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Bharata Kavacham
Bharata Kavacham
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Devotional text
bharatakavaca
{|| bharatakavaca ||}
|| atha īmadānadarāmāyaṇāṃtagata ī bharata kavacaṃ ||
agatavāca-
athaḥ paraṃ bharataya kavacaṃ te vadāyahaṃ |
savapāpaharaṃ puyaṃ sadā īrāmabhatadaṃ || 1||
kaikeyī tanayaṃ sadā raghuvara yakeṇaṃ yāmalaṃ
sata īpapater ivadeha tanayā kātaya vāye rataṃ |
īsītādhava sayapāva inakaṭe tavā varaṃ cāmaraṃ
dhṛvā diṇa sakareṇa bharataṃ taṃ vījayataṃ bhaje || 2||
aya ī bharatakavaca maya agaya ṛiṣaḥ |
ī bharato devatā |
anuṭu chadaḥ |
śakha iita bījaṃ |
kaikeyī nadanaḥ iita śataḥ |
bharatakhaḍevara iita kīlakaṃ |
rāmānuja iyaṃ |
sataīpevara dāsa iita kavacaṃ |
rāmāṃśaja iita maḥ |
ībharata īyatha sakalamanoratha isayatha jape ivinayogaḥ ||
atha aguḻī yāsaḥ ||
oṃ bharatāya aguṭhāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ śakhāya tajanīyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ kaikeyīnadanāya mayamāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ bharatakhaḍevarāya anāimakāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ rāmānuja kinaṭhakāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ sata īpevara dāsāya karatala karapṛṭhāyāṃ namaḥ ||
dayāidayāsaḥ ||
oṃ bharatāya dayāya namaḥ |
oṃ śakhāya iśarase vāhā |
oṃ kaikeyīnadanāya iśakāyai vaṣa |
oṃ bharatakhaḍevarāya kavacāya huṃ |
oṃ rāmānujāya neyāya vauṣa |
oṃ sata īpevara dāsāya aāya pha |
oṃ rāmāṃśajeita idabadhaḥ ||
atha yāna ||
rāmaca sayapāva thataṃ kekayajā sutaṃ |
rāmāya cāmareṇaiva vījayataṃ manoramaṃ || 1||
ranakuḍala keyūra kakaṇāida subhūiṣataṃ |
pītābara piradhānaṃ vanamālā ivarāijataṃ || 2||
māḍavī dhauta caraṇaṃ raśanā nūpurāivataṃ |
nīlopala dalayāmaṃ ijarāja samānanaṃ || 3||
ājānubāhuṃ bharata khaḍaya itapālakaṃ |
rāmānujaṃ matāyaṃca śauna piravidataṃ || 4||
rāmayateṇaṃ sauyaṃ ivau puca samabhaṃ |
rāmabhataṃ mahāvīraṃ vade taṃ bharataṃ śubhaṃ || 5||
evaṃ yāvā tu bharataṃ rāmapādeṇaṃ ida |
kavacaṃ paṭhanīyaṃ iha bharatayeda mumaṃ || 6||
kavaca āraṃbhaḥ ||
oṃ | pūvato bharataḥ pātu diṇe kaikayīsutaḥ |
nṛpāmajaḥ tīyāṃ iha pātūdīyāṃ raghūmaḥ || 1||
athaḥ pātu yāmalāgaḥ cova daśarathāmajaḥ |
maye bhāratavaṣaśaḥ savataḥ sūyavaṃśajaḥ || 2||
iśara daipatā pātu bhālaṃ pātu hiriyaḥ |
bhṛvor mayama janakajā vāyaika taparovatu || 3||
pātu janaka jāmātā mama nee sadā iha |
kapole māḍavīkātaḥ kaṇamūle matānanaḥ || 4||
nāsāṃ me sadā pātu kaikeyī toṣavadhanaḥ |
udārāgo mukhe pātu vāṇa pātu jaṭādharaḥ || 5||
pātu pukaratāto me ijavāṃ datā bhāmayaḥ |
icabukaṃ vakaladharaḥ kaṭhe pātu varānanaḥ || 6||
kadhau pātu ijatārāita bhujau śauna vidataḥ |
karau kavacadhārīca nakhā khagadharovatu || 7||
kuau rāmānujaḥ pātu vaḥ ī rāmavalabhaḥ |
pāva rāghava pāvathaḥ pātu pṛṭhaṃ subhāṣaṇaḥ || 8||
jaṭharaṃ ca dhanudharī nābha śarakarovatu |
kaṭa paeṇaḥ pātu guṃ rāmaikamānasaḥ || 9||
rāmimaḥ pātu ilagamū īrāmasevakaḥ |
nidaāma thataḥ pātu jānunī mama savadā || 10||
ī rāmapātukādhārī pātu jaghe sadā mama |
guphau īrāma badhuca pādau pātu surācataḥ || 11||
rāmāāpālakaḥ pātu mamāgāya savadā |
mama pādāguḻīḥ pātu raghuvaṃśa subhūṣaṇaḥ || 12||
romāiṇa pātu me rayaḥ pātu rāau sudhīr mama |
tūṇīradhārī idavase ida pātu mama savadā || 13||
savakāleṣu māṃ pātu pācajayaḥ sadā bhuiva |
evaṃ ībharayedaṃ sutīṇa kavacaṃ śubhaṃ || 14||
mayā otaṃ tavāe iha mahāmagala kārakaṃ |
toāṇā mumaṃ toimadaṃ eyaṃ supuyadaṃ || 15||
paṭhanīyaṃ sadā bhayā rāmacaya haṣadaṃ |
piṭhavā bharatayedaṃ kavacaṃ raghunadanaḥ || 16||
yathā yāita paraṃ toṣaṃ tathā vakavacenana |
tamādeta sadā jayaṃ kavacānā manumaṃ || 17||
ayā paṭhanā mayaḥ sava kāmānavānuyā |
ivaākāmo labhevaāṃ pukāmo labhe sutaṃ || 18||
panīkāmo labhe pana dhanātha dhana mānuyā |
ya manoibha liṣataṃ ta kavacapāṭhataḥ || 19||
layate mānavaira sayaṃ sayaṃ vadāyahaṃ |
tamā sadā japanīyaṃ rāmopāsaka mānavaiḥ || 20||
iita ī śatakoiṭarāmaciratāṃtagata īmadānadarāmāyaṇe
vāmakīye manoharakāḍe ī bharatakavacaṃ sapūṇa ||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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