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Tamil devotional hymn by Devaraya Swamigal (Bala Devarayan), c. 17thâ19th century · Devaraya Swamigal (Bala Devarayan) · Devotional (Tamil)
The Kanda Sashti Kavacham was composed in praise of Lord Murugan of Tiruchendur, where the Lord won His great victory over the asura Surapadman on the sixth day (sashti) of the waxing moon of Aippasi. The hymn is the devotee's armour, calling upon Murugan's Vel to protect him as the Lord once protected the devas â and it is sung with greatest fervour during the Skanda Sashti festival.
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It is said in Tamil Nadu that no fear, disease or evil can stand before the one who recites the Kanda Sashti Kavacham with faith â for Murugan's Vel itself stands guard around him, as it once shattered the demon Surapadman.
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ððūðŠððŠð ðĪððĪðŋðŠððŠðð°ððððð ðĩðēððĩðŋðĻð ðŠððŪð; ðĪððĻððŠðŪððŠððŪð; ðĻðĖðððļðŋðēð ðŠðĪðŋðŠððŠðð°ððððððļð ðļðĖðēððĩðŪð ðŠðēðŋðĪððĪððð-ððĪðŋðĪððĪððððððŪð ðĻðŋð·ððððŊððŪð ðððððððŪð, ðĻðŋðŪðēð°ð°ððģð ððĻððĪð°ð ðļð·ðððŋ ððĩðļðŪð ðĪðĻðāĨĪ ð ðŪð° ð°ðŋðð°ððĪðð° ð ðŪð°ðŪð ðŠðð°ðŋðĻððĪ ðððŪð°ðĻððŋ ðĻðĖðððļð ððð°ðŋāĨĪ ðĻððēð ðļð·ðððŋðŊð ðĻðððððļð ðļð°ðĩðĢ ðŠðĩðĻðūð°ð ðļðŋð·ððð°ððð ðððĪðĩððŪð ðļðĖððððĪðŋð°ð ðĩððēððĻð ðŠðūðĪðŪð ðð°ðĢðððŋðēð ðŠðĻððŪðĢðŋðļð ðļðĪðððð ðððĪðŪð ðŠðūððð ððŋðĢðððŋðĢðŋ ðŊðūð ðŪððŊðēð ðĻððĻðððļðĖðŊððŊððŪð ðŪðŊðŋðēððĩðū ððĻðĻðūð°ð ðððŊðŋðēð ðĩððēðūðēð ðĖðĻððð ððūððððĩðĖðĻð ð°ððĩðĻððĪð ðĩð°ðĩð° ðĩððēðū ðŊððĪðĻðūð°ð ðĩð°ðð ðĩð°ðð ðĩð°ðð ðŪðŊðŋðēððĻð ðĩð°ðð ððĻððĪðŋð°ðĻð ðŪððĪðēðū ðĖðĢðððŋðļð ðŠðð°ðð°ðŋ ðŪðĻððĪðŋð° ðĩððŋðĩððēð ðĩð°ðð ðĩð°ðð! ðĩðūðļðĩðĻð ðŪð°ðððū ðĩð°ðð ðĩð°ðð ðĻððļðð ððð°ðŪððģð ðĻðŋðĻððĩððĻð ðĩð°ðð ðð°ððŪðððŪð ðŠðððĪððĪ ððŊðū ðĩð°ðð ðĻðð°ðŋðððŪð ðĩððēðĩðĻð ðĻðŋðĪððĪðŪð ðĩð°ðð ðļðŋð°ððŋð°ðŋ ðĩððēðĩðĻð ðļðððððŋð°ðŪð ðĩð°ðð! ðļð°ðĩðĢ ðŠðĩðĻðūð°ð ðļðððĪðŋðŊðŋðēð ðĩð°ðð ð°ðđðĢ ðŠðĩðļ ð° ð° ð° ð° ð° ð° ð° ð°ðŋðđðĢ ðŠðĩðļ ð°ðŋ ð°ðŋ ð°ðŋ ð°ðŋ ð°ðŋ ð°ðŋ ð°ðŋ ðĩðŋðĻðŠðĩ ðļð°ðđðĢ ðĩðð°ðū ðĻðŪððĻðŪ ðĻðŋðŠðĩ ðļð°ðđðĢ ðĻðŋð°ðĻðŋð° ðĻðŋð°ðĖðĻ ðĩðļð° ðĩðĢðŠ ðĩð°ðð ðĩð°ðð ð ðļðð°ð°ð ððððŋððĖðððĪððĪ ððŊðū ðĩð°ðð ðĖðĻððĻð ððģððŪð ððģððŊððĻð ðððŊðŋðēð ðŠðĻððĻðŋð°ðĢð ððūðŊððĪðŪð ðŠðūðļðūðð ðððļðŪððŪð ðŠð°ðĻððĪ ðĩðŋððððģð ðŠðĻððĻðŋð°ðĢð ððŋðēððð ðĩðŋð°ððĻððĪðĖðĻððð ððūððð ðĩððēððĻð ðĩð°ðð ððŊððŪð