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Lakshmi Narayana Kavacham

Lakshmi Narayana Kavacham

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Devotional text

īlamīnārāyaṇakavaca
{|| īlamīnārāyaṇakavaca ||}
īgaṇeśāya namaḥ |
ībhairava uvāca |
adhunā deiva vayāima lamīnārāyaṇaya te |
kavacaṃ magabha ca vapajarakāyayā || 1||
īvapajaraṃ nāma kavacaṃ paramāuta |
rahayaṃ savadevānāṃ sādhakānāṃ ivaśeṣataḥ || 2||
yaṃ dhṛvā bhagavā devaḥ sīdita paraḥ pumā |
yaya dhāraṇamāeṇa ā lokipatāmahaḥ || 3||
īvaro'haṃ iśavo bhīmo vāsavo'ipa idavapitaḥ |
sūyatejoinidhadaiva camatārakevaraḥ || 4||
vāyuca balavāṃloke vaṇo yādasāpitaḥ |
kubero'ipa dhanāyao dhamarājo yamaḥ mṛtaḥ || 5||
yaṃ dhṛvā sahasā ivaṇuḥ saṃhirayita dānavā |
jaghāna rāvaṇādaca ka vaye'hamataḥ para || 6||
kavacayāya subhage kithato'yaṃ muinaḥ iśavaḥ |
iṭu chado devatā ca lamīnārāyaṇo mataḥ || 7||
ramā bījaṃ parā śatatāraṃ kīlakamīvira |
bhogāpavagaisayatha ivinayoga iita mṛtaḥ || 8||
oṃ aya īlamīnārāyaṇakavacaya iśavaḥ ṛiṣaḥ ,
iṭu chadaḥ , īlamīnārāyaṇa devatā ,
 bījaṃ ,  śataḥ , oṃ kīlakaṃ ,
bhogāpavagaisayatha pāṭhe ivinayogaḥ |
atha yāna |
pūṇaduvadanaṃ pītavasanaṃ kamalāsana |
layā itaṃ catubahuṃ lamīnārāyaṇaṃ bhaje || 9||
atha kavaca |
oṃ vāsudevo'vatu me matakaṃ siśaroha |
 lalāṭaṃ sadā pātu lamīivaṇuḥ samatataḥ || 10||
sauḥ nee'vatālamīgoivado jagatāṃ pitaḥ |
 nāsāṃ savadā pātu lamīdāmodaraḥ bhuḥ || 11||
 mukhaṃ satataṃ pātu devo lamīiivamaḥ |
lamī kaṭhaṃ sadā pātu devo lamījanādanaḥ || 12||
nārāyaṇāya bāhū me pātu lamīgadājaḥ |
namaḥ pāva sadā pātu lamīnadaikanadanaḥ || 13||
aṃ āṃ iṃ īṃ pātu vao oṃ lamīipurevaraḥ |
uṃ ūṃ ṛṃ ṝṃ pātu ku  lamīgaḍavajaḥ || 14||
lṛṃ lṝṃ eṃ aiṃ pātu pṛṭhaṃ sauḥ lamīnṛsahakaḥ |
oṃ auṃ aṃ aḥ pātu nābha  lamīivaṭaravaḥ || 15||
kaṃ khaṃ gaṃ ghaṃ gudaṃ pātu  lamīkaiṭabhātakaḥ |
caṃ chaṃ jaṃ jhaṃ pātu iśanaṃ lamī lamīvaraḥ bhuḥ || 16||
ṭaṃ ṭhaṃ ḍaṃ ḍhaṃ kaṭa pātu nārāyaṇāya nāyakaḥ |
taṃ thaṃ daṃ dhaṃ pātu co namo lamījagapitaḥ || 17||
paṃ phaṃ baṃ bhaṃ pātu jānū oṃ  lamīcatubhujaḥ |
yaṃ raṃ laṃ vaṃ pātu jaghe sauḥ lamīgadādharaḥ || 18||
śaṃ ṣaṃ saṃ haṃ pātu guphau   lamīrathāgabhṛ |
ḻaṃ ḥ pādau sadā pātu mūlaṃ lamīsahapā || 19||
