Skanda Lahari
Shree skandalaharee
Shriyai bhooyaah' shreemachchharavanabhava tvam' shivasutah'
Priyapraaptyai bhooyaah' pratanagajavaktrasya sahaja |
Tvayi premodrekaatprakat'avachasaa stotumanasaa
Mayaa''rabdham' stotum' tadidamanumanyasva bhagavan || 1 ||
Niraabaadham' raajachchharaduditaraakaahimakara
Prarood'hajyotsnaabhaasmitavadanashat'kastrinayanah' |
Purah' praadurbhooya sphuratu karunaapoornahri'dayah'
Karotu svaasthyam' vai kamaladalabindoopamahri'di || 2 ||
Na loke'nyam' devam' natajanakri'tapratyayavidhim'
Viloke bheetaanaam' nikhilabhayabheetaikasharanam |
Kalau kaale'pyantarharasi timiram' bhaaskara iva
Pralubdhaanaam' bhogeshvapi nikhilabhogaanvitarasi || 3 ||
Shiva svaamin deva shritakalushanih'sheshana guro
Bhavadhvaantadhvam'se mihirashatakot'ipratibhat'a |
Shivapraaptyai samyakphalita sadupaayaprakat'ana
Dhruvam' tvatkaarunye kalirapi kri'tee bhootavibhavah' || 4 ||
Ashaktaanaam' karmasvapi nikhilanih'shreyasakri'tau
Pashutvagrastaanaam' patirasi vipaashatvakalane |
Prashastaanaam' bhoomnaam' nidhirasi niroddhaa nijashuchaa-
-mashaktaanaam' kartaa jagati dhri'tashaktih' kila bhavaan || 5 ||
Rushaartaanaam' hartaa vishayivishayaanaam' ghat'ayitaa
Tri'shaartaanaam' kaale paramamri'tavarshee ghana iva |
Mri'shaajnyaanaartaanaam' nikhilavichikitsaapariharo
Vishagrastaanaam' tvam' sakalabhayahartaa vilasasi || 6 ||
Rasaadhikyam' bhaktairadhikamadhikam' vardhaya vibho
Praseeda tvam' bhooyah' prakat'aya chidaanandalahareem |
Asaare sam'saare sadasati na liptam' mama manah'
Kuseedam' bhooyaanme kushalavati nih'shreyasapathe || 7 ||
Mahaamohaaranye vicharati manastanniyamaya-
-nnahantaam' nih'shesheekuru karunayaa tvam' snapaya maam |
Maheeyo maahaatmyam' tava mananamaarge sphuratu me
Mahasstomaakaare tvayi matijushi syaatkva nu tamah' || 8 ||
Valakshaabham' snigdham' vadanakamalebhyah' prasri'maram'
Milatkaarunyaardram' mri'ditabhuvanaarti smitamidam |
Pulindaapatyasya prakat'apulakodrekajanakam'
Daladdainyam' khedam' haratu satatam' nah' suraguro || 9 ||
Ateeto brahmaadeen kri'timukhakri'tah' kaaranapateen
Kshitistoyam' vahnirmarudasi viyattatvamakhilam |
Patih' kri'tyaanaam' tvam' parinatachidaatmekshanavataam'
Dhri'tistvam' dhyaatah' san dishasi nijasaayujyapadaveem || 10 ||
Tvadaatmaa tvachchittastvadanubhavabuddhismri'tipathah'
Tvayaa vyaaptam' sarvam' jagadidamashesham' sthiracharam | [tvadaalokah']
Sadaa yogee saakshaadbhajati tava saaroopyamamalam'
Tvadaayattaanaam' kim' na hi sulabhamasht'au cha vibhavaah' || 11 ||
Kati brahmaano vaa kati kamalanetraah' kati haraah'
Kati brahmaand'aanaam' kati cha shatakot'ishvadhikri'taah' |
Kri'taajnyaah' santaste vividhakri'tirakshaabhri'tikaraah'
Atah' sarvaishvaryam' tava yadaparichchhedyavibhavam || 12 ||
Namaste skandaaya tridashaparipaalaaya mahate
Namah' kraunchaabhikhyaasuradalanadakshaaya bhavate |
Namah' shoorakrooratridasharipudand'aadhvarakri'te
Namo bhooyo bhooyo natikri'davane jaagaravate || 13 ||
Shivastvam' shaktistvam' tadubhayatamaikyam' pri'thagasi
