Subrahmanya Karavalambam
(Support of the hands of Subrahmanya)
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
(This prayer is also called “Swaminatha Karavalambam”. It
sings the glory of Lord Subrahmanya, who is the consort of Valle to give a helping hand to the devotees.)
Hey Swaminatha karunakara deena bandho,
Sree Paravatheesa mukha pankaja padma bandho,
Sreesadhi deva gana poojitha pada padma,
Valleesa nadha mama dehi karavalambham. 1
Extend a hand of
support, Oh Lord of Valli,
Who is the chief of
gods, who is merciful,
Who is friend of the
oppressed,
Who is the son
of the lotus faced lord of goddess Parvathi,
And whose lotus feet
is worshipped
By all gods and also
by Lord of Goddess Lakshmi.
Devadhi deva sutha , deva ganadhi nadha,
Devendra vandhya mrudu pankaja manju pada,
Devarshi narada muneendra
sugeetha keerthe,
Valleesa nadha mama dehi karavalambham. 2
Extend a hand of
support, Oh Lord of Valli,
Who is the son of God
of gods, who is the chief of all gods,
Whose soft lotus like
feet is worshipped by Devendra,
And whose fame is
sung by deva sage Narada and others.
Nithyanna dana nirathakhila roga harin,
Bhagya pradhana
paripooritha bhaktha kama,
Sruthyagama pranava
vachya nija swaroopa,
Valleesa nadha mama dehi karavalambham. 3
Extend a hand of
support, Oh Lord of Valli,
Who gives food daily
in charity, who cures all prevalent diseases,
Who bestows luck ,
who fulfills all wishes of devotees,
And whose real form
is the pranava given in Vedas.
Krouncha surendra parigandana sakthi soola,
Chapa thi sasthra
parimanditha divya panai,
Sree kundaleesa drutha
thunda sikheendra vaha,
Valleesa nadha mama dehi karavalambham. 4
Extend a hand of
support, Oh Lord of Valli,
Who is the Lord of
mountains, who holds,
Shakthi, Soola, bow
and arrows in his holy hands,
Who wears ear rings
and who rides the fast moving peacock.
Devadhi deva radha mandala Madhya methya,
Devendra peeda nagaram druda chapa hastha,
Sooram nihathya sura
kotibhiradyamana,
Valleesa nadha mama dehi karavalambham. 5
Extend a hand of
support, Oh Lord of Valli,
Who is the god o
gods,
Who rides the central Chariot among a group of chariots,
Who prevents problems
for Devendra,
Who can send arrows
very fast,
And who by killing
Sura became,
The object of
adulation of billions of devas.
Heeradhi rathna vara yuktha
kireeda hara,
Keyura kundala lasath
kavachabhirama,
Hey Veera tharaka
jayaa amara brunda vandhya,
Valleesa nadha mama dehi karavalambham. 6
Extend a hand of
support, Oh Lord of Valli,
Who wears crowns and
chains with diamonds and gems,
Who wears armlet, ear
rings and strong armour,
And who is the valorous
one who killed Tharaka,
And was saluted by
the groups of devas.
Panchaksharadhi manu
manthritha ganga thoyai,
Panchamruthai praudhithendra mukhair muneendryai,
Pattabhishiktha maghavatha nayasa nadha,
Valleesa nadha mama dehi karavalambham. 7
Extend a hand of
support, Oh Lord of Valli,
Who was crowned as
their leader by Indra,
With the chanting of
the holy five letters,
With the bathing of
the holy water of
After strengthening
it further by holy chants,
And who was anointed
with the five holy nectars,
By very learned and
holy sages.
Sree karthikeya karunamrutha
poorna drushtya,
Kamadhi roga kalushi krutha
drushta chitham,
Sikthwa thu mamava kala
nidhi koti kantha,
Valleesa nadha mama dehi karavalambham. 8
Extend a hand of
support, Oh Lord of Valli,
Who is known as
Karthikeya , who with his ,
Fully nectar like
looks of mercy cures,
Passion, diseases and
mind which has made been dirty
Who is the treasure
house of arts and
Who shines like
billions of suns.
Subrahmanyashtakam punyam yeh padanthi dwijothama,
They sarve mukthimayanthi subrahmanya prasadatha,
Subrahmanyashtakamidham prathar uthaya ya padeth,
Kodi janma krutham papam thath kshanad thasya nasyathi.
The twice born who
reads this octet on Subrahmanya,
Would attain
salvation by the grace of Lord Subrahmanya,
And for him who reads
this octet on Subrahmanya , as soon as,
He gets up in the
morning , the sins committed in billons,
Of previous births
will vanish in a second.