Sri Matangi Kavacham 3

asya shrImatangI kavachamantrasya mahAyogIshvararShiH anuShTup chandaH shrImatangIshvarI devatA shrImatangIprasAdasiddhyarthe jape viniyogaH |

nIlotpalaprAtIkAshAmañjanAdrisamaprabhAm |

vINahastAM gAnaratAM madhupAtraM ca bibhratIm || 1 ||

sarvAlaMkArasaMyuktAM shyAmalAM madashAlInIm |

namAmi rAjamatangIM bhaktAnAmiShTadAyinIm || 2 ||

evaM dhyAtvA japeM nityaM kava chaM sarvakAmadam |

om |

shikhAM me shyAmalA pAtu matangI me shiro'vatu || 3 ||

lalATaM pAtu chaNdeShI bhruvau me madashAlInI |

karNau me pAtu matangI shaNkhI kuNDalashobhitA || 4 ||

netre me pAtu raktAkShI nAsikAM pAtu me shivA |

gandau me pAtu deveShI oShThau bimbhaPhalAdharA || 5 ||

jihvAM me pAtu vAgIshI dantAn kalyANakariNI |

pAtu me rAjamatangI vadanaM sarvasiddhidA || 6 ||

kaNThaM me pAtu hRudyAngI vINahastA karau mama |

hRadayaM pAtu me lakShmIR nAbhIM me vishvanAyikA || 7 ||

mama pArshvadvayaM pAtu sUkShmamadhyA maheShvarI |

shukashyAmA kaTiM pAtu guhyaM me lokamohinI || 8 ||

UrU me pAtu bhadrA~gI jAnunI pAtu shAMkarI |

jaMghAdvayaM me lokeshI pAdau me parameshvarI || 9 ||

prAgAdidikShU mAM pAtu sarvaishvaryapradAyinI |

romANi pAtu me kRuShNA bhAryAM me bhavavallabhA || 10 ||

shaNkarI sarvataH pAtu mama sarvavashaNkarI |

mahAlakShmIRMama dhanaM vishvamAtA sutAn mama || 11 ||

shrImatangIshvarI nityaM mAM pAtu jagadIshvarI |

matangI kava chaM nityaM ya etaH prapaTheMnaraH || 12 ||

sukhitvA sakalAn lokAn dAsIbhUtAn karotsau |

prApnoti mahatIM kAntiM bhavet kAmashataprabhaH || 13 ||

abhate mahatIM lakShmIM trailokye chApi durlabhAm |

aNimAdyaShTasiddho'yaM saCharateIsha mAnavaH || 14 ||

sarvavidyAnidhirayaM bhavedvAgIshareIvaraH |

brahmarAkhSavetAlabhUtapretapishAchakaiH || 15 ||

jvalanvahnyAdivattrastairvIkShyate bhUtapUrvakaiH |

paramaM yogamApanoti divyajñAnam samashnute || 16 ||

putrAn pautrAn avAnoti shrIrvidyAkAnti saMyutAn |

tadbhAryA durbhagA chApi kAmyA ratasamA bhavet || 17 ||

sarvAn kAmAn avAnoti mahAbhogAn sudurlabhAn |

muktimante samApanoti sAkShAtparashivo bhavet || 18 ||

English Translation

For this Sri Matangi Kavacha Mantra:

The Rishi is the Great Yogi Mahayogeshwara,

The meter is Anushtup,

The deity is Sri Matangeshwari,

The application is for attaining Siddhi through the grace of Sri Matangi.

I bow to her whose complexion resembles the blue lotus,

Who shines with the brilliance of collyrium-anointed eyes,

Who holds the vina in her hand, delighted in music,

And bears a honey pot as well.

I bow to Rajamatangi,

Adorned with all ornaments,

Of dark complexion (Shyamala),

The bestower of desires to devotees.

Having meditated thus, one should always recite this armor,

Which grants all desires.

Om |

May Shyamala protect my hair,

May Matangi protect my head.

May Candeshi protect my forehead,

May Madashalini protect my eyebrows,

May Matangi protect my ears,

Adorned with shining conch earrings.

May Ratakshi protect my eyes,

May Shiva protect my nose,

May Deveshi protect my cheeks,

May Bimbaphaladhara protect my lips.

May Vageshi protect my tongue,

May Kalyanakarini protect my teeth,

May Rajamatangi protect my mouth,

The bestower of all accomplishments.

May Hryangini protect my throat,

May Vina-hasta protect my two hands,

May Lakshmi protect my heart,

May Vishvanayika protect my navel.

May Maheishvari protect my two sides,

May Sukashyama protect my waist,

May Lokamohini protect my secret place.

May Bhadrangi protect my two thighs,

May Shankari protect my knees,

May Lokeshi protect my two calves,

May Parameshvari protect my two feet.

May she who bestows all prosperity protect me in the East and other directions,

May Krishna protect my body-hairs,

May Bhavavallabha protect my wife.

May Shankari protect me everywhere,

Oh destroyer of all ignorance,

May Mahalakshmi protect my wealth,

May Vishvamata protect my children.

May Sri Matangishvari, the ruler of the world, always protect me,

Whoever recites this Matangi Kavacha daily,

Becomes happy and makes all worlds servants,

He attains great radiance and shines like a hundred Cupids.

He obtains great Lakshmi (prosperity) rare even in the three worlds,

This person possessing the eight siddhis beginning with anima moves about here.

He becomes the repository of all learning, the lord of Vageshvara,

By Brahmarakshasas, Vetals, spirits, ghosts and Pisachas.

He is gazed upon by them as if by blazing fires,

He attains supreme yoga and partakes of divine knowledge.

He obtains sons and grandsons united with the radiance of Sri and Vidya,

His wife becomes fortunate and equals Rati in beauty.

He obtains all desires and great enjoyments that are very rare,

He attains liberation and becomes verily Lord Shiva himself.