Lord Murugan or Subramanya is the elder son of Shiva and Parvati and hence the brother of Sri Ganesha. He killed to destroy the demon Tarakasura. 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. Karthikeya has six heads and embodies perfection. It seems he has assumed six faces to suck the milk of the six mothers. He was appointed commander-in-chief of the gods and became “Deva-Senapati”. With his incomparable weapon. He takes care of health, family life, healthy children, and assets such as land, etc. Fire and Mars relate to Lord Murugan.
Those who are suffering with Rahu, Ketu, Kala Sarpa Dosha and sarpa shapa should worship Lord Muruga. Valli and Devasena are his wifes. Subramanya swamy is also known by many names Subramaniam, Sanmukha, Shadanana, Svami-natha, Skanda, Gangeya, Guha and Murugan.
Lord Shanmukha Namavali:
om skandaya namah | guhaya | san-mukhaya | phala-netra-sutaya | prabhave |
pingalaya | krttika-sunave | sikhi-vahanaya | dvisad-bhujaya | dvisan-netraya || 10 ||
sakti-dharaya | pisitasa-prabhanjanaya | tarakasura-samhartre | raksobalavimardanaya
| mattaya | pramattaya | unmattaya | sura-sainya-suraksakaya |
devasena-pataye | prajnaya || 20 ||
krpalave | bhakta-vatsalaya | uma-sutaya | sakti-dharaya | kumaraya | krauncadaranaya
| senaniye | agni-janmane | visakhaya | sankaratmajaya || 30 ||
siva-svamine | guna-svamine | sarva-svamine | sanatanaya | ananta-saktaye |
aksobhyaya | parvati-priya-nandanaya | ganga-sutaya | sarod-bhutaya | ahutaya ||
40 ||
pavakatmajaya || jrmbhaya | prajrmbhaya | ujjrmbhaya | kamalasana-santutsaya |
eka-varnaya | dvi-varnaya | tri-varnaya | sumano-haraya | catur-varnaya || 50 ||
panca-varnaya | prajapataye | ahas-pataye | agni-garbhaya | sami-garbhaya |
visva-retase | surarighne | harid-varnaya | subha-karaya | vasumate || 60 ||
vatu-vesa-bhrte | pusne | gabhastaye | gahanaya | candra-varnaya | kala-dharaya |
maya-dharaya | maha-mayine | kaivalyaya | sankaratmajaya || 70 ||
visva-yonaye | ameyatmane | tejo-nidhaye | anamayaya | paramesthine | parabrahmane
| veda-garbhaya | virat-sutaya | pulinda-kanya-bhartre | mahasarasvata-
vrataya || 80 ||
asritakhila-datre | coraghnaya | roga-nasanaya | ananta-murtaye | anandaya |
sikhandi-krta-ketanaya | dambhaya | parama-dambhaya | maha-dambhaya |
vrsakapaye || 90 ||
karanopatta-dehaya | karanatita-vigrahaya | anisvaraya | amrtaya | pranaya |
pranayama-parayanaya | viruddha-hantre | viraghnaya | rakta-syama-galaya |
syama-kandharaya || 100 ||
mahate | subrahmanyaya | guha-pritaya | brahmanyaya | brahmana-priyaya |
veda-vedyaya | aksaya-phala-pradaya | valli devasenasameta sri
subrahmanyasvamine || 108 ||