ekādaśamukhī hanumat kavacam

O Sage born from a water pot (Agastya), O ocean of compassion, I have heard from you all the supreme knowledge of Hanuman, including the yantras and mantras, as uttered by your own lips.

O Lord of my life, show mercy upon me, as I am eager to recite the Kavacham of the eleven-faced son of Vayu.

Having heard these words from his beloved, spoken with humility, the Lord then began to address Lopamudra.

Having bowed to Hanuman, the messenger of Rama and the one of great intellect, listen attentively, O beautiful one, to the armor (Kavacham) spoken by Brahma.

This divine armor, spoken by the four-faced Brahma to Sanandana, fulfills all desires and destroys the entire race of demons.

This holy Kavacha of the eleven-faced, wise Lord bestows all prosperity and sweetness of speech upon mortals. Om, for this Kavacha of the eleven-faced one.

Sanandana is remembered as the Rishi of the Hanuman Stuti mantra, and the gracious-souled Hanuman is declared as the deity.

Anushtup is declared as the meter, Vayusuta (son of Vayu) as the seed, and Mukhya Prana (the vital life force) as the power; thus, the application (viniyoga) is proclaimed.

To achieve the fulfillment of all desires, one should chant in this manner: May the son of the Wind, who wields the power of the 'Sphrem' seed-syllable, protect my head.

May the Lord of Vanaras, whose soul is the seed-syllable 'Kraum', protect my eyes; and may the destroyer of Sita's sorrow, whose form is the seed-syllable 'Ksham', protect my ears.

May the Bestower of life to Lakshmana, whose essence is the seed syllable 'Glaum', protect my nose, and may He who is the essence of the seed syllable 'Vam' and the Giver of inexhaustible boons, protect my throat.

May the Lord of Monkeys, invoked by the 'Aim' seed syllable, protect my heart. May the son of Anjana, proclaimed by the 'Vam' seed syllable, protect my arms.

May He, whose seed-syllable is 'Hraam' and who is the destroyer of the pride of the king of demons, protect my abdomen; may He, whose essence is the seed-syllable 'Hrasau' and who is the incinerator of Lanka, protect my waist.

May the One who holds the 'Hreem' seed-syllable, worshipped by the Lord of Devas, protect my private parts; may the One whose essence is the 'Ram' seed-syllable, who leapt across the ocean, always protect my thighs.

May the minister of Sugriva, who is swift as thought, protect my knees; may Hari, who lifted the Dronachala mountain, protect my feet and soles.

May the messenger of Rama, possessed of great strength, protect me from head to toe. May He with the face of a monkey protect me in the east, and He who is the slayer of the kshatriyas protect me in the southeast.

May the man-lion (Narasimha) protect me from the south, and the Lord of Ganas (Ganesha) from the south-west. May the bird-faced Lord of monkeys (Garuda-faced Hanuman) protect me from the western direction.

May the one with the face of Bhairava protect me always from the northwest, and may the one with the face of a boar (Krodasya), assuming the form of Rudra, protect me daily from the northeast.

May the horse-faced one protect from above, and the noble-faced one from below the private parts. May the Rama-faced one, who is of gentle form and long-armed, protect everywhere.

He who always recites this armour of the messenger of Rama, this secret of the eleven-faced one, as stated by me, shall attain all.

It destroys demons, fulfills desires, is gentle, and bestows all kinds of wealth. It grants sons, grants wealth, and crushes groups of fierce enemies.

This divine armor bestows heaven and liberation, grants all desired wishes, and is auspicious. Without knowing this armor, perfection in the mantra is not attained.

A pure-souled person who recites this forty thousand times, or even one who recites this Kavacham daily, attains success.

By reciting this two or three times, one attains a long life; by the wise one reciting it eleven times in succession, the desired results are achieved.

At the end of a year, one surely attains His direct vision; there is no doubt in this. Whatever desire one contemplates, that very thing the person attains.

This great Kavacham, which was originally spoken by Brahma, has been narrated to you.

Having spoken these words, the great sage became silent, gazing at the moon-faced one; then, with a joyful heart, she bowed with great delight at the feet of her husband.