Ekadasha Mukhi Hanuman Kavacham
Ekadasha Mukhi Hanuman Kavacham
ekAdazamukhi hanumatkavacam
(rudrayAmalataH)
zrIdevyuvAca
zaivAni gANapatyAni zAktAni vaiSNavAni ca |
kavacAni ca saurANi yAni cAnyAni tAni ca || 1||
zrutAni devadeveza tvadvaktrAnniHsRtAni ca |
kiJcidanyattu devAnAM kavacaM yadi kathyate || 2||
Izvara uvAca
zaRNu devi pravakSyAmi sAvadhAnAvadhAraya |
hanumatkavacaM puNyaM mahApAtakanAzanam || 3||
etadguhyatamaM loke zIghraM siddhikaraM param |
jayo yasya pragAnena lokatrayajito bhavet || 4||
OM asya zrIekAdazavaktrahanumatkavacamAlAmantrasya
vIrarAmacandra RSiH | anuSTupchandaH | zrImahAvIrahanumAn rudro devatA |
hrIM bIjam | hrauM zaktiH | spheM kIlakam |
sarvadUtastambhanArthaM jihvAkIlanArthaM,
mohanArthaM rAjamukhIdevatAvazyArthaM
brahmarAkSasazAkinIDAkinIbhUtapretAdibAdhAparihArArthaM
zrIhanumaddivyakavacAkhyamAlAmantrajape viniyogaH |
atha karanyAsaH |
OM hrauM AJjaneyAya aGguSThabhyAM namaH |
OM spheM rudramUrtaye tarjanIbhyAM namaH |
OM spheM vAyuputrAya madhyamAbhyAM namaH |
OM spheM aJjanIgarbhAya anAmikAbhyAM namaH |
OM spheM rAmadUtAya kaniSThikAbhyAM namaH |
OM hrauM brahmAstrAdinivAraNAya karatalakarapRSThAbhyAM namaH |
atha aGganyAsaH |
OM hrauM AJjaneyAya hRdayAya namaH |
OM spheM rudramUrtaye zirase svAhA |
OM spheM vAyuputrAya zikhAyai vaSaT |
OM hrauM aJjanIgarbhAya kavacAya hum |
OM spheM rAmadUtAya netratrayAya vauSaT |
OM hrauM brahmAstrAdinivAraNAya astrAya phaT |
iti nyAsaH |
atha dhyAnam |
OM dhyAyedraNe hanumantamekAdazamukhAmbujam |
dhyAyettaM rAvaNopetaM dazabAhuM trilocanaM
hAhAkAraiH sadarpaizca kampayantaM jagattrayam |
brahmAdivanditaM devaM kapikoTisamanvitaM
evaM dhyAtvA japeddevi kavacaM paramAdbhutam ||
digbandhAH
OM indradigbhAge gajArUDhahanumate brahmAstrazaktisahitAya
cauravyAghrapizAcabrahmarAkSasazAkinIDAkinIvetAlasamUhoccATanAya
mAM rakSa rakSa svAhA |
OM agnidigbhAge meSAruDhahanumate astrazaktisahitAya cauravyAghra-
pizAcabrahmarAkSasazAkinIDAkinIvetAlasamUhoccATanAya
mAM rakSa rakSa svAhA |
OM yamadigbhAge mahiSArUDhahanumate khaDgazaktisahitAya cauravyAghra-
pizAcabrahmarAkSasazAkinIDAkinIvetAlasamUhoccATanAya
mAM rakSa rakSa svAhA |
OM niRrtidigbhAge narArUDhahanumate khaDgazaktisahitAya cauravyAghra-
pizAcabrahmarAkSasazAkinIDAkinIvetAlasamUhoccATanAya
mAM rakSa rakSa svAhA |
OM varuNadigbhAge makarArUDhahanumate prANazaktisahitAya
cauravyAghra pizAcabrahmarAkSasazAkinIDAkinIvetAlasamUhoccATanAya
mAM rakSa rakSa svAhA |
OM vAyudigbhAge mRgArUDhahanumate aGkuzazaktisahitAya
cauravyAghrapizAcabrahmarAkSasazAkinIDAkinIvetAlasamUhoccATanAya
mAM rakSa rakSa svAhA |
OM kuberadigbhAge azvArUDhahanumate gadAzaktisahitAya
cauravyAghra pizAcabrahmarAkSasazAkinIDAkinIvetAlasamUhoccATanAya
mAM rakSa rakSa svAhA |
OM IzAnadigbhAge rAkSasArUDhahanumate parvatazaktisahitAya
cauravyAghra pizAcabrahmarAkSasazAkinIDAkinIvetAlasamUhoccATanAya
mAM rakSa rakSa svAhA |
OM antarikSadigbhAge vartulahanumate mudgarazaktisahitAya
