॥ Sri Rahu Kavacham English Lyrics ॥
॥ śrī rahu kavacam ॥
asya śrīrahukavacastōtra mahamantrasya candrar̥siḥ – anustupchandaḥ – rahurdēvata – nīṁ bījam – hrīṁ śaktiḥ – kaṁ kīlakam – mama rahugrahaprasadasiddhyarthē japē viniyōgaḥ ।
dhyanam-
rahuṁ caturbhujaṁ carmaśūlakhadgavaraṅginam
kr̥snambaradharaṁ nīlaṁ kr̥snagandhanulēpanam ।
gōmēdhikavibhūsaṁ ca vicitramakutaṁ phanim
kr̥snasiṁharatharūdhaṁ mēruṁ caivapradaksinam ॥
pranamami sada rahuṁ sarpakaraṁ kirītinam ।
saiṁhikēyaṁ karalasyaṁ bhaktanamabhayapradam ॥ 1 ॥
kavacam –
nīlambaraḥ śiraḥ patu lalataṁ lōkavanditaḥ ।
caksusī patu mē rahuḥ śrōtrē mē:’rdhaśarīravan ॥ 2 ॥
nasikaṁ mē karalasyaḥ śūlapanirmukhaṁ mama ।
jihvaṁ mē siṁhikasūnuḥ kanthaṁ mē kastanaśanaḥ ॥ 3 ॥
bhujaṅgēśō bhujau patu nīlamalyaḥ karau mama ।
patu vaksau tamōmūrtiḥ patu nabhiṁ vidhuntudaḥ ॥ 4 ॥
katiṁ mē vikataḥ patu ūrū mē:’surapūjitaḥ ।
svarbhanurjanunī patu jaṅghē mē patu ca:’vyayaḥ ॥ 5 ॥
gulphau grahadhipaḥ patu nīlacandanabhūsitaḥ ।
padau nīlambaraḥ patu sarvaṅgaṁ siṁhikasutaḥ ॥ 6 ॥
rahōridaṁ kavacamīpsitavastudaṁ yō
bhaktya pathatyanudinaṁ niyataśśucissan ।
prapnōti kīrtimatulaṁ ca śriyaṁ samr̥ddhi-
marōgyamayurvijayavasita prasadat ॥ 7 ॥
iti padmē mahapuranē rahukavacaḥ ।
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Sri Rahu Kavacham in English – Sanskrit – Kannada – Telugu – Tamil