navagraha stotra
japaakusumasa.nkaashaM kaashyapeyaM mahadyutim.h
.
tamo.ariM sarvapaapaghnaM praNato.asmi
divaakaram.h .. 1..
I pray to the Sun, the day-maker, destroyer
of
all sins, the enemy of darkness, of great
brilliance, the descendent of Kaashyapa, the
one who shines like the japaa flower.
dadhishaN^khatushhaaraabhaM kshiirodaarNavasaMbhavam.h
.
namaami shashinaM somaM shambhormukuTabhuushhaNam.h
.. 2..
I pray to the Moon who shines coolly like curds
or a white shell, who arose from the ocean
of milk, who has a hare on him, Soma, who
is the ornament of Shiva's hair.
dharaNiigarbhasaMbhuutaM vidyutkaantisamaprabham.h
.
kumaaraM shaktihastaM cha maN^galaM praNamaamyaham.h
.. 3..
I pray to Mars, born of Earth, who shines
with the same brilliance as lightning, the
young man who carries a spear.
priya{N^.h}gukalikaashyaamaM ruupeNaapratimaM
budham.h .
saumyaM saumyaguNopetaM taM budhaM praNamaamyaham.h
.. 4..
I pray to Mercury, dark like the bud of millet,
of unequalled beauty, gentle and agreeable.
devaanaaM cha R^ishhiiNaaM cha guru.n kaaJNchanasa.nnibham.h
.
buddhibhuutaM trilokeshaM taM namaami bR^ihaspatim.h
.. 5..
I pray to Jupiter, the teacher of gods
and
rishis, intellect incarnate, lord of the
three worlds.
himakundamR^iNaalaabhaM daityaanaaM paramaM
gurum.h .
sarvashaastrapravaktaaraM bhaargavaM praNamaamyaham.h
.. 6..
I pray to Venus, the utimate preceptor of
demons, promulgator of all learning, he who
shines like the fiber of snow-white jasmine.
niilaa.njanasamaabhaasaM raviputraM yamaagrajam.h
.
chhaayaamaartaNDasaMbhuutaM taM namaami
shanaishcharam.h .. 7..
I pray to Saturn, the slow moving, born of
Shade and Sun, the elder brother of Yama,
the offspring of Sun, he who has the
appearance of black collyrium.
ardhakaayaM mahaaviirya.n chandraadityavimardanam.h
.
si.nhikaagarbhasaMbhuutaM taM raahuM praNamaamyaham.h
.. 8..
I pray to Rahu, having half a body, of great
bravery, the eclipser of the Moon and the
Sun,
born of Simhikaa.
palaashapushhpasa.nkaashaM taarakaagrahamastakam.h
.
raudraM raudraatmakaM ghoraM taM ketuM
praNamaamyaham.h .. 9..
I pray to Ketu, who has the appearance of
Palaasha flower, the head of stars and planets,
fierce and terrifying.
iti vyaasamukhodgiitaM yaH paThetsusamaahitaH
.
divaa vaa yadi vaa raatrau vigh{}nashaantirbhavishhyati
.. 10..
Those who read the song sung by VyAsa,
will be joyous, sovereign and powerful,
and will succeed in appeasing obstacles,
occurring by day or by night.
naranaariinR^ipaaNaaM cha bhavedduHsvapnanaashanam.h
.
aishvaryamatulaM teshhaamaarogyaM pushhTivardhanam.h
..
Bad dreams of men, women and kings alike
will be destroyed and they will be endowed
with unparalleled riches, good health and
enhancing nourishment.
gR^ihanakshatrajaaH piiDaastaskaraagnisamud.hbhavaaH
.
taaH sarvaaH prashamaM yaanti vyaaso bruute
na sa.nshayaH ..
All the pain, devastation caused by
fire, planets and stars will be of
the past, so spoke VyAsa, emphatically.
.. iti shriivyaasavirachitaM navagrahastotraM
saMpuurNam.h..
Thus ends the song of praise of the
nine planets composed by VyAsa.
[Translations Dr. Vidhyanath Rao and
Dr. Srinivasan Kalyanaraman.]
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sUrya (Sun): sUryamUrtE namOstutE - *saurASTram/caturashra
DhruvaM
-
candra (Moon): candraM bhaja mAnasa - *asAvEri/caturashra
maTyaM
-
ahNgAraka (Mars): ahNgArakaM AshrayAmi ahaM - *surati/rUpakam
-
budha (Mercury): budham AshrayAmi - *nATTakurahnji/mishra
jhaMpa
-
bRhaspati (Jupiter): bRhaspatE tArApate - *aThAna/Tishra
TripuTa
-
shukra (Venus): shrI shukrabhagavantaM - pharaj/khaNDa
aTa
-
shani (Saturn): divAkaratanujaM shanaishcaraM - *yadukulakAmbhOji/caturashra
EkaM
-
rAhu: smarAmyahaM sadA rAhuM - ramAmanOhari/rUpakam
-
ketu: mahAsuraM kEtumahaM - cAmaraM/rUpakam
sUrya
rAga: saurASTram / tAla: cAturashra dhruva
sUryamUrte namOstu te sundaracchAyAdhipate
kAryakAraNAtmakajagatprAkasha simhArAshyadhipate
AryavinutatejassphUrte ArogyAdiphaladakIrte
sArasamitra mitra bhAno sahasrakiraNa karNasUno
krUrapApaharakRshAno guruguhamoditasvabhAno sUrijaneDita sudinamaNe somAdigrahashikhAmaNe
dhIrAcita karmasAkSiNe divyatarasaptAshvarathine saurAStArNamantrAtmane
sauvarNasvarUpAtmane bhAratIshahariharAtmane bhuktimuktivitaraNAtmane
Translation:
Salutations Oh Lord in the form of Surya, the Lord
of the beautiful Chaya[1].
Oh illuminator of all infinite causes and effects
in the world, the Lord of Simha rasi[2]. One whose effulgent lustre has
been praised by those of highest esteem, the bestower of benefits such
as good health.
Friend to the day-lotus, a friend to all, the
most resplendent one, the thousand-rayed, the father of Karna[3], the fire
swallowing dreadful sins[4], whose brilliance has delighted Guruguha[5],
one who is praised by the learned, the auspicious day-jewel, crest-jewel
to Chandra and other planets, worshipped by the energetic, the witness
to all actions, one who has the chariot drawn by the seven divine horses[6].
One whose principle nature is embedded in the eight-syllabled hymn of praise[7],
who is of golden hue, of the nature of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva[8], and
who confers material benefits and spiritual emancipation.
Notes:
-
(lit. 'shadow'), a substitute form of Samjna, wife
of Surya, who assumed this disguise to escape the heat of her husband
-
Constellation Leo
-
Hero of the Mahabharata who having sided with the
Kauravas against the Pandavas was killed by Arjuna at the battle of Kuruksetra
-
The power of the Vedas radiates forth in the form
of Surya, this power illuminates all darkness and destroys the sins of
the worlds.
-
A name for Subramanya (Skanda), son of Shiva who
became the teacher of the Gods [also Dikshitar's "pen name"]
-
This theme appears in numerous passages of the Vedas.
The Sun-temples of India are constructed along this theme, the most famous
being the Konarak temple in Orissa. The symbolism of the seven horses has
been explained in different ways; relating to the seven days of the week,
to the seven sacred metres of verse [See RV X130.4-5], and to the seven
colors of the solar spectrum. The seven horses at Konarak are named after
these colors: Rakta (red), Rocika (orange), Pita (yellow), Nila (blue),
Indra-nila (deep blue), Mocika (violet) and Shukla (white).
-
ref. to the 'gayatri' hymn addressed to the Vedic
solar god Savitr: "May we attain that excellent glory of Savitr the god,
so we may stimulate our prayers." [RV III.62.10] This is the most sacred
of Hindu hymns and is recited daily by all Brahmins.
-
Surya is considered to be a manifestation of Vishnu,
from whom all Gods were created. On rising he appears in the form of Brahma
(creator), at mid-day as Vishnu (preserver) and on setting as Rudra (dissolution).
This theme has its roots in the Vedic myth of Vishnu taking three steps
over the universe: "I will declare the mighty deeds of Vishnu, of him who
measured out the earthly regions. Who propped the highest place of congregation,
thrice setting down his footstep, widely striding." [RV I.154.1, also VII.99]
candra
rAga: asaverI / tAla: cAturashra maThya
candraM bhaja mAnasa sAdhuhRdayasadRsham
indrAdilokapAleDitataresham induM SoDashakalAdharam
NishAkaram indirAsahodaraM sudhAkaramanisham
shaNkaramaulivibhUSaNaM shIakiraNaM caturbhujaM
madanacchatraM kSapAkaraM venkaTesanayanaM virANmanojananaM vidhum kumudamitraM
vidhiguruguhavaktraM shashahNkaM gISpatishApAnugrahapAtraM sharaccandrikAdhavaLaprakAshagAtraM
kahNkaNakeyUrahAramukuTadhidharaM pahNkajaripuM rohiNIpriyakaracaturam
Translation:
Mind, worship Chandra (pure and pleasing) who is
like the hearts of all good men.
