Shri Pancha Mukha Anjaneya
Kavacha
Shri Pancha Mukha Anjaneya Kavacha
[Armour of Hanuman with Five Faces]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
Sri Hanuman Ji assumed this form to
kill Mahiravana, a powerful rakshasa black-magician and practitioner
of the dark arts during the Ramayana war. Mahiravana had taken Lord
Rama and Lakshmana captive by tantrik vidya, and the only way to kill
him was to extinguish five lamps burning in different directions, all
at the same instant. Hanuman assumed His Panchamukha form and
accomplished the task, thus killing the rakshasa, and freeing Rama
and Lakshmana.
This form of Hanuman is very popular,
and is also known as Panchamukha Anjaneya and Panchamukhi Anjaneya.
(Anjaneya, which means "son of Anjana", is another name of
Hanuman). One of the most famous places of Pligrimage in Bharatha
ina central India is claimed to be the Resting Place of Shiri Hanuman
Ji is Chitrakoot. The Hanuman Dhara Temple is situated on the peak of
mountain where there is natural rock formation image of Shri Hanuman
inside the cave and a natural stream of water falling on the tail. It
is believed that after the coronation of Lord Ram, Hanuman requested
for a permanent place to settle in the Kingdom of Lord Ram, where his
Injury of burns on his tails will be cured. Lord ram then with his
arrow spurred a stream of water on the tip of mountain and asked
hanuman to rest there and water of the stream will fall on his tail
to cool down burning sensation on his tail.
The access to the cave temple is
through stairs starting from bottom of the mountain to its top. It
takes roughly 30 to 40 minutes to reach the temple. Over time the
temple has gained a new name, namely Hanuman Dhara. The most
fascinating thing about the temple is that the cave temple is located
on the top of the mountain and water comes in the stream throughout
the year, although the mountain has no permanent source of water on
it like Glaciers or snow coming from the covered mountains of
Himalayas.
Every Face of Sri Panchamukha Hanuman
has significance -
Sri Hanuman faces east. He grants
purity of mind and success.
The Narasimha faces south. He grants
victory and fearlessness.
The west facing Garuda removes black
magic and poisons.
The north facing Varaha, showers
prosperity, wealth.
The Hayagriva mukha faces the Sky. But
since we cannot see it, it is usually tilted and shown above
Hanuman's face. Hayagriva gives Knowledge and good children."
This Kavacham is addressed to this
fierce form of Hanuman. This Powerfull Sthothra gives large amount
of Thanthric manthras aimed at protection. It is written at the end
of the stotra that it was taught by Sree Rama to Shree Sita Devi as
per her request. But the first few lines show that this is a version
was taught by Garuda, where he mentions that it was created by the
Lord of lords.
,Om Asya Sri Pancha Mukha Hanumath
kavacha maha manthrasya Brahma Rishi, Gayathri Chanda, Pancha mukha
virat Hanuman Devatha, Hreen bheejam Sreem Shakthi, Kroum keelakam,
Kroom kavacham, Kraim asthraya phat.Ithi Digbanda
Om for armour of the great armour of
the five faced Hanuman, sage is Brahma, Gayathri is the meter, God
addressed is the regal five faced Hanuman, Hreem is the root, Sreem
is the power, Kroum is the nail. Kroom is the armour and Kraim is the
arrow. Thus all directions are tied.
Sri Garuda Uvacha:-
Sri Garuda said:-
Adha Dhyanam pravakshyami, srunu
sarvanga sundari,
Yath krutham deva devena dhyanam
hanumatha priyam. 1
I am now reciting the meditative chant,
Oh pretty lady,
Which is created by God of Gods and is
dear to Hanuman,
Pancha vakthram Maha bheemam, tripancha
nayanair yutham,
Bahubhir dasabhir yuktham, sarva
kamartha sidhidham. 2
Who has five faces, who was greatly
gross, who had fifteen eyes,
And had ten hands and would grant all
desires.
