Mahalakshmi Kavacham

Shri ganeshaaya nama:
Asya shri mahalaxmi kavacha mantrasya brahma rushi:
Gavatri chanda: mahalaxmi devataa, mahalaxmi prityartha Jape viniyoga: 

Indra uvaacha- samasta kavachaanaam tu tejasvi kavachottamam
aatmarakshanamaarogyam satyam tvam bruhi giishpate

God Indra Said -  This is the  most powerful Kavacha among all other Kavachas , it protects from all evil and provides good health . So he requests his Guru to provide the knowledge to all.

 shrigururuvaacha mahalaxmyaastu kavacham pravakshyaami samaasata:
chaturdashasu lokeshu rahasyam bramNoditam

Guru said : I am reciting it for all which is composed by Brahma,

bramhovaacha shiro me vishnupatnii cha lalaaTam amrutotbhdavaa
chakshushii suvishalaakshii shravane saagaraambugaa

Brahma said : Let my head be protected by the wife of Lord Vishnu, Let my forehead be protected by Amrutotbhava, Let my eyes be protected by Suvishalakshi, Let my ears be protected by Sagarambuja.( All are names of Mahalakshmi [ Suvishalakshi , Sagarambuja , Amretotbhava ] )
ghraaNam paatu varaaroha jihvaavaamaamnaaya rupiNii
mukham paatu mahaalaxmii: kanTham vaikunThavaasinii

Let my nose be protected by Vararoha. and  tongue  protected by Vamamnayrupani, and face be protected by MahaLaxmi, and  throat be protected by VaikunthaVasini.

skandhou me janakii paatu bhujou bhargavanandinii
baahu dou draviNii paatu karou harivaraanganaa

Let my shoulders be protected by Janaki,  arms be protected by BhargavaNandini,  hands be protected by Dravini and my hands be protected by Harivarangana.

vaksha: paatu cha shriirdevii hrudayam harisundarii
kukshim cha vaishNavii paatu naabhim bhuvan matrukaa

Let my breast be protected by ShriDevi,  heart be protected by HariSundari, kukshi be protected by Vaishnavi, and my navel be protected by BhuvanMatruka.

 kaTim cha paatu vaaraahii sakthinii devadevataa
Uru naaraayaNii paatu jaanunii chandrasodarii

Let my loins be protected by Varahi,  middle part of the body be protected by Devdevata, breast be protected by Narayani, and my knees be protected by Chandrasodari.

Indira paatu janghe me paadou bhakta namaskrutaa
Nakhaan tejasvinii paatu sarvaagam karuNaamayii

Let my middle part of the body, Private parts of the body be protected by Indira, feet be protected by BhaktaNamaskruta,  my nails be protected by Tejasvini, and  all other parts of my body be protected by Karunamayi.

 brahmaNaa loka rakshanaartham nirmitam kavacham shriya:
ye paThanti mahaatmaanaste cha dhanyaa jagattraye

This Kavacha created by Brahma to protect the

kavachena aavrutaanga angaanaam janaanaam jayadaa sadaa
maateva sarva sukhadaa bhava tvam amreshwarii

Those who are protected by this Kavacha will become victorious . Amreteswari will give all comforts to those who recite this.

bhooya: siddhim avaapnoti purvoktam brahmaNaa svayam
Laxmi Haripriyaa Padmaa etannaamatrayam smaran

Brahma had said before that by reciting the names Laxmi, Haripriya and Padma anybody can attain sidhi .

naama trayam idam japtyaa sa yaati paramaam shriyam
ya: paThetsa cha dharmatmaa sarvaan kaamaan avaapnuyaat

These three names make man dharmaatma and all his wishes will be fullfilled. Such a person will attain moksha after death.

iti shrii brahma puraaNe IndropadishTam mahalaxmii kavacham sampurNam