Ekadasha Mukhi Hanuman Kavacham
Ekadasha Mukhi Hanuman Kavacham
Ekadasha Mukhi Hanuman Kavacham
ekAdashamukhi hanumatkavacham
(rudrayAmalataH)
shrIdevyuvAcha
shaivAni gANapatyAni shAktAni vaiShNavAni cha |
kavachAni cha saurANi yAni chAnyAni tAni cha || 1||
shrutAni devadevesha tvadvaktrAnniHsRRitAni cha |
ki~nchidanyattu devAnAM kavachaM yadi kathyate || 2||
Ishvara uvAcha
sha{}RRiNu devi pravakShyAmi sAvadhAnAvadhAraya |
hanumatkavachaM puNyaM mahApAtakanAshanam || 3||
etadguhyatamaM loke shIghraM siddhikaraM param |
jayo yasya pragAnena lokatrayajito bhavet || 4||
OM asya shrIekAdashavaktrahanumatkavachamAlAmantrasya
vIrarAmachandra RRiShiH | anuShTupChandaH | shrImahAvIrahanumAn rudro devatA |
hrIM bIjam | hrauM shaktiH | spheM kIlakam |
sarvadUtastambhanArthaM jihvAkIlanArthaM,
mohanArthaM rAjamukhIdevatAvashyArthaM
brahmarAkShasashAkinIDAkinIbhUtapretAdibAdhAparihArArthaM
shrIhanumaddivyakavachAkhyamAlAmantrajape viniyogaH |
atha karanyAsaH |
OM hrauM AnjaneyAya aNguShThabhyAM namaH |
OM spheM rudramUrtaye tarjanIbhyAM namaH |
OM spheM vAyuputrAya madhyamAbhyAM namaH |
OM spheM a~njanIgarbhAya anAmikAbhyAM namaH |
OM spheM rAmadUtAya kaniShThikAbhyAM namaH |
OM hrauM brahmAstrAdinivAraNAya karatalakarapRRiShThAbhyAM namaH |
atha a~NganyAsaH |
OM hrauM A~njaneyAya hRRidayAya namaH |
OM spheM rudramUrtaye shirase svAhA |
OM spheM vAyuputrAya shikhAyai vaShaT |
OM hrauM a~njanIgarbhAya kavachAya hum |
OM spheM rAmadUtAya netratrayAya vauShaT |
OM hrauM brahmAstrAdinivAraNAya astrAya phaT |
iti nyAsaH |
atha dhyAnam |
OM dhyAyedraNe hanumantamekAdashamukhAmbujam |
dhyAyettaM rAvaNopetaM dashabAhuM trilochanaM
hAhAkAraiH sadarpaishcha kampayantaM jagattrayam |
brahmAdivanditaM devaM kapikoTisamanvitaM
evaM dhyAtvA japeddevi kavachaM paramAdbhutam ||
digbandhAH
OM indradigbhAge gajArUDhahanumate brahmAstrashaktisahitAya
chauravyAghrapishAchabrahmarAkShasashAkinIDAkinIvetAlasamUhochchATanAya
mAM rakSha rakSha svAhA |
OM agnidigbhAge meShAruDhahanumate astrashaktisahitAya chauravyAghra-
pishAchabrahmarAkShasashAkinIDAkinIvetAlasamUhochchATanAya
mAM rakSha rakSha svAhA |
OM yamadigbhAge mahiShArUDhahanumate khaDgashaktisahitAya chauravyAghra-
pishAchabrahmarAkShasashAkinIDAkinIvetAlasamUhochchATanAya
mAM rakSha rakSha svAhA |
OM niRRirtidigbhAge narArUDhahanumate khaDgashaktisahitAya chauravyAghra-
pishAchabrahmarAkShasashAkinIDAkinIvetAlasamUhochchATanAya
mAM rakSha rakSha svAhA |
OM varuNadigbhAge makarArUDhahanumate prANashaktisahitAya
chauravyAghra pishAchabrahmarAkShasashAkinIDAkinIvetAlasamUhochchATanAya
mAM rakSha rakSha svAhA |
OM vAyudigbhAge mRRigArUDhahanumate a~NkushashaktisahitAya
chauravyAghrapishAchabrahmarAkShasashAkinIDAkinIvetAlasamUhochchATanAya
mAM rakSha rakSha svAhA |
OM kuberadigbhAge ashvArUDhahanumate gadAshaktisahitAya
chauravyAghra pishAchabrahmarAkShasashAkinIDAkinIvetAlasamUhochchATanAya
mAM rakSha rakSha svAhA |
OM IshAnadigbhAge rAkShasArUDhahanumate parvatashaktisahitAya
chauravyAghra pishAchabrahmarAkShasashAkinIDAkinIvetAlasamUhochchATanAya
mAM rakSha rakSha svAhA |
OM antarikShadigbhAge vartulahanumate mudgarashaktisahitAya
chauravyAghra pishAchabrahmarAkShasashAkinIDAkinIvetAlasamUhochchATanAya
mAM rakSha rakSha svAhA |
OM bhUmidigbhAge vRRishchikArUDhahanumate vajrashaktisahitAya
chauravyAghra pishAchabrahmarAkShasashAkinIDAkinIvetAlasamUhochchATanAya
mAM rakSha rakSha svAhA |
OM vajramaNDale haMsArUDhahanumate vajrashaktisahitAya chauravyAghra-
pishAchabrahmarAkShasashAkinIDAkinIvetAlasamUhochchATanAya
mAM rakSha rakSha svAhA |
mAlAmantraH |
OM hrIM yIM yaM prachaNDaparAkramAya ekAdashamukhahanumate
