Sri Skanda Dandakam
This stotra extols the virtues and powers of Lord Murugan, invoking his blessings for strength and protection.
श्री सुब्रह्मण्य स्तोत्राणि
ayi jaya jayāmbhōjinījāniḍimbhōdayōdyat kusumbhōllasatphulla dambhōpamardapravīṇa prabhādhōraṇīpūritāśāvakāśa, varānandasāndraprakāśa, sahaivōttaraṅgībhavatsauhr̥dāvēśamīśāna pañcānanī pārvatīvaktrasañcumbyamānānanāmbhōjaṣaṭka, dviṣatkāyaraktaugharajyatpr̥ṣatka, svakīya prabhu dvādaśātma draḍhīyastamaprēma dhāmāyita dvādaśāmbhōja vr̥ndiṣṭha baṁhiṣṭha saundarya dhuryēkṣaṇa, sādhusaṁrakṣaṇa, nijacaraṇa vandanāsakta sadvr̥nda bhūyastarānanda dāyisphuranmandahāsadyutisyanda dūrīkr̥tāmandakunda prasūnaprabhā kandalīsundaratvābhimāna, samastāmarastōma saṁstūyamāna, jagatyāhitātyāhitādityapatyāhita prauḍha vakṣaḥsthalōdgacchadāsracchaṭā dhūmala cchāya śaktisphuratpāṇi pāthōruha, bhaktamandāra pr̥thvīruha, vihitaparirambha vallīvapurvallarī mēlanōllāsitōrastaṭa śrīnirastā cirajyōtirāśliṣṭa sandhyāmbudānōpamāḍambara, taptajāmbūnada bhrājamānāmbara, piñchabhāra prabhāmaṇḍalī piṇḍitākhaṇḍalēṣvāsanākhaṇḍarōciḥ śikhaṇḍiprakāṇḍōparidyōtamāna, padaśrīhr̥ta śrīgr̥havrātamāna, prathitaharigītālayālaṅkr̥tē, kārtikēyārtabandhō, dayāpūrasindhō, namastē samastēśa māṁ pāhi pāhi prasīda prasīda
O victory, O lotus-faced one, you who are the embodiment of joy, you who are adorned with the brilliance of blooming saffron, you who are skilled in the destruction of pride, you who fulfill the hopes of those who seek refuge, you who are the essence of supreme bliss, along with your beloved, the five-faced Lord, whose face is like a lotus, who is the essence of devotion, who is the source of love, who is the abode of beauty, who protects the righteous, who is the source of joy, who shines with a gentle smile, who is adorned with the brilliance of flowers, who is the embodiment of beauty, who is praised by all beings, who is worshipped in this world, who is the sun of the universe, who is the embodiment of strength, who holds the power of the earth, who is the source of all blessings, who is the essence of compassion, who is the giver of wealth, I bow to you, O Lord of all beings, protect me, protect me, be gracious, be gracious.
अयि जय जयाम्भोजिनीजानिडिम्भोदयोद्यत् कुसुम्भोल्लसत्फुल्ल दम्भोपमर्दप्रवीण प्रभाधोरणीपूरिताशावकाश, वरानन्दसान्द्रप्रकाश, सहैवोत्तरङ्गीभवत्सौहृदावेशमीशान पञ्चाननी पार्वतीवक्त्रसञ्चुम्ब्यमानाननाम्भोजषट्क, द्विषत्कायरक्तौघरज्यत्पृषत्क, स्वकीय प्रभु द्वादशात्म द्रढीयस्तमप्रेम धामायित द्वादशाम्भोज वृन्दिष्ठ बंहिष्ठ सौन्दर्य धुर्येक्षण, साधुसंरक्षण, निजचरण वन्दनासक्त सद्वृन्द भूयस्तरानन्द दायिस्फुरन्मन्दहासद्युतिस्यन्द दूरीकृतामन्दकुन्द प्रसूनप्रभा कन्दलीसुन्दरत्वाभिमान, समस्तामरस्तोम संस्तूयमान, जगत्याहितात्याहितादित्यपत्याहित प्रौढ वक्षःस्थलोद्गच्छदास्रच्छटा धूमल च्छाय शक्तिस्फुरत्पाणि पाथोरुह, भक्तमन्दार पृथ्वीरुह, विहितपरिरम्भ वल्लीवपुर्वल्लरी मेलनोल्लासितोरस्तट श्रीनिरस्ता चिरज्योतिराश्लिष्ट सन्ध्याम्बुदानोपमाडम्बर, तप्तजाम्बूनद भ्राजमानाम्बर, पिञ्छभार प्रभामण्डली पिण्डिताखण्डलेष्वासनाखण्डरोचिः शिखण्डिप्रकाण्डोपरिद्योतमान, पदश्रीहृत श्रीगृहव्रातमान, प्रथितहरिगीतालयालङ्कृते, कार्तिकेयार्तबन्धो, दयापूरसिन्धो, नमस्ते समस्तेश मां पाहि पाहि प्रसीद प्रसीद ॥
kāruṇyāmbunidhē samastasumanaḥ santāpadānōdyata- -sphāyaddarpabharāsuraprabhusamūlōnmūlanaikāyana
O ocean of compassion, you who uplift the hearts of all beings, you who are the root of the destruction of the pride of the demons, you who hold the power to break the earth, protect me, O Lord of fire, grant me wealth swiftly.
कारुण्याम्बुनिधे समस्तसुमनः सन्तापदानोद्यत-
bibhrāṇaḥ kṣitibhr̥dvibhēdanacaṇāṁ śaktiṁ tvamāgnēya māṁ pāhi śrīharigītapattanapatē dēhi śriyaṁ mē javāt
Thus concludes the Skanda Dandakam.
-स्फायद्दर्पभरासुरप्रभुसमूलोन्मूलनैकायन ।
iti śrī skanda daṇḍakam
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