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Shatrugna Kavacham
Shatrugna Kavacham
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Devotional text
śaunakavaca
{|| śaunakavaca ||}
|| īmadānadarāmāyaṇāṃtagata ī śauna kavacaṃ ||
agatavāca-
athaśauna kavacaṃ sutīṇa uṇu sādaraṃ |
savakāma daṃ rayaṃ rāmasata vadhanaṃ || 1||
śaunaṃ dhṛtakāmukaṃ dhṛta mahā tūṇīra bāṇomaṃ
pāva īraghunadanaya ivanayāvā methataṃ sudaraṃ |
rāmaṃ vīya kareṇa tālajalajaṃ dhṛvāiticaṃ varaṃ
sūyabhaṃ yajanaṃ sabhāthata mahaṃtaṃ ivajayaṃtaṃ bhaje || 2||
aya ī śauna kavacamaya agata ṛiṣaḥ |
ī śauno devatā |
anuṭu chadaḥ |
sudaśana iita bījaṃ |
kaikeyī nadanaḥ śataḥ |
ībharatānuja iita kīlakaṃ |
bharatamaīyaṃ |
ī rāmadāsa iita kavacaṃ |
lamaṇāṃśaja iita maḥ |
īśauna īyatha sakalamanaḥ
kāmanāisayatha jape ivinayogaḥ ||
atha aguḻī yāsaḥ |
oṃ śaunāya aguṭhāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ sudaśanāya tajanīyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ kaikeyīnadanāya mayamāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ bharatānujāya anāimakāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ bharatamiṇe kinaṭhakāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ ī rāmadāsāya karatala karapṛṭhāyāṃ namaḥ ||
dayāidayāsaḥ ||
oṃ śaunāya dayāya namaḥ |
oṃ sudaśanāya iśarase vāhā |
oṃ kaikeyīnadanāya iśakāyai vaṣa |
oṃ bharatānujāya kavacāya huṃ |
oṃ bharatamiṇe nayāya vauṣa |
oṃ ī rāmadāsāya aāya pha |
oṃ lamaṇāṃśajeita idabadhaḥ ||
atha yāna ||
rāmaya saṃthataṃ vāme pāva ivanayapūvakaṃ |
kaikeyīnadanaṃ sauyaṃ mukuṭenāida rijataṃ || 1||
ranakakaṇa keyūra vanamālā ivarāijataṃ |
raśanā kuḍaladharaṃ ranahāra sunūpuraṃ || 2||
yajanena vījayataṃ jānakī kātamādarā |
rāma yateṇa vīraṃ kaikeyī toṣavadhanaṃ || 3||
ibhujaṃ kajanayanaṃ idayapītābarāivataṃ |
subhujaṃ sudaraṃ meghayāmaḻaṃ sudarānanaṃ || 4||
rāmavāye dakaṇa raonaṃ kaga dhāiraṇaṃ |
dhanubaṇadharaṃ eṭhaṃ dhṛtatūṇīra mumaṃ || 5||
sabhāyāṃ saṃthataṃ rayaṃ katūira italakāikataṃ |
makuṭathāvataṃsena śoibhataṃ ca matānanaṃ || 6||
rivavaṃśovaṃ idayapaṃ daśarathāmajaṃ |
madhurāvāisanaṃ devaṃ lavaṇāsuramadanaṃ || 7||
evaṃ yāvā tu śaunaṃ rāmapādeṇa ida |
paṭhanīyaṃ varaṃ cedaṃ kavacaṃ taya pāvanaṃ || 8||
kavaca āraṃbhaḥ ||
pūvavavatu śaunaḥ pātuyāṃye sudaśanaḥ |
kaikeyī nadanaḥ pātu tīyāṃ savadā mama || 1||
pātūdīyāṃ rāmabadhuḥ pāvadho bharatānujaḥ |
rivavaṃśovacova maye daśarathāmajaḥ || 2||
savataḥ pātu māma kaikeyī toṣavadhanaḥ |
yāmalāgaḥ icaraḥ pātu bhālaṃ īilamaṇānujaḥ || 3||
bhṛvor maye sadā pātu sumukhoāvanītale |
utakītapitanae kapole pātu rāghavaḥ || 4||
kaṇa kuḍalakaṇayā nāsāṃ nṛpavaṃśajaḥ |
mukhaṃ mama yuvā pātu vāṇa pātu phuṭāraḥ || 5||
ijavāṃ subāhutātoyāyūpaketuipatā ijā |
icabukaṃ rayicabukaḥ kaṭhaṃ pātu subhāṣaṇaḥ || 6||
kadhau pātu mahātejāḥ bhujau rāghava vāyakṛ |
karau me kakaṇadharaḥ pātu khagī nakhā mama || 7||
ku rāmiyaḥ pātu pātu vao raghūtamaḥ |
pāva surācataḥ pātu pātu pṛṭhaṃ varānanaḥ || 8||
jaṭharaṃ pātu raonaḥ pātu nābha sulocanaḥ |
kaṭa bharatamaī me guṃ ī rāmasevakaḥ || 9||
rāmapatamanāḥ pātu ilagamū matānanaḥ |
kodaḍapāiṇaḥ pāva jānunī mama savadā || 10||
rāmimaḥ pātu jhaghe guphau pātu sunūpuraḥ |
pādau nṛpitapūyoyā āau pātu sudhāmakaḥ || 11||
idavase sayadhoyā bhojane śarasakaraḥ |
gamane kalakaṭhoyā savadā lavaṇātakaḥ || 12||
evaṃ śauna kavacaṃ mayā te samudīirataṃ |
ye paṭhita narāveta te narāḥ sauya bhāiganaḥ || 13||
śaunaya varaṃ cedaṃ kavacaṃ magaḻadaṃ |
paṭhanīyaṃ naraibhayā pupau ivavadhanaṃ || 14||
aya toya paṭhena yaṃ yaṃ kāmaṃ narothaye |
taṃ taṃ labheinacayena sayameta vaco mama || 15||
puātha ānuyā puṃ dhanātha dhanamānuyā |
ichā kāmaṃ tu kāmātha ānuyā paṭhanāidanā |
kavacayāya bhūyā iha śaunaya ivinacayā || 16||
tamādeta sadā bhayā paṭhanīyaṃ naraiḥ śubhaṃ |
ādau naraimateca piṭhavā kavacaṃ śubhaṃ || 17||
tataḥ śauna kavacaṃ paṭhanīyimadaṃ śubhaṃ |
paṭhanīyaṃ taya kavacaṃ paramaṃ tataḥ || 18||
iita ī śatakoiṭarāmaciratāṃtagata īmadānadarāmāyaṇe
vāmakīye manoharakāḍe ī śaunakavacaṃ 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.
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