Rishaya oochuh |
sarvashaastraarthatattvajnya sarvalokopakaaraka |
vayam chaatithayah praaptaa aatitheyosi suvrata || 1 ||
Jnyaanadaanena samsaarasaagaraattaarayasva nah |
kalau kalushachittaa ye naraah paaparataah sadaa || 2 ||
Kena stotrena muchyante sarvapaatakabandhanaat |
ishtasiddhikaram punyam duhkhadaaridryanaashanam || 3 ||
Sarvarogaharam stotram soota no vaktumarhasi |
shreesoota uvaacha |
shrinudhvam rishayah sarve naimishaaranyavaasinah || 4 ||
Tattvajnyaanataponishthaah sarvashaastravishaaradaah |
svayambhuvaa puraa proktam naaradaaya mahaatmane || 5 ||
Tadaham sampravakshyaami shrotum kautoohalam yadi |
rishaya oochuh |
kimaaha bhagavaanbrahmaa naaradaaya mahaatmane || 6 ||
Sootaputra mahaabhaaga vaktumarhasi saampratam |
shreesoota uvaacha |
divyasimhaasanaaseenam sarvadevairabhishtutam || 7 ||
Saashtaangam pranipatyainam brahmaanam bhuvaneshvaram |
naaradah paripaprachchha kritaanjalirupasthitah || 8 ||
Naarada uvaacha |
lokanaatha surashreshtha sarvajnya karunaakara |
shanmukhasya param stotram paavanam paapanaashanam || 9 ||
He dhaatah putravaatsalyaattadvada pranataaya me |
upadishya tu maamevam raksha raksha kripaanidhe || 10 ||
Brahmovaacha |
shrinu vakshyaami devarshe stavaraajamidam param |
maatrikaamaalikaayuktam jnyaanamokshasukhapradam || 11 ||
Sahasraani cha naamaani shanmukhasya mahaatmanah |
yaani naamaani divyaani duhkharogaharaani cha || 12 ||
Taani naamaani vakshyaami kripayaa tvayi naarada |
japamaatrena siddhyanti manasaa chintitaanyapi || 13 ||
Ihaamutra param bhogam labhate naatra samshayah |
idam stotram param punyam kotiyajnyaphalapradam |
sandeho naatra kartavyah shrinu me nishchitam vachah || 14 ||
Om asya shreesubrahmanyasahasranaamastotra mahaamantrasya brahmaa rishih anushtupchhandah subrahmanyo devataa sharajanmaakshaya iti beejam shaktidharokshaya kaartikeya iti shaktih kraunchadhara iti keelakam shikhivaahana iti kavacham shanmukhaaya iti dhyaanam shreesubrahmanya prasaadasiddhyarthe jape viniyogah |
Karanyaasah –
om sham omkaarasvaroopaaya ojodharaaya ojasvine suhridayaaya hrishtachittaatmane bhaasvararoopaaya angushthaabhyaam namah |
om ram shatkonamadhyanilayaaya shatkireetadharaaya shreemate shadaadhaaraaya tarjaneebhyaam namah |
om vam shanmukhaaya sharajanmane shubhalakshanaaya shikhivaahanaaya madhyamaabhyaam namah |
om nam krishaanusambhavaaya kavachine kukkutadhvajaaya anaamikaabhyaam namah |
om bham kandarpakotideepyamaanaaya dvishadbaahave dvaadashaakshaaya kanishthikaabhyaam namah |
om vam khetadharaaya khadgine shaktihastaaya karatalakaraprishthaabhyaam namah |
Hridayaadinyaasah –
om sham omkaarasvaroopaaya ojodharaaya ojasvine suhridayaaya hrishtachittaatmane bhaasvararoopaaya hridayaaya namah |
om ram shatkonamadhyanilayaaya shatkireetadharaaya shreemate shadaadhaaraaya shirase svaahaa |
om vam shanmukhaaya sharajanmane shubhalakshanaaya shikhivaahanaaya shikhaayai vashat |
om nam krishaanusambhavaaya kavachine kukkutadhvajaaya kavachaaya hum |
om bham kandarpakotideepyamaanaaya dvishadbaahave dvaadashaakshaaya netratrayaaya vaushat |
