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Lord Shanmukha and His Worship By
Sri Swami Sivananda
A DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY P !LICATION
First Edition: 1950Second Edition: 1974Third Edition: 1996
(3,000 Copies)
World Wide We (WWW) Edition : !000
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This WWW reprint is for free distribution
' The i ine *i+e Tr st Societ-
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Published ByT E . . E *.FE S C.ET
$ $ Shi 8n8nd8n8&8r !49 19!istt$ Tehri2 8rh#8l, ;tt8r r8desh,i
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OM
Con"#n"s lishers= ote The eed For S>8nd82S8>ti .n Spirit 8l S8dh8n8
*ord S>8nd8
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S8int ?r n8&iri=s @8nd8r ?n h ti
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o 1$ .n oc8tor-o !$ The Worship o+ *ord S>8nd8
o 3$ The re io s /irth o+ the ?s r8s
o 4$ Sri @8rtti>e-8 8nd T8r8>8s r8 ?ccordin& to S>8nd8 A8h8 r8n82A8hes 8r @h8nd8
S>8nd8 iB8-8t82S8ints o+ *ord S>8nd8
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2. @in& A ch > nd83. Si 8 @8 i
4. 8>>ir8r
5. @8chi-8pp8 Si 8ch8ri8r
6. 8>8lli @oott8r
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o 1945
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o *ord S>8nd82The Concentr8ted i ine Ener&-?ppendiD2.
o S>8ndop8nish8d
o @8rtti>e-8 Stotr8
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o Sh8n< >h8 8-8tri
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Since the second Edition o+ the oo> #ent o t o+ print , there h8s een 8 persistent deen the opport nit- to re ise it thoro &hl-$ We hope th8t this #or> too#ill +ind 8 pl8ce in e er- p lic li r8r- 8nd indi id 8l ho sehold$
T E . . E *.FE S C.ET
Th# N##d For Skanda'Sak"i In Spiri"ua% Sadhana
(Sri Swami Chidananda)
Th# !ir"h o( Skanda
We h8 e the nine2d8- #orship o+ the i ine Aother, d rin& the 8 8r8tr8$ E en so theS>8nd82Sh8shthi is the tr8dition8l siD2d8- #orship o+ *ord S>8nd8 or @8rtti>e-8, thespirit 8l o++sprin& o+ *ord Si 8$ We
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piercin& the siD pleD s$ .t is the e8nd8 #e h8 e the ltino# to e S pre
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*ord, so
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(Sh8n< >h8), incl din& oth the n
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The o#er o+ Will is o r **ha Sak"i,+ 8lli e i - n8no#n 8s Kaliyuga &arada, To s8+e& 8rd ri&hteo sness 8nd destro- ?dh8r
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S8int ?r n8&iri is o+ 8n eDtr8ordin8r- t-pe$ To hi< *ord S>8nd8 i
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We s,tho &h e8ch other #or> o+ his h8s 8 p rpose, speci8lit- 8nd ch8r< o+ its o#n$ ?ll the #or>so+ ?r n8&iri p t toðer e
the ;p8nish8dic A8ntr8s, so concise, so pith-, 8nd so re it-2+illed, #ith e to 8 deeper st d-o+ it 8nd conte
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*ord S r8he 8n
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*ord S r8h
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?s in the #orship o+ other eities, in theSaguna #orship o+ *ord S>8nd8 8lso, there 8reso
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h8 e the T8nd8 8 8rsh8n$ The S#8n, the 8r d8, the e8coc> 8nd the Coc> #ere st8ndin&8t the +oot o+ the hill$
While 8ll the e 8s #ere 8 sent, +o r o+ the /h t8&8n8s o+ *ord Si 8, (S r8, 8d8) cre8ted 8 +i&ht 8 8nd the Coc> on the one
side, 8nd the S#8n 8nd the 8r d8 on the other side$ The- thee-8 in the +or< o+ 8Coc> 8nd 8 e8coc>, he did ri&oro s T8p8s 8nd #8s &r8nted the pri ile&e o+ ein& 88s r8 8nd Sih8, it is rel8ted th8t the- +er entl- desired to eco8s8rh8 #8s possessed o+ 8n eDtre
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t o+ eDtreh8 #entto the street 8nd hid hersel+ 8ed8nd con% ered the e 8s (the &ods) 8&8in 8nd 8&8in$
The &ods 8ppro8ched ishn $ ishn 8s>ed the< to +ind o t so
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?&8in the &ods petitioned Si 8$ ?nd Si 8, s8tis+ied #ith 8r 8ti=s intense de otion to i
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e8 ti+ l d8 &hter o+ Arit- , the e8th2&od, 8s his consort$ With Sen8 8s his consort,@8rtti>e-8 >illed in 8ttle T8r8>8s r8, 8s desired - the &ods$
