A Kavacham is addressed to this fierce form of Hanuman. It is not a Stotra in the normal sense of the word and instead it gives large amount of Tantric powers aimed at protection. Some people believe that this sloka should not be recited but used to worship the Five Faced Hanumanji.

It is written at the end of the Panchmukhi stotra that was taught by Rama to Sita as per her request. However, the first few lines show that this is a version taught by Garuda, where he mentions that it was created by the Lord of Lords.

Panchmukhi Hanuman Kavach in English

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|| Shree Ganeshaya Namaha ||

om shree panchavadanaaya aanjaneyaaya namaha
om asya shree panchamukha hanumat mantrasya
brahmaa rushihi gaayatree Chandaha panchamukha viraaTa hanumaana devataa
hreem beejam shreem shaktihi kraum keelakam kroom kavacham kraim astraaya phat iti digbandhah
Shree Garuda uvaacha
 
Atha dhyaanam
pravakshyaami shruNu sarvaanga sundari |
yat krutam devedevana dhyaanam hanumatah priyam || 1 ||
panchavaktram mahaabheemam tripancha nayanairyutam |
baahubhih dashabhih yuktam sarvakaamaartha siddhidam || 2 ||
poorvam tu vaanaram vaktram koTisoorya samaprabham |
damshTraa karaala vadanam bhrukuTi kuTilekshaNam || 3 ||
asyaiva dakshiNam vaktram naarasimham mahaadbhutam |
atyugra tejovapusham bheeshaNam bhayanaashanam || 4 ||
pashchimam gaaruDam vaktram vakratunDam mahaabalam |
sarvanaaga prashamanam vishabhootaadi kruntanam || 5 ||
uttaram soukaram vaktram krushNam deeptam nabhopamam |
paataala simha vetaala jvara rogaadi kruntanam || 6 ||
oordhvam hayaananam ghoram daanava antakaram param |
yena vaktreNa viprendra taarakaakhyam mahaasuram || 7 ||
jaghaana sharaNam tatsyaat sarvashatru haram param |
dhyaatvaa panchamukham rudram hanumantam dayaanidhim || 8 ||
khaDgam trishoolam khaTvaangam paasham ankusha parvatam |
mushTim kaumodakeem vruksham dhaarayantam kamanDalum || 9 ||
bhindipaalam gyaanamudraam dashabhih muni pungavam |
etaani aayudha jaalaani dhaarayantam bhajaamyaham || 10 ||
pretaasana upavishTam tam sarvaabharaNa bhooshitam |
divya maalya ambara dharam divya gandha anulepanam || 11 ||
sarva aashcharya mayam devam hanumat vishvato mukham
panchaasyam achyutam aneka vichitra varNa vaktram shashaamka shikharaM kapiraajavaryam ||
peetaambaraadi mukuTai roopa shobhitaangam
pingaaksham aadyam anisham manasaa smaraami || 12 ||
markaTesham mahotsaaham sarvashatruharam param |
shatru samhara maam raksha shreeman aapadam uddhara || 13 ||
om harimarkaTa markaTa maMtraM idaM parilikhyati likhyati vaamatale |
yadi nashyati nashyati shatrukulaM yadi muMchati muMchati vaamalataa || 14 ||
oum harimarkaTaaya svaahaa ||
om namo bhagavate panchavadanaaya poorva kapimukhaaya sakalashatru samhaarakaaya svaahaa |
om namo bhagavate panchavadanaaya dakshiNa mukhaaya karaala vadanaaya narasimhaaya sakalabhoota pramathanaaya svaahaa |
om namo bhagavate panchavadanaaya pashchima mukhaaya garuDaananaaya sakala vishaharaaya svaahaa |
om namo bhagavate panchavadanaaya uttara mukhaaya aadi varaahaaya sakala sampat karaaya svaahaa |
om namo bhagavate panchavadanaaya oordhva mukhaaya hayagreevaaya sakalajana vashankaraaya svaahaa |
om asya shree panchamukha hanumat mantrasya
shree raamachandra rushihi anushTup Chandaha panchamukha veera hanumaan devataa |
hanumaan iti beejam | vaayuputra iti shaktihi | anjaneesuta iti keelakam |
shree raamadoota hanumat prasaada siddhyarthe jape viniyogaha |
iti rushyaadikam vinyasyet |
om anjaneesutaaya angushThaabhyaam namaha |
om rudramoortaye tarjaneebhyaam namaha |
om vaayuputraaya madhyamaabhyaam namaha |
om agnigarbhaaya anaamikaabhyaam namaha |
om raamadootaaya kanishThikaabhyaam namaha |
om panchamukha hanumate karatala karaprushThaabhyaam namaha |
iti karanyaasaha ||
om anjaneesutaaya hrudayaaya namaha |
om rudramoortaye shirase svaahaa |
om vaayuputraaya shikhaayai vashaT |
om agnigarbhaaya kavachaaya hum |
om raamadootaaya netratrayaaya voushaT |
om panchamukha hanumate astraaya phaT |
panchamukha hanumate svaahaa |
iti digbandhaha ||
Atha dhyaanam
vande vaanara naarasimha khagaraaT kroDaashva vakraanvitam
divyaalankaraNaM tripanchanayanam dedeepyamaanam ruchaa |
hastaabjairasikheTa pustaka sudhaa kumbha ankusha aadrim halam khaTvaangam
phaNibhooruham dhashabhujaM sarvaari veeraapaham ||
 
