Shanmukha Stotram (Shadananam Kumkuma Raktavarnam) — Complete Lyrics
षण्मुख स्तोत्रम् (षडाननं कुङ्कुमरक्तवर्णम्)
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
Verse 1
षडाननं कुङ्कुमरक्तवर्णं
महामतिं दिव्यमयूरवाहनम् ।
रुद्रस्य सूनुं सुरसैन्यनाथं
गुहं सदाहं शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥
ṣaḍānanaṃ kuṅkumaraktavarṇaṃ
mahāmatiṃ divyamayūravāhanam |
rudrasya sūnuṃ surasainyanāthaṃ
guhaṃ sadāhaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye ||
I forever take refuge in Guha — the six-faced Lord (Shanmukha) of a deep vermilion hue, of vast wisdom, who rides the divine peacock, the son of Rudra (Shiva) and the commander of the army of the gods.
Verse 2
ज्ञानशक्तिधर स्कन्द वल्लीकल्याणसुन्दर ।
देवसेनामनःकान्त कार्तिकेय नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
jñānaśaktidhara skanda vallīkalyāṇasundara |
devasenāmanaḥkānta kārtikeya namo'stu te ||
O bearer of the spear of wisdom, O Skanda, O handsome bridegroom of Valli, O beloved of Devasena's heart, O Kartikeya — salutations be to you.
Verse 3
ॐ सुब्रह्मण्याय नमः ।
oṃ subrahmaṇyāya namaḥ |
Om, salutations to Subrahmanya.
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