Stave dhyaane poojaajapaniyamamukhyeshvabhirataah' |
Bhuvi sthitvaa bhogaan suchiramupabhujya pramuditaah'
Bhavanti sthaane tattadanu punaraavri'ttivimukhaah' || 14 || [tvat]
Gurorvidyaam' labdhvaa sakalabhayahantreem' japaparaah'
Purashcharyaamukhyakramavidhijusho dhyaananipunaah' |
Vratasthaih' kaamaughairabhilashitavaanchhaam' priyabhuja-
-shchiram' jeevanmuktaa jagati vijayante sukri'tinah' || 15 ||
Sharajjyotsnaashubhram' sphat'ikanikurumbaabharuchiram'
Sphuranmuktaahaaram' dhaval'avasanam' bhaavayati yah' |
Prarohatkaarunyaamri'tabahuladhaaraabhirabhita-
-shchiram' siktaatmaa vai sa bhavati cha vichchhinnanigad'ah' || 16 ||
Vri'thaa kartum' dusht'aanvividhavishavegaan shamayitum'
Sudhaarochishkot'ipratibhat'aruchim' bhaavayati yah' |
Adhah' kartum' saakshaadbhavati vinataasoonumachiraa-
-dvidhatte sarpaanaam' vividhavishadarpaapaharanam || 17 ||
Pravaalaabhaapoore prasarati mahaste jagadidam'
Divam' bhoomim' kaasht'haah' sakalamapi sanchintayati yah' |
Draveekuryaachchetastridashanivahaanaamapi sukhaa-
-dbhuvi streenaam' pum'saam' vashayati tirashchaamapi manah' || 18 ||
Navaambhodashyaamam' marakatamaniprakhyamathavaa
Bhavantam' dhyaayedyo bhavati nipuno mohanavidhau |
Divisht'haanaam' bhoomaavapi vividhadesheshu vasataam'
Nri'naam' devaanaam' vaa viyati charataam' patriphaninaam || 19 ||
Kumaara shreemam'stvaam' kanakasadri'shaabham' smarati yah'
Samaarabdhastambhe sakalajagataam' vaa prabhavati |
Samastadyuh'sthaanaam' prabalapri'tanaanaam' savayasaam'
Pramattavyaaghraanaam' kit'ihayagajaanaam' cha sapadi || 20 ||
Chhat'aatkaaraih' saakam' sahakri'tamahaadhoomapat'ala-
-sphut'aakaaram' saakshaatsmarati yadi mantree sakri'dapi |
Hat'haaduchchaat'aaya prabhavati mri'gaanaam' sa patataam'
Pat'urvidveshe syaadvidhirachita paasham' vighat'ayan || 21 ||
Smaranghoraakaaram' timiranikurumbasya sadri'sham'
Japanmantraan martyah' sakalaripudarpakshapayitaa |
Sa rudrenaupamyam' bhajati paramaatman guha vibho
Varisht'hah' saadhoonaamapi cha nitaraam' tvadbhajanavaan || 22 ||
Mahaabhootavyaaptam' kalayati cha yo dhyaananipunah'
Sa bhootaih' santyaktastrijagati cha yogena sarasah' |
Guha svaaminnantardaharayati yastvaam' tu kalayan
Jahanmaayo jeevanbhavati sa vimuktah' pat'umatih' || 23 ||
Shivasvaamin gaureepriyasuta mayooraasana guhe-
-tyamoonyuktvaa naamaanyakhiladuritaughaan kshapayati |
Ihaasau loke tu prabalavibhavah' san suvicharan
Vimaanaarood'ho'nte tava bhajati lokam' nirupamam || 24 ||
Tava shreemanmoortim' kalayitumaneesho'hamadhunaa
Bhavatpaadaambhojam' bhavabhayaharam' naumi sharanam |
Atah' satyaadreesha pramathagananaathaatmaja vibho
Guha svaamin deene vitanu mayi kaarunyamanisham || 25 ||
Bhavaayaanandaabdhe shrutinikaramoolaarthamakhilam'
Nigri'hya vyaahartum' kamalajamasaktam' tu sahasaa |
Bruvaanastvam' svaamikshitidharapate deshikaguro
Guha svaamin deene mayi vitanu kaarunyamanisham || 26 ||
Agastyaprasht'haanaamamalahri'dayaabjaikanilayam'
Sakri'dvaa na dhyaatam' padakamalayugmam' tava mayaa |