Atha mantraha 
om shree raamadootaaya aanjaneyaaya vaayuputraaya mahaabala paraakramaaya
seetaaduhkha nivaaraNaaya lankaadahana kaaraNaaya mahaabala prachanDaaya
phaalguna sakhaaya kolaahala sakala brahmaanDa vishvaroopaaya
saptasamudra nirlanghanaaya pingala nayanaaya amita vikramaaya
sooryabimba phalasevanaaya dushTa nivaaraNaaya drushTi niraalankrutaaya
sanjeevinee sanjeevitaangada lakshmaNa mahaakapi sainya praaNadaaya
dashakanTha vidhvamsanaaya raameshTaaya mahaaphaalguna sakhaaya
seetaasahita raama varapradaaya shaTprayoga aagama panchamukha veera hanuman mantra jape viniyogaha |
om harimarkaTa markaTaaya bam bam bam bam bam voushaT svaahaa |
om harimarkaTa markaTaaya pham pham pham pham pham phaT svaahaa |
om harimarkaTa markaTaaya khem khem khem khem khem maaraNaaya svaahaa |
om harimarkaTa markaTaaya lum lum lum lum lum aakarshita sakala sampatkaraaya svaahaa |
om harimarkaTa markaTaaya dham dham dham dham dham shatru stambhanaaya svaahaa |
om Tam Tam Tam Tam Tam koormamoortaye panchamukha veera hanumate parayantra paratantra uchchaaTanaaya svaahaa |
om kam kham gam gham ngyam – cham Cham jam jham nyam – Tam Tham Dam Dham Nam – tam tham dam dham nam – pam pham bam bham mam – yam ram lam vam – sham Sham sam ham – Lam ksham svaahaa |
iti digbandhaha |
om poorva kapimukhaaya panchamukha hanumate Tam Tam Tam Tam Tam sakalashatru samharaNaaya svaahaa |
om dakshiNa mukhaaya panchamukha hanumate karaala vadanaaya narasimhaaya om hraam hreem hroom hraim hraum hrah sakala bhootapreta damanaaya svaahaa |
om pashchima mukhaaya garuDaananaaya panchamukha hanumate mam mam mam mam mam sakala vishaharaaya svaahaa |
om uttara mukhaaya aadi varaahaaya lam lam lam lam lam nrusimhaaya neelakanTha moortaye panchamukha hanumate svaahaa |
om oordhva mukhaaya hayagreevaaya rum rum rum rum rum rudramoortaye sakala prayojana nirvaahakaaya svaahaa |
om anjanee sutaaya vaayu putraaya mahaa balaaya seetaa shoka nivaaraNaaya shree raamachandra krupaa paadukaaya mahaaveerya pramathanaaya brahmaanDa naathaaya kaamadaaya panchamukha veerahanumate svaahaa |
bhootapreta pishaacha brahmaraakshasa shaakinee Daakinya antarikSha graha parayantra paratantra uchchaaTanaaya svaahaa |
sakalaprayojana nirvaahakaaya panchamukhaveera hanumate shreeraamachandra vara prasaadaaya jam jam jam jam jam svaahaa |
idam kavacham paThitvaa tu mahaakavacham paThennaraha |
ekavaaram japet stotram sarvashatru nivaaraNam || 15 ||
dvivaaram tu paThennityam putra poutra pravardhanam |
trivaaram cha paThennityam sarvasampatkaram shubham || 16 ||
chaturvaaram paThennityam sarvaroga nivaaraNam |
pamchavaaram paThennityam sarvaloka vashamkaram || 17 ||
shaDvaaram cha paThennityam sarvadeva vashankaram |
saptavaaram paThennityam sarvasoubhaagya daayakam || 18 ||
ashTavaaram paThennityam ishTakaamaartha siddhidam |
navavaaram paThennityam raajabhogam avaapnuyaat || 19 ||
dashavaaram paThennityam trailokya gyaana darshanam |
rudraavruttim paThennityam sarvasiddhih bhavet dhruvam || 20 ||
nirbalo rogayuktashcha mahaavyaadhyaadi peeDitaha |
kavacha smaraNenaiva mahaabalam avaapnuyaat || 21 ||
Iti shree sudarshana samhitaayaam shreeraamachandra seetaa proktam
|| panchamukha hanumat kavacham sampoorNam ||

 

Benefit of Panchmukhi Hanuman Kavach

  1. Panchmukhi Hanuman Kavach is useful to eliminate malefic influences of mars.
  2. This powerful Panchmukhi Kavach protects one from the negative energy and bad effects of Shani.
  3. It is also known to protect one from the grips of Black magic, Enemies and Evil Powers.
  4. Panchmukhi Hanuman Kavach has the ultimate power to fulfill all of one’s wishes and change his life for the better.
  5. It helps to achieve success in all spheres of life

 

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