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Shatrugna Kavacham

Shatrugna Kavacham

Text in Roman script

Devotional text

śaunakavaca
{|| śaunakavaca ||}
|| īmadānadarāmāyaṇāṃtagata ī śauna kavacaṃ ||
agatavāca-
athaśauna kavacaṃ sutīṇa uṇu sādaraṃ |
savakāma daṃ rayaṃ rāmasata vadhanaṃ || 1||
śaunaṃ dhṛtakāmukaṃ dhṛta mahā tūṇīra bāṇomaṃ
pāva īraghunadanaya ivanayāvā methataṃ sudaraṃ |
rāmaṃ vīya kareṇa tālajalajaṃ dhṛvāiticaṃ varaṃ
sūyabhaṃ yajanaṃ sabhāthata mahaṃtaṃ ivajayaṃtaṃ bhaje || 2||
aya ī śauna kavacamaya agata ṛiṣaḥ |
ī śauno devatā |
anuṭu chadaḥ |
sudaśana iita bījaṃ |
kaikeyī nadanaḥ śataḥ |
ībharatānuja iita kīlakaṃ |
bharatamaīyaṃ |
ī rāmadāsa iita kavacaṃ |
lamaṇāṃśaja iita maḥ |
īśauna īyatha sakalamanaḥ
kāmanāisayatha jape ivinayogaḥ ||
atha aguḻī yāsaḥ |
oṃ śaunāya aguṭhāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ sudaśanāya tajanīyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ kaikeyīnadanāya mayamāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ bharatānujāya anāimakāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ bharatamiṇe kinaṭhakāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ ī rāmadāsāya karatala karapṛṭhāyāṃ namaḥ ||
dayāidayāsaḥ ||
oṃ śaunāya dayāya namaḥ |
oṃ sudaśanāya iśarase vāhā |
oṃ kaikeyīnadanāya iśakāyai vaṣa |
oṃ bharatānujāya kavacāya huṃ |
oṃ bharatamiṇe nayāya vauṣa |
oṃ ī rāmadāsāya aāya pha |
oṃ lamaṇāṃśajeita idabadhaḥ ||
atha yāna ||
rāmaya saṃthataṃ vāme pāva ivanayapūvakaṃ |
kaikeyīnadanaṃ sauyaṃ mukuṭenāida rijataṃ || 1||
ranakakaṇa keyūra vanamālā ivarāijataṃ |
raśanā kuḍaladharaṃ ranahāra sunūpuraṃ || 2||
yajanena vījayataṃ jānakī kātamādarā |
rāma yateṇa vīraṃ kaikeyī toṣavadhanaṃ || 3||
ibhujaṃ kajanayanaṃ idayapītābarāivataṃ |
subhujaṃ sudaraṃ meghayāmaḻaṃ sudarānanaṃ || 4||
rāmavāye dakaṇa raonaṃ kaga dhāiraṇaṃ |
dhanubaṇadharaṃ eṭhaṃ dhṛtatūṇīra mumaṃ || 5||
sabhāyāṃ saṃthataṃ rayaṃ katūira italakāikataṃ |
makuṭathāvataṃsena śoibhataṃ ca matānanaṃ || 6||
rivavaṃśovaṃ idayapaṃ daśarathāmajaṃ |
madhurāvāisanaṃ devaṃ lavaṇāsuramadanaṃ || 7||
evaṃ yāvā tu śaunaṃ rāmapādeṇa ida |
paṭhanīyaṃ varaṃ cedaṃ kavacaṃ taya pāvanaṃ || 8||
kavaca āraṃbhaḥ ||
pūvavavatu śaunaḥ pātuyāṃye sudaśanaḥ |
kaikeyī nadanaḥ pātu tīyāṃ savadā mama || 1||
pātūdīyāṃ rāmabadhuḥ pāvadho bharatānujaḥ |
rivavaṃśovacova maye daśarathāmajaḥ || 2||
savataḥ pātu māma kaikeyī toṣavadhanaḥ |
yāmalāgaḥ icaraḥ pātu bhālaṃ īilamaṇānujaḥ || 3||
bhṛvor maye sadā pātu sumukhoāvanītale |
utakītapitanae kapole pātu rāghavaḥ || 4||
kaṇa kuḍalakaṇayā nāsāṃ nṛpavaṃśajaḥ |
mukhaṃ mama yuvā pātu vāṇa pātu phuṭāraḥ || 5||
ijavāṃ subāhutātoyāyūpaketuipatā ijā |
icabukaṃ rayicabukaḥ kaṭhaṃ pātu subhāṣaṇaḥ || 6||
kadhau pātu mahātejāḥ bhujau rāghava vāyakṛ |
karau me kakaṇadharaḥ pātu khagī nakhā mama || 7||
ku rāmiyaḥ pātu pātu vao raghūtamaḥ |
pāva surācataḥ pātu pātu pṛṭhaṃ varānanaḥ || 8||
jaṭharaṃ pātu raonaḥ pātu nābha sulocanaḥ |
kaṭa bharatamaī me guṃ ī rāmasevakaḥ || 9||
rāmapatamanāḥ pātu ilagamū matānanaḥ |
kodaḍapāiṇaḥ pāva jānunī mama savadā || 10||
rāmimaḥ pātu jhaghe guphau pātu sunūpuraḥ |
pādau nṛpitapūyoyā āau pātu sudhāmakaḥ || 11||
idavase sayadhoyā bhojane śarasakaraḥ |
gamane kalakaṭhoyā savadā lavaṇātakaḥ || 12||
evaṃ śauna kavacaṃ mayā te samudīirataṃ |
ye paṭhita narāveta te narāḥ sauya bhāiganaḥ || 13||
śaunaya varaṃ cedaṃ kavacaṃ magaḻadaṃ |
paṭhanīyaṃ naraibhayā pupau ivavadhanaṃ || 14||
aya toya paṭhena yaṃ yaṃ kāmaṃ narothaye |
taṃ taṃ labheinacayena sayameta vaco mama || 15||
puātha ānuyā puṃ dhanātha dhanamānuyā |
ichā kāmaṃ tu kāmātha ānuyā paṭhanāidanā |
kavacayāya bhūyā iha śaunaya ivinacayā || 16||
tamādeta sadā bhayā paṭhanīyaṃ naraiḥ śubhaṃ |
ādau naraimateca piṭhavā kavacaṃ śubhaṃ || 17||
tataḥ śauna kavacaṃ paṭhanīyimadaṃ śubhaṃ |
paṭhanīyaṃ taya kavacaṃ paramaṃ tataḥ || 18||
iita ī śatakoiṭarāmaciratāṃtagata īmadānadarāmāyaṇe
vāmakīye manoharakāḍe ī śaunakavacaṃ sapūṇa ||

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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