Om Subrahmanyaya Namah
Mantraॐ सुब्रह्मण्याय नमः
Oṃ Subrahmaṇyāya Namaḥ
Meaning — I bow to Subrahmanya, the auspicious and ever-youthful lord.
Recited for: Daily japa, courage and wisdom
Mantras & Slokas
All Subrahmanya chants →Subrahmanya Gayatri
Stotraॐ सुब्रह्मण्याय विद्महे शक्तिपाणये धीमहि। तन्नो स्कन्दः प्रचोदयात्॥
Oṃ Subrahmaṇyāya Vidmahe Śaktipāṇaye Dhīmahi, Tanno Skandaḥ Pracodayāt
Meaning — May we know Subrahmanya, may we meditate on the one who holds the spear. May Skanda illumine our minds.
Recited for: Gayatri japa, protection
Om Sharavanabhavaya Namah
Mantraॐ शरवणभवाय नमः
Oṃ Śaravaṇabhavāya Namaḥ
Meaning — I bow to the one born in the reeds, the eternal youth of the sacred grove.
Recited for: Japa during Skanda Shasti
Om Shanmukhaya Namah
Pooja Slokaॐ षण्मुखाय नमः
Oṃ Ṣaṇmukhāya Namaḥ
Meaning — I bow to the six-faced Lord who sees in all directions.
Recited for: Archana and kavadi offering
Main Deity
Subrahmanya
सुब्रह्मण्य
Subrahmanya is the South Indian form of Kartikeya, the ever-youthful commander of the divine forces and the guardian of spiritual knowledge.
- Consort
- Valli, Devasena
- Vahana
- Peacock
- Abode
- Skanda Kshetra