(Worship Him) Always, the Lord of the stars[1]
praised by the guardian deities of Indra[2] and others, who moistens the
Earth, the one with sixteen digits[3], and rich in nectar[4].
(Worship Him) The ornament on Lord Shiva's crest,
the cool-rayed, the four-armed, the parasol of Madana[5], the night-maker,
the eye of Lord Venkatesa[6], mentally created by Virat[7], the inflictor
of suffering[8], the friend of the night-lotus, and the face of Lord Subramanya
who became the teacher of the creator. (Worship Him) Who bears the mark
of the hare[9], who was first cursed and later favored by Brhaspati, with
his white body shining bright in autumn, the wearer of armlets, bracelets,
necklace and crown, enemy of the day-lotus and a courteous lover of Rohini[10].
Notes:
-
Lord of the 27 naksatras, the stars which oversee
the 27 lunar mansions of the zodiac. These are considered to be the wives
of Chandra.
-
The Vedic God of thunderbolt and battle, the King
of the Gods who vanquishes demons of drought and darkness
-
The 16 lunar phases (kala)
-
The Vedic God Soma, the Moon, is the repository of
the rich soma nectar which is the ambrosial drink of the Gods. As this
nectar is derived from the Moon it moistens the Earth. The process of producing
soma is closely identified with the Moon. "As the Moon-God pours down his
ambrosial rain through the sieve of heaven he is addressed and worshipped
as pavamana (self-purifying), represented by the soma juice as it undergoes
purification by flowing through the wool which is used as a filter or strainer."
[RV IX.1] Most of the hymns of this Book are addressed to soma the nectar,
or Soma, or Indu the Moon.
-
The parasol symbolizes Chandra's role as a follower
and attendant to Madana ('infatuator'), the God of Love, also called Manmatha
('churner of the mind'), Kama ('desire') or Smara ('love').
-
The form of Shiva having three eyes, the Sun, Moon
and Fire, the three sources of light which illuminate the worlds. The eye
of Fire is the strongest. This looks inward on the forehead but when directed
outwards it can destroy all that appears before it.
-
The secondary creator virat-purusa, created by Brahman
as primeval man. "The Moon was engendered from his mind, and from his eye
the Sun had birth, Indra and Agni from his mouth were born, and Vayu (air)
from his breath. Forth from his navel came mid-air; the sky was fashioned
from his head; from Earth his feet and from his ear the regions. Thus they
formed the worlds." [RV X.90.13-14]
-
Chandra fell in love with Tara, the beautiful wife
of Brhaspati, and abducted her. There was a prolonged war between Chandra
and Brhaspati in which the Gods became involved. This ultimately resulted
in the defeat of Chandra and his separation from Tara. Thus Chandra has
come to be identified with the despair and suffering of separated lovers.
-
The surface markings on the Moon reveal in outline
form the figure of a hare. For this reason Chandra is sometimes referred
to as Shasha (hare).
-
The star Aldebaran, constellation Taurus; of the
27 naksatras Rohini is the favorite of Chandra
ahNgAraka
rAga: suraTi / tAla: rUpaka
ahNgArakam AshrayAmy ahaM (shrI) vinatAsritajanamandAraM
mahNgalavAram bhUmikumAraM vAraM vAraM
shRhNgArakameSavRshcikarAshyadhipatiM raktAngaM
raktAmbarAdidhraM shaktisUladharaM mahNgalaM kambugalaM mahnjulatarapadayugalaM
mahNgaladAyakaMeSaturahNgaM makarottuhNgam
dAnavasurasevitamandasmitavilasitavaktraM dharaNIpradaM
bhrAtRkArakaM raktanetraM dInarakSakaM pUjitavaidyanAthakSetraM divyaughAdiguruguhakaTAkSAnugrahapAtram
bhAnucandragurumitraM bhAsamAnasasukalatraM jAnusthahastacitraM caturbhujamativicitram
Translation:
I take refuge again in Angaraka[1], the divine Mandara
tree[2] to the humble dependent devotees, the presiding deity of Tuesday,
and the son of Earth.
Who is the Lord of the cherished houses of Mesa
and Vrischika[3], with red limbs, who wears the red dress and is the bearer
of the sword and trident. The auspicious one, with beautiful neck, with
lovely feet, bestower of auspiciousness, riding on the Goat, and whose
higher aspis[4] is in Makara rasi[5].
Who is worshipped by Gods and demons, one with
the face beaming and smiling, bestower of landed wealth and brotherhood,
with red eyes, protector of the afflicted, worshipped in the holy Vaidisvaran
temple[6], and favored by the hosts of the Gods and Guruguha. Who is the
friend of Surya, Chandra and Brhaspati, shining with his good wife, and
his hands on his knees, having four arms, and who is quite extraordinary.
Notes:
-
(lit. 'glowing charcoal'), also referred to as Mangala
('happiness', 'felicity')
-
A form of coral tree, one of the 'five divine trees'
(devataru) of the heaven of the gods: mandara, parijataka, santana, kalpavriksa
and haricandana
-
Constellations Aries and Scorpio
-
Aphelion
-
Constellation Capricorn
-
This shrine is located in the Tanjore area. It is
used for seeking good health and cure from diseases.
budha
rAga: nATakurahnji / tAla: mishra jhampa
budham AshrayAmi satataM suravinutaM candratArAsutam
budhajanaiveditaM bhUsurair moditam madhurakavitApradaM
mahanIyasampadam
kuhNkumasamadyutiM guruguhamudAkRtiM kujavairiNaM
maNimukuTahArakeyUrakahNkaNAdidhraNaM kamanIyataramithunakanyAdhipaM pustakakaraM
napuMsakam KihNkara janamahitaM kilbiSAdirahitaM shahNkarabhaktahitaM sadAnandasahitam
Translation:
I always seek shelter in Budha who is worhipped by
the Gods, who is the son of Chandra and Tara[1].
Who is revered by the learned, and who brings
joy to Brahmins. Who is the bestower of the sweet art of poetry, the one
of splendorous wealth.
Who is brightly colored like saffron, whose form
gives delight to Guruguha, who is the enemy of Kuja[2], the wearer of gem-studded
crown, necklace, armlets and bracelets, Lord of the houses of Mithuna and
Kanya[3], with book in hand[4] and who is neuter[5]. Who is honored by
his attendants, is devoid of all evil, benefits the devotees of Shiva,
and is always joyous.
Notes:
-
The illegitimate son of Chandra and Tara
-
ref. to Angaraka, the son of Shiva and Earth, as
'born of Earth'
-
Constellations Gemini and Virgo
-
Symbolic of the intelligence and wisdom of Budha
-
Having been born of an illicit love affair Budha
was cursed by Brhaspati and became neuter
bRhaspati
rAga: aThAna / tAla: tishra tripuTa
bRhaspate tArApate brahmajAte namOstu te
mahAbala vibho gISpate mahnjudhanurmInAdhipate
mahendrAdyupAsitakRte mAdhavAdivinutadhImate
shurAcAryavarya vajradhara shubhalakSaNa jagattrayaguro
jarAdivarjitAkrodha kacajanakashritajanakalpataro purAriguruguhasammodita
putrakAraka dInabandho parAdicatvArivAksvarUpaprakAshaka dayAsindho nirAmayAya
nItikartre nirahNkushAya vishvabhartre nirahnjanAya bhuvanabhoktre nirahNshAya
makhapradAtre
Translation:
Salutations Brhaspati! Lord of Tara, one who is born
of Brahma[1].
Oh omnipresent one, Oh Lord of great strength,
Lord of speech[2], Lord of lovely Dhanus and Mina[3], whose form is adored
by Indra and the other Gods, and who is the great intellectual honored
by divinities like Madhava[4].
Oh most esteemed teacher of the Gods, wielder
of the thunderbolt[5], of auspicious markings, teacher of the three worlds[6],
one who is not affected by old age and the like, unexcitable, father of
Kaca[7], the divine Kalpataru[8] for those who take refuge in Him, who
is a delight to Shiva and Guruguha, and the bestower of offspring, kin
to the distressed, the manifester of the four phases of speech[9], an ocean
of compassion. Who is devoid of all illness, the author of smrti[10], uncontrolled,
the Lord of the Universe, the untarnished one, who delights in the worlds
and is the bestower of vigor.
Notes:
-
Also descended from the mind of virat-purusa (see
Chandra[7])
-
An epithet for the Vedic god Indra, Brhaspati or
Brahamanaspati is the 'Lord of Prayer'
-
Constellations Sagittarius and Pisces
-
Name for Vishnu in his incarnation as Krishna
-
In the Vedas Brhaspati is associated with the god
Indra.
