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Rama Kavacham
Rama Kavacham
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Devotional text
īrāmakavaca
{|| īrāmakavaca ||}
|| īmadānadarāmāyaṇātagata ī rāma kavaca ||
|| oṃ ī rāmāya tuyaṃ namaḥ ||
agatavāca-
ājānubāhumarivadadaḻāyatāājama
śurasa hāsa mukhasāda |
yāmaṃ gṛhīta śaracāpa mudārapa |
rāmaṃ sarāma mibharāma manumarāima || 1||
uṇu vayāyahaṃ sava suiṇa muinasama |
īrāmakavacaṃ puyaṃ savakāma dāyaka || 2||
aaitānada caitaya śu savaika laṇaḥ |
biharataḥ sutīṇā rāmacaḥ kāśate || 3||
tava ivaāthano inayaṃ ramate icasukhāmina |
iita rāmapade nāsau paraāibhadhīyate || 4||
jayarāmeita yanāma kītaya nāibhavaṇaye |
savapāpaivinamuto yāita ivaṇoḥ paraṃ pada || 5||
īrāmeita paraṃ maṃ tadeva paramaṃ pada |
tadeva tārakaṃ ivi jama mṛyu bhayāpaha || 6||
ī rāmeita vada bhāvamāno yasaṃśaya || 7||
oṃ aya ī rāmakavacaya, agaya ṛiṣaḥ |
anuṭu chadaḥ |
sītālamaṇopetaḥ īrāmacao devatā |
ī rāmaca sāda isayatha jape ivinayogaḥ ||
athayānaṃ vayāima savabhīṭa phalada |
nīlajīmūta sakāśaṃ ivau vaṇabarāvṛta || 1||
komalāgaṃ ivaśālāṃ yuvānamitasudara |
sītāsauimi sihataṃ jaṭāmakuṭa dhāiraṇa || 2||
sāisatūraṇa dhanubaṇa pāṇa dānava madana |
yadācorabhaye rājabhaye śaubhaye tathā || 3||
yāvā raghupata kṛṃ kālānala samabha |
cīrakṛṇāijanadharaṃ bhamoūiḻata ivaha || 4||
ākaṇakṛṭa saśara kodaḍa bhujamaḍata |
raṇe irapū rāvaṇādī tīṇamāgaṇa vṛṭibhaḥ || 5||
saharataṃ mahāvīraṃ uṃ ai rathathata |
lamaṇāaimahāvīraivṛtaṃ hanumadāidibhaḥ || 6||
suīvaair māhāvīraiḥ śaila vṛ karotaiḥ |
vegā karālahukāraiḥ bhubhukāra mahāravaiḥ || 7||
nadiḥ piravādiḥ samare rāvaṇaṃ ita |
īrāma śausaghā me hana madaya ghātaya || 8||
bhūtaeta ipaśācādī īrāmaśu ivanāśaya |
evaṃ yāvā jape rāma kavacaṃ isi dāyaka || 9||
sutīṇa vakavacaṃ uṇuvayāyahaṃ śubha |
īrāmaḥ pātu me mūna pūva ca raghuvaṃśajaḥ || 10||
diṇe me raghuvaraḥ pacame pātu pāvanaḥ |
ure me raghupitaḥ bhālaṃ daśarathāmajaḥ || 11||
bhṛvor dūvadaḻayāmaḥ tayomaye janādanaḥ |
oṃ me pātu rājeo śau rājīvalocanaḥ || 12||
āṇaṃ me pātu rājaṣaḥ kaṭhaṃ me jānakīpitaḥ |
kaṇamūle vaṃsī bhālaṃ me raghuvalabhaḥ || 13||
ijavāṃ me vāpitaḥ pātu datavayau raghūmaḥ |
oṭhau īrāmacao me mukhaṃ pātu parāparaḥ || 14||
kaṭhaṃ pātu jaga vaḥ kadhau me rāvaṇātakaḥ |
dhanubaṇadharaḥ pātu bhujau me vāilamadanaḥ || 15||
savayaguiḻa pavaiṇa hatau me rāsātakaḥ |
vao me pātu kākuthaḥ pātu me dayaṃ hiraḥ || 16||
tanau sītāpitaḥ pātu pāva me jagadīvaraḥ |
mayaṃ me pātu lamīśo nabha me raghunāyakaḥ || 17||
kausayeyaḥ kaṭa pātu pṛṭaṃ dugaita nāśanaḥ |
guṃ pātu ṣīkeśaḥ sathanī sayivamaḥ || 18||
ū śāgadharaḥ pātu jānunī hanumayaḥ |
jaghe pātu jagayāpī pādau me tāiṭakātakaḥ || 19||
savagaṃ pātu me ivaṇuḥ savasadhīnanāmayaḥ |
āneiyāiṇa āṇādī pātu me madhusūdanaḥ || 20||
pātu īrāmabhao me śadādī ivaṣayānipa |
ipadādīina bhūtāina masabadhīina yāina ca || 21||
jāmataya mahādapadaḻanaḥ pātu tāina me |
sauimi pūvajaḥ pātu vāgādīnīiyāiṇa ca || 22||
romākurāyaśeṣāiṇa pātu suīva rāyadaḥ |
vāmano buyahakāraiḥ ānāāna kṛtāina ca || 23||
jamātara kṛtānīha pāpāina ivivadhāina ca |
tāina savaiṇa davāśu harakodaḍakhaḍanaḥ || 24||
pātu māṃ savato rāmaḥ śāga bāṇadhara: sadā |
iita īrāmacaya kavacaṃ vasaṃimata || 25||
guā gutamaṃ idayaṃ sutīṇa muinasamaḥ |
yaḥ paṭhe uṇuyāāipa āvaye vā samāihataḥ || 26||
sa yāita paramaṃ thānaṃ rāmaca sādataḥ |
mahāpātakayuto vā gono vā bhṝṇahātathā || 27||
īramaca kavaca paṭhanā sui mānuyā |
hayāidibhaḥ pāpaiḥ muyate nā saṃśayaḥ || 28||
iita ī śatakoiṭarāmaciratāṃtagata īmadānadarāmāyaṇe
vāmakīye manoharakāḍe ī rāmakavacaṃ sapūṇa ||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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