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LORD SHANMUKHA AND HIS WORSHIP

by Swami Sivananda

Table of Contents

About This Book (Back Cover)
Dedication
The Need For Skanda-Sakti in Spiritual Sadhana —Sri Swami Chidananda	vii
Lord Skanda —Sri Swami Krishnananda	xvii
Hymn to Lord Shanmukha —Sri Swami Shanmukhananda	xx
Saint Arunagiri's Kandaranubhuti	xxiv
PART I Section One Introductory
1. Invocatory	1
2. The Worship of Lord Skanda	4
3. The Previous Birth of the Asuras	7
4. Sri Karttikeya and Tarakasura According to Skanda Maha Purana—Mahesvar Khanda	10
Section Two Skanda Vijayam
1. Preliminary	14
2. Daksha Yajna	15
3. The Curse of Nandi	19
4. The Tyranny of the Asuras	23
5. Nativity and Boyhood	25
6. The Shadows of War	31
7. The Rout of the Asuras	34
8. The Downfall of Surapadma	40
9. The Weddings
(i) Deivayanai	42
(ii) Valli	44
(iii) The Marriage	45
Section Three The Esoteric Significance of The Story	49
Section Four Bhakta-Saints of Lord Skanda
1. Narada	65
2. King Muchukunda	65
3. Siva Kavi	66
4. Nakkirar	66
5. Kachiyappa Sivachariar	69
6. Pakalli Koottar	70
7. Murugammaiyar	71
8. Arunagirinathar	72
9. Kumaragurupara Swamigal	75
10. Alagumuttu Pulavar	76
Section Five Most Important Temples of Lord Skanda STHALA MAHIMA I
1. Thirupparankundram	79
2. Thiruchendur	80
3. Palani Hills	80
4. Swami Malai	82
5. Kundruthoradal	82
6. Palamuthirsolai	83
7. Achaleswar	83
8. Kathirkamam	84
II
1. Tiruchendur	84
2. Palani	85
3. Thiruthani	86
4. Swami Malai	86
5. Kathirkamam	87
Section Six Skanda Shashthi Messages
1. 1945	88
2. 1946	90
3. 1947	93
4. 1980	96
PART II Appendix I
Skandopanishad (Sanskrit Text)	111
Skandopanishad (English Meaning)	113
Karttikeya Stotra (Sanskrit Text)	115
Karttikeya Stotra (Transliteration)	116
Karttikeya Stotra (English Meaning)	117
Subrahmanya Mantra	119
Dhyana Sloka	119
Shanmukha Gayatri	120
Subrahmanya Ashtottarasatanamavali (in Sanskrit)	121
Devasena Namavali (in Sanskrit)	123
Valli Namavali (in Sanskrit)	126
Names of Lord Shanmukha	129
Appendix II
Kirtans of Lord Shanmukha	135
Appendix III
Kaavadi—The Symbol of Tapasya And Courage	143
Appendix IV
Bibliography	148

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About This Book

The Advent of Lord Skanda or Karttikeya, the purpose of His incarnation as an Avatara and its significance should be of great importance and of immense value to seekers after Truth. Lord Skanda, also known as Shanmukha, is adored and worshipped with intense faith and devotion throughout South India and Sri Lanka. And naturally it will be of great interest to all His devotees, in particular, to know more about Him, the significance of His birth and His life and career as a victorious General.

Sri Swami Sivanandaji, the author of this book, graphically describes the above-mentioned subjects in his usual style,—inspiring and direct, instructive and illuminating, soul-elevating and at once impressive. It is needless to introduce him to the readers, who is so very well-known as a versatile genius in all the spiritual subjects and as an author of many an immortal and monumental work that breathes the spirit of ancient wisdom and of direct and intuitive realisation of the Supreme.

We consider the book as a masterpiece production and that it ranks with the other prominent works of Sri Swami Sivanandaji.

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Dedication

OM

Dedicated to
LORD SHANMUKHA
The Consort of Valli, Deivayanai,
The Destroyer of all Asuric Forces,
and the Bestower of Divine Strength,
Wisdom, Peace, Bliss and Immotality
And to
All His Devotees and
Seekers in the Path of Truth.

OM

 

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