-
ref. to tripura, the three cities of the gods: "here
(Earth), heaven above Earth, and the spacious firmament" [RV I.6.10]
-
The son of Brhaspati who has sent to Shukra, leader
of the demons (asuras), to learn the secret for reviving the dead (see
Shukra[1])
-
The wish-yielding tree of Indra's paradise, the kalpavriksa
(see Angaraka[2]); as a generous god Brhaspati is compared to the kalpavriksa
-
"The place where the idea originates... the first
impulse... is the 'voice beyond' (para-vac). The first mental impulse,
like the shoot springing from an invisible seed is the 'voice that sees'
(pashyanti). The potential sound, which is the vehicle of thought, is the
'intermediary voice' (madhyama). The exteriorized sound in the form of
articulate syllables is the 'voice manifest' (vaikhari)." [Karapatri "Sri
Bhagavati tattva"]
-
ref. to Brhaspatismrti, an important early text on
legal etiquette
shukra
rAga: pharaj / tAla: khaNDa aTa
shrIshukrabhagavantaM cintayAmi santataM sakalatattvajhnam
he shukrabhagavan mAm Ashu pAlaya vRSatulAdhIsha
daityahitopadesham keshavakaTAkSaikanetraM kirITadharaM dhavalagAtram
viMshativatSaroDudashavibhAgam aSTavargaM kaviM
kalatrakArakaM ravinirjaraguruvairiNaM navAMshahorAdrekkANAdivargottamavasarasamaye
vakroccanIcasvakSetravarakendramUlatrikoNe trimshAMshasaSTyAMshairavatAMshaparijAtAMshagopurAMsharAjayogakArakaM
rAjuapradaM guruguhamudam
Translation:
I always meditate upon the God Shukra, the knower
of all truths[1].
Rescue me quickly Oh Shukra, Lord of the houses
of Tula and Vrisa[2], and sound counsellor to all demons. Whose one eye
was safeguarded by the grace of Kesava[3], who is the wearer of the crown
and of white substance.
Whose beneficial influence on the various constellations
is for the duration of twenty years[4], one having eight vargas[5], the
poet, beneficent planet for marital bliss[6], inimical to Surya and Brhaspati,
who while in navamsha, hora, drekana[7], vakra[8], nicaj[9], ucca[10],
svaksetra[11], varakendra[12], and in the mulatrikone[13] ... and while
in the different amshas, trimsamsha[14], sastyamsha[15], airavatamsha,
pariyatamsha, gopuramsha[16], bestows royalty and kingdoms and delights
Guruguha.
Notes:
-
Although the preceptor of the demons, Shukra was
a Brahmin and as such a repository of the knowledge of the Vedas. When
Kaca broke out from Shukra's stomach after having been burnt and pulverized
by the demons and consumed with wine which was drunk by Shukra, Kaca saw
the pile of Vedic knowledge which was the fallen dead man. With the secret
formula for reviving the dead he caused him to come to life again. Kaca
then bowed to his Guru and said, "The Guru is the giver of unsurpassed
truth, the treasury of the four-fold riches of knowledge, worthy of respect.
Those who do not respect him go to the bottomless evil worlds." [Mahabharata
I.71]
-
Constellations Libra and Taurus
-
A name for Vishnu; Shukra lost one of his eyes when
Vishnu appearing as Vamana, his fifth incarnation, thrust Mahabali a demon
down to the netherworld and Shukra tried to obstruct it.
-
ref. to ududasha system in which each planet presides
over a particular period (dasha) of time. According to Mantreshvara these
are: Surya 6 years, Chandra 10, Mangala 7, Rahu 18, Brhaspati 16, Shani
19, Budha 17, Ketu 7 and Shukra 20. Each of these main periods is divided
into smaller sub-periods (bhuktis) and each sub-period is divided into
smaller periods (antara). The antara are again subdivided into antarantaras,
and so on until the swara or the period necessary for the inhaling and
exhaling of breath is reached. Thus the planets individually and collectively
exercise controls over all time-spans of existence.
-
ref. to astavarga, a system of ongoing horoscopy;
pertaining to this system Pingree gives the following account: "As described
in the Yavanajataka this system is identical with the Western theory of
the revolution of the years of the nativity in which one uses the transits
of the planets through the places they occupied at the original of the
birth-horoscope.... The basic idea is to cast a new horoscope at the end
of each year, month, day or other appropriate time-interval of the native's
life and to compare it with the horoscope at his birth.... Transit is the
entry of a planet into a sign occupied by a particular planet in the birth-horoscope."
-
Love, one of the principles of existence (sattvani),
is assigned to Shukra. "...life, love, knowledge, speech, truthfullness,
ignorance and mind; they pervade respectively the Sun, Venus, Jupiter,
Mercury, Mars, Saturn and the Moon." [Yavanajataka I-112]
-
These terms refer to measurements of arc as determined
from the first point of Aries, the 'vernal equinox'. This is the point
at which the path of the Sun crosses from the South to the North of the
celestial equator. All measurements are made on the ecliptic. Navamsha
is 1/9th of 30 degrees = 3 degrees 20 mintues; hora is 1/2 of 30 degrees
= 15 degrees; drekana is 1/3 of 30 degrees = 10 degrees.
-
Retrograde motion of planet
-
(lit. 'in a low position') dejection
-
(lit. 'high' or 'elevated') position of exaltation;
this is located 180 degrees opposite from the position of dejection
-
The ruling houses of Shukra, Libra and Taurus
-
The best cardines; of the 12 places on the Zodiac,
cardines 1, 4, 7 and 10
-
Base-triplicity; "the mulatrikonas of Mars, the Moon,
the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn are, in order, Aries, Taurus,
Leo, Virgo, Libra, Saggitarius and Aquarius." [Yavanajataka I-62]
-
one degree
-
one half degree
-
These terms refer to particular combinations of the
vargas for the planets. According to the 10 varga (dashavarga) system,
Mantreshvara says "whether a planet is in its friendly house, its own house,
or in its exaltation house, a combination of 2 vargas is called pariyatamsha,
that of 4 is called gopuramsha, that of 6 airavatamsha."
shani
rAga: yadukulakAmbhoji / tAla: cAturashra eka
divAkaratanujaM shanaishcaraM dhIrataraM santataM
cintayEham
bhavAmbunidhau niMagnajanAnAM bhayahNkaram atikrUraphaladam
bhavAnIshakaTAkSapAtrabhUtabhaktimatAmatishayashubhaphaladam
kAlAhnjanakAntiyuktadehaM kAlasahodaraM kAkavAhaM
nIlAMshukapuSpamAlavRtaM nIlaratnabhUSaNAlaNkRtaM mAlinIvinutaguruguhamuditaM
makarabumbharAshinAthaM tilatailamishritAnnadIpapriyam dayAsudhAsAgaraM
nirbhayam kAladaNDaparipIditajAnuM kAmitArthaphaladakAmaDhenuM kAlacakrabhedacitrabhAnuM
kalpitaccAyAdevisUnum
Translation:
I always meditate upon the slow-moving[1] Shani,
the son of Surya and the courageous one.
Who causes fear in people plunged in the ocean
of worldly existence, and is the harbinger of calamitous events[2]. Who
grants uniquely auspicious rewards for devotees favored by Shiva's benign
glances.
Who with a body of dark lustre like collyrium[3],
brother of Yama, riding on his vehicle the Crow, decorated with blue dress
and a blue flower wreath, with ornaments embedded with blue stones, who
is worshipped by Malini[4] and delights Guruguha. Lord of the two houses
of Makara and Kumbha[5], with special liking for the lamp lit with sesame
oil and for rice with sesame seeds[6], an ocean of nectar of compassion
and fearless. Whose knee was disfigured by the staff of the Lord of Death,
like Kamadhenu[7] yielding all desires, the fire capable of splitting the
time-wheel[8], and one conceived of as the son of the Goddess Chaya.
Notes:
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Shani's knee was disfigured as a result of a fight
with his brother Yama, God of the dead. Hence Shani is called 'Shanaiscara'
(lit. 'slow-moving')
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Shani is the planet influencing suicide.
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A black sandal-paste mixture
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According to Parthasarathy, this name was assumed
by Draupadi heroine of the Mahabharata and wife of the five Pandava brothers.
While in exile with her husbands she suffered untold privations and indignities
while living at the palace of King Virata. Under her assumed name Malini
she worshipped Shani to alleviate her from her sufferings.
