by Damodara Rao Dasu

P	subrahmaNyEna rakshitOham ashTAdaSa lOchanAkhanDEna ||	I am protected by Lord Subrahmanya. He looks splendid with eighteen divine eyes.
AP	prabra vAmAdi poojita padEna purandara manOllAsa karaNEna ||	Prabra, Vama and other sages worship his feet. He makes Indra happy.
C	kanakaSaila vihArEna varEna valleedEvasEna ramaNEna akAravruttEna sAnandEna bhOga mOksha pradEna nityEna venkaTESvara supoojitEna vichtra viSAkha mahOtsavEna Suka rahasya prakASa guruguhEna kruttikAsuta Suddha dhanyEna ||	Glorious Subrahmanya strolls pleasantly on Kanaka Hill. Valli and Devasena are his consorts. He is the first, like 'akara' in alphabet. He is ever blissful. He bestows enjoyment as well as liberation. He is eternal. King Venkatesvara worshipped him. He shines well in Visakha festival. He is Guru Guha that knows the secret of Sage Suka. Subrahmanya is the blessed son of Kruttika Devatas.

P	sOmasundarESvaram bhajEham sOmaskandham nitya Suddha vasantOtsava vaibhavam ||	I worship Lord Somasundaresa ,his consort Uma and his son Skanda. He is always pious. Celebration of Spring Festival in his honor is splendid.
AP	himAdrijA ramaNam bhava taraNam vAmadEva vandita charaNam ||	Parvati the daughter of Himalayas is his consort. He helps us to cross the ocean-like worldly life. Vamadeva and other sages bow to his feet.
C	karuNAmrutarasa jalESvaram varam kadamba vanasthita kapAlESvaram madhurApuri vilasita mahESvaram chidAnanda gangAdharESvaram vara guruguhESvaram paramESvaram vAnchitArdha phaladAyaka chaturam ||	Great Lord Somasundaresa showers nectar of compassion. As Kapalesvara, he resides in Kadamba forest. As Mahesvara, he resides in Madhura. He is ever blissful. He bears the river Ganga. He is the Supreme lord of Guruguha. He is adept in fulfilling desires.

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P	sAmba sadASivAya namastE sadAnandAya sOmaskandAya ||	I prostrate to Sada Siva and Amba. I bow to ever blissful Somaskanda.
AP	SAmbhavee hitAya SaSiSEkharAya sadgati pradAya kambhOja padAya ||	Siva is the well wisher of Parvati. He adorns crescent moon. He bestows auspicious future.
C	sAdhujanAvanAya SankarAya sadguru guhAtmajAya varadAya sakalAgama sannuta varAya Sreedhara purandarAdi dikpAla sanandanAdi sakala dEva nutAya mAdhurya sudhAdhArAya mArkanDEyAyushprada nipuNa tarAya ||	He is the protector and bestower of happiness to pious people. Eminent Guru Guha is his son. He is extoled by the Vedas. Sridhara, Indra and all the chiefs of prime directions adore him. Sanandana and other sages worship him. Amrutam was obtained because of him. He skillfully bestowed longevity to Markandeya.

P	sarasvatee manOhari Sankari sadAnanda lahari gouree Sankari ||	Oh Mother Sankari, you entice the heart of Sarasvati. Oh Gouri, you engross in waves of perpetual bliss.
AP	saraseeruhAkshi sadASiva sAkshi karuNAkaTAkshi pAhi kAmAkshi murahara sOdari mukhya koumAri mooka vAkpradAnakari mOdakari ||	Oh Kamakshi, your eyes are beautiful like lotus petals. You are always with Siva. Please protect by your compassionate glances. You are sister of Maha Vishnu. Oh Koumari, you bestowed speech to poet Mooka. You make all happy.
C	AkAryAdyakshara svaroopiNi antahkaraNa roopEkshu chApini prakASa paramAdvaita roopini parE tripura sundari tApini prakalpita prapancha prakASini prasiddha guruguha janani pASini vikalpa jaTila viSva viSvAsini vijaya kAnchee nagara nivAsini ||	Oh Sankari, you are the embodiment of literacy. You are like sugar-cane bow representing inner conscience. You propound philosophy of Non-dualism. Oh Tripurasundari, you are effulgent and transcendental. You illuminate the manifested universe. You are renowned mother of Guru Guha. You hold noose. You create absolute faith in this complicated universe. You are the victorious queen of Kanchipuram.