About this stotra
These are 28 names of Kartikeya and the one who recites with devotion will become the master of speech, gains oratory skills and sharpness, intelligence and knowledge with the grace of the lord. The memory power will also increase.
Kartikeya Pragya Vivardhana Stotram lyrics and meaning
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Verse 1
योगीश्वरो महासेनः कार्तिकेयोऽग्निनंदनः ।
स्कंदः कुमारः सेनानीः स्वामी शंकरसंभवः ॥१॥
yogīśvaro mahāsenaḥ kārtikeyo'gninaṃdanaḥ .
skaṃdaḥ kumāraḥ senānīḥ svāmī śaṃkarasaṃbhavaḥ ..1..
Salutations to Sri Kartikeya who is a master yogi, who is known as mahasena when referred to as the son of agni deva and who is known as kartikeya when referred to as the son of the six kritikas, who is known as skanda when referred to as son of devi Parvati, who is known as Kumara when referred to as son of devi Ganga, who is the leader of the army of devas, who is our master and who is born of lord Shankara.
Word by word
- योगीश्वरः (yogīśvaraḥ)
- master yogi (yogī:yogi | īśvaraḥ:master)
- महासेनः (mahāsenaḥ)
- Mahasena
- कार्तिकेयः (kārtikeyaḥ)
- Kartikeya
- अग्निनंदनः (agninandanaḥ)
- son of Agni (agni:Agni | nandanaḥ:son)
- स्कंदः (skandaḥ)
- Skanda
- कुमारः (kumāraḥ)
- Kumara
- सेनानीः (senānīḥ)
- leader of the army
- स्वामी (svāmī)
- master
- शंकरसंभवः (śaṃkarasaṃbhavaḥ)
- born of Shankara (śaṃkara:Shankara | saṃbhavaḥ:born of)
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Verse 2
गांगेयस्ताम्रचूडश्च ब्रह्मचारी शिखिध्वजः ।
तारकारिरुमापुत्रः क्रौंचारिश्च षडाननः ॥२॥
gāṃgeyastāmracūḍaśca brahmacārī śikhidhvajaḥ .
tārakārirumāputraḥ krauṃcāriśca ṣaḍānanaḥ ..2..
Salutations to Sri Kartikeya who is loved by mother Ganga and his follower Tamrachuda, who is celebate and has peacock as his emblem, who is the enemy of Tarakasura and Krauncasura, who is the son of devi Uma and has six faces.
Word by word
- गांगेयः (gāṃgeyaḥ)
- son of Ganga (gāṃgā:Ganga | eyaḥ:son of)
- ताम्रचूडः (tāmracūḍaḥ)
- Tamrachuda
- च (ca)
- and
- ब्रह्मचारी (brahmacārī)
- celibate
- शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ)
- peacock emblem (śikhi:peacock | dhvajaḥ:emblem)
- तारकारिः (tārakāriḥ)
- enemy of Taraka (tāraka:Tāraka | ariḥ:enemy)
- उमापुत्रः (umāputraḥ)
- son of Uma (umā:Uma | putraḥ:son)
- क्रौंचारिः (krauṃcāriḥ)
- enemy of Kraunca (krauṃca:Kraunca | ariḥ:enemy)
- च (ca)
- and
- षडाननः (ṣaḍānanaḥ)
- six-faced (ṣaṭ:six | ānanaḥ:faced)
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Verse 3
शब्दब्रह्मसमुद्रश्च सिद्धः सारस्वतो गुहः ।
सनत्कुमारो भगवान् भोगमोक्षफलप्रदः ॥३॥
śabdabrahmasamudraśca siddhaḥ sārasvato guhaḥ .
sanatkumāro bhagavān bhogamokṣaphalapradaḥ ..3..
Salutations to Sri Kartikeya who is accomplished in the knowlege of the ocean of sabda-brahman, who is eloquent in describing the great spiritual secrets of the sabda-brahman and hence aptly known as guha when referred to as the son of lord Shiva (who is the embodiment of sabda-brahman), who is always youthful and pure like sanatkumara, who is divine and who grants both the fruits for worldly enjoyment (due to meritorious deeds) and final liberation.
Word by word
- शब्दब्रह्मसमुद्रः (śabdabrahmasamudraḥ)
- ocean of sabda-brahman (śabda:sound | brahma:brahman | samudraḥ:ocean)
- च (ca)
- and
- सिद्धः (siddhaḥ)
- accomplished
- सारस्वतः (sārasvataḥ)
- eloquent
- गुहः (guhaḥ)
- Guha (Kartikeya)
- सनत्कुमारः (sanatkumāraḥ)
- Sanatkumara
- भगवान् (bhagavān)
- divine
- भोगमोक्षफलप्रदः (bhogamokṣaphalapradaḥ)
- grants enjoyment and liberation (bhoga:enjoyment | mokṣa:liberation | phala:fruits | pradaḥ:grants)
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Verse 4
शरजन्मा गणाधीश पूर्वजो मुक्तिमार्गकृत् ।
सर्वागमप्रणेता च वांच्छितार्थप्रदर्शनः ॥४॥
śarajanmā gaṇādhīśa pūrvajo muktimārgakṛt .
sarvāgamapraṇetā ca vāṃcchitārthapradarśanaḥ ..4..
