Lord Kartikeya

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Hi. I was doing some research on Lord Kartikeya who dwells in the

6Mukhi and found this material to be quite powerful and its enhanced

my understanding of this mukhi greatly.

 

Here is the strotrum of His Divine Names as well as some general info.

Enjoy!

Namaste,

Kanti

 

shrii gaNeshaaya namaH |

 

shrii skanda uvaacha \\

yogiishvaro mahaasenaH

kaartikeyo.agnina.ndanaH | \\

 

skandaH kumaaraH senaanii svaamii

sha.nkarasambhavaH || \\

 

gaa.ngeyastaamrachuuD

shcha brahmachaarii shikhidhvajaH | \\

 

taarakaarirumaaputraH

krauJNchaarishcha shhaDaananaH || \\

 

shabdabrahma samudrashcha

siddhaH saarasvato guhaH | \\

 

sanatkumaaro bhagavaan.h bhoga moksha phalapradaH || \\

sharajanmaa guNaadiishaH puurvajo mukti maargakR^it.h | \\

 

sarvaagama praNetaa cha vaaJN

chhitaartha pradarshanaH || \\

 

ashhTaavi.nshati naamaani

madiiyaaniiti yaH paThet.h | \\

 

pratyuushham.h shraddhayaa yukto muuko

vaachaspatirbhavet.h || \\

 

mahaamantramayaa niiti

mama naamaanukiirtanam.h | \\

 

MahaapraGYaamavaapnoti

naatra kaaryaa vichaaraNaa || \\

 

iti shrii rudrayaamale

praGYaavivardhanaakhyam.

shriimatkaartikeyastotram.

sa.npuurNam.h | \\

 

 

 

Skanda said:

 

"The person who reads my 28 names told here with concentration, in

the morning,

obtains equal status with Brihaspati in speech, even if he cannot

speak.

Further, the person who reads my names as maha mantras obtains great

intelligence. There is no doubt about this."

 

 

Kartikeya, the second son of Lord Shiva, and Goddess Parvati is also

known as Subramaniam, Skanda, Guha, Shadannana or Sanmukha (because

he has six faces).

He represents a person of perfection. He is the war God, the Hindu

equivalent of Mars and Ares. He was created by all the Gods to lead

the heavenly hosts and destroy the demons. He is the most masculine

and fierce of all the Gods. He is also fire, Agni and is very Pitta

(fiery) in nature. While Ganesh removes all obstacles, Skanda bestows

all spiritual powers, particularly the power of knowledge.

In one hand he carries a spear called sakti which symbolizes the

destruction of negative tendencies in humans. With his other hand he

always blesses devotees.

The Lord's vehicle is a peacock which is capable of destroying

harmful serpents (symbolizing harmful ego and bad desires of people).

Yellow skin Forever Young and chaste

The peacock signifies the power of celibacy & Lord Kartikeya is the

personification of chastity. The peacock with its beautiful llumage,

reoresebts creatable glory. Hence Kartikeya, who rides it is the

supreme lord , the master of creations.