ith the net fo'r *etters to'ch the t'ft on the cro)nof the head+ )ith the net three *etters on the Kavacha+ )ith the net fo'r *etters on the

eyes and )ith the *ast fo'r *etters a!e the yâsa5 a** over the ,ody repeatin$ =strâya

2hat5> O ârada% @ear no) the Dhyâna of Gâyatrî5 that $rants a** desires. &he GâyatrîDevî has five faces+ one of )hich is of )hite co*o'r+ and the other fo'r is of pear*5

;idr'a5 $o*den5 and î*a!ântaani co*o'r respective*y. Aach face has $ot three eyes+

on the head there is a cro)n of <e)e*s and the di$it of the :oon is shinin$ there. @er

 ,ody is coposed of the t)enty-fo'r tattvas. She has ten hands "-- On the top ri$ht and

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*eft hands there are t)o *ot'ses+ *o)er do)n5 there are disc and conch she**+ *o)er do)n5

there are rope and s!'**+ *o)er do)n5 there are noose and $oad+ and on the ,otto hands

ri$ht and *eft she is a!in$ si$ns of =o fear> and =ready to $rant ,oons.> &h'seditatin$ on S’rî Gâyatrî5 one is to recite the Kavacha th's "-- (et the Gâyatrî Devî

 protect y front+ Sâvitrî Devî protect y ri$ht+ the Sandhyâ Devî5 y ,ac! and the Devî

Sarasvatî5 y *eft. (et y :other 2ârvatî Devî protect y B'arters. (et a*as9âyinî protect the so'theast+ 0ât'dhâna #hayan!arî protect y So'th-)est+ 2avaânavi*âsinî

y north-)est+ 'drarpinî 'drânî protect y north-east. (et #rahânî protect y top

and ;aisnavî protect y nether re$ions. (et the )ord =&at> in the Gâyatrî protect y*e$s+ =Savit'h> protect y Knees+ =;arenya5> protect y *oins+ =#har$ah5> y nave*.

(et =Devasya> protect y heart+ =Dhîahî> protect y nec!+ =Dhîyah5> protect y eyes+

=0ah5> protect y forehead+ =ah> protect y head+ and =2rachodayât> protect the t'ft

on the cro)n of y head.

 

$ain *et the =&at> of the t)enty-fo'r sy**a,*ed Gâyatrî protect y head+ =Sa5> protecty forehead+ =;i> protect y eyes+ =&'> y chee!s+ =;a5> protect y nostri*s+ =e5> y

o'th+ =ni> protect y 'pper *ip+ =0ah> protect y *o)er *ip+ =#ha> )ithin y face+=r$o5> protect y chee!s+ =De5> y throat+ =;a> y sho'*ders+ =Sya> y ri$ht hand+

=Dhi> y nave*+ =a5> y heart5 =@i5> y ,e**y+ =Dhî5> y nave*+ =0o> y *oins+ =0o>5

y an's+ =nah5> y thi$hs5 =2ra5> y Knees+ =Cho> y shan!s =Da> y hee*s+ =0â> y*e$s+ and *et =at> protect a** y sides. O ârada% &his divine Kavacha of the Devî Gâyatrî

can ,aff*e h'ndreds and tho'sands of o,str'ctions and evi*s+ can $rant sity-fo'r Ka*âs

and *i,eration. #y the $*ory of this Kavacha5 an can ,ecoe free fro a** evi*s and can

attain the state of #rahâ. :oreover )hoever reads or hears this acB'ires the fr'its ofa!in$ a $ift of a tho'sand co)s.

 

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@ere ends the &hird Chapter of the &)e*fth #oo! on the description of the Kavacha of

S’rî Gâyatrî Devî in the :ahâp'râna S’rî :ad Devî #hâ$avata of 1E5FFF verses ,y:aharsi ;eda ;yâsa.