Lord Rahu

rāhu kavacam

(Rahu Kavacham in English (IAST))

From Brahmanda Purana

Rahu Kavacham is a powerful protective hymn dedicated to the Vedic planet Rahu, sourced from the Brahmanda Purana. Rahu is traditionally revered as a celestial force capable of granting immense worldly success and spiritual transformation when appeased. This kavacham serves as an armor, invoking the deity to protect various parts of the devotee's body and physical form. By chanting these verses with devotion, practitioners seek to mitigate the malefic effects of Rahu in their astrological charts, overcome obstacles, gain mental clarity, and attain fearlessness, thereby inviting prosperity and divine grace into their lives.

dhyānam

praṇamāmi sadā rāhuṃ śūrpākāraṃ kirīṭinam |
saiṃhikeyaṃ karālāsyaṃ lokānāmabhayapradam || 1||
| atha rāhu kavacam |
nīlāmbaraḥ śiraḥ pātu lalāṭaṃ lokavanditaḥ |
cakṣuṣī pātu me rāhuḥ śrotre tvardhaśariravān || 2||
nāsikāṃ me dhūmravarṇaḥ śūlapāṇirmukhaṃ mama |
jihvāṃ me siṃhikāsūnuḥ kaṇṭhaṃ me kaṭhināṅghrikaḥ || 3||
bhujaṅgeśo bhujau pātu nīlamālyāmbaraḥ karau |
pātu vakṣaḥsthalaṃ mantrī pātu kukṣiṃ vidhuntudaḥ || 4||
kaṭiṃ me vikaṭaḥ pātu ūrū me surapūjitaḥ |
svarbhānurjānunī pātu jaṅghe me pātu jāḍyahā || 5||
gulphau grahapatiḥ pātu pādau me bhīṣaṇākṛtiḥ |
sarvāṇyaṅgāni me pātu nīlacandanabhūṣaṇaḥ || 6||
phalaśrutiḥ
rāhoridaṃ kavacamṛddhidavastudaṃ yo
bhaktyā paṭhatyanudinaṃ niyataḥ śuciḥ san |
prāpnoti kīrtimatulāṃ śriyamṛddhi-
māyurārogyamātmavijayaṃ ca hi tatprasādāt || 7||
|| iti śrīmahābhārate dhṛtarāṣṭrasañjayasaṃvāde droṇaparvaṇi rāhukavacaṃ sampūrṇam ||

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