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Constellations Capricorn and Aquarius
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Foods for offering oblations to Shani
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The sacred wish-granting cow, bestower of all wishes
and desires
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A figure of speech symbolizing Shani's power to interrupt
or delay the progress of time; this power prevents a normal progress towards
death, such as caused by calamitous events or suicide
rAhu
(* Prof. Ramanathan argues convincingly that this
kriti is not original, but was rather composed and added by one of Dikshitar's
followers. *)
rAga: rAmapriyA (ramAmanohari) / tAla: rUpaka
smarAmy aham sadA rAhuM sUryacandravIkSyaM vikRtadeham
surAsuraM rogaharaM sarpAdibhItiharaM shurpAsanasukhakaraM
shUlAyaudhadharakaraM
karAlavadanaM kaThinaM kayAnArNakaruNArdrApahNgaM
caturbhujaM khaDgakheTAdidharaNan carmAdinIlavastraM gomedakAbharaNaM shanisukramitraguruguhasaMtoSakaraNaM
Translation:
I am constantly reminded of Rahu who seizes Surya
and Chandra[1], and is deformed[2].
Who is both God and demon[3], who removes all
ills, and dispels danger from poisonous creatures like serpents. Who does
good to those who worship him seated in his grain-sieve[4] and bears the
spear.
Who with a dreadful face, harsh, directing his
compassionate side-glance when worshipped with the Kayana mantra[5], with
four hands and carrying the sword and shield. Who is attired in blue cloth
and dress made of leather, who wears ornaments made of Gomedaka gems[6],
the friendly planet of Shani and Shukra, and who delights Guruguha.
Notes:
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The planets Rahu and Ketu are the ascending and descending
nodes, the points where the path of the Moon crosses the ecliptic and as
a result causes eclipses. These demons are regarded as constantly chasing
Surya and Chandra, to seize them, and when they catch up swallow them.
-
Rahu and Ketu are the upper and lower parts of the
body of a demon dragon which was cut into two by Vishnu. Rahu is therefore
called 'dragon's head' and Ketu 'dragon's tail'. The following episode
from the Mahabharata describes this event. "As the Gods were drinking the
ambrosia which they so desired, a demon named Rahu took the form of a god
and began to drink, but when the ambrosia reached his throat, the Moon
and the Sun reported it, for they wished to help the gods, and the lord
Vishnu took his discus and cut off the well-adorned head of that demon
who was drinking the ambrosia he had obtained by force. The great head
of the demon, which was like the peak of a mountain, fell to earth. The
severed head rose up to the sky, roaring terribly, but the headless torso
of the demon fell and split open the surface of the earth, causing a tremor
throughout the earth with its mountains forests and islands. Since then
there has been a deadly enmity between the head of Rahu and the Moon and
Sun, and the immortal head swallows them up even today." [Mahabharata I.15-17]
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A god for having drunk ambrosia (amritam) and a demon
by birth
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A grain sifter having a wooden frame of the shape
shown in the line-configuration for Rahu
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ref. to mantra text for Rahu
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A gemstone of the mineral 'hessonite', one of the
lime-aluminum varieties of garnet; colors honey, brownish, cinnamon; found
mostly in Ceylon
ketu
(* Prof. Ramanathan argues convincingly that this
kriti is not original, but was rather composed and added by one of Dikshitar's
followers. *)
rAga: shanmukhapriyA (cAmaram) / tAla: rUpaka
mahAsuraM ketum ahaM bhajAmi chAyagrahavaram
mahAvicitramakuTadharaM mahNgalavastrAdidharam
narapIThasthitaM sukhaM navagrahayutasakhaM
ketuMkRNvanmantrinaM krodhanidhijaiminaM kulutthAdibhakSaNaM
koNadhvajapatAkinam guruguhacAmarabharaNaM guNadoSacidAbharaNaM grahaNAdikAryakAraNaM
grahApasavyasahncAriNam
Translation:
I worship Ketu, the great demon who is foremost of
the shadow planets[1].
Who wears a peculiar crown and auspicious dress.
Who is happy in his part human-like body and is friendly in the group of
nine planets.
Who is adored by the Ketum-krinvan mantra[2],
who is exceedingly wrathful, a descendent of Jaimini[3], who savours his
grain[4], and has his flag with the cut-out triangle. Who bears the fan
of Guruguha[5], whose distinction lies in his discernment of good and bad,
who causes eclipses and moves in a counterclockwise direction.
Notes:
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The planets causing eclipses
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ref. to mantra text for Ketu
-
Disciple of Vyasa, compiler of the Vedas; the significance
of this relationship however remains unclear
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A coarse horse-grain (kuluttha) used for offering
oblations to Ketu
-
The fan is a symbol for imparting pleasure, as this
brings relief from the heat. Ketu as the holder of the fan gives pleasure
to Guruguha.
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Recitation:
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astottara-shata-nama-vali (108 names)
of each graha
Propitiation of the Sun (Sunday)
CHARITY: Donate wheat, or sugar candy to a middle
aged male government leader at 12:00 noon on a Sunday.
FASTING: On Sundays, especially during Sun transits
and major or minor Sun periods.
MANTRA: To be chanted on Sunday morning at sunrise,
especially during Sun transits and major or minor Sun periods:
Surya-astottara-shata-nama-vali
(The 108 names of Surya)
Aum arunaya namah
Aum sharanyaya namah
Aum karuna-rasa-sindhave namah
Aum asmanabalaya namah
Aum arta-raksa-kaya namah
Aum adityaya namah
Aum adi-bhutaya namah
Aum akhila-gamavedine namah
Aum acyutaya namah
Aum akhilagnaya namah
Aum anantaya namah
Aum inaya namah
Aum visva-rupaya na mah
Aum ijyaya namah
Aum indraya namah
Aum bhanave Namah
Aum indriramandiraptaya namah
Aum vandaniyaya namah
Aum ishaya namah
Aum suprasannaya namah
Aum sushilaya namah
Aum suvarcase namah
Aum vasupradaya namah
Aum vasave namah
Aum vasudevaya namah
Aum ujjvalaya namah
Aum ugra-rupaya namah
Aum urdhvagaya namah
Aum vivasvate namah
Aum udhatkiranajalaya namah
Aum hrishikesaya namah
Aum urjasvalaya namah
Aum viraya namah
Aum nirjaraya namah
Aum jayaya namah
Aum urudvayavirnimuktanijasarakrashivandyaya
namah
Aum rugdhantre namah
Aum kraksacakracaraya namah
Aum krajusvabhavavittaya namah
Aum nityastutyaya namah
Aum krukaramatrikavarnarupaya ujjvalatejase
namah
Aum kruksadhinathamitraya namah
Aum pushakaraksaya namah
Aum luptadantaya namah
Aum shantaya namah
Aum kantidaya namah Aum dhanaya namah
Aum kanatkanaka sushanaya namah
Aum khalotaya namah
Aum lunit-akhila-daityaya namah
Aum satya-ananda-svarupine namah
Aum apavarga-pradaya namah
Aum arta-sharanyaya namah
Aum ekakine namah
Aum bhagavate namah
Aum sushtisthityantakarine namah
Aum gunatmane namah
Aum dhrinibhrite namah
Aum brihate namah
Aum brahmane namah
Aum esvaryadaya namah
Aum sharvaya namah
Aum haridashvaya namah
Aum shauraye namah
Aum dashadiksam-prakashaya namah
Aum bhakta-vashyaya namah
Aum ojaskaraya namah
Aum jayine namah
Aum jagad-ananda-hetave namah
Aum taya janma-mrtyu-jara-vyadhi-varji
aounnatyapadasamcararathasthaya-asuraraye
namah
Aum kamaniyakagaya namah
Aum abjaballabhaya namah
Aum antar-bahih prakashaya namah
Aum acintyaya namah
Aum atma-rupine namah
Aum acyutaya namah
Aum amareshaya namah
Aum parasmai jyotishe namah
Aum ahaskaraya namah
Aum ravaye namah
Aum haraye namah
Aum param-atmane namah
Aum tarunaya namah
Aum tarenyaya namah
Aum grahanam pataye namah
Aum bhaskaraya namah
Aum adimadhyantara-hitaya namah
Aum saukhyapradaya namah
Aum sakalajagatam pataye namah
Aum suryaya namah
Aum kavaye namah
Aum narayanaya namah
Aum pareshaya namah
Aum tejorupaya namah
Aum shrim hiranyagarbhaya namah
Aum hrim sampatkaraya namah
Aum aim istarthadaya namah
Aum am suprasannaya namah
Aum shrimate namah
Aum shreyase namah
Aum saukhyadayine namah
Aum diptamurtaye namah
Aum nikhilagamavedhyaya namah
Aum nityanandaya namah
Surya seed mantra: Aum hram hrim hraum
sah suryaya namah.
RESULT: The planetary diety Surya is propitiated
increasing courage and notoriety.
Propitiation of the Moon (Monday)
CHARITY: Donate water, cow's milk or white rice
to a female leader on Monday evening.
FASTING: On Mondays, especially during Moon transits
and major or minor Moon periods.
