|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||
Sri Subramanya Kavacham/sacred armor of
Lord Subramanya was composed by Rishi Agasthya, it has Anushtup as Chandhas,
presiding deity is Lord Subramanya, Sam
as Beejam, Svaha as Shakthi, Sa: as keelakam, it is recited to please Lord
Subramanya.
|| Karanyasa: ||
I shall prostrate before Lord Subramanya
who has golden complexion/Hiranyashareera and offer humble salutation with my thumb finger,
I shall prostrate before Lord Subramanya who is wielded in powerful bow and
arrows of sugar cane stem/Ikshu Dhanurdhara and I shall offer humble salutation
with my index finger, I shall prostrate
before Lord Subramanya who is initiated from the sacred pond of Sharavana/Sharavanabhavaya
and I shall offer humble salutation with my middle finger, I shall prostrate
before Lord Subramanya who is mounted on celestial vehicle peacocok/Shikhivahanaya
and I shall offer humble salutation with my ring finger, I shall prostrate
before Lord Subramanya who is wielded in powerful spear on his hand /Shakthihastha
and I shall offer humble salutation with my little finger, I shall prostrate
before Lord Subramanya who eradicates all kinds of perils and sorrows of
worshiper/Sakaladhurithamochana, and I shall offer humble salutation with my
palm and the back of palm, follows Hridhayadhinyasa.
|| Dhyanam ||
I
shall meditate upon Lord Subramanya who is initiated from the sacred pond
Sharavana, he is the son of Esha, he is wielded in various weapons, he is
decked in magnificent golden earrings, he has six attractive faces, his eyes
has the resemblance to blue lotus
flower.
Sage Agasthya speaks “The sacred armor of
Skandha is capable to protect from all the perils, it was previously narrated by
Pinaki/Lord Shiva to Lord Bhrama, later I have come to know. Oh! Naradha, carefully listen to these sacred
verses which are highly propitious and beloved to all creatures, recitation of
these sacred hymns will remove all the sins of the worshiper and fulfils all
the desires of the worshiper, it is highly auspicious and it symbolizes supreme wisdom and knowledge,
sacred armor of Skandha is capable to eradicate all kinds of illnesses, troubles
from evil spirits with the rememberance
of Lord Subramanya, it should be recited with utmost faith and devotion, it
will eradicate the all the sufferings of poverty, worshiper will get all the
richness, pleasures and long life with the grace of Lord Skandha.”
“I shall earnestly pray to Lord Kumara
who is youthful to protect my tuft/Shikha, I shall earnestly pray to Karthikeya
who is the son of Krithika to protect my head/Shirass, I shall earnestly pray
to Parvathisutha who is the son of Goddess Parvathi to protect my forehead/Lalata,
I shall earnestly pray to Vishaka/skandha born under the constellation Vishakha to protect my eyebrows/Bhruyugam, I
shall earnestly pray to Kraunchabhedhi who crushed the pride of Mount Krauncha
to protect my eyes/lochanam, I shall earnestly pray to Shikhivahana who is
mounted on celestial vehicle peacock to protect my nose/Nasa, I shall earnestly
pray to Shakthidhara who is wielded in powerful weapon spear to protect my ears/Karnnam,
I shall earnestly pray to Shadanana who has six faces to protect the root of
ears/Karnnamoolam, I shall earnestly pray to Mahasena who have huge army of warriors
to protect my cheekbones/Gandayugmam, I shall earnestly pray to Tharakanthaka
who is the destroyer of demon Tharakasura to protect my cheeks/Kapolam, I shall
earnestly pray to Senani who is mighty warrior to protect my lips/Oushtam, I
shall earnestly pray to Shikhivahana who is mounted on celestial vehicle
peacock to protect my taste buds/Rasanam, I shall earnestly pray to Kalanidhi
who symbolizes all kinds of art forms to protect my palate/Thalu, I shall
earnestly pray to Devashikhamani who
represents precious jewel adorn on the head of deities to protect my line of
teeth/Dhantha, I shall earnestly pray to Gangeya who is the son of sacred Ganga
to protect my chin/chibuka, I shall earenestly pray to Sharothbhava who is
initiated from sacred pond to protect my face/Mukham, I shall earnestly pray to
Harasutha who is the son of Lord Hara to protect my jaw/hanu, I shall earnestly
pray to Karunyavaridhi who symbolizes ocean of mercy to protect my neck/Kandam,
