चित्रं देवानामित्येवं सर्वलोकेषु विश्रुतम् । ब्रह्मंस्ते छादयामीति कवचं समुदाहृतम्
citraṃ devānāmityevaṃ sarvalokeṣu viśrutam | brahmaṃste chādayāmīti kavacaṃ samudāhṛtam
‘சித்ரம் தேவானாம்…’ எனும் மந்திரம் எல்லா உலகங்களிலும் புகழ்பெற்று கவசமாக அறிவிக்கப்பட்டது. ‘ப்ரஹ்மம்ஸ்தே ச்ஹாதயாமி’ பாதுகாப்பு ஆவரணமாக ஜபிக்கப்படுகிறது.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A circle of pilgrims at the coastal shrine recite in unison; a luminous ‘armour’ motif is suggested—like a subtle haloed cloak—around the lead reciter as lamps and incense smoke rise.
Protection is sought not by fear but by sanctifying one’s ritual space through revered Vedic utterance.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where mantra-kavaca is part of the prescribed worship.
Use specific Vedic lines as the kavaca (armour/protective covering) within the nyāsa/worship sequence.
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