Shiva Kavacham for Protection

Is initiation necessary to listen to this mantra?

No. Initiation is required only if you want to do mantra sadhana, not for listening. You just have to listen to the mantras we provide to get benefited.

ॐ नमो भगवते सदाशिवाय सकलतत्त्वात्मकाय सकलतत्त्वविहाराय सकललोकैककर्त्रे सकललौकैकभर्त्रे सकललोकैकहर्त्रे सकललोकैकगुरवे सकललोकैकसाक्षिणे सकलनिगमगुह्याय सकलवरप्रदाय सकलदुरितार्तिभञ्जनाय सकलजगदभयङ्कराय सकललोकैकशङ्कराय शशाङ्कशेखराय शाश्वतनिजाभासाय निर्गुणाय निरुपमाय नीरूपाय निराभासाय निरामयाय निष्प्रपञ्चाय निष्कलङ्काय निर्द्वन्द्वाय निःसङ्गाय निर्मलाय निर्गमाय नित्यरूपविभवाय निरुपमविभवाय निराधाराय नित्यशुद्धबुद्धपरिपूर्णसच्चिदानन्दाद्वयाय परमशान्तप्रकाशतेजोरूपाय जयजय महारुद्र महारौद्र भद्रावतार दुःखदावदारण महाभैरव कालभैरव कल्पान्तभैरव कपालमालाधर खट्वाङ्गखड्गचर्मपाशाङ्कुशडमरुशूलचापबाणगदाशक्तिभिण्डिपालतोमरमुसलमुद्गरपट्टिशपरशुपरिघभुशुण्डीशतघ्नीचक्राद्यायुधभीषणकरसहस्र मुखदंष्ट्राकराल विकटाट्टहासविस्फारितब्रह्माण्डमण्डल नागेन्द्रकुण्डल नागेन्द्रहार नागेन्द्रवलय नागेन्द्रचर्मधर मृत्युञ्जय त्र्यम्बक त्रिपुरान्तक विरूपाक्ष विश्वेश्वर विश्वरूप वृषभवाहन विषभूषण विश्वतोमुख सर्वतो रक्ष रक्ष मां ज्वलज्ज्वल  महामृत्युभयं अपमृत्युभयं नाशय नाशय रोगभयमुत्सादयोत्सादय विषसर्पभयं शमय शमय चोरभयं मारय मारय मम शत्रूनुच्चाटयोच्चाटय शूलेन विदारय विदारय कुठारेण भिन्धि भिन्धि  खड्गेन छिन्धि छिन्धि खट्वाङ्गेन विपोथय विपोथय मुसलेन निष्पेषय निष्पेषय बाणैः सन्ताडय सन्ताडय रक्षांसि भीषय भीषय भूतानि विद्रावय विद्रावय कूष्माण्डवेतालमारीगणब्रह्मराक्षसान्सन्त्रासय सन्त्रासय ममाभयं कुरु कुरु वित्रस्तं मामाश्वास याश्वासय नरकभयान्मामुद्धारयोद्धारय सञ्जीवय सञ्जीवय क्षुत्तृड्भ्यां मामाप्याययाप्यायय दुःखातुरं मामानन्दयानन्दय शिवकवचेन मामाच्छादयाच्छादय त्र्यम्बक सदाशिव नमस्ते नमस्ते नमस्ते।

