Lord Rama

śrī rāma kavacam

(Shri Rama Kavacham in English (IAST))

From Ananda Ramayana

Shri Rama Kavacham is a potent protective hymn derived from the Ananda Ramayana. It invokes the divine presence of Lord Rama, accompanied by Goddess Sita and Lakshmana, to form a spiritual shield around the devotee. Traditionally recited for protection against negative influences, internal fears, and external dangers, this stotra harmonizes the body and mind. By meditating on the radiant, lotus-eyed form of Lord Rama, the practitioner seeks his grace, fostering inner courage, mental clarity, and spiritual fortitude, ultimately leading to the attainment of peace and liberation under the Lord's divine guidance.

agastiruvāca

ājānubāhumaravindadalāyatākṣa-
-mājanmaśuddharasahāsamukhaprasādam |
śyāmaṃ gṛhīta śaracāpamudārarūpaṃ
rāmaṃ sarāmamabhirāmamanusmarāmi || 1 ||
asya śrīrāmakavacasya agastya ṛṣiḥ anuṣṭup chandaḥ sītālakṣmaṇopetaḥ śrīrāmacandro devatā śrīrāmacandraprasādasiddhyarthe jape viniyogaḥ |
atha dhyānaṃ
nīlajīmūtasaṅkāśaṃ vidyudvarṇāmbarāvṛtam |
komalāṅgaṃ viśālākṣaṃ yuvānamatisundaram || 1 ||
sītāsaumitrisahitaṃ jaṭāmukuṭadhāriṇam |
sāsitūṇadhanurbāṇapāṇiṃ dānavamardanam || 2 ||
yadā corabhaye rājabhaye śatrubhaye tathā |
dhyātvā raghupatiṃ kruddhaṃ kālānalasamaprabham || 3 ||
cīrakṛṣṇājinadharaṃ bhasmoddhūlitavigraham |
ākarṇākṛṣṭaviśikhakodaṇḍabhujamaṇḍitam || 4 ||
raṇe ripūn rāvaṇādīṃstīkṣṇamārgaṇavṛṣṭibhiḥ |
saṃharantaṃ mahāvīramugramaindrarathasthitam || 5 ||
lakṣmaṇādyairmahāvīrairvṛtaṃ hanumadādibhiḥ |
sugrīvādyairmāhāvīraiḥ śailavṛkṣakarodyataiḥ || 6 ||
vegātkarālahuṅkārairbhubhukkāramahāravaiḥ |
nadadbhiḥ parivādadbhiḥ samare rāvaṇaṃ prati || 7 ||
śrīrāma śatrusaṅghānme hana mardaya khādaya |
bhūtapretapiśācādīn śrīrāmāśu vināśaya || 8 ||
evaṃ dhyātvā japedrāmakavacaṃ siddhidāyakam |
sutīkṣṇa vajrakavacaṃ śṛṇu vakṣyāmyanuttamam || 9 ||
atha kavacam
śrīrāmaḥ pātu me mūrdhni pūrve ca raghuvaṃśajaḥ |
dakṣiṇe me raghuvaraḥ paścime pātu pāvanaḥ || 10 ||
uttare me raghupatirbhālaṃ daśarathātmajaḥ |
bhruvordūrvādalaśyāmastayormadhye janārdanaḥ || 11 ||
śrotraṃ me pātu rājendro dṛśau rājīvalocanaḥ |
ghrāṇaṃ me pātu rājarṣirgaṇḍau me jānakīpatiḥ || 12 ||
karṇamūle kharadhvaṃsī bhālaṃ me raghuvallabhaḥ |
jihvāṃ me vākpatiḥ pātu dantapaṅktī raghūttamaḥ || 13 ||
oṣṭhau śrīrāmacandro me mukhaṃ pātu parātparaḥ |
kaṇṭhaṃ pātu jagadvandyaḥ skandhau me rāvaṇāntakaḥ || 14 ||
dhanurbāṇadharaḥ pātu bhujau me vālimardanaḥ |
sarvāṇyaṅguliparvāṇi hastau me rākṣasāntakaḥ || 15 ||
vakṣo me pātu kākutsthaḥ pātu me hṛdayaṃ hariḥ |
stanau sītāpatiḥ pātu pārśvaṃ me jagadīśvaraḥ || 16 ||
madhyaṃ me pātu lakṣmīśo nābhiṃ me raghunāyakaḥ |
kausalyeyaḥ kaṭī pātu pṛṣṭhaṃ durgatināśanaḥ || 17 ||
guhyaṃ pātu hṛṣīkeśaḥ sakthinī satyavikramaḥ |
ūrū śārṅgadharaḥ pātu jānunī hanumatpriyaḥ || 18 ||
jaṅghe pātu jagadvyāpī pādau me tāṭakāntakaḥ |
sarvāṅgaṃ pātu me viṣṇuḥ sarvasandhīnanāmayaḥ || 19 ||
jñānendriyāṇi prāṇādīn pātu me madhusūdanaḥ |
pātu śrīrāmabhadro me śabdādīnviṣayānapi || 20 ||
dvipadādīni bhūtāni matsambandhīni yāni ca |
jāmadagnyamahādarpadalanaḥ pātu tāni me || 21 ||
saumitripūrvajaḥ pātu vāgādīnīndriyāṇi ca |
romāṅkurāṇyaśeṣāṇi pātu sugrīvarājyadaḥ || 22 ||
vāṅmanobuddhyahaṅkārairjñānājñānakṛtāni ca |
janmāntarakṛtānīha pāpāni vividhāni ca || 23 ||
tāni sarvāṇi dagdhvāśu harakodaṇḍakhaṇḍanaḥ |
pātu māṃ sarvato rāmaḥ śārṅgabāṇadharaḥ sadā || 24 ||
iti śrīrāmacandrasya kavacaṃ vajrasammitam | guhyādguhyatamaṃ divyaṃ sutīkṣṇa munisattama || 25 || yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi śrāvayedvā samāhitaḥ | sa yāti paramaṃ sthānaṃ rāmacandraprasādataḥ || 26 || mahāpātakayukto vā goghno vā bhrūṇahā tathā | śrīrāmacandrakavacapaṭhanācchuddhimāpnuyāt || 27 || brahmahatyādibhiḥ pāpairmucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ | bho sutīkṣṇa yathā pṛṣṭaṃ tvayā mama purāḥ śubham | tathā śrīrāmakavacaṃ mayā te viniveditam || 28 || iti śrīmadānandarāmāyaṇe manoharakāṇḍe sutīkṣṇāgastyasaṃvāde śrīrāmakavacam ||

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