Sree Subramanya Ashtotra

Sree Subramanya Ashtotra
Om Skandaya namah

Om Guhaya namah

Om Shanmu-khaya namah

Om Phala-netraya namah

Om Prabhave namah

Om Pinga-laya namah

Om Krutti-kasunave namah

Om Shikhi-vahaya namah

Om Dvishad-bhujaya namah

Om Dvishan-netraya namah

Om Shakti-dharaya namah

Om Pishitasha-prabham-janaya namah

Om Tarakasura samhartre namah

Om Rakshobala-vimardanaya namah

Om Mattaya namah
Om Pramattaya namah

Om Unmattaya namah

Om Surasainya-surakshakaya namah

Om Devasena-pataye namah

Om Pragnyaya namah

Om Krupalave namah

Om Bhakthavastalaya namah

Om Uma-sutaya namah

Om Shakti-dharaya namah

Om Kumaraya namah

Om Kroumcha-daranaya namah

Om Senanaye namah

Om Agni-janmane namah

Om Visha-khaya namah

Om Shankaratmajaya namah

Om Shiva-swamine namah

Om Guna-swamine namah

Om Sarwa-swamine namah

Om Sana-tanaya namah

Om Anamta-shaktaye namah

Om Akshobhyaya namah

Om Parvati priya-nanda-naya namah

Om Ganga-sutaya namah

Om Sharo-bhutaya namah

Om Aahutaya namah

Om Pavakatmajaya namah

Om Jrumbhaya namah

Om Prajrumbhaya namah

Om Ujrumbhaya namah

Om Kamala-sana-samstu-taya namah

Om Ykavarnaya namah

Om Dvivarnaya namah

Om Trivarnaya namah

Om Sumanoha-raya namah

Om Chaturwarnaya namah

Om Pancha-varnaya namah

Om Praja-pataye namah

Om Ahaspataye namah

Om Agni-garbhaya namah

Om Shami-garbhaya namah

Om Vishwa-retase namah

Om Sura-rigne namah

Om Hari-dwarnaya namah

Om Shubha-karaya namah

Om Vatave namah

Om Vatu-vesha-bhrute namah

Om Pushaya namah

Om Gabhastine namah

Om Gaha-naya namah

Om Chandra-varnaya

Om Kala-dharaya namah

Om Maya-dharaya namah

Om Maha-maene namah

Om Kaivalyaya namah

Om Shankara-tmajaya namah

Om Vishwayonaye namah

Om Ameyatmaya namah

Om Tejonidhaye namah

Om Anamayaya namah

Om Para-meshtine namah

Om Para-bramhaya namah

Om Veda-garbhaya namah

Om Verat-putaya namah

Om Pulinda-kanya-bhartaya namah

Om Mahasara-swatavrutaya namah

Om Aashrita-khiladatre namah

Om Choragnaya namah

Om Roga-nashanaya namah

Om Anamta-murtaye namah

Om Aananda-daya namah

Om Shikhandi-kruta ketanaya namah

Om Dambhaya namah

Om Parama-dambhaya namah

Om Maha-dambhaya namah

Om Vrushamkapaye namah

Om Karano-patta-dehaya namah

Om Karana-teeta-vigrahaya namah

Om Aneswa-raya namah

Om Amrutaya namah

Om Pranaya namah

Om Prana-yama-parayanaya namah

Om Virudha-hantre namah

Om Veeragnaya

Om Rakta-syaya namah

Om Shyama-kandha-raya namah

Om Subramhanyaya namah

Om Guhaya namah

Om Pritaya namah

Bramhanyaya namah

Om Bramhana priyaya namah

Om Veda-vedyaya namah

Om Akshaya-phala-daya namah

Om Valli-devasena-sameta namah

Eti Sree Subramhanyastottara Samapatam

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Nirjala Ekadashi

Nirjala Ekadashi is also known as Pandav Bhim Ekadasi fast.

If one properly observes a vow on this day it is said to give the fruits
of 24 Ekadasis observed throughout the year.

Once Vedavyasar was explaining the importance of fasting on Ekadasis.
Bhima who was present there said that all his family members including his
mother Kunti Devi, wife Draupadi and his brothers Arjuna, Nakula, Sahadeva
observed strict fasting on Ekadasis.
He stated that it was not possible for him to fast or even skip a single meal though
he gave so much in charity and worshipped the Lord faithfully.
He said there was a Agni called 'Virugam' in his stomach and that only eating lot
of food could keep it under control. However he said it will be possible for him
to fast atleast on one Ekadasi out of the twenty four Ekadasis in a year.

He pleaded to Vedavysar to tell him one Ekadasi on which to fast so that he
gets the benefits, blessings and fruits of all the 24 Ekadasis in a year.
Vedavysar instructed Bhima to fast even without drinking water on Nirjala
Ekadasi in order to get the benefits of all Ekadasis. Since Bhima took up fast
on this Ekadasi it is also known as Bima or Bhima Ekadasi.

The fast begins on Ekadasi sunrise and ends on next day (Dwadasi) sunrise.
On this day, devotees feast on the nectar of Krishna-katha and the holy names
of Krishna. Some devotees spend the whole night at the temple where a
continuous blissful harinama-sankirtana is held. It is a day to get spiritually
charged up with more chanting, hearing, remembering, glorifying and serving
Krishna. Even though those devotees are awake throughout the night, seeing
their fresh faces during Mangala-arati is a wonderful sight.
The devotees break the fast on dvadasi together and a feast prasada is
served for those who stayed up overnight.

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