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Mangala Kavacham in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Tuesdays (the day of Mars), and during Mangala or Navagraha puja·📜 Markandeya Purana (Angaraka Kavacha Stotram)

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Origin & Story

Markandeya Purana (Angaraka Kavacha Stotram) · Sage Kashyapa (rishi of the mantra) · Puranic

The Mangala Kavacham is preserved in the Markandeya Purana as the Angaraka Kavacha Stotram, with the sage Kashyapa named as its rishi and Anushtup as its metre. It depicts Mangala — Mars, the fierce red planet born of the Earth — as a four-armed, crimson-clad warrior riding a ram and bearing mace, spear and trident, and entreats this 'king of planets' to shield the devotee limb by limb. As an armour-hymn it belongs to the family of planetary kavachas recited for graha shanti, the pacification of the nine planets.

✦ As told in scripture

The kavacha's closing verses make a bold promise 'satyam etan na samshayah' — 'this is the truth, there is no doubt': that one who bears or recites this divine armour is freed from disease, bondage, enemies and evil spirits, and gains wealth and every good fortune by the grace of the red planet Mangala.

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Verse 1

॥ 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 ॥ 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌅𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌕𑌵𑌚𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌕𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌪 𑌋𑌷𑌿𑌃, 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍁𑌪𑍍 𑌛𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌃, 𑌅𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌰𑌕𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌤𑌾, 𑌭𑍗𑌮𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌂 𑌜𑌪𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃 ॥

|| śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ || asya śrī aṅgārakakavacastotramantrasya kaśyapa ṛṣiḥ, anuṣṭup chandaḥ, aṅgārako devatā, bhaumaprītyarthaṃ jape viniyogaḥ ||

Meaning:Salutations to Sri Ganesha. For this hymn-armour of Angaraka, the sage is Kashyapa, the metre is Anushtup, the deity is Angaraka (Mars); it is recited to please Bhauma (Mars).

Verse 2

𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌰𑍋 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌪𑍁𑌃 𑌕𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌟𑍀 𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌭𑍁𑌜𑍋 𑌮𑍇𑌷𑌗𑌮𑍋 𑌗𑌦𑌾𑌭𑍃𑌤𑍍 । 𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌃 𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌧𑌰𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌶𑍂𑌲𑍀 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌮𑌮 𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌦𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃 ॥

raktāmbaro raktavapuḥ kirīṭī caturbhujo meṣagamo gadābhṛt | dharāsutaḥ śaktidharaśca śūlī sadā mama syādvaradaḥ praśāntaḥ ||

Meaning:Clad in red, with a red body, crowned and four-armed, riding a ram, bearing a mace; the son of the Earth, holding the spear and the trident — may he, the boon-giver, ever be serene and gracious to me.

Verse 3

𑌅𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑍋 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌵𑍈 𑌧𑌰𑌣𑍀𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌃 । 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍗 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌰𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌮𑍇 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌲𑍋𑌚𑌨𑌃 ॥ ௧॥

aṅgārakaḥ śiro rakṣenmukhaṃ vai dharaṇīsutaḥ | śravau raktāmbaraḥ pātu netre me raktalocanaḥ || 1||

Meaning:May Angaraka guard my head, and Dharanisuta (the Earth's son) my face; may the red-robed one guard my ears, and the red-eyed one my eyes.

Verse 4

𑌨𑌾𑌸𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌧𑌰𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌮𑍇 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌲𑍋𑌚𑌨𑌃 । 𑌭𑍁𑌜𑍗 𑌮𑍇 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌲𑍀 𑌚 𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍗 𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌧𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑌾 ॥ ௨॥

nāsāṃ śaktidharaḥ pātu mukhaṃ me raktalocanaḥ | bhujau me raktamālī ca hastau śaktidharastathā || 2||

Meaning:May the spear-bearer guard my nose, and the red-eyed one my mouth; may the wearer of the red garland guard my arms, and the spear-bearer my hands.

Verse 5

𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌰𑍋𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌃 । 𑌕𑌟𑌿𑌂 𑌮𑍇 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌃 ॥ ௩॥

vakṣaḥ pātu varāṅgaśca hṛdayaṃ pātu rohitaḥ | kaṭiṃ me graharājaśca mukhaṃ caiva dharāsutaḥ || 3||

Meaning:May the beautiful-bodied one guard my chest, and Rohita (the red one) my heart; may the king of planets guard my waist, and the Earth's son my face.

Verse 6

𑌜𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌜𑌙𑍍𑌘𑍇 𑌕𑍁𑌜𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑍗 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌦𑌾 । 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌚𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍇 𑌮𑍇𑌷𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌨𑌃 ॥ ௪॥

jānujaṅghe kujaḥ pātu pādau bhaktapriyaḥ sadā | sarvāṇyanyāni cāṅgāni rakṣenme meṣavāhanaḥ || 4||

Meaning:May Kuja guard my knees and shins, and the ever beloved-of-devotees my feet; may the ram-mounted one guard all my other limbs.

Verse 7

𑌯 𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌕𑌵𑌚𑌂 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌮𑍍 । 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌤𑌪𑌿𑌶𑌾𑌚𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌨𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌦𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௫॥

ya idaṃ kavacaṃ divyaṃ sarvaśatrunivāraṇam | bhūtapretapiśācānāṃ nāśanaṃ sarvasiddhidam || 5||

Meaning:Whoever (recites or wears) this divine armour — which wards off all enemies, destroys ghosts, spirits and goblins, and grants every accomplishment —

Verse 8

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍋𑌗𑌹𑌰𑌂 𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌂 𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌮𑍍 । 𑌭𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌂 𑌨𑍄𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍗𑌭𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌨𑌮𑍍 । 𑌰𑍋𑌗𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌚 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌨 𑌸𑌂𑌶𑌯𑌃 ॥ ௬॥

sarvarogaharaṃ caiva sarvasampatpradaṃ śubham | bhuktimuktipradaṃ nṝṇāṃ sarvasaubhāgyavardhanam | rogabandhavimokṣaṃ ca satyametanna saṃśayaḥ || 6||

Meaning:it removes all disease, bestows all wealth and auspiciousness, grants enjoyment and liberation to people, increases all good fortune, and frees one from disease and bondage. This is the truth; there is no doubt.