MANTRA: To be chanted on Monday evening, especially
during major or minor Moon periods:
Chandra-astottara-shata-nama-vali
(The 108 names of Chandra)
Aum srimate namah
Aum shasha-dharaya namah
Aum chandraya namah
Aum tara-adhishaya namah
Aum nisha-karaya namah
Aum sugha-nighaye namah
Aum sadaradhya namah
Aum sat-pataye namah
Aum sadhu-pujitaya namah
Aum jitendriyaya namah
Aum jayodhyogaya namah
Aum jyotish-cakra-pravartakaya namah
Aum vikartananujaya namah
Aum viraya namah
Aum vishveshaya namah
Aum vidusham pataye namah
Aum doshakaraya namah
Aum dushta-duraya namah
Aum pushtimate namah
Aum shishta-palakaya namah
Aum ashta-murti-priyaya namah
Aum anantaya namah
Aum kashta-daru-kutharakaya namah
Aum sva-prakashaya namah
Aum prakash-atmane namah
Aum dyu-caraya namah
Aum deva-bhojanaya namah
Aum kala-dharaya namah
Aum kala-hetave namah
Aum kama-krite namah
Aum kama-dayakaya namah
Aum mrityu-saharakaya namah
Aum amartyaya namah
Aum nityanushthana-dayakaya namah
Aum ksapa-karaya namah
Aum ksina-papaya namah
Aum ksaya-vriddhi-samanvitaya namah
Aum jaivatrikaya namah
Aum shucaye namah
Aum shubhraya namah
Aum jayine namah
Aum jaya-phala-pradaya namah
Aum sudha-mayaya namah
Aum sura-svamine namah
Aum bhaktanam-ishtha-dayakaya namah
Aum bukti-daya namah
Aum mukti-daya namah
Aum bhadraya namah
Aum bhakta-daridhya bhanjanaya namah
Aum sama-gana-priyaya namah
Aum sarva-raksakaya namah
Aum sagarodbhavaya namah
Aum bhayanta-krite namah
Aum bhakti-gamyaya namah
Aum bhava-bandha-vimocakaya namah
Aum jagat-prakasa-kiranaya namah
Aum jagad-ananda-kiranaya namah
Aum nissapatnaya namah
Aum niraharaya namah
Aum nirvikaraya namah
Aum niramayaya namah
Aum bhu-cchaya-cchaditaya namah
Aum bhavyaya namah
Aum bhuvana-prati-palakaya namah
Aum sakalarti-haraya namah
Aum saumya-janakaya namah
Aum sadhu-vanditaya namah
Aum sarvagama-jnaya namah
Aum sarva-jnaya namah
Aum sanakadi-muni-stutaya namah
Aum sita-chatra-dhvajopetaya namah
Aum sitangaya namah
Aum sita-bhusanaya namah
Aum sveta-malyambara-dharaya namah
Aum sveta-gandhanulepanaya namah
Aum dasasva-ratha-samrudhaya namah
Aum danda-pananye namah
Aum dhanur-dharaya namah
Aum kunda-pusyojjvalakaraya namah
Aum nayanabja-samudbhavaya namah
Aum atreya-gotra-jaya namah
Aum atyanta-vinayaya namah
Aum priya-dayakaya namah
Aum karuna-rasa-sampurnaya namah
Aum karkata-prabhave namah
Aum avyayaya namah
Aum catur-ashrasanarudhaya namah
Aum caturaya namah
Aum divya-vahanaya namah
Aum vivasvan mandalajneya-vasaya namah
Aum vasu-samrddhi-daya namah
Aum mahesvara-priyaya namah
Aum dantaya namah
Aum meru-gotra-pradaksinaya namah
Aum graha-mandala-madhyasthaya namah
Aum grasitarkaya namah
Aum grahadhipaya namah
Aum dvija-rajaya namah
Aum dyuti-lakaya namah
Aum dvibhujaya namah
Aum dvija-pujitaya namah
Aum audumbara-nagavasaya namah
Aum udaraya namah
Aum rohini-pataye namah
Aum nityodayaya namah
Aum muni-stutyaya namah
Aum nityananda-phala-pradaya namah
Aum sakalahladana-karaya namah
Aum palashedhma-priyaya namah
Chandra seed mantra: Aum sram srim sraum
sah chandraya namah.
RESULT: The planetary diety Chandra is propitiated
increasing mental health and peace of mind.
Propitiation of Mars (Tuesday)
CHARITY: Donate wheat bread, sweets made from
sugar mixed with white sesamum seeds, or masoor dal (red lentils) to a
celibate on Tuesday at noon.
FASTING: On Tuesdays, especially during Mars transits
and major or minor Mars periods.
MANTRA: To be chanted on Tuesday, one hour after
sunrise, especially during major or minor Mars periods:
Angaraka-astottara-shata-nama-vali
(The 108 names of Mangala)
Aum mahisutaya namah
Aum maha-bhagaya namah
Aum mangalaya namah
Aum mangala-pradaya namah
Aum maha-virayam namah
Aum maha-shuraya namah
Aum maha-balaparakramaya namah
Aum maharoudraya namah
Aum mahabhadraya namah
Aum mananiyaya namah
Aum dayakaraya namah
Aum manad ya namah
Aum aparvanaya namah
Aum kruraya namah
Aum tapa-traya-vivarjitaya namah
Aum supratipaya namah
Aum sutamrakshaya namah
Aum subrahmanyaya namah
Aum sukhapradaya namah
Aum vakra-stambhadi-gamanaya namah
Aum varenyaya namah
Aum varadaya namah
Aum sukhine namah
Aum virabhadraya namah
Aum virupaksaya namah
Aum vidurasthaya namah
Aum vibhavasave namah
Aum naksatra-cakra-samcarine namah
Aum ksatrapaya namah
Aum ksatravarjitaya namah
Aum ksayavriddhivinirmuktaya namah
Aum ksama-yuktaya namah
Aum vicaksanaya namah
Aum aksinaphaladaya namah
Aum caturvarga-phala-pradaya namah
Aum vitaragaya namah
Aum vitabhayaya namah
Aum vijvaraya namah
Aum vishva-karanaya namah
Aum naksatra-rashisancaraya namah
Aum nanabhayanikrintanaya namah
Aum vandarujanamandaraya namah
Aum vakrakuncitamurddhajaya namah
Aum kamaniyaya namah
Aum dayasaraya namah
Aum kanatkanakabhusanaya namah
Aum bhayaghnaya namah
Aum bhavya-phaladaya namah
Aum bhakta-bhaya-varapradaya namah
Aum shatru-hantre' namah
Aum shamope'taya namah
Aum sharanagataposhanaya namah
Aum sahasine' namah
Aum sad-gunadhyaksaya namah
Aum sadhave' namah
Aum samaradurjayaya namah
Aum dushtha-duraya namah
Aum shishtha-pujyaya namah
Aum sarva-kashtha-nivarakaya namah
Aum dushche'shtha-varakaya namah
Aum duhkha-bhanjanaya namah
Aum durdharaya namah
Aum haraye namah
Aum dhu-svapna-hamtre' namah
Aum dur-dharshaya namah
Aum dushta-garva-vimocanaya namah
Aum bharadvaja-kulam-adbhutaya namah
Aum bhu-sutaya namah
Aum bhavya-bhushanaya namah
Aum raktam-varaya namah
Aum rakta-vapushe' namah
Aum bhakta-palana-tatparaya namah
Aum catur-bhujaya namah
Aum gada-dharine' namah
Aum mesha-vahaya namah
Aum sitashanaya namah
Aum shakti-shula-dharaya namah
Aum shaktaya namah
Aum shastra-vidya-visharadaya namah
Aum tarkakaya namah
Aum tamasa-dharaya namah
Aum tapasvine' namah
Aum tamra-locanaya namah
Aum taptakancana-samkashaya namah
Aum rakta-kinjalkamannibhaya namah
Aum gotra adhi-devaya namah
Aum gomadhy-acaraya namah
Aum guna-vibhushanaya namah
Aum asrije' namah
Aum angarakaya namah
Aum avanti-desha-adhishaya namah
Aum janardanaya namah
Aum suryayamya-pradeshasthaya namah
Aum ghune' namah
Aum yamya-harin-mukhaya namah
Aum trikona-mandala-gataya namah
Aum tridasha-adhipasannutaya namah
Aum shucaye' namah
Aum shucikaraya namah
Aum shuraya namah
Aum shuci-vashyaya namah
Aum shubha-vahaya namah
Aum mesha-vriscika-rashishaya namah
Aum medhavine' namah
Aum mita-bhashanaya namah
Aum sukha-pradaya namah
Aum surupa-aksaya namah
Aum sarva-bhishta-phala-pradaya namah
Mangala seed mantra: Aum kram krim kraum
sah bhaumaya namah.
RESULT: The planetary diety Mangala is propitiated
increasing determination and drive, and protecting one from violence.
Propitiation of Mercury (Wednesday)
CHARITY: Donate small green lentils, a green pumpkin,
a goat, or green clothes to a poor student on Wednesday at noon.
