Sri Skanda Lahari in English
sriyai bhuyah srimachcharavanabhavastvam shivasutah
priyapraptyai bhuyah pratanagajavaktrasya sahaja |
tvayi premodrekat prakatavacasa stotumanasa
mayarabdham stotum tadidamanumanyasva bhagavan || 1 ||
nirabadham rajachcharaduditarakahimakara
prarudhajyotsnabhasitavadanashatkastrinayanah |
purah pradurbhuya sphuratu karunapurnahridayah
karotu svasthyam kamaladalabinduupamahridi || 2 ||
na loke’nyam devam natajanakritapratyayavidhim
viloke bhitanam nikhilabhayabhitaikasharanam |
kalau kale’pyantarharasi timiram bhaskara iva
pralubdhanam bhogeshvapi nikhilabhoganvitarasi || 3 ||
shiva svamin deva shritakalushanishsheshanaguro
bhavadhvantadhvanse miharashatakotipratibhata |
shivapraptyai samyakphalitasadupayaprakatana
dhruvam tatkarunye kalirapi kriti bhutavibhavah || 4 ||
ashaktanam karmasvapi nikhilanishshreyasakritau
pashutvagrastanam patirasi vipashatvakalane |
prashastanam bhumnam nidhirasi niroddha nijashucha-
mashaktanam karta jagati dhritashaktih kila bhavan || 5 ||
vishartanam harta vishayivishayanam ghatayita
trishartanam kale paramamritavarshi ghana iva |
mrishajnanaartanam nikhilavichikitsapariharo
vishagrastanam tvam sakalabhayaharta vilasasi || 6 ||
rasadhikyam bhakteradhikamadhikam vardhaya vibho
prasida tvam bhuyah prakataya chidanandalaharim |
asare samsare sadasati naliptam mama manah
kusidam bhuyanme kushalavati nishshreyasapathi || 7 ||
mahamoharanye vicarati manastanniyamayan
nahantam nishsheshikuru karunaya tvam snapaya mam |
mahiya mahatmyam tava manasamarge sphuratu me
mahastsomakare tvayi matijushi syatkvanu tamah || 8 ||
valakshabham snigdham vadanakamalebhyah prasrimaram
milatkarunyardram mriditabhuvanartismitamidam |
pulindapatyasya prakatapulakodrekajanakam
daladdhainyam bhedam haratu satatam nah suraguroh || 9 ||
atitah brahmadin kritimukhakritah karanapatin
kshitistoyam vahnih marudasi viyattattvamakhilam |
patih krityanam tvam parinatachidatmekshanavatam
dhritistvam vyaptassan disasi nijasayujyapadaveem || 10 ||
sadatma tvacchittah tvadanubhavabuddhismritipathah
tvadalokassarvam jagadidamashesham sthiracharam |
sada yogi sakshadbhajati tava sarupyamamalam
tvadayattanam kim na hi sulabhamaashtau cha vibhavah || 11 ||
kati brahmano va kati kamalanetraah kati harah
kati brahmandanam kati cha shatakotishvadhikritah |
kritajnah santaste vividhakritirakshabhritikara
atassarvaishvaryam tava yadaparicchedyavibhavam || 12 ||
namaste skandaya tridasaparipalaya mahate
namah kraunchabhikhyasuradalanadakshaya bhavate |
namasshurakruuratridasaripudandadhvarakrite
namo bhuyoh bhuyoh natikridavane jagaravate || 13 ||
shivastvam shaktistvam tadubhayatamaikyam prithagasi
stave dhyane pujaapaniyamamukhesvabhiratah |
bhuvi sthitva bhogan suciramupabhujya pramuditah
bhavanti tvat sthane tadanu punaravrittivimukhah || 14 ||
gurorvidyam labdhva sakalabhayahantrim japaparah
purashcharyamukhyakramavidhijusho dhyananipunah |
pratasthaih kamasthairabhilashitavamcham priyabhuja-
shchiram jivanmuktah jagati vijayante sukritinah || 15 ||
sharajjyotsnashubhram sphatikanikurambabharuchiram
sphuranmuktaharas dhavalavasanam bhavayati vah |
prarohatkarunyamritabahuladharabhirabhita-
shchiram siktatma vai sa bhavati cha vicchinna nigadah || 16 ||
vritha kartum dushtanvividhavishavegan shamayitum
sudharochishkotipratibhataruchim bhavayati yah |
adhah kartum sakshadbhavati vinata sunumachira
dvidhatte sarpanam vividhavishadarpapaharanam || 17 ||
pravalabhavure prasarati mahaste jagadidam
divam bhumim kashtah sakalamapi sanchintayati yah |
dravikuryachchhetastridasanivahanamapi sukha-
dbhavi strinam pumsam vashayati tiraschampapi manah || 18 ||
navambhodashyamam marakatamaniprakhamathava
bhavantam dhyayedyah bhavati nipuno mohanavidhau |
divishthanam bhumavapi vividhadesheshu vasatam
nrnam devanam va viyati charatam patagaphaninam || 19 ||
iti skandalahari ||
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