What is Shri Shanmukha Dandakam in Kannada?

Read Shri Shanmukha Dandakam in Kannada script — full lyrics with English meaning and transliteration. Shri Shanmukha Dandakam is a powerful devotional hymn dedicated to Lord Kartikeya, the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. Written in the Dandaka meter, which is known for its rhythmic prose-like flow, the stotra eloquently describes the divine attributes, cosmic form, and benevolence of the six-faced deity. Chanting this hymn is believed to bestow the devotee with mental clarity, courage, and spiritual strength. It serves as an invocation for the grace of Murugan, helping practitioners overcome obstacles and seek divine guidance while fostering a deep, meditative connection with the eternal, blissful nature of the Lord.

Which deity is Shri Shanmukha Dandakam in Kannada dedicated to?

Shri Shanmukha Dandakam in Kannada is a Sanskrit hymn dedicated to Lord Kartikeya.

Shri Shanmukha Dandakam in Kannada - Sanskrit Text & Meaning

ಶ್ರೀಪಾರ್ವತೀಪುತ್ರ, ಮಾಂ ಪಾಹಿ ವಲ್ಲೀಶ, ತ್ವತ್ಪಾದಪಙ್ಕೇಜ ಸೇವಾರತೋಽಹಂ, ತ್ವದೀಯಾಂ ನುತಿಂ ದೇವಭಾಷಾಗತಾಂ ಕರ್ತುಮಾರಬ್ಧವಾನಸ್ಮಿ, ಸಙ್ಕಲ್ಪಸಿದ್ಧಿಂ ಕೃತಾರ್ಥಂ ಕುರು ತ್ವಮ್ ।
ಭಜೇ ತ್ವಾಂ ಸದಾನನ್ದರೂಪಂ, ಮಹಾನನ್ದದಾತಾರಮಾದ್ಯಂ, ಪರೇಶಂ, ಕಲತ್ರೋಲ್ಲಸತ್ಪಾರ್ಶ್ವಯುಗ್ಮಂ, ವರೇಣ್ಯಂ, ವಿರೂಪಾಕ್ಷಪುತ್ರಂ, ಸುರಾರಾಧ್ಯಮೀಶಂ, ರವೀನ್ದ್ವಗ್ನಿನೇತ್ರಂ, ದ್ವಿಷಡ್ಬಾಹು ಸಂಶೋಭಿತಂ, ನಾರದಾಗಸ್ತ್ಯಕಣ್ವಾತ್ರಿಜಾಬಾಲಿವಾಲ್ಮೀಕಿವ್ಯಾಸಾದಿ ಸಙ್ಕೀರ್ತಿತಂ, ದೇವರಾಟ್ಪುತ್ರಿಕಾಲಿಙ್ಗಿತಾಙ್ಗಂ, ವಿಯದ್ವಾಹಿನೀನನ್ದನಂ, ವಿಷ್ಣುರೂಪಂ, ಮಹೋಗ್ರಂ, ಉದಗ್ರಂ, ಸುತೀಕ್ಷಂ, ಮಹಾದೇವವಕ್ತ್ರಾಬ್ಜಭಾನುಂ, ಪದಾಮ್ಭೋಜಸೇವಾ ಸಮಾಯಾತ ಭಕ್ತಾಲಿ ಸಂರಕ್ಷಣಾಯತ್ತ ಚಿತ್ತಂ, ಉಮಾ ಶರ್ವ ಗಙ್ಗಾಗ್ನಿ ಷಟ್ಕೃತ್ತಿಕಾ ವಿಷ್ಣು