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 Sudharshana Kavacham Brahmana uvacha:-  Praseeda bhagavan Brahma sarva mantragna naarada soudarshanam thu kavacham pavitram bruhi tatwataha Naarada uvacha:- Srunu sweha dwija sreshta: pavitram paramaadbhutham sowdarsananthu kavacham drushtaa drushtaardha sadhakam kavachascha rushi brahmaa chandonushtum tatha smruthim sudarshana maha vishnur devataa samrachashase Hraam beejam shakti radrokta Hreem Kroom keelakamishathi sira: sudarshana: paatu lalaatam chakra naayaka: Ghraanam paatu mahaa daitya: repuravyaath drisou mama sahasraarah sruthim paathu kapolou deva vallaba: viswatma paatu me vakthram jihwaam vidyamayo hari: kantam paatu maha Jwala: skandau divyaayudheswara: bhujou me paathu vijayee karaou kaitabha naasana: shatkona samsthith: paathu hrudayam dhaamamaamakam madhyam paathu maha veerya: trinetro nabhi mandalam Sarvaayudhamaya: paathu katim sronim mahaadyuthi: Soma suryaagni nayana: uuru paathucha mamakau Guhyam paathu mahaa maya: jaanunithu jagatpathi: janghe paathu ma...

How vedic mantras different from sthothras?  Mantras are the vedic hymns which should be rendered or recited with suswara. Suswara contains Anudarthas and Udarthas i.e. Expansions and contractions. There is a rule that these must be chanted in a particular way by exactly replicating the swara with anudarthas and udarthas as mentioned in the literature. The swara frequency which invokes the diety. Wrong spell may not invoke the diety and also the wrong chanting sometimes creates an opposite meaning of the verse. That is why mantras are to be learnt under an expert and also to be recited as per the literature containing where the anudarthas and udarthes are to be spelled. So, veda mantras can only be recited after learning them. There is also a limitation that these should not be chanted at any time. these should be chanted at the time of organizing Karmaanushrana (Daily Rituals, Sandhya vandanam), yagnas, homams and also should be performed with internal and External cleanliness....

 Story behind  Sarva Deva Kruta Lakshmi Stothram:-      Title itself says that it is sarva deva krutam means that it is made by all the gods. According to puranas, Devas and rakshasas known that amrutham will be obtained when the Ksheera sagaram is churned. actually, Devas and Rakshasas are enemies. but, they both took a ooth in working together in churning ksheera saagara. Kheera sagara (Milky ocean) is a very vast and deepest ocean. Devas approached Lord Maha vishnu and asked him for his help. He then suggested to use following as tools to churn the ksheera Sagaram(Milky ocean):- Lord Maha Vishnu, he himself took his avataara (Reincarnation) as Kurmaavathaara (Tortoise)- (he went to the bottom of the milky ocean and asked the gods arrange a stick to be kept on his vertebral shell and thread inorder to churn Ksheera saagaram (Milky ocean)).  Mandara Parvatha (it is highest of all the Mountains) is selected as a stick for churning Vasuki Snake (The lon...