108 Names of Lord Murugan in English (Tamil Transliteration)

Lord Murugan, also known as Karthikeyan, Skanda, Subramanya, Kumaran, and Saravanabhava, is one of the most beloved deities in Tamil culture and Hindu tradition. He is the God of wisdom, victory, courage, and protection, the commander of the divine army, and the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.

Worshipping Lord Murugan by reciting His 108 divine names is said to remove obstacles, grant spiritual strength, and bring peace and prosperity. Each name carries a unique vibration and represents a distinct divine quality of Murugan — from His form as Shanmugan (the six-faced one) to Velayuthan (the wielder of the Vel).

This list provides all 108 Lord Murugan names in English (Tamil transliteration) — making it easy for devotees to chant and meditate upon the Lord’s grace every day.

Let’s begin the divine journey of devotion and surrender with:
“Om Saravanabhavaya Namaha” 🙏

108 Names of Lord Murugan in English (Tamil Transliteration)

Discover the 108 sacred names of Lord Murugan written in English with Tamil transliteration. Chanting these divine Murugan names brings wisdom, courage, and spiritual protection. Includes meanings, benefits, and devotional introduction.

🕉️ 108 Names of Lord Murugan in English (Tamil Transliteration)

No	Name	Meaning
1	Murugan	The most handsome one
2	Shanmugan	The six-faced Lord
3	Kumaran	The youthful warrior
4	Skandan	Commander of the Gods
5	Saravanan	Born in the sacred Saravana pond
6	Gugan	The one with a cave-like heart (symbol of mystery and depth)
7	Velavan	The one who holds the Vel (spear)
8	Senthilnathan	Lord of Tiruchendur
9	Pazhani Velan	The meditating Lord of Palani
10	Dandayudhapani	The one holding the staff (danda)
11	Subramanian	The possessor of supreme wisdom
12	Karthikeyan	Born under the star Karthigai
13	Kandan	The embodiment of pure knowledge
14	Kandavel	Kandan who holds the Vel
15	Valli Manavalan	Consort of Goddess Valli
16	Devasenapati	Husband of Goddess Devasena
17	Sivaputran	Son of Lord Shiva
18	Parvatiputran	Son of Goddess Parvati
19	Mayilvahanan	The one who rides the peacock
20	Sengottavelavan	Lord of Sengottai
21	Kundrathu Velavan	The Lord who dwells on the hill
22	Tiruchendur Manavalan	The bridegroom of Tiruchendur
23	Malaiyappan	The Lord of the mountains
24	Paranjothi	The supreme light
25	Gnanapandithan	The master of wisdom
26	Swaminathan	The Lord who taught Shiva Himself
27	Saravanabhava	The one born from the Saravana pond
28	Kumaresan	The youthful Lord
29	Guhesan	The Lord of the cave (Guhan)
30	Subramania Swami	The divine teacher
31	Kanda Swami	The divine Lord Kanda
32	Velayuthan	The one who bears the spear
33	Kandavelappan	Kandan with the Vel
34	Kumaravel	The youthful Vel-bearer
35	Muruga Perumal	The supreme deity
36	Senthil Murugan	Lord of Senthil
37	Pazhamudircholai Murugan	Lord of Pazhamudircholai
38	Thiruthani Murugan	Lord of Thiruthani
39	Thiruparankundram Murugan	Lord of Thiruparankundram
40	Swamimalai Murugan	Lord of Swamimalai
41	Pazhani Malai Murugan	Lord of the Palani hills
42	Kundruthurai Murugan	The Lord who blesses at Kundruthurai
43	Semmaiyanar	The righteous one
44	Gandharva Senan	Leader of celestial beings
45	Mayil Murugan	The one with the peacock vehicle
46	Vel Murugan	The one with the divine spear
47	Guhavel	The Vel of Guhan
48	Kandha Gugan	Kandan who dwells in the cave
49	Shanmuga Vel	The six-faced bearer of Vel
50	Kandha Rajan	King among the Kandas
51	Kandha Murugan	The sacred fragrance-filled deity
52	Kandha Kumaran	The young Kandan
53	Vela Manavalan	The bridegroom who holds the Vel
54	Senthil Velan	The Vel-bearer of Senthil
55	Pazhani Dandayudhapani	The staff-bearing Lord of Palani
56	Guhaperumal	The great Lord of Guhan
57	Kandha Senapati	Commander of the celestial army
58	Muruga Vel	Murugan who holds the Vel
59	Kandhapathi	Lord of the Kandas
60	Karthika Senan	Leader of the Karthigai maidens
61	Saravanapathi	Lord of Saravana
62	Mayuranathan	Lord of the peacock
63	Kandha Balan	Protector with divine fragrance
64	Kumara Balan	The youthful protector
65	Guha Balan	The divine protector of the cave
66	Kandha Dharan	The one who bears divine fragrance
67	Vela Pandiyan	The Vel-bearing Pandiyan
68	Senthil Kumaran	The youth of Senthil
69	Kandha Mani	The gem of divine fragrance
70	Saravana Vel	The Vel of Saravana
71	Mayil Velan	The Vel-bearer who rides the peacock
72	Kandha Maayan	The wise and illusionless one
73	Pazhani Saami	The Lord of Palani
74	Senthil Saami	The Lord of Senthil
75	Vel Saami	The Lord with the Vel
76	Guha Saami	The Lord of the cave
77	Kandha Saami	The divine Lord Kanda
78	Saravana Saami	The Lord of Saravana
79	Kandha Moorthi	The form of divine fragrance
80	Shanmuga Moorthi	The six-faced divine form
81	Guha Moorthi	The form of the cave Lord
82	Saravana Moorthi	The form of Saravana
83	Vela Moorthi	The form of Vel
84	Muruga Moorthi	The form of Murugan
85	Senthil Moorthi	The form of Senthil
86	Pazhani Moorthi	The form of Palani
87	Swami Moorthi	The divine form of Swami
88	Kandha Madhavan	The one who delights in fragrance
89	Guha Nathan	Lord of the cave
90	Kandha Nathan	Lord of divine fragrance
91	Muruga Nathan	Lord in the form of Murugan
92	Shanmuga Nathan	Six-faced Lord
93	Saravana Nathan	Lord of the Saravana pond
94	Kandha Velanathan	The Vel-bearing Lord
95	Mayil Nathan	Lord of the peacock
96	Kandha Guru	The teacher of divine wisdom
97	Swami Guru	The teacher of divinity
98	Saravana Guru	The guru of Saravana
99	Muruga Guru	The teacher who gives divine wisdom
100	Kandha Muruga Perumal	The supreme Lord Kanda Murugan
101	Saravana Velappan	The Vel-bearer of Saravana
102	Kandha Velapperumal	The great Lord with the Vel
103	Shanmuga Velappan	The six-faced Vel-bearer
104	Guha Velappan	The cave-dwelling Vel-bearer
105	Pazhani Velappan	The Vel-bearer of Palani
106	Senthil Velappan	The Vel-bearer of Senthil
107	Vela Perumal	The supreme Vel Lord
108	Saravanabhava Murugan	Murugan born from the Saravana pond

