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Subrahmanya Bhujangam
सुब्रह्मण्य भुजङ्गम्
Subrahmaṇya Bhujaṅgam
Chant
लसत्स्वर्णगेहे नृणां कामदोहे सुमस्तोमसञ्छन्नमाणिक्यमञ्चे । समुद्यत्सहस्रार्कतुल्यप्रकाशं सदा भावये कार्तिकेयं सुरेशम् ॥८॥
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Word breakdown
- लसत्स्वर्णगेहे नृणां कामदोहे
- In a shining golden house granting men's desires,
- सुमस्तोमसञ्छन्नमाणिक्यमञ्चे ।
- on a ruby couch covered with heaps of flowers,
- समुद्यत्सहस्रार्कतुल्यप्रकाशं
- shining equal to a thousand risen suns,
- सदा भावये कार्तिकेयं सुरेशम्
- I always meditate Kartikeya, lord of gods.
In a golden chamber on a ruby cot, Kartikeya shines like a thousand suns and grants desires. Meditation on the Lord's splendour fills the heart with the light that outshines every worldly lamp.
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