

Let your perfect Vel protect my tongue, which tells, Let your sharp Vel protect my thirty-two teeth, Let your great Vel protect the mouth, which speaks.

Let your good Vel protect my two nostrils,

Let he holds the Vel protect my two ears, Let your shining Vel protect my two eyes, Let your pure Vel protect my ash adorned forehead Please protect this child with your twelve eyes, Please save me, who has firm faith in thine feet,Īnd who has placed his head on your feet, Oh Lord of Swami Malai*, who rules over me, Oh Lord who rides the peacock, come quickly. Ri ri ri ri ri ri ri ri ri ri ri ri ri ri riĭu du du du du du du du du du du du du du du

Ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra With the beauty of the two thighs and adjoining knees,ĭigu kuna digu digu digu kuna diguna (50) With silken sash and girdle around your waist,Īnd with nine gems chain adorning your silken robes, With your very pretty abdomen which has been praised, In thine, handsome trunk with twelve arms,Īnd with the garland of nine gems inlaid with precious stones. With several ornaments and pendant shining. With pretty ear rings shining in your twelve ears, With decorations of nine gems in your forehead, It is believed that on opening it, all knowledge will automatically be yours). (Kundalani is the thousand-petal lotus in the bottom of the brain. (Aaim, Klim and Saum form the part of the Bhija manthra (seed invocation) that denotes Lord Skanda).Īnd come with thine six faces with six crowns,Īnd with your twelve eyes and coral like mouth. Let Aaim, Klim and Saum which reach to you,Īnd Klim, Saum and the sweet sounding Aaim, (Pasa is the rope and Angusa is a weapon to control). They may have hidden meaning, which this translator is not aware of).Ĭome lord who spoiled the lives of Asuras,Ĭome with the wide open twelve graceful eyes,Ĭome with weapons and pasa and angusa in your twelve hands, (Some words are reproduced, because they are the interplay of the letters that make “Saravana Bhava” written in Tamil and have been added to make the verse musical. Salutations and salutations to the great hero, Made by numerous bells tied to your feet.Ĭome with speed, Oh Lord of Sira Mountain, Who comes with pleasing sound of ringing anklets, The riches will increase for those who paste it in their mind,īy this Sashti Kavacham written by the grace of God. The sufferings great will vanish for those who pray, Nimalar Arul kanthar sashti kavacham thanai Nenjil pathiporkku selvam palithu kadithongum Those who are unable to fast for a whole day for a six-day duration, can eat just one meal during this period. Whoever fasts for these six days of Skanda Sashti and prays to Lord Muruga steadfastly, it is said that they would get the blessings of Lord Muruga. Devotees usually narrate the kanda sashti kavacham, during this period. The devas, who were tormented by Soorapadman, rejoiced – they praised the Lord and prayed to him for six days. The other became a cock and was transformed into his flag. One half became a peacock, which He took as His vaahana. He threw his weapon at him and Soorapadman was split into two halves. The war was waged for six days, at the end of which the Lord vanquished the asura. The kind Lord went on a war against Soorapadman. When the devas couldn’t tolerate the evil doings of this demon, they approached the younger son of Lord Shiva and Parvati. Sashti is the day the Lord Subramanya defeated the demon Soorapadma and saved the Earth from his evils. As a warrior going to battle puts on armour to protect himself, the Kanda Sasti Kavacam also helps one to be safe in day-to-day life.” The devotee who reads it will enjoy every good fortune under the sun. It is certain that by regular chanting of this kavacam all the predicaments of life are resolved. In Kanda Sasti Kavacam the author prays to Lord Muruga to shower His grace. This is a rare and valuable treasure that helps one to be successful in day-to-day life. “ Kanda Shasti Kavasam is composed by Devaraya Swamigal.
