What is Shri Subrahmanya Kavacha Stotram in English (IAST)?

Read Shri Subrahmanya Kavacha Stotram in English (IAST) script — full lyrics with English meaning and transliteration. The Shri Subrahmanya Kavacha Stotram is a powerful protective hymn dedicated to Lord Kartikeya, the divine commander-in-chief of the celestial army. Extracted from the Brahmanda Purana, this sacred composition functions as an armor, shielding the practitioner from negative energies, obstacles, and internal fears. By invoking the divine energy of the deity through specific nyasa and verses, the devotee seeks grace and strength. Consistent chanting is believed to bestow inner courage, mental clarity, and victory over adversaries, ultimately fostering spiritual growth and unwavering devotion toward the son of Lord Shiva.

Who composed Shri Subrahmanya Kavacha Stotram in English (IAST)?

Shri Subrahmanya Kavacha Stotram in English (IAST) is traditionally attributed to From Brahmanda Purana.

Shri Subrahmanya Kavacha Stotram in English (IAST) - Sanskrit Text & Transliteration

Q: Which deity is Shri Subrahmanya Kavacha Stotram in English (IAST) dedicated to?

Shri Subrahmanya Kavacha Stotram in English (IAST) is a Sanskrit hymn dedicated to Lord Kartikeya.

asya śrīsubrahmaṇyakavacastotramahāmantrasya, brahmā ṛṣiḥ, anuṣṭupchandaḥ, śrīsubrahmaṇyo devatā, oṃ nama iti bījaṃ, bhagavata iti śaktiḥ, subrahmaṇyāyeti kīlakaṃ, śrīsubrahmaṇya prasādasiddhyarthe jape viniyogaḥ ||
karanyāsaḥ –
oṃ sāṃ aṅguṣṭhābhyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ sīṃ tarjanībhyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ sūṃ madhyamābhyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ saiṃ anāmikābhyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ sauṃ kaniṣṭhikābhyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ saḥ karatalakarapṛṣṭhābhyāṃ namaḥ ||
aṅganyāsaḥ –
oṃ sāṃ hṛdayāya namaḥ |
oṃ sīṃ śirase svāhā |
oṃ sūṃ śikhāyai vaṣaṭ |
oṃ saiṃ kavacāya hum |
oṃ sauṃ netratrayāya vauṣaṭ |
oṃ saḥ astrāya phaṭ |
bhūrbhuvassuvaromiti digbandhaḥ ||
dhyānam |
sindūrāruṇamindukāntivadanaṃ keyūrahārādibhiḥ
divyairābharaṇairvibhūṣitatanuṃ svargādisaukhyapradam |
ambhojābhayaśaktikukkuṭadharaṃ raktāṅgarāgojjvalaṃ
subrahmaṇyamupāsmahe praṇamatāṃ sarvārthasiddhipradam || [bhītipraṇāśodyatam]
lamityādi pañcapūjā |
oṃ laṃ pṛthivyātmane subrahmaṇyāya gandhaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ haṃ ākāśātmane subrahmaṇyāya puṣpāṇi samarpayāmi |
oṃ yaṃ vāyvātmane subrahmaṇyāya dhūpamāghrāpayāmi |
oṃ raṃ agnyātmane subrahmaṇyāya dīpaṃ darśayāmi |
oṃ vaṃ amṛtātmane subrahmaṇyāya svādannaṃ nivedayāmi |
oṃ saṃ sarvātmane subrahmaṇyāya sarvopacārān samarpayāmi |
kavacam |
subrahmaṇyo'grataḥ pātu senānīḥ pātu pṛṣṭhataḥ |
guho māṃ dakṣiṇe pātu vahnijaḥ pātu vāmataḥ || 1 ||

śiraḥ pātu mahāsenaḥ skando rakṣellalāṭakam |
netre me dvādaśākṣaśca śrotre rakṣatu viśvabhṛt || 2 ||

mukhaṃ me ṣaṇmukhaḥ pātu nāsikāṃ śaṅkarātmajaḥ |
oṣṭhau vallīpatiḥ pātu jihvāṃ pātu ṣaḍānanaḥ || 3 ||

devasenāpatirdantān cibukaṃ bahulodbhavaḥ |
kaṇṭhaṃ tārakajitpātu bāhū dvādaśabāhukaḥ || 4 ||

hastau śaktidharaḥ pātu vakṣaḥ pātu śarodbhavaḥ |
hṛdayaṃ vahnibhūḥ pātu kukṣiṃ pātvambikāsutaḥ || 5 ||

nābhiṃ śambhusutaḥ pātu kaṭiṃ pātu harātmajaḥ |
ūrū pātu gajārūḍho jānū me jāhnavīsutaḥ || 6 ||

jaṅghe viśākho me pātu pādau me śikhivāhanaḥ |
sarvāṇyaṅgāni bhūteśaḥ sarvadhātūṃśca pāvakiḥ || 7 ||

sandhyākāle niśīthinyāṃ divā prātarjale'gniṣu |
durgame ca mahāraṇye rājadvāre mahābhaye || 8 ||

tumule raṇyamadhye ca sarvaduṣṭamṛgādiṣu |
corādisādhvase'bhedye jvarādivyādhipīḍane || 9 ||

duṣṭagrahādibhītau ca durnimittādibhīṣaṇe |
astraśastranipāte ca pātu māṃ krauñcarandhrakṛt || 10 ||

yaḥ subrahmaṇyakavacaṃ iṣṭasiddhipradaṃ paṭhet |
tasya tāpatrayaṃ nāsti satyaṃ satyaṃ vadāmyaham || 11 ||

dharmārthī labhate dharmamarthārthī cārthamāpnuyāt |
kāmārthī labhate kāmaṃ mokṣārthī mokṣamāpnuyāt || 12 ||

yatra yatra japedbhaktyā tatra sannihito guhaḥ |
pūjāpratiṣṭhākāle ca japakāle paṭhedidam || 13 ||

teṣāmeva phalāvāptiḥ mahāpātakanāśanam |
yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādbhaktyā nityaṃ devasya sannidhau |
sarvānkāmāniha prāpya so'nte skandapuraṃ vrajet || 14 ||
uttaranyāsaḥ ||
karanyāsaḥ –
oṃ sāṃ aṅguṣṭhābhyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ sīṃ tarjanībhyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ sūṃ madhyamābhyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ saiṃ anāmikābhyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ sauṃ kaniṣṭhikābhyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ saḥ karatalakarapṛṣṭhābhyāṃ namaḥ ||
aṅganyāsaḥ –
oṃ sāṃ hṛdayāya namaḥ |
oṃ sīṃ śirase svāhā |
oṃ sūṃ śikhāyai vaṣaṭ |
oṃ saiṃ kavacāya hum |
oṃ sauṃ netratrayāya vauṣaṭ |
oṃ saḥ astrāya phaṭ |
bhūrbhuvassuvaromiti digvimokaḥ ||

iti śrī subrahmaṇya kavaca stotram |

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