Efficacy of chanting Dattatreya Vajra Kavacha

January 3, 2007

Dear ShreeRam Gaaru/ Other Learned Members,

I have started reciting this Kavacha from recently (earlier after joined the group may be in june i used to Listen to it from our files - by Ganapathi Sachidananda Swami) to ward off planetary influences (One Priest said Guru/Shani graham both were not favourable to me, they say atleast one should be favourable, due to which our family was facing some troubles last year).....But i have some doubts on this sadhana...Can you please clarify those

I feel that faith/ Grace of Lord are the most important ingredients in Sadhana, but these questions i am asking out of childish curiosity...

1) Does Mental Chanting of Kavacha is suggested (I read some where mental chanting of mantra/stotra is more powerful) OR it should be only vachika chanting..if that is the case can laghu pooja all the pooja dravyam like Doopam/Deepam/Naivedyam can be offered mentally

2) Very less blessed people know about perfect way to do Anganyasa/ Karanyasa ( my curiosity asks what actually is anganyasa/ karanyasa for any mantram/stotram...), How un-initiated people can over come this...

In Vimalananda`s Aghora Books it is said that If Nyasa is done correctly/perfectly the Diety would come & sit in our Body...if that is the case, not doing it properly (just reading as it is written) would give the desired result .....

3) Procedure says after dhyanam & laghu pooja that we need to chant " Pranavam Draam Moola Mantram " for 108 times, again the problem of initiation.....hoping Lord would excuse us if we chant without initiation....i have a question on procedure of chanting - somewhere (i dont remember where) it is said that japam yeilds good results if we use our fingers to count the japam...in case rosary is not availabe is this true....

4) You suggested that we`ll enjoy bliss if we recited it for 3 times, should this be done at a time OR can it be done at tri-sandhyas...

Other interesting things about this Vajra Kavacham are

1) This is from " Rudra Yamala Tantram "

2) The Phala Sruthi is really beautiful & exhaustive ( it covers everything...all diseases can be cured - they are named one by one, child-less can get child, chiraayuhu etc etc etc up to Jeevan Mukthi )

Your Brother,

- Sainath J.O.

On 1/2/07, Group Owner <para_anuloma wrote:

Dear Dattajanas,

Dattatreya Vajra Kavacham is a higly effective remedy to modern day problems.

Swaprakashananda

I remember my Father's Guruvugaaru(Swaprakashananda) giving it to me as a kid. My father used to do it many times a day apart from Datta-Mala Mantra.

'Vajra' means diamond and " kavacha' means armour.

..

Dattatreya Himself has proclaimed in that

-- " One who does this Vajra-Kavacham gets a " Vajra-kayam " (referring to a very strong and healthy body and also purification of the etheric body maing it shine like a diamond) "

One becomes a Tyaagi,Bhogi and Mahayogi and leaves behind Sukha and Dukha and wherever He/she gets all siddhis and accomplishes what all he/she decides and finally attains Jeevan Mukti(liberation for the jeeva/soul)

(Tyaagi Bhogi Mahayogi sukhadukha Vivarjitaha Sarvatra Siddha Sankalpo Jeevan muktodya Vartate')

Lord Dattatreya tells thus and dissappears and Daladaana Maharshi chants it and attains Jeevan Muktha. Daladaana Maharishi had a doubt whether Lord Dattatreya would come when one thinks of Him or not going by His name " Smarthrugaami " (which means one who comes the moment the thought arises)

This stotra is unique insomuchas Lord Dattatreya has Himself given it.

It is said that a hunter by name Bhillo who happened hear this discussion between Lord Dattareya and the Rishi Daladana who recieved it and that too accidentally suddenly got " Datta-Varchas " (spiritual light emnating from body upon hearing the shloka).

The Stotra needs no initiation and can be practiced from anyone, though if done with the blessings of one's Gurunatha, the results accure in a few days.

Each part of the body is covered by this Kavacha.

Some astrologers also recommend this Vajra Kavacha not only for health but for evading bad planetary influences.

My father used to chant this Kavacha during the period of bad planetary influences and invariably he used to come out it very easily.

He was also blessed with lot of divine experiences of Lord Dattatreya too.

The Vajra Kavacha has three parts--the Poorva Bhagam, Kavacham and Uttara Bhagam along with Nyasas,dhyanam and Laghupuja(lamityaadi mental puja).

The Vajra Kavacha is available in our group files section as a word document, those desirous of read it can read it.

The Uttara Bhagam is known as the Phalashurthi and some who dont have time omit it.

One who does this Vajra Kavacha--once per day gets all-round protection

Twice a day--Gets mental peace and good health

Thrice a Day--enjoys bliss after some weeks of sincere and faithful practice.

One who does the chanting daily 28 times for 49 days gets a vision of Lord Dattatreya in the end.

I will reel more on this later...