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Lakshmana Kavacham
Lakshmana Kavacham
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Devotional text
īlamaṇakavaca
{|| īlamaṇakavaca ||}
|| atha īmadānadarāmāyaṇāṃtagata ī lamaṇa kavacaṃ ||
agatavāca-
sauima raghunāyakaya caraṇa eṇaṃ yāmaḻaṃ |
ibataṃ vakareṇa rāmiśarisa chaṃ ivicaṃ varaṃ|
ibataṃ raghunāyakaya sumaha kodaḍa bāṇāsane
taṃ vade kamaleṇaṃ janakajā vāye sadā taparaṃ ||
aya ī lamaṇakavaca maya agaya ṛiṣaḥ |
anuṭu chadaḥ |
ī lamaṇo devatā |
śeṣa iita bījaṃ |
suimaā nadanaḥ iita śataḥ |
rāmānuja iita kīlakaṃ |
rāmadāsa iyaṃ |
raghuvaṃśaja iita kavacaṃ |
sauimiirita maḥ |
īlamaṇa īyatha sakalamanoibhaliṣata isayatha jape ivinayogaḥ ||
atha aguḻī yāsaḥ ||
oṃ lamaṇāya aguṭhāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ śeṣāya tajanīyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ suimaānadanāya mayamāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ rāmānujāya anāimakāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ rāmadāsāya kinaṭhakāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ raghuvaṃśajāya karatala karapṛṭhāyāṃ namaḥ ||
dayāidayāsaḥ ||
oṃ lamaṇāya dayāya namaḥ |
oṃ śeṣāya iśarase vāhā |
oṃ suimaānadanāya iśakāyai vaṣa |
oṃ rāmānujāya kavacāya huṃ |
oṃ rāmadāsāya neyāya vauṣa |
oṃ raghuvaṃśajāya aāya pha |
oṃ sauimaye iita idabadhaḥ ||
atha yāna ||
rāmapṛṭha thataṃ rayaṃ ranakuḍala dhāiraṇaṃ |
nīlopala daḻayāmaṃ ranakakaṇa maḍataṃ || 1||
rāmaya matake idayaṃ ibataṃ chamumaṃ |
vara pītābaradharaṃ mukuṭenāida śoibhataṃ || 2||
tūṇīre kāmuke cāipa ibataṃ ca matānanaṃ |
ranamālādharaṃ idayaṃ pupamālā ivarāijataṃ || 3||
evaṃ yāvā lamaṇaṃca rāghava yata locanaṃ |
kavacaṃ japanīyaṃ iha tato bhayā mānavaiḥ || 4||
oṃ || lamaṇaḥ pātu me pūva diṇe rāghavānujaḥ |
tīyāṃ pātuḥ sauimiḥ pātudīyāṃ raghūmaḥ || 5||
adhaḥ pātu mahāvīraḥ cova pātu nṛpāmajaḥ |
maye pātu rāmadāsaḥ savataḥ sayapālakaḥ || 6||
matānanaḥ iśaraḥ pātu bhālaṃ pātūmalā dhavaḥ |
bhṛvor maye dhanudharī suimaā nadanoiṇī || 7||
kapole ramamaīca savadā pātu vai mama |
kaṇamūle sadā pātu kabadha bhuja gaḍanaḥ || 8||
nāsāṃ me sadā pātu suimaā nadavadhanaḥ |
rāma yateṇaḥ pātu sadā me mukhaṃ bhuiva || 9||
sītāvāyakaraḥ pātu mama vāṇa sadā iha |
sauyapaḥ pātu ijavāṃ anataḥ pātu me ijā || 10||
icabukaṃ pātu raonaḥ kaṭhaṃ pāvasurādanaḥ |
kadhau pātu ijatārāitaḥ bhujau pakajalocanaḥ || 11||
karau kakaṇadhārī ca nakhā ratanakho vatu |
ku pātu ivinao me vaḥ pātu ijateiyaḥ || 12||
pāva rāghava pṛṭhatha pṛṭhadeśaṃ manoramaḥ |
nābha gaṃbhīra nāibhatu kaṭa ca ṛmamekhalaḥ || 13||
guṃ pātu sahaāyaḥ pātu ilagaṃ hiriyaḥ |
ū pātu ivaṇutapaḥ sumukhovatu jānunī || 14||
nāgeḥ pātu me jaghe guphau nūpuravā mama |
pādāvagada tātoyā pāvagāina sulocanaḥ || 15||
iita ī śatakoiṭarāmaciratāṃtagata īmadānadarāmāyaṇe
vāmakīye manoharakāḍe ī lamaṇakavacaṃ 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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