Salutations to Sri Kartikeya who was born on shara, a particular variety of grass and hence known as Saravana, whose elder is Sri Ganesha and who has created (i.e. shown) the path of liberation, who is reverentially saluted by all the agamas (scriptures) and who shows the way towards the desired object of spiritual life (as mentioned in the scriptures).
Word by word
- शरजन्मा (śarajanmā)
- born on shara grass (śara:shara grass | janmā:born)
- गणाधीश (gaṇādhīśa)
- lord of the ganas (gaṇa:ganas | adhīśa:lord)
- पूर्वजः (pūrvajaḥ)
- elder brother
- मुक्तिमार्गकृत् (muktimārgakṛt)
- creator of liberation path (mukti:liberation | mārga:path | kṛt:creator)
- सर्वागमप्रणेता (sarvāgamapraṇetā)
- initiator of all scriptures (sarva:all | āgama:scriptures | praṇetā:initiator)
- च (ca)
- and
- वांच्छितार्थप्रदर्शनः (vāṃcchitārthapradarśanaḥ)
- shows desired object (vāṃcchita:desired | artha:object | pradarśanaḥ:shows)
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Verse 5
अष्टाविंशतिनामानि मदीयानीति यः पठेत् ।
प्रत्यूषं श्रद्धया युक्तो मूको वाचस्पतिर्भवेत् ॥५॥
aṣṭāviṃśatināmāni madīyānīti yaḥ paṭhet .
pratyūṣaṃ śraddhayā yukto mūko vācaspatirbhavet ..5..
My devotees who repeat my twenty eight names and contemplate on my spiritual precepts everyday at dawn with faith and devotion, will become a master of speech even if he is dumb (due to lack of wisdom).
Word by word
- अष्टाविंशतिनामानि (aṣṭāviṃśatināmāni)
- twenty-eight names (aṣṭāviṃśati:twenty-eight | nāmāni:names)
- मदीयानि (madīyāni)
- my
- इति (iti)
- thus
- यः (yaḥ)
- who
- पठेत् (paṭhet)
- recites
- प्रत्यूषं (pratyūṣaṃ)
- at dawn
- श्रद्धया (śraddhayā)
- with faith
- युक्तः (yuktaḥ)
- endowed
- मूकः (mūkaḥ)
- dumb
- वाचस्पतिः (vācaspatiḥ)
- master of speech (vāc:speech | patiḥ:master)
- भवेत् (bhavet)
- becomes
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Verse 6
महामंत्रमयानीति मम नामानुकीर्तनम् ।
महाप्रज्ञामवाप्नोति नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥६॥
mahāmaṃtramayānīti mama nāmānukīrtanam .
mahāprajñāmavāpnoti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā ..6..
My spiritual precepts and devotional repetition of my names will act like maha mantra, also devotee will obtain great wisdom and intelligence by contemplating on my divine leela (play).
Word by word
- महामंत्रमयानीति (mahāmaṃtramayānīti)
- my spiritual precepts (mahā:great | mantra:mantra | maya:consisting of | iti:thus)
- मम (mama)
- my
- नामानुकीर्तनम् (nāmānukīrtanam)
- repetition of my names (nāma:name | anukīrtanam:repetition)
- महाप्रज्ञामवाप्नोति (mahāprajñāmavāpnoti)
- obtains great wisdom (mahā:great | prajñām:wisdom | avāpnoti:obtains)
- नात्र (nātra)
- not here
- कार्य (kāryā)
- to be done
- विचारणा (vicāraṇā)
- consideration
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Verse 7
इति श्रीरुद्रयामले प्रज्ञाविवर्धनाख्यं
श्रीमत्कार्तिकेयस्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम् ॥७॥
iti śrīrudrayāmale prajñāvivardhanākhyaṃ
śrīmatkārtikeyastotraṃ sampūrṇam ..7..
Thus ends the description which augments the intelligence and wisdom from the rudra yamala text, thus ends the eulogy of the illustrious Sri Kartikeya.
Word by word
- इति (iti)
- thus
- श्रीरुद्रयामले (śrīrudrayāmale)
- in the Śrī Rudra Yāmala (śrī:illustrious | rudra:Rudra | yāmale:in the Yāmala)
- प्रज्ञाविवर्धनाख्यं (prajñāvivardhanākhyaṃ)
- named as intelligence augmenting (prajñā:intelligence | vivardhana:augmenting | ākhyaṃ:named as)
- श्रीमत्कार्तिकेयस्तोत्रं (śrīmatkārtikeyastotraṃ)
- eulogy of Śrī Kārtikeya (śrīmat:illustrious | kārtikeya:Kārtikeya | stotraṃ:eulogy)
- सम्पूर्णम् (sampūrṇam)
- complete
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