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