I shall earnestly pray to Umasutha who is the son of Goddess Uma to protect my
back portion of shoulders/Skandha, I shall earenestly pray to Bahuleya who is
powerful as bull to protect my arms/Bhujadhvayam, I shall earnestly pray to
Bhavedhbhava who symbolizes prosperity to protect my hands/bahu, I shall earnestly
pray to Mahoraga who symbolizes great
serpent to protect my bosom/Sthanam, I shall earnestly pray to Jagathvibhu who
is the source of Universe and its living being to protect middle part of the
body/Madhye, I shall earenestly pray to Dhvadhashalochana who has twelve eyes
to protect my navel/nabhi, I shall earnestly pray to Dhvishadbhuja who has
twelve arms to protect my waist lane/Kadim, I shall earnestly pray to
Gangasutha who is the son of sacred Ganga to protect my reproductive organ/guhyam, I shall earenetly pray to Jahnavisutha who is
the son of Jahnavi/Ganga to protect my hip/Jaghanam, I shall earnestly pray to
Paranthapa who is the destroyer of foes to protect my back portion/Prishtabhagam,
I shall earnestly pray to Umaputhra who is the son of Goddess Uma to protect my
thighs/ooru, I shall earnestly pray to Jagadhdhara who is the protector of
Universe to protect my knees/Januyugmam,
I shall earnestly pray to Jagathpoojya who is venerated by the whole of the
Universe to protect my calves/Jangha, I shall earenestly pray to Mahabala who
is mighty Lord to protect my ankles/Gulpham, I shall earnestly pray to
Paramjyothi who has supreme radiance to protect my feet/Padham, I shall
earnestly pray to Kukkudadhvaja who carries majestic flag that has the symbol
of Kukkuda/rooster, to protect all my limbs/Sarvangam, I shall earnestly pray
to Mahodhara who is powerful to protect from the upper regions of mine/Ooordhvam,
I shall earnestly pray to Shankari who is born from Agni to protect from the
below regions of mine/Adhastha, I shall earnestly pray to Shathrugna who is the
destroyer of enemies to protect from two sides/Parshvam, I shall earnestly pray to Shashvatha who is
eternal to protect me always, I shall earnestly pray to Parmbhrama who is
absolute bhramam to protect in the early hours of dawn/Pratha:, I shall
earnestly pray to Yuddhakaushala who is extremely skillful in the battlefields to
protect me in the hours of afternoons/Madhyahnam, I shall earnestly pray to
Guha to protect me in the hours of Aparahnam/finishing hours of the day, I shall earnestly pray to
Dhaithyanthaka who is the destroyer of Dhaithyas to protect in the night hours/Rathri,
I shall earnestly pray to Thrikalajja who is the knower of past, present and
future to protect during Thrisandhya/confluence of day and night, dawn and
noon, noon and dusk, I shall earnestly pray to Arindhama who is victorious to
protect in each intervals, I shall earnestly pray to Gadgi who is wielded in
powerful Gadgam to protect from outwards, I shall earnestly pray to Kriththikasutha who is the son of Kriththika
to protect me while sitting/leaning, distressed, I shall eaernestly pray to
Pramadhadheesha who symbolizes permanent bliss to protect me while travelling,
I shall earnestly pray to Pashabhrith who is wielded in powerful Pasha/noose to
protect me while residing in various places, I shall earnestly pray to Shoora
who is extremely valorous to protect me while sleeping /lying down, I shall
earnestly pray to Shoorajith who is conqueror of enemies/triumphant to protect me
on the street ways, I shall earnestly pray to Vajradhara who is wielded in
weapons made of Vajra to protect me in dense wood, I shall earnestly pray to
Vatu who is youthful to protect me always.”
Agasthya continues “ The sacred armor of
Lord Subramanya is capable to provide
Dharma/righteousness, Arththa/wealth, Kama/desires and Moksha/liberation from
repeated births, it is superior among
the sacred hymns and it was always remained highly confidential among the
deities, it eradicates all kinds of illnesses, it removes even the incurable
illnesses too, it provides abundance of meritorious rewards, it is divine which
could provide all kinds of auspiciousness to worshiper, recitation of these
sacred hymns of Vajrapancharam could
provide auspiciousness to worshiper at all times, and the worshiper remains
beloved of Lord Subramanya and ultimately attain liberation from repeated
births.”
