The kavach is a protective mystical silver pendant that has been surcharged with the necessary positive energies used as a protective shield to ward off negative, malefic planetary influences and protect and promote the positive effects of benefic planets. To better understand how it works, we can say that wearing a spring jacket, an autumn coat, or a full-on winter coat can buffer cold weather according to its proportionate severity. Without using a coat, one is susceptible to sickness and the other concomitant issues that come with it. Similarly, two things must be tackled: 1) Reduce the impact of malefic planets by the performance of regular proprietary remedies; and 2) simultaneously, the continuous wearing of the kavach

 

Those who choose to follow the remedies and not wear the kavach or those who wear the kavach and do not follow the remedies or those who do neither are more susceptible to experiencing the unforeseen frustrations, hurdles, and setbacks shown in either the natal or transit positions of the planets. 

 

There are some cases where a person enjoys the good fruits of, for example, marriage in the planetary period of a planet that would typically promise such results. In such cases, it is to be understood that the said planets responsible for rewarding the good fruits are inherently strong in the natal horoscope and accompanied by favourable transit trends in their own planetary periods. Such good occurrences are like the spring and summer seasons that are heartily welcomed, but the pitfall is that one does not prepare for the inevitable winter. 

 

As it is said, prevention is better than cure. Therefore, a wise person will prepare for a rainy day even when the sun is out. Similarly, the kavach is recommended primarily to act as a preventative measure. For those who consult an astrologer and are already in a predicament, the kavach will serve as a rehabilitative and subsequent preventative measure for future difficult planetary transits.