Panchamukha Hanuman Kavacham
Panchamukha Hanuman Kavacham
paJcamukha hanumatkavacam
|| paJcamukha hanumatkavacam ||
asya zrI paJcamukhahanumanmantrasya brahmA RSiH gAyatrIchandaH paJcamukhavirAT hanumAn devatA hrIM bIjaM zrIM zaktiH krauM kIlakaM krUM kavacaM kraiM astrAya phaT iti digbandhaH |
zrI garuDa uvAca |
atha dhyAnaM pravakSyAmi zRNu sarvAGgasundari |
yatkRtaM devadevena dhyAnaM hanumataH priyam || 1 ||
paJcavaktraM mahAbhImaM tripaJcanayanairyutam |
bAhubhirdazabhiryuktaM sarvakAmArthasiddhidam || 2 ||
pUrvaM tu vAnaraM vaktraM koTisUryasamaprabham |
daMSTrAkarAlavadanaM bhRkuTIkuTilekSaNam || 3 ||
asyaiva dakSiNaM vaktraM nArasiMhaM mahAdbhutam |
atyugratejovapuSaM bhISaNaM bhayanAzanam || 4 ||
pazcimaM gAruDaM vaktraM vakratuNDaM mahAbalam |
sarvanAgaprazamanaM viSabhUtAdikRntanam || 5 ||
uttaraM saukaraM vaktraM kRSNaM dIptaM nabhopamam |
pAtAlasiMhavetAlajvararogAdikRntanam || 6 ||
UrdhvaM hayAnanaM ghoraM dAnavAntakaraM param |
yena vaktreNa viprendra tArakAkhyaM mahAsuram || 7 ||
jaghAna zaraNaM tatsyAtsarvazatruharaM param |
dhyAtvA paJcamukhaM rudraM hanUmantaM dayAnidhim || 8 ||
khaDgaM trizUlaM khaTvAGgaM pAzamaGkuzaparvatam |
muSTiM kaumodakIM vRkSaM dhArayantaM kamaNDalum || 9 ||
bhindipAlaM jJAnamudrAM dazabhirmunipuGgavam |
etAnyAyudhajAlAni dhArayantaM bhajAmyaham || 10 ||
pretAsanopaviSTaM taM sarvAbharaNabhUSitam |
divyamAlyAmbaradharaM divyagandhAnulepanam |
sarvAzcaryamayaM devaM hanumadvizvatomukham || 11 ||
paJcAsyamacyutamanekavicitravarNa-
-vaktraM zazAGkazikharaM kapirAjavaryam |
pItAmbarAdimukuTairupazobhitAGgaM
piGgAkSamAdyamanizaM manasA smarAmi || 12 ||
markaTezaM mahotsAhaM sarvazatruharaM param |
zatruM saMhara mAM rakSa zrImannApadamuddhara || 13 ||
harimarkaTa markaTa mantramidaM
parilikhyati likhyati vAmatale |
yadi nazyati nazyati zatrukulaM
yadi muJcati muJcati vAmalatA || 14 ||
OM harimarkaTAya svAhA |
OM namo bhagavate paJcavadanAya pUrvakapimukhAya sakalazatrusaMhArakAya svAhA |
OM namo bhagavate paJcavadanAya dakSiNamukhAya karAlavadanAya narasiMhAya sakalabhUtapramathanAya svAhA |
OM namo bhagavate paJcavadanAya pazcimamukhAya garuDAnanAya sakalaviSaharAya svAhA |
OM namo bhagavate paJcavadanAya uttaramukhAya AdivarAhAya sakalasampatkarAya svAhA |
OM namo bhagavate paJcavadanAya UrdhvamukhAya hayagrIvAya sakalajanavazaGkarAya svAhA |
OM asya zrI paJcamukhahanumanmantrasya zrIrAmacandra RSiH anuSTupchandaH paJcamukhavIrahanumAn devatA hanumAn iti bIjaM vAyuputra iti zaktiH aJjanIsuta iti kIlakaM zrIrAmadUtahanumatprasAdasiddhyarthe jape viniyogaH |
iti RSyAdikaM vinyaset |
atha karanyAsaH |
OM aJjanIsutAya aGguSThAbhyAM namaH |
OM rudramUrtaye tarjanIbhyAM namaH |
OM vAyuputrAya madhyamAbhyAM namaH |
OM agnigarbhAya anAmikAbhyAM namaH |
OM rAmadUtAya kaniSThikAbhyAM namaH |
OM paJcamukhahanumate karatalakarapRSThAbhyAM namaH |
atha aGganyAsaH |
OM aJjanIsutAya hRdayAya namaH |
OM rudramUrtaye zirase svAhA |
OM vAyuputrAya zikhAyai vaSaT |
OM agnigarbhAya kavacAya hum |
OM rAmadUtAya netratrayAya vauSaT |
OM paJcamukhahanumate astrAya phaT |
paJcamukhahanumate svAhA iti digbandhaH |
atha dhyAnam |
vande vAnaranArasiMhakhagarATkroDAzvavaktrAnvitaM
divyAlaGkaraNaM tripaJcanayanaM dedIpyamAnaM rucA |
hastAbjairasikheTapustakasudhAkumbhAGkuzAdriM halaM
khaTvAGgaM phaNibhUruhaM dazabhujaM sarvArivIrApaham |
atha mantraH |
OM zrIrAmadUtAya AJjaneyAya vAyuputrAya mahAbalaparAkramAya sItAduHkhanivAraNAya laGkAdahanakAraNAya mahAbalapracaNDAya phAlgunasakhAya kolAhalasakalabrahmANDavizvarUpAya
saptasamudranirlaGghanAya piGgalanayanAya amitavikramAya sUryabimbaphalasevanAya duSTanivAraNAya dRSTinirAlaGkRtAya saJjIvinIsaJjIvitAGgada-lakSmaNamahAkapisainyaprANadAya
dazakaNThavidhvaMsanAya rAmeSTAya mahAphAlgunasakhAya sItAsahitarAmavarapradAya SaTprayogAgamapaJcamukhavIrahanumanmantrajape viniyogaH |
OM harimarkaTamarkaTAya bambambambambaM vauSaT svAhA |
OM harimarkaTamarkaTAya phamphamphamphamphaM phaT svAhA |
OM harimarkaTamarkaTAya kheGkheGkheGkheGkheM mAraNAya svAhA |
OM harimarkaTamarkaTAya luMluMluMluMluM AkarSitasakalasampatkarAya svAhA |