cauravyAghra pizAcabrahmarAkSasazAkinIDAkinIvetAlasamUhoccATanAya
mAM rakSa rakSa svAhA |
OM bhUmidigbhAge vRzcikArUDhahanumate vajrazaktisahitAya
cauravyAghra pizAcabrahmarAkSasazAkinIDAkinIvetAlasamUhoccATanAya
mAM rakSa rakSa svAhA |
OM vajramaNDale haMsArUDhahanumate vajrazaktisahitAya cauravyAghra-
pizAcabrahmarAkSasazAkinIDAkinIvetAlasamUhoccATanAya
mAM rakSa rakSa svAhA |
mAlAmantraH |
OM hrIM yIM yaM pracaNDaparAkramAya ekAdazamukhahanumate
haMsayatibandha-matibandha-vAgbandha-bhairuNDabandha-bhUtabandha-
pretabandha-pizAcabandha-jvarabandha-zUlabandha-
sarvadevatAbandha-rAgabandha-mukhabandha-rAjasabhAbandha-
ghoravIrapratAparaudrabhISaNahanumadvajradaMSTrAnanAya
vajrakuNDalakaupInatulasIvanamAlAdharAya sarvagrahoccATanoccATanAya
brahmarAkSasasamUhoccATAnAya jvarasamUhoccATanAya rAjasamUhoccATanAya
caurasamUhoccATanAya zatrusamUhoccATanAya duSTasamUhoccATanAya
mAM rakSa rakSa svAhA || 1 ||
OM vIrahanumate namaH |
OM namo bhagavate vIrahanumate pItAmbaradharAya karNakuNDalAdyA-
bharaNAlaGkRtabhUSaNAya kirITabilvavanamAlAvibhUSitAya
kanakayajJopavItine kaupInakaTisUtravirAjitAya
zrIvIrarAmacandramanobhilaSitAya laGkAdidahanakAraNAya
ghanakulagirivajradaNDAya akSakumArasaMhArakAraNAya
OM yaM OM namo bhagavate rAmadUtAya phaT svAhA ||
OM aiM hrIM hrauM hanumate sItArAmadUtAya sahasramukharAjavidhvaMsakAya
aJjanIgarbhasambhUtAya zAkinIDAkinIvidhvaMsanAya kilikilicucu kAreNa
vibhISaNAya vIrahanumaddevAya OM hrIM zrIM hrau hrAM phaT svAhA ||
OM zrIvIrahanumate hauM hrUM phaT svAhA |
OM zrIvIrahanumate sphrUM hrUM phaT svAhA |
OM zrIvIrahanumate hrauM hrUM phaT svAhA |
OM zrIvIrahanumate sphrUM phaT svAhA |
OM hrAM zrIvIrahanumate hrauM hUM phaT svAhA |
OM zrIvIrahanumate hraiM huM phaT svAhA |
OM hrAM pUrvamukhe vAnaramukhahanumate
laM sakalazatrusaMhArakAya huM phaT svAhA |
OM Agneyamukhe matsyamukhahanumate
raM sakalazatrusakalazatrusaMhArakAya huM phaT svAhA |
OM dakSiNamukhe kUrmamukhahanumate
maM sakalazatrusakalazatrusaMhArakAya huM phaT svAhA |
OM naiRrtimukhe varAhamukhahanumate
kSaM sakalazatrusakalazatrusaMhArakAya huM phaT svAhA |
OM pazcimamukhe nArasiMhamukhahanumate
vaM sakalazatrusakalazatrusaMhArakAya huM phaT svAhA |
OM vAyavyamukhe garuDamukhahanumate
yaM sakalazatrusakalazatrusaMhArakAya huM phaT svAhA |
OM uttaramukhe zarabhamukhahanumate
saM sakalazatrusakalazatrusaMhArakAya huM phaT svAhA |
OM IzAnamukhe vRSabhamukhahanumate hUM
AM sakalazatrusakalazatrusaMhArakAya huM phaT svAhA |
OM Urdhvamukhe jvAlAmukhahanumate
AM sakalazatrusakalazatrusaMhArakAya huM phaT svAhA |
OM adhomukhe mArjAramukhahanumate
hrIM sakalazatrusakalazatrusaMhArakAya huM phaT svAhA |
OM sarvatra jaganmukhe hanumate
sphrUM sakalazatrusakalazatrusaMhArakAya huM phaT svAhA |
OM zrIsItArAmapAdukAdharAya mahAvIrAya vAyuputrAya kaniSThAya
brahmaniSThAya ekAdazarudramUrtaye mahAbalaparAkramAya
bhAnumaNDalagrasanagrahAya caturmukhavaraprasAdAya
mahAbhayarakSakAya yaM haum |
