108 Names of Lord Kartikeya
108 Names of Lord Kartikeya
108 Names of Lord Kartikeya
108 Names of Lord Kartikeya
oṃ brahmavādine namaḥ|
oṃ brahmaṇe namaḥ|
oṃ brahmabrāhmaṇavatsalāya namaḥ|
oṃ brahmaṇyāya namaḥ|
oṃ brahmadevāya namaḥ|
oṃ brahmadāya namaḥ|
oṃ brahmasaṃgrahāya namaḥ|
oṃ parāya namaḥ|
oṃ paramāya tejase namaḥ|
oṃ maṅgalānāñca maṅgalāya namaḥ|
oṃ aprameyaguṇāya namaḥ|
oṃ mantrāṇāṃ mantragāya namaḥ|
oṃ sāvitrīmayāya devāya namaḥ|
oṃ sarvatraivāparājitāya namaḥ|
oṃ mantrāya namaḥ|
oṃ sarvātmakāya namaḥ|
oṃ devāya namaḥ|
oṃ ṣaḍakṣaravatāṃ varāya namaḥ|
oṃ gavāṃ putrāya namaḥ|
oṃ surārighnāya namaḥ|
oṃ sambhavāya namaḥ|
oṃ bhavabhāvanāya namaḥ|
oṃ pinākine namaḥ|
oṃ śatrughne namaḥ|
oṃ kūṭāya namaḥ|
oṃ skandāya namaḥ|
oṃ surāgraṇye namaḥ|
oṃ dvādaśāya namaḥ|
oṃ bhuve namaḥ|
oṃ bhuvāya namaḥ|
oṃ bhāvine namaḥ|
oṃ bhuvaḥputrāya namaḥ|
oṃ namaskṛtāya namaḥ|
oṃ nāgarājāya namaḥ|
oṃ sudharmātmane namaḥ|
oṃ nākapṛṣṭhāya namaḥ|
oṃ sanātanāya namaḥ|
oṃ hemagarbhāya namaḥ|
oṃ mahāgarbhāya namaḥ|
oṃ jayāya namaḥ|
oṃ vijayeśvarāya namaḥ|
oṃ kartre namaḥ|
oṃ vidhātre namaḥ|
oṃ nityāya namaḥ|
oṃ anityāya namaḥ|
oṃ arimardanāya namaḥ|
oṃ mahāsenāya namaḥ|
oṃ mahātejase namaḥ|
oṃ vīrasenāya namaḥ|
oṃ camūpataye namaḥ|
oṃ surasenāya namaḥ|
oṃ surādhyakṣāya namaḥ|
oṃ bhīmasenāya namaḥ|
oṃ nirāmayāya namaḥ|
oṃ śauraye namaḥ|
oṃ yadave namaḥ|
oṃ mahātejase namaḥ|
oṃ vīryavate namaḥ|
oṃ satyavikramāya namaḥ|
oṃ tejogarbhāya namaḥ|
oṃ asuraripave namaḥ|
oṃ suramūrtaye namaḥ|
oṃ surorjitāya namaḥ|
oṃ kṛtajñāya namaḥ|
oṃ varadāya namaḥ|
oṃ satyāya namaḥ|
oṃ śaraṇyāya namaḥ|
oṃ sādhuvatsalāya namaḥ|
oṃ suvratāya namaḥ|
oṃ sūryasaṅkāśāya namaḥ|
oṃ vahnigarbhāya namaḥ|
oṃ raṇotsukāya namaḥ|
oṃ pippaline namaḥ|
oṃ śīghragāya namaḥ|
oṃ raudraye namaḥ|
oṃ gāṅgeyāya namaḥ|
oṃ ripudāraṇāya namaḥ|
oṃ kārtikeyāya namaḥ|
oṃ prabhave namaḥ|
oṃ kṣāntāya namaḥ|
oṃ nīladaṃṣṭrāya namaḥ|
oṃ mahāmanase namaḥ|
oṃ nigrahāya namaḥ|
oṃ nigrahāṇāṃ netre namaḥ|
oṃ daityasūdanāya namaḥ|
oṃ pragrahāya namaḥ|
oṃ paramānandāya namaḥ|
oṃ krodhaghnāya namaḥ|
oṃ tārakocchidāya namaḥ|
oṃ kukkuṭine namaḥ|
oṃ bahulāya namaḥ|
oṃ vādine namaḥ|
oṃ kāmadāya namaḥ|
oṃ bhūrivardhanāya namaḥ|
oṃ amoghāya namaḥ|
oṃ amṛtadāya namaḥ|
oṃ agnaye namaḥ|
oṃ śatrughnāya namaḥ|
oṃ sarvabodhanāya namaḥ|
oṃ anaghāya namaḥ|
oṃ amarāya namaḥ|
oṃ śrīmate namaḥ|
oṃ unnatāya namaḥ|
oṃ agnisambhavāya namaḥ|
oṃ piśācarājāya namaḥ|
oṃ sūryābhāya namaḥ|
oṃ śivātmane namaḥ|
oṃ sanātanāya namaḥ|
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Kartikeya Ashtottara Shatanamavali is a Sanskrit compilation of 108 names of Lord Kartikeya, the son of Shiva and Parvati revered as the god of war, wisdom, and victory. Also known as Skanda, Murugan, Kumara, and Subramanya, the deity is praised through epithets drawn from Puranic, Agamic, and regional devotional literature. The text is used in Shaiva worship traditions, particularly in South India.
What are the benefits of chanting Kartikeya 108 Names?
- Attainment of spiritual knowledge and wisdom
- Protection from negative energies and obstacles
- Success in endeavors and overcoming challenges
- Cultivation of courage, strength, and discipline
When is the best time to recite this?
Recitation is appropriate during morning and evening worship, on Kartikeya Puja days, during Skanda Shashti, and on Fridays, which are associated with Kartikeya in some regional traditions.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Lord Kartikeya has a long history of worship in India, with his mythology detailed most comprehensively in the Skanda Purana — the largest of the eighteen major Puranas. The practice of compiling 108 names (ashtottara shatanamavali) is a widespread devotional convention in Hinduism, aimed at facilitating worship and structured meditation. The 108-name list for Kartikeya draws on epithets found across the Skanda Purana, Shiva Purana, and regional folk traditions. The specific compilation does not trace to a single text; the author is unknown and the list likely developed over several centuries.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Kartikeya 1000 Names — the corresponding sahasranamavali for the same deity
- Kanda Shashti Kavacham — a Tamil protective hymn dedicated to Lord Murugan