OM harimarkaTamarkaTAya dhandhandhandhandhaM zatrustambhanAya svAhA |
OM TaNTaNTaNTaNTaM kUrmamUrtaye paJcamukhavIrahanumate parayantra paratantroccATanAya svAhA |
OM kaGkhaGgaGghaMGaM caJchaJjaJjhaMJaM TaNThaNDaNDhaMNaM tanthandandhannaM pamphambambhammaM yaMraMlaMvaM zaMSaMsaMhaM laGkSaM svAhA |
iti digbandhaH |
OM pUrvakapimukhAya paJcamukhahanumate TaNTaNTaNTaNTaM sakalazatrusaMharaNAya svAhA |
OM dakSiNamukhAya paJcamukhahanumate karAlavadanAya narasiMhAya OM hrAM hrIM hrUM hraiM hrauM hraH sakalabhUtapretadamanAya svAhA |
OM pazcimamukhAya garuDAnanAya paJcamukhahanumate mammammammammaM sakalaviSaharAya svAhA |
OM uttaramukhAya AdivarAhAya laMlaMlaMlaMlaM nRsiMhAya nIlakaNThamUrtaye paJcamukhahanumate svAhA |
OM UrdhvamukhAya hayagrIvAya ruMruMruMruMruM rudramUrtaye sakalaprayojananirvAhakAya svAhA |
OM aJjanIsutAya vAyuputrAya mahAbalAya sItAzokanivAraNAya zrIrAmacandrakRpApAdukAya mahAvIryapramathanAya brahmANDanAthAya kAmadAya paJcamukhavIrahanumate svAhA |
bhUtapretapizAcabrahmarAkSasa zAkinIDAkinyantarikSagraha parayantra paratantroccaTanAya svAhA |
sakalaprayojananirvAhakAya paJcamukhavIrahanumate zrIrAmacandravaraprasAdAya jaJjaJjaJjaJjaM svAhA |
idaM kavacaM paThitvA tu mahAkavacaM paThennaraH |
ekavAraM japet stotraM sarvazatrunivAraNam || 15 ||
dvivAraM tu paThennityaM putrapautrapravardhanam |
trivAraM ca paThennityaM sarvasampatkaraM zubham || 16 ||
caturvAraM paThennityaM sarvaroganivAraNam |
paJcavAraM paThennityaM sarvalokavazaGkaram || 17 ||
SaDvAraM ca paThennityaM sarvadevavazaGkaram |
saptavAraM paThennityaM sarvasaubhAgyadAyakam || 18 ||
aSTavAraM paThennityamiSTakAmArthasiddhidam |
navavAraM paThennityaM rAjabhogamavApnuyAt || 19 ||
dazavAraM paThennityaM trailokyajJAnadarzanam |
rudrAvRttiM paThennityaM sarvasiddhirbhaveddhRvam || 20 ||
nirbalo rogayuktazca mahAvyAdhyAdipIDitaH |
kavacasmaraNenaiva mahAbalamavApnuyAt || 21 ||
iti sudarzanasaMhitAyAM zrIrAmacandrasItAproktaM zrI paJcamukhahanumatkavacam |
About This Stotram
Overview
Panchamukha Hanuman Kavacham is a 21-verse protective hymn (kavacham) dedicated to the five-faced form of Hanuman, in which each face corresponds to a different deity: Hanuman (east), Narasimha (north), Garuda (south), Varaha (west), and Hayagriva (upward). The text follows a tantric structure with nyasa, bija syllables, and kavacha (armor) invocations. It belongs to the tradition of Hanuman upasana within Hindu tantric and Puranic devotional practice.
What are the benefits of chanting Panchamukha Hanuman Kavacham?
- Provides protection from fear, enemies, and malevolent forces
- Bestows strength, courage, and confidence
- Removes obstacles and promotes success in endeavors
- Guards against illness through the protective power attributed to the Garuda face
When is the best time to recite this?
The kavacham is recited in the morning after bathing, in the evening, or whenever protection is sought. Hanuman Jayanti is a particularly auspicious occasion for its recitation.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Panchamukha form of Hanuman is associated with tantric worship and appears in Agamic and later Puranic literature. The kavacham's structure — with its Brahma Rishi attribution, Gayatri chandas, and use of bija mantras — reflects the conventions of tantric protective hymns that became widespread in South and central India during the medieval period. The text's precise authorship and date of composition are unknown. The five-faced form of Hanuman is particularly venerated in the tradition surrounding the Panchamukha Anjaneya temples of South India.
Available scripts
This text is available in 14 scripts: devanagari, tamil, telugu, kannada, malayalam, gujarati, bengali, iast, gurmukhi, oriya, assamese, sinhala, itrans, hk. Use the script selector above to switch between them.
Related Texts
- Hanuman Chalisa — the forty-verse devotional hymn to Hanuman by Tulsidas, the most widely recited Hanuman text
- Sankat Mochan Hanuman Ashtakam — an eight-verse hymn to Hanuman as the remover of afflictions, sharing the protective theme of this kavacham