Sri Subrahmanya Kavacha Stotram
Sri Subrahmanya Kavacha Stotram
Sri Subrahmanya Kavacha Stotram
shrI subrahmaNya kavacha stotram
asya shrIsubrahmaNyakavachastotramahAmantrasya, brahmA RRiShiH, anuShTupChandaH, shrIsubrahmaNyo devatA, OM nama iti bIjaM, bhagavata iti shaktiH, subrahmaNyAyeti kIlakaM, shrIsubrahmaNya prasAdasiddhyarthe jape viniyogaH ||
karanyAsaH –
OM sAM a~NguShThAbhyAM namaH |
OM sIM tarjanIbhyAM namaH |
OM sUM madhyamAbhyAM namaH |
OM saiM anAmikAbhyAM namaH |
OM sauM kaniShThikAbhyAM namaH |
OM saH karatalakarapRRiShThAbhyAM namaH ||
a~NganyAsaH –
OM sAM hRRidayAya namaH |
OM sIM shirase svAhA |
OM sUM shikhAyai vaShaT |
OM saiM kavachAya hum |
OM sauM netratrayAya vauShaT |
OM saH astrAya phaT |
bhUrbhuvassuvaromiti digbandhaH ||
dhyAnam |
sindUrAruNamindukAntivadanaM keyUrahArAdibhiH
divyairAbharaNairvibhUShitatanuM svargAdisaukhyapradam |
ambhojAbhayashaktikukkuTadharaM raktA~NgarAgojjvalaM
subrahmaNyamupAsmahe praNamatAM sarvArthasiddhipradam || [bhItipraNAshodyatam]
lamityAdi pa~nchapUjA |
OM laM pRRithivyAtmane subrahmaNyAya gandhaM samarpayAmi |
OM haM AkAshAtmane subrahmaNyAya puShpANi samarpayAmi |
OM yaM vAyvAtmane subrahmaNyAya dhUpamAghrApayAmi |
OM raM agnyAtmane subrahmaNyAya dIpaM darshayAmi |
OM vaM amRRitAtmane subrahmaNyAya svAdannaM nivedayAmi |
OM saM sarvAtmane subrahmaNyAya sarvopachArAn samarpayAmi |
kavacham |
subrahmaNyo.agrataH pAtu senAnIH pAtu pRRiShThataH |
guho mAM dakShiNe pAtu vahnijaH pAtu vAmataH || 1 ||
shiraH pAtu mahAsenaH skando rakShellalATakam |
netre me dvAdashAkShashcha shrotre rakShatu vishvabhRRit || 2 ||
mukhaM me ShaNmukhaH pAtu nAsikAM sha~NkarAtmajaH |
oShThau vallIpatiH pAtu jihvAM pAtu ShaDAnanaH || 3 ||
devasenApatirdantAn chibukaM bahulodbhavaH |
kaNThaM tArakajitpAtu bAhU dvAdashabAhukaH || 4 ||
hastau shaktidharaH pAtu vakShaH pAtu sharodbhavaH |
hRRidayaM vahnibhUH pAtu kukShiM pAtvambikAsutaH || 5 ||
nAbhiM shambhusutaH pAtu kaTiM pAtu harAtmajaH |
UrU pAtu gajArUDho jAnU me jAhnavIsutaH || 6 ||
ja~Nghe vishAkho me pAtu pAdau me shikhivAhanaH |
sarvANya~NgAni bhUteshaH sarvadhAtUMshcha pAvakiH || 7 ||
sandhyAkAle nishIthinyAM divA prAtarjale.agniShu |
durgame cha mahAraNye rAjadvAre mahAbhaye || 8 ||
tumule raNyamadhye cha sarvaduShTamRRigAdiShu |
chorAdisAdhvase.abhedye jvarAdivyAdhipIDane || 9 ||
duShTagrahAdibhItau cha durnimittAdibhIShaNe |
astrashastranipAte cha pAtu mAM krau~ncharandhrakRRit || 10 ||
yaH subrahmaNyakavachaM iShTasiddhipradaM paThet |
tasya tApatrayaM nAsti satyaM satyaM vadAmyaham || 11 ||
dharmArthI labhate dharmamarthArthI chArthamApnuyAt |
kAmArthI labhate kAmaM mokShArthI mokShamApnuyAt || 12 ||
yatra yatra japedbhaktyA tatra sannihito guhaH |
pUjApratiShThAkAle cha japakAle paThedidam || 13 ||
teShAmeva phalAvAptiH mahApAtakanAshanam |
yaH paThechChRRiNuyAdbhaktyA nityaM devasya sannidhau |
sarvAnkAmAniha prApya so.ante skandapuraM vrajet || 14 ||
uttaranyAsaH ||
karanyAsaH –
OM sAM a~NguShThAbhyAM namaH |
OM sIM tarjanIbhyAM namaH |
OM sUM madhyamAbhyAM namaH |
OM saiM anAmikAbhyAM namaH |
OM sauM kaniShThikAbhyAM namaH |
OM saH karatalakarapRRiShThAbhyAM namaH ||
a~NganyAsaH –
OM sAM hRRidayAya namaH |
OM sIM shirase svAhA |
OM sUM shikhAyai vaShaT |
OM saiM kavachAya hum |
OM sauM netratrayAya vauShaT |
OM saH astrAya phaT |
bhUrbhuvassuvaromiti digvimokaH ||
iti shrI subrahmaNya kavacha 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.