Skanda Panchakam

Shree Skanda Panchakam: Shree Skanda dev or Karthikeya ji is the one with robust shoulders who bears the responsibility of all the devatas, who is the speaker and the leader of the devatas. Seek the blessings of Shree Skanda Deva by chanting this divine mantra to get power, strength, wealth, valour, the the luxury of the heavens.

Mayooraaroodham sankalpadrudham prachandam agninandanam
Paarvateesutam atyantadrutam akhandam devavandanam
Shankarachaareem gaganadhaareem vande twam rudrachandanam
Shivasambhava devavaibhava skandadeva bhajaamyaham ॥1॥

Shakrajetaam prabhurnetaam shadaananam devanaayakam
Gangaasutam paraabhootam mahaatmanam shauryadaayakam
Deeptashaktim shaktabhaktim vande twam divyasaayakam
Shivasambhava devavaibhava skandadeva bhajaamyaham ॥2॥

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Brahmavataam dukhahartaam vaachaspatim shirapraveeram
Shraddhaayuktam sadaamuktam senaapatim chirasudheeram
Shaktidharam veeravaram vande twam meerapraacheeram
Shivasambhava devavaibhava skandadeva bhajaamyaham ॥3॥

Valleekaantam krupaanantam paramam krutikaasutam
Sukumaaram tattwasaaram charamam shankarakrutam
Deeptimaanam sanaatanam vande twam devataavruttam
Shivasambhava devavaibhava skandadeva bhajaamyaham ॥4॥

Taarakaareem bhaaladhaareem pratyoosham kukkutadhwajam
Shashteepriyam sarvasreyam priyesham divyayaanajam
Rushikaasutam vachanaamrutam vande twam ganeshaagrajam
Shivasambhava devavaibhava skandadeva bhajaamyaham ॥5॥

Nyaayapriyam Krishnapriyam maatrupriyam devapriyam cha
Rushipriyam shivapriyam vande devam paarvateepriyam
Skandastotram idam proktam sashraddhayaa yah sadaa patheth
Swargam keertim dhanam shauryam idam na sanshayah ॥0॥

Iti Shri Krishnadaasah Virachita Shri Skanda Panchakam Sampoornam

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