om namo bhagavate sadaashivaaya sakalatattvaatmakaaya sakalatattvavihaaraaya sakalalokaikakartre sakalalaukaikabhartre sakalalokaikahartre sakalalokaikagurave sakalalokaikasaakshine sakalanigamaguhyaaya sakalavarapradaaya sakaladuritaartibhanjanaaya sakalajagadabhayankaraaya sakalalokaikashankaraaya shashaankashekharaaya shaashvatanijaabhaasaaya nirgunaaya nirupamaaya neeroopaaya niraabhaasaaya niraamayaaya nishprapanchaaya nishkalankaaya nirdvandvaaya nih'sangaaya nirmalaaya nirgamaaya nityaroopavibhavaaya nirupamavibhavaaya niraadhaaraaya nityashuddhabuddhaparipoornasachchidaanandaadvayaaya paramashaantaprakaashatejoroopaaya jayajaya mahaarudra mahaaraudra bhadraavataara duh'khadaavadaarana mahaabhairava kaalabhairava kalpaantabhairava kapaalamaalaadhara khat'vaangakhad'gacharmapaashaankushad'amarushoolachaapabaanagadaashaktibhind'ipaalatomaramusalamudgarapat't'ishaparashuparighabhushund'eeshataghneechakraadyaayudhabheeshanakarasahasra mukhadamsht'raakaraala vikat'aat't'ahaasavisphaaritabrahmaand'amand'ala naagendrakund'ala naagendrahaara naagendravalaya naagendracharmadhara mri'tyunjaya tryambaka tripuraantaka viroopaaksha vishveshvara vishvaroopa vri'shabhavaahana vishabhooshana vishvatomukha sarvato raksha raksha maam jvalajjvala mahaamri'tyubhayam apamri'tyubhayam naashaya naashaya rogabhayamutsaadayotsaadaya vishasarpabhayam shamaya shamaya chorabhayam maaraya maaraya mama shatroonuchchaat'ayochchaat'aya shoolena vidaaraya vidaaraya kut'haarena bhindhi bhindhi khad'gena chhindhi chhindhi khat'vaangena vipothaya vipothaya musalena nishpeshaya nishpeshaya baanaih' santaad'aya santaad'aya rakshaamsi bheeshaya bheeshaya bhootaani vidraavaya vidraavaya kooshmaand'avetaalamaareeganabrahmaraakshasaansantraasaya santraasaya mamaabhayam kuru kuru vitrastam maamaashvaasa yaashvaasaya narakabhayaanmaamuddhaarayoddhaaraya sanjeevaya sanjeevaya kshuttri'd'bhyaam maamaapyaayayaapyaayaya duh'khaaturam maamaanandayaanandaya shivakavachena maamaachchhaadayaachchhaadaya tryambaka sadaashiva namaste namaste namaste.

Om, I bow to Bhagavan Sadashiva, the one who embodies all principles, who moves through all principles, the sole creator of all worlds, the sole sustainer of all worlds, the sole destroyer of all worlds, the sole Guru of all worlds, the sole witness of all worlds, the one who knows all the secrets of the scriptures, the giver of all boons, the remover of all sufferings and miseries, the one who brings fear to the entire universe, the sole benefactor of all worlds, the one who wears the moon as a crown, the eternal and self-luminous, the formless, the incomparable, the one without a form, the one without a shadow, free from disease, beyond worldly existence, without blemish, free from duality, unattached, pure, beyond the grasp of knowledge, with an eternal, all-encompassing form, whose unmatched glory is incomparable, the one without a foundation, the eternally pure, the fully enlightened, the complete, the non-dual truth of existence-consciousness-bliss, the supreme tranquil light of brilliance.

Victory to you, O great Rudra, O great terrifying one, O auspicious avatar, the one who extinguishes the fire of suffering, the great Bhairava, Kalabhairava, the one who causes the destruction at the end of time, the wearer of the skull garland, the one who holds the staff, sword, shield, noose, goad, drum, trident, bow, arrows, mace, spear, club, hammer, double axe, and a host of fierce weapons in his thousand terrifying arms, with fearsome faces, with dreadful fangs, whose terrible laughter expands the universe. The one who wears serpent earrings, a serpent necklace, a serpent bracelet, and a serpent skin. The conqueror of death, the three-eyed one, the destroyer of Tripura, the one with deformed eyes, the Lord of the universe, who has the form of the universe, riding the bull, adorned with poison, the one who faces in all directions, protect me, protect me from all sides.

Burn, burn away the great fear of death, destroy the fear of untimely death, remove, remove the fear of disease, calm, calm the fear of poison and serpents, kill, kill the fear of thieves, annihilate my enemies, pierce them with your trident, split them with your axe, cut them with your sword, crush them with your staff, smash them with your club, strike them with your arrows, terrify, terrify the demons, drive away, drive away the spirits, frighten, frighten the goblins, ghouls, and evil spirits. Give me fearlessness, comfort me, rescue me from the fear of hell, revive me, revive me, nourish me from hunger and thirst, free me from sorrow and grant me bliss. Cover me, cover me with the armor of Shiva.

O three-eyed one, eternal Shiva, I bow to you, I bow to you, I bow to you.

Ramaswamy Sastry and Vighnesh Ghanapaathi