FASTING: On Wednesday, especially during Mercury
transits and major or minor Mercury periods.
MANTRA: To be chanted on Wednesday, two hours
after sunrise, especially during major or minor Mercury periods:
Budha-astottara-shata-nama-vali
(The 108 names of Budha)
Aum bhudhaya namah
Aum budharcitaya namah
Aum saumyaya namah
Aum saumyachittaya namah
Aum shubha-pradaya namah
Aum drida-brataya namah
Aum hadaphalaya namah
Aum shruti-jala-prabodhakaya namah
Aum satya ' vasaya namah
Aum satya-vacase namah
Aum shreyasam pataye namah
Aum abyayaya namah
Aum soma-jaya namah
Aum sukhadaya namah
Aum shrimate namah
Aum soma-vamsha-pradipa-kaya namah
Aum vedavide namah
Aum veda-tattvashaya namah
Aum vedanta-jnana-bhaskaraya namah
Aum vidya-vicaksanaya namah
Aum vidushe namah
Aum vidvat-pritikaraya namah
Aum krajave namah
Aum vishva-anukula-sancaraya namah
Aum vishesha-vinayanvitaya namah
Aum vividhagamasarajnaya namah
Aum viryavate namah
Aum vigatajvaraya namah
Aum trivarga-phaladaya namah
Aum anantaya namah
Aum tridasha-dhipa-pujitaya namah
Aum buddhimate namah
Aum bahu-shastra-jnaya namah
Aum baline namah
Aum bandha-vimocakaya namah
Aum vakativakagamanaya namah
Aum vasavaya namah
Aum vasudhadhipaya namah
Aum prasannavadanaya namah
Aum vandhyaya namah
Aum varenyaya namah
Aum vagvilaksanaya namah
Aum satya-vate namah
Aum satya-samkalpaya namah
Aum satya-bamdhave namah
Aum sadadaraya namah
Aum sarva-roga-prashamanaya namah
Aum sarva-mrityu-nivarakaya namah
Aum vanijyanipunaya namah
Aum vashyaya namah
Aum vatan-gaya namah
Aum vata-roga-hrite' namah
Aum sthulaya namah
Aum sthairya-guna-adhyaksaya namah
Aum sthula-suksma-adi-karanaya namah
Aum aprakashaya namah
Aum prakash-atmane' namah
Aum ghanaya namah
Aum gagana-bhushanaya namah
Aum vidhi-stutyaya namah
Aum visha-laksaya namah
Aum vidvajjana-manoharaya namah
Aum caru-shilaya namah
Aum svaprakashaya namah
Aum capalaya namah
Aum jitendriyaya namah
Aum udan-mukhaya namah
Aum bukhamakkaya namah
Aum magadha-adhi-pataye namah
Aum haraye namah
Aum saumya-vatsara-samjataya namah
Aum soma-priya-karaya namah
Aum mahate namah
Aum sihma-adhirudhaya namah
Aum sarva-jnaya namah
Aum shikhivarnaya namah
Aum shivam-karaya namah
Aum pitambaraya namah
Aum pitavapushe' namah
Aum pitacchatradhvajankitaya
Aum khanga-carma-dharaya namah
Aum karya-kartre' namah Aum kalushaharakaya
namah
Aum atreya-gotra-jaya namah
Aum atyanta-vinayaya namah
Aum vishva-pavanaya namah
Aum campeya-puspa-samkashaya namah
Aum caranaya namah
Aum caru-bhushanaya namah
Aum vita-ragaya namah
Aum vita-bhayaya namah
Aum vishuddha-kanaka-prabhaya
Aum bandhu-priyaya namah
Aum bandhu-yuktaya namah
Aum bana-mandala--samshritaya namah
Aum arkesana-nivasasthaya tarka-shastra-visharadmaya
namah
Aum prashantaya namah
Aum priti-samyuktaya namah
Aum priya-krite' namah
Aum priya-bhushanaya namah
Aum medhavine' namah
Aum madhava-saktaya namah
Aum mithuna-adhi-pataye' namah
Aum sudhiye namah
Aum kanya-rashi-priyaya namah
Aum kama-pradaya namah
Aum ghana-phala-ashrayaya namah
Budha seed mantra: Aum bram brim braum
sah budhaya namah.
RESULT: The planetary diety Budha is propitiated
increasing health and intelligence.
Propitiation of Jupiter (Thursday)
CHARITY: Donate a peepal sapling, saffron, turmeric,
sugar, a horse, or yellow flowers to a brahmin (priest) on Thursday morning.
FASTING: On Thursday, especially during Jupiter
transits and major or minor Jupiter periods.
MANTRA: To be chanted on Thursday, one hour before
sunset, especially during major or minor Jupiter periods:
Gurva-astottara-shata-nama-vali
(The 108 names of Guru)
Aum gurave namah
Aum gunakaraya namah
Aum goptre namah
Aum gocaraya namah
Aum gopatipriyaya namah
Aum gunive namah
Aum gunavatam shrepthaya namah
Aum gurunam gurave namah
Aum avyayaya namah
Aum jetre namah
Aum jayantaya namah
Aum jayadaya namah
Aum jivaya namah
Aum anantaya namah
Aum jayavahaya namah
Aum amgirasaya namah
Aum adhvaramaktaya namah
Aum viviktaya namah
Aum adhvarakritparaya namah
Aum vacaspataye namah
Aum vashine namah
Aum vashyaya namah
Aum varishthaya namah
Aum vagvacaksanaya namah
Aum citta-shuddhi-karaya namah
Aum shrimate namah
Aum caitraya namah
Aum citrashikhandijaya namah
Aum brihad-rathaya namah
Aum brihad-bhanave namah
Aum brihas-pataye namah
Aum abhishtadaya namah
Aum suracaryaya namah
Aum suraradhyaya namah
Aum surakaryakritodyamaya namah
Aum girvanaposhakaya namah
Aum dhanyaya namah
Aum gishpataye namah
Aum girishaya namah
Aum anaghaya namah
Aum dhivaraya namah
Aum dhishanaya namah
Aum divya-bhushanaya namah
Aum deva-pujitaya namah
Aum dhanurddharaya namah
Aum daitya-hantre namah
Aum dayasaraya namah
Aum dayakaraya namah
Aum dariddya-nashanaya namah
Aum dhanyaya namah
Aum daksinayanasambhavaya namah
Aum dhanurminadhipaya namah
Aum devaya namah
Aum dhanurbana-dharaya namah
Aum haraye namah
Aum angarovarshasamjataya namah
Aum angirah kulasambhavaya namah
Aum sindhu-desha-adhipaya namah
Aum dhimate namah
Aum svarnakayaya namah
Aum catur-bhujaya namah
Aum heman-gadaya namah
Aum hemavapushe namah
Aum hemabhushanabhushitaya namah
Aum pushyanathaya namah
Aum pushyaragamanimandanamandi kasha-pushpa-samanabhaya
namah
Aum indradyamarasamghapaya namah
Aum asamanabalaya namah
Aum satva-guna-sampadvibhavasave bhusurabhishtadaya
namah
Aum bhuriyashase namah
Aum punya-vivardhanaya namah
Aum dharma-rupaya namah
Aum dhana-adhyaksaya namah
Aum dhanadaya namah
Aum dharma-palanaya namah
Aum sarva-veda-artha-tattva-jnaya namah
Aum sarva-padvinivarakaya namah
Aum sarva-papa-prashamanaya namah
Aum svramatanugatamaraya namah rigveda-paragaya
namah
Aum riksarashimargapracaravate sada-anandaya
namah
Aum satya-samdhaya namah
Aum satya-samkalpa-manasaya namah
Aum sarva-gamajnaya namah
Aum sarva-jnaya namah
Aum sarva-vedanta-vide namah
Aum brahma-putraya namah
Aum brahmaneshaya namah
Aum brahma-vidya-avisharadaya namah
Aum samana-adhi-kanirbhuktaya namah
Aum sarva-loka-vashamvadaya namah
Aum sasura-asura-gandharva-vanditaya satya-bhashanaya
namah
Aum brihaspataye namah
Aum suracaryaya namah
Aum dayavate namah
Aum shubha-laksanaya namah
Aum loka-traya-gurave namah
Aum shrimate namah
Aum sarva-gaya namah
Aum sarvato vibhave namah
Aum sarveshaya namah
Aum sarvadatushtaya namah
Aum sarva-daya namah
Aum sarva-pujitaya namah
Guru seed mantra: Aum gram grim graum sah
gurave namah.
RESULT: The planetary diety Brihaspati is propitiated
increasing satisfaction and facilitating marriage and childbirth.
Propitiation of Venus (Friday)
CHARITY: Donate silk clothes, dairy cream, yogurt,
scented oils, sugar, cow dung, or camphor to a poor young woman on Friday
evening.
FASTING: On Friday, especially during Venus transits
and major or minor Venus periods.
