Saptha Mukhi Hanumath Kavacham
Saptha Mukhi Hanumath Kavacham
Text in Roman script
Devotional text
satamukhīhanumakavaca
{|| satamukhīhanumakavaca ||}
īgaṇeśāya namaḥ |
oṃ aya īsatamukhīvīrahanumakavacatomaya ,
nāradaṛiṣaḥ , anuṭuchadaḥ ,īsatamukhīkipaḥ paramāmādevatā ,
āṃ bīja , śataḥ , ūṃ kīlaka ,mama savabhīṭisayatha jape ivinayogaḥ |
oṃ āṃ aguṭhāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ tajanīyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ ūṃ mayamāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ anāimakāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ kinaṭhakāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ ḥ karatalakarapṛṭhāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ āṃ dayāya namaḥ |
oṃ iśarase vāhā |
oṃ ūṃ iśakhāyai vaṣa |
oṃ kavacāya huṃ |
oṃ neyāya vauṣa |
oṃ ḥ aāya pha |
atha yāna |
vadevānarasahasapairapuvārāhāvagomānuṣaiyutaṃ
satamukhaiḥ karaiumigara caṃ gadāṃ kheṭaka |
khavāgaṃ halamakuśaṃ phiṇasudhākubhau śarājābhayā
śūlaṃ satiśakhaṃ dadhānamamaraiḥ seyaṃ kapa kāmada ||
ovāca |
sataśīṇaḥ vayāima kavacaṃ savaisida |
javā hanumato inayaṃ savapāpaiḥ muyate || 1||
satavagapitaḥ pāyāchakhāṃ me mātāmajaḥ |
satamūdha iśaro'yāme satācabhaladeśaka || 2||
iḥsataneo nee'yāsatavaragitaḥ utī |
nāsāṃ satapadātha'yāmukhaṃ satamukho'vatu || 3||
satijavatu rasanāṃ radāsatahayo'vatu |
satachado hiraḥ pātu kaṭhaṃ bāhū igirathataḥ || 4||
karau catudaśakaro bhūdharo'yāmamāgulīḥ |
sataṣayāto dayamudaraṃ kuisāgaraḥ || 5||
sataīpapitacaṃ satayāitapavā |
kaṭa me satasaṃthāthadāyakaḥ sathanī mama || 6||
satahavapī me jānunī jaghayotathā |
satadhāyiyaḥ pādau satapātāladhārakaḥ || 7||
paśūdhanaṃ ca dhāyaṃ ca lama lamīdo'vatu |
dārā puāṃca kayāca kuṭubaṃ ivavapālakaḥ || 8||
anutathānamipa me pāyāāyusutaḥ sadā |
caureyo yāladaṃyaḥ ṛigayo bhūtarāsā || 9||
daiyeyo'yatha yaeyo rāsajāyā |
daṃākarālavadano hanumā māṃ sadā'vatu || 10||
paraśamatayaānajalivautaḥ |
āṃśaḥ śausaāmāsavavathāsu savabhṛ || 11||
oṃ namo bhagavate satavadanāya ākipamukhāya vīrahanumate
savaśausaṃhāraṇāya ṭhaṃṭhaṃṭhaṃṭhaṃṭhaṃṭhaṃṭhaṃ oṃ namaḥ vāhā || 12||
oṃ namo bhagavate satavadanāya ītīyanārasahāyāya ayutejovapuṣe
bhīṣaṇāya bhayanāśanāya haṃhaṃhaṃhaṃhaṃhaṃhaṃ oṃ namaḥ vāhā || 13||
oṃ namo bhagavate satavadanāya tṛtīyagaḍavaāya vadaṃāya
mahābalāya savarogivanāśāya maṃmaṃmaṃmaṃmaṃmaṃmaṃ oṃ namaḥ vāhā || 14||
oṃ namo bhagavate satavadanāya catuthaoḍatuḍāya sauimirakāya
puāibhavṛikarāya laṃlaṃlaṃlaṃlaṃlaṃlaṃ oṃ namaḥ vāhā || 15||
oṃ namo bhagavate satavadanāya pacamāvavadanāya mūtaye sava-
vaśīkaraṇāya savainagamavapāya ṃṃṃṃṃṃṃ oṃ namaḥ vāhā || 16||
oṃ namo bhagavate satavadanāya ṣaṭhagomukhāya sūyavapāya
savarogaharāya mutadāe oṃoṃoṃoṃoṃoṃoṃ oṃ namaḥ vāhā || 17||
oṃ namo bhagavate satavadanāya satamamānuṣamukhāya āvatārāya
ajanīsutāya sakalidayaśoivatārakāya vadehāya suīvasākarāya
udidhalaghanāya sītāśuikarāya lakādahanāya anekarāsātakāya
rāmānadadāyakāya anekapavatopāṭakāya setubadhakāya kipasaiyanāyakāya
rāvaṇātakāya cayaimaṇe kaupīnasūdhārakāya rāmadayāya
savaduṭahinavāraṇāya śāikanīḍāikanīvetālarāsabhairavaha-
yahipaśācahahaiyahavaiyaha-
śūhāyajahalechahasapahocāṭakāya mama
sava kāyasādhakāya savaśausaṃhārakāya sahayāāidaduṭasavākaṣakāyai
kāihakāidivivadhavarachedakāya parayamatanāśakāya
savayāidhinakṛtakāya sapaidasavathāvarajagamivaṣatabhanakarāya
savarājabhayacorabhayā'nabhayaśamanāyā''yāmakā''idha-
daiivakāidhabhauitakatāpayinavāraṇāyasavaivaāsavasapasavapuṣātha-
dāyakāyā'sāyakāyasādhakāya savavaradāyasava'bhīṭakarāya
oṃ āṃ ūṃ ḥ oṃ namaḥ vāhā || 18||
ya idaṃ kavacaṃ inayaṃ satāyaya hanumataḥ |
isayaṃ japate inayaṃ savaśauivanāśana || 19||
pupaudaṃ sava sapaāyadaṃ para |
savarogaharaṃ cā''yuḥkīdaṃ puyavadhana || 20||
rājānaṃ sa vaśaṃ nīvā ailoyivajayī bhave |
idaṃ iha paramaṃ goyaṃ deyaṃ bhatayutāya ca || 21||
na deyaṃ bhatahīnāya davā sa inarayaṃ je || 22||
nāmāinasavayapavagadāina pāiṇa ivavāina ca yaya sita |
kamaiṇa devairipa dughaṭāina taṃ māta satamukhaṃ pae|| 23||
|| iita īathavaṇarahayesatamukhīhanumakavacaṃ 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.