Verse 9

॥ 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍇𑌯𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌣𑍇 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌕𑌵𑌚𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌮𑍍 ॥

|| iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe maṅgalakavacaṃ sampūrṇam ||

Meaning:Thus ends the Mangala Kavacham in the Markandeya Purana.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌅𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌃🔊aṅgārakaḥAngaraka — 'the burning ember', a name of Mangala (Mars)

𑌧𑌰𑌣𑍀𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌃 / 𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌃🔊dharaṇīsutaḥ / dharāsutaḥSon of the Earth (Bhumi) — Mars, also called Bhauma and Kuja

𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌰𑌃🔊raktāmbaraḥClad in red garments

𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌪𑍁𑌃🔊raktavapuḥOf red-hued body

𑌕𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌟𑍀🔊kirīṭīWearing a crown

𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌃🔊caturbhujaḥFour-armed

𑌮𑍇𑌷𑌗𑌮𑌃 / 𑌮𑍇𑌷𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌨𑌃🔊meṣagamaḥ / meṣavāhanaḥWhose mount (vehicle) is the ram (mesha)

𑌗𑌦𑌾𑌭𑍃𑌤𑍍🔊gadābhṛtBearing a mace

𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌧𑌰𑌃🔊śaktidharaḥHolding the spear (shakti)

𑌶𑍂𑌲𑍀🔊śūlīBearing the trident

𑌵𑌰𑌦𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃🔊varadaḥ praśāntaḥBoon-granting and serene — 'may he always be gracious to me'

𑌶𑌿𑌰𑍋 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍🔊śiro rakṣetMay he guard the head

𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌲𑍋𑌚𑌨𑌃🔊raktalocanaḥThe red-eyed one — guarding the eyes

𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁🔊vakṣaḥ pātuMay he protect the chest

𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌰𑍋𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌃🔊hṛdayaṃ pātu rohitaḥMay Rohita (the red one) protect the heart

𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌃🔊graharājaḥKing among the planets — guarding the waist

𑌜𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌜𑌙𑍍𑌘𑍇 𑌕𑍁𑌜𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁🔊jānujaṅghe kujaḥ pātuMay Kuja (Mars) protect the knees and shins

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌮𑍍🔊sarvaśatru-nivāraṇamWarding off all enemies

𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌤𑌪𑌿𑌶𑌾𑌚𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌨𑌮𑍍🔊bhūta-preta-piśācānāṃ nāśanamDestroying ghosts, spirits and goblins (pishachas)

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌮𑍍🔊sarva-sampat-pradamBestowing all wealth and prosperity

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍗𑌭𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌨𑌮𑍍🔊sarva-saubhāgya-vardhanamIncreasing all good fortune (saubhagya)

Benefits of Chanting Mangala Kavacham

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A limb-by-limb 'kavacha' (armour) that invokes Mangala's protection over the whole body, warding off enemies, accidents and harm.

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Traditionally recited to pacify Mangal Dosha (Kuja Dosha / Manglik affliction) and to strengthen a weak or afflicted Mars in the horoscope.

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Its phalashruti declares it destroys ghosts, spirits and pishachas and removes all disease — chanted for protection and good health.

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Said to bestow all wealth and auspiciousness, courage, victory over foes and the increase of good fortune (saubhagya).

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Especially recited on Tuesdays (Mangalavara), the weekday of Mars, and during Mangala / Navagraha puja.

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Mars governs energy, courage, land and brothers — its kavacha is invoked for valour, success in disputes and protection of property.

How to Chant Mangala Kavacham

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Best TimeTuesdays (the day of Mars), and during Mangala or Navagraha puja

Bathe and sit facing south or east before an image of Mangala (or the Navagraha), preferably with a red flower, red sandal and a ghee or sesame-oil lamp. Recite the viniyoga, then the dhyana (meditation) verse, then the kavacha verses guarding each limb, and finally the phalashruti. It is most powerful on Tuesdays and may be recited daily for the duration of a difficult Mars period or Mangal Dosha remedy.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Mangala Kavacham written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

The Mangala Kavacham (also called Angaraka Kavacham) is a protective hymn to the planet Mars (Mangala / Angaraka / Kuja), found in the Markandeya Purana. A 'kavacha' is a spiritual armour: each verse asks the deity to guard a specific part of the body, surrounding the devotee with Mars's protective energy.

Yes. It is one of the traditional remedies recited to pacify Mangal Dosha (also called Kuja Dosha or being 'Manglik') and to soften a malefic or weak Mars in the birth chart. It is generally chanted on Tuesdays along with offerings of red flowers and a lamp.

On Tuesdays (Mangalavara), the weekday governed by Mars, and during any Navagraha puja or Mangala worship. For a specific remedy it may be recited daily through the period of an adverse Mars transit or dasha.

Its own concluding verses promise that it wards off all enemies, destroys ghosts and evil spirits, removes disease, and bestows wealth, all good fortune, enjoyment and liberation. Because Mars rules courage, energy, land and victory, it is also recited for valour and success in disputes.