haMsayatibandha-matibandha-vAgbandha-bhairuNDabandha-bhUtabandha-
pretabandha-pishAchabandha-jvarabandha-shUlabandha-
sarvadevatAbandha-rAgabandha-mukhabandha-rAjasabhAbandha-
ghoravIrapratAparaudrabhIShaNahanumadvajradaMShTrAnanAya
vajrakuNDalakaupInatulasIvanamAlAdharAya sarvagrahochchATanochchATanAya
brahmarAkShasasamUhochchATAnAya jvarasamUhochchATanAya rAjasamUhochchATanAya
chaurasamUhochchATanAya shatrusamUhochchATanAya duShTasamUhochchATanAya
mAM rakSha rakSha svAhA || 1 ||
OM vIrahanumate namaH |
OM namo bhagavate vIrahanumate pItAmbaradharAya karNakuNDalAdyA-
bharaNAla~NkRRitabhUShaNAya kirITabilvavanamAlAvibhUShitAya
kanakayaj~nopavItine kaupInakaTisUtravirAjitAya
shrIvIrarAmachandramanobhilaShitAya la~NkAdidahanakAraNAya
ghanakulagirivajradaNDAya akShakumArasaMhArakAraNAya
OM yaM OM namo bhagavate rAmadUtAya phaT svAhA ||
OM aiM hrIM hrauM hanumate sItArAmadUtAya sahasramukharAjavidhvaMsakAya
a~njanIgarbhasambhUtAya shAkinIDAkinIvidhvaMsanAya kilikilichuchu kAreNa
vibhIShaNAya vIrahanumaddevAya OM hrIM shrIM hrau hrAM phaT svAhA ||
OM shrIvIrahanumate hauM hrUM phaT svAhA |
OM shrIvIrahanumate sphrUM hrUM phaT svAhA |
OM shrIvIrahanumate hrauM hrUM phaT svAhA |
OM shrIvIrahanumate sphrUM phaT svAhA |
OM hrAM shrIvIrahanumate hrauM hUM phaT svAhA |
OM shrIvIrahanumate hraiM huM phaT svAhA |
OM hrAM pUrvamukhe vAnaramukhahanumate
laM sakalashatrusaMhArakAya huM phaT svAhA |
OM Agneyamukhe matsyamukhahanumate
raM sakalashatrusakalashatrusaMhArakAya huM phaT svAhA |
OM dakShiNamukhe kUrmamukhahanumate
maM sakalashatrusakalashatrusaMhArakAya huM phaT svAhA |
OM naiRRirtimukhe varAhamukhahanumate
kShaM sakalashatrusakalashatrusaMhArakAya huM phaT svAhA |
OM pashchimamukhe nArasiMhamukhahanumate
vaM sakalashatrusakalashatrusaMhArakAya huM phaT svAhA |
OM vAyavyamukhe garuDamukhahanumate
yaM sakalashatrusakalashatrusaMhArakAya huM phaT svAhA |
OM uttaramukhe sharabhamukhahanumate
saM sakalashatrusakalashatrusaMhArakAya huM phaT svAhA |
OM IshAnamukhe vRRiShabhamukhahanumate hUM
AM sakalashatrusakalashatrusaMhArakAya huM phaT svAhA |
OM Urdhvamukhe jvAlAmukhahanumate
AM sakalashatrusakalashatrusaMhArakAya huM phaT svAhA |
OM adhomukhe mArjAramukhahanumate
hrIM sakalashatrusakalashatrusaMhArakAya huM phaT svAhA |
OM sarvatra jaganmukhe hanumate
sphrUM sakalashatrusakalashatrusaMhArakAya huM phaT svAhA |
OM shrIsItArAmapAdukAdharAya mahAvIrAya vAyuputrAya kaniShThAya
brahmaniShThAya ekAdasharudramUrtaye mahAbalaparAkramAya
bhAnumaNDalagrasanagrahAya chaturmukhavaraprasAdAya
mahAbhayarakShakAya yaM haum |
OM haspheM haspheM haspheM shrIvIrahanumate namaH ekAdashavIrahanuman
mAM rakSha rakSha shAntiM kuru kuru tuShTiM kuru karu puShTiM kuru kuru
mahArogyaM kuru kuru abhayaM kuru kuru avighnaM kuru kuru
mahAvijayaM kuru kuru saubhAgyaM kuru kuru sarvatra vijayaM kuru kuru
mahAlakShmIM dehi huM phaT svAhA ||
phalashrutiH
ityetatkavachaM divyaM shivena parikIrtitam |
yaH paThetprayato bhUtvA sarvAnkAmAnavApnuyAt ||
dvikAlamekakAlaM vA trivAraM yaH paThennaraH |
rogAn punaH kShaNAt jitvA sa pumAn labhate shriyam ||
madhyAhne cha jale sthitvA chaturvAraM paThedyadi |
kShayApasmArakuShThAditApatrayanivAraNam ||
yaH paThetkavachaM divyaM hanumaddhyAnatatparaH |
triHsakRRidvA yathAj~nAnaM so.api puNyavatAM varaH ||
devamabhyarchya vidhivatpurashcharyAM samArabhet |
ekAdashashataM jApyaM dashAMshahavanAdikam ||
yaH karoti naro bhaktyA kavachasya samAdaram |
tataH siddhirbhavettasya paricharyAvidhAnataH ||
gadyapadyamayA vANI tasya vaktre prajAyate |
brahmahatyAdipApebhyo muchyate nAtra saMshayaH ||
ekAdashamukhihanumatkavachaM 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