What is the benefit of reciting the Dakshina Kalika Kavacham?

Reciting the Dakshina Kalika Kavacham provides protection and ensures success in worship, preventing obstacles and granting fearlessness.

Who is Dakshina Kalika?

Dakshina Kalika is described as the mother of the universe and the destroyer of sorrow and suffering, especially potent in the Kali Yuga for removing sins.

What areas of the body does the Dakshina Kalika Kavacham protect?

The Kavacham protects all parts of the body, from head to toe, including specific areas like the eyes, nose, ears, throat, chest, and limbs, invoking different forms of Kali.

What happens if you perform worship without knowing/reciting the Dakshina Kalika Kavacham?

Worshiping Dakshina Kalika without knowing or reciting the Kavacham yields no fruitful results, and the devotee faces obstacles at every step.

What kind of protection does Dakshina Kalika Kavacham offer?

The Kavacham offers comprehensive protection against enemies, dangers from water, and pervasive negative influences, ensuring the devotee's safety and well-being in all directions.

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Kalika Stotra

bhairava uvāca |
kālikā yā mahāvidyā kathitā bhuvi durlabhā |
tathā:’pi hr̥dayē śalyamasti dēvi kr̥pāṁ kuru || 1 ||

kavacastu mahādēvi kathayasvānukampayā |
yadi nō kathyatē mātarvimuñcāmi tadā tanum || 2 ||

śrīdēvyuvāca |
śaṅkāpi jāyatē vatsa tava snēhāt prakāśitam |
na vaktavyaṁ na draṣṭavyamatiguhyataraṁ mahat || 3 ||

kālikā jagatāṁ mātā śōkaduḥkhavināśinī |
viśēṣataḥ kaliyugē mahāpātakahāriṇī || 4 ||

atha kavacam –
kālī mē purataḥ pātu pr̥ṣṭhataśca kapālinī |
kullā mē dakṣiṇē pātu kurukullā tathōttarē || 5 ||

virōdhinī śiraḥ pātu vipracittā tu cakṣuṣī |
ugrā mē nāsikāṁ pātu karṇau cōgraprabhā matā || 6 ||

vadanaṁ pātu mē dīptā nīlā ca cibukaṁ sadā |
ghanā grīvaṁ sadā pātu balākā bāhuyugmakam || 7 ||

mātrā pātu karadvandvaṁ vakṣō mudrā sadāvatu |
mitā pātu stanadvandvaṁ yōnimaṇḍaladēvatā || 8 ||

brāhmī mē jaṭharaṁ pātu nābhiṁ nārāyaṇī tathā |
ūrū māhēśvarī nityaṁ cāmuṇḍā pātu liṅgakam || 9 ||

kaumārī ca kaṭiṁ pātu tathaiva jānuyugmakam |
aparājitā ca pādau mē vārāhī pātu cāṅgulīn || 10 ||

sandhisthānaṁ nārasiṁhī patrasthā dēvatāvatu |
rakṣāhīnaṁ tu yat sthānaṁ varjitaṁ kavacēna tu || 11 ||

tatsarvaṁ rakṣa mē dēvi kālikē ghōradakṣiṇē |
ūrdhvamadhastathā dikṣu pātu dēvī svayaṁ vapuḥ || 12 ||

hiṁsrēbhyaḥ sarvadā pātu sādhakaṁ ca jalādhikāt |
dakṣiṇākālikā dēvī vyāpakatvē sadāvatu || 13 ||

idaṁ kavacamajñātvā yō japēddēvadakṣiṇām |
na pūjāphalamāpnōti vighnastasya padē padē || 14 ||

kavacēnāvr̥tō nityaṁ yatra yatraiva gacchati |
tatra tatrā:’bhayaṁ tasya na kṣōbhaṁ vidyatē kvacit || 15 ||

iti kālīkulasarvasvē śrī dakṣiṇakālikā kavacam |

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