ððŋðēðŋðŊððŪð ð ðððĩðððĻð ðļðĩððĩððŪð ððŊððŊðĖðģðŋ ðļððĩððŪð ððŊðŋð°ððŊððŪð ððŋðēðŋðŊððŪð ððŋðēðŋðŊððð ðļððĩððŪð ððŋðģð°ðĖðģðŋ ðŊððŊððŪð ðĻðŋðēððŠðĖð°ð ð°ðĖðĻððŪððĻð ðĻðŋðĪððĪðŪððŪð ðĖðģðŋð°ððŪð ðļðĢððŪðððĻð ðĻððŊððŪð ðĪðĻðŋðŊðĖðģðŋ ðŊðĖðĩððĩððŪð ðððĢðððēðŋ ðŊðūðŪððļðŋðĩ ððððĻð ðĪðŋðĻðŪð ðĩð°ðð! ðð°ð ðŪðððŪððŪð ð ðĢðŋðŪðððŋ ðð°ððŪð ðĻðð°ðŋðð ðĻðĖð°ðð°ðŋðŊðŋðēð ðĻððĢðð ðŠðð°ððĩðŪððŪð ðŠðĻððĻðŋð°ð ððĢððĢððŪð ðŠðĩðģðļððļðĖðĩð ðĩðūðŊððŪð ðĻðĻððĻðĖð°ðŋ ðĻðĖð°ðð°ðŋðŊðŋðēð ðĻðĩðŪðĢðŋðļð ðļðððððŋðŊððŪð ðð°ðūð°ð ðļðĖðĩðŋðŊðŋðēð ððēðððððĢð ððēðŪððŪð ðð°ðŋð°ð ðĪðŋðĢððŠððŊðĪð ðĪðð ððŋðŊ ðŪðūð°ððŠðŋðēð ðŠðēððŠð ð·ðĢðŪððŪð ðŠðĪððððŪððŪð ðĪð°ðŋðĪððĪð ðĻðĻððŪðĢðŋ ðŠððĢðð ðĻðĩð°ðĪððĻ ðŪðūðēððŊððŪð ðŪððŠððŠðð°ðŋ ðĻððēððŪð ðŪððĪððĪðĢðŋ ðŪðūð°ððŠððŪð ðļðĖðŠððŠðð ðððððŊ ðĪðŋð°ððĩðŊðŋ ð°ððĻððĪðŋðŊððŪð ðĪððĩðĢðð ðŪð°ðððððŋðēð ðļððð°ðĖðģðŋðŠð ðŠðððððŪð ðĻðĩð°ðĪððĪðŋðĻðŪð ðŠðĪðŋðĪððĪ ðĻð°ððļð ð°ðūðĩððŪð ðð°ððĪðĖðð ðŊðð ðððŪð ððĢððŪððð ðĻð ðĪðūðģððŪð ðĪðŋð°ððĩððŋ ðŊðĪðĻðŋðēð ðļðŋðēðŪððŠðĖðēðŋ ðŪððð ððð ðļðĖðððĢ ðļðĖðððĢ ðļðĖðððĢ ðļðĖððĢ ðŪðĖððŪðĖð ðŪðĖððŪðĖð ðŪðĖððŪðĖð ðŪðĖððĖðĻ ðĻððĻð ðĻððĻð ðĻððĻð ðĻððĖðĻ ððŋðððððĢ ððŋððððŋðð ððŋðððððĢ ððŋðððĢ ð°ð°ð°ð° ð°ð°ð°ð° ð°ð°ð°ð° ð°ð°ð° ð°ðŋð°ðŋð°ðŋð°ðŋ ð°ðŋð°ðŋð°ðŋð°ðŋ ð°ðŋð°ðŋð°ðŋð°ðŋ ð°ðŋð°ðŋð°ðŋ ðððððððð ðððððððð ðððððððð ðððððð ðððððð ððŋððððŋðð ððððð ððŋðððððð ðĩðŋðĻððĪð ðĩðŋðĻððĪð ðŪðŊðŋðēððĻð ðĩðŋðĻððĪð ðŪððĻððĪð ðŪððĻððĪð ðŪðð°ðððĩððģð ðŪððĻððĪð ðĖðĻðð°ðĻð ðŊðūðģððŪð ðð°ððļð ðļðĖðēððĩ ðŪððĻððĪðĻð ðĩððĢððððŪð ðĩð°ðŪððŋððĻð ðĪððĪðĩððŪð ðēðūðēðū ðēðūðēðū ðēðūðēðū ðĩððļðŪððŪð ðēððēðū ðēððēðū ðēððēðū ðĩðŋðĻð ðĪðĻðĖðĻðð°ð ððĻð ðĪðŋð°ððĩððŋðŊð ðð°ððĪðŋðŊðĖðĻð ð°ðĖðĢððĢððŪð ðĖðĻððĪðēð ðĩððĪððĪððĻð ððĢððŊððŋ ððūððð ðĖðĻððĻððŊðŋð°ððð ðððŊðŋð°ðūðŪð ðð°ððĩðĻð ððūððð ðŠðĻððĻðŋð°ð ðĩðŋðððŊðūðēð ðŠðūðēðĻððð ððūððð ð ððŋðŊððĻð ðĩðĪðĻðŪð ð ðð ðððĩððēð ððūððð ðŠðĖððŋðŠððĻð ðĻðĖð°ðð°ðŋðŊððŠð ðŠððĻðŋðĪðĩððēð ððūððð ððĪðŋð°ððĩððēð ðð°ðĢððððŪð ððĢððĢðŋðĻððð ððūððð ðĩðŋðð ðļðĖðĩðŋ ðð°ðĢððððŪð ðĩððēðĩð°ð ððūððð ðĻðūðļðŋððģðŋ ð°ðĢððððŪð ðĻðēððĩððēð ððūððð ðŠððļðŋðŊ ðĩðūðŊððĪðĻððŠð ðŠðĖð°ððĩððēð ððūððð ðŪððŠððŠðĪð ðĪðŋð°ððŠðēð ðŪððĻððĩððēð ððūððð ðļðĖðŠððŠðŋðŊ ðĻðūðĩððļð ðļðĖðĩððĩððēð ððūððð ððĻððĻðŪðŋ ð°ðĢððððŪð ððĪðŋð°ððĩððēð ððūððð ðĖðĻððĻðŋðģðð ððððĪððĪð ððĻðŋðŊðĩððēð ððūððð ðŪðūð°ððŠð ð°ðĪððĻ ðĩððŋðĩððēð ððūððð ðļðð°ðŋðģ ðŪððēððŪðūð°ð ðĪðŋð°ððĩððēð ððūððð ðĩððŋðĩð ðēðŋð°ððĪððģð ðĩðģðŪððŠðĖð°ðð ððūððð