|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||
Sage Agasthya speaks “ I shall prostrate
before Lord Karthikeya whose lotus feet
are worshiped by illustrious Rishis and Sages, he has the luster of moon, he is
Shadanana who has six faces, he is extremely valorous, he is the delight
Goddess Gauri, I shall prostrate before Lord Karthikeya who eradicates the miseries and sorrows of
the worshiper, he fulfils all the desires of his worshiper, he is skilful
chariot fighter who killed Tharakasura and Prachandasura, he has subtle as well
as various forms too, he has thousands of magnificent forms, he is store house
virtues, he is most reliable, he is Parathpara, he is bounded as well unbounded
too, he is Parapara/remote and proximate, better and worse, prior and post,
earlier and later, I shall prostrate before Shikhivahana/who is mounted on his
celestial vehicle peacock, I shall prostrate before Lord Karthikeya who is
absolute Bhramam, he is attired in sky as clothes/mendicant, he symbolizes sky,
he has golden color complexion, he has powerful arms of golden color
complexion, I shall prostrate before Lord Karthikeya who represents one of the
seven tongues of fire/Hiranya, he has golden virility, I shall prostrate before Lord Karthikeya who
represents severe penances, he is supreme ascetic, he represents supreme
ascetism and its meritorious rewards, he augments ascetism, he is youthful
always, he has won over Lord Manmatha, he is the provider of all kinds of
auspiciousness to worshiper, I shall prostrate before Lord Karthikeya who was
born in reed, he has the radiance of early hours of sun, he is powerful and extremely valorous, he is
personified as lovely child who was taken care by six virtuous mothers, he is
free from suffering and weariness, he is wielded in vicious weapons, he is the
commander of Ganas, he is chief among the army of Gana, I shall prostrate before
Lord Karthikeya who is the destroyer of repeated births and troubles of aging,
I shall prostrate before Vishakha who is wielded in powerful weapon
Shakthi/spear, he is the Lord of Lords, he is Kumara who is always youthful, he
has peacock as celestial vehicle, he is the destroyer of demon Tharakasura, I
shall always prostrate before Lord Karthikeya who is consecreated with the svaha/fire, he is
Gangeya/son of Ganga, he is Karthikeya who is the son of Lord Shiva.
Agasthya Uvacha –
Namosthu Vrindharaka Vrindha Vandhya Padharavindhaya Sudhakaraya | Shadananaya
Amithavikramaya Gauri Hridhayanandha
Samudhbhavaya ||
Namosthuthubhyam Pranatharthihanthre Karthre
Samasthasya Manorathanam
|Dhathre Radhanam Paratharakasya Hanthre
Prachandasura Tharakasya ||
Amoortha Moorthaya Sahasramoorthaye Gunaya
Ganyaya Parathparaya |
Aparaparaya Paraparaya Namosthuthubhyam Shikhivahanaya ||
Namosthuthe Bhramavidhamvaraya Dhigambarayambara Samsthithaya |
Hiranyavarnnaya Hiranyabhahave Namo Hiranyaya Hiranyarethase ||
Thapa: Swaroopaya Thapodhanaya
Thapa: Phalanam Prathipadhakaya | Sadha Kumaraya Hi
Maramarine Thrinikrithaishvarya
Viragine Nama: ||
Namsthothubhyam Sharajanmane Vibho Prabhatha Suryaruna Dhanthapankthaye |
Balaya Cha Balaparakramaya Shanmathurayalamanathuraya ||
Meedushtamayoththarameedushe Namo Namo
Gananampathaye Ganaya | Namosthuthe
Janmajarathigaya Namo
Vishakhaya Su Shakthipanaye ||
Sarvasya Nathasya Kumarakaya
Kauncharaye Tharakamarakaya |
Swaheya Gangeya Cha Karthikeya Shaiveya
Thubhyam Sathatham Namosthu ||
|| Ithi Sri Skandhapurane Kashikhande Sri
Karthikeyashtakam Sampoornnam ||
|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||
