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සූර්ය කවචම්

सूर्य कवचम् in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 3× repetitions·🕐 At sunrise, facing east; especially on Sundays and Ratha Saptami·📜 Traditional Sanskrit kavacha (Tantric/Puranic tradition, framed as spoken by Bhairava)

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Traditional Sanskrit kavacha (Tantric/Puranic tradition, framed as spoken by Bhairava) · Traditional · Puranic / traditional

The Surya Kavacham belongs to the class of 'kavacha' hymns in which a deity is invoked to protect the worshipper limb by limb. Framed as the teaching of Lord Bhairava, it praises the Sun as the God of gods and the inexhaustible treasure of all light, and then weaves his radiance — invoked through names such as Ghrini, Aditya, Bhaskara, Martanda and Bhanu — over the head, senses, heart, limbs and mind of the devotee, forming a shield of solar power against all harm.

✦ As told in scripture

Sun-worship traditions recall how the sage Yajnavalkya and others, afflicted and seeking refuge, propitiated Surya and were restored to health and brilliance by his grace. It is said that one who recites the Surya Kavacham daily at dawn with faith is encircled by the Sun's radiance, so that disease, enemies and the malefic glances of the planets cannot touch him.

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Verse 1

ශ්රීභෛරව උවාච . යෝ දේවදේවෝ භගවාන්භාස්කරෝ මහසාං නිධිඃ . ගුරුණාපි කෘපාසින්ධුර්වක්ෂ්යේ තස්ය ච කඤ්චුකම් ..

śrī-bhairava uvāca | yo deva-devo bhagavān bhāskaro mahasāṃ nidhiḥ | guruṇāpi kṛpā-sindhur vakṣye tasya ca kañcukam ||

Meaning:श्रीभैरव बोले — अब मैं उस देवों के देव, भगवान भास्कर (सूर्य) के रक्षा-कवच का वर्णन करता हूँ, जो समस्त तेज के निधि हैं और देवगुरु के लिए भी कृपा के सागर हैं।

Verse 2

ඝෘණිඃ පාතු ශිරෝදේශං සූර්යඃ ඵාලං මම සදා . ආදිත්යෝ ලෝචනේ පාතු ශ්රෝත්රේ පාත්වංශුමාලිකඃ ..

ghṛṇiḥ pātu śiro-deśaṃ sūryaḥ phālaṃ mama sadā | ādityo locane pātu śrotre pātv aṃśu-mālikaḥ ||

Meaning:'घृणि' (तेजोमय सूर्य) सदा मेरे सिर की रक्षा करें, और सूर्य मेरे ललाट की रक्षा करें; आदित्य मेरे नेत्रों की रक्षा करें, और किरणों से सुशोभित (अंशुमाली) मेरे कानों की रक्षा करें।

Verse 3

ඝ්රාණං පාතු සදා භානුර්වදනං මේ දිනේශ්වරඃ . ජිහ්වාං මේ භාස්කරඃ පාතු කණ්ඨං මේ භක්තවත්සලඃ ..

ghrāṇaṃ pātu sadā bhānur vadanaṃ me dineśvaraḥ | jihvāṃ me bhāskaraḥ pātu kaṇṭhaṃ me bhakta-vatsalaḥ ||

Meaning:भानु सदा मेरी नासिका की रक्षा करें, और दिनेश्वर मेरे मुख की रक्षा करें; भास्कर मेरी जिह्वा की रक्षा करें, और भक्तवत्सल मेरे कण्ठ की रक्षा करें।

Verse 4

භුජෞ මේ පාතු මාර්තාණ්ඩෝ හස්තෞ පාතු ජයාය ච . නාභිං ග්රහපතිඃ පාතු හෘදයං පාතු භානුමාන් ..

bhujau me pātu mārtāṇḍo hastau pātu jayāya ca | nābhiṃ graha-patiḥ pātu hṛdayaṃ pātu bhānumān ||

Meaning:मार्ताण्ड मेरी भुजाओं की रक्षा करें, और विजय प्रदान करते हुए मेरे हाथों की रक्षा करें; ग्रहपति मेरी नाभि की रक्षा करें, और भानुमान मेरे हृदय की रक्षा करें।

Verse 5

මධ්යං ච පාතු සප්තාශ්වඃ කටිං මේ විශ්වරූපකඃ . සර්වාඞ්ගං පාතු මේ භානුශ්චිත්තං දේවෝ ජගත්පතිඃ ..

madhyaṃ ca pātu saptāśvaḥ kaṭiṃ me viśva-rūpakaḥ | sarvāṅgaṃ pātu me bhānuś cittaṃ devo jagat-patiḥ ||