om vam khetadharaaya khadgine shaktihastaaya astraaya phat |
bhoorbhuvassuvaromiti digbandhah |
Dhyaanam |
dhyaayetshanmukhamindukotisadrisham ratnaprabhaashobhitam
baalaarkadyutishatkireetavilasatkeyoorahaaraanvitam |
karnaalambitakundalapravilasadgandasthalaashobhitam
kaancheekankanakinkineeravayutam shringaarasaarodayam || 1 ||
Dhyaayedeepsitasiddhidam shivasutam shreedvaadashaaksham guham
khetam kukkutamankusham cha varadam paasham dhanushchakrakam |
vajram shaktimasim cha shoolamabhayam dorbhirdhritam shanmukham
devam chitramayooravaahanagatam chitraambaraalankritam || 2 ||
Stotram |
achintyashaktiranaghastvakshobhyastvaparaajitah |
anaathavatsalomoghastvashokopyajarobhayah || 1 ||
Atyudaaro hyaghaharastvagraganyodrijaasutah |
anantamahimaapaaronantasaukhyapradovyayah || 2 ||
Anantamokshadonaadiraprameyoksharochyutah |
akalmashobhiraamogradhuryashchaamitavikramah || 3 ||
[* Atulashchaamritoghoro hyanantonantavikramah *]
anaathanaatho hyamalo hyapramattomaraprabhuh |
arindamokhilaadhaarastvanimaadigunograneeh || 4 ||
Achanchalomarastutyo hyakalankomitaashanah |
agnibhooranavadyaango hyadbhutobheeshtadaayakah || 5 ||
Ateendriyoprameyaatmaa hyadrishyovyaktalakshanah |
aapadvinaashakastvaarya aadhya aagamasamstutah || 6 ||
Aartasamrakshanastvaadya aanandastvaaryasevitah |
aashriteshtaarthavarada aanandyaartaphalapradah || 7 ||
Aashcharyaroopa aananda aapannaartivinaashanah |
ibhavaktraanujastvishta ibhaasuraharaatmajah || 8 ||
Itihaasashrutistutya indrabhogaphalapradah |
ishtaapoortaphalapraaptirishteshtavaradaayakah || 9 ||
Ihaamutreshtaphalada ishtadastvindravanditah |
eedaneeyastveeshaputra eepsitaarthapradaayakah || 10 ||
Eetibheetiharashchedya eeshanaatrayavarjitah |
udaarakeertirudyogee chotkrishtoruparaakramah || 11 ||
Utkrishtashaktirutsaaha udaarashchotsavapriyah |
ujjrimbha udbhavashchogra udagrashchogralochanah || 12 ||
Unmatta ugrashamana udvegaghnorageshvarah |
uruprabhaavashchodeerna umaaputra udaaradheeh || 13 ||
Oordhvaretahsutastoordhvagatidastoorjapaalakah |
oorjitastoordhvagastoordhva oordhvalokaikanaayakah || 14 ||
Oorjaavaanoorjitodaara oorjitorjitashaasanah |
rishidevaganastutya rinatrayavimochanah || 15 ||
Rijuroopo hyrijukara rijumaargapradarshanah |
ritambharo hyrijupreeta rishabhastvriddhidastvritah || 16 ||
Lulitoddhaarako lootabhavapaashaprabhanjanah |
enaankadharasatputra eka enovinaashanah || 17 ||
Aishvaryadashchaindrabhogee chaitihyashchaindravanditah |
ojasvee chaushadhisthaanamojodashchaudanapradah || 18 ||
Audaaryasheela aumeya augra aunnatyadaayakah |
audaarya aushadhakara aushadham chaushadhaakarah || 19 ||
Amshumaanamshumaaleedya ambikaatanayonnadah |
andhakaarisutondhatvahaaree chaambujalochanah || 20 ||
Astamaayomaraadheesho hyaspashtostokapunyadah |
astaamitrostaroopashchaaskhalatsugatidaayakah || 21 ||
Kaartikeyah kaamaroopah kumaarah kraunchadaaranah |
kaamadah kaaranam kaamyah kamaneeyah kripaakarah || 22 ||
Kaanchanaabhah kaantiyuktah kaamee kaamapradah kavih |
keertikritkukkutadharah kootasthah kuvalekshanah || 23 ||
