SrI
:
Dear BhakthAs
:
Very shortly , the Kavachams for
PerumAL's and ThAyArs
at each of the 8 Sanndidhis
will be reaching these shores and
will be ready to adorn the Lord .
Craftsmen in India have created
them for the Lord and His devis
.
Please come and enjoy the Kavacham
clad PerumAls
and ThAyArs and recieve their
blessings !
Please consider contributing
whatever funds you can to
offset
the expenses incurred in creation of
these Kavachams
for the adornment of Lord
Ranganatha , Raama , KrishNa ,
Narasimha ,
Srinivasa , Andal , MahA
Lakshmi and Garuda .
Please contact
Sri Venkat Kanumalla or
myself regarding
your support for this Kaimakryam
. Please support your
ishta dhaivams adorned with the new
Kavachams .
Now let us explore the significance
of the Kavachams for the Lord .
What is a Kavacham ? : Part
I
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Kavacham is a form fitting silver or
gold cladding to reveal
the dhivya MangaLa Vigraham (
Divine physique) of the Lord
and to symbolize the superior powers
of the archA Moorthys .
Kavacham is used from the times of
CholA and Vijaya Nagara Kings
in temples dear to them . These
Kavachams are their samarpaNams to
the King of Kings to attest to His
Universal souverignity .
The Kavacham besides deriving their
beauty from the sambhandham
( the association)
with the ThirumEni of the
Lord remind us that Our Lord
is ready to go on
a mission to destroy our
internal and external enemies
that impede us
from getting close to Him
. As the sthOthram about
the Raghu Veeran states
:
sannaddha: KAVACHEE kaDghee
chApa-BhaNadharO yuvaa
gacchan mamAgratho nithyam Raama:
paathu salakshmana:
(Meaning) : May the Youthful Raama
with His brother LakshmaNa
go in front of me and protect me
adorning their KAVACHAM , Sword ,
Bow and arrows in a state of
preparedeness to confront my enemies .
The very thought of their defense on our behalves
in a state of war readiness
makes us profoundly grateful and makes us seek
their pardon for our trespasses
against Their (Bhagavath) Saasthrams and seek
aparAdha KshAmaNam :
KaayEna VaachA ManasEndhriyaivaa ,
BuddhyAthmanA vaa prakruthE: svabhAvAth
karOmi yadhyath sakalam parasmai ,
NAARAAYANAAYETHI SAMARPAYAMI
(Meaning ): Oh Sriman NaarAyaNA !
This bonded servant of Yours places at
Your sacred feet with utmost
reverence all acts performed through my body ,
spech, mind , cognitive organs
and intellect driven by thriguNams .
What is a Kavacham: Part
II
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Kavacham means a shield . It is a
prayer to seek Him as our shield
to protect us against all external
and Internal enemies .
There are the following Kavachams
that are usually recited by BhakthAs :
1. NaarAyaNa Kavacham from
Bhagavatham
(2) MahA Lakshmi Kavacham by Brahma
(3) Narasimha Kavacham by Brahma
, Brahma Samhithaa
(4) Sudarsana Kavacham from Bhrigu
Samhithaa by Naradar
(5) Hayagriva Kavacham by Siva
(6) VarAha kavacham by Siva
Each of these Kavachams are powerful
and have their own Rishi , Chandas ,
Bheejam , Sakthi and Keelakam . They
have dhyAna SlOkams and anga nyAsa ,
Kara nyAsams .
Please recieve upadEsams on them and
leave the burden of Your protection
to the Divine Couple (Aathma
Rakshaa Bhara SamarpaNam ) . All the Six Kavachams
have been recorded in the MP 3
Format by Sri Sunder Kidambi at :
http://www.prapatti.com in the audio
recording section .
Recite these Kavachams in front of
the Kavacham Clad Moorthys at
Sri RanganathA Temple and recieve
their anugrahams !
V.Sadagopan
Sri Ranganatha Temple , Pomona
, NY
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