Tathaapi shreejanti sthalanilaya devesha varada
Guha svaamin deene mayi vitanu kaarunyamanisham || 27 ||
Rane hatvaa shaktyaa sakaladanujaam'staarakamukhaan
Haribrahmendraanaamapi suramuneenaam' bhuvi nri'naam |
Mudam' kurvaanah' shreeshivashikharinaatha tvamakhilaam'
Guha svaamin deene mayi vitanu kaarunyamanisham || 28 ||
Sharadraakaajaivaatri'ka vimalashad'vaktravilasa-
-ddvishad'baaho shaktyaa vidalitamahaakraunchashikharin |
Hri'daavaasa shreehallakagiripate sarvavidushaam'
Guha svaamin deene mayi vitanu kaarunyamanisham || 29 ||
Mahaantam' kekeendram' varada sahasaa''ruhya divisha-
-dganaanaam' sarveshaamabhayada muneenaam' cha bhajataam |
Valaaraateh' kanyaaramana bahupunyaachalapate
Guha svaamin deene mayi vitanu kaarunyamanisham || 30 ||
Mahadbrahmaanandam' parashivagurum' santatalasa-
-ttat'itkot'iprakhyam' sakaladuritaartighnamamalam |
Haribrahmendraamaragananamaskaaryacharanam'
Guham' shreesangeetapriyamahamantarhri'di bhaje || 31 ||
Iti skandalaharee |
Meaning
Skanda Lahari is a deeply devotional, spiritually profound hymn addressed to Lord Subrahmanya, expressing:
– pure surrender,
– inner purification,
– divine grace,
– and the path to liberation.
It portrays Skanda as:
– the child of Shiva and Parvati,
– the destroyer of darkness and ignorance,
– the guardian of the weak,
– the supreme effulgence beyond Brahma, Vishnu, and Rudra.
Key Themes:
1. Invocation of Skanda’s Compassion
The devotee seeks the Lord’s radiant presence and blessings to calm the inner turbulence of life.
2. Skanda as the Universal Protector
He removes ignorance like the sun removes darkness, granting joy even to those lost in worldly pleasures.
3. Inner Transformation
Skanda becomes the divine force that cleanses the mind, dissolves ego, and awakens higher consciousness.
4. Lord of Infinite Forms
The hymn describes Skanda as the embodiment of the cosmos—fire, water, air, sky, the Vedas, and consciousness itself.
5. The Path of Devotion
Through meditation, mantra, discipline, and righteous living, Skanda grants spiritual fulfillment and freedom from rebirth.
6. Victory-Giving Warrior
His heroic exploits such as the destruction of Tarakasura symbolize the removal of inner enemies like anger, greed, and delusion.
7. Complete Surrender
The final verses express heartfelt surrender, seeking Skanda’s ever-flowing grace, protection, prosperity, longevity, and spiritual elevation.
In essence, Skanda Lahari is a soul’s journey from fear to fearlessness, from ignorance to divine clarity, from bondage to bliss — all through the compassionate glance of Lord Subrahmanya.
Benefits of reciting Skanda Lahari:
- Removes obstacles, fear, negativity, and inner darkness
- Grants success, prosperity, health, and protection
- Helps in career growth, children, family harmony
- Increases devotion, clarity, intelligence, and spiritual strength
- Brings peace, confidence, and divine energy into life
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