Kunkumaangah klamaharah kushalah kukkutadhvajah |
kushaanusambhavah kroorah krooraghnah kalitaapahrit || 24 ||
Kaamaroopah kalpataruh kaantah kaamitadaayakah |
kalyaanakritkleshanaashah kripaaluh karunaakarah || 25 ||
Kalushaghnah kriyaashaktih kathorah kavachee kritee |
komalaangah kushapreetah kutsitaghnah kalaadharah || 26 ||
Khyaatah khetadharah khadgee khatvaangee khalanigrahah |
khyaatipradah khechareshah khyaatehah khecharastutah || 27 ||
Kharataapaharah svasthah khecharah khecharaashrayah |
khandendumaulitanayah khelah khecharapaalakah || 28 ||
Khasthalah khanditaarkashcha khechareejanapoojitah |
gaangeyo girijaaputro gananaathaanujo guhah || 29 ||
Goptaa geervaanasamsevyo gunaateeto guhaashrayah |
gatiprado gunanidhih gambheero girijaatmajah || 30 ||
Goodharoopo gadaharo gunaadheesho gunaagraneeh |
godharo gahano gupto garvaghno gunavardhanah || 31 ||
Guhyo gunajnyo geetijnyo gataatanko gunaashrayah |
gadyapadyapriyo gunyo gostuto gaganecharah || 32 ||
Gananeeyacharitrashcha gataklesho gunaarnavah |
ghoornitaaksho ghrininidhih ghanagambheeraghoshanah || 33 ||
Ghantaanaadapriyo ghosho ghoraaghaughavinaashanah |
ghanaanando gharmahantaa ghrinaavaan ghrishtipaatakah || 34 ||
Ghrinee ghrinaakaro ghoro ghoradaityaprahaarakah |
ghatitaishvaryasandoho ghanaartho ghanasankramah || 35 ||
Chitrakrichchitravarnashcha chanchalashchapaladyutih |
chinmayashchitsvaroopashcha chiraanandashchirantanah || 36 ||
Chitrakelishchitratarashchintaneeyashchamatkritih |
choraghnashchaturashchaarushchaameekaravibhooshanah || 37 ||
Chandraarkakotisadrishashchandramaulitanoobhavah |
chhaaditaangashchhadmahantaa chheditaakhilapaatakah || 38 ||
Chhedeekritatamahkleshashchhatreekritamahaayashaah |
chhaaditaasheshasantaapashchhuritaamritasaagarah || 39 ||
Chhannatraigunyaroopashcha chhaatehashchhinnasamshayah |
chhandomayashchhandagaamee chhinnapaashashchhavishchhadah || 40 ||
Jagaddhito jagatpoojyo jagajjyeshtho jaganmayah |
janako jaahnaveesoonurjitaamitro jagadguruh || 41 ||
Jayee jitendriyo jaitro jaraamaranavarjitah |
jyotirmayo jagannaatho jagajjeevo janaashrayah || 42 ||
Jagatsevyo jagatkartaa jagatsaakshee jagatpriyah |
jambhaarivandyo jayado jagajjanamanoharah || 43 ||
Jagadaanandajanako janajaadyaapahaarakah |
japaakusumasankaasho janalochanashobhanah || 44 ||
Janeshvaro jitakrodho janajanmanibarhanah |
jayado jantutaapaghno jitadaityamahaavrajah || 45 ||
Jitamaayo jitakrodho jitasango janapriyah |
jhanjhaanilamahaavego jharitaasheshapaatakah || 46 ||
Jharjhareekritadaityaugho jhallareevaadyasampriyah |
jnyaanamoortirjnyaanagamyo jnyaanee jnyaanamahaanidhih || 47 ||
Tankaaranrittavibhavah tankavajradhvajaankitah |
tankitaakhilalokashcha tankitainastamoravih || 48 ||
Dambaraprabhavo dambho dambo damarukapriyah | [damadda]
damarotkatasannaado dimbharoopasvaroopakah || 49 ||
Dhakkaanaadapreetikaro dhaalitaasurasankulah |
dhaukitaamarasandoho dhundhivighneshvaraanujah || 50 ||
Tattvajnyastatvagasteevrastaporoopastapomayah |
trayeemayastrikaalajnyastrimoortistrigunaatmakah || 51 ||
