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Rama Kavacham

Rama Kavacham

Text in Roman script

Devotional text

īrāmakavaca
{|| īrāmakavaca ||}
|| īmadānadarāmāyaṇātagata ī rāma kavaca ||
|| oṃ ī rāmāya tuyaṃ namaḥ ||
agatavāca-
ājānubāhumarivadadaḻāyatāājama
śurasa hāsa mukhasāda |
yāmaṃ gṛhīta śaracāpa mudārapa |
rāmaṃ sarāma mibharāma manumarāima || 1||
uṇu vayāyahaṃ sava suiṇa muinasama |
īrāmakavacaṃ puyaṃ savakāma dāyaka || 2||
aaitānada caitaya śu savaika laṇaḥ |
biharataḥ sutīṇā rāmacaḥ kāśate || 3||
tava ivaāthano inayaṃ ramate icasukhāmina |
iita rāmapade nāsau paraāibhadhīyate || 4||
jayarāmeita yanāma kītaya nāibhavaṇaye |
savapāpaivinamuto yāita ivaṇoḥ paraṃ pada || 5||
īrāmeita paraṃ maṃ tadeva paramaṃ pada |
tadeva tārakaṃ ivi jama mṛyu bhayāpaha || 6||
ī rāmeita vada bhāvamāno yasaṃśaya || 7||
oṃ aya ī rāmakavacaya, agaya ṛiṣaḥ |
anuṭu chadaḥ |
sītālamaṇopetaḥ īrāmacao devatā |
ī rāmaca sāda isayatha jape ivinayogaḥ ||
athayānaṃ vayāima savabhīṭa phalada |
nīlajīmūta sakāśaṃ ivau vaṇabarāvṛta || 1||
komalāgaṃ ivaśālāṃ yuvānamitasudara |
sītāsauimi sihataṃ jaṭāmakuṭa dhāiraṇa || 2||
sāisatūraṇa dhanubaṇa pāṇa dānava madana |
yadācorabhaye rājabhaye śaubhaye tathā || 3||
yāvā raghupata kṛṃ kālānala samabha |
cīrakṛṇāijanadharaṃ bhamoūiḻata ivaha || 4||
ākaṇakṛṭa saśara kodaḍa bhujamaḍata |
raṇe irapū rāvaṇādī tīṇamāgaṇa vṛṭibhaḥ || 5||
saharataṃ mahāvīraṃ uṃ ai rathathata |
lamaṇāaimahāvīraivṛtaṃ hanumadāidibhaḥ || 6||
suīvaair māhāvīraiḥ śaila vṛ karotaiḥ |
vegā karālahukāraiḥ bhubhukāra mahāravaiḥ || 7||
nadiḥ piravādiḥ samare rāvaṇaṃ ita |
īrāma śausaghā me hana madaya ghātaya || 8||
bhūtaeta ipaśācādī īrāmaśu ivanāśaya |
evaṃ yāvā jape rāma kavacaṃ isi dāyaka || 9||
sutīṇa vakavacaṃ uṇuvayāyahaṃ śubha |
īrāmaḥ pātu me mūna pūva ca raghuvaṃśajaḥ || 10||
diṇe me raghuvaraḥ pacame pātu pāvanaḥ |
ure me raghupitaḥ bhālaṃ daśarathāmajaḥ || 11||
bhṛvor dūvadaḻayāmaḥ tayomaye janādanaḥ |
oṃ me pātu rājeo śau rājīvalocanaḥ || 12||
āṇaṃ me pātu rājaṣaḥ kaṭhaṃ me jānakīpitaḥ |
kaṇamūle vaṃsī bhālaṃ me raghuvalabhaḥ || 13||
ijavāṃ me vāpitaḥ pātu datavayau raghūmaḥ |
oṭhau īrāmacao me mukhaṃ pātu parāparaḥ || 14||
kaṭhaṃ pātu jaga vaḥ kadhau me rāvaṇātakaḥ |
dhanubaṇadharaḥ pātu bhujau me vāilamadanaḥ || 15||
savayaguiḻa pavaiṇa hatau me rāsātakaḥ |
vao me pātu kākuthaḥ pātu me dayaṃ hiraḥ || 16||
tanau sītāpitaḥ pātu pāva me jagadīvaraḥ |
mayaṃ me pātu lamīśo nabha me raghunāyakaḥ || 17||
kausayeyaḥ kaṭa pātu pṛṭaṃ dugaita nāśanaḥ |
guṃ pātu ṣīkeśaḥ sathanī sayivamaḥ || 18||
ū śāgadharaḥ pātu jānunī hanumayaḥ |
jaghe pātu jagayāpī pādau me tāiṭakātakaḥ || 19||
savagaṃ pātu me ivaṇuḥ savasadhīnanāmayaḥ |
āneiyāiṇa āṇādī pātu me madhusūdanaḥ || 20||
pātu īrāmabhao me śadādī ivaṣayānipa |
ipadādīina bhūtāina masabadhīina yāina ca || 21||
jāmataya mahādapadaḻanaḥ pātu tāina me |
sauimi pūvajaḥ pātu vāgādīnīiyāiṇa ca || 22||
romākurāyaśeṣāiṇa pātu suīva rāyadaḥ |
vāmano buyahakāraiḥ ānāāna kṛtāina ca || 23||
jamātara kṛtānīha pāpāina ivivadhāina ca |
tāina savaiṇa davāśu harakodaḍakhaḍanaḥ || 24||
pātu māṃ savato rāmaḥ śāga bāṇadhara: sadā |
iita īrāmacaya kavacaṃ vasaṃimata || 25||
guā gutamaṃ idayaṃ sutīṇa muinasamaḥ |
yaḥ paṭhe uṇuyāāipa āvaye vā samāihataḥ || 26||
sa yāita paramaṃ thānaṃ rāmaca sādataḥ |
mahāpātakayuto vā gono vā bhṝṇahātathā || 27||
īramaca kavaca paṭhanā sui mānuyā |
hayāidibhaḥ pāpaiḥ muyate nā saṃśayaḥ || 28||
iita ī śatakoiṭarāmaciratāṃtagata īmadānadarāmāyaṇe
vāmakīye manoharakāḍe ī rāmakavacaṃ sapūṇa ||

About this kavacham — Rama

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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