ಬ್ರಹ್ಮೇನ್ದ್ರ ದಿಕ್ಪಾಲ ಸಮ್ಪೂತಸದ್ಯತ್ನ ನಿರ್ವರ್ತಿತೋತ್ಕೃಷ್ಟ ಸುಶ್ರೀತಪೋಯಜ್ಞ ಸಂಲಬ್ಧರೂಪಂ, ಮಯೂರಾಧಿರೂಢಂ, ಭವಾಮ್ಭೋಧಿಪೋತಂ, ಗುಹಂ ವಾರಿಜಾಕ್ಷಂ, ಗುರುಂ ಸರ್ವರೂಪಂ, ನತಾನಾಂ ಶರಣ್ಯಂ, ಬುಧಾನಾಂ ವರೇಣ್ಯಂ, ಸುವಿಜ್ಞಾನವೇದ್ಯಂ, ಪರಂ, ಪಾರಹೀನಂ, ಪರಾಶಕ್ತಿಪುತ್ರಂ, ಜಗಜ್ಜಾಲ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ ಸಮ್ಪಾಲನಾಹಾರ್ಯಕಾರಂ, ಸುರಾಣಾಂ ವರಂ, ಸುಸ್ಥಿರಂ, ಸುನ್ದರಾಙ್ಗಂ, ಸ್ವಭಾಕ್ತಾನ್ತರಙ್ಗಾಬ್ಜ ಸಞ್ಚಾರಶೀಲಂ, ಸುಸೌನ್ದರ್ಯಗಾಮ್ಭೀರ್ಯ ಸುಸ್ಥೈರ್ಯಯುಕ್ತಂ, ದ್ವಿಷಡ್ಬಾಹು ಸಙ್ಖ್ಯಾಯುಧ ಶ್ರೇಣಿರಮ್ಯಂ, ಮಹಾನ್ತಂ, ಮಹಾಪಾಪದಾವಾಗ್ನಿ ಮೇಘಂ, ಅಮೋಘಂ, ಪ್ರಸನ್ನಂ, ಅಚಿನ್ತ್ಯ ಪ್ರಭಾವಂ, ಸುಪೂಜಾ ಸುತೃಪ್ತಂ, ನಮಲ್ಲೋಕ ಕಲ್ಪಂ, ಅಖಣ್ಡ ಸ್ವರೂಪಂ, ಸುತೇಜೋಮಯಂ, ದಿವ್ಯದೇಹಂ, ಭವಧ್ವಾನ್ತನಾಶಾಯಸೂರ್ಯಂ, ದರೋನ್ಮೀಲಿತಾಮ್ಭೋಜನೇತ್ರಂ, ಸುರಾನೀಕ ಸಮ್ಪೂಜಿತಂ, ಲೋಕಶಸ್ತಂ, ಸುಹಸ್ತಾಧೃತಾನೇಕಶಸ್ತ್ರಂ, ನಿರಾಲಮ್ಬಮಾಭಾಸಮಾತ್ರಂ ಶಿಖಾಮಧ್ಯವಾಸಂ, ಪರಂ ಧಾಮಮಾದ್ಯನ್ತಹೀನಂ, ಸಮಸ್ತಾಘಹಾರಂ, ಸದಾನನ್ದದಂ, ಸರ್ವಸಮ್ಪತ್ಪ್ರದಂ, ಸರ್ವರೋಗಾಪಹಂ, ಭಕ್ತಕಾರ್ಯಾರ್ಥಸಮ್ಪಾದಕಂ, ಶಕ್ತಿಹಸ್ತಂ, ಸುತಾರುಣ್ಯಲಾವಣ್ಯಕಾರುಣ್ಯರೂಪಂ, ಸಹಸ್ರಾರ್ಕ ಸಙ್ಕಾಶ ಸೌವರ್ಣಹಾರಾಲಿ ಸಂಶೋಭಿತಂ, ಷಣ್ಮುಖಂ, ಕುಣ್ಡಲಾನಾಂ ವಿರಾಜತ್ಸುಕಾನ್ತ್ಯಂ ಚಿತ್ತೇರ್ಗಣ್ಡಭಾಗೈಃ ಸುಸಂಶೋಭಿತಂ, ಭಕ್ತಪಾಲಂ, ಭವಾನೀಸುತಂ, ದೇವಮೀಶಂ, ಕೃಪಾವಾರಿಕಲ್ಲೋಲ ಭಾಸ್ವತ್ಕಟಾಕ್ಷಂ, ಭಜೇ ಶರ್ವಪುತ್ರಂ, ಭಜೇ ಕಾರ್ತಿಕೇಯಂ, ಭಜೇ ಪಾರ್ವತೇಯಂ, ಭಜೇ ಪಾಪನಾಶಂ, ಭಜೇ ಬಾಹುಲೇಯಂ, ಭಜೇ ಸಾಧುಪಾಲಂ, ಭಜೇ ಸರ್ಪರೂಪಂ, ಭಜೇ ಭಕ್ತಿಲಭ್ಯಂ, ಭಜೇ ರತ್ನಭೂಷಂ, ಭಜೇ ತಾರಕಾರಿಂ, ದರಸ್ಮೇರವಕ್ತ್ರಂ, ಶಿಖಿಸ್ಥಂ, ಸುರೂಪಂ, ಕಟಿನ್ಯಸ್ತ ಹಸ್ತಂ, ಕುಮಾರಂ, ಭಜೇಽಹಂ ಮಹಾದೇವ, ಸಂಸಾರಪಙ್ಕಾಬ್ಧಿ ಸಮ್ಮಗ್ನಮಜ್ಞಾನಿನಂ ಪಾಪಭೂಯಿಷ್ಠಮಾರ್ಗೇ ಚರಂ ಪಾಪಶೀಲಂ, ಪವಿತ್ರಂ ಕುರು ತ್ವಂ ಪ್ರಭೋ, ತ್ವತ್ಕೃಪಾವೀಕ್ಷಣೈರ್ಮಾಂ ಪ್ರಸೀದ, ಪ್ರಸೀದ ಪ್ರಪನ್ನಾರ್ತಿಹಾರಾಯ ಸಂಸಿದ್ಧ, ಮಾಂ ಪಾಹಿ ವಲ್ಲೀಶ, ಶ್ರೀದೇವಸೇನೇಶ, ತುಭ್ಯಂ ನಮೋ ದೇವ, ದೇವೇಶ, ಸರ್ವೇಶ, ಸರ್ವಾತ್ಮಕಂ, ಸರ್ವರೂಪಂ, ಪರಂ ತ್ವಾಂ ಭಜೇಽಹಂ ಭಜೇಽಹಂ ಭಜೇಽಹಮ್ ।
ಇತಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಷಣ್ಮುಖ ದಣ್ಡಕಮ್ ॥

