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Bharata Kavacham

Bharata Kavacham

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Devotional text

bharatakavaca
{|| bharatakavaca ||}
|| atha īmadānadarāmāyaṇāṃtagata ī bharata kavacaṃ ||
agatavāca-
athaḥ paraṃ bharataya kavacaṃ te vadāyahaṃ |
savapāpaharaṃ puyaṃ sadā īrāmabhatadaṃ || 1||
kaikeyī tanayaṃ sadā raghuvara yakeṇaṃ yāmalaṃ
sata īpapater ivadeha tanayā kātaya vāye rataṃ |
īsītādhava sayapāva inakaṭe tavā varaṃ cāmaraṃ
dhṛvā diṇa sakareṇa bharataṃ taṃ vījayataṃ bhaje || 2||
aya ī bharatakavaca maya agaya ṛiṣaḥ |
ī bharato devatā |
anuṭu chadaḥ |
śakha iita bījaṃ |
kaikeyī nadanaḥ iita śataḥ |
bharatakhaḍevara iita kīlakaṃ |
rāmānuja iyaṃ |
sataīpevara dāsa iita kavacaṃ |
rāmāṃśaja iita maḥ |
ībharata īyatha sakalamanoratha isayatha jape ivinayogaḥ ||
atha aguḻī yāsaḥ ||
oṃ bharatāya aguṭhāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ śakhāya tajanīyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ kaikeyīnadanāya mayamāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ bharatakhaḍevarāya anāimakāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ rāmānuja kinaṭhakāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ sata īpevara dāsāya karatala karapṛṭhāyāṃ namaḥ ||
dayāidayāsaḥ ||
oṃ bharatāya dayāya namaḥ |
oṃ śakhāya iśarase vāhā |
oṃ kaikeyīnadanāya iśakāyai vaṣa |
oṃ bharatakhaḍevarāya kavacāya huṃ |
oṃ rāmānujāya neyāya vauṣa |
oṃ sata īpevara dāsāya aāya pha |
oṃ rāmāṃśajeita idabadhaḥ ||
atha yāna ||
rāmaca sayapāva thataṃ kekayajā sutaṃ |
rāmāya cāmareṇaiva vījayataṃ manoramaṃ || 1||
ranakuḍala keyūra kakaṇāida subhūiṣataṃ |
pītābara piradhānaṃ vanamālā ivarāijataṃ || 2||
māḍavī dhauta caraṇaṃ raśanā nūpurāivataṃ |
nīlopala dalayāmaṃ ijarāja samānanaṃ || 3||
ājānubāhuṃ bharata khaḍaya itapālakaṃ |
rāmānujaṃ matāyaṃca śauna piravidataṃ || 4||
rāmayateṇaṃ sauyaṃ ivau puca samabhaṃ |
rāmabhataṃ mahāvīraṃ vade taṃ bharataṃ śubhaṃ || 5||
evaṃ yāvā tu bharataṃ rāmapādeṇaṃ ida |
kavacaṃ paṭhanīyaṃ iha bharatayeda mumaṃ || 6||
kavaca āraṃbhaḥ ||
oṃ | pūvato bharataḥ pātu diṇe kaikayīsutaḥ |
nṛpāmajaḥ tīyāṃ iha pātūdīyāṃ raghūmaḥ || 1||
athaḥ pātu yāmalāgaḥ cova daśarathāmajaḥ |
maye bhāratavaṣaśaḥ savataḥ sūyavaṃśajaḥ || 2||
iśara daipatā pātu bhālaṃ pātu hiriyaḥ |
bhṛvor mayama janakajā vāyaika taparovatu || 3||
pātu janaka jāmātā mama nee sadā iha |
kapole māḍavīkātaḥ kaṇamūle matānanaḥ || 4||
nāsāṃ me sadā pātu kaikeyī toṣavadhanaḥ |
udārāgo mukhe pātu vāṇa pātu jaṭādharaḥ || 5||
pātu pukaratāto me ijavāṃ datā bhāmayaḥ |
icabukaṃ vakaladharaḥ kaṭhe pātu varānanaḥ || 6||
kadhau pātu ijatārāita bhujau śauna vidataḥ |
karau kavacadhārīca nakhā khagadharovatu || 7||
kuau rāmānujaḥ pātu vaḥ ī rāmavalabhaḥ |
pāva rāghava pāvathaḥ pātu pṛṭhaṃ subhāṣaṇaḥ || 8||
jaṭharaṃ ca dhanudharī nābha śarakarovatu |
kaṭa paeṇaḥ pātu guṃ rāmaikamānasaḥ || 9||
rāmimaḥ pātu ilagamū īrāmasevakaḥ |
nidaāma thataḥ pātu jānunī mama savadā || 10||
ī rāmapātukādhārī pātu jaghe sadā mama |
guphau īrāma badhuca pādau pātu surācataḥ || 11||
rāmāāpālakaḥ pātu mamāgāya savadā |
mama pādāguḻīḥ pātu raghuvaṃśa subhūṣaṇaḥ || 12||
romāiṇa pātu me rayaḥ pātu rāau sudhīr mama |
tūṇīradhārī idavase ida pātu mama savadā || 13||
savakāleṣu māṃ pātu pācajayaḥ sadā bhuiva |
evaṃ ībharayedaṃ sutīṇa kavacaṃ śubhaṃ || 14||
mayā otaṃ tavāe iha mahāmagala kārakaṃ |
toāṇā mumaṃ toimadaṃ eyaṃ supuyadaṃ || 15||
paṭhanīyaṃ sadā bhayā rāmacaya haṣadaṃ |
piṭhavā bharatayedaṃ kavacaṃ raghunadanaḥ || 16||
yathā yāita paraṃ toṣaṃ tathā vakavacenana |
tamādeta sadā jayaṃ kavacānā manumaṃ || 17||
ayā paṭhanā mayaḥ sava kāmānavānuyā |
ivaākāmo labhevaāṃ pukāmo labhe sutaṃ || 18||
panīkāmo labhe pana dhanātha dhana mānuyā |
ya manoibha liṣataṃ ta kavacapāṭhataḥ || 19||
layate mānavaira sayaṃ sayaṃ vadāyahaṃ |
tamā sadā japanīyaṃ rāmopāsaka mānavaiḥ || 20||
iita ī śatakoiṭarāmaciratāṃtagata īmadānadarāmāyaṇe
vāmakīye manoharakāḍe ī bharatakavacaṃ sapūṇa ||

About this kavacham

Devotional recitation is one of the simplest and most powerful practices in the Hindu tradition. Regular chanting calms the mind, purifies the atmosphere of the home, and deepens one’s connection with the deity. These sacred compositions have been sung by devotees for generations and are suitable for daily practice, during morning or evening puja, or on special festival days.

How to chant

Sit comfortably facing your home altar or a clean, quiet space. Light a lamp or incense if you wish. Begin with a short prayer to Ganesha, then recite the text slowly and clearly, focusing on the meaning rather than speed. Consistency matters more than duration — even five minutes of daily chanting brings visible peace of mind.

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