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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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