Tridasheshastaarakaaristaapaghnastaapasapriyah |
tushtidastushtikritteekshnastaporoopastrikaalavit || 52 ||
Stotaa stavyah stavapreetah stutih stotram stutipriyah |
sthitah sthaayee sthaapakashcha sthoolasookshmapradarshakah || 53 ||
Sthavishthah sthavirah sthoolah sthaanadah sthairyadah sthirah |
daanto dayaaparo daataa duritaghno duraasadah || 54 ||
Darshaneeyo dayaasaaro devadevo dayaanidhih |
duraadharsho durvigaahyo daksho darpanashobhitah || 55 ||
Durdharo daanasheelashcha dvaadashaaksho dvishadbhujah |
dvishatkarno dvishadbaahurdeenasantaapanaashanah || 56 ||
Dandashookeshvaro devo divyo divyaakritirdamah |
deerghavritto deerghabaahurdeerghadrishtirdivaspatih || 57 ||
Dando damayitaa darpo devasimho dridhavratah |
durlabho durgamo deepto dushprekshyo divyamandanah || 58 ||
Durodaraghno duhkhaghno duraarighno dishaam patih |
durjayo devasenesho durjnyeyo duratikramah || 59 ||
Dambho driptashcha devarshirdaivajnyo daivachintakah |
dhurandharo dharmaparo dhanado dhritivardhanah || 60 ||
Dharmesho dharmashaastrajnyo dhanvee dharmaparaayanah |
dhanaadhyaksho dhanapatirdhritimaandhootakilbishah || 61 ||
Dharmaheturdharmashooro dharmakriddharmaviddhruvah |
dhaataa dheemaandharmachaaree dhanyo dhuryo dhritavratah || 62 ||
Nityotsavo nityatripto nirlepo nishchalaatmakah |
niravadyo niraadhaaro nishkalanko niranjanah || 63 ||
Nirmamo nirahankaaro nirmoho nirupadravah |
nityaanando niraatanko nishprapancho niraamayah || 64 ||
Niravadyo nireehashcha nirdarsho nirmalaatmakah |
nityaanando nirjaresho nihsango nigamastutah || 65 ||
Nishkantako niraalambo nishpratyooho nirudbhavah |
nityo niyatakalyaano nirvikalpo niraashrayah || 66 ||
Netaa nidhirnaikaroopo niraakaaro nadeesutah |
pulindakanyaaramanah purujitparamapriyah || 67 ||
Pratyakshamoortih pratyakshah pareshah poornapunyadah |
punyaakarah punyaroopah punyah punyaparaayanah || 68 ||
Punyodayah param jyotih punyakritpunyavardhanah |
paraanandah paratarah punyakeertih puraatanah || 69 ||
Prasannaroopah praaneshah pannagah paapanaashanah |
pranataartiharah poornah paarvateenandanah prabhuh || 70 ||
Pootaatmaa purushah praanah prabhavah purushottamah |
prasannah paramaspashtah parah paribridhah parah || 71 ||
Paramaatmaa parabrahma paraarthah priyadarshanah |
pavitrah pushtidah poortih pingalah pushtivardhanah || 72 ||
Paapahaaree paashadharah pramattaasurashikshakah |
paavanah paavakah poojyah poornaanandah paraatparah || 73 ||
Pushkalah pravarah poorvah pitribhaktah purogamah |
praanadah praanijanakah pradishtah paavakodbhavah || 74 ||
Parabrahmasvaroopashcha paramaishvaryakaaranam |
parardhidah pushtikarah prakaashaatmaa prataapavaan || 75 ||
Prajnyaaparah prakrishtaarthah prithuh prithuparaakramah |
phaneeshvarah phanivarah phanaamanivibhooshanah || 76 ||
Phaladah phalahastashcha phullaambujavilochanah |
phaduchchaatitapaapaughah phanilokavibhooshanah || 77 ||
Baahuleyo brihadroopo balishtho balavaan balee |
brahmeshavishnuroopashcha buddho buddhimataam varah || 78 ||
Baalaroopo brahmagarbho brahmachaaree budhapriyah |
