Silver Kavachams for the Moorthys at the 8 Sannidhis of Sri Ranganatha Temple , Pomona , NY

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SrI :

 

Dear BhakthAs :

Very shortly , the Kavachams for PerumAL's and ThAyArs

at each of the 8 Sanndidhis will be reaching these shores and

will be ready to adorn the Lord . Craftsmen in India have created

them for the Lord and His devis .

 

Please come and enjoy the Kavacham clad PerumAls

and ThAyArs and recieve their blessings !

 

Please consider contributing whatever funds you can to offset

the expenses incurred in creation of these Kavachams

for the adornment of Lord Ranganatha , Raama , KrishNa ,

Narasimha , Srinivasa , Andal , MahA Lakshmi and Garuda .

Please contact Sri Venkat Kanumalla or myself regarding

your support for this Kaimakryam . Please support your

ishta dhaivams adorned with the new Kavachams .

 

Now let us explore the significance of the Kavachams for the Lord .

 

What is a Kavacham ? : Part I

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Kavacham is a form fitting silver or gold cladding to reveal

the dhivya MangaLa Vigraham ( Divine physique) of the Lord

and to symbolize the superior powers of the archA Moorthys .

 

Kavacham is used from the times of CholA and Vijaya Nagara Kings

in temples dear to them . These Kavachams are their samarpaNams to

the King of Kings to attest to His Universal souverignity .

 

The Kavacham besides deriving their beauty from the sambhandham

( the association) with the ThirumEni of the Lord remind us that Our Lord

is ready to go on a mission to destroy our internal and external enemies

that impede us from getting close to Him . As the sthOthram about

the Raghu Veeran states :

 

sannaddha: KAVACHEE kaDghee chApa-BhaNadharO yuvaa

gacchan mamAgratho nithyam Raama: paathu salakshmana:

 

(Meaning) : May the Youthful Raama with His brother LakshmaNa

go in front of me and protect me adorning their KAVACHAM , Sword ,

Bow and arrows in a state of preparedeness to confront my enemies .

 

The very thought of their defense on our behalves in a state of war readiness

makes us profoundly grateful and makes us seek their pardon for our trespasses

against Their (Bhagavath) Saasthrams and seek aparAdha KshAmaNam :

KaayEna VaachA ManasEndhriyaivaa , BuddhyAthmanA vaa prakruthE: svabhAvAth

karOmi yadhyath sakalam parasmai , NAARAAYANAAYETHI SAMARPAYAMI

 

(Meaning ): Oh Sriman NaarAyaNA ! This bonded servant of Yours places at

Your sacred feet with utmost reverence all acts performed through my body ,

spech, mind , cognitive organs and intellect driven by thriguNams .

 

What is a Kavacham: Part II

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Kavacham means a shield . It is a prayer to seek Him as our shield

to protect us against all external and Internal enemies .

 

There are the following Kavachams that are usually recited by BhakthAs :

 

1. NaarAyaNa Kavacham from Bhagavatham

(2) MahA Lakshmi Kavacham by Brahma

(3) Narasimha Kavacham by Brahma , Brahma Samhithaa

(4) Sudarsana Kavacham from Bhrigu Samhithaa by Naradar

(5) Hayagriva Kavacham by Siva

(6) VarAha kavacham by Siva

 

Each of these Kavachams are powerful and have their own Rishi , Chandas ,

Bheejam , Sakthi and Keelakam . They have dhyAna SlOkams and anga nyAsa ,

Kara nyAsams .

 

Please recieve upadEsams on them and leave the burden of Your protection

to the Divine Couple (Aathma Rakshaa Bhara SamarpaNam ) . All the Six Kavachams

have been recorded in the MP 3 Format by Sri Sunder Kidambi at :

http://www.prapatti.com in the audio recording section .

 

Recite these Kavachams in front of the Kavacham Clad Moorthys at

Sri RanganathA Temple and recieve their anugrahams !

 

V.Sadagopan

Sri Ranganatha Temple , Pomona , NY