S- T*ON TWO
Skanda Vi6a.am
01 Pr#%iminar.
The r8n8s 8re ei&hteen in n < er$ The- 8re the /r8h
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the >in& o+ the e 8s 8nd the three #orlds$ ?lso, he #8s the her hono#n 8s 8>sh8-8ni 8nd, 8s the -e8rs &re#,she c lti 8ted eDtre
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8>sh8 +or his l8sphesh8 8nd 8d ised hi< not to 8ct in th8t
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Sih8 h8d 8 lion=s +8ce 8nd T8r8>8s r8 8n eleph8nt=s 8nd ?B8< >hi h8d the +8ce o+8 &o8t$ ?lon& #ith the< there 8rose 8 h &e 8r
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the ?s r8 d-n8st-$H .n these thrillin& 8nd per erse #ords S >r8ch8r-8 instr ctedS r8p8d8s r8$
?+ter h8 in& recei ed the enedictions 8nd +in8l eDhort8tions o+ their r A8h8r8B,S r8p8d 8< ition, S r8p8dop8n, to c8pt re .ndr8lo>8 8nd to e prisoners o+ e endr8 8nd his consort$ The 8r 8nd pl ndered
.ndr8lo>8$ ;n8 le to e8r the tort res, e endr8 8nd his consort +le# 8#8- +ro< e 8lo>8in the & ise o+ p8rrots 8nd d#elt in Shi-8li, in So th .ndi8$ / t .ndr8=s son, I8-8nt8n, #8s ro &ht to A8hendr8p ri 8nd i to their >in&dohi, sistero+ S r8p8d 8rt tried to 8 d ct .ndr8ni +orci l- 8nd t8>e herto S r8p8d
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#8s en&8&ed else#here, his @8
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the e 8s 8nd e *ord Si 8 +ro< is %aha %ouna $ ?t this dist r 8nce, there ro>e o t +ro< theTri> ti o+ the *ord terri+ic e8
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s8 io r 8nd e&&ed is p8rdon$ t o+ co the de8d e 8sto li+e$
n one occ8sion, e he8rd the ne#s o+ the terror 8nd destr ction c8 sed - 8 &o8t2he8ded?s r8$ The *ord i
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no $ The l8tter, 8s r8, the-o n&er rother o+ S r8p8dilled$ *ord Sh8n< >h8 then proceeded to so th$
e#s o+ the de8th o+ T8r8>8s r8 #8s c8rried to A8hendr8p r8
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sins o+ its inh8 it8nts 8nd Be8lo s- 8t the po#er o+ the T8p8s o+ the ?s r8s, - #hich the-h8d een 8 le to cre8te s ch 8 s per2cit- #ith 8ll its
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n he8rin& +ro< eer8 8h th8t the ?s r8s #ere re8d- +or the +i&ht, *ord @8rtti> shi+tedis 8r
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e+ore$ To his constern8tion 8nd terror, ho#e er, *ord Sh8n< >h8 c8l hold o+ the?str8 8nd >ept it 8side$ o# re8lisin& in 8 h8,#ho co ld h8ndle s ch 8n ?str8 in s ch 8 op8n e% ipped hi
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seein& /8n >op8n +8lter in his tr8c>s$ e then &8thered hi
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into t#o pieces$ S r8p8d
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h < l- re
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del8-, S>8nd8 le+t +or the hills, 8lli=s ho
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GTh s, to protect the &ood 8nd to p nish the #ic>ed, the S pre 8s is 8h8n8, the coc> +or the e< le< onis 8nner 8nd #ith &el in is h8nd, *ord S>8nd8 too> is 8 ode in the S>8nd8 ills,#here e li ed #ith is consorts 8lli 8nd ei 8-8n8i$H
lor- to *ord S r8h, the 8h8n8 o+ S>8nd8J lor- to the coc>on his 8nnerJ lor- to *ord Si 8 - #hose &r8ce e er-thin& is doneJ lor- to 8ll #ho re8d8nd he8r this stor- o+ *ord S r8hh8 e pon -o 8llJ
S- T*ON THR--
Th# Eso"#ri* Si-ni(i*an*# o( Th# S"or.
