Sri Subrahmanya Kavacha Stotram
Sri Subrahmanya Kavacha Stotram
Sri Subrahmanya Kavacha Stotram
śrī subrahmaṇya kavaca stotram
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 |
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.