ଶ୍ରୀକାର୍ତିକେଯ ପ୍ରଜ୍ଞାଵିଵର୍ଧନ ସ୍ତୋତ୍ରମ୍

Salutations to Lord Ganesha. Skanda said: The Lord of Yogis, the great commander of the army, Kartikeya, the son of Agni, Skanda, the eternal youth, the leader of the celestial army, the master, and the one born of Shankara.

The son of Ganga, the one with a red-crested cock as his emblem, the celibate, the one who rides a peacock, the slayer of Taraka, the son of Uma, the slayer of Krauncha, and the six-faced one.

He is the ocean of the Supreme Word (Brahman), the perfected one, the source of eloquence, and Guha (the hidden one). He is Sanatkumara, the Lord, who bestows the fruits of both worldly enjoyment and liberation.

Born of the reed-cluster, the elder brother of the leader of the Ganas, the creator of the path to liberation, the author of all scriptures, and the bestower of desired objects.

Whoever reads these twenty-eight names of mine at dawn with devotion, even a mute person shall become a master of eloquence.

The constant chanting of my names, which are composed of great mantras, bestows supreme wisdom; there is no need for any doubt in this matter.

Thus ends the hymn to Lord Kartikeya, known as the Prajna Vivardhana (Enhancer of Wisdom), from the Sri Rudra Yamala.