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Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
(Lakshmana the younger brother of Lord Rama is considered as incarnation of Adhi Sesha.
There is a temple dedicated o him in Moozhikulam Kerala. There is also a temple for him in
Khajuraho, Orissa . This rare prayer addressed to him is taken from a Malayalam book, “49
Kavachangal” published by Vidhyarambham press..)
Agasthya Uvacha:-
Soumithrim raghu nayakasya charana dwandwekshanam, shyamalam
Bhibrantham swakarena rama sirasi chathram vichithrambaram.
Bhibrantham Raghunayakasya sumahath kodhanda banasane,
Tham Vande kamalekshanam janakaja vakhye sada thathparam.
Asya Sri Lakshmana Kavacha manthrasya , agasthya rishi, anushtup chanda, Sri Lakshmana
devatha, sesha ithi bheejam , Sumithra nandana ithi Shakthi, Ramanuja ithi keelakam, Rama dasa
ithyasthram, , Raghu vamsatha ithi kavacham Soumithrir ithi mantra, Sri Lakshmana
preethyartham , sakala mano abhilashitha sidhyartham jape viniyoga.
For the arm our of Lakshmana, the sage is Agasthya, the meter is anushtup, The god addressed is
Lakshmana, The seed is Adhi Sesha, the power is the son of Sumithra , the nail is the brother of
Rama, the arrow is the servant of Rama , The one who belongs to Raghu’s clan is the armour ,
the chant is son of Sumithra and this is being chanted to please Lakshmana as well as to attain
all the desires of the mind.
Adha dhyanam
Now meditation
After meditating on Lakshmana like this and seeing Rama in the other eye,
Later the devotes would chant this armour .