Hanuman Kavacham

Now, meditate upon the son of Pavana, who glows like the morning sun and who tra
mpled upon the pride of the demons; whose fame is dear to Lord Indra and whose p
ersona is graceful as it glows; who is accompanied by all the vanaras including
the king of Vanaras - Sugriva; who likes the truth being well revealed; whose ey
es have a red luster and who is adorned with a yellow fabric.
Lord Hanuman's body is strong like a vajra (the thunderbolt of Indra). He is a s
killful warrior and his appearance is enriched by his yellow hair. He is adorned
with golden ear-rings and is the valourous one, who is known to have leapt acro
ss the sea.
One should meditate upon Lord Hanuman, who holds a club, a noose and a kamandu (
a kind of water container) in His left hand and has His right hand risen.
One should remember the lotus-like face of the Vanara, Lord Hanuman - whose bein
g bears a lustre like that of the Sphatika jewel and glows like gold; who has tw
o arm. His hands are folded, portraying his devotion to Lord Rama and His face i
s adorned with earrings.
May Lord Hanuman protect us in the East. May the son of Pavana rescue us in the
South. May the killer of Akshaya Kumara and the one who leapt across the sea res
cue us in the West.
May the son of Kesari, who leapt high in the sky, rescue us in the North. May th
e devotee of Lord Vishnu protect us from under. May the son of Pavana protect us
in space.
May the destroyer of Mother Sita's sorrows rescue us in the intermediate directi
ons. May the Lord, who burnt the city of Lanka always rescue us from all calamit
ies.
May the son of the God of air, who assisted Sugriva, rescue our head. May Lord M
ahavira protect that portion of our forehead that lies between the eyebrows.
May our eyes be protected by the Lord who could capture even the shadow and He i
s the king of Vanaras.
May our cheeks and ears be protected by the server and devotee of Shri Rama.
May the son of Anjani protect our nose. May the king of Vanaras protect our face
. May the enemy of demons protect our throat. May Lord Hanuman, who is worshippe
d even by the Gods, protect our shoulders.
May our hands and arms be protected by the compassionate Lord Hanuman - the one
whose legs are His greatest weapons. May our nails be protected by the God who u
ses His nails as His weapons. May our belly be protected by the king of Vanaras.
May the Lord, who carried the ring of Lord Ramachandra to Mother Sita, protect o
ur chest. May the front of our body be protected by the God, who adopts His arms
as His weapons. May the destroyer of Lanka city always protect the back side of
our body.
May the messenger of Lord Rama protect our navel. May the son of the God of air
protect our waist. May our private organs be protected by the king of Vanaras. M
ay our ankles be protected by the mighty One.
May the protector of the mountains, who glows like the sun, protect our feet. Ma
y our toes always be protected by the one who has boundless strength.
May the great warrior protect all of our organs. May our skin and hair be protec

ted by the spirited One.

The wise scholar, who recites this armour of Lord Hanuman is the best amongst al
l men and woman and obtains all comforts and complete liberation.
The one who recites it thrice or even once a day for three months - destroys all
his enemies effortlessly and receives eternal glory.
If one recites the armour of Lord Hanuman for seven times, while standing in the
water at midnight, it removes diseases as fierce as tuberculosis, hysteria, lep
rosy and all types of fevers.
The one who recites it, standing beneath the holy fig tree on a Sunday, becomes
fearless and achieves victory in every battle.
He who, merely holds the sacred text of this hymn in his hands, gets all his des
ires fulfilled. By adopting, practising and writing this hymn repetitively a dev
otee is freed from the manipulative nature of plants.
The one, who recites this armour of Lord Hanuman becomes fearless - in jail, whi
le embarking upon a journey, at the time of a battle and at a time of a calamity
.
(Next part is not in the song)
yo varam nidhimalpapalvalamivollanghya
pratapanvito vaidehighanatalpasokaharano
vaikunthabhaktapriya ||
aksadyurjitaraksasesvaramahadarpapahari
rane so'yam vanarapungavo'vatu sada
casmansamiraratmajah || ||
|| iti sri brhmandapurane
agastyanaradasamvade
sriramacandraproktam
hanumatkavacam sampurnam ||
May the brave Vanara, the son of the God of air, who upon being possessed by His
splendour leap over the might sea as if it was a small pool; who removed the de
ep sorrow of Vaidehi (an epithet of Sita), who is dear to the devotees of the Va
ikuntha and destroyed the pride of the fierce demons such as Akshaya Kumara, ble
ss us.
Here ends the Hanuman Kavaca uttered by Shri Ramachandra, which came to be sckno
wledged during the dialogue between Agastya and Narada in Shri Brahmanda Purana.