ðŠðŋðð°ðŋð ðģðŋð°ðĢððððŪð ðŠðĖð°ððĩððēð ððūððð ð ðð ððððĻð ðŪððĪððð ð ð°ððģððĩððēð ððūððð ðŠðððŠðĪðŋ ðĻðūð°ððŪð ðŠð°ððĩððēð ððūððð ðĩðĖð°ðð°ðŋðĩððēð ðĩðŊðŋð°ðð°ð ðĩðŋðģððððĩð ððūððð ðļðŋð°ðð°ðŋðð ðŊðð ððð°ðļð ðļðĖðĩððĩððēð 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ðŠððĪðēððĩðū ððĪðŋð°ðððū ðŪðĪððĪðð°ð ððĪðŋð°ððĩððēð ðŪðð°ðððū ðŠðð ðĻðŋðŠð ðŠðĪðŋðĩðūð ðŠðūðēðð ðŪðūð°ðū ððĩðŋðĻðĻð ððððŋðĩðūð ð ðð ððŋðŊ ðĩððēðū ðļðĖðĻððĪðŋðĻððŪðū ðŪðēððŊðð°ððŪð ðļðĖððððēððĩ ð°ðūðŊðū ðļðŪð°ðū ðŠðð°ðŋðĩðūð ðļðĢððŪðððĪð ðĪð°ðļð ððūð°ðūð°ð ðððð ðēðūðģð ððēððŪððģð ðĻðĻðð°ðūðŊð ðĖðĻððĻðū ðð°ðððð ðŊðūðĻððĻððŠð ðŠðūð ðĖðĻððĪð ðĪðĖðð°ððĻððĪðŋð°ððððððŪð ðĖðĻððĪð ðŪðð°ðððĻððŠð ðŠðūððŋðĻððĻð ðððŋðĻððĻð ðŠð°ðĩðļ ðŪðūð ðððŋðĻððĻð ðĻðūððŋðĻðĖðĻð ððĩðŋðĻðĻð ðŠððĪðŋðŊð ðĻððļ ðŪðððĻððŊðūðĻð ðĻðĖð°ðð°ðŋðŊðŋðēð ð ðĢðŋðŊ ðŠðūðļ ðĩðŋðĻðððģð ðŠð°ðð°ðĪð ðĻðððððŋ ððĻððŠðĪðŪð ðŠðĖð°ðĩð ððĻððĻð°ð ðģðūð ð ðĻððŠðððĻð ðð°ðððļðŋ ð ðĻððĻðŪððð ðļðĖðĻððĻðŪððŪð ðŪðĖðĪððĪðŪðĖðĪð ðĪðūð ðĩððēðū ðŊððĪðĻðūð°ð ðļðŋðĪððĪðŋðŠðĖð°ð ð°ððŋðŊððĻð ðļðŋð°ðŠððŠðððĻð ðĩðūðð ðĩðūðð ðĩðūðð ðŪðŊðŋðēððĻð ðĩðūðð ðĩðūðð ðĩðūðð ðĩððŋðĩððēð ðĩðūðð ðĩðūðð ðĩðūðð ðŪðēðððððð°ð ðĩðūðð ðĩðūðð ðĩðūðð ðŪðēðððððð° ðŪððģðððĻð ðĩðūðð ðĩðūðð ðĩðūð°ðĢðĪð ðĪððĩðļðŪð ðĩðūðð ðĩðūðððĖðĻð ðĩð°ððŪðððģð ðĻðððð ðĖðĪððĪðĻð ððð°ðððģð ðĖðĪððĪðĻð ðŠðŋððððģð ðĖðĪððĪðĻð ð ððŋðŊððĻð ðĖðĪððĪðĻð ðļðĖðŊðŋðĻððŪð ðŠðĖð°ðð°ðĩðĻð ðĻðððð°ð ðŠðĖð°ððŠððŠðĪð ððĻððððĻð ðŠðĖð°ðð°ðĩðģð ððð°ðŪððģð ðŠðĖð°ðð°ðĩ ðģðūðŪð ðŠðŋðģððģððŊðĖðĻð ð°ðĻððŠðūðŊððŠð ðŠðŋð°ðŋðŊ ðŪðģðŋðĪððĪð ðŪððĻððĪðĻðĖðĻð ðŪððĪððĻð ðŪðĻðŪððŋððĻð ðĪð°ððģðŋðĪð ðĪðððļðŪðĖðĻð ð°ððŋðŊðūð°ð ðĪðððĪððĪðŋð ð ð°ððģððļðĖðŊð ððĻððĪð°ð ðļð·ðððŋ ððĩðļðŪð ðĩðŋð°ððŪððŠðŋðŊ ðŠðūðēðĻð ðĪððĩ ð°ðūðŊðĻð ðŠðð°ððĻððĪðĪððð ððūðēððŊðŋðēð ðŪðūðēððŊðŋðēð ðð°ððĪððĪðððĻð ðĻðūðģððŪð ððļðū ð°ðĪððĪðððĻð ð ððððĻð ðĪððēððððŋ ðĻððļðŪðððĻð ðĖð°ð ðĻðŋðĻððĩðĪð ðĩðūððŋðð ððĻððĪð°ð ðļð·ðððŋðð ððĩðļðŪð ððĪðĻððļð ðļðŋðĻððĪð ððēððððūðĪð ðĪðŋðŊðūðĻðŋðŠð ðŠðĩð°ðððģð ðĖð°ððĻðūðģð ðŪððŠððŠðĪð ðĪðūð°ðð°ððð ððĖðĢððð ððĪðŋðŊð ððĖðŠðŋðĪððĪð ðððĻððĪððĻð ð°ðĢðŋðŊ ð ð·ðððĪðŋðð ðððģððģðð°ð ð ðððððēððŪð ðĩðļðŪðūðŊððĪð ðĪðŋðļððŪðĻððĻ ð°ðĖðĢððŪð°ð ðļðĖðŊðēðūðĪð ð ð°ððģððĩð°ð ðŪðūð°ðð°ðĩ ð°ðēððēðūðŪð ðĩðĻððĪð ðĩðĢðððððĩð°ð ðĻðĩðððģð ðŪððŋððĻððĪð ðĻðĻððŪð ðŊðģðŋðĪððĪðŋðððŪð ðĻðĩðŪðĪðĻðĖðĻðĩððŪð ðĻðēððēðĖðððēð ðŠðĖð°ððĩð°ð ðĖðĻððĪ ðĻðūðģððŪð ðð°ðĖððððūðŊð ðĩðūððĩðūð°ð ððĻððĪð°ððð ðĩððēðūðŪð ððĩðļðĪð