Sri Subrahmanya Kavacha Stotram
Sri Subrahmanya Kavacha Stotram
zrI subrahmaNya kavaca stotram
asya zrIsubrahmaNyakavacastotramahAmantrasya, brahmA RSiH, anuSTupchandaH, zrIsubrahmaNyo devatA, OM nama iti bIjaM, bhagavata iti zaktiH, subrahmaNyAyeti kIlakaM, zrIsubrahmaNya prasAdasiddhyarthe jape viniyogaH ||
karanyAsaH –
OM sAM aGguSThAbhyAM namaH |
OM sIM tarjanIbhyAM namaH |
OM sUM madhyamAbhyAM namaH |
OM saiM anAmikAbhyAM namaH |
OM sauM kaniSThikAbhyAM namaH |
OM saH karatalakarapRSThAbhyAM namaH ||
aGganyAsaH –
OM sAM hRdayAya namaH |
OM sIM zirase svAhA |
OM sUM zikhAyai vaSaT |
OM saiM kavacAya hum |
OM sauM netratrayAya vauSaT |
OM saH astrAya phaT |
bhUrbhuvassuvaromiti digbandhaH ||
dhyAnam |
sindUrAruNamindukAntivadanaM keyUrahArAdibhiH
divyairAbharaNairvibhUSitatanuM svargAdisaukhyapradam |
ambhojAbhayazaktikukkuTadharaM raktAGgarAgojjvalaM
subrahmaNyamupAsmahe praNamatAM sarvArthasiddhipradam || [bhItipraNAzodyatam]
lamityAdi paJcapUjA |
OM laM pRthivyAtmane subrahmaNyAya gandhaM samarpayAmi |
OM haM AkAzAtmane subrahmaNyAya puSpANi samarpayAmi |
OM yaM vAyvAtmane subrahmaNyAya dhUpamAghrApayAmi |
OM raM agnyAtmane subrahmaNyAya dIpaM darzayAmi |
OM vaM amRtAtmane subrahmaNyAya svAdannaM nivedayAmi |
OM saM sarvAtmane subrahmaNyAya sarvopacArAn samarpayAmi |
kavacam |
subrahmaNyo'grataH pAtu senAnIH pAtu pRSThataH |
guho mAM dakSiNe pAtu vahnijaH pAtu vAmataH || 1 ||
ziraH pAtu mahAsenaH skando rakSellalATakam |
netre me dvAdazAkSazca zrotre rakSatu vizvabhRt || 2 ||
mukhaM me SaNmukhaH pAtu nAsikAM zaGkarAtmajaH |
oSThau vallIpatiH pAtu jihvAM pAtu SaDAnanaH || 3 ||
devasenApatirdantAn cibukaM bahulodbhavaH |
kaNThaM tArakajitpAtu bAhU dvAdazabAhukaH || 4 ||
hastau zaktidharaH pAtu vakSaH pAtu zarodbhavaH |
hRdayaM vahnibhUH pAtu kukSiM pAtvambikAsutaH || 5 ||
nAbhiM zambhusutaH pAtu kaTiM pAtu harAtmajaH |
UrU pAtu gajArUDho jAnU me jAhnavIsutaH || 6 ||
jaGghe vizAkho me pAtu pAdau me zikhivAhanaH |
sarvANyaGgAni bhUtezaH sarvadhAtUMzca pAvakiH || 7 ||
sandhyAkAle nizIthinyAM divA prAtarjale'gniSu |
durgame ca mahAraNye rAjadvAre mahAbhaye || 8 ||
tumule raNyamadhye ca sarvaduSTamRgAdiSu |
corAdisAdhvase'bhedye jvarAdivyAdhipIDane || 9 ||
duSTagrahAdibhItau ca durnimittAdibhISaNe |
astrazastranipAte ca pAtu mAM krauJcarandhrakRt || 10 ||
yaH subrahmaNyakavacaM iSTasiddhipradaM paThet |
tasya tApatrayaM nAsti satyaM satyaM vadAmyaham || 11 ||
dharmArthI labhate dharmamarthArthI cArthamApnuyAt |
kAmArthI labhate kAmaM mokSArthI mokSamApnuyAt || 12 ||
yatra yatra japedbhaktyA tatra sannihito guhaH |
pUjApratiSThAkAle ca japakAle paThedidam || 13 ||
teSAmeva phalAvAptiH mahApAtakanAzanam |
yaH paThecchRNuyAdbhaktyA nityaM devasya sannidhau |
sarvAnkAmAniha prApya so'nte skandapuraM vrajet || 14 ||
uttaranyAsaH ||
karanyAsaH –
OM sAM aGguSThAbhyAM namaH |
OM sIM tarjanIbhyAM namaH |
OM sUM madhyamAbhyAM namaH |
OM saiM anAmikAbhyAM namaH |
OM sauM kaniSThikAbhyAM namaH |
OM saH karatalakarapRSThAbhyAM namaH ||
aGganyAsaH –
OM sAM hRdayAya namaH |
OM sIM zirase svAhA |
OM sUM zikhAyai vaSaT |
OM saiM kavacAya hum |
OM sauM netratrayAya vauSaT |
OM saH astrAya phaT |
bhUrbhuvassuvaromiti digvimokaH ||
iti zrI subrahmaNya kavaca stotram |
About This Stotram
Overview
Sri Subrahmanya Kavacha Stotram is a Sanskrit kavacham of 14 verses dedicated to Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya, Murugan, Skanda), the son of Shiva and Parvati. A kavacham invokes divine protection over the body through mantras. This text includes a nyasa section and karanyasa (finger gestures), placing it within a Vedic-Tantric ritual framework. It belongs to the South Indian Shaiva tradition.
What are the benefits of chanting Sri Subrahmanya Kavacha Stotram?
- Recitation is said to protect from dangers and enemies.
- Devotees chant it for courage and strength.
- It is used to remove obstacles and negative influences.
- Regular chanting is associated with spiritual progress and protection.
When is the best time to recite this?
Sri Subrahmanya Kavacha Stotram is recited on Tuesdays, which are associated with Lord Subrahmanya, and on Skanda Shashti and Thaipusam. Morning and evening worship are standard occasions. It is recited before undertaking difficult tasks or during periods requiring protection.
Historical and traditional background
Kavacham compositions for Lord Subrahmanya belong to the broad tradition of Skanda worship documented in the Skanda Purana and in Agamic literature of South Indian Shaivism. This stotram's nyasa section references Brahma Rishi and uses specific bija and chandas indicators, placing it within a Vedic-Tantric framework of mantra composition. The author is not recorded. It has been transmitted through South Indian Shaiva devotional lineages.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Sri Skanda Shashti Kavacham — the widely recited Tamil kavacham for Lord Murugan, used in the same devotional context.
- Sri Subrahmanya Mangalashtakam — an eight-verse auspiciousness prayer for Subrahmanya, recited alongside kavachams.