A Kavach is the armour
that a soldier wears for protection. Ganesha
kavacham is also known as
the Ganapathi Kavacham, Vinayakar Kavacham or Vinayaka
Kavacham. The Ganesha
Kavacham asks Lord Ganesha to act
like a shield or armour and keep away the evils of the world. It is
a devotional song that is sung to praise the Lord and his
exceptional powers. When one recites this prayer they ask Lord
Ganesha to protect them and also to remove all obstacles from their
path so that they may have success and prosperity. Lord Ganesha is
known to be the supreme symbol of wisdom, prosperity and success
and when one recites this prayer and remembers Lord
Ganesha with a mind clear of all negativity, Ganesha is said
to be appeased and showers his unconditional love upon his
followers. The extent to which the mantra shall help you depends
totally on the strength of faith. It is through absolute faith and
conviction that one can get the maximum benefits.
The Ganesha
Kavacham recital explicitly
requests Lord Ganesha to protect the body, home, assets and
overall existence. The chant is
for both one’s-self and one’s loved-ones. And since it is
achant, it is available
in many languages. The main ones are English, Hindi, Tamil,
Telugu, Kannada, Gujarati, Oriya and Bengali.
In Ganesha
Kavacham Lord Ganesha is asked to
protect each and every body part ranging from eyes, forehead, skin,
tongue, ears, nose, face, speech, smile, heart,
legs,
fingers, arms nails,
etc. Ganesha is asked to
protect from all directions namely north, south, east and west. He
also askedto protect all loved ones, wealth, property, intellect
and spiritual
life.
Choose the
language that you want or listen to the enchanting hymns and let
your soul take a plunge into the divine world of wisdom of
Ganpati.
Ganesha
Kavacham Salutations to the
Lord
Let the ever pleasing remover of obstacles protect my head,
Let the God who is as great as the sea protect my eyes,
Let he who killed the elephant asura protect my hair,
And let the leader of Shiva’s army protect my eyes.