Poorvam thu vanaram vakthram, koti
soorya sama prabham,
Damshtra karala vadanam, brukuti
kutilekshanam. 3
In the east is the face of the monkey,
with the brilliance of billions of Suns,
With protruding teeth in a black face,
which is curved and angry.
Asyaiva dakshinam vakthram Narasimham
mahadbutham,
Athyugra thejo vapusham bheeshanam
bhaya nasanam. 4
In the south is the face of greatly
wonderful Narasimha,
Which is very serious, the god being
fearsome and a destroyer of fear.
Paschimam Garudam vakthram vakra
thundam Mahabalam,
Sarva naga prasamanam visha bhoothadhi
krundanam. 5
In the west is the face of very strong
Garuda with a curved beak,
Which subdues all snakes and which cuts
away poison and ghosts
Utharam soukaram vakthram krishnam
dheeptham nabhopamam,
Patala Simha Vetala jwara rogadhi
krunthanam. 6
In the north is the face of a boar,
which is black, shining and comparable to sky,
And which cuts away underworld, Lion,
ghosts, fever and sickness.
Oordhwam hayananam ghoram
danavanthakaram param,
Yena vakthrena viprendra tharakakyam
maha suram. 7
In the top is the fearsome face of
horse, which destroys asuras,
By using which face the chief of
Brahmins killed the great asura called Tharaka.
Jagaana saranam thasyath sarva sathru
haram param,
Dhyathwa Pancha mukham rudhram
hanumantham dhaya nidhim. 8
Meditating upon Hanuman who is merciful
and angry,
Immediately after waking up and
surrendering to him,
Would put an end to all the enemies and
lead to salvation.
Angam trishulam, Gadwangam, pasam
angusam parvatham,
Mushtim, kaumodhakim vruksham
darayantham kamandalum, 9
Bindipalam Jnana mudhraam dasabhir muni
pungavam,
Yethanyayudha jaalaani dharayantha
bhajamyaham. 10
I sing about the great sage who is
armed with his organs,
Trident, sword, rope, goad, mountain,
fist,
Mace, trees and holding the water pot,
Sign of protection and also Jnana in
his ten hands.
Prethasanopavishtam tham sarvabharana
bhooshitham,
Divya malambaradharam, divya
gandhanulepanam,
Sarvascharya mayam devam Hanumath
viswatho mukam. 11
Hanuman who evokes great surprise with
his universal face,
Sits on a corpse, wears all sorts and
kinds of ornaments,
Wears a divine garland and anoints
himself with divine ointments.
Panchasyam achyutham maneka vichithra
varnam,
Vakthram sasanga shikaram kapi raja
varyam,
Peethabaradhri makutair upa
shobhithangam,
Pingakshamadhyamanisam Manasa smarami.
12
I mentally meditate on him who has five
faces of Vishnu,
Who has multi coloured and diverse
faces,
Who was the top one respected by all
monkeys,
Who shines in the yellow silk that he
ties on his head,
Who has red eyes and who is the first
always.
Markataisam mahothsaham sarva shathru
haram param,
Shathrum samhara maam raksha siman apad
udhara. 13
Oh monkey god who is exuberant and who
destroys all his enemies,
Please save me by killing all my
enemies, Oh God who lifts people from danger.
Om Harimarkata markata
manthramidham,parilikhyathi likhyathi vama thale,
yadi nasyathi nasyathi shathru
kulam,yadi muchyathi muchyathi vama latha. 14
Om, if this divine chant of the monkey
of Vishnu*, monkey of Vishnu is written on the left side, the enemies
would be destroyed, destroyed and the contrary aspects would be
pardoned, pardoned.
*could be "green monkey" also
Om Hari markataya swaha*
Om my offerings in the fire to Vishnu's
monkey
*"swaha" is the wife of fire.
These type of manthras are used when we offer some thing to the fire.
Om namo bhagawathe Pancha vadanaya
Poorva kapimukhaya sakala shathru samharakaya swaha
Om my offerings through the fire to the
five faced God who has monkey face on the east side and the God who
destroys all our enemies.
