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Subrahmanya Kavacham
Subrahmanya Kavacham
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Devotional text
īsuyakavacato
{|| īsuyakavacato ||}
aya ī suyakavacatomahāmaya ṛiṣaḥ,
anuṭuchadaḥ, ī suyo devatā | oṃ nama iita bīja |
bhagavata iita śataḥ | suyāyeita kīlaka |
suyasāda isayatha jape ivinayogaḥ ||
karayāsaḥ ||
sāṃ aṃguṭhāyāṃ namaḥ
sa tajanīyāṃ namaḥ
sūṃ mayamāyāṃ namaḥ
sa anāimakāyāṃ namaḥ
sa kinaṭhakāyāṃ namaḥ
saḥ karatalakarapṛṭhāyāṃ namaḥ ||
aga yāsaḥ ||
sāṃ dayāya namaḥ
sa iśarase vāhā
sūṃ iśakāyai vaṣa
sa kavacāya huṃ
sa neyāya vauṣa
saḥ aāya pha
bhūbhuvaḥsuvaroimita idabadhaḥ ||
yāna ||
isadūrāṇimadukāitavadanaṃ keyūrahārāidibhaḥ
idayairābharaṇevabhūiṣatatanuṃ vagaidasauyada |
aṃbhojābhayaśatakukuṭadharaṃ ratāṃgarāgovalaṃ
suyamupāmahe ṇamatāṃ bhīitaṇāśota ||
suyotaḥ pātu senānīḥ pātu pṛṭhataḥ |
guho māṃ diṇe pātu vinajaṃ pātu vāmataḥ || 1||
iśaraḥ pātu mahāsenaḥ kado raelalāṭaka |
neo me ādaśāca oe ratu ivavabhṛ || 2||
mukhaṃ me ṣamukhaḥ pātu nāisakāṃ śakarāmajaḥ |
oṭhau valīpitaḥ pātu ijavāṃ pātu ṣaḍānanaḥ || 3||
devasenāpitadatā cubukaṃ bahulāmajaḥ | bahūlovaḥ
kaṭhaṃ nārakija pātu bāhu ādaśabāhumā || 4||
tārakijapātu bāhuādaśa bāhukaḥ
hatau śatadharaḥ pātu vaḥ pātu śarovaḥ |
dayaṃ vinabhūḥ pātu ku pāvabakāsutaḥ || 5||
nābha śaṃbhusutaḥ pātu kaṭa pātu harāmajaḥ |
ū pātu gajāḍho jānū me jānavīsutaḥ || 6||
jaghe ivaśākho me pātu pādau me iśikhavāhanaḥ |
savayagāinabhūteśaḥ savadhātuṃcapāvikaḥ || 7||
savadhātaṃca tāvikaḥ
sayākāle inaśīithayāṃ idavāātajalenaṣu |
dugame ca mahāraye rājaāre mahābhaye || 8||
tumulerayamaye ca savaduṭamṛgāidaṣu |
corāidasāvasebhee varāidayāidha pīḍane || 9||
duṭahāidabhītau ca dunimaāida bhīṣaṇe |
aśainapāte ca pātu māṃ aucaradhakṛ || 10||
yaḥ suyakavacaṃ iṭisidaṃ paṭhe |
taya tāpayaṃ nāta sayaṃ sayaṃ vadāyaha || 11||
dhamathī labhate dhamamathatha cāthamānuyā |
kāmātha labhate kāmaṃ moāthamomānuyā || 12||
ya ya japeyā ta sinihato guhaḥ |
pūjāitaṭhākāle ca japakāle paṭheidada || 13||
teṣāmevaphalāvātaḥ mahāpātakanāśana |
yaḥ paṭhechṛṇuyāyā inayaṃdevaya sinadhau || 14||
|| iita kumāratae kauiśakane mahā saṃihatāyāṃ
suyakavacaṃ samātaḥ ||About this kavacham — Subrahmanya
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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