শ্ৰী কুমাৰ কৱচম্

Om. Salutation to the Blessed One: to him who severs the bond of worldly becoming; refuge of the true devotee; born in the reed-thicket; the glory of Śambhu; lord of yoga, giver of enjoyment; surrounded by the great host of the gods; adorned with a multitude of great jewels; the cause of the destruction of the wicked daityas; render of the evil Krauñca; whose hands are adorned with spear, trident, mace, sword, shield, noose, goad, pestle, lance and javelin, and with the gestures of boon-giving and fearlessness; whose lotus feet bear the solemn charge of protecting those who come for refuge; the one who takes away all worlds; the secret of every scripture; whose banner is the cock; in whose belly lies the whole circle of the universe; praised by Indra; the moon to the inner ocean of the heart; whose every desire is fulfilled, yet who is without desire; without compare, without duality; eternal, true, pure, awakened, free; unmanifest, unassailable, impenetrable, unattainable, indivisible; without beginning or end, unborn, immeasurable, beyond the reach of speech and mind; supremely serene, wholly complete, higher than the highest; whose form is the syllable Om; breaker of the affliction of those who bow; delight of those who take refuge in him. Victory, victory to you, son of Rudra, of great strength and valour! Joy of the thirty-three crore gods, O Skanda, O bliss beyond compare — take away, take away my debt, my sickness, my affliction from enemies. Gladden, gladden me who am worn with sorrow; lift me, lift me from the fear of hell; revive, revive me who am consumed by the distress of worldly life. You are the giver of boons; you are full of compassion; you are able. Grant me great enjoyment and liberation, and grant to me who have come for refuge a hundred years of life. O friend of the lowly, O ocean of compassion, O Kārtikeya, O Lord, be gracious, be gracious; be well pleased, be the giver of boons, O Lord Subrahmaṇya. Om, salutation to you, salutation, salutation, salutation. Thus is the Armour of Kumāra.