Om namo bhagawathe Pancha vadanaya
Dakshina mukhaya, karala vadanaya, narasimhaya sakala bhootha
pramadhanaya swaha
Om my offerings through the fire to
five faced God who has the black face of Narasimha on the south side
and to the God who hurts all beings.
Om namo bhagawathe Pancha vadanaya,
paschima mukhaya garudananaya sakala visha haraya swaha.
Om my offerings through the fire to
five faced God who has the face of Garuda on the west side and to the
God who cures all types of poisons.
Om namo bhagawathe Pancha vadanaya,
Uthara mukhaya aadhi varahaya, sakala sampathkaraya swaha.
Om my offerings through the fire to
five faced God who has the face of the primeval boar and who blesses
with all types of wealth.
Om namo bhagawathe Pancha vadanaya,
Urdhwa mukhaya, hayagreevaya, sakala jana vasankaraya swaha.
Om my offerings through the fire to
five faced God who has the face of god hayagreeva (horse) and to the
God who attracts all beings.
Om asya Sri Pancha Hanuman maha
manthrasya, Sri Ramachandra Rishi, anushtup Chanda, Pancha mukha
veera Hanuman devatha, Hanumanithi bheejam, Vayu puthra ithi shakthi,
Anjani sutha ithi keelakam, Sri Rama dhootha hanumath prasada
sidhyarthe jape viniyoga. Ithi rishyadhika vinyaseth.
Om for the great chant of the five
faced Hanuman, the sage is Lord Ramachandra, meter is Anushtup, the
god addressed is the five faced Hanuman, the root is Hanuman, the
power is the son of Wind God, the nail is the son of Anjana, and the
chant is being done to please Hanuman who is the emissary of Sri
Rama. Thus do the preliminaries starting from the sage.
Adha kara nyasa
Now the ritual acts by the hand
Om Anjani suthaya angushtabhyam nama
Om Rudhra murthaye Tharjaneebhyam nama
Om Vayu puthraya madhyamabhyam nama
Om Agni garbhaya Anamikabhyam nama
Om Rama Dhoothaya kanishtikabhyam nama
Om Pancha mukha hanumath kara thala
kara prushtabhyam nama
Ithi Kara nyasa
Om salutations to son of Anjana through
the thumb
Om salutations to Rudhra murthy through
the fore finger
Om salutations to son of wind god
through the middle finger
Om salutations to he who has fire
within him through the fourth finger
Om salutations to the messenger of Rama
through the little finger
Om salutations to he who has five faces
through the entire palm.
Thus the ritual acts of the hand
Adha Hrudhayadhi nyasa
Now the rituals in places like heart
Om Anjani suthaya hrudayaya nama
Om Rudhra murthaye Sirase Swaha
Om Vayu puthraya shikhaya vashat
Om Agni Garbhaya kavachaya hoom
Om Rama dhoothathaya nethraya Voushat
Om Pancha mukha hanumathe asthraya phat
Om Pancha mukha Hanumathe swaha
Ithi Hrudhayadhi nyasa
Om salutations at the heart for son of
Anjana
Om offering to the fire to Rudhra
Murthy
Om Vashat for son of wind god in the
head
Om hoom for the armour of he who has
the fire within him
Om Voushat for the eyes for messenger
of Rama
Om Phat for arrow of the five faced
Hanuman
Om offering in the fire to five faced
Hanuman
Thus ends the rituals at heart
Dhyanam
Medtitation
Vande Vanara Narasimha khagarat
kreedaswa vaktharanwitham,
Divyalankaranam tri Pancha nayanam
dheedheepya manam ruchaa,
Hasthabhdhai rasi kheta pusthaka sudhaa
Kumbha angusadhim halam,
Gadwangam phani bhooruham dasa bhujam
sarvari veerapaham.
Salutations to him who has faces of a
monkey, Narasimha, king of birds, horse and a boar,
Which are divinely decorated, have
fifteen eyes, which shines immensely,
Who has ten hands and holds shield,
book, nectar, goad, plough and
Sword and moves with his body all over
the earth and is valorous everywhere.
