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🕉 Navgrah Stotra

📜 Navgrah Stotra

Stotra

AuthorMaharshi Vedavyasa

LanguageSanskrit

Verses9 + 3 phalashruti

Recitation timeabout 3 minutes

PurposeNavagraha shanti

Vyasa's Navagraha Stotra has one verse on the form of each planet from the Sun to Ketu. It is recited for planetary affliction, difficult dashas or in daily worship to pacify all nine planets together.

📖 Full text — with meaning

Tap «Roman (English) script» to see the original Devanagari text.

जपाकुसुमसंकाशं काश्यपेयं महाद्युतिम्। तमोऽरिं सर्वपापघ्नं प्रणतोऽस्मि दिवाकरम्॥१॥

Japakusumasankasham Kashyapeyam Mahadyutim | Tamo'rim Sarvapapaghnam Pranato'smi Divakaram ||1 ||

I bow to the Sun (Divakara) — red like the hibiscus, son of Kashyapa, of great brilliance, enemy of darkness and destroyer of all sins.

दधिशंखतुषाराभं क्षीरोदार्णवसम्भवम्। नमामि शशिनं सोमं शम्भोर्मुकुटभूषणम्॥२॥

Dadhishankhatusharabham Kshirodarnavasambhavam | Namami Shashinam Somam Shambhormukutabhushanam ||2 ||

I bow to the Moon (Soma) — white like curd, conch and snow, born of the ocean of milk, the ornament on Shiva's crown.

धरणीगर्भसम्भूतं विद्युत्कान्तिसमप्रभम्। कुमारं शक्तिहस्तं तं मंगलं प्रणमाम्यहम्॥३॥

Dharanigarbhasambhutam Vidyutkantisamaprabham | Kumaram Shaktihastam Tam Mangalam Pranamamyaham ||3 ||

I bow to Mars — born of the Earth's womb, brilliant like lightning, youthful, holding a spear.

प्रियंगुकलिकाश्यामं रूपेणाप्रतिमं बुधम्। सौम्यं सौम्यगुणोपेतं तं बुधं प्रणमाम्यहम्॥४॥

Priyangukalikashyamam Rupenapratimam Budham | Saumyam Saumyagunopetam Tam Budham Pranamamyaham ||4 ||

I bow to Mercury — dark like the priyangu bud, of matchless beauty, gentle and endowed with gentle qualities.

देवानां च ऋषीणां च गुरुं काञ्चनसन्निभम्। बुद्धिभूतं त्रिलोकेशं तं नमामि बृहस्पतिम्॥५॥

Devanam Cha Rishinam Cha Gurum Kanchanasannibham | Buddhibhutam Trilokesham Tam Namami Brihaspatim ||5 ||

I bow to Brihaspati — guru of the gods and sages, golden in hue, the embodiment of wisdom, lord of the three worlds.

हिमकुन्दमृणालाभं दैत्यानां परमं गुरुम्। सर्वशास्त्रप्रवक्तारं भार्गवं प्रणमाम्यहम्॥६॥

Himakundamrinalabham Daityanam Paramam Gurum | Sarvashastrapravaktaram Bhargavam Pranamamyaham ||6 ||

I bow to Bhargava (Venus) — white like snow, jasmine and the lotus stalk, the supreme guru of the daityas, expounder of all scriptures.

नीलांजनसमाभासं रविपुत्रं यमाग्रजम्। छायामार्तण्डसम्भूतं तं नमामि शनैश्चरम्॥७॥

Nilanjanasamabhasam Raviputram Yamagrajam | Chhayamartandasambhutam Tam Namami Shanaishcharam ||7 ||

I bow to Shanaishchara (Saturn) — dark like blue collyrium, son of the Sun, elder brother of Yama, born of Chhaya and Martanda.

अर्धकायं महावीर्यं चन्द्रादित्यविमर्दनम्। सिंहिकागर्भसम्भूतं तं राहुं प्रणमाम्यहम्॥८॥

Ardhakayam Mahaviryam Chandradityavimardanam | Sinhikagarbhasambhutam Tam Rahum Pranamamyaham ||8 ||

I bow to Rahu — half-bodied, very powerful, eclipser of the Moon and Sun, born of Simhika's womb.

