षण्मुख स्तोत्रम् (षडाननं कुङ्कुमरक्तवर्णम्) Meaning — Line by Line
षण्मुख स्तोत्रम् (षडाननं कुङ्कुमरक्तवर्णम्)
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Every verse of षण्मुख स्तोत्रम् (षडाननं कुङ्कुमरक्तवर्णम्) with its Hindi meaning. Tap any word to hear it, or ▶ to recite the verse.
ṣaḍānanaṃ kuṅkumaraktavarṇaṃ
षडाननं कुङ्कुमरक्तवर्णं महामतिं दिव्यमयूरवाहनम् । रुद्रस्य सूनुं सुरसैन्यनाथं गुहं सदाहं शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥
ṣaḍānanaṃ kuṅkumaraktavarṇaṃ mahāmatiṃ divyamayūravāhanam | rudrasya sūnuṃ surasainyanāthaṃ guhaṃ sadāhaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye ||
Meaningमैं सदा गुह की शरण लेता हूँ — षण्मुख (छह मुख वाले) भगवान, कुङ्कुम के समान गहरे लाल वर्ण वाले, महान बुद्धि वाले, दिव्य मयूर पर सवार, रुद्र (शिव) के पुत्र और देवसेना के अधिपति।
jñānaśaktidhara skanda vallīkalyāṇasundara |
ज्ञानशक्तिधर स्कन्द वल्लीकल्याणसुन्दर । देवसेनामनःकान्त कार्तिकेय नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
jñānaśaktidhara skanda vallīkalyāṇasundara | devasenāmanaḥkānta kārtikeya namo'stu te ||
Meaningहे ज्ञानशक्ति (वेल) के धारक, हे स्कन्द, हे वल्ली के सुन्दर वर, हे देवसेना के मनप्रिय, हे कार्तिकेय — आपको नमस्कार हो।
oṃ subrahmaṇyāya namaḥ |
ॐ सुब्रह्मण्याय नमः ।
oṃ subrahmaṇyāya namaḥ |
Meaningॐ सुब्रह्मण्याय नमः।
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Origin & History
Source: Traditional dhyana sloka of Lord Subrahmanya (Murugan)
Author: Traditional
'Shadananam Kumkuma Raktavarnam' is the dhyana sloka most loved and most often recited before the worship of Lord Murugan. In a single verse it paints his whole form — the six radiant faces, the deep vermilion glow, the divine peacock mount, the son of Rudra who leads the armies of heaven — and surrenders the devotee into refuge with the words 'Guham sada aham sharanam prapadye'. It is commonly joined with the salutation 'Jnana-shakti-dhara Skanda, Valli-kalyana-sundara, Devasena-manah-kanta, Kartikeya namostute', which hails Murugan as the bearer of the spear of wisdom and the beloved of his consorts Valli and Devasena, and is sealed with his mula-mantra, 'Om Subrahmanyaya Namah'.
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