Kartikeya Pragya Vivardhana Stotram - In sanskrit with

meaning

योगीश्वरो महासे नः कार्तिकेयोऽग्निनं दनः ।

स्कंदः कुमारः से नानीः स्वामी शं करसं भवः ॥१॥

ẏogīśvaro ṃahā-Senah k͟hārtikeyo[a-āa]gni-ṇandanah |

Skandah k͟humārah Senānīh Svāmī ṣankara-Sambhavah
||1||

Salutations to Sri Kartikeya who is a master yogi, who

is known as mahasena when referred to as the son of
agni deva and who is known as kartikeya when
referred to as the son of the six kritikas, who is known
as skanda when referred to as son of devi Parvati, who
is known as Kumara when referred to as son of devi
Ganga, who is the leader of the army of devas, who is
our master and who is born of lord Shankara.

 
गां गेयस्ताम्रचूडश्च ब्रह्मचारी शिखिध्वजः ।
तारकारिरुमापु त्रः क् रौंचारिश्च षडाननः ॥२॥

ġāngeyas-ṭāmra-Cūddaśca Brahmacārī ṣikhi-ḍhvajah |

ṭāraka-ārir-ūmā-Putrah k͟hrauncā-ṟiśca Ssaddānanah ||2||
Salutations to Sri Kartikeya who is loved by mother
Ganga and his follower Tamrachuda, who is celebate
and has peacock as his emblem, who is the enemy of
Tarakasura and Krauncasura, who is the son of devi
Uma and has six faces.

शब्दब्रह्मसमु दर् श्च सिद्धः सारस्वतो गु हः ।

सनत्कुमारो भगवान् भोगमोक्षफलप्रदः ॥३॥

ṣabdabrahmasamudraśca Siddhah Sārasvato ġuhah |

Sanatkumāro Bhagavān Bhogamokssaphalapradah ||3||

Salutations to Sri Kartikeya who is accomplished in the

knowlege of the ocean of sabda-brahman, who is
eloquent in describing the great spiritual secrets of the
sabda-brahman and hence aptly known as guha when
referred to as the son of lord Shiva (who is the
embodiment of sabda-brahman), who is always
youthful and pure like sanatkumara, who is divine and
who grants both the fruits for worldly enjoyment (due
to meritorious deeds) and final liberation.

 
शरजन्मा गणाधीश पूर्वजो मु क्तिमार्गकृत् ।
सर्वागमप्रणे ता च वां च्छितार्थप्रदर्शनः ॥४॥
ṣarajanmā ġannādhīśa Pūrvajo ṃuktimārgakrt |
Sarvāgamaprannetā Ca Vānccitārthapradarśanah ||4||

Salutations to Sri Kartikeya who was born on shara, a

particular variety of grass and hence known as
Saravana, whose elder is Sri Ganesha and who has
created (i.e. shown) the path of liberation, who is
reverentially saluted by all the agamas (scriptures) and
who shows the way towards the desired object of
spiritual life (as mentioned in the scriptures).

 
अष्टाविं शतिनामानि मदीयानीति यः पठे त् ।
प्रत्यूषं श्रद्धया यु क्तो मूको वाचस्पतिर्भवे त् ॥५॥

āssttāvimśatināmāni ṃadīyānīti ẏah Patthet |

Pratyūssam ṣraddhayā ẏukto ṃūko Vācaspatirbhavet ||5||

My devotees who repeat my twenty eight names and

contemplate on my spiritual precepts everyday at dawn
with faith and devotion, will become a master of speech
even if he is dumb (due to lack of wisdom).
 
महामं तर् मयानीति मम नामानु कीर्तनम् ।
महाप्रज्ञामवाप्नोति नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥६॥
ṃahāmantramayānīti ṃama ṇāmānukīrtanam |
ṃahāprajnyāmavāpnoti ṇātra k͟hāryā Vicārannā ||6||

My spiritual precepts and devotional repetition of my

names will act like maha mantra, also devotee will
obtain great wisdom and intelligence by contemplating
on my divine leela (play).
 
इति श्रीरुद्रयामले प्रज्ञाविवर्धनाख्यं
श्रीमत्कार्तिकेयस्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम् ॥७॥

īti ṣrī-ṟudrayāmale Prajnyā-Vivardhan-āakhyam

ṣrīmat-k͟hārtikeya-Stotram Sampūrnnam ||7||
Thus ends the description which augments the
intelligence and wisdom from the rudra yamala text,
thus ends the eulogy of the illustrious Sri Kartikeya.