Sri Skanda Stotram
Shree skanda stotram' (mahaabhaarate)
Maarkand'eya uvaacha |
Aagneyashchaiva skandashcha deeptakeertiranaamayah' |
Mayooraketurdharmaatmaa bhootesho mahishaardanah' || 1 ||
Kaamajitkaamadah' kaantah' satyavaagbhuvaneshvarah' |
Shishuh' sheeghrah' shuchishchand'o deeptavarnah' shubhaananah' || 2 ||
Amoghastvanagho raudrah' priyashchandraananastathaa |
Deeptashaktih' prashaantaatmaa bhadrakukkut'amohanah' || 3 ||
Shasht'heepriyashcha dharmaatmaa pavitro maatri'vatsalah' |
Kanyaabhartaa vibhaktashcha svaaheyo revateesutah' || 4 ||
Prabhurnetaa vishaakhashcha naigameyah' sudushcharah' |
Suvrato lalitashchaiva baalakreed'anakapriyah' || 5 ||
Khachaaree brahmachaaree cha shoorah' sharavanodbhavah' |
Vishvaamitrapriyashchaiva devasenaapriyastathaa |
Vaasudevapriyashchaiva priyah' priyakri'deva tu || 6 ||
Naamaanyetaani divyaani kaartikeyasya yah' pat'het |
Svargam' keertim' dhanam' chaiva sa labhennaatra sam'shayah' || 7 ||
Stoshyaami devairri'shibhishcha jusht'am'
Shaktyaa guham' naamabhiraprameyam |
Shad'aananam' shaktidharam' suveeram'
Nibodha chaitaani kurupraveera || 8 ||
Brahmanyo vai brahmajo brahmavichcha
Brahmeshayo brahmavataam' varisht'hah' |
Brahmapriyo braahmanasarvamantree tvam'
Brahmanaam' braahmanaanaam' cha netaa || 9 ||
Svaahaa svadhaa tvam' paramam' pavitram'
Mantrastutastvam' prathitah' shad'archih' |
Sam'vatsarastvamri'tavashcha shad'vai
Maasaardhamaasaashcha dinam' dishashcha || 10 ||
Tvam' pushkaraakshastvaravindavaktrah'
Sahasrachaksho'si sahasrabaahuh' |
Tvam' lokapaalah' paramam' havishcha
Tvam' bhaavanah' sarvasuraasuraanaam || 11 ||
Tvameva senaadhipatih' prachand'ah'
Prabhurvibhushchaapyatha shakrajetaa |
Sahasrabhoostvam' dharanee tvameva
Sahasratusht'ishcha sahasrabhukcha || 12 ||
Sahasrasheershastvamanantaroopah'
Sahasrapaattvam' dashashaktidhaaree |
Gangaasutastvam' svamatena deva
Svaahaamaheekri'ttikaanaam' tathaiva || 13 ||
Tvam' kreed'ase shanmukha kukkut'ena
Yathesht'anaanaavidhakaamaroopee |
Deekshaa'si somo marutah' sadaiva
Dharmo'si vaayurachalendra indrah' || 14 ||
Sanaatanaanaamapi shaashvatastvam'
Prabhuh' prabhoonaamapi chogradhanvaa |
Ri'tasya kartaa ditijaantakastvam'
Jetaa ripoonaam' pravarah' suraanaam || 15 ||
Sookshmam' tapastatparamam' tvameva
Paraavarajnyo'si paraavarastvam |
Dharmasya kaamasya parasya chaiva
Tvattejasaa kri'tsnamidam' mahaatman || 16 ||
Vyaaptam' jagatsarvasurapraveera
Shaktyaa mayaa sam'stuta lokanaatha |
Namo'stu te dvaadashanetrabaaho
Atah' param' vedmi gatim' na te'ham || 17 ||
Skandasya ya idam' viprah' pat'hejjanma samaahitah' |
Shraavayedbraahmanebhyo yah' shri'nuyaadvaa dvijeritam || 18 ||
Dhanamaayuryasho deeptam' putraan shatrujayam' tathaa |
Sa pusht'itusht'ee sampraapya skandasaalokyamaapnuyaat || 19 ||
Iti shreemanmahaabhaarate aranyaparvani trayastrim'shadadhikadvishatatamo'dhyaaye skanda stotram |
Meaning
This Skanda Stotram from the Mahabharata (Aranyaka Parva) is a majestic praise of Lord Kartikeya by Sage Markandeya. It lists many divine attributes of Skanda — his radiant form, fearlessness, victory over desires, purity, compassion, bravery, and cosmic presence.
Skanda is described as the son of Agni, the peacock-bannered youth, the destroyer of demons, the fulfiller of desires, and the lord of all beings. He is beloved of the Krittikas, adored by devas and rishis, friend of Vishvamitra, loved by Vasudeva (Krishna), and commander of the celestial armies.
The hymn further expands to describe Skanda as cosmic time, seasons, directions, knowledge, sacrifice, and the very essence of purity. He is the thousand-eyed, thousand-armed, infinite-form divinity who pervades the entire universe. His energies sustain devas, asuras, and all beings.
The stotra glorifies him as the eternal one, destroyer of evil forces, knower of past-present-future, supreme tapas, supreme dharma, and ultimate refuge. It proclaims that Skanda’s radiance fills the entire cosmos and that his power is immeasurable.
The final verses state that one who recites or listens to this hymn with devotion will attain wealth, longevity, fame, victory over enemies, and finally reach Skanda’s divine realm.
Summary:
This Mahabharata Skanda Stotram is an all-encompassing praise of Lord Kartikeya’s divine glory and universal presence. It highlights his supreme power, cosmic form, dharma-protecting nature, compassion, and blessings on devotees. Chanting it grants wealth, children, long life, protection, success, victory in struggles, and ultimately Skanda-lokam.
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