पलाशपुष्पसंकाशं तारकाग्रहमस्तकम्। रौद्रं रौद्रात्मकं घोरं तं केतुं प्रणमाम्यहम्॥९॥

Palashapushpasankasham Tarakagrahamastakam | Raudram Raudratmakam Ghoram Tam Ketum Pranamamyaham ||9 ||

I bow to Ketu — red like the palasha flower, the head among stars and planets, fierce, of fierce nature and terrible.

इति व्यासमुखोद्गीतं यः पठेत्सुसमाहितः। दिवा वा यदि वा रात्रौ विघ्नशान्तिर्भविष्यति॥१०॥

Iti Vyasamukhodgitam Yah Pathetsusamahitah | Diva Va Yadi Va Ratrau Vighnashantirbhavishyati ||10 ||

Whoever recites this, sung from Vyasa's mouth, with a focused mind, by day or by night, will have his obstacles pacified.

नरनारीनृपाणां च भवेद्दुःस्वप्ननाशनम्। ऐश्वर्यमतुलं तेषामारोग्यं पुष्टिवर्धनम्॥११॥

Naranarinripanam Cha Bhavedduhsvapnanashanam | Aishvaryamatulam Teshamarogyam Pushtivardhanam ||11 ||

The bad dreams of men, women and kings are destroyed; they gain matchless prosperity, health and nourishment.

ग्रहनक्षत्रजाः पीडास्तस्कराग्निसमुद्भवाः। ताः सर्वाः प्रशमं यान्ति व्यासो ब्रूते न संशयः॥१२॥

Grahanakshatrajah Pidastaskaragnisamudbhavah | Tah Sarvah Prashamam Yanti Vyaso Brute Na Sanshayah ||12 ||

All afflictions arising from planets and stars, from thieves and fire, are pacified — Vyasa says, there is no doubt.

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🪔 How to chant / recite

Time: Morning after bath; any day.
Method: Meditate on each planet at its verse; chant the verse of the troubling planet 11 times.
Along with it: The Navagraha beej mantras (11 times each).

🛕 Puja vidhi (step by step)

🧺 Items needed

Navagraha yantra or picture
Flowers/akshata of nine colours (as possible)
Ghee lamp, incense
Navadhanya (wheat, rice, moong, gram, urad etc.)

🪷 Procedure

Bathe and wear clean clothes; clean the puja place and spread a fresh cloth on the altar (chowki).
Do achamana (sip water three times) and purify hands and mouth; sit on an asana and calm the mind.
Light a lamp of ghee or sesame oil — by tradition the lamp is kept to the deity's right.
Take water, akshata (unbroken rice) and a flower in the right hand and make the sankalpa — your name, gotra, place, date and the purpose of the puja, spoken or in the mind; then let the water fall to the ground.
First remember Shri Ganesha (Om Gam Ganapataye Namah).
After remembering Ganesha, meditate on each planet in order from Sun to Ketu.
Chant each planet's beej mantra at least 11 or 108 times; chant more for the planet causing trouble.
Finally recite the Navagraha Stotra and pray for graha-shanti.
Finally perform aarti, offer pushpanjali (flowers) and do parikrama (or turn around in your place).
Ask forgiveness for any mistakes in the puja, distribute the prasad and take it yourself.

⚠️ Rules & precautions

Begin the japa of a planet on its own weekday (Sun-Sunday, Moon-Monday …).
Big anushthans (thousands of japa) should be done after checking the kundali, under a qualified acharya.

🌟 Benefits (as per tradition)

A prayer for pacifying planetary afflictions, removing obstacles and health (phalashruti).
The belief in freedom from bad dreams.

These are traditional beliefs described in scriptures; results are understood to depend on faith, discipline and one's own actions.

❓ Frequently asked questions

Who composed the Navagraha Stotra?

Maharshi Vedavyasa — as the phalashruti says.

What to recite for one planet?

That planet's verse and its beej mantra — each planet has its own page linked below.

🪐 Navgrah Beej Mantra · ☀️ Surya (Sun) Mantra · 🔵 Shani (Saturn) Mantra · 🪔 Find your planet/deity from your kundali · 🧙 Ask an astrologer · 🕉 All mantras & aartis · 🇮🇳 हिन्दी में पढ़ें

Note: recite with devotion and correct pronunciation; for special anushthans take guidance from a learned acharya.

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