108 Names of Lord Kartikeya
108 Names of Lord Kartikeya
108 Names of Lord Kartikeya
108 Names of Lord Kartikeya
OM brahmavAdine namaH|
OM brahmaNe namaH|
OM brahmabrAhmaNavatsalAya namaH|
OM brahmaNyAya namaH|
OM brahmadevAya namaH|
OM brahmadAya namaH|
OM brahmasaMgrahAya namaH|
OM parAya namaH|
OM paramAya tejase namaH|
OM maNgalAnAncha ma~NgalAya namaH|
OM aprameyaguNAya namaH|
OM mantrANAM mantragAya namaH|
OM sAvitrImayAya devAya namaH|
OM sarvatraivAparAjitAya namaH|
OM mantrAya namaH|
OM sarvAtmakAya namaH|
OM devAya namaH|
OM ShaDakSharavatAM varAya namaH|
OM gavAM putrAya namaH|
OM surArighnAya namaH|
OM sambhavAya namaH|
OM bhavabhAvanAya namaH|
OM pinAkine namaH|
OM shatrughne namaH|
OM kUTAya namaH|
OM skandAya namaH|
OM surAgraNye namaH|
OM dvAdashAya namaH|
OM bhuve namaH|
OM bhuvAya namaH|
OM bhAvine namaH|
OM bhuvaHputrAya namaH|
OM namaskRRitAya namaH|
OM nAgarAjAya namaH|
OM sudharmAtmane namaH|
OM nAkapRRiShThAya namaH|
OM sanAtanAya namaH|
OM hemagarbhAya namaH|
OM mahAgarbhAya namaH|
OM jayAya namaH|
OM vijayeshvarAya namaH|
OM kartre namaH|
OM vidhAtre namaH|
OM nityAya namaH|
OM anityAya namaH|
OM arimardanAya namaH|
OM mahAsenAya namaH|
OM mahAtejase namaH|
OM vIrasenAya namaH|
OM chamUpataye namaH|
OM surasenAya namaH|
OM surAdhyakShAya namaH|
OM bhImasenAya namaH|
OM nirAmayAya namaH|
OM shauraye namaH|
OM yadave namaH|
OM mahAtejase namaH|
OM vIryavate namaH|
OM satyavikramAya namaH|
OM tejogarbhAya namaH|
OM asuraripave namaH|
OM suramUrtaye namaH|
OM surorjitAya namaH|
OM kRRitaj~nAya namaH|
OM varadAya namaH|
OM satyAya namaH|
OM sharaNyAya namaH|
OM sAdhuvatsalAya namaH|
OM suvratAya namaH|
OM sUryasa~NkAshAya namaH|
OM vahnigarbhAya namaH|
OM raNotsukAya namaH|
OM pippaline namaH|
OM shIghragAya namaH|
OM raudraye namaH|
OM gA~NgeyAya namaH|
OM ripudAraNAya namaH|
OM kArtikeyAya namaH|
OM prabhave namaH|
OM kShAntAya namaH|
OM nIladaMShTrAya namaH|
OM mahAmanase namaH|
OM nigrahAya namaH|
OM nigrahANAM netre namaH|
OM daityasUdanAya namaH|
OM pragrahAya namaH|
OM paramAnandAya namaH|
OM krodhaghnAya namaH|
OM tArakochChidAya namaH|
OM kukkuTine namaH|
OM bahulAya namaH|
OM vAdine namaH|
OM kAmadAya namaH|
OM bhUrivardhanAya namaH|
OM amoghAya namaH|
OM amRRitadAya namaH|
OM agnaye namaH|
OM shatrughnAya namaH|
OM sarvabodhanAya namaH|
OM anaghAya namaH|
OM amarAya namaH|
OM shrImate namaH|
OM unnatAya namaH|
OM agnisambhavAya namaH|
OM pishAcharAjAya namaH|
OM sUryAbhAya namaH|
OM shivAtmane namaH|
OM sanAtanAya namaH|
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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