murugankartikeyasubramanyaskanda

ස්කන්ද ෂට්කම් (ස්කන්ද ෂෂ්ඨී ස්තෝත්රම්)

स्कन्द षट्कम् (स्कन्द षष्ठी स्तोत्रम्) in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 6× repetitions·🕐 During Skanda Shashthi, on Tuesdays and Krittika nakshatra days, at dawn·📜 Traditional Sanskrit hymn to Lord Skanda (Subrahmanya)

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Traditional Sanskrit hymn to Lord Skanda (Subrahmanya) · Traditional · Classical / medieval

The Skanda Shatkam is a much-loved short Sanskrit stotram to Lord Skanda (Murugan), the warrior-son of Shiva and Parvati who was born to destroy the demon Taraka and who leads the army of the gods. In six tightly woven verses it gathers his great names and deeds — Shanmukha, the crusher of Krauncha, slayer of Taraka, rider of the peacock, bearer of the Vel, beloved of Valli — each sealed with the refrain 'I bow to Skanda, the son of Shiva.' Its brevity and completeness have made it a popular daily prayer and a favourite during the Skanda Shashthi observance.

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Devotees hold that this small hymn carries the full power of Skanda's name: its closing verse declares that the one who but reads or hears it swiftly gains his heart's desires and is finally led to Skandaloka, the very abode of the Lord.

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Verse 1

ෂණ්මුඛං පාර්වතීපුත්රං ක්රෞඤ්චශෛලවිමර්දනම්. දේවසේනාපතිං දේවං ස්කන්දං වන්දේ ශිවාත්මජම්.. 1..

ṣaṇmukhaṃ pārvatīputraṃ krauñcaśailavimardanam। devasenāpatiṃ devaṃ skandaṃ vande śivātmajam॥ 1॥

Meaning:मैं शिवपुत्र स्कन्द को प्रणाम करता हूँ — षण्मुख (छह मुख वाले), पार्वतीपुत्र, क्रौञ्च पर्वत का मर्दन करने वाले, देवताओं की सेना के दिव्य सेनापति को।

Verse 2

තාරකාසුරහන්තාරං මයූරාසනසංස්ථිතම්. ශක්තිපාණිං ච දේවේශං ස්කන්දං වන්දේ ශිවාත්මජම්.. 2..

tārakāsurahantāraṃ mayūrāsanasaṃsthitam। śaktipāṇiṃ ca deveśaṃ skandaṃ vande śivātmajam॥ 2॥

Meaning:मैं शिवपुत्र स्कन्द को प्रणाम करता हूँ — तारकासुर का वध करने वाले, मयूर पर विराजमान, हाथ में शक्ति (वेल) धारण करने वाले देवेश को।

Verse 3

විශ්වේශ්වරප්රියං දේවං විශ්වේශ්වරතනූද්භවම්. කාමුකං කාමදං කාන්තං ස්කන්දං වන්දේ ශිවාත්මජම්.. 3..

viśveśvarapriyaṃ devaṃ viśveśvaratanūdbhavam। kāmukaṃ kāmadaṃ kāntaṃ skandaṃ vande śivātmajam॥ 3॥

Meaning:मैं शिवपुत्र स्कन्द को प्रणाम करता हूँ — विश्वेश्वर (शिव) के प्रिय एवं उन्हीं के स्वरूप से उत्पन्न, कमनीय, कामनाओं को देने वाले, कान्त (मनोहर) को।

Verse 4

කුමාරං මුනිශාර්දූලමානසානන්දගෝචරම්. වල්ලීකාන්තං ජගද්යෝනිං ස්කන්දං වන්දේ ශිවාත්මජම්.. 4..

kumāraṃ muniśārdūlamānasānandagocaram। vallīkāntaṃ jagadyoniṃ skandaṃ vande śivātmajam॥ 4॥

Meaning:मैं शिवपुत्र स्कन्द को प्रणाम करता हूँ — कुमार (नित्य बालक), मुनिश्रेष्ठों के मानस में गोचर होने वाले, वल्ली के प्रियतम, जगत् के मूल कारण को।

Verse 5

ප්රලයස්ථිතිකර්තාරමාදිකර්තාරමීශ්වරම්. භක්තප්රියං මදෝන්මත්තං ස්කන්දං වන්දේ ශිවාත්මජම්.. 5..

pralayasthitikartāramādikartāramīśvaram। bhaktapriyaṃ madonmattaṃ skandaṃ vande śivātmajam॥ 5॥

Meaning:मैं शिवपुत्र स्कन्द को प्रणाम करता हूँ — प्रलय, स्थिति एवं सृष्टि के कर्ता, आदिकर्ता ईश्वर, भक्तों के प्रिय, आनन्द से उन्मत्त को।

Verse 6

විශාඛං සර්වභූතානාං ස්වාමිනං කෘත්තිකාසුතම්. සදාබලං ජටාධාරං ස්කන්දං වන්දේ ශිවාත්මජම්.. 6..

viśākhaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ svāminaṃ kṛttikāsutam। sadābalaṃ jaṭādhāraṃ skandaṃ vande śivātmajam॥ 6॥

Meaning:मैं शिवपुत्र स्कन्द को प्रणाम करता हूँ — विशाख, समस्त भूतों के स्वामी, कृत्तिकाओं के पुत्र, सदा बलवान्, जटाधारी को।

