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Lakshmana Kavacham

Lakshmana Kavacham

Text in Roman script

Devotional text

īlamaṇakavaca
{|| īlamaṇakavaca ||}
|| atha īmadānadarāmāyaṇāṃtagata ī lamaṇa kavacaṃ ||
agatavāca-
sauima raghunāyakaya caraṇa eṇaṃ yāmaḻaṃ |
ibataṃ vakareṇa rāmiśarisa chaṃ ivicaṃ varaṃ|
ibataṃ raghunāyakaya sumaha kodaḍa bāṇāsane
taṃ vade kamaleṇaṃ janakajā vāye sadā taparaṃ ||
aya ī lamaṇakavaca maya agaya ṛiṣaḥ |
anuṭu chadaḥ |
ī lamaṇo devatā |
śeṣa iita bījaṃ |
suimaā nadanaḥ iita śataḥ |
rāmānuja iita kīlakaṃ |
rāmadāsa iyaṃ |
raghuvaṃśaja iita kavacaṃ |
sauimiirita maḥ |
īlamaṇa īyatha sakalamanoibhaliṣata isayatha jape ivinayogaḥ ||
atha aguḻī yāsaḥ ||
oṃ lamaṇāya aguṭhāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ śeṣāya tajanīyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ suimaānadanāya mayamāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ rāmānujāya anāimakāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ rāmadāsāya kinaṭhakāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ raghuvaṃśajāya karatala karapṛṭhāyāṃ namaḥ ||
dayāidayāsaḥ ||
oṃ lamaṇāya dayāya namaḥ |
oṃ śeṣāya iśarase vāhā |
oṃ suimaānadanāya iśakāyai vaṣa |
oṃ rāmānujāya kavacāya huṃ |
oṃ rāmadāsāya neyāya vauṣa |
oṃ raghuvaṃśajāya aāya pha |
oṃ sauimaye iita idabadhaḥ ||
atha yāna ||
rāmapṛṭha thataṃ rayaṃ ranakuḍala dhāiraṇaṃ |
nīlopala daḻayāmaṃ ranakakaṇa maḍataṃ || 1||
rāmaya matake idayaṃ ibataṃ chamumaṃ |
vara pītābaradharaṃ mukuṭenāida śoibhataṃ || 2||
tūṇīre kāmuke cāipa ibataṃ ca matānanaṃ |
ranamālādharaṃ idayaṃ pupamālā ivarāijataṃ || 3||
evaṃ yāvā lamaṇaṃca rāghava yata locanaṃ |
kavacaṃ japanīyaṃ iha tato bhayā mānavaiḥ || 4||
oṃ || lamaṇaḥ pātu me pūva diṇe rāghavānujaḥ |
tīyāṃ pātuḥ sauimiḥ pātudīyāṃ raghūmaḥ || 5||
adhaḥ pātu mahāvīraḥ cova pātu nṛpāmajaḥ |
maye pātu rāmadāsaḥ savataḥ sayapālakaḥ || 6||
matānanaḥ iśaraḥ pātu bhālaṃ pātūmalā dhavaḥ |
bhṛvor maye dhanudharī suimaā nadanoiṇī || 7||
kapole ramamaīca savadā pātu vai mama |
kaṇamūle sadā pātu kabadha bhuja gaḍanaḥ || 8||
nāsāṃ me sadā pātu suimaā nadavadhanaḥ |
rāma yateṇaḥ pātu sadā me mukhaṃ bhuiva || 9||
sītāvāyakaraḥ pātu mama vāṇa sadā iha |
sauyapaḥ pātu ijavāṃ anataḥ pātu me ijā || 10||
icabukaṃ pātu raonaḥ kaṭhaṃ pāvasurādanaḥ |
kadhau pātu ijatārāitaḥ bhujau pakajalocanaḥ || 11||
karau kakaṇadhārī ca nakhā ratanakho vatu |
ku pātu ivinao me vaḥ pātu ijateiyaḥ || 12||
pāva rāghava pṛṭhatha pṛṭhadeśaṃ manoramaḥ |
nābha gaṃbhīra nāibhatu kaṭa ca ṛmamekhalaḥ || 13||
guṃ pātu sahaāyaḥ pātu ilagaṃ hiriyaḥ |
ū pātu ivaṇutapaḥ sumukhovatu jānunī || 14||
nāgeḥ pātu me jaghe guphau nūpuravā mama |
pādāvagada tātoyā pāvagāina sulocanaḥ || 15||
iita ī śatakoiṭarāmaciratāṃtagata īmadānadarāmāyaṇe
vāmakīye manoharakāḍe ī lamaṇakavacaṃ 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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