Lord Murugan or Subramanya is the elder son of Shiva and Parvati and hence the brother of Sri Ganesha. Sri Subramanya Ashtakam, also known as Swaminatha Karavalambam is an octet composed by Sri Adi Shankaracharya, praising Lord Subramanya. Shri Subramanya Ashtakam is recited to get rid of all present and past birth sins. The stotra is an octet composed by Sri Guru Adi Shankaracharya, praising Lord Subrahmanya. Swaminatha Ashtakam has 8 stanzas similar to Astakams and each stanza ends with a sentence Vallisa Nadha Mama Dehi Karavalambam asking Lord Murugan to extend a hand of support and save the devotee. Sri Subramanya is worshipped on Tuesday and Sunday for getting rid of Kuja – Mars dosha, Sarpa Dosha in one’s horoscope. Married couples desiring progeny generally offer prayers to Subramanya in serpent form.
Sri Subrahmanya Ashtakam (Karavalamba Stotram) in Punjabi:
॥ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਸੁਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਣ੍ਯਾਸ਼੍ਟਕਮ੍ ਅਥਵਾ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਸੁਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਣ੍ਯ ਕਰਾਵਲਮ੍ਬਸ੍ਤੋਤ੍ਰਮ੍ ॥
ਹੇ ਸ੍ਵਾਮਿਨਾਥ! ਕਰੁਣਾਕਰ ਦੀਨਬਨ੍ਧੋ
ਸ਼੍ਰੀਪਾਰ੍ਵਤੀਸ਼ਮੁਖਪਙ੍ਕਜਪਦ੍ਮਬਨ੍ਧੋ ।
ਸ਼੍ਰੀਸ਼ਾਦਿਦੇਵਗਣਪੂਜਿਤਪਾਦਪਦ੍ਮ
ਵਲ੍ਲੀਸ਼ਨਾਥ ਮਮ ਦੇਹਿ ਕਰਾਵਲਮ੍ਬਮ੍ ॥ ੧॥
ਦੇਵਾਧਿਦੇਵਸੁਤ ਦੇਵਗਣਾਧਿਨਾਥ
ਦੇਵੇਨ੍ਦ੍ਰਵਨ੍ਦ੍ਯਮਦੁਪਙ੍ਕਜਮਞ੍ਜੁਪਾਦ ।
ਦੇਵਰ੍ਸ਼ਿਨਾਰਦਮੁਨੀਨ੍ਦ੍ਰਸੁਗੀਤਕੀਰ੍ਤੇ
ਵਲ੍ਲੀਸ਼ਨਾਥ ਮਮ ਦੇਹਿ ਕਰਾਵਲਮ੍ਬਮ੍ ॥ ੨॥
ਨਿਤ੍ਯਾਨ੍ਨਦਾਨਨਿਰਤਾਖਿਲਰੋਗਹਾਰਿਨ੍
ਭਾਗ੍ਯਪ੍ਰਦਾਨਪਰਿਪੂਰਿਤਭਕ੍ਤਕਾਮ ।
ਸ਼ਤ੍ਯਾਗਮਪ੍ਰਣਵਵਾਚ੍ਯਨਿਜਸ੍ਵਰੂਪ
ਵਲ੍ਲੀਸ਼ਨਾਥ ਮਮ ਦੇਹਿ ਕਰਾਵਲਮ੍ਬਮ੍ ॥ ੩॥
ਕ੍ਰੌਞ੍ਚਾਸੁਰੇਨ੍ਦ੍ਰਪਰਿਖਣ੍ਡਨ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿਸ਼ੂਲ-
ਚਾਪਾਦਿਸ਼ਸ੍ਤ੍ਰਪਰਿਮਣ੍ਡਿਤਦਿਵ੍ਯਪਾਣੇ । var ਪਾਸ਼ਾਦਿਸ਼ਸ੍ਤ੍ਰ
ਸ਼੍ਰੀਕੁਣ੍ਡਲੀਸ਼ਧਰਤੁਣ੍ਡਸ਼ਿਖੀਨ੍ਦ੍ਰਵਾਹ var ਧਤਤੁਣ੍ਡ
ਵਲ੍ਲੀਸ਼ਨਾਥ ਮਮ ਦੇਹਿ ਕਰਾਵਲਮ੍ਬਮ੍ ॥ ੪॥
ਦੇਵਾਧਿਦੇਵਰਥਮਣ੍ਡਲਮਧ੍ਯਵੇऽਦ੍ਯ
ਦੇਵੇਨ੍ਦ੍ਰਪੀਠਨਕਰਂ ਦਢਚਾਪਹਸ੍ਤਮ੍ ।
ਸ਼ੂਰਂ ਨਿਹਤ੍ਯ ਸੁਰਕੋਟਿਭਿਰੀਡ੍ਯਮਾਨ
ਵਲ੍ਲੀਸ਼ਨਾਥ ਮਮ ਦੇਹਿ ਕਰਾਵਲਮ੍ਬਮ੍ ॥ ੫॥
ਹਾਰਾਦਿਰਤ੍ਨਮਣਿਯੁਕ੍ਤਕਿਰੀਟਹਾਰ
ਕੇਯੂਰਕੁਣ੍ਡਲਲਸਤ੍ਕਵਚਾਭਿਰਾਮਮ੍ ।
ਹੇ ਵੀਰ ਤਾਰਕਜਯਾਮਰਵਨ੍ਦਵਨ੍ਦ੍ਯ
ਵਲ੍ਲੀਸ਼ਨਾਥ ਮਮ ਦੇਹਿ ਕਰਾਵਲਮ੍ਬਮ੍ ॥ ੬॥
ਪਞ੍ਚਾਕ੍ਸ਼ਰਾਦਿਮਨੁਮਨ੍ਤ੍ਰਿਤਗਾਙ੍ਗਤੋਯੈਃ
ਪਞ੍ਚਾਮਤੈਃ ਪ੍ਰਮੁਦਿਤੇਨ੍ਦ੍ਰਮੁਖੈਰ੍ਮੁਨੀਨ੍ਦ੍ਰੈਃ ।
ਪਟ੍ਟਾਭਿਸ਼ਿਕ੍ਤਹਰਿਯੁਕ੍ਤ ਪਰਾਸਨਾਥ
ਵਲ੍ਲੀਸ਼ਨਾਥ ਮਮ ਦੇਹਿ ਕਰਾਵਲਮ੍ਬਮ੍ ॥ ੭॥
ਸ਼੍ਰੀਕਾਰ੍ਤਿਕੇਯ ਕਰੁਣਾਮਤਪੂਰ੍ਣਦਸ਼੍ਟ੍ਯਾ
ਕਾਮਾਦਿਰੋਗਕਲੁਸ਼ੀਕਤਦੁਸ਼੍ਟਚਿਤ੍ਤਮ੍ ।
ਸਿਕ੍ਤ੍ਵਾ ਤੁ ਮਾਮਵ ਕਲਾਧਰਕਾਨ੍ਤਿਕਾਨ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ
ਵਲ੍ਲੀਸ਼ਨਾਥ ਮਮ ਦੇਹਿ ਕਰਾਵਲਮ੍ਬਮ੍ ॥ ੮॥
ਸੁਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਣ੍ਯਾਸ਼੍ਟਕਂ ਪੁਣ੍ਯਂ ਯੇ ਪਠਨ੍ਤਿ ਦ੍ਵਿਜੋਤ੍ਤਮਾਃ ।
ਤੇ ਸਰ੍ਵੇ ਮੁਕ੍ਤਿਮਾਯਾਨ੍ਤਿ ਸੁਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਣ੍ਯਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਤਃ ॥
ਸੁਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਣ੍ਯਾਸ਼੍ਟਕਮਿਦਂ ਪ੍ਰਾਤਰੁਤ੍ਥਾਯ ਯਃ ਪਠੇਤ੍ ।
ਕੋਟਿਜਨ੍ਮਕਤਂ ਪਾਪਂ ਤਤ੍ਕ੍ਸ਼ਣਾਦੇਵ ਨਸ਼੍ਯਤਿ ॥
॥ ਇਤਿ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਸੁਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਣ੍ਯਾਸ਼੍ਟਕਂ ਅਥਵਾ
ਸ਼੍ਰੀਸੁਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਣ੍ਯ ਕਰਾਵਲਮ੍ਬਸ੍ਤੋਤ੍ਰਂ ਸਮ੍ਪੂਰ੍ਣਮ੍ ॥