bahushruto bahumato brahmanyo braahmanapriyah || 79 ||
Balapramathano brahmaa bahuroopo bahupradah |
brihadbhaanutanoodbhooto brihatseno bileshayah || 80 ||
Bahubaahurbalashreemaan bahudaityavinaashakah |
biladvaaraantaraalastho brihachchhaktidhanurdharah || 81 ||
Baalaarkadyutimaan baalo brihadvakshaa brihaddhanuh |
bhavyo bhogeeshvaro bhaavyo bhavanaasho bhavapriyah || 82 ||
Bhaktigamyo bhayaharo bhaavajnyo bhaktasupriyah |
bhuktimuktiprado bhogee bhagavaan bhaagyavardhanah || 83 ||
Bhraajishnurbhaavano bhartaa bheemo bheemaparaakramah |
bhootido bhootikridbhoktaa bhootaatmaa bhuvaneshvarah || 84 ||
Bhaavako bheekaro bheeshmo bhaavakeshto bhavodbhavah |
bhavataapaprashamano bhogavaan bhootabhaavanah || 85 ||
Bhojyaprado bhraantinaasho bhaanumaan bhuvanaashrayah |
bhooribhogaprado bhadro bhajaneeyo bhishagvarah || 86 ||
Mahaaseno mahodaaro mahaashaktirmahaadyutih |
mahaabuddhirmahaaveeryo mahotsaaho mahaabalah || 87 ||
Mahaabhogee mahaamaayee medhaavee mekhalee mahaan |
munistuto mahaamaanyo mahaanando mahaayashaah || 88 ||
Mahorjito maananidhirmanorathaphalapradah |
mahodayo mahaapunyo mahaabalaparaakramah || 89 ||
Maanado matido maalee muktaamaalaavibhooshanah |
manoharo mahaamukhyo mahardhirmoortimaanmunih || 90 ||
Mahottamo mahopaayo mokshado mangalapradah |
mudaakaro muktidaataa mahaabhogo mahoragah || 91 ||
Yashaskaro yogayoniryogishtho yaminaam varah |
yashasvee yogapurusho yogyo yoganidhiryamee || 92 ||
Yatisevyo yogayukto yogavidyogasiddhidah |
yantro yantree cha yantrajnyo yantravaanyantravaahakah || 93 ||
Yaatanaarahito yogee yogeesho yoginaam varah |
ramaneeyo ramyaroopo rasajnyo rasabhaavanah || 94 ||
Ranjano ranjito raagee ruchiro rudrasambhavah |
ranapriyo ranodaaro raagadveshavinaashanah || 95 ||
Ratnaarchee ruchiro ramyo roopalaavanyavigrahah |
ratnaangadadharo ratnabhooshano ramaneeyakah || 96 ||
Ruchikridrochamaanashcha ranjito roganaashanah |
raajeevaaksho raajaraajo raktamaalyaanulepanah || 97 ||
Raajadvedaagamastutyo rajahsattvagunaanvitah |
rajaneeshakalaaramyo ratnakundalamanditah || 98 ||
Ratnasanmaulishobhaadhyo rananmanjeerabhooshanah |
lokaikanaatho lokesho lalito lokanaayakah || 99 ||
Lokaraksho lokashiksho lokalochanaranjitah |
lokabandhurlokadhaataa lokatrayamahaahitah || 100 ||
Lokachoodaamanirlokavandyo laavanyavigrahah |
lokaadhyakshastu leelaavaanlokottaragunaanvitah || 101 ||
Varishtho varado vaidyo vishishto vikramo vibhuh |
vibudhaagracharo vashyo vikalpaparivarjitah || 102 ||
Vipaasho vigataatanko vichitraango virochanah |
vidyaadharo vishuddhaatmaa vedaango vibudhapriyah || 103 ||
Vachaskaro vyaapakashcha vijnyaanee vinayaanvitah |
vidvattamo virodhighno veero vigataraagavaan || 104 ||
Veetabhaavo vineetaatmaa vedagarbho vasupradah |
vishvadeeptirvishaalaaksho vijitaatmaa vibhaavanah || 105 ||
Vedavedyo vidheyaatmaa veetadoshashcha vedavit |
vishvakarmaa veetabhayo vaageesho vaasavaarchitah || 106 ||
Veeradhvamso vishvamoortirvishvaroopo varaasanah |
vishaakho vimalo vaagmee vidvaanvedadharo vatuh || 107 ||
