vimalanijapadaabjam vedavedaamtavedyam

mama kulagurunaatham vaadyagaanapramodam |

ramanasugunajaalam ramgaraadbhaagineyam

kamalajanutapaadam kaartikeyam namaami || ~1 ||

shivasaravanajaatam saivayogaprabhaavam

bhavahitagurunaatham bhaktabrmdapramodam |

navarasamrdupaadam naatha hreemkaararoopam

kavanamadhurasaaram kaartikeyam bhajaami || ~2 ||

paakaaraatisutaamukhaabjamadhupam baalemdumauleesvaram

lokaanugrahakaaranam shivasutam lokesatattvapradam |

raakaachandrasamaanachaaruvadanam rambhoruvalleesvaram

hreemkaarapranavasvaroopalahareem sreekaartikeyam bhaje || ~3 ||

mahaadevaajjaatam saravanabhavam mantrasarabham

mahattattvaanamdam paramalaharee mantramadhuram |

mahaadevaateetam suraganayutam mantravaradam

guham valleenaatham mama hrdi bhaje grdhragirisam || ~4 ||

nityaakaaram nikhilavaradam nirmalam brahmatattvam

nityam devairvinutacharanam nirvikalpaadiyogam |

nityaanamdam nigamaviditam nirgunam devadevam

nityam vamde mama guruvaram nirmamam kaartikeyam || ~5 ||

panchakam kaartikeyasya yah pathechchrnuyaadapi |

kaartikeya prasaadaatsa sarvaabheeshtamavaapnuyaat || ~6 ||

iti sree kaartikeya panchakam ||