ṅaṃ ñaṃ ṇaṃ naṃ maṃ me pātu lamīśaḥ sakalaṃ vapuḥ |
io māṃ pūvataḥ pātu vinavanau sadāvatu || 20||
yamo māṃ diṇe pātu nairṛyāṃ inarṛitaca mā |
vaṇaḥ pacame'yāmāṃ vāyaye'vatu māṃ ma || 21||
ure dhanadaḥ pāyādaiśāyāmīvaro'vatu |
vaśatadaḍakhaga pāśayaṭavajāikatāḥ || 22||
saśūlāḥ savadā pātu idagīśāḥ paramāthadāḥ |
anataḥ pāvadho inayamūva āvatāca mā || 23||
daśidau sadā pātu lamīnārāyaṇaḥ bhuḥ |
bhāte pātu māṃ ivaṇumayāne vāsudevakaḥ || 24||
dāmodaro'vatā sāyaṃ inaśādau narasahakaḥ |
sakaṣaṇo'dharāe'yā bhāte'yā iivamaḥ || 25||
ainaḥ savakālaṃ ivavasenaca savataḥ |
raṇe rājakule ute ivavāde śausakaṭe
oṃ  sauḥ   mūlaṃ lamīnārāyaṇo'vatu || 26||
oṃoṃoṃraṇarājacauriraputaḥ pāyāca māṃ keśavaḥ
hahāsauḥ sasauḥ vanevatāmādhavaḥ |
jalapavatānabhayataḥ pāyādanato ivabhuḥ
śaśaśālalaṃ itidanaṃ lamīdhavaḥ pātu mā || 27||
itīdaṃ kavacaṃ idayaṃ vapajarakāibhadha |
lamīnārāyaṇayeṭaṃ catuvagaphalada || 28||
savasaubhāyinalayaṃ savasāravatada |
lamīsaṃvananaṃ tavaṃ paramātharasāyana || 29||
magabha jagasāraṃ rahayaṃ iidavaukasā |
daśavāraṃ paṭheāau ratāte vaiṇavomaḥ || 30||
vane varadaṃ payelamīnārāyaṇaṃ sudhīḥ |
isayaṃ yaḥ paṭheinayaṃ kavacaṃ mamukhoidata || 31||
sa yāita paramaṃ dhāma vaiṇavaṃ vaiṇavevaraḥ |
mahācīnapadatho'ipa yaḥ paṭhedāmicatakaḥ || 32||
ānadapūiratatūṇa labhe moṃ sa sādhakaḥ |
gadhāṭakena ivilakhevau bhūja japamanu || 33||
pītasūeṇa saṃve sauvaṇanātha veṭaye |
dhārayeuiṭakāṃ mūna lamīnārāyaṇaṃ mara || 34||
raṇe irapu ivijayāśu kayāṇī gṛhamāivaśe |
vayā vā kākavayā vā mṛtavasā ca yāganā || 35||
sā banīyā kaṭhadeśe labhe puāṃcarāyuṣaḥ |
gupadeśato dhṛvā guṃ yāvā manuṃ japa || 36||
vaṇalapuracaya phalamānoita sādhakaḥ |
bahunotena ka deiva kavacayāya pāvaita || 37||
ivanānena na isiḥ yāmayāya mahevira |
savagamarahayāṃ tavā tavaṃ parā para || 38||
abhatāya na dātayaṃ kucailāya durāmane |
dīitāya kulīnāya viśayāya mahāmane || 39||
mahācīnapadathāya dātayaṃ kavacoma |
guṃ goyaṃ mahādeiva lamīnārāyaṇiya |
vapajarakaṃ vama gopanīyaṃ vayoinava || 40||
|| iita īyāmale tae īdevīrahaye
lamīnārāyaṇakavacaṃ sapūṇa ||

About this kavacham — Vishnu

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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