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Sita Kavacham

Sita Kavacham

Text in Roman script

Devotional text

sītākavaca
{|| sītākavaca ||}
|| īratu ||
|| īmadānadarāmāyaṇāṃtagata ī sītā kavaca ||
agatavāca-
saya pṛṭaṃ vayā vasa sāvadhānamanāḥ uṇu |
ādau vayāyahaṃ rayaṃ sītāyāḥ kavacaṃ śubha || 1||
yā sītāvina saṃbhavāthimithalāpālena saṃvadhatā
paānṛpateḥ sutā nalagatā yā mātuilagobhavā|
yā rane layamāgatā jalinadhau yā veda vāraṃ gatā
lakāṃ sā mṛgalocanā śiśamukhī māṃpātu rāmiyā || 2||
atha yāsaḥ ||
aya ī sītākavaca maya agata ṛiṣaḥ |
ī sītā devatā |
anuṭu chadaḥ |
rameita bīja |
janakajeita śataḥ |avinajeita kīlaka |
paā suteya |
mātuilagīita kavaca |
mūlakāsura ghāitanīita maḥ |
īsītārāmaca īyatha sakala
kāmanā isayatha jape ivinayogaḥ ||
atha aguḻī yāsaḥ ||
oṃ āṃ sītāyai aguṭhāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ  ramāyai tajanīyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ ūṃ janakajāyai mayamāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ  avinajāyai anāimakāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ  paāsutāyai kinaṭhakāyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ ḥ mātuilayai karatala karapṛṭhāyāṃ namaḥ ||
dayāidayāsaḥ ||
oṃ āṃ sītāyai dayāya namaḥ |
oṃ  ramāyai iśarase vāhā |
oṃ ūṃ janakajāyai iśakāyai vaṣa |
oṃ  avinajāyai kavacāya hu |
oṃ  paāsutāyai neyāya vauṣa |
oṃ ḥ mātuilayai aāya pha |
bhūbhuvaḥsuvaroimita idabadhaḥ ||
atha yāna ||
sītāṃ kamalapaā ivaupuca samabhā |
ibhujāṃ sukumārāga pītakauseya vāisanī || 1||
sahāsane rāmaca vāmabhāga thatāṃ varā |
nānālakāra sayutāṃ kuḍalaya dhāiraṇī || 2||
cūḍākakaṇa keyūra raśanā nūpurāivatā |
sīmate rivacaāyāṃ iniṭale italakena ca || 3||
mayūrā bharaṇenāipa āṇeita śoibhatāṃśubhā |
hiraāṃ kajalaṃ idayaṃ kukumaṃ kusumāina ca || 4||
ibata suribhayaṃ sagadha neha muma |
matānanāṃ gauravaṇa madāra kusumaṃ kare || 5||
ibatī mapare hate mātuilaga manuma |
rayavāsāṃ ca ibaboṭha ca vāhana locanā || 6||
kalānātha samānāyāṃ kalakaṭha manoramā |
mātuilagobhavāṃ deva paāduihatāṃ śubhā || 7||
maiithala rāmadiyatāṃ dāsīibhaḥ piravīijatā |
evaṃ yāvā janakajāṃ hemakuṃbha payodharāṃ || 8||
sītāyāḥ kavacaṃ idayaṃ paṭhanīyaṃ subhāvahaṃ || 9||
oṃ | ī sītā pūvataḥ pātu diṇevatu jānakī |
tīyāṃ pātu vaidehī pātūdīyāṃ ca maiithalī || 1||
adhaḥ pātu mātuilagī ūva paājāvatu |
mayevinasutā pātu savataḥ pātu māṃ ramā || 2||
matānanā iśaraḥ pātu pātu bhālaṃ nṛpāmajā |
paāvatu bhṛvomaye mṛgāī nayanevatu || 3||
kapole kaṇamūle ca pātu īrāma valabhā |
nāsāṃ sāvakī pātu pātu vaṃ tu rājasī || 4||
tāmasī pātu maāṇa pātu ijavāṃ pitatā |
datā pātu mahāmāyā icabukaṃ kanakabhā || 5||
pātu kaṭhaṃ sauyapā kadhau pātu surācatā |
bhujau pātu varārohā karau kakaṇa maḍatā || 6||
nakhā ratanakhā pātu kuau pātu laghūdarā |
vaḥ pātu rāmapanī pāva rāvaṇamoihanī || 7||
pṛṭhadeśe vinagutā vatu māṃ savadaiva iha |
idayadā pātu nābha kaṭa rāsa moihanī || 8||
guṃ pātu ranagutā ilagaṃ pātu hiriyā |
ū ratu raṃbhoḥ jānunī iya bhāiṣaṇī || 9||
jaghe pātu sadā suūḥ guphau cāmaravīijatā |
pādau lavasutā pātu pāvagāina kuśābakā || 10||
pādāguḻīḥ sadā pātu mama nūpura inavanā |
romāyavatu me inayaṃ pītakauśeyavāisanī || 11||
rāau pātu kālapā idane dānaika taparā |
savakāleṣu māṃ pātu mūlakāsuraghāitanī || 12||
evaṃ sutīṇa sītāyāḥ kavacaṃ te mayeirata |
idaṃ ātaḥ samuthāya nāvā inayaṃ paṭheuyaḥ || 13||
jānaka pūjiyavā sa sava kāmānavānuyā |
dhanātha ānuyāyaṃ puātha pumānuyā || 14||
īkāmātha śubhāṃ nāra sukhātha sauya mānuyā |
aṭavāraṃ japanīyaṃ sītāyāḥ kavacaṃ sadā || 15||
aṭabhūsura sītāyai narai īyāpaye sadā |
phalapupāida kādīina yāina yāina pṛtha pṛtha || 16||
sītāyāḥ kavacaṃ cedaṃ puyaṃ pātaka nāśana |
ye paṭhita narā bhayā te dhayā mānavā bhuiva || 17||
paṭhita rāmakavacaṃ sītāyāḥ kavacaṃ ivanā |
tathā ivanā lamaṇaya kavacena vṛthā mṛta || 18||
tamā sadā narair jāyaṃ kavacānāṃ catuṭaya |
ādau tu vāyupuya lamaṇaya tataḥ para || 19||
tataḥ paṭeca sītāyāḥ īrāmaya tataḥ para |
evaṃ sadā japanīyaṃ kavacānāṃ catuṭaya || 20||
iita ī śatakoiṭarāmāyaṇāṃtagata īmadānadarāmāyaṇe
vāmakīye manoharakāḍe ī sītākavacaṃ 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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