Lord Kartikeya

śrī kumāra kavacam

(Shri Kumara Kavacham in English (IAST))

From Rudra Yamala Tantra

Shri Kumara Kavacham is a powerful protective hymn dedicated to Lord Kartikeya, also known as Kumara or Skanda. Rooted in the Rudra Yamala Tantra, this stotra invokes the divine attributes of the Commander-in-Chief of the celestial army. Chanting this Kavacham serves as a spiritual armor, shielding the devotee from malevolent forces, negative energies, and worldly anxieties. It is believed to bestow inner strength, courage, and success in one's endeavors. By meditating on the form of the deity as the slayer of demons and protector of devotees, practitioners seek spiritual liberation and grace under the divine guidance of Lord Murugan.

oṃ namo bhagavate bhavabandhaharaṇāya, sadbhaktaśaraṇāya, śaravaṇabhavāya, śāmbhavavibhavāya, yoganāyakāya, bhogadāyakāya, mahādevasenāvṛtāya, mahāmaṇigaṇālaṅkṛtāya, duṣṭadaitya saṃhāra kāraṇāya, duṣkrauñcavidāraṇāya, śakti śūla gadā khaḍga kheṭaka pāśāṅkuśa musala prāsa tomara varadābhaya karālaṅkṛtāya, śaraṇāgata rakṣaṇa dīkṣā dhurandhara caraṇāravindāya, sarvalokaika hartre, sarvanigamaguhyāya, kukkuṭadhvajāya, kukṣisthākhila brahmāṇḍa maṇḍalāya, ākhaṇḍala vanditāya, hṛdendra antaraṅgābdhi somāya, sampūrṇakāmāya, niṣkāmāya, nirupamāya, nirdvandvāya, nityāya, satyāya, śuddhāya, buddhāya, muktāya, avyaktāya, abādhyāya, abhedyāya, asādhyāya, avicchedyāya, ādyanta śūnyāya, ajāya, aprameyāya, avāṅmānasagocarāya, parama śāntāya, paripūrṇāya, parātparāya, praṇavasvarūpāya, praṇatārtibhañjanāya, svāśrita janarañjanāya, jaya jaya rudrakumāra, mahābala parākrama, trayastriṃśatkoṭi devatānandakanda, skanda, nirupamānanda, mama ṛṇaroga śatṛpīḍā parihāraṃ kuru kuru, duḥkhāturuṃ mamānandaya ānandaya, narakabhayānmāmuddhara uddhara, saṃsṛtikleśasi hi taṃ māṃ sañjīvaya sañjīvaya, varadosi tvaṃ, sadayosi tvaṃ, śaktosi tvaṃ, mahābhuktiṃ muktiṃ datvā me śaraṇāgataṃ, māṃ śatāyuṣamava, bho dīnabandho, dayāsindho, kārtikeya, prabho, prasīda prasīda, suprasanno bhava varado bhava, subrahmaṇya svāmin, oṃ namaste namaste namaste namaḥ ||
iti kumāra kavacam |

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