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Tulasi Kavacham
Tulasi Kavacham
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Devotional text
tulasīkavaca
{|| tulasīkavaca ||}
|| tulasīkavaca ||
īgaṇeśāya namaḥ |
aya ītulasīkavacatomaya īmahādeva ṛiṣaḥ | anuṭuchadaḥ | ītulasī devatā |
manaīsatakāmanāisayatha jape ivinayogaḥ |
tulisa īmahādeiva namaḥ paṃkajadhāiriṇa |
iśaro me tulasī pātu bhālaṃ pātu yaśavanī ||1||
śau me panayanā īsakhī vaṇe mama |
āṇaṃ pātu sugaṃdhā me mukhaṃ ca sumukhī mama ||2||
ijavāṃ me pātu śubhadā kaṭhaṃ ivaāmayī mama |
kadhau kalāiraṇī pātu dayaṃ ivaṇuvalabhā ||3||
puyadā me pātu mayaṃ nābha saubhāyadāiyanīī |
kaṭa kuṃḍilana pātu ū nāradavaṃidatā ||4||
jananī jānunī pātu jaṃghe sakalavaṃidatā |
nārāyaṇiyā pādau savagaṃ savariṇī ||5||
saṃkaṭe ivaṣame duga bhaye vāde mahāhave |
inayaṃ iha saṃdhayoḥ pātu tulasī savataḥ sadā ||6||
itīdaṃ paramaṃ guṃ tulayāḥ kavacāmṛta |
mayanāmamṛtāthaya bhītānāmabhayāya ca ||7||
moāya ca mumuūṇāṃ yāiyanāṃ yānayogakṛ |
vaśāya vayakāmānāṃ ivaāyai vedavāidanā ||8||
ivaṇāya diraāṇāṃ pāipanāṃ pāpaśātaye ||9||
anāya uidhatānāṃ ca vagaya vagaimachatā ||10||
rāyāya ṭarāyānāmaśāṃtānāṃ ca śāṃtaye |
bhayatha ivaṇubhatānāṃ ivaṇau savatarāmina ||11||
jāyaṃ ivagaisayatha gṛhathena ivaśeṣataḥ |
uṃtaṃ caṃḍikaraṇamupathāya kṛtāṃjilaḥ ||12||
tulasīkānane itaṭhanāsīno vā japeidada |
savakāmānavānoita tathaiva mama sinidha ||13||
mama iyakaraṃ inayaṃ hirabhativavadhana |
yā yāmṛtajā nārī tayā aṃgaṃ mājaye |14||
sā puṃ labhate dīghajīivanaṃ cāyaroigaṇa |
vaṃyāyā mājayedaṃgaṃ kuśaimaeṇa sādhakaḥ ||15||
sā'ipa saṃvasarādeva gabha dhae manohara |
avathe rājavayātha japedaneḥ supabhā ||16||
palāśamūle ivaātha tejoyaibhamukho raveḥ |
kayātha caṃiḍakāgehe śauhayai gṛhe mama ||17||
īkāmo ivaṇugehe ca uāne ī vaśā bhave |
ikama bahunotena ṇu saiyeśa tavataḥ ||18||
yaṃ yaṃ kāmamibhayāyeṃ taṃ ānoyasaṃśaya |
mama gehagatavaṃ tu tārakaya vadhechayā ||19||
japa toṃ ca kavacaṃ tulasīgatamānasaḥ |
maṃḍalāārakaṃ haṃtā bhivayisa na saṃśayaḥ ||20||
iita īāṃḍapurāṇe tulasīmāhāye tulasīkavacaṃ nāma to ||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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