ðĪððŋðŊð ðĩðððŊðūðŊððð ððūðĢ ðŪðĖðŊððŊðūðŊð ðĩðŋðģðððððŪð ðĩðŋðððŊðūð°ð ððūðĢ ðĩðĖð°ððĢðððŋðððŪð ðŠððŊðððģð ðŠðĖðēððēðū ðĪðĩð°ððŠð ðŠðĖððŋðŠðĖððŋ ðŊðūðððððŪð ðĻðēððēðð°ð ðĻðŋðĻððĩðŋðēð ðĻððĻðŪð ðŠðð°ðŋðŊððŪð ðļð°ððĩ ðļðĪðð°ð ðļððððū ð°ðĪððĪððŋ ð ð°ðŋðĻððĪðĖðĻ ðĪððģððģðŪð ð ð·ðð ðēðððļððŪðŋððģðŋðēð ðĩðð°ðēðð ðļððŪðŋðððð ðĩðŋð°ððĻððĪððĢ ðĩðūððļð ðļðð°ðŠðĪð ðŪðūðĩððĪð ðĪððĢðŋðĪððĪðð ðŊðĪðĻðūðēð ðð°ððŠðĪð ðĪðððĩð°ððð ðððĩðĻððĪðŪð ðĪðģðŋðĪððĪ ððð°ððŠð°ðĻð ðŠðð ðĻðŋðð ðððĻðð°ðŋðĻðŋ ðēðŋð°ððððððŪð ðļðŋðĻððĻðð ðððð ðĻððĪð ðļððĩððŋ ðŠðð°ðð°ðŋ! ðĖðĻððĪððĪðððĪð ðĪðūððððĖðģ ðĖðĻðð°ðĻ ðĪððģððģðŪð ðŪððĩðŋðŊ ðĩððŋðĩðð°ððŪð ðĩððēðĩðū ðŠðð°ðð°ðŋ! ðĪððĩð°ðððģð ðļððĻðū ðŠðĪðŋðŊð ðŠðð°ðð°ðŋ! ððð°ðŪððģð ðŪðĻðŪððŋð ðððĩð ðŠðð°ðð°ðŋ! ðĪðŋð°ðŪðŋðð ðĪðŋðĩððĩðŋðŊ ðĪðððū ðŠðð°ðð°ðŋ! ððððŪððŠðū ðŊððĪðĻð ððððŪððŠðū ðŠðð°ðð°ðŋ! ðððŪððŠðū ðŠðð°ðð°ðŋ ððĻððĪðū ðŠðð°ðð°ðŋ! ðĩðĖðððļðŋ ðŠððĻððŊððŪð ðĩððēð ðŠðð°ðð°ðŋ! ððŊð°ðððŋð°ðŋ ððĻð ðļðŠððððð ð°ð°ðļð! ðŪðŊðŋðēððĻð ðŪðŋðððĩððŊð ðŪðēð°ððŋ ðļð°ðĢðŪð! ðļð°ðĢðŪð ðļð°ðĢðŪð ðļð°ðĩðĢ ðŠðĩððŪð ðļð°ðĢðŪð ðļð°ðĢðŪð ðļðĢððŪðððū ðļð°ðĢðŪð! ðļð°ðĢðŪð ðļð°ðĢðŪð ðļðĢððŪðððū ðļð°ðĢðŪð!
Kappu Thuthipporkku Valvinai Pom; Thunpampom; NÃĻnsil Pathipporkkus SÃĻlvam Paliththuk-kathiththongkum Nishtaiyum Kaikutum, Nimalararul Kanthar Sashti Kavasam Thanai. Amara Ritarthira Amaram Purintha Kumaranati NÃĻnse Kuri. Nul Sashtiyai Nokkas Saravana Pavanar Sishtaruk Kuthavum SÃĻngkathir Velon Patham Irantil Panmanis Sathangkai Kitham Patak Kinkini Yata Maiyal NatanansÃĻyyum Mayilva Kananar Kaiyil Velal ÃĻnaik KakkavÃĻn Ruvanthu Varavara Vela Yuthanar Varuka Varuka Varuka Mayilon Varuka Inthiran Muthala ÃĻntisai Porri Manthira Vativel Varuka Varuka! Vasavan Maruka Varuka Varuka Nesak Kuramakal Ninaivon Varuka Arumukam Pataiththa Aiya Varuka Niritum Velavan Niththam Varuka Sirakiri Velavan Sikkiram Varuka! Saravana Pavanar Satuthiyil Varuka Rahana Pavasa Ra Ra Ra Ra Ra Ra Ra Rihana Pavasa Ri Ri Ri Ri Ri Ri Ri Vinapava Sarahana Vira Namonama Nipava Sarahana Niranira NirÃĻna Vasara Vanapa Varuka Varuka Asurar KutikÃĻtuththa Aiya Varuka ÃĻnnai Alum Ilaiyon Kaiyil Panniran Tayutham Pasang Kusamum Parantha Vizhikal Panniran Tilangka VirainthÃĻnaik Kakka Velon Varuka Aiyum Kiliyum Ataivutan Savvum UyyÃēli Sauvum Uyiraiyum Kiliyum Kiliyun Sauvum KilarÃēli Yaiyum NilaipÃĻr RÃĻnmun Niththamum Ãēlirum Sanmukan Niyum ThaniyÃēli