What are the benefits of reciting the Shri Lakshmana Kavacham according to the text?

Reciting the Kavacham is believed to bring prosperity, fulfill desires, and grant progeny, wealth, a spouse, cattle, grain, and even kingdom depending on the reciter's intention.

Who is the Rishi (sage) of the Shri Lakshmana Kavacha mantra, according to the text?

According to the text, the Rishi (sage) of the Shri Lakshmana Kavacha mantra is Agastya.

Which deities are invoked for protection in the Lakshmana Kavacham, and from which directions?

Lakshmana, Raghavanuja, Saumitri, and Raghuttama are invoked to protect from the east, south, west, and north respectively, with Mahavira and Nripatmaja protecting from below and above.

What is the significance of reciting both the Rama Kavacham and the Saumitri Kavacham together?

The text emphasizes that reciting only the Rama Kavacham without the Saumitri Kavacham is like offering food without ghee; Raghunandana is not fully satisfied unless both are recited.

What should one meditate on when reciting the Lakshmana Kavacham, according to the Dhyanam?

One should meditate on Lakshmana standing behind Rama, adorned with jewels, holding a parasol over Rama's head, carrying a bow and arrow, and having a gentle, smiling face.

śrī lakṣmaṇa kavacam

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agastya uvāca |
saumitriṁ raghunāyakasya caraṇadvandvēkṣaṇaṁ śyāmalaṁ
bibhrantaṁ svakarēṇa rāmaśirasi cchatraṁ vicitrāmbaram |
bibhrantaṁ raghunāyakasya sumahatkōdaṇḍabāṇāsanē
taṁ vandē kamalēkṣaṇaṁ janakajāvākyē sadā tatparam || 1 ||

ōṁ asya śrīlakṣmaṇakavacamantrasya agastya r̥ṣiḥ anuṣṭup chandaḥ śrīlakṣmaṇō dēvatā śēṣa iti bījaṁ sumitrānandana iti śaktiḥ rāmānuja iti kīlakaṁ rāmadāsa ityastraṁ raghuvaṁśaja iti kavacaṁ saumitririti mantraḥ śrīlakṣmaṇaprītyarthaṁ sakalamanō:’bhilaṣitasiddhyarthaṁ japē viniyōgaḥ |

atha dhyānam |
rāmapr̥ṣṭhasthitaṁ ramyaṁ ratnakuṇḍaladhāriṇam |
nīlōtpaladalaśyāmaṁ ratnakaṅkaṇamaṇḍitam || 1 ||

rāmasya mastakē divyaṁ bibhrantaṁ chatramuttamam |
varapītāmbaradharaṁ mukuṭē nātiśōbhitam || 2 ||

tūṇīraṁ kārmukaṁ cāpi bibhrantaṁ ca smitānanam |
ratnamālādharaṁ divyaṁ puṣpamālāvirājitam || 3 ||

ēvaṁ dhyātvā lakṣmaṇaṁ ca rāghavanyastalōcanam |
kavacaṁ japanīyaṁ hi tatō bhaktyātra mānavaiḥ || 4 ||

atha kavacam |
lakṣmaṇaḥ pātu mē pūrvē dakṣiṇē rāghavānujaḥ |
pratīcyāṁ pātu saumitriḥ pātūdīcyāṁ raghūttamaḥ || 5 ||

adhaḥ pātu mahāvīraścōrdhvaṁ pātu nr̥pātmajaḥ |
madhyē pātu rāmadāsaḥ sarvataḥ satyapālakaḥ || 6 ||

smitānanaḥ śiraḥ pātu bhālaṁ pātūrmilādhavaḥ |
bhruvōrmadhyē dhanurdhārī sumitrānandanō:’kṣiṇī || 7 ||

kapōlē rāmamantrī ca sarvadā pātu vai mama |
karṇamūlē sadā pātu kabandhabhujakhaṇḍanaḥ || 8 ||

nāsāgraṁ mē sadā pātu sumitrānandavardhanaḥ |
rāmanyastēkṣaṇaḥ pātu sadā mē:’tra mukhaṁ bhuvi || 9 ||

sītāvākyakaraḥ pātu mama vāṇīṁ sadā:’tra hi |
saumyarūpaḥ pātu jihvāmanantaḥ pātu mē dvijān || 10 ||

cibukaṁ pātu rakṣōghnaḥ kaṇṭhaṁ pātvasurārdanaḥ |
skandhau pātu jitārātirbhujau paṅkajalōcanaḥ || 11 ||

karau kaṅkaṇadhārī ca nakhān raktanakhō:’vatu |
kukṣiṁ pātu vinidrō mē vakṣaḥ pātu jitēndriyaḥ || 12 ||

pārśvē rāghavapr̥ṣṭhasthaḥ pr̥ṣṭhadēśaṁ manōramaḥ |
nābhiṁ gambhīranābhistu kaṭiṁ ca rukmamēkhalaḥ || 13 ||

guhyaṁ pātu sahasrāsyaḥ pātu liṅgaṁ haripriyaḥ |
ūrū pātu viṣṇutulyaḥ sumukhō:’vatu jānunī || 14 ||

nāgēndraḥ pātu mē jaṅghē gulphau nūpuravānmama |
pādāvaṅgadatātō:’vyāt pātvaṅgāni sulōcanaḥ || 15 ||

citrakētupitā pātu mama pādāṅgulīḥ sadā |8
rōmāṇi mē sadā pātu ravivaṁśasamudbhavaḥ || 16 ||

daśarathasutaḥ pātu niśāyāṁ mama sādaram |
bhūgōladhārī māṁ pātu divasē divasē sadā || 17 ||

sarvakālēṣu māmindrajiddhantā:’vatu sarvadā |
ēvaṁ saumitrikavacaṁ sutīkṣṇa kathitaṁ mayā || 18 ||

idaṁ prātaḥ samutthāya yē paṭhantyatra mānavāḥ |
tē dhanyā mānavā lōkē tēṣāṁ ca saphalō bhavaḥ || 19 ||

saumitrēḥ kavacasyāsya paṭhanānniścayēna hi |
putrārthī labhatē putrān dhanārthī dhanamāpnuyāt || 20 ||

patnīkāmō labhētpatnīṁ gōdhanārthī tu gōdhanam |
dhānyārthī prāpnuyāddhānyaṁ rājyārthī rājyamāpnuyāt || 21 ||

paṭhitaṁ rāmakavacaṁ saumitrikavacaṁ vinā |
ghr̥tēna hīnaṁ naivēdyaṁ tēna dattaṁ na saṁśayaḥ || 22 ||

kēvalaṁ rāmakavacaṁ paṭhitaṁ mānavairyadi |
tatpāṭhēna tu santuṣṭō na bhavēdraghunandanaḥ || 23 ||

ataḥ prayatnataścēdaṁ saumitrikavacaṁ naraiḥ |
paṭhanīyaṁ sarvadaiva sarvavāñchitadāyakam || 24 ||

iti śrīmadānandarāmāyaṇē sutīkṣṇāgastyasaṁvādē śrīlakṣmaṇakavacam |

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