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Shatrugna Kavacham
Shatrugna Kavacham
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
(Shatrugna was the youngest brother of Rama . He was born to Kaikeyi. It is believed that he is an
incarnation of Sudarshana Chakra. There is a temple dedicated to Shatrugna in Payyamal in Kerala.
There is a temple dedicated to him in Rishikesh.This rare Kavacham has been taken from the book, “49
Kavachangal” published by Vidhyarambham publishers, Kerala)
Asya Sri Shatrugna kavacha manthrasya Agasthya rishi , Sri Shatrugno devatha , anushtup chanda ,
sudarsanan ithi bheejam , Kaikeyi nandana ithi Shakthi, Sri Bharathanuja ithi kelakam , Bharatha
manthreesthyasthram Sri Rama dasa ithi kavacham , Lakshmanamsaja ithi manthram, Sri Shatrugna
preethyartham sakala mana kamana sidhyartham Jape viniyoga
For the armour of Shatrugna the sage is Agasthya , the God addressed is Shatrugna , the meter is
Anushtup , the seed is Sudarshana chakra , the power is son of Kaikeyi, brother of Bharatha is the nail .
The minister of Bharatha is the arrow , The slave of Rama is the armour , The chant is one who has a
part of Lakshmana and this is being chanted to please Shatrugna as well as to get fulfilled all the desires
of my mind.
Ad ha Kara Nyasa
Now the rituals of the hand
Adha Dhyanam
Now meditation
He was born in the clan of the sun, has a divine form and is the son of Dasaratha,
He was the demi god who lived in Mathura and he killed Lavanasura.
After meditating on Shatrugna like this and keeping the feet of Rama in the heart,
If this blessed armour is read , then he would become pure.
Let the pleasant one on this earth protect the centre of my eyelids,
Let the husband of Srutha Keerthi protect my eyes,
And let my head be protected by Raghava.*
*Since he belongs to Raghu clan.
Let my all other organs be protected by one who posseses all my organs,
Let my hair be protected by the pretty one,
And let me be protected at night by One who practices good Dharma.
He who wants son will get sons. H who wants wealth would get wealth,
And the one who has desires would fulfill his wishes by reading it daily.
Ithi Srimad Ananda Ramayane Sutheesha Agasthya samvade Sharygna Kavacham samaptham
Thus ends the “Armour of Shatrugna” occurring in the discussion between Agasthya and Sutheeshna
found in the Ananda Ramayana.