Lord Shanmukha And His Worship
by Swami Sivananda
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Paperback: 150 + xxx pages
ISBN: 81-7052-115-7
Book Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
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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 |
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PART I |
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| 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 |
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Section Two |
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| 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 |
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Section Three |
49 |
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Section Four |
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| 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 |
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Section Five I |
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| 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 |
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II |
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| 1. Tiruchendur | 84 |
| 2. Palani | 85 |
| 3. Thiruthani | 86 |
| 4. Swami Malai | 86 |
| 5. Kathirkamam | 87 |
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Section Six |
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| 1. 1945 | 88 |
| 2. 1946 | 90 |
| 3. 1947 | 93 |
| 4. 1980 | 96 |
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PART II |
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| 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 |
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Appendix II |
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| Kirtans of Lord Shanmukha | 135 |
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Appendix III |
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| Kaavadi–The Symbol of Tapasya And Courage | 143 |
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Appendix IV |
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| Bibliography | 148 |
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.
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