सुब्रह्मण्य षोडशनाम स्तोत्रम् Meaning — Line by Line
सुब्रह्मण्य षोडशनाम स्तोत्रम्
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jñānaśaktidharaḥ skando devasenāpatistathā |
ज्ञानशक्तिधरः स्कन्दो देवसेनापतिस्तथा । सुब्रह्मण्यो गजारूढः शरकाननसम्भवः ॥ १॥
jñānaśaktidharaḥ skando devasenāpatistathā | subrahmaṇyo gajārūḍhaḥ śarakānanasambhavaḥ || 1||
Meaningज्ञानशक्तिधर (ज्ञान-शक्ति के धारक), स्कन्द, तथा देवसेनापति (देवसेना के अधिपति); सुब्रह्मण्य, गजारूढ (हाथी पर सवार), शरकाननसम्भव (शरवण में उत्पन्न);
kārtikeyaḥ kumāraśca ṣaṇmukhastārakāntakaḥ |
कार्तिकेयः कुमारश्च षण्मुखस्तारकान्तकः । सेनानीर्ब्रह्मशास्ता च वल्लीकल्याणसुन्दरः ॥ २॥
kārtikeyaḥ kumāraśca ṣaṇmukhastārakāntakaḥ | senānīrbrahmaśāstā ca vallīkalyāṇasundaraḥ || 2||
Meaningकार्तिकेय, कुमार, षण्मुख (छह मुख वाले), तारकान्तक (तारक के संहारक); सेनानी (सेनापति), ब्रह्मशास्ता (ब्रह्मा के उपदेशक), तथा वल्लीकल्याणसुन्दर (वल्ली के सुन्दर वर);
bālaśca krauñcabhettā ca śikhivāhana eva ca |
बालश्च क्रौञ्चभेत्ता च शिखिवाहन एव च । एतानि स्वामिनामानि षोडश प्रत्यहं नरः ॥ ३॥
bālaśca krauñcabhettā ca śikhivāhana eva ca | etāni svāmināmāni ṣoḍaśa pratyahaṃ naraḥ || 3||
Meaningबाल (बालक), क्रौञ्चभेत्ता (क्रौञ्च का भेदन करने वाले), तथा शिखिवाहन (मयूरवाहन) — ये भगवान (स्वामी) के सोलह नाम हैं।
yaḥ paṭhetsarvapāpebhyaḥ sa mucyate mahāmune |
यः पठेत्सर्वपापेभ्यः स मुच्यते महामुने ।
yaḥ paṭhetsarvapāpebhyaḥ sa mucyate mahāmune |
Meaningजो मनुष्य इन सोलह नामों का प्रतिदिन पाठ करता है, हे महामुने, वह समस्त पापों से मुक्त हो जाता है।
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Origin & History
Source: Skanda Purana
Author: Traditional (from the Skanda Purana)
Period: Puranic
The Subrahmanya Shodasanama Stotram is drawn from the Skanda Purana and belongs to the cherished class of 'shodasa-nama' (sixteen-name) hymns. In a few compact verses it gathers sixteen of Lord Murugan's most beloved names, each one a doorway into his story — Jnana-shakti-dhara who bears the spear of wisdom, Skanda the leaping spark of Shiva's power, Sharakanana-sambhava born among the reeds, Tarakantaka and Krauncha-bhetta who slew the demons, Brahma-shasta who taught Brahma the meaning of Om, and Shikhi-vahana who rides the peacock. The hymn closes with the promise that the daily reciter is freed from all sin and blessed with wisdom and grace.
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