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The r8n8s 8nd the .tih8s8s #ere #ritten - &re8t s8&es to rin& ho8nd8 r8n8 de8ls#ith th8t 8spect o+ the *ord 8s the S pre$ *ord @rishn8 s8-s in the it8, G + the ener8ls, . 8< S>8nd8$H Thedecl8r8tion o+ the *ord, 8&8in, GWhene er there is decline o+ ri&hteo sness 8nd &ro#th o+nri&hteo sness, . coedH is
8pplic8 le in this inst8nce 8lso$ .t #8s to p t 8n end to the 8trocities o+ the ?s r8 >in&S r8p8d is ? 8t8r8 in the +or< o+ @8rtti> or S r8h8nd8 ino#n other#ise 8s *ordS r8h
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(ii) The S8ns>rit #ord Bhagavan 8nd8 personi+ies one o+ s ch + nctions or 8ttri tes o+ the?l 8re the e< le 8nd coc> te8r 8s nder the eil o+ A8-8o er the de otees 8nd help the< on#8rds on the p8th o+ od2re8lis8tion$
?s it is er- di++ic lt +or the h
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Th s, the S>8nd8 r8n8 ill str8tes the pl8- o+ A8-8 pon the Ii 8s, the s ++erin&nder&one in conse% ence 8nd the +in8l rele8se +ro< the cl tches o+ A8-8 thro &h the&r8ce o+ *ord Sh8n< >h8 in the sh8pe o+ el8- dh8 the In8n8 S8>ti o+ the *ord$
The consorts o+ *ord Sh8n< >h8 8re 8lli 8nd ei 8-8n8i$ 8lli st8nds +or the **ha Sak"i
the o#er o+ Will$ ?nd the other, ei 8-8n8i, st8nds +or Kriya Sak"i the o#er o+?ction$ Th s sho ld 8 Ii 8 8spirin& to odliness, h8 in& ro &ht the #ill2po#er ndercontrol, stri e ce8selessl- till it re8ches the &o8l$
ence the three S8>tis, in the +or< o+&el In8n8 S8>ti, 8lli .cch8 S8>ti, 8ndei 8-8n8i @ri-8 S8>ti, +or< p8rt 8nd p8rcel o+ *ord Sh8n< >h8, #ho is 8lso n8tidh8r8$
lor- to the *ord o+ the S8>tisJ lor- to the *ord #ho dispels i&nor8nce 8
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The stor- o+ *ord S r8h
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(t8ll)$ .t is deep (i$e$, it h8s 8 lon& ste< #hich re8ches do#n to the +eet)$ .ts le8+ is ro8d$?nd, it h8s 8 sh8rp top$ There+ore it s-< olises Conscio sness$ The 8d 8nced S8dh8>8
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o-ish lips$ Th8t incident8ll- #on +or S r8h
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the tho s8nd2pet8lled /r8hr8s or 8dis$Sh8n< >h8=s 8h8n8, the pe8coc>, sho#s the sh8pe o+ the r8n8 8 or J$ .t is o+ the sh8peo+ the /ind $ When the pe8coc> spre8ds o t its t8il, it h8s the ro nd sh8pe o+ the r8n8 8$Within it is the 8r8 /r8h - the pe8coc>=s +eet sho#s th8t A8-8 or i
to cro# 8t the
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!hak"a'Sain"s o( Lord Skanda
01 Narada
While 8r8d8 #8s to rin& the three #orlds, he
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Aore th8n !000 -e8rs 8&o, there li ed in the 8ncient T8>ir8r - n8>ir8r #8s 8 /r8hin& o+ A8d r8i, in So th .ndi8$ t o+
8rro&8nce 8nd h8 &htiness, this poet pre ented 8 poor /r8hin&$ e e en #ent to the eDtent o+ criticisin& 8d ersel- the erses coir8r h8lted on the 8n>s o+ 8 l8>e 8nd s8t do#n +orh-8n8 nder 8 h &e 8n-8n tree$ rin& his
