𑌸𑍁𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌮𑍍
Subramanya Pancharatnam in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥
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Origin & Story
A traditional Sanskrit hymn to Lord Subrahmanya (Murugan) · Traditional (popularly recited in the South Indian Subrahmanya tradition)
The Subramanya Pancharatnam belongs to the cherished family of 'pancharatna' hymns — garlands of five jewel-verses offered to a deity. In five compact, melodious verses it draws the whole iconography and majesty of Lord Murugan: the six-faced Skanda anointed with sandal, riding the divine peacock, blazing with light, twelve-armed and twelve-eyed, bearing the Vel and the trident, the son of Shiva born of the Ganga and the wish-granting refuge of his devotees. Each verse seals its praise with the same surrender — 'Brahmanyadevam Sharanam Prapadye'. It is especially associated with the Kumaradhara at Kukke Subrahmanya and is sung widely on Skanda Shashti.
✦ As told in scripture
Devotees of Kukke Subrahmanya hold that this hymn, sung on the bank of the Kumaradhara, carries the same fruit its final verse promises — that the worshipper who surrenders through these five gems is granted his heart's desires in this world and, at the last, merges in joy with Guha himself.
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𑌷𑌡𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌂 𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌨𑌲𑍇𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌮𑌹𑍋𑌰𑌸𑌂 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌯𑍂𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌨𑌮𑍍 । 𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑍂𑌨𑍁𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇 ॥ ௧॥
ṣaḍānanaṃ candanalepitāṅgaṃ mahorasaṃ divyamayūravāhanam | rudrasya sūnuṃ suralokanāthaṃ brahmaṇyadevaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye || 1||
Meaning:I take refuge in Brahmanyadeva (the Lord beloved of the Vedas), the six-faced one whose body is anointed with sandal, broad of chest, who rides the divine peacock, the son of Rudra and lord of the heavens.
𑌜𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌬𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌰𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌟𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌮𑍍 । 𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌕𑌮𑌨𑍀𑌯𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇 ॥ ௨॥
jājvalyamānaṃ surabṛndavandyaṃ kumāradhārātaṭamandirastham | kandarparūpaṃ kamanīyagātraṃ brahmaṇyadevaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye || 2||
Meaning:I take refuge in Brahmanyadeva, blazing with effulgence, worshipped by the hosts of the gods, dwelling in the shrine on the bank of the Kumaradhara, lovely in form as the god of love, with enchanting limbs.
𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌡𑍍𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌂 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌶𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍀𑌤𑌨𑍁𑌂 𑌶𑍂𑌲𑌮𑌸𑌿𑌂 𑌦𑌧𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍍 । 𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑌮𑌨𑍀𑌯𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇 ॥ ௩॥
dviṣaḍbhujaṃ dvādaśadivyanetraṃ trayītanuṃ śūlamasiṃ dadhānam | śeṣāvatāraṃ kamanīyarūpaṃ brahmaṇyadevaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye || 3||
Meaning:I take refuge in Brahmanyadeva, who has twelve arms and twelve divine eyes, whose body is the three Vedas, who holds the trident and sword, an incarnation of Shesha, of captivating form.
𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌘𑍋𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌵𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌂 𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌧𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍 । 𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌂 𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌧𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇 ॥ ௪॥
surārighorāhavaśobhamānaṃ surottamaṃ śaktidharaṃ kumāram | sudhārakaṃ śaktyāyudhaśobhihastaṃ brahmaṇyadevaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye || 4||
Meaning:I take refuge in Brahmanyadeva, resplendent in the dreadful battle against the foes of the gods, the best of the celestials, the youthful Kumara who bears the Shakti-spear, his hands radiant with the spear-weapon.
𑌇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌮𑍀𑌶𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌦𑌂 𑌭𑍂𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌧𑍇𑌨𑍁𑌮𑍍 । 𑌗𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌜𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌕𑍂𑌲𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇 ॥ ௫॥
iṣṭārthasiddhipradam īśaputraṃ iṣṭānnadaṃ bhūsurakāmadhenum | gaṅgodbhavaṃ sarvajanānukūlaṃ brahmaṇyadevaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye || 5||
Meaning:I take refuge in Brahmanyadeva, the son of Isha, granter of every desired attainment, giver of cherished food, the wish-cow of the brahmanas, born of the Ganga, gracious to all beings.
𑌯𑌃 𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌪𑌠𑌤𑍀𑌹 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍇 𑌨𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌶𑌿𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌸𑌃 𑌸𑌨𑍍 । 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌮𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌂 𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌿 𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌦𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌂 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌚 𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌾 𑌗𑍁𑌹𑌸𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍇𑌵 ॥ ௬॥
yaḥ ślokam idaṃ paṭhatīha bhaktyā brahmaṇyadeve niveśitamānasaḥ san | prāpnoti bhogam akhilaṃ bhuvi yad-yad-iṣṭaṃ ante ca gacchati mudā guhasāmyam eva || 6||
Meaning:Whoever recites this hymn here with devotion, his mind absorbed in Brahmanyadeva, gains every enjoyment he desires upon the earth, and in the end joyfully attains oneness with Guha (Lord Murugan) himself.
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Benefits of Chanting Subramanya Pancharatnam
A concise yet complete hymn of surrender to Lord Murugan (Subramanya / Skanda) in just five jewel-like verses
Each verse ends with 'Brahmanyadevam Sharanam Prapadye' — a heartfelt act of taking total refuge in the Lord
Its phala-shruti promises fulfilment of every cherished desire on earth and, ultimately, oneness with Guha (Murugan)
Praises Murugan's complete iconography — six faces, twelve arms and eyes, the peacock mount, the Vel and the trident
Especially recited on Skanda Shashti, on Tuesdays and Krittika nakshatra days, and at Kumaradhara / Kukke Subrahmanya
Cultivates devotion, courage, wisdom and the grace to overcome inner and outer enemies
How to Chant Subramanya Pancharatnam
Sit before an image of Lord Murugan with his Vel and peacock. Recite all five verses with the refrain 'Brahmanyadevam Sharanam Prapadye', dwelling on the surrender each one expresses, and conclude with the sixth phala verse. Many chant it daily as a short, complete Subramanya prayer; it is especially honoured during the six days of Skanda Shashti and at the Kukke Subrahmanya temple on the Kumaradhara.
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