śrī subrahmaṇya karāvalamba stotram

O Swaminatha, compassionate one, friend of the humble — O son of Parvati and Ishvara, whose lotus feet are worshipped by Vishnu and other gods — O Lord of Valli and Devasena, lend me your hand!

O Lord praised by the foremost among gods, chief of the divine hosts — whose tender lotus feet are revered by Indra — whose glory is melodiously sung by divine sages such as Narada — O Lord of Valli, lend me your hand!

O one ever engaged in giving food, destroyer of all diseases — fulfiller of all the desires of your devotees — whose true nature is proclaimed by the Vedas and Agamas as the very OM itself — O Lord of Valli, lend me your hand!

O wielder of the shakti-spear that shattered the Krauncha mountain — O divine hand adorned with the pasha (noose) and other weapons — O rider of the peacock, who bears the serpent Kundalisha — O Lord of Valli, lend me your hand!

O one venerated in the midst of the divine chariot-circle — who holds the mighty bow, having slain the demon Sura, praised by crores of gods — O Lord of Valli, lend me your hand!

Adorned with a crown and necklace of precious gems, wearing armlets, earrings, and a splendid armor — O heroic one, victor over Taraka, revered by hosts of immortals — O Lord of Valli, lend me your hand!

O one ceremonially bathed with sacred Ganga water charged with the Panchakshara and other mantras, anointed with the five nectars by Indra and the leading sages — O Lord of Valli, lend me your hand!

O Kartikeya, with your glance brimming with the nectar of compassion — purify my wretched mind corrupted by lust and other vices — I come to you with devotion, O one radiant with brilliant divine luster — O Lord of Valli, lend me your hand!

Those learned ones who recite this Subrahmanya Karavalamba attain liberation by the grace of Subrahmanya. May Subrahmanya grant us his grace. (Phalashruti)