murugankartikeyasubramanyaskanda

සුබ්රහ්මණ්ය පඤ්චරත්නම්

सुब्रह्मण्य पञ्चरत्नम् in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 5× repetitions·🕐 Early morning after bath; especially on Skanda Shashti, Tuesdays and Krittika nakshatra days·📜 A traditional Sanskrit hymn to Lord Subrahmanya (Murugan)

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

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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Verse 1

ෂඩානනං චන්දනලේපිතාඞ්ගං මහෝරසං දිව්යමයූරවාහනම් . රුද්රස්ය සූනුං සුරලෝකනාථං බ්රහ්මණ්යදේවං ශරණං ප්රපද්යේ .. 1..

ṣaḍānanaṃ candanalepitāṅgaṃ mahorasaṃ divyamayūravāhanam | rudrasya sūnuṃ suralokanāthaṃ brahmaṇyadevaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye || 1||

Meaning:मैं ब्रह्मण्यदेव की शरण लेता हूँ — षण्मुख, जिनका शरीर चन्दन से लेपित है, विशाल वक्षस्थल वाले, दिव्य मयूर पर सवार, रुद्र (शिव) के पुत्र और देवलोक के स्वामी।

Verse 2

ජාජ්වල්යමානං සුරබෘන්දවන්ද්යං කුමාරධාරාතාටමන්දිරස්ථම් . කන්දර්පරූපං කමනීයගාත්රං බ්රහ්මණ්යදේවං ශරණං ප්රපද්යේ .. 2..

jājvalyamānaṃ surabṛndavandyaṃ kumāradhārātaṭamandirastham | kandarparūpaṃ kamanīyagātraṃ brahmaṇyadevaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye || 2||

Meaning:मैं ब्रह्मण्यदेव की शरण लेता हूँ — तेज से देदीप्यमान, देवगणों से वन्दित, कुमारधारा के तट पर स्थित मन्दिर में विराजमान, कामदेव के समान सुन्दर रूप वाले, मनोहर अंगों वाले।

Verse 3

ද්විෂඩ්භුජං ද්වාදශදිව්යනේත්රං ත්රයීතනුං ශූලමසිං දධානම් . ශේෂාවතාරං කමනීයරූපං බ්රහ්මණ්යදේවං ශරණං ප්රපද්යේ .. 3..

dviṣaḍbhujaṃ dvādaśadivyanetraṃ trayītanuṃ śūlamasiṃ dadhānam | śeṣāvatāraṃ kamanīyarūpaṃ brahmaṇyadevaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye || 3||

Meaning:मैं ब्रह्मण्यदेव की शरण लेता हूँ — बारह भुजाओं और बारह दिव्य नेत्रों वाले, जिनका शरीर तीनों वेद हैं, त्रिशूल और तलवार धारण करने वाले, शेष के अवतार, मनोहर रूप वाले।

Verse 4

සුරාරිඝෝරාහවශෝභමානං සුරෝත්තමං ශක්තිධරං කුමාරම් . සුධාරකං ශක්ත්යායුධශෝභිහස්තං බ්රහ්මණ්යදේවං ශරණං ප්රපද්යේ .. 4..

surārighorāhavaśobhamānaṃ surottamaṃ śaktidharaṃ kumāram | sudhārakaṃ śaktyāyudhaśobhihastaṃ brahmaṇyadevaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye || 4||

Meaning:मैं ब्रह्मण्यदेव की शरण लेता हूँ — देवशत्रुओं के साथ घोर युद्ध में सुशोभित, देवों में श्रेष्ठ, शक्ति (वेल) धारण करने वाले कुमार, जिनके हाथ शक्त्यायुध से सुशोभित हैं।

Verse 5

ඉෂ්ටාර්ථසිද්ධිප්රදමීශපුත්රං ඉෂ්ටාන්නදං භූසුරකාමධේනුම් . ගඞ්ගෝද්භවං සර්වජනානුකූලං බ්රහ්මණ්යදේවං ශරණං ප්රපද්යේ .. 5..

iṣṭārthasiddhipradam īśaputraṃ iṣṭānnadaṃ bhūsurakāmadhenum | gaṅgodbhavaṃ sarvajanānukūlaṃ brahmaṇyadevaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye || 5||

Meaning:मैं ब्रह्मण्यदेव की शरण लेता हूँ — ईश (शिव) के पुत्र, इष्ट कामनाओं की सिद्धि देने वाले, इष्ट अन्न प्रदान करने वाले, भूसुरों (ब्राह्मणों) के लिए कामधेनु, गंगा से उत्पन्न, समस्त जनों के अनुकूल।

Verse 6

යඃ ශ්ලෝකමිදං පඨතීහ භක්ත්යා බ්රහ්මණ්යදේවේ නිවේශිතමානසඃ සන් . ප්රාප්නෝති භෝගමඛිලං භුවි යද්යදිෂ්ටං අන්තේ ච ගච්ඡති මුදා ගුහසාම්යමේව .. 6..

yaḥ ślokam idaṃ paṭhatīha bhaktyā brahmaṇyadeve niveśitamānasaḥ san | prāpnoti bhogam akhilaṃ bhuvi yad-yad-iṣṭaṃ ante ca gacchati mudā guhasāmyam eva || 6||

