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\engtitle{.. Shri Kartikeya Karavalamba Stotram ..}##
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(vasantatilakA)
o~NkArarUpa sharaNAshraya sharvasUno
      shR^i~NgAraveSha sakaleshvara dInabandho | (si~NgAra vela, shR^i~NgArashUla)
santApanAshana sanAtana shaktihasta
      shrIkArtikeya mama dehi karAvalambam || 1||
pa~nchAdrivAsa sahajA surasainyanAtha
      pa~nchAmR^itapriya guhA\-sakalAdhivAsa |
ga~Ngendu mauli tanaya mayilvAhanastha
      shrIkArtikeya mama dehi karAvalambam || 2||
ApadvinAshaka kumAraka chArumUrte
      tApatrayAntaka dayApara tArakAre |
ArtA.abhayaprada guNatraya bhavyarAshe
      shrIkArtikeya mama dehi karAvalambam || 3||
vallIpate sukR^itadAyaka puNyamUrte
      svarlokanAtha\-parisevita shambhusUno |
trailokyanAyaka ShaDAnana bhUtapAda
      shrIkArtikeya mama dehi karAvalambam || 4||
j~nAnasvarUpa sakalAtmaka vedavedya
      j~nAnapriyA.akhiladuranta mahAvanAgne | (mahAvanAghne?)
dInAvanapriya nirAmaya dAnasindho
      shrIkArtikeya mama dehi karAvalambam || 5||

iti shrIkArtikeyakarAvalambastotraM sampUrNam |

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There appears some local influence in this
stotra, for example in mayilvAhanastha,
mayil means peacock in Malayalam. Using
mayUravAhanastha gives extra letter to fit the meter.
si.ngAra vela means 1 million in Telugu, and
vela is spear in Malayalam.

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