MANTRA: To be chanted on Friday at sunrise, especially
during major or minor Venus periods:
Shukra-astottara-shata-nama-vali
(The 108 names of Shukra)
Aum shukraya namah
Aum shucaye' namah
Aum shubha-gunaya namah
Aum shubha-daya namah
Aum shubha-laksanaya namah
Aum shobhanaksaya namah
Aum shubravahaya namah
Aum shuddhasphadikabhasvaraya namah
Aum dinartiharakaya namah
Aum daitya-gurave' namah
Aum deva-abhivanditaya namah
Aum kavya-asaktaya namah
Aum kama-palaya namah
Aum kavaye' namah
Aum kalyana-dayakaya namah
Aum bhadra-murtaye' namah
Aum bhadra-gunaya namah
Aum bhargavaya namah
Aum bhakta-palanaya namah
Aum bhoga-daya namah
Aum bhuvana-adhyaksaya namah
Aum bhukti-mukti-phala-pradaya namah
Aum caru-shilaya namah
Aum caru-rupaya namah
Aum caru-candra-nibhananaya namah
Aum nidhaye' namah
Aum nikhila-shastra-jnaya namah
Aum niti-vidya-dhuram-dharaya namah
Aum sarva-laksana-sampannaya namah
Aum sarva-vaguna-varjitaya namah
Aum samana-adikanir-muktaya namah
Aum sakala-gamaparagaya namah
Aum bhrigave' namah
Aum bhoga-karaya namah
Aum bhumi-sura-palana-tat-paraya namah
Aum manasvine namah
Aum manadaya namah
Aum manyaya namah
Aum mayatitaya namah
Aum maha-yashase' namah
Aum bali-prasannaya namah
Aum abhaya-daya namah
Aum baline namah
Aum satya-parakramaya namah
Aum bhavapasha-parityagaya namah
Aum bali-bandha-vimocakaya namah
Aum ghana-shayaya namah
Aum ghana-adhyaksaya namah
Aum kambhugrivaya namah
Aum kala-dharaya namah
Aum karunya-rasa-sampurnaya namah
Aum kalyana-guna-varddhanaya namah
Aum shvetambaraya namah
Aum svetavapushe' namah
Aum catur-bhuja-samanvitaya namah
Aum akshamala-dharaya namah
Aum acintyaya namah
Aum akshinagunabha-asuraya namah
Aum nashatra-gana-samcaraya namah
Aum nayadaya namah
Aum niti-marga-daya namah
Aum barsha-pradaya namah
Aum hrishikeshaya namah
Aum klesha-nasha-karaya namah
Aum kavaye namah
Aum cintitarya-pradaya namah
Aum shanta-mataye' namah
Aum citta-samadhi-krite' namah
Aum adhi-vyadhi-haraya namah
Aum bhurivikramaya namah
Aum punya-dayakaya namah
Aum purana-purushaya namah
Aum pujyaya namah
Aum puruhuta-adi-sannutaya namah
Aum ajeyaya namah
Aum vijitarataye' namah
Aum vividha-bharanojjvalaya namah
Aum kunda-pushpa-pratikashaya namah
Aum mandahasaya namah
Aum maha-mataye' namah
Aum mukta-phala-samanabhaya namah
Aum mukti-daya namah
Aum munisannutaya namah
Aum ratna-simhasana-rudaya namah
Aum rathasthaya namah
Aum rajataprabhaya namah
Aum surya-pragdesha-samcaraya namah
Aum sura-shatru-suhride' namah
Aum kavaye' namah
Aum tula-avrishabharashishaya namah
Aum durddharaya namah
Aum dharma-palakaya namah
Aum bhagyadaya namah
Aum bhavya-caritraya namah
Aum bhavapasha-vimotrakaya namah
Aum gauda-desh-eshvaraya namah
Aum goptre namah
Aum gunite namah
Aum guna-vibhushanaya namah
Aum jyeshtha-nakshatra-sambhutaya namah
Aum jyeshthaya namah
Aum shreshthaya namah
Aum shuci-smitaya namah
Aum apavarga-pradaya namah
Aum anantaya namah
Aum santana-phala-dayakaya namah
Aum sarva-ishvarya-pradaya namah
Aum sarva-girvanaganasannutaya namah
Shukra seed mantra: Aum dram drim draum
sah shukraya namah.
RESULT: The planetary diety Shukra is propitiated
increasing riches and conjugal bliss.
Propitiation of Saturn (Saturday)
CHARITY: Donate leather, farm land, a black cow,
a cooking oven with cooking utensils, a buffalo, black mustard or black
sesamum seeds, to a poor man on Saturday evening.
FASTING: On Saturday during Saturn transits, and
especially major or minor Saturn periods.
MANTRA: To be chanted on Saturday, two hours and
forty minutes before sunrise, especially during major or minor Saturn periods:
Shanya-astottara-shata-nama-vali
(The 108 names of Shani)
Aum shanaescaraya namah
Aum shantaya namah
Aum sarvabhistapradayine namah
Aum sharanyaya namah
Aum vagenyaya namah
Aum sarveshaya namah
Aum saumyaya namah
Aum suramvandhaya namah
Aum suralokaviharine namah
Aum sukhasonapavishtaya namah
Aum sundaraya namah
Aum ghanaya namah
Aum ghanarupaya namah
Aum ghanabharanadharine namah
Aum ghanasaravilepaya namah
Aum khadyotaya namah
Aum mandaya namah
Aum mandaceshtaya namah
Aum maha-niyaguna-atmane namah
Aum martyapavanapadaya namah
Aum maheshaya namah
Aum dhayaputraya namah
Aum sharvaya namah
Aum shatatuniradharine namah
Aum carasthirasvabhavaya namah
Aum acamcalaya namah
Aum nilavarnaya namah
Aum nityaya namah
Aum nilanjana-nibhaya namah
Aum nilambara-vibhushaya namah
Aum nishcalaya namah
Aum vedyaya namah
Aum vidhi-rupaya namah
Aum virodha-dhara-bhumaye namah
Aum bhedaspadasvabhavaya namah
Aum vajradehaya namah
Aum vairagyadaya namah
Aum viraya namah
Aum vitarogabhayaya namah
Aum vipatparampareshaya namah
Aum vishva-vandyaya namah
Aum gridhnavahaya namah
Aum gudhaya namah
Aum kurmangaya namah
Aum kurupine namah
Aum kutsitaya namah
Aum gunadhyaya namah
Aum gocaraya namah
Aum avidhya-mula-nashaya namah
Aum vidhya-avidhya-svarupine namah
Aum ayushyakaranaya namah
Aum apaduddhartre namah
Aum vishnu-bhaktaya namah
Aum vishine namah
Aum vividhagamavedine namah
Aum vidhistutyaya namah
Aum vandhyaya namah
Aum virupa-akshaya namah
Aum varishthaya namah
Aum garishthaya namah
Aum vajram-kushagharaya namah
Aum varada bhayahastaya namah
Aum vamanaya namah
Aum jyeshthapatni-sametaya namah
Aum shreshthaya namah
Aum mitabhashine namah
Aum kashtaughanashakartre namah
Aum pushtidaya namah
Aum stutyaya namah
Aum stotra-gamyaya namah
Aum bhakti-vashyaya namah
Aum bhanave namah
Aum bhanuputraya namah
Aum bhavyaya namah
Aum pavanaya namah
Aum dhanur-mandala-samsthaya namah
Aum dhanadaya namah
Aum dhanushmate namah
Aum tanu-prakasha-dehaya namah
Aum tamasaya namah
Aum asheshajanavandyaya namah
Aum visheshaphaladayine namah
Aum vashikritajaneshaya namah
Aum pashunam pataye namah
Aum khecaraya namah
Aum khageshaya namah
Aum ghana-nilambaraya namah
Aum kathinyamanasaya namah
Aum aryaganastutyaya namah
Aum nilacchatraya namah
Aum nityaya namah
Aum nirgunaya namah
Aum gunatmane namah
Aum niramayaya namah
Aum nandyaya namah
Aum vandaniyaya namah
Aum dhiraya namah
Aum divya-dehaya namah
Aum dinartiharanaya namah
Aum dainyanashakaraya namah
Aum aryajanaganyaya namah
Aum kruraya namah
Aum kruraceshtaya namah
Aum kama-krodha-karaya namah
Aum kalatraputrashatrutvakaranaya pariposhita-bhaktaya
namah
Aum parabhitiharaya namah
Aum bhakta-sangha-manobhishta-phaladaya namah
Shani seed mantra: Aum pram prim praum
sah shanaisharaya namah.
RESULT: The planetary diety Shani is propitiated
insuring victory in quarrels, over coming chronic pain, and bringing success
to those engaged in the iron or steel trade.
Propitiation of Rahu (Saturday)
CHARITY: Donate a coconut, old coins or coal to
a leper on Saturday.
