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Kartikeya Kavacham

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śrīkārtikeyastotrakadambamm
śrīkārtikeyastotrakadambamm
śrīmayūrācalakṣetre- (kunnakkuḍyaparanāmakeparanāmake)
kārtikeyakeyakaruṇāmṛtarāśeṇāmṛtarāśekārtikekeyatahṛdādātavapūjā|
pūrtayeyebhavati
vāñchitapaṅkteḥeḥkīrtayeyecaracitātāmanujena||1||
atyantapāpakarmāmattulyonāstibhūtaleguhabho|
pūrayasi
yadimadiṣṭaṃcitraṃlokasya
jāyatebhūri
||2||
kārāgṛhasthitaṃ
taṃyaścakreelokeśamapi
vidhātāramdhātāram|
tamanullaṅghitaśāsanamaniśaṃśaṃpraṇamāmiṣaṇmukhaṃmukhaṃmodāt||3||
nāhaṃmantrajapaṃjapaṃtesevāṃsaparyāṃvā|
naisargikyākṛpayāmadabhīṣṭaṃṃpūrayāśutadguhuhabho||4||
nikhilānapimamamantūnūnsahasenaivātra
saṃśayaḥkaścitt|
yasmātsahamānasutastvamasikṛpāvāridhedheṣaḍāsya
vibhobho||5||
yadimadvāñchitadānetadāneśaktirnāstītiṣaṇmukhamukhabrūṣeūṣe|
tadanṛtamevasyāttevākyaṃśaktiṃṃdadhāsi
yatpāṇauāṇau||6||
mayūrasya
patrepralambaṃpadābjaṃ
ṃdadhānaṃkakudyeva
evatasyāparaṃāparaṃca|
surendrasyaputryācavallyācapārśvadvayaṃyaṃ
bhāsayantaṃ
ṃṣaḍāsyaṃ
ṃbhaje'ham||7||
vivekaṃvekaṃviraktiṃṃśamādeśca
ṣaṭkaṃṃmumukṣāṃāṃcadattvāṣaḍāsyāśu
āśumahyamm|
vicārecārecabuddhiṃdṛḍhāṃḍhāṃdehi
vallīsurendrātmajā''śliṣṭavarṣmannamaste||8||
sureśānaputrīpulindeśakanyāsamāśliṣṭapārśvaṃkṛpāvārirāśim
m|
mayūrācalāgreesadāvāsaśīlaṃsadānandadaṃ
daṃnaumi
ṣaḍvaktramīśammīśam||9||
svabhaktairmahābhaktitaḥtaḥpakvadehāntamānīyamānīyadūrātpurāurāsthāpitānyaḥ|
śrīkārtikeyastotrakadambamm
kṣaṇātkukkuṭādīnuṭādīnpunaḥprāṇayuktānānkaroti
smataṃbhāvaye'haṃṣaḍāsyam
m||10||
ravajitaparapuṣṭaravaravasvaradhipaputrīmano'bjaśiśubhānośubhāno|
puratobhavamamaśīghraṃpuraharamodābdhipūrṇimācandra
||11||
śatamakhamukhasurapūjita
tanatamatidānapracaṇḍapadasevaḍapadaseva|
śritajanaduḥkhavibhedavratadhṛtakaṅkaṇa
namo'stu
uguhatubhyamm||12||
vṛṣṭiṃprayacchaṣaṇmukhamukhamayyapipāpekṛpāṃvidhāyāśudhāyāśu|
sukṛtiṣu
ṣukaruṇākaraṇeṇākaraṇekāvāślāghāghābhavettavavabho||13||
mahījalādyaṣṭatanoḥ
tanoḥpurāṇāṃharasyaputrapraṇatārtihārinn|
prapannatāpasyanivāraṇāyavāraṇāyaprayacchavṛṣṭiṃguhaṣaṇmukhāśumukhāśu||14||
pādābjanamrākhiladevatāleladevatālesudāmasambhūṣitakambukaṇṭhaṭha|
saudāmanīkoṭinibhāṅgakānte
eprayacchavṛṣṭiṃguhaṣaṇmukhāśumukhāśu||15||
śikhisthitābhyāṃāṃramaṇīmaṇibhyāṃ
āṃpārśvasthitābhyāṃāṃparisevyamānammānam|
svayaṃyaṃśikhisthaṃkaruṇāsamudraṃsadāṣaḍāsyaṃ
ṃhṛdibhāvaye'ham||16||
bhūyādbhūtyaiaimahatyaiaibhavatanujananaścūrṇitakrauñcaśailośailo
līlāsṛṣṭāṇḍakoṭiḥ
ḥkamalabhavamukhastūyamānātmakārtiḥ
ḥ|
vallīdevendraputrīhṛdayasarasijaprātarādityapuñjaḥ
kāruṇyāpāravārānnidhiragatanayāmodavārāśicandraḥ||17||
iti
śa‍ṛṅgeriśrījagadguruśrīsaccidānandaśivābhinavanṛsiṃhaṃha-
bhāratīsvāmibhiḥ
ḥviracitaṃtaṃśrīkārtikeyastotraṃsampūrṇamm|

About this kavacham — Subrahmanya

Devotional recitation is one of the simplest and most powerful practices in the Hindu tradition. Regular chanting calms the mind, purifies the atmosphere of the home, and deepens one’s connection with the deity. These sacred compositions have been sung by devotees for generations and are suitable for daily practice, during morning or evening puja, or on special festival days.

How to chant

Sit comfortably facing your home altar or a clean, quiet space. Light a lamp or incense if you wish. Begin with a short prayer to Ganesha, then recite the text slowly and clearly, focusing on the meaning rather than speed. Consistency matters more than duration — even five minutes of daily chanting brings visible peace of mind.

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