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राधा कवचम्
About Radha Kavacham
The Radha Kavacham, known in Sanskrit as राधा कवचम्, is a divine armor prayer for protection in praise of Goddess Radha. This sacred composition is sourced from Brahmavaivarta Purana and continues to inspire devotees worldwide. Devotees recite this prayer to bestow all siddhis and spiritual fulfillment and invoke 108 names of Radha across body and directions. It is also said to grant divine love (prema) and devotion to Radha-Krishna. This sacred text is ideally recited on Wednesday (Budhvar) and Friday (Shukravar) and during Radha Ashtami and Holi for enhanced blessings. At 8 verses long, the recitation takes roughly 4 minutes, making it accessible for regular devotional use. On this page, you can read the complete Radha Kavacham in Devanagari Sanskrit with English transliteration, Hindi meaning (arth), and free PDF download for offline recitation.
Reviewed & translated by Acharya Pushyadant Mishra
Stotra Path (स्तोत्र पाठ)
॥ श्री राधा कवचम् ॥
ॐ अस्य श्री राधा कवचस्य ब्रह्मा ऋषिः।
गायत्री छन्दः। श्री राधिका देवता।
श्री राधा प्रीत्यर्थं जपे विनियोगः॥
राधा मे पातु शीर्षं च ललाटं वृषभानुजा।
नेत्रे कृष्णप्रिया पातु श्रवणे गोपिकेश्वरी॥ १॥
नासिकां राधिका पातु वदनं माधवप्रिया।
कण्ठं गोपालवल्लभा स्कन्धौ ब्रजेश्वरी तथा॥ २॥
भुजौ कृष्णानुरागिणी करौ वृन्दावनेश्वरी।
हृदयं रासमण्डलप्रिया कुक्षिं हरिप्रिया॥ ३॥
कटिं गोकुलसुन्दरी जानुनी यमुनातटा।
जङ्घे प्रेमस्वरूपिणी पादौ राधारमणप्रिया॥ ४॥
सर्वाङ्गं श्रीमती राधा पातु प्राच्यां हरेःप्रिया।
आग्नेय्यां कृष्णसम्पत्तिः दक्षिणे ब्रजसुन्दरी॥ ५॥
नैर्ऋत्यां रासविलासिनी पश्चिमे वंशीप्रिया तथा।
वायव्यां गोपिकारत्नं उत्तरे प्रेमदेविका॥ ६॥
ऐशान्यां किशोरी पातु ऊर्ध्वं राधा सनातनी।
अधः पातु महालक्ष्मी सर्वत्र राधिका ऽवतु॥ ७॥
y इदं कवचं दिव्यं राधायाः परमात्मनः।
पठेद् भक्त्या सदा मर्त्यः सर्वसिद्धिमवाप्नुयात्॥ ८॥
॥ इति श्री राधा कवचम् सम्पूर्णम् ॥
Benefits (फल)
- ★Divine armor of Shri Radha for complete spiritual protection
- ★Invokes 108 names of Radha across body and directions
- ★Grants divine love (prema) and devotion to Radha-Krishna
- ★Bestows all siddhis and spiritual fulfillment
- ★Essential for Radha Ashtami and Holi celebrations