FASTING: On the first Saturday of the waxing moon,
especially during major or minor Rahu periods.
MANTRA: To be chanted on Saturday, two hours after
sunset, especially during major or minor Rahu periods:
Rahva-astottara-shata-nama-vali
(The 108 names of Rahu)
Aum rahave namah
Aum saumhikeyaya namah
Aum vidhuntudaya namah
Aum surashatrave namah
Aum tamase namah
Aum phanine namah
Aum gargyaynapa namah
Aum surapye namah
Aum nibajimutasamkashaya namah
Aum caturbhujava namah
Aum khangakhetaka-dharine namah
Aum varadayakahastakaya namah
Aum shulayudhaya namah
Aum megha-varnaya namah
Aum krishna-dhvajapatakavate namah
Aum dakshinashamukharathaya namah
Aum tikshnadamshtakarallakaya namah
Aum shupokarasansthaya namah
Aum gomedha-bharana-priyaya namah
Aum mashapriyaya namah
Aum kashyaparshinandanaya namah
Aum bhujageshvaraya namah
Aum ulkapatayitre namah
Aum shuline namah
Aum nidhipaya namah
Aum krishna-sarpa-raje namah
Aum vishajvalavrita ' asyaya addhashariraya
namah
Aum shatravapradaya namah
Aum ravindubhikaraya namah
Aum chaya-svarupine namah
Aum kathinangakaya namah
Aum dvishacchatracchedakaya namah
Aum karallasyaya namah
Aum bhayamkaraya namah
Aum krura-karmane namah
Aum tamo-rupaya namah
Aum shyam-atmane namah
Aum nila-lohitaya namah
Aum kiritine namah
Aum nilavasanaya namah
Aum sanisamntavartmagaya namah
Aum candala-varnaya namah
Aum ashvyriksa-bhavaya namah
Aum mesha-bhavaya namah
Aum shanivat-phaladaya namah
Aum shuraya namah
Aum apasavyagataye namah
Aum uparagakagaya namah
Aum soma-surya-cchavivimardakaya namah
Aum nila-pushpa-viharaya namah
Aum graha-shreshthaya namah
Aum ashtama-grahaya namah
Aum kabamdhamatradehaya namah
Aum yatudhanakulodbhavaya namah
Aum govinda-vara-patraya namah
Aum deva-jati-pravishtakaya namah
Aum kruraya namah
Aum gharaya namah
Aum shanir-mitraya namah
Aum shukra-mitraya namah
Aum agocaraya namah
Aum mani ganga-snanadatre' namah
Aum svagrihe' pravaladhyadaya namah
Aum sad-grihe'anyabaladhrite' namah
Aum caturthe matri-nashakaya namah
Aum candrayukte candalajati sihmajanmane
rajyadatre namah
Aum mahakayaya namah
Aum janma-kartre' namah
Aum vidhuripave' namah
Aum madakajnanadaya namah
Aum janmakanyarajyadatre' namah
Aum janmahanidaya namah
Aum navame pitrihantre' namah
Aum pancame' shokadayakaya namah
Aum dhyune' kalatrahantre' namah
Aum saptame kalahapradaya namah
Aum shashthe' vittadatre' namah
Aum caturthe' vairadayaka namah
Aum navame' papadatre' namah
Aum dashame shokadayakaya namah
Aum adau yashah pradatre' namah
Aum ante vairapradayakaya namah
Aum kalatmane' namah
Aum gocaracaraya namah
Aum ghane' kakutpradaya namah
Aum pancame' ghishanashringadaya namah
Aum svarbhanave' namah
Aum baline' namah
Aum maha-saukhya-pradayine' namah
Aum chandra-vairine namah
Aum shashvataya namah
Aum surashatrave' namah
Aum papagrahaya namah
Aum shambhavaya namah
Aum pujyakaya namah
Aum patirapuranaya namah
Aum paithinasakulodbhavaya bhakta-rakshaya
namah
Aum rahu-murtaye' namah
Aum sarva-bhishta-phala-pradaya namah
Aum dirghaya namah
Aum krishnaya namah
Aum atanave' namah
Aum vishnu-netraraye' namah
Aum devaya namah
Aum danavaya namah.
Rahu seed mantra: Aum bhram bhrim bhraum
sah rahave namah.
RESULT: The planetary diety Rahu is propitiated
granting victory over enemies, favour from the King or government, and
reduction in diseases caused by Rahu.
Propitiation of Ketu (Thursday)
CHARITY: Donate a brown cow with white spots,
colored blankets, or a dog to a poor young man on Thursday.
FASTING: On the first Thursday of the waxing moon,
especially during major or minor Ketu periods.
MANTRA: To be chanted on Thursday at midnight,
especially during major or minor Ketu periods:
Ketva-astottara-shata-nama-vali
(The 108 names of Ketu)
Aum ketave' namah
Aum sthulashirase' namah
Aum shiromantraya namah
Aum dhvajakrtaye' namah
Aum nava-graha-yutaya namah
Aum simhika-asuri-garbha-sambhavaya maha-bhitikaraya
namah
Aum chitravarnaya namah
Aum sri-pingalaksakaya namah
Aum phulladhumasakashaya namah
Aum tishnadamshtaya namah
Aum mahodaraya namah
Aum rakta-netraya namah
Aum citra-karine namah
Aum tivrakopaya namah
Aum maha-suraya namah
Aum krura-kanthaya namah
Aum kradha-nidhaye' namah
Aum chaya-graha-vishoshakaya namah
Aum antya-grahaya namah
Aum maha-shirshaya namah
Aum surya-araye' namah
Aum pushpavad-grahine' namah
Aum varahastaya namah
Aum gadapanaye' namah
Aum citra-vastra-dharaya namah
Aum citra-dhvaja-patakaya namah
Aum ghoraya namah
Aum citra-rathaya namah
Aum shikhine' namah
Aum kullutthabhaksakaya namah
Aum vaidurya-bharanaya namah
Aum utpatajanakaya namah
Aum shukra-mitraya namah
Aum mandasakhaya namah
Aum gada-dharaya namah
Aum naka-pataye' namah
Aum antar-vedishvaraya namah
Aum jaimini-gotra-jaya namah
Aum citragupta-atmane' namah
Aum dakshina-mukhaya namah
Aum mukunda-varapatraya namah
Aum maha-asura-kulod-bhavaya namah
Aum ghana-varnaya namah
Aum lamba-devaya namah
Aum mrityu-putraya namah
Aum utpata-rupa-dharine' namah
Aum adrishyaya namah
Aum kala-agni-sannibhaya namah
Aum nripidaya namah
Aum griha-karine' namah
Aum sarvopadravavarakaya namah
Aum citra-prasutaya namah
Aum analaya namah
Aum sarva-vyadhi-vinashakaya namah
Aum apasavyapracarine' namah
Aum navame' papadayakaya namah
Aum pancame' shokadaya namah
Aum uparagakhe'cagaya namah
Aum ati-purushakarmane namah
Aum turiye sukhapradaya namah
Aum tritiye vairadaya namah
Aum papa-grahaya namah
Aum sphatakakarakaya namah
Aum prana-nathaya namah
Aum pancame shrimakarakaya namah
Aum dvitiye' asphutavamdatre namah
Aum vishakulitavaktakaya namah
Aum kamarupine' namah
Aum simha-dantaya namah
Aum kushedhma-priyaya namah
Aum caturthe' matrinashaya namah
Aum navame pitrenashakaya namah
Aum antye vairapradaya namah
Aum sutanandam-nidhanakaya namah
Aum sarpakshijataya namah
Aum anangaya namah
Aum karmarashyudbhavaya namah
Aum upante kirtidaya namah
Aum saptame'kalahapradaya namah
Aum ashtame' vyadhikartre' namah
Aum dhane' bahu-sukha-pradaya namah
Aum janane rogadaya namah
Aum urdhvamurdhajaya namah
Aum grahanayakaya namah
Aum papadyashtaye namah
Aum khecaraya namah
Aum shambhavaya namah
Aum asheshapujitaya namah
Aum shashvataya namah
Aum nataya namah
Aum shubhashubha-phala-pradaya namah
Aum dhumraya namah
Aum sudhapayine' namah
Aum ajitaya namah
Aum bhakta-vatsalaya namah
Aum simha-asanaya namah
Aum ketu-murtaye' namah
Aum ravindudyutinashakaya namah
Aum amaraya namah
Aum pidakaya namah
Aum amartya namah
Aum vishnu-drishtaya namah
Aum asureshvaraya namah
Aum bhakta-rakshaya namah
Aum vaicitryakapatasyandanaya namah
Aum vicitraphaladayine namah
Aum bhakta-bhishta-phala-pradaya namah
Ketu seed mantra: Aum sram srim sraum sah
ketave namah.
RESULT: The planetary diety Ketu is propitiated
granting victory over enemies, favour from the King or government, and
reduction in diseases caused by Ketu.