YÃēvvum Kuntali Yamsiva Kukan Thinam Varuka! Aru Mukamum Animuti Arum Niritu NÃĻrriyil Ninta Puruvamum Panniru Kannum PavalassÃĻv Vayum NannÃĻri NÃĻrriyil Navamanis Suttiyum Iraru SÃĻviyil Ilakukun Talamum Ariru Thinpuyath Thazhakiya Marpil Palpu Shanamum Pathakkamum Thariththu Nanmani Punta Navarathna Malaiyum Muppuri Nulum Muththani Marpum SÃĻppazha Kutaiya Thiruvayi Runthiyum Thuvanta Marungkil SutarÃēlip Pattum Navaraththinam Pathiththa Narsi Ravum IruthÃētai Yazhakum Inaimuzhan Thalum Thiruvati Yathanil SilampÃēli Muzhangka SÃĻkakana SÃĻkakana SÃĻkakana SÃĻkana MÃēkamÃēka MÃēkamÃēka MÃēkamÃēka MÃēkÃĻna Nakanaka Nakanaka Nakanaka NakÃĻna Tikukuna Tikutiku Tikukuna Tikuna Rararara Rararara Rararara Rarara Riririri Riririri Riririri Ririri Tutututu Tutututu Tutututu Tututu Takutaku Tikutiku Tangku Tingkuku Vinthu Vinthu Mayilon Vinthu Munthu Munthu Murukavel Munthu ÃĻnranai Yalum Erakas SÃĻlva Mainthan Ventum Varamakizhn Thuthavum Lala Lala Lala Vesamum Lila Lila Lila Vino ThanÃĻnru Un Thiruvatiyai UruthiyÃĻn RÃĻnnum ÃĻnthalai Vaiththun Inaiyati Kakka ÃĻnnuyirk Kuyiram Iraivan Kakka Panniru Vizhiyal Palanaik Kakka Atiyen Vathanam Azhakuvel Kakka PÃētipunai NÃĻrriyaip Punithavel Kakka Kathirvel Irantum Kanninaik Kakka Vizhi SÃĻvi Irantum Velavar Kakka Nasikali Rantum Nalvel Kakka Pesiya Vaythanaip PÃĻruvel Kakka Muppath Thirupal Munaivel Kakka SÃĻppiya Navais SÃĻvvel Kakka Kannami Rantum Kathirvel Kakka ÃĻnnilang Kazhuththai Iniyavel Kakka Marpai Rathna Vativel Kakka Serila Mulaimar Thiruvel Kakka Vative Liruthol ValampÃĻrak Kakka Pitarika Lirantum PÃĻruvel Kakka Azhakutan Muthukai Arulvel Kakka Pazhupathi Narum Paruvel Kakka VÃĻrrivel Vayirrai Vilangkave Kakka Sirritai Yazhakuras SÃĻvvel Kakka Nanang Kayirrai Nalvel Kakka AnpÃĻn Kurikalai Ayilvel Kakka Pitta Mirantum PÃĻruvel Kakka Vattak Kuthaththai Vativel Kakka Panaith ThÃētai Irantum Paruvel Kakka Kanaikkal Muzhanthal Kathirvel Kakka Aiviral Atiyinai Arulvel Kakka Kaikali Rantum Karunaivel Kakka Munkaiyi Rantum Muranvel Kakka Pinkaiyi Rantum Pinnaval Irukka Navil Sarasvathi Narrunai Yaka Napik Kamalam Nalvel Kakka Muppal Natiyai Munaivel Kakka ÃĻppÃēzhu ThumÃĻnai ÃĻthirvel Kakka Atiyen Vasanam Asaivula Neram Katukave Vanthu Kanakavel Kakka Varumpakal Thannil Vassiravel Kakka Araiyirul Thannil Anaiyavel Kakka Emaththil Samaththil ÃĻthirvel Kakka