Veerachoodaamanirveero vidyesho vibudhaashrayah |
vijayee vinayee vettaa vareeyaanvirajaa vasuh || 108 ||
Veeraghno vijvaro vedyo vegavaanveeryavaanvashee |
varasheelo varaguno vishoko vajradhaarakah || 109 ||
Sharajanmaa shaktidharah shatrughnah shikhivaahanah |
shreemaan shishtah shuchih shuddhah shaashvatah shrutisaagarah || 110 ||
Sharanyah shubhadah sharma shishteshtah shubhalakshanah |
shaantah shooladharah shreshthah shuddhaatmaa shankarah shivah || 111 ||
Shitikanthaatmajah shoorah shaantidah shokanaashanah |
shaanmaaturah shanmukhashcha shadgunaishvaryasamyutah || 112 ||
Shatchakrasthah shadoormighnah shadangashrutipaaragah |
shadbhaavarahitah shatkah shatchhaastrasmritipaaragah || 113 ||
Shadvargadaataa shadgreevah shadarighnah shadaashrayah |
shatkireetadharah shreemaan shadaadhaarashcha shatkramah || 114 ||
Shatkonamadhyanilayah shandatvaparihaarakah |
senaaneeh subhagah skandah suraanandah sataam gatih || 115 ||
Subrahmanyah suraadhyakshah sarvajnyah sarvadah sukhee |
sulabhah siddhidah saumyah siddheshah siddhisaadhanah || 116 ||
Siddhaarthah siddhasankalpah siddhasaadhuh sureshvarah |
subhujah sarvadriksaakshee suprasaadah sanaatanah || 117 ||
Sudhaapatih svayanjyotih svayambhooh sarvatomukhah |
samarthah satkritih sookshmah sughoshah sukhadah suhrit || 118 ||
Suprasannah surashreshthah susheelah satyasaadhakah |
sambhaavyah sumanaah sevyah sakalaagamapaaragah || 119 ||
Suvyaktah sachchidaanandah suveerah sujanaashrayah |
sarvalakshanasampannah satyadharmaparaayanah || 120 ||
Sarvadevamayah satyah sadaa mrishtaannadaayakah |
sudhaapee sumatih satyah sarvavighnavinaashanah || 121 ||
Sarvaduhkhaprashamanah sukumaarah sulochanah |
sugreevah sudhritih saarah suraaraadhyah suvikramah || 122 ||
Suraarighnah svarnavarnah sarparaajah sadaa shuchih |
saptaarchirbhooh suravarah sarvaayudhavishaaradah || 123 ||
Hasticharmaambarasuto hastivaahanasevitah |
hastachitraayudhadharo hritaagho hasitaananah || 124 ||
Hemabhoosho haridvarno hrishtido hrishtivardhanah |
hemaadribhiddhamsaroopo hunkaarahatakilbishah || 125 ||
Himaadrijaataatanujo harikesho hiranmayah |
hridyo hrishto harisakho hamso hamsagatirhavih || 126 ||
Hiranyavarno hitakriddharshado hemabhooshanah |
harapriyo hitakaro hatapaapo harodbhavah || 127 ||
Kshemadah kshemakritkshemyah kshetrajnyah kshaamavarjitah |
kshetrapaalah kshamaadhaarah kshemakshetrah kshamaakarah || 128 ||
Kshudraghnah kshaantidah kshemah kshitibhooshah kshamaashrayah |
kshaalitaaghah kshitidharah ksheenasamrakshanakshamah || 129 ||
Kshanabhangurasannaddhaghanashobhikapardakah |
kshitibhrinnaathatanayaamukhapankajabhaaskarah || 130 ||
Kshataahitah ksharah kshantaa kshatadoshah kshamaanidhih |
kshapitaakhilasantaapah kshapaanaathasamaananah || 131 ||
Uttara nyaasah |
karanyaasah –
om sham omkaarasvaroopaaya ojodharaaya ojasvine suhridayaaya hrishtachittaatmane bhaasvararoopaaya angushthaabhyaam namah |
om ram shatkonamadhyanilayaaya shatkireetadharaaya shreemate shadaadhaaraaya tarjaneebhyaam namah |