|| Atha Sri Subramanya Kavacham ||
||Asya Sri Subramanya Kavacha Sthothra
Mahamanthrasya | Agasthyo Bhagavan Rishi
: | Anushtup Chandha: | Sri Subramanyo Devatha | Sam Beejam | Svaha Shakthi: |
Sa: Keelakam | Sri Subramanya Prasadhasiddhyarthe Jape Viniyoga: ||
Om Hiranya Shareeraya Angushtabhyam Nama:
| Om Ikshu Dhanurdharaya Tharjaneebhyam
Nama: | Om Sharavanabhavaya
Madhyamabhyam Nama: | Om Shikhivahanaya
Anamikabhyam Nama: |Om Shakthihasthaya
Kanishtikabhyam Nama: | Om Sakaladhurithamochanaya Karathalakara
Prishtabhyam Nama: || Yevam Hridhayadhi Nyasa: ||
|| Dhyanam ||
Kanaka Kundala Manditham Shanmukham
Vanajarajitha Lochanam | Nishitha Shasthra
Sharasanadharinam Sharavanaothbhavam Eshasutham
Bhaje ||
Lamithyadhibhi: Panchapooja ||
Agasthya Uvacha –
Skandhasya Kavacham Dhivyam Nana
Rakshakaram Param | Pura Pinakina Proktham Bhramano Ananthashakthaye ||
Thadhaham Sampravakshyami Bhadhram The
Shrunu Naradha | Asthi Guhyam Mahapunyam Sarvaprani Priyankaram ||
Japamathrena Papaghnam Sarvakamaphalapradham |
Manthrapranamidham Jjyeam Sarvavidhyadhikarakam ||
Skandhasya Kavacham Dhivyam Padanath
Vyadhinashanam | Pishacha Ghora Bhoothanam
Smaranadeva Shanthidham ||
Paditham Skandhakavacham Shradhdhayan
Anyachethasa | Thesham Dharidhrya Dhuritham Na Kadhachith Bhavishyathi ||
Bhooyasamrajya Samsiddhiranthe Kaivalyam Akshayam | Dheerghayushyam
Bhaveththasya Skandhe Bhakthishcha Jayathe ||
Shikham Raksheth Kumarasthu
Karthikeya Shiro Avathu | Lalatam
Parvathisoonu: Vishakho Bhruyugam Mama: ||
Lochane
Kraunchabhedhi Cha Nasikam Shikhivahana: | Karnnadhvayam
Shakthidhara: Karnnamoolam Shadanana: ||
Gandayugmam Mahasena: Kapolau
Tharakanthaka: | Oushtadhvashcha Senani:
Rasanam Shikhivahana: ||
Thalu Kalanidhi: Pathu Dhanthashcha Devashikhamani: | Gangeya Chubukam Pathu
Mukham Pathu Sharothbhava: ||
Hanu Harasutha: Pathu Kandam
Karunyavaridhi: | Skandha Umasutha: Pathu Bahuleyo Bhujadhvayam ||
Bahu Bhavedhbhava: Pathu Sthanau Pathu Mahoraga: | Madhyam
Jagathvibhu: Pathu Nabhim Dhvadhashalochana: ||
Kadim Dhvishadbhuja: Pathu Guhyam Gangasutho
Avathu | Jaghnam Jahnavisoonu: Prishtabhagam Paranthapa: ||
OOru Raksheth Umaputhra: Januyugmam
Jagadhdhara: | Janghe Pathu
Jagathpoojya: Gulphau Pathu Mahabala: ||
Padhau Pathu Paramjyothi: Sarvangam
Kukkudadhvaja: | Oordhvam Pathu Mahodhara:
Adhasthath Pathu Shankari: ||
Parshvayo: Pathu Shathrughna: Sarvadha
Pathu Shashvatha: | Pratha: Pathu Parambhrama Madhyahne Yudhdhakaushala: ||
Aparahne
Guha: Pathu Rathrau Dhaithyanthako Avathu | Thrisandhyanthu
Thrikalajja: Anthastham Pathu Arindhama:
||
Bahisthitham Pathu Gadgi Nishannam Kriththikasutha: | Vrajantham Pradhamadheesha: Thishtantham Pathu Pashabhrith ||
Shayane Pathu Mam Shoora: Marge Mam Pathu
Shoorajith | Ugraranye
Vajradhara: Sadha Rakshathu Mam Vatu: ||
Subramanyasya Kavacham Dharma Kamarththa Mokshadham | Manthranam
Paramam Manthram Rahasyam Sarvadhehinam ||
Sarvarogaprashamanam Sarvavyadhi
Vinashanam | Sarvapunyapradham Dhivyam Subhaga Aishvarya Vardhanam ||
Sarvathra Shubhadham Nithyam Ya: Padeth Vajrapancharam | Subramanyasu
Sampreetho Vanchitharthan Prayacchathi ||
Dhehanthe Mukthimapnothi
Skandhavarmanubhavatha: ||
|| Ithi Sri Skandhe Agasthya Naradha Samvadhe Shivaproktham Sri Subramanya Kavacham
Sampoornnam ||
|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||