Verse 7

ස්කන්දෂට්කං ස්තෝත්රමිදං යඃ පඨේච්ඡෘණුයාන්නරඃ. වාඤ්ඡිතාන් ලභතේ සද්යශ්චාන්තේ ස්කන්දපුරං ව්රජේත්.. 7..

skandaṣaṭkaṃ stotramidaṃ yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyānnaraḥ। vāñchitān labhate sadyaścānte skandapuraṃ vrajet॥ 7॥

Meaning:जो मनुष्य इस स्कन्द षट्क (स्कन्द की छह श्लोकों वाली स्तुति) का पाठ करता है या सुनता है, वह तत्काल अपनी समस्त कामनाएँ प्राप्त करता है और अन्त में स्कन्दलोक को प्राप्त होता है।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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ෂණ්මුඛං🔊ṣaṇmukhaṃThe six-faced one (Shanmukha) — Murugan with his six divine faces

පාර්වතීපුත්රං🔊pārvatīputraṃThe son of Parvati

ක්රෞඤ්චශෛලවිමර්දනම්🔊krauñcaśailavimardanamThe crusher of the Krauncha mountain (and the demon Krauncha)

දේවසේනාපතිං🔊devasenāpatiṃThe commander-in-chief of the army of the gods

ස්කන්දං වන්දේ ශිවාත්මජම්🔊skandaṃ vande śivātmajamI bow to Skanda, the son (atmaja) of Shiva — the refrain of every verse

තාරකාසුරහන්තාරං🔊tārakāsurahantāraṃThe slayer of the demon Taraka

මයූරාසනසංස්ථිතම්🔊mayūrāsanasaṃsthitamSeated upon the peacock as his throne (vehicle)

ශක්තිපාණිං🔊śaktipāṇiṃBearing the Shakti (the Vel, divine spear) in his hand

දේවේශං🔊deveśaṃThe Lord of the gods

විශ්වේශ්වරප්රියං🔊viśveśvarapriyaṃDear to Vishveshvara (Shiva, the Lord of the universe)

විශ්වේශ්වරතනූද්භවම්🔊viśveśvaratanūdbhavamBorn from the body (energy) of the Lord of the universe

කුමාරං🔊kumāraṃThe eternal youth (Kumara), the ever-young prince

වල්ලීකාන්තං🔊vallīkāntaṃThe beloved of Valli (his consort)

ජගද්යෝනිං🔊jagadyoniṃThe source (womb) of the world

විශාඛං🔊viśākhaṃVishakha — a name of Skanda associated with his birth-star and his six-formed nature

කෘත්තිකාසුතම්🔊kṛttikāsutamThe son of the Krittikas (the six mothers who nursed him)

වාඤ්ඡිතාන් ලභතේ සද්යඃ🔊vāñchitān labhate sadyaḥQuickly obtains all that he desires — the fruit (phala) of recitation

අන්තේ ස්කන්දපුරං ව්රජේත්🔊ante skandapuraṃ vrajetAnd at the end attains the abode of Skanda (Skandaloka)

Benefits of Chanting स्कन्द षट्कम् (स्कन्द षष्ठी स्तोत्रम्)

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A short, easily memorised six-verse hymn that gives a complete adoration of Lord Murugan (Skanda / Kartikeya)

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Each verse ends with 'Skandam vande Shivatmajam', fixing the mind on Skanda as the son of Shiva

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Its phala-shruti promises that the reciter quickly attains his desires (vanchitan labhate sadyah)

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Traditionally recited during Skanda Shashthi, on Tuesdays and on Krittika nakshatra days

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Invokes Murugan as slayer of Taraka and Krauncha — a prayer for victory over inner and outer enemies

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Said to lead the devotee finally to Skandaloka, the abode of Skanda

How to Chant स्कन्द षट्कम् (स्कन्द षष्ठी स्तोत्रम्)

Repetitions6times

Best TimeDuring Skanda Shashthi, on Tuesdays and Krittika nakshatra days, at dawn

Bathe and sit facing east before an image of Lord Murugan with his Vel and peacock. Recite all six verses with devotion, dwelling on the refrain 'Skandam vande Shivatmajam' at the close of each, then the seventh phala-shruti verse. Because it is short, it is well suited to daily recitation and is chanted especially over the six days of Skanda Shashthi.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete स्कन्द षट्कम् (स्कन्द षष्ठी स्तोत्रम्) written in the Sinhala script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

The Skanda Shatkam ('sextet on Skanda') is a Sanskrit hymn of six verses to Lord Skanda (Murugan / Kartikeya), followed by a phala-shruti verse. Each of the six verses ends with the refrain 'Skandam vande Shivatmajam' — 'I bow to Skanda, the son of Shiva' — praising him as the six-faced commander of the gods, slayer of Taraka, rider of the peacock and wielder of the Vel.

Shashthi (the sixth lunar day) is sacred to Skanda, and Skanda Shashthi celebrates Murugan's victory over the demon Surapadma. This short, complete hymn is therefore favoured for recitation during the six days of Skanda Shashthi, as well as on Tuesdays and Krittika nakshatra days.

Its final (seventh) verse states that whoever reads or hears the Skanda Shatkam at once obtains all that he desires (vanchitan labhate sadyah) and, at the end, attains Skandapuram — the abode of Skanda.

Skanda — also called Murugan, Kartikeya, Subrahmanya, Kumara and Shanmukha — is the son of Shiva and Parvati and the younger brother of Ganesha. The commander of the army of the gods, he rides the peacock, wields the Vel (divine spear) and slew the demons Taraka, Krauncha and Surapadma.