śrīsubrahmaṇyapañcaratnam

I worship Kartikeya, whose lotus feet are pure, who is known through the Vedas and Vedanta, who is the embodiment of my family deity, who is enchanted by music and song, who is a collection of delightful virtues, who is resplendent like the king of the stage, and whose feet are worshipped by the lotus-born Brahma.

I worship Kartikeya, who is born of Shiva’s essence, who possesses the power of Shaiva yoga, who is the preceptor and lord for the welfare of the world, who is the joy of the multitude of devotees, whose soft feet are the embodiment of the nine sentiments, whose form is the sound 'Hrim', and who is the sweet essence of poetry.

I worship Lord Kartikeya, who is the nectar to the lotus-like face of the daughter of the king of mountains (Parvati), who has the crescent moon on His head, who is the cause of grace to the worlds, who is the son of Shiva, who bestows the knowledge of the Supreme Truth, whose beautiful face resembles the full moon, who is the Lord of the lotus-creeper (Valli), and who is the embodiment of the waves of the sound of 'Hrim' and the sacred 'Om'.

I worship in my heart Guha, the Lord of Valli, who was born of Mahadeva, who originated in the reed forest, who is the lion-like mantra, who is the bliss of the great principle, who is gentle and sweet like a supreme wave, who transcends even the Great God, who is endowed with a multitude of joys, who is the bestower of boons through mantras, and who dwells on the mountain of the eagle.

I bow to my supreme Guru, the immaculate Kartikeya, who is the embodiment of the eternal form, the bestower of all boons, the pure Brahman-principle, whose feet are eternally praised by the gods, who is established in the yoga of non-duality, who is the beginning of all eternal prosperity, who is known through the Vedas, who is devoid of attributes, and who is the eternal God.