Excerpt from a lecture on November 15, 1975 by Siri Singh Sahib, Yogi Bhajan

Now when we want to get rid of negativity and witchcraft, or somebody overtakes you and your psyche, and you don’t want him to overtake, then they call it, Mangala Charan. Mangala Charan is the power of the Mars.  Mars is a lord of the war.  Mangala Charan is that when you create the universal cosmic warrior around you to defend you, all sides of you, so it is Mangala Charan.

Mangala Charan is like this: Aad Guray Nameh, Jugad Guray Nameh, Sat Guray Nameh, Siri Guru Devay Nameh, that’s all, and this is chanted like this; Aad Guray Nameh, Jugad Guray Nameh, Sat Guray Nameh, Siri Guru Devay Nameh.  It makes a box around you and then go anywhere. No, mentally, mentally and whenever you chant, you say Aad Guray Nameh, Jugad Guray Nameh, Sat Guray Nameh, Siri Guru Devay Nameh and then get on to anything.  It is just like wearing a kavach* around you.  It’s an astral kavach*.  You understand the kavach?*… you go by the left side…. you go by left side, you go by the back, you come to the right, you come in the front. Siri Guru Devay Nameh, comes in the front. That transparent God, in power of divine shall now be there to protect.   Siri Guru Devay Nameh.

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* Yogi Bhajan said this about the word “Kavach” at KWTC 1989 (Women in Training XIV):

“Kavach Bund is what protects you from four sides. Kavach is the most powerful defensive thing you wear around your body so that you cannot be attacked, and this Aad Guray Nameh… is Kavach Bund. It’s a mangala charan. It can conquer death.”

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