Sri Subrahmanya Ashtakam / Karavalamba Stotram Meaning:
Extend a hand of support, Oh Lord of Valli,
Who is the chief of gods, who is merciful,
Who is friend of the oppressed,
Who is the son of the lotus faced lord of goddess Parvathi,
And whose lotus feet is worshipped
By all gods and also by Lord of Goddess Lakshmi. || 1 ||
Extend a hand of support, Oh Lord of Valli,
Who is the son of God of gods, who is the chief of all gods,
Whose soft lotus like feet is worshipped by Devendra,
And whose fame is sung by deva sage Narada and others. || 2 ||
Extend a hand of support, Oh Lord of Valli,
Who gives food daily in charity, which cures all prevalent diseases,
Who bestows luck, which fulfills all wishes of devotees,
And whose real form is the pranava given in Vedas. || 3 ||
Extend a hand of support, Oh Lord of Valli,
Who is the Lord of mountains, who holds,
Shakthi, Soola, bow and arrows in his holy hands,
Who wears ear rings and who rides the fast moving peacock. || 4 ||
Extend a hand of support, Oh Lord of Valli,
Who is the god o gods,
Who rides the central Chariot among a group of chariots,
Who prevents problems for Devendra,
Who can send arrows very fast,
And who by killing Sura became,
The object of adulation of billions of devas. || 5 ||
Extend a hand of support, Oh Lord of Valli,
Who wears crowns and chains with diamonds and gems,
Who wears armlet, earrings and strong armour,
And who is the valorous one who killed Tharaka,
And was saluted by the groups of devas. || 6 ||
Extend a hand of support, Oh Lord of Valli,
Who was crowned as their leader by Indra,
With the chanting of the holy five letters,
With the bathing of the holy water of Ganga,
After strengthening it further by holy chants,
And who was anointed with the five holy nectars,
By very learned and holy sages. || 7 ||
Extend a hand of support, Oh Lord of Valli,
Who is known as Karthikeya, who with his,
Fully nectar like looks of mercy cures,
Passion, diseases and mind which has made been dirty
Who is the treasure house of arts and
Who shines like billions of suns. || 8 ||
The twice born who reads this octet on Subrahmanya,
Would attain salvation by the grace of Lord Subrahmanya,
And for him who reads this octet on Subrahmanya, as soon as,
He gets up in the morning, the sins committed in billions,
Of previous births will vanish in a second. || 9 ||
Sri Subrahmanya Karavalamba Stotram Benefits:
- Subramanya Ashtakam helps one to get relieved from their Kuja Dosha / Chevvai Dosham.
- Those who have Kuja Dosha or Sevvai Dosham can chant Subramanya ashtakam to reduce their problems related to Marriage and Marriage Life.
- It helps to remove health problems of you & your family
- It is an armor that protects you thru out.
- Helps to remove your Sins.
- All the obstacles will vanish.
- For A-Z problems in day to day life, you can read this Subramanya ashtakam
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