Thamatham Nikkis Sathurvel Kakka Kakka Kakka Kanakavel Kakka Nokka Nokka NÃētiyil Nokka Thakka Thakka Thataiyarak Thakka Parkka Parkka Pavam PÃētipata Pilli Suniyam PÃĻrumpakai Akala Valla Putham Valattikap Peykal Allar Patuththum Atangka Muniyum Pillaikal Thinnum Puzhakkatai Muniyum KÃēllivayp Peykalum, Kuralaip Peykalum PÃĻnkalaith ThÃētarum Piramarat Satharum Atiyanaik Kantal Alarik Kalangkita Irisu Katteri Iththunpa Senaiyum ÃĻllilum Iruttilum ÃĻthirppatum Annarum Kanapusai KÃēllum Kaliyo Tanaivarum Vittang Kararum Mikupala Peykalum Thantiyak Kararum Santalar Kalum ÃĻnpÃĻyar SÃēllavum Itivizhun Thotita Anai Yatiyinil Arumpa Vaikalum Punai Mayirum Pillaikal ÃĻnpum Nakamum Mayirum Nilmuti Mantaiyum Pavaika Lutane Palakala Saththutan Manaiyir Puthaiththa Vansanai Thanaiyum Ãēttiyas SÃĻrukkum Ãēttiya Pavaiyum Kasum Panamum Kavutan Sorum Othum Ansanamum Ãēruvazhip Pokkum Atiyanaik Kantal Alainthu Kulainthita Marrar Vansakar Vanthu Vanangkita Kalathu ThalÃĻnaik Kantar Kalangkita Ansi Natungkita Arantu Purantita Vayvit Talari MathikÃĻt Tota Patiyinil Mutta Pasak Kayirral Kattutan Angkam Katharitak Kattu Katti Uruttu Kaikal Muriya Kattu Kattu Katharitak Kattu Muttu Muttu Muzhikal Pithungkita SÃĻkku SÃĻkku SÃĻthil SÃĻthilaka SÃēkku SÃēkku Surppakais SÃēkku Kuththu Kuththu Kurvati Velal Parru Parru Pakalavan ThanalÃĻri ThanalÃĻri ThanalÃĻri Thanalathu Vaka Vitu Vitu Velai VÃĻkuntathu Votap Puliyum Nariyum Punnari Nayum ÃĻliyum Karatiyum Inith ThÃētarn Thota Thelum Pampum SÃĻyyan Puran Kativita Vishangkal Katiththuya Rangkam Eriya Vishangkal ÃĻlithutan Irangka Ãēlippun Sulukkum Ãēruthalai Noyum Vathan Sayiththiyam Valippup Piththam Sulaisayang Kunmam SÃēkkus Sirangku Kutaissal Silanthi Kutalvip Pirithi Pakkap Pilavai PatarthÃētai Vazhai Katuvan Patuvan Kaiththal Silanthi Parkuth Tharanai Paruarai Yappum ÃĻllap Piniyum ÃĻnranaik Kantal Nilla Thota NiÃĻnak Karulvay Irezhu Ulakamum ÃĻnak Kuravaka Anum PÃĻnnum Anaivarum ÃĻnakka Manna Larasarum Makizhnthura Vakavum Unnaith Thuthikka Un Thiru Namam Saravana Pavane SailÃēli Pavane Thiripura Pavane ThikazhÃēli Pavane Paripura Pavane PavamÃēli Pavane Arithiru Maruka Amara Vathiyaik Kaththuth Thevarkal Katumsirai Vituththay Kantha Kukane Kathirve Lavane Karththikai Maintha Katampa Katampanai Itumpanai Yazhiththa Iniyavel Muruka Thanika Salane Sangkaran Puthalva Kathirka