Adha Manthra
Now the holy chant
Om Sri Rama dhoothaya, Anjaneyaya, Vayu
puthraya, Maha bala parakramaya,
Sita dukha nivaranaya, Lanka dahana
karanaya, Maha bala prachandaya, Phalguna sakhaya, Kolahala sakala
Brahmanda viswa roopaya, Saptha samudhra nirlanganaya, Pingala
nayanaya, Amitha vikramaya, Surya bimba phala sevanaya, Dushta
nivaranaya, Drushti niralankruthaya, SAnjeevini sanjeevithangada
Lakshmana maha kapi sainya pranadhaya, Dasa kanda vidhwamsanaya,
Rameshtaya, Maha Phalguna SAkhaya, Sita sahitha Rama vara pradhaya,
Shad prayoga gama Pancha mukha veera hanuman manthra jape viniyoga.
I start the chant of the valorous
Hanuman with five faces along with six fold rituals, and worship the
emissary of Rama, The son of Anjana, The son of wind God, The very
valorous hero, The one who removed the sorrow of Sita, The one who
was the cause of burning of Lanka, The one who is well known as very
powerful, The one who is the friend of Arjuna, One who assumes the
tumultuous universal form, One who crossed the seven oceans, One who
has red eyes, One who is greatly valorous, One who thought that the
sun was a fruit, One who reformed bad people, One who has firm sight,
One who gave back life to army of monkeys and Lord Lakshmana by
bringing the Sanjeevini mountain, one who broke the ten headed one,
one who is close to Rama, One who is a great friend of Arjuna and One
who gives boons along with Rama and Sita,
Om Hari markata markataya bham bham
bham bham bham Voushat swaha
Fire offering with the chant "Hari
markata markataya bham bham bham bham bham Voushat"
Om Hari markata markataya pham pham
pham pham pham phat swaha
Fire offering with the chant "Om
Hari markata markataya pham pham pham pham pham phat"
Om Hari markata markataya lum lum lum
lum lum Akarshitha sakala sampath karaya swaha
Fire offering with the chant "Hari
markata markataya lum lum lum lum lum" with a prayer to attract
all types of wealth.
Om Hari markata markataya Dham Dham
Dham Dham Dham Shatru Sthmbanaya swaha
Fire offering with the chant "Hari
markata markataya Dham Dham Dham Dham Dham" with a prayer to
benumb all our enemies
Om tam tam tam tam tam Koorma moorthate
Pancha mukha veera Hanumathe para yanthra para thanthrouchadanaya
swaha
Fire offering with the chant "Om
tam tam tam tam tam Koorma moorthaye (God in form of tortoise) Pancha
mukha veera Hanumathe (five faced valorous Hanuman) " protect me
from others manthra as well as Thanthra
Om kam kham gam gham ngam cham cham jam
jham gnam tam tham dam dham nam, tham ththam dham dhdham nam pam pham
bam bham mam sam sham sam ham lam ksham swaha
Fire offering with all consonants of
Deva nagari script
Ithi dig bhanda
Thus we tie all the directions
Om Poorva kapi mukhaya Pancha mukhaya
Pancha mukha hanumathe tam tam tam tam tam sakala shatru samharanaya
swaha
Fire offering with"Om one who has
monkey face in the east, one who has five faces, One who is five
faced Hanuman tam tam tam tam tam tam" with a prayer to kill all
ones enemies
Om Dakshina mukhaya Pancha mukha
hanumathe karala vadanaya Narasimhaya Om hraam hreem hroom hraim
hroum hrah SAkala bhootha pretha dhamanaya swaha
Fire offering with "Om one who has
the south face as the very angry Narasimha among the five faces of
Five faced Hanuman Om hraam hreem hroom hraim hroum hrah" with a
prayer tocontrol all ghosts and spirits of dead people
Om paschima mukhaya garudasanaya Pancha
mukha hanumathe mam mam mam mam mam sakala visha haraya swaha
Fire offering with " Om the five
faced Hanuman with the face of Garuda in the west mam mam mam mam
