Navagraha Stotram
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surya
जपाकुसुमसंकाशं काश्यपेयं महाद्युतिम्
Japākusuma-saṃkāśaṃ kāśyapeyaṃ mahādyutim
Glowing like the hibiscus flower, son of Kashyapa, of vast radiance,
तमोऽरिं सर्वपापघ्नं प्रणतोऽस्मि दिवाकरम्
Tamo'riṃ sarva-pāpa-ghnaṃ praṇato'smi divākaram
the foe of darkness, destroyer of every sin: I bow to Divakara, the maker of day.
chandra
दधिशंखतुषाराभं क्षीरोदार्णवसंभवम्
Dadhiśaṅkha-tuṣārābhaṃ kṣīrodārṇava-saṃbhavam
White as curd, conch and snow, born from the ocean of milk,
नमामि शशिनं सोमं शंभोर्मुकुटभूषणम्
Namāmi śaśinaṃ somaṃ śaṃbhor mukuṭa-bhūṣaṇam
I bow to the moon, to Soma, the crest-ornament of Shambhu.
mangal
धरणीगर्भसंभूतं विद्युत्कान्तिसमप्रभम्
Dharaṇīgarbha-saṃbhūtaṃ vidyutkānti-samaprabham
Born from the womb of the earth, shining with a radiance like lightning,
कुमारं शक्तिहस्तं तं मंगलं प्रणमाम्यहम्
Kumāraṃ śaktihastaṃ taṃ maṅgalaṃ praṇamāmy aham
that youthful one bearing the spear in his hand: to Mangala I bow.
budha
प्रियंगुकलिकाश्यामं रूपेणाप्रतिमं बुधम्
Priyaṅgu-kalikāśyāmaṃ rūpeṇāpratimaṃ budham
Dark as the priyangu bud, unequalled in beauty, Budha,
सौम्यं सौम्यगुणोपेतं तं बुधं प्रणमाम्यहम्
Saumyaṃ saumya-guṇopetaṃ taṃ budhaṃ praṇamāmy aham
gentle and endowed with gentle qualities: to that Budha I bow.
guru
देवानां च ऋषीणां च गुरुं काञ्चनसंनिभम्
Devānāṃ ca ṛṣīṇāṃ ca guruṃ kāñcana-saṃnibham
The preceptor of the gods and of the sages, resembling gold,
बुद्धिभूतं त्रिलोकेशं तं नमामि बृहस्पतिम्
Buddhi-bhūtaṃ trilokeśaṃ taṃ namāmi bṛhaspatim
wisdom itself embodied, lord of the three worlds: to that Brihaspati I bow.
shukra
हिमकुंदमृणालाभं दैत्यानां परमं गुरुम्
Himakunda-mṛṇālābhaṃ daityānāṃ paramaṃ gurum
Radiant as snow, the kunda flower and the lotus stalk, the supreme preceptor of the daityas,
सर्वशास्त्रप्रवक्तारं भार्गवं प्रणमाम्यहम्
Sarvaśāstra-pravaktāraṃ bhārgavaṃ praṇamāmy aham
the expounder of all the scriptures: to Bhargava I bow.
shani
नीलांजनसमाभासं रविपुत्रं यमाग्रजम्
Nīlāñjana-samābhāsaṃ raviputraṃ yamāgrajam
Dark as blue collyrium, son of Ravi, elder brother of Yama,
छायामार्तंडसंभूतं तं नमामि शनैश्चरम्
Chāyā-mārtaṇḍa-saṃbhūtaṃ taṃ namāmi śanaiścaram
born of Chhaya and Martanda: to that Shanaishchara I bow.
rahu
अर्धकायं महावीर्यं चंद्रादित्यविमर्दनम्
Ardhakāyaṃ mahāvīryaṃ candrāditya-vimardanam
Half-bodied, of great might, the oppressor of the moon and the sun,
सिंहिकागर्भसंभूतं तं राहुं प्रणमाम्यहम्
Siṃhikā-garbha-saṃbhūtaṃ taṃ rāhuṃ praṇamāmy aham
born from the womb of Simhika: to that Rahu I bow.
ketu
पलाशपुष्पसंकाशं तारकाग्रहमस्तकम्
Palāśa-puṣpa-saṃkāśaṃ tārakā-graha-mastakam
Glowing like the palasha flower, foremost among the stars and planets,
रौद्रं रौद्रात्मकं घोरं तं केतुं प्रणमाम्यहम्
Raudraṃ raudrātmakaṃ ghoraṃ taṃ ketuṃ praṇamāmy aham
fierce, fierce in nature, terrible: to that Ketu I bow.
colophon
॥ इति श्रीव्यासविरचितं नवग्रहस्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम् ॥
Iti śrīvyāsaviracitaṃ navagrahastotraṃ sampūrṇam
Thus ends the Navagraha Stotram, composed by the venerable Vyasa.
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