Skanda Dandakam (also called Subrahmanya Dandakam) is a devotional hymn in praise of Lord Skanda – the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. Get Skanda Dandakam in English Lyrics Pdf here.
Skanda Dandakam in English
ayi jaya jayāmbhōjinījāniḍimbhōdayōdyat kusumbhōllasatphulla dambhōpamardapravīṇa prabhādhōraṇīpūritāśāvakāśa, varānandasāndraprakāśa, sahaivōttaraṅgībhavatsauhr̥dāvēśamīśāna pañcānanī pārvatīvaktrasañcumbyamānānanāmbhōjaṣaṭka, dviṣatkāyaraktaugharajyatpr̥ṣatka, svakīya prabhu dvādaśātma draḍhīyastamaprēma dhāmāyita dvādaśāmbhōja vr̥ndiṣṭha baṁhiṣṭha saundarya dhuryēkṣaṇa, sādhusaṁrakṣaṇa, nijacaraṇa vandanāsakta sadvr̥nda bhūyastarānanda dāyisphuranmandahāsadyutisyanda dūrīkr̥tāmandakunda prasūnaprabhā kandalīsundaratvābhimāna, samastāmarastōma saṁstūyamāna, jagatyāhitātyāhitādityapatyāhita prauḍha vakṣaḥsthalōdgacchadāsracchaṭā dhūmala cchāya śaktisphuratpāṇi pāthōruha, bhaktamandāra pr̥thvīruha, vihitaparirambha vallīvapurvallarī mēlanōllāsitōrastaṭa śrīnirastā cirajyōtirāśliṣṭa sandhyāmbudānōpamāḍambara, taptajāmbūnada bhrājamānāmbara, piñchabhāra prabhāmaṇḍalī piṇḍitākhaṇḍalēṣvāsanākhaṇḍarōciḥ śikhaṇḍiprakāṇḍōparidyōtamāna, padaśrīhr̥ta śrīgr̥havrātamāna, prathitaharigītālayālaṅkr̥tē, kārtikēyārtabandhō, dayāpūrasindhō, namastē samastēśa māṁ pāhi pāhi prasīda prasīda ||
kāruṇyāmbunidhē samastasumanaḥ santāpadānōdyata-
-sphāyaddarpabharāsuraprabhusamūlōnmūlanaikāyana |
bibhrāṇaḥ kṣitibhr̥dvibhēdanacaṇāṁ śaktiṁ tvamāgnēya māṁ
pāhi śrīharigītapattanapatē dēhi śriyaṁ mē javāt ||
iti śrī skanda daṇḍakam |
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