Meaning:जो इस श्लोक का भक्तिपूर्वक पाठ करता है और अपना मन ब्रह्मण्यदेव में लगाता है, वह पृथ्वी पर जो-जो चाहता है वह समस्त भोग प्राप्त करता है, और अन्त में आनन्दपूर्वक गुह (मुरुगन) के साथ साम्य (एकत्व) को प्राप्त होता है।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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ෂඩානනං🔊ṣaḍānanaṃthe six-faced one (Shanmukha) — Murugan's six countenances

චන්දනලේපිතාඞ්ගං🔊candana-lepitāṅgaṃwhose body is anointed with sandal paste

මහෝරසං🔊mahorasaṃbroad-chested, of mighty form

දිව්යමයූරවාහනම්🔊divya-mayūra-vāhanamwho rides the divine peacock

රුද්රස්ය සූනුං🔊rudrasya sūnuṃthe son of Rudra (Shiva)

සුරලෝකනාථං🔊sura-loka-nāthaṃthe lord of the world of the gods

බ්රහ්මණ්යදේවං ශරණං ප්රපද්යේ🔊brahmaṇya-devaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadyeI take refuge in the God who is the friend of the Brahman (the supreme) — the refrain of every verse

ජාජ්වල්යමානං🔊jājvalyamānaṃblazing brilliantly with effulgence

සුරබෘන්දවන්ද්යං🔊sura-bṛnda-vandyaṃworshipped by the hosts of the gods

කුමාරධාරාතාටමන්දිරස්ථම්🔊kumāra-dhārā-taṭa-mandira-sthamdwelling in the shrine on the bank of the Kumaradhara (the sacred stream at Kukke Subrahmanya)

කන්දර්පරූපං🔊kandarpa-rūpaṃas beautiful in form as Kandarpa (the god of love)

ද්විෂඩ්භුජං🔊dvi-ṣaḍ-bhujaṃhaving twelve (two-times-six) arms

ද්වාදශදිව්යනේත්රං🔊dvādaśa-divya-netraṃhaving twelve divine eyes

ත්රයීතනුං🔊trayī-tanuṃwhose very body is the three Vedas

ශූලමසිං දධානම්🔊śūlam asiṃ dadhānambearing the trident and the sword

සුරාරිඝෝරාහවශෝභමානං🔊surāri-ghorāhava-śobhamānaṃresplendent in the terrible battle against the enemies of the gods

ශක්තිධරං කුමාරම්🔊śakti-dharaṃ kumāramthe youth (Kumara) who bears the Shakti (the divine spear, Vel)

ඉෂ්ටාර්ථසිද්ධිප්රදං🔊iṣṭārtha-siddhi-pradaṃthe giver of the fulfilment of all cherished desires

ඊශපුත්රං🔊īśa-putraṃthe son of Isha (Shiva)

ගඞ්ගෝද්භවං🔊gaṅgodbhavaṃborn of the Ganga (the divine seed carried by the river)

ගුහසාම්යමේව🔊guha-sāmyam evaverily the state of oneness with Guha (Murugan) — the final liberation promised in the phala verse

Benefits of Chanting सुब्रह्मण्य पञ्चरत्नम्

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A concise yet complete hymn of surrender to Lord Murugan (Subramanya / Skanda) in just five jewel-like verses

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Each verse ends with 'Brahmanyadevam Sharanam Prapadye' — a heartfelt act of taking total refuge in the Lord

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Its phala-shruti promises fulfilment of every cherished desire on earth and, ultimately, oneness with Guha (Murugan)

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Praises Murugan's complete iconography — six faces, twelve arms and eyes, the peacock mount, the Vel and the trident

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Especially recited on Skanda Shashti, on Tuesdays and Krittika nakshatra days, and at Kumaradhara / Kukke Subrahmanya

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Cultivates devotion, courage, wisdom and the grace to overcome inner and outer enemies

How to Chant सुब्रह्मण्य पञ्चरत्नम्

Repetitions5times

Best TimeEarly morning after bath; especially on Skanda Shashti, Tuesdays and Krittika nakshatra days

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete सुब्रह्मण्य पञ्चरत्नम् 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.

It is a hymn of 'five gems' (pancha-ratna) — five verses, plus a sixth fruit-of-recitation verse — in praise of Lord Murugan (Subramanya / Skanda). It begins 'Shadananam Chandanalepitangam' and each verse ends with 'Brahmanyadevam Sharanam Prapadye', 'I take refuge in the Lord beloved of the Vedas'.

It means 'I take refuge in Brahmanyadeva' — the Lord who is dear to, and the protector of, Brahman and the Vedas (a title of Murugan). Repeated at the close of every verse, it makes the hymn an unbroken act of surrender to the Lord.

The second verse describes Murugan 'dwelling in the shrine on the bank of the Kumaradhara'. The Kumaradhara is the sacred river beside the famous Kukke Sri Subrahmanya temple in Karnataka, one of the Lord's most revered abodes.

Its closing verse promises that one who recites it with devotion, his mind fixed on the Lord, obtains every desire he wishes for on earth and, at the end, joyfully attains oneness (samya) with Guha — Lord Murugan himself.