Maththurai Kathirvel Muruka Pazhanip Pathivazh Palaku Mara Avinan Kutivazh Azhakiya Vela SÃĻnthinma Malaiyurum SÃĻngkalva Raya Samara Purivazh Sanmukath Tharase Karar Kuzhalal Kalaimakal Nanray ÃĻnna Irukka Yanunaip Pata ÃĻnaith ThÃētarnthirukkum ÃĻnthai Murukanaip Patinen Atinen Paravasa Maka Atinen NatinÃĻn Avinan Puthiyai Nesa Mutanyan NÃĻrriyil Aniya Pasa Vinaikal Parrathu Ningki Unpatham PÃĻrave Unnaru Laka Anputan Iratsi Annamun SÃēnnamum MÃĻththamÃĻth Thaka Vela Yuthanar SiththipÃĻr Ratiyen Sirapputan Vazhka Vazhka Vazhka Mayilon Vazhka Vazhka Vazhka Vativel Vazhka Vazhka Vazhka Malaikkuru Vazhka Vazhka Vazhka Malaikkura Makalutan Vazhka Vazhka Varanath Thuvasam Vazhka VazhkaÃĻn Varumaikal Ningka ÃĻththanai Kuraikal ÃĻththanai Pizhaikal ÃĻththanai Atiyen ÃĻththanai SÃĻyinum PÃĻrravan Nikuru PÃēruppathu Unkatan PÃĻrraval Kuramakal PÃĻrrava Lame PillaiyÃĻn Ranpayp Piriya Maliththu MainthanÃĻn Mithun Manamakizhn Tharulith ThansamÃĻn Ratiyar Thazhaiththita ArulsÃĻy Kanthar Sashti Kavasam Virumpiya Palan Theva Rayan Pakarnthathaik Kalaiyil Malaiyil Karuththutan Nalum Asa Raththutan Angkan Thulakki Nesamutan Ãēru Ninaivathu Vakik Kanthar Sashtik Kavasam Ithanais Sinthai Kalangkathu Thiyanip Pavarkal Ãērunal Muppath Tharuruk KÃēntu Othiye JÃĻpiththu Ukanthuni Raniya Ashtathik Kullor Atangkalum Vasamayth Thisaimanna RÃĻnmar SÃĻyalathu Aruluvar Marrava Rallam Vanthu Vanangkuvar Navakol Makizhnthu Nanmai Yaliththitum NavamathanÃĻnavum NallÃĻzhil PÃĻruvar ÃĻntha Nalum IrÃĻttay Vazhvar Kantharkai Velam Kavasath Thatiyai Vazhiyayk Kana MÃĻyyay Vilangkum Vizhiyar Kana VÃĻruntitum Peykal PÃēlla Thavaraip PÃētipÃēti Yakkum Nallor Ninaivil Natanam Puriyum Sarva Sathru Sangka Raththati ArinthÃĻna Thullam Ashta Latsumikalil Viralat Sumikku Virunthuna Vakas Surapath Mavaith Thuniththakai Yathanal Irupath Thezhvark Kuvanthamu Thaliththa Kuruparan Pazhanik Kunrini Lirukkum Sinnak Kuzhanthai Sevati Porri! ÃĻnaiththatuth ThatkÃēla ÃĻnrana Thullam Meviya Vativurum Velava Porri! Thevarkal Sena Pathiye Porri! Kuramakal Manamakizh Kove Porri! Thiramiku Thivviya Theka Porri! Itumpa Yuthane Itumpa Porri! Katampa Porri Kantha Porri! VÃĻtsi Punaiyum Vele Porri! Uyarkiri Kanaka Sapaikko Rarase! Mayilnata Mituvoy Malarati Saranam! Saranam Saranam Saravana Pavaom Saranam Saranam Sanmuka Saranam! Saranam Saranam Sanmuka Saranam!