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de otees, the 999 lessin& 8nd pr8isin& the &lor- o+ 8>>ir8r, 8nd 8ll sin&in& the in+inite&lor- o+ the siD2+8ced od$
The poe< s n& - 8>>ir8r &lori+-in& the *il8s o+ *ord S>8nd8, >no#n 8sTirumuruga"ruppadai, is 8n elo% ent eDhort8tion to s ++erin& h
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the pre io s d8-=s eDperiences th8t the- h8d sinned 8&8inst od i
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#ith her the ple8s res o+ seD +or the s8>e o+ e8rnin& the #here#ith8l +or her rother$ E enthis reso rce #8s eDh8 sted +or she ec8
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e li ed 8 o t 350 -e8rs 8&o in Sri 8i> nth8< (Tir nel el- istrict), 8nd #8s d < e en8s 8 child$ ?nDio s to +ind their son co
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Then the priest2 od or od2priest told hi
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To 8dd inB r- to ins lt, *ord 8nesh8 l8 &hed 8t the &r8nd +li&ht o+ his rother$ S>8nd8en% ired o+ his F8ther 8nd Aother ho# 8nesh8, #ho #8s n8 le to in his h8nd, le+t @8il8s8 in 8 h ++$
.t is told in the r8n8 th8t, 8+ter tr8 ellin& +or 8 lon& tino#n 8s 8l8ni$ To p8ci+- their son, *ord Si 8 8nd 8r 8ti, #ith the other e 8s,c8
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81 Pa%amu"hirso%ai
Aother 8t re eDpresses hersel+ in 8ll her e8 t- in pl8ces 8 o ndin& in hills 8nd d8lesdec>ed #ith 8rio s #ild +lo#ers$ ?s #orship o+ S>8nd8 #8s to co
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S r8p8d8s r8.n +8ir 8nd open co< 8t.n d8-s o+ -ore$
This is not < ch
Sho# th- stren&th no#.n >illin& the ?s r8s o# r lin& 8 e is n rsed -oTh s 8re -o n8e-8$Tho 8rt ir& n8 /r8hs o+ *i&ht i ine,Tho 8rt the &re8t ener8l
+ Celesti8l +orces,Tho 8rt the estro-er+ T8r8>8s r8 8nd Sih8$S r8p8d
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S8l t8tions nto Thee$
When Th- Aother 8r 8tiE< r8ced the siD 8 ies,o 8ss
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e &i es ?desh8 to 8ll sincere de otees,.+ the- re
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*ord S>8nd8=s &r8ce is e8sil- o t8ined$ S8int ?r n8&iri s8-s in his so l2stirrin&Tiruppuga-h son&s th8t e en i+ the #ord A; ; ? is ttered t once #ith /h8 8, the*ord=s r8ce descends on the de otee$ nce the 8spir8nt o t8ins the *ord=s r8ce, theee to their heels 8nd he is 8t once 8d
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So pr8-ed the S8int ?r n8&iri in his +8 the/h8 8 #hich inspired hi< to tter these erses$ *ord #8nts onl- -o r he8rt$ i e nto it8s o+ Sh8n< >h8 e pon -o 8llJA8- the i ine 8nd & ide -o in 8ll -o r 8cti itiesJ A8- the &el & ide -o to the re8led p - 8 p8rtic l8r
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Those +orces #hich #ere eDtern8lised 8nd #hich #ere the desires i
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