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🕉️ Murugan Agara Varisai Names in English (Transliteration of Tamil)

Letter	Name	Meaning
A	Arumugan	One with six faces
Aa	Aarupadaivelan	The Lord of six holy abodes
I	Ilaiya Murugan	Young and valiant Lord
Ee	Easaputhran	Son of Lord Shiva
U	Uyir Murugan	The life of all living beings
Oo	Oorvala Velan	The one who blesses devotees through processions
E	Erumaiyoor Murugan	Lord worshipped at Erumaiyur
Ae	Ekavel	The one who holds a single spear
Ai	Aiyan Murugan	Son of the great Lord (Shiva)
O	Oli Murugan	Radiant like divine light
Oh	Omkara Moorthi	The form of sacred syllable Om
Ka	Kumaran	Young divine warrior
Kaa	Karthikeyan	Born under the Karthigai star
Ki	Kinchith Vel	The one who blesses even the smallest beings
Ku	Kugan	The one born in a cave
Ke	Kedara Velan	Lord of Kedara shrine
Kai	Kailasa Puthran	Son born in Mount Kailasa
Ko	Kongu Velan	Worshipped in the Kongu region
Koo	Komara Vel	The divine prince of temples
Sa	Shanmugan	The six-faced Lord
Saa	Saminathan	Who taught wisdom even to Shiva
See	Seela Vel	The virtuous Velan
Su	Subramanian	The embodiment of sacred wisdom
Se	Senthilnathan	Lord of Tiruchendur
Sai	Saiva Moorthi	Symbol of Saivism
Gna	Gnana Vel	The one who grants divine wisdom
Ta	Dhandayuthapani	The one holding a staff (Palani deity)
Tha	Thamayandha Vel	The one with a lotus-like face
Thee	Theepa Vel	Shining like fire
Thu	Dhurgesan	The remover of sufferings
The	Deva Senapathi	Husband of Devasena
Na	Naga Vel	With a serpent-shaped spear
Naa	Nadha Vel	Embodiment of divine sound
Pa	Pazhani Velan	The Lord meditating at Palani
Paa	Parvathi Puthran	Son of Goddess Parvathi
Pi	Pingala Vel	Golden-glowing Velan
Poo	Poo Vel	Soft and gentle like a flower
Pe	Pechcha Vel	One who listens to devotees’ prayers
Ma	Murugan	Lord of beauty and grace
Maa	Mayil Vahanan	One who rides a peacock
Mee	Meenakshi Puthran	Revered as the son of Meenakshi
Mu	Muruga Perumal	The great divine Murugan
Me	Mega Vel	Cloud-like merciful one
Ya	Yuga Murugan	Worshipped in every age (Yuga)
Ra	Raga Vel	Radiant like musical rhythm
La	Loka Nathan	Lord of the universe
Va	Valli Manavalan	Consort of Valli
Vaa	Vaahana Mayilan	Rider of the divine peacock
Vee	Veera Vel	The brave and valiant Lord
Ve	Velayuthan	Holder of the spear
Vai	Vaiyaga Vel	Protector of the entire world
Sa	Skandan	Commander of the gods
Ha	Hara Puthran	Son of Lord Hara (Shiva)
Sri	Sri Kandhan	The divine, graceful Kandan

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Reciting these Murugan Agara Varisai names daily brings immense blessings.
The sacred mantra “Om Saravanabhava” encompasses all His names and energies.

Lord Murugan (also known as Kumaran, Skanda, Subramanya, Karthikeya) is the Tamil God of:

• Courage

• Wisdom

• Victory

• Protection

• Dharma

Chanting His 108 names brings:

✨ Success in life
✨ Positive energy
✨ Removal of obstacles
✨ Courage & confidence
✨ Divine blessings

You can chant daily, especially on Tuesdays, Fridays & Sashti days.

Each name represents a unique divine power of Lord Murugan.

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