Картикейя стотрам
praGYaa vivardhana kaartikeya stotraM

shrIgaNeshAya namaH |
skanda uvAcha |
yogishvaro mahAsenaH kArtikeyo .agninandanaH |
skandaH kumAraH senAnIH svAmI sha~NkarasambhavaH || 1||
gA~NgeyastAmrachUDashcha brahmachArI shikhidhvajaH |
tArakArirumAputraH krau~n{}chArishcha ShaDAnanaH || 2||
shabdabrahmasamudrashcha siddhaH sArasvato guhaH |
sanatkumAro bhagavAn bhogamokShaphalapradaH || 3||
sharajanmA gaNAdhIshapUrvajo muk{}timArgakR^it |
sarvAgamapraNetA cha vA~n{}chhitArthapradarshanaH || 4||
aShTAviMshatinAmAni madIyAnItiyaH paThet |
pratyUShaM shraddhayA yuk{}to mUko vAchaspatirbhavet || 5||
mahAman{}tramayAnIti mama nAmAnukIrtanam |
mahApraj~nAmavAp{}noti nAtra kAryA vichAraNA || 6||

|| iti shrIrudrayAmale praj~nAvivardhanAkhyaM
shrImatkArtikeyastotraM sampUrNam ||