Sri Kartikeya Karavalamba Stotram

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• verse 1

  सिङ्गार वेल सकलेश्वर दीनबन्धो ।सन्तापनाशन सनातन शक्तिहस्तश्रीकार्तिकेय मम देहि करावलम्बम् ॥ 1

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  siṅgāra vēla sakalēśvara dīnabandhō ।santāpanāśana sanātana śaktihastaśrīkārtikēya mama dēhi karāvalambam ॥ 1

  meaning

  O Singara Vela, lord of all, friend of the humble; destroyer of suffering, eternal one who holds the Shakti — O Sri Kartikeya, give me the support of your hands.

• verse 2

  पञ्चाद्रिवास सहजा सुरसैन्यनाथपञ्चामृतप्रिय गुह सकलाधिवास ।गङ्गेन्दु मौलि तनय मयिल्वाहनस्थश्रीकार्तिकेय मम देहि करावलम्बम् ॥ 2

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  pañchādrivāsa sahajā surasainyanāthapañchāmṛtapriya guha sakalādhivāsa ।gaṅgēndu mauḻi tanaya mayilvāhanasthaśrīkārtikēya mama dēhi karāvalambam ॥ 2

  meaning

  O Guha who dwells in the five mountains, born together with Surasena, commander of the divine army, the all-dwelling one; O Muruga on your peacock vehicle, son of the moon-crested Ganga bearer — O Sri Kartikeya, give me the support of your hands.

• verse 3

  आपद्विनाशक कुमारक चारुमूर्तेतापत्रयान्तक दायापर तारकारे ।आर्ताऽभयप्रद गुणत्रय भव्यराशेश्रीकार्तिकेय मम देहि करावलम्बम् ॥ 3

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  āpadvināśaka kumāraka chārumūrtētāpatrayāntaka dāyāpara tārakārē ।ārtā'bhayaprada guṇatraya bhavyarāśēśrīkārtikēya mama dēhi karāvalambam ॥ 3

  meaning

  O Kumara of beautiful form, destroyer of calamities, destroyer of the three afflictions, compassionate, slayer of Taraka.

• verse 4

  वल्लीपते सुकृतदायक पुण्यमूर्तेस्वर्लोकनाथ परिसेवित शम्भु सूनो ।त्रैलोक्यनायक षडानन भूतपादश्रीकार्तिकेय मम देहि करावलम्बम् ॥ 4

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  vallīpatē sukṛtadāyaka puṇyamūrtēsvarlōkanātha parisēvita śambhu sūnō ।trailōkyanāyaka ṣaḍānana bhūtapādaśrīkārtikēya mama dēhi karāvalambam ॥ 4

  meaning

  O lord of Valli, bestower of merits, holy form; O son of Shambhu worshipped by the dwellers in heaven; O lord of the three worlds, six-faced, base of the world — O Sri Kartikeya, give me the support of your hands.

• verse 5

  ज्ञानस्वरूप सकलात्मक वेदवेद्यज्ञानप्रियाऽखिलदुरन्त महावनघ्ने ।दीनवनप्रिय निरमय दानसिन्धोश्रीकार्तिकेय मम देहि करावलम्बम् ॥ 5

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  jñānasvarūpa sakalātmaka vēdavēdyajñānapriyā'khiladuranta mahāvanaghnē ।dīnavanapriya niramaya dānasindhōśrīkārtikēya mama dēhi karāvalambam ॥ 5

  meaning

  O form of knowledge, the self of all, known by the Vedas; dear to the knowledge, the great destroyer of unbounded evil; compassionate to the humble, free from blemish, ocean of generosity — O Sri Kartikeya, give me the support of your hands.

• verse 6

  इति श्री कार्तिकेय करावलम्ब स्तोत्रम् ।

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  iti śrī kārtikēya karāvalamba stōtram ।

  meaning

  Colophon: Thus ends the Sri Kartikeya Karavalamba Stotram.