Meaning:सप्ताश्व मेरे मध्य भाग की रक्षा करें, और विश्वरूप मेरी कटि की रक्षा करें; भानु मेरे समस्त अंगों की रक्षा करें, और जगत्पति देव मेरे चित्त की रक्षा करें।

Verse 6

ඉති ශ්රීසූර්යකවචං සම්පූර්ණම් ..

iti śrī-sūrya-kavacaṃ sampūrṇam ||

Meaning:इस प्रकार श्रीसूर्य कवच सम्पूर्ण हुआ।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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ශ්රීභෛරව උවාච🔊śrī-bhairava uvācaLord Bhairava said (the framing speaker of the hymn)

දේවදේවඃ🔊deva-devaḥthe God of gods

භාස්කරඃ🔊bhāskaraḥBhaskara, the maker of light (the Sun)

මහසාං නිධිඃ🔊mahasāṃ nidhiḥthe treasure-store of all radiance/splendour

කඤ්චුකම්🔊kañcukamthe protective armour (kavacha), lit. 'cuirass'

ඝෘණිඃ🔊ghṛṇiḥ'Ghrini' — the radiant bija (seed-syllable) of Surya; the warming rays

පාතු🔊pātumay He protect

ශිරෝදේශම්🔊śiro-deśamthe region of the head

ඵාලම්🔊phālamthe forehead

ආදිත්යඃ🔊ādityaḥAditya, son of Aditi (the Sun)

ලෝචනේ🔊locanethe two eyes

අංශුමාලිකඃ🔊aṃśu-mālikaḥHe who is garlanded with rays

ශ්රෝත්රේ🔊śrotrethe two ears

ඝ්රාණම්🔊ghrāṇamthe nose / sense of smell

දිනේශ්වරඃ🔊dineśvaraḥthe Lord of the day

ජිහ්වාම්🔊jihvāmthe tongue

භක්තවත්සලඃ🔊bhakta-vatsalaḥHe who is affectionate to His devotees

මාර්තාණ්ඩඃ🔊mārtāṇḍaḥMartanda, an epithet of the Sun

හෘදයං පාතු භානුමාන්🔊hṛdayaṃ pātu bhānumānmay the radiant one (Bhanuman) protect the heart

සප්තාශ්වඃ🔊saptāśvaḥHe of the seven horses (the Sun's chariot)

විශ්වරූපකඃ🔊viśva-rūpakaḥHe whose form is the entire universe

සර්වාඞ්ගං පාතු මේ භානුඃ🔊sarvāṅgaṃ pātu me bhānuḥmay Bhanu (the Sun) protect all my limbs

Benefits of Chanting सूर्य कवचम्

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Invokes the Sun god's protection over every part of the body, forming a shield of radiance around the devotee.

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Traditionally recited for health, vitality and freedom from disease, as Surya is the lord of health (arogya).

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Said to grant courage, victory (jaya) and success in undertakings.

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A powerful remedy for afflictions of the Sun in one's horoscope and for the malefic effects of the navagrahas.

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Calms and protects the mind (chitta), bringing confidence and inner strength.

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Most potent when chanted at sunrise facing east, while offering arghya (water) to the Sun.

How to Chant सूर्य कवचम्

Repetitions3times

Best TimeAt sunrise, facing east; especially on Sundays and Ratha Saptami

FaceEast, towards the rising sun

Bathe early and sit or stand facing the rising sun. Offer arghya (water) to Surya, then recite the Surya Kavacham with devotion, mentally placing the Lord's radiance upon each part of the body as it is named — head, eyes, ears, heart and limbs. It may be chanted once, three or more times daily; Sundays and Ratha Saptami are especially auspicious. Conclude by bowing to the Sun and praying for health and protection.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete सूर्य कवचम् written in the Sinhala 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 Surya Kavacham is a 'kavacha' or protective armour hymn dedicated to Surya, the Sun god. In it, the Sun is invoked by his many names to protect each limb and the mind of the devotee, beginning 'Ghrinih patu shiro desham' — 'May the radiant Sun protect my head.'

'Kavacha' literally means armour or a protective shield. A kavacham hymn invokes a deity to guard specific parts of the body one by one, so that the devotee is enveloped in divine protection like a suit of armour.

It is recited for good health, vitality and protection from disease, since Surya governs arogya (health). It is also chanted for courage and victory, and as a remedy for an afflicted Sun or malefic planetary influences in one's horoscope.

It is best recited at sunrise, facing east, ideally while offering arghya (water) to the Sun. Sundays and the festival of Ratha Saptami are considered especially auspicious for its recitation.