om vam shanmukhaaya sharajanmane shubhalakshanaaya shikhivaahanaaya madhyamaabhyaam namah |
om nam krishaanusambhavaaya kavachine kukkutadhvajaaya anaamikaabhyaam namah |
om bham kandarpakotideepyamaanaaya dvishadbaahave dvaadashaakshaaya kanishthikaabhyaam namah |
om vam khetadharaaya khadgine shaktihastaaya karatalakaraprishthaabhyaam namah |
Hridayaadinyaasah –
om sham omkaarasvaroopaaya ojodharaaya ojasvine suhridayaaya hrishtachittaatmane bhaasvararoopaaya hridayaaya namah |
om ram shatkonamadhyanilayaaya shatkireetadharaaya shreemate shadaadhaaraaya shirase svaahaa |
om vam shanmukhaaya sharajanmane shubhalakshanaaya shikhivaahanaaya shikhaayai vashat |
om nam krishaanusambhavaaya kavachine kukkutadhvajaaya kavachaaya hum |
om bham kandarpakotideepyamaanaaya dvishadbaahave dvaadashaakshaaya netratrayaaya vaushat |
om vam khetadharaaya khadgine shaktihastaaya astraaya phat |
bhoorbhuvassuvaromiti digvimokah |
Phalashruti |
iti naamnaam sahasraani shanmukhasya cha naarada |
yah pathechchhrinuyaadvaapi bhaktiyuktena chetasaa || 1 ||
Sa sadyo muchyate paapairmanovaakkaayasambhavaih |
aayurvriddhikaram pumsaam sthairyaveeryavivardhanam || 2 ||
Vaakyenaikena vakshyaami vaanchhitaartham prayachchhati |
tasmaatsarvaatmanaa brahmanniyamena japetsudheeh || 3 ||
Iti skandapuraane eeshvaraprokte brahmanaaradasamvaade shree subrahmanya sahasranaama stotram |
Meaning
The frame story
The text opens in Naimisharanya. The sages there honour Suta as their guest and ask which hymn can free people of the Kali age, whose minds are clouded, from sin, poverty and illness. Suta answers with an older conversation: Narada bowed before Brahma and asked for the highest stotra of Shanmukha, and Brahma agreed to reveal this stavaraja, a king among hymns made of a thousand names.
Before the names
The viniyoga names Brahma as rishi, anushtup as metre and Subrahmanya as deity, with Sharajanma as bija and Kraunchadhara as kilaka. Karanyasa and hridayadi nyasa follow on the same six mantra groups, such as Om Vam Shanmukhaya Sharajanmane, so the repeated lines are part of the ritual. Two dhyana verses then ask the reader to picture the twelve-eyed son of Shiva on his peacock.
The thousand names
Brahma describes the list as a garland of the alphabet, so the names move letter by letter. The opening run praises what cannot be measured: Achintyashakti, of unthinkable power, and Anathavatsala, tender to the helpless. Later come names of family and birth, such as Ibhavaktranuja, younger brother of the elephant-faced Ganesha, Umaputra, and Jahnavisunu, son of the Ganga. The cha and ja groups dwell on light and mastery, calling him Chandrarkakotisadrisha, bright as a crore suns and moons, and Jagadguru.
When it is read
Brahma says at the start that japa of these names fulfils what one holds in mind and equals a crore sacrifices. Murugan devotees read it on Tuesdays, on Shashti and through Skanda Shashti, often as a sahasranama archana in the temple or at home.
Frequently asked questions
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