Meaning:āŽāŽĻāāŽĶ āŽ·āŽ·āāŽ ā āŽāŽŽāŽāŽŪā āŽāŽāŽŽāŽūāŽĻ āŽŪāāŽ°āāŽāŽĻ (āŽāŽūāŽ°āāŽĪāŽŋāŽāā / āŽļāāŽŽāāŽ°āŽđāāŽŪāŽĢāā)āŽāāŽ āŽ°āŽāāŽ·āŽū āŽŠāŽūāŽāŽ āŽāŽ āŽĪāŽūāŽŪāŽŋāŽē āŽļāāŽĪāāŽĪāāŽ° (āŽāŽŽāŽāŽŪā āŽ āŽ°āāŽĨāŽūāŽĪā 'āŽāŽŽāŽ'), āŽŊāŽūāŽđāŽūāŽā āŽļāŽĻāāŽĪ āŽŽāŽūāŽē āŽĶāāŽŽāŽ°āŽūāāŽĻ (āŽĶāāŽŽāŽ°āŽūā āŽļāāąāŽūāŽŪāŽŋāŽāŽē) āŽ°āŽāŽĻāŽū āŽāްāŽŋāŽĨāŽŋāŽēāāĨĪ āŽāŽđāŽūāŽ° āŽāްāŽŪāāŽāŽŋāŽ 'āŽāŽūāŽŠāāŽŠā' āŽŠāāŽ°āŽĪāŽŋāŽķāāŽ°āāŽĪāŽŋ āŽĶāŽŋāŽ āŽŊā āŽŊāāŽāŽāŽŪāŽūāŽĻā āŽāŽāŽŽāŽūāŽĻāŽāāŽ āŽļāāŽĪāāŽĪāŽŋ āŽāްāŽĻāāŽĪāŽŋ āŽļāāŽŪāŽūāŽĻāŽāāŽ āŽāāŽ°āāŽ° āŽāްāāŽŪ āŽ āŽĶāāŽāŽ āŽŠāŽģāŽūāŽāŽŊāŽūāŽ, āŽ§āŽĻ āŽ āŽļāāŽĨāŽŋāŽ°āŽĪāŽū āŽŽāŽĒāŽžā, āŽāŽŽāŽ āŽāŽĻāāŽĶ (āŽŪāāŽ°āāŽāŽĻ)āŽāāŽ āŽāāŽŠāŽū āŽŠāāŽ°āŽūāŽŠāāŽĪ āŽđāāŽāĨĪ
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Benefits of Chanting āŽāŽĻāāŽĶ āŽ·āŽ·āāŽ ā āŽāŽŽāŽāŽŪā
A supremely powerful Tamil protective hymn (kavacham) â invokes Lord Murugan's Vel to guard the devotee from head to foot.
Believed to drive away enemies, fear, disease, evil spirits, black magic, poison and every danger.
Its opening promises that for those who praise Murugan, bad karma and sorrow flee and prosperity and steadfastness grow.
Recited especially during Skanda Sashti (the six days ending in Murugan's victory over Surapadman) and on Tuesdays and Krittika nakshatra days.
Loved across Tamil Nadu and the Tamil diaspora; chanting it with devotion is held to bring Murugan's complete grace and protection.
How to Chant āŽāŽĻāāŽĶ āŽ·āŽ·āāŽ ā āŽāŽŽāŽāŽŪā
Bathe and sit before an image of Lord Murugan with His Vel and peacock. Light a lamp and, if possible, keep the Skanda Sashti fast. Recite the Kavacham clearly and with devotion, feeling Murugan's Vel protecting each part of the body as the verses describe. Many recite it daily for protection, or 36 times during the six days of Skanda Sashti. Conclude with 'Vetri Vel! Veera Vel!'
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