OM haspheM haspheM haspheM zrIvIrahanumate namaH ekAdazavIrahanuman
mAM rakSa rakSa zAntiM kuru kuru tuSTiM kuru karu puSTiM kuru kuru
mahArogyaM kuru kuru abhayaM kuru kuru avighnaM kuru kuru
mahAvijayaM kuru kuru saubhAgyaM kuru kuru sarvatra vijayaM kuru kuru
mahAlakSmIM dehi huM phaT svAhA ||
phalazrutiH
ityetatkavacaM divyaM zivena parikIrtitam |
yaH paThetprayato bhUtvA sarvAnkAmAnavApnuyAt ||
dvikAlamekakAlaM vA trivAraM yaH paThennaraH |
rogAn punaH kSaNAt jitvA sa pumAn labhate zriyam ||
madhyAhne ca jale sthitvA caturvAraM paThedyadi |
kSayApasmArakuSThAditApatrayanivAraNam ||
yaH paThetkavacaM divyaM hanumaddhyAnatatparaH |
triHsakRdvA yathAjJAnaM so'pi puNyavatAM varaH ||
devamabhyarcya vidhivatpurazcaryAM samArabhet |
ekAdazazataM jApyaM dazAMzahavanAdikam ||
yaH karoti naro bhaktyA kavacasya samAdaram |
tataH siddhirbhavettasya paricaryAvidhAnataH ||
gadyapadyamayA vANI tasya vaktre prajAyate |
brahmahatyAdipApebhyo mucyate nAtra saMzayaH ||
ekAdazamukhihanumatkavacaM samApta ||
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Ekadasha Mukhi Hanuman Kavacham is a 5-verse Sanskrit armor hymn (kavacham) dedicated to the eleven-faced (Ekadasha Mukhi) form of Lord Hanuman. It is sourced from the Rudrayamala Tantra and is framed as a teaching given by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati. The eleven-faced form of Hanuman is associated with the eleven Rudras and is invoked for comprehensive protection. The text belongs to the Tantric tradition within Vaishnava-Shaiva devotional practice.
What are the benefits of chanting Ekadasha Mukhi Hanuman Kavacham?
- Comprehensive physical and spiritual protection
- Attainment of strength, courage, and resilience
- Removal of fear and anxieties
- Victory and success in difficult undertakings
When is the best time to recite this?
This kavacham is recited in the morning or evening, especially during challenging circumstances or before important tasks. Hanuman Jayanti and Tuesdays are particularly auspicious occasions for its recitation.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Rudrayamala Tantra is a Tantric scripture within the Agama literature, generally considered to be of medieval composition, with significant development from around the 6th century CE onward. The eleven-faced form of Hanuman (Ekadasha Mukhi) represents an esoteric Tantric elaboration of the standard Hanuman iconography familiar from the Valmiki Ramayana and Sundara Kanda. The frame dialogue between Shiva and Parvati is a standard Tantric literary convention for imparting esoteric teaching. The author of this specific kavacham is unknown.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Hanuman Chalisa — the most widely recited Hindi devotional hymn to Hanuman, composed by Tulsidas in the 16th century CE
- Sankata Mochana Hanuman Ashtakam — an eight-verse Sanskrit hymn invoking Hanuman as the remover of distress