mam" with a prayer to cure all poisons
Om Uthara mukhaya aadhi varahaya lam
lam lam lam lam nrusimhaya neelakanta moorthaye Pancha mukha
hanumathe swaha
Fire offering with " Om God with
face of boar on the north side, lam lam lam lam lam, God Narasimha,
God shiva with the blue neck"
Om Urdhwa mukhaya haya greevaya rum rum
rum rum rum Rudhra moorthaye sakala prayojana nirvahakaya swaha
Fire offering with "Om God with
the face of Haya greeva at the top rum rum rum rum rum, God who is
very angry" with a prayer to manage all useful acts
Om Anjani suthaya, Vayu puthraya, Maha
balaya, Sita soka nivaranaya, Sri Ramachandra krupa padukaya Maha
veerya pramadhanaya, Brahmanda nathaya Kamadhaya Pancha mukha veera
hanumathe swaha
Fire offering with "Om son of
Anjana, son of wind god, Greatly valorous one, He who removed the
sorrow of Sita, He who is the vehicle of mercy of Lord Rama, He who
is very valorous soldier of God, He who is the lord of the universe,
He who is desirable, he who is the five faced Hanuman"
Bhootha pretha pisacha Brahma Rakshasa
sakini dakinyanathareeksha graham para yanthra para thanthrochatanaya
swaha
Fire offering with a prayer to keep
away ghosts dead souls, devils, Brahma rakshas, Sakini, Dakini,and to
prevent effects of the planets in the sky, evil created by
thalismans, thanthra done by others and evil chants.
Sakala prayojana nirvahakaya Pancha
veera hanumathe, Sri Ramachandra vara prasadaya jam jam jam jam jam
swaha
Fire offering with prayer to the five
faced hanuman who manages all useful acts jam jam jam jam jam, with a
prayer for the blessings of Lord Ramachandra.
Idham kavacham padithwa maha kavacham
paden nara,
Yeka varam japeth stotram sarva shathru
nivaranam. 15
After reading this followed by reading
of the great armour,
For a period of one week would destroy
all one's enemies.
Dwivaram thu paden nithyam puthra
poutharabhi vardhanam,
Trivaram cha paden nithyam sarva sapath
karam shubham. 16
Reading daily for two weeks would
increase the number of children and grand children,
Reading daily for three weeks would
bring all sorts of wealth.
Chathurvaram paden nithyam sarva roga
nivaranam,
Pancha varam paden nithyam srava loka
vasam karam, 17
Reading daily for four weeks would cure
all diseases,
Reading daily for five weeks would make
the entire world under our control,
Shadvaram cha paden nithyam Sarva deva
vasam karam,
Saptha varam cha paden nithyam sarva
soubhahya dhayakam. 18
Reading daily for six weeks would put
all gods under our control,
Reading daily for seven weeks would
give us all the world's luck.
Ashta varam paden nithyam ishta
kamartha sidhidham,
Nava varam cha paden nithyam raja
bhogamavapnuyath. 19
Reading daily for eight weeks would
fulfill all that we desire,
Reading daily for nine weeks would
result in the pleasures of a king.
Dasa varam paden nihyam tri lokya jnana
darsanam,
Rudra vruthir paden nithya, sarva
sidhir bhaved dhruvam. 20
Reading daily for ten weeks would get
you all knowledge in all the three worlds,
Reading daily for eleven weeks would
definitely get you all, occult powers
Nirbhalo roga yukthascha maha
vyadheedhi peeditham,
Kavacha smaranenaiva Maha
balamapnuyath, 21
But in case of person who is weak,
diseased or in clutches of great diseases,
Even a thought of this armour will give
him great strength.
Ithi Sudarsana samhithayam Sri
Ramachandra Sita proktha Sri Pancha mukha Hanumath kavacham
sampoornam.
Thus ends the "armour of the five
faced Hanuman" which occurs in Sudarasana Samitha and has been
told by Lord Rama at the request of Goddess Sita.
Jai Siya Ram
