Chapter III

On the description of the Kavacha of Sr Gyatr Dev

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1-3. rada spo!e "-- O #ha$avn% &ho' art the (ord of this )or*d+ &ho' canst she) favo'r and disfavo'r ,oth+ &ho' art specia**y versed in the si-ty-fo'r Ka*s .arts of *earnin$/+ &ho' art the chief of the 0o$is. I therefore as! &hee to so*ve a do',t of 1ine. #y )hat 2'nya1 a 1an can ,eco1e free fro1 a** his sins and *i1itations and he can rea*ise and ,eco1e of the nat're of #rah1. O (ord% 3nd )hat are d'*y the 4isis5 Chhandas5 Devats5 Dhyn5 and ysa5 etc.5 of this 1eritorio's act6 I )ant to hear.

4-78. ryana said "-- O rada% &here is ,'t one and the on*y one )ay to this and tho'$h that is very secret5 I )i** disc*ose that to yo'. It is the Gyatr-Kavacha. It can destroy a** sins. &herefore to recite or to ho*d it on one9s ,ody ena,*es the 1an to ,eco1e free fro1 a** his sins and to $et a** his desires f'*fi**ed and he $ets the Sy'ya :'!ti )ith the Dev .,e 1er$ed in the Dev-#ody/. o) hear the 4isis5 Chhandas5 etc.5 of this Kavacha "-- #rah15 ;isn' and :ahes9vara are the 4isis+ the 4i!5 0a<'s5 S1a and 3tharva ;edas are the Chhandas+ the 2ara1 Ka* Gyatr of the nat're of #rah1 is the Devat+ =&at> in Gyatr is the ;<a+ =#har$a> is the Sa!ti+ and =Dhyah> is the K*a!a+ and its viniyo$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 ne-t three *etters to'ch the head+ )ith the ne-t fo'r *etters to'ch the t'ft on the cro)n of the head+ )ith the ne-t three *etters on the Kavacha+ )ith the ne-t fo'r *etters on the eyes and )ith the *ast fo'r *etters 1a!e the ysa5 a** over the ,ody repeatin$ =3strya 2hat5> O rada% @ear no) the Dhyna1 of Gyatr5 that $rants a** desires. &he Gyatr Dev has five faces+ one of )hich is of )hite co*o'r+ and the other fo'r is of pear*5 ;idr'1a5 $o*den5 and *a!nta1ani 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 co1posed of the t)enty-fo'r tattvas. She has ten hands "-- On the top ri$ht and

*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 $oad+ and on the ,otto1 hands ri$ht and *eft she is 1a!in$ si$ns of = o fear> and =ready to $rant ,oons.> &h's 1editatin$ on Sr Gyatr5 one is to recite the Kavacha th's "-- (et the Gyatr Dev protect 1y front+ Svitr Dev protect 1y ri$ht+ the Sandhy Dev5 1y ,ac! and the Dev Sarasvat5 1y *eft. (et 1y :other 2rvat Dev protect 1y B'arters. (et Ca*as9yin protect the so'theast+ 0t'dhna #hayan!ar protect 1y So'th-)est+ 2ava1navi*sin 1y north-)est+ 4'drarDpin 4'drn protect 1y north-east. (et #rah1n protect 1y top and ;aisnav protect 1y nether re$ions. (et the )ord =&at> in the Gyatr protect 1y *e$s+ =Savit'h> protect 1y Knees+ =;arenya15> protect 1y *oins+ =#har$ah5> 1y nave*. (et =Devasya> protect 1y heart+ =Dh1ah> protect 1y nec!+ =Dhyah5> protect 1y eyes+ =0ah5> protect 1y forehead+ = ah> protect 1y head+ and =2rachodayt> protect the t'ft on the cro)n of 1y head.

3$ain *et the =&at> of the t)enty-fo'r sy**a,*ed Gyatr protect 1y head+ =Sa5> protect 1y forehead+ =;i> protect 1y eyes+ =&'> 1y chee!s+ =;a5> protect 1y nostri*s+ =4e5> 1y 1o'th+ =ni> protect 1y 'pper *ip+ =0ah> protect 1y *o)er *ip+ =#ha> )ithin 1y face+ =r$o5> protect 1y chee!s+ =De5> 1y throat+ =;a> 1y sho'*ders+ =Sya> 1y ri$ht hand+ =Dhi> 1y nave*+ =1a5> 1y heart5 =@i5> 1y ,e**y+ =Dh5> 1y nave*+ =0o> 1y *oins+ =0o>5 1y an's+ =nah5> 1y thi$hs5 =2ra5> 1y Knees+ =Cho> 1y shan!s =Da> 1y hee*s+ =0> 1y *e$s+ and *et =at> protect a** 1y sides. O rada% &his divine Kavacha of the Dev Gyatr can ,aff*e h'ndreds and tho'sands of o,str'ctions and evi*s+ can $rant si-ty-fo'r Ka*s and *i,eration. #y the $*ory of this Kavacha5 1an can ,eco1e free fro1 a** evi*s and can attain the state of #rah1. :oreover )hoever reads or hears this acB'ires the fr'its of 1a!in$ 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 Sr Gyatr Dev in the :ahp'rna1 Sr :ad Dev #h$avata1 of 1E5FFF verses ,y :aharsi ;eda ;ysa.