O Son of Goddess Parvati, O Consort of Valli, please protect me. I am devoted to the service of your lotus feet, and I have begun this hymn in the divine language of Sanskrit; pray grant the fulfillment of my resolve and bring my efforts to fruition. I worship You, who are the embodiment of eternal bliss, the source of supreme joy, the primordial Lord, and the Supreme Divinity. You are adorned by the presence of your divine consorts at your sides, the most venerable One, the son of Lord Shiva (Virupaksha), the Lord worshipped by the celestials, the One whose eyes are the Sun, the Moon, and Fire, and the One graced with twelve resplendent arms. You are praised by the great sages Narada, Agastya, Kanva, Atri, Jabali, Valmiki, and Vyasa. You are embraced by the daughter of the King of Gods, the son of the celestial river Ganga, the embodiment of Lord Vishnu, fierce, majestic, and sharp. You are the Sun to the lotus-like face of Lord Shiva, whose heart is ever dedicated to protecting the multitudes of devotees who seek refuge at your lotus feet. You are the fruit of the supreme austerities and sacrifices performed by Uma, Shiva, the Ganga, Agni, the six Krittikas, Vishnu, Brahma, Indra, and the guardians of the directions. You are the rider of the peacock, the ship that carries us across the ocean of worldly existence, the indwelling secret (Guha), the lotus-eyed Lord, the Guru, and the universal form. You are the refuge of the humble, the best among the wise, knowable through supreme knowledge, the Transcendent, the Infinite, and the son of the Supreme Shakti (Parashakti). You are the architect of the creation, sustenance, and dissolution of the universe, the boon-giver to the gods, the immovable One, and the possessor of a beautiful form who dwells within the lotus-hearts of your devotees. You are filled with beauty, gravity, and stability, charming with your twelve arms wielding an array of weapons. You are the Great One, the raincloud that extinguishes the forest fire of great sins, the infallible, the gracious, and the One of inconceivable influence. You are satisfied by pure worship, the fulfiller of the desires of those who bow to you, the unbroken reality, the embodiment of divine radiance, and the possessor of a celestial body. You are the Sun that destroys the darkness of worldly existence, the One with eyes like half-blooming lotuses, worshipped by the host of gods, praised by the world, and holding various weapons in your beautiful hands. You are the unsupported, the pure consciousness, the dweller in the crown of the head, the Supreme Abode, the beginningless and endless, the destroyer of all sins, the giver of eternal joy, the bestower of all wealth, and the remover of all ailments. You are the accomplisher of your devotees' works, the wielder of the spear (Shakti), and the embodiment of youth, grace, and compassion. You are adorned with rows of golden necklaces that shine like a thousand suns, the six-faced Lord, radiant with the beauty of your earrings that enhance the charm of your cheeks. You are the protector of devotees, the son of Bhavani, the Lord of the gods, and the One whose sidelong glances are like the rising tides of an ocean of mercy. I worship the son of Shiva, I worship Kartikeya, I worship the son of Parvati, I worship the destroyer of sins, I worship the son of Krittika (Bahuleya), I worship the protector of the virtuous, I worship the One who takes the form of the serpent, I worship the One attained through devotion, I worship the wearer of gem-adorned ornaments, I worship the slayer of Tarakasura. I worship the Kumar, the youthful Lord with the smiling face, seated upon the peacock, of beautiful form, with one hand resting upon his waist. O Lord Shiva, I am sunk in the muddy ocean of worldly existence, ignorant, walking on a path filled with sin, and possessing a sinful nature; please make me pure, O Lord. Be gracious with your merciful gaze upon me; be pleased, O destroyer of the suffering of those who seek refuge, the perfect One. Please protect me, O Consort of Valli, O Commander of the celestial army. Salutations to You, O Divine Lord, O Lord of the gods, O Lord of all, O Universal Soul, O Universal Form; I worship You, the Supreme, again and again, and again.

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