॥ श्री बगलामुखी कवच ॥

Maa Baglamukhi Kavach

A traditional devotional stotra associated with Maa Baglamukhi, presented with its context and complete text.

अथ माँ बगलामुखी कवच प्रारभ्यते

श्रुत्वा च बगला पूजां स्तोत्रं चापि महेश्वर।इदानीं श्रोतुमिच्छामि कवचं वद मे प्रभो॥

वैरिनाशकरं दिव्यं सर्वाशुभविनाशकम्।शुभदं स्मरणात्पुण्यं ब्रूहि मां दुःख-नाशनम्॥

॥ श्री भैरव उवाच ॥

कवचं शृणु वक्ष्यामि भैरवि। प्रणवल्लभम्।पठित्वा धारयित्वा तु त्रैलोक्ये विजयी भवेत्॥

विनियोगः

ॐ अस्य श्री बगलामुखीकवचस्य नारद ऋषिः। अनुष्टुप्छन्दः। श्रीबगलामुखी देवता।ह्लीं बीजम्। ऐं कीलकम्। पुरुषार्थचतुष्टयसिद्धये जपे विनियोगः॥

॥ अथ कवचम् ॥

शिरो मे बगला पातु हृदयैकाक्षरी परा।ॐ ह्लीं ॐ मे ललाटे च बगला वैरिनाशिनी॥

गदाहस्ता सदा पातु मुखं मे मोक्षदायिनी।वैरि जिह्वाधरा पातु कण्ठं मे बगलामुखी॥

उदरं नाभिदेशं च पातु नित्यं परात्परा।परात्परतरा पातु मम गुह्यं सुरेश्वरी॥

हस्तौ चैव तथा पादौ पार्वती परिपातु मे।विवादे विषमे घोरे संग्रामे रिपुसंकटे॥

पीताम्बरधरा पातु सर्वांगं शिवनर्तकी।श्रीविद्या समयं पातु मातंगी पूरिता शिवा॥

पातु पुत्रं सुतां चैव कलत्रं कालिका मम।पातु नित्यं भ्रातरं मे पितरं शूलिनी सदा॥

इदं हि बगलादेव्याः कवचं मन्मुखोदितम्।न वै देयममुख्याय सर्वसिद्धि प्रदायकम्॥

पठनाद्धारणादस्य पूजनाद्वांछितं लभेत्।इदं कवचमज्ञात्वा यो जपेद् बगलामुखीम्॥

पिबन्ति शोणितं तस्य योगिन्यः प्राप्य सादराः।वश्ये चाकर्षणे चैव मारणे मोहने तथा॥

महाभये विपत्तौ च पठेद्वा पाठयेत् यः।तस्य सर्वार्थसिद्धिः स्याद् भक्तियुक्तस्य पार्वति॥

॥ इति श्रीरुद्रयामले माँ बगलामुखी कवच सम्पूर्णम् ॥

What Is Baglamukhi Kavach?

Hindu devotional literature includes many stotras — hymns of praise and prayer — and among them is a family of texts called kavach. The Baglamukhi Kavach is the kavach addressed to Maa Baglamukhi. Within devotional practice it is traditionally regarded as a protective prayer: devotees recite it to remember the goddess and to place themselves under her care.

What “Kavach” Means

Kavach literally means armour, a shield or a protective covering. In a kavach stotra the devotee typically calls on the deity, by her names and forms, to guard them on every side. The image is devotional: it expresses faith, surrender and constant remembrance of the deity — spiritual protection as a devotional idea, not a claim of physical protection from harm.

Traditional Devotional Context

Kavach texts are part of the wider stotra tradition and are commonly recited together with a deity's mantra. Because Maa Baglamukhi is herself associated with stambhana and protection, her kavach has a natural place in her upasana — in personal worship, or within a longer sadhana under a practitioner's guidance. The order and manner of recitation differ between traditions.

Traditional Recitation Context

Read with attention: Recite steadily and clearly, without hurrying.
Understand the text: Knowing the meaning — see the explanation on this page — is part of the devotion.
Follow guidance: Many traditions recite kavach texts under a teacher's or practitioner's guidance, especially within a formal sadhana.
Within personal worship: Devotees often recite it alongside the mantra or before the Aarti in their own puja.

No number of recitations, fast, time, direction or ritual is prescribed here; these vary by tradition, and a qualified practitioner can advise.

Baglamukhi Kavach vs Baglamukhi Mantra

Kavach

A longer devotional, protective stotra
Read through as a complete text
A broad prayer of invocation

Mantra

A concise sacred formula
Often repeated in jaap — as in Mantra Jaap Seva
Used on its own or as part of worship

Neither is considered more powerful or better than the other.

Baglamukhi Kavach in Maa Baglamukhi Puja

In some devotional practices a kavach is recited during worship, alongside the Chalisa or before the Aarti. It is not a required part of every Maa Baglamukhi Puja.

Baglamukhi Kavach and Anushthan

Depending on the tradition and the practitioner, a kavach may form part of a broader sadhana such as a Baglamukhi Anushthan. It is not included in every anushthan; the practitioner guiding it decides.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Baglamukhi Kavach?

A devotional stotra addressed to Maa Baglamukhi in the kavach tradition. Within devotional practice it is traditionally regarded as a protective prayer, in which the devotee places themselves under the goddess's care.

What does “Kavach” mean?

Literally, armour or a protective covering. In a devotional text the word is symbolic: it expresses faith in, and surrender to, the deity being invoked.

Is Baglamukhi Kavach available in Hindi?

Kavach texts are written in Devanagari, the script used for Hindi. A simple Hindi explanation of the meaning can accompany the text, but it is separate from the original.

Is the Baglamukhi Kavach originally written in Sanskrit?

Kavach stotras are traditionally composed in Sanskrit. The language and source of any particular version should be identified from the edition it comes from, which this page notes alongside the text.

What is the traditional significance of the Kavach?

Devotees traditionally recite a kavach to remember the deity and seek her protection. Its effect is a matter of faith, not a verified or guaranteed form of protection.

How is Baglamukhi Kavach different from the Baglamukhi Mantra?

The mantra is a short formula often repeated in jaap. The Kavach is a longer stotra, read through as a whole, with a broader prayer of invocation.

Can Baglamukhi Kavach be read as part of puja?

In some devotional practices, yes — devotees may recite it during personal worship. It is not a required part of every Maa Baglamukhi Puja.

Can the Kavach be included in a Baglamukhi Anushthan?

Depending on the tradition and the practitioner, a kavach may form part of a broader sadhana such as an anushthan. Whether it is included is decided by the practitioner guiding it.

Learn more about Pandit Gajendra Vyas Ji, or see the Baglamukhi Yantra.