Bruhaspati Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Bruhaspati Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Bruhaspati Ashtottara Sata Namavali
bṛhaspati aṣṭottara śata nāmāvali
oṃ gurave namaḥ |
oṃ guṇavarāya namaḥ |
oṃ goptre namaḥ |
oṃ gocarāya namaḥ |
oṃ gopatipriyāya namaḥ |
oṃ guṇine namaḥ |
oṃ guṇavatāṃ śreṣṭhāya namaḥ |
oṃ gurūṇāṃ gurave namaḥ |
oṃ avyayāya namaḥ |
oṃ jetre namaḥ || 10 ||
oṃ jayantāya namaḥ |
oṃ jayadāya namaḥ |
oṃ jīvāya namaḥ |
oṃ anantāya namaḥ |
oṃ jayāvahāya namaḥ |
oṃ āṅgīrasāya namaḥ |
oṃ adhvarāsaktāya namaḥ |
oṃ viviktāya namaḥ |
oṃ adhvarakṛtparāya namaḥ |
oṃ vācaspataye namaḥ || 20 ||
oṃ vaśine namaḥ |
oṃ vaśyāya namaḥ |
oṃ variṣṭhāya namaḥ |
oṃ vāgvicakṣaṇāya namaḥ |
oṃ cittaśuddhikarāya namaḥ |
oṃ śrīmate namaḥ |
oṃ caitrāya namaḥ |
oṃ citraśikhaṇḍijāya namaḥ |
oṃ bṛhadrathāya namaḥ |
oṃ bṛhadbhānave namaḥ || 30 ||
oṃ bṛhaspataye namaḥ |
oṃ abhīṣṭadāya namaḥ |
oṃ surācāryāya namaḥ |
oṃ surārādhyāya namaḥ |
oṃ surakāryahitaṅkarāya namaḥ |
oṃ gīrvāṇapoṣakāya namaḥ |
oṃ dhanyāya namaḥ |
oṃ gīṣpataye namaḥ |
oṃ girīśāya namaḥ |
oṃ anaghāya namaḥ || 40 ||
oṃ dhīvarāya namaḥ |
oṃ dhiṣaṇāya namaḥ |
oṃ divyabhūṣaṇāya namaḥ |
oṃ devapūjitāya namaḥ |
oṃ dhanurdharāya namaḥ |
oṃ daityahantre namaḥ |
oṃ dayāsārāya namaḥ |
oṃ dayākarāya namaḥ |
oṃ dāridryanāśanāya namaḥ |
oṃ dhanyāya namaḥ || 50 ||
oṃ dakṣiṇāyanasambhavāya namaḥ |
oṃ dhanurmīnādhipāya namaḥ |
oṃ devāya namaḥ |
oṃ dhanurbāṇadharāya namaḥ |
oṃ haraye namaḥ |
oṃ āṅgīrasābjasañjatāya namaḥ |
oṃ āṅgīrasakulodbhavāya namaḥ |
oṃ sindhudeśādhipāya namaḥ |
oṃ dhīmate namaḥ |
oṃ svarṇavarṇāya namaḥ || 60 ||
oṃ caturbhujāya namaḥ |
oṃ hemāṅgadāya namaḥ |
oṃ hemavapuṣe namaḥ |
oṃ hemabhūṣaṇabhūṣitāya namaḥ |
oṃ puṣyanāthāya namaḥ |
oṃ puṣyarāgamaṇimaṇḍalamaṇḍitāya namaḥ |
oṃ kāśapuṣpasamānābhāya namaḥ |
oṃ kalidoṣanivārakāya namaḥ |
oṃ indrādidevodeveśāya namaḥ |
oṃ devatābhīṣṭadāyakāya namaḥ || 70 ||
oṃ asamānabalāya namaḥ |
oṃ sattvaguṇasampadvibhāsurāya namaḥ |
oṃ bhūsurābhīṣṭadāya namaḥ |
oṃ bhūriyaśase namaḥ |
oṃ puṇyavivardhanāya namaḥ |
oṃ dharmarūpāya namaḥ |
oṃ dhanādhyakṣāya namaḥ |
oṃ dhanadāya namaḥ |
oṃ dharmapālanāya namaḥ |
oṃ sarvavedārthatattvajñāya namaḥ || 80 ||
oṃ sarvāpadvinivārakāya namaḥ |
oṃ sarvapāpapraśamanāya namaḥ |
oṃ svamatānugatāmarāya namaḥ |
oṃ ṛgvedapāragāya namaḥ |
oṃ ṛkṣarāśimārgapracāravate namaḥ |
oṃ sadānandāya namaḥ |
oṃ satyasandhāya namaḥ |
oṃ satyasaṅkalpamānasāya namaḥ |
oṃ sarvāgamajñāya namaḥ |
oṃ sarvajñāya namaḥ || 90 ||
oṃ sarvavedāntavide namaḥ |
oṃ varāya namaḥ |
oṃ brahmaputrāya namaḥ |
oṃ brāhmaṇeśāya namaḥ |
oṃ brahmavidyāviśāradāya namaḥ |
oṃ samānādhikanirmuktāya namaḥ |
oṃ sarvalokavaśaṃvadāya namaḥ |
oṃ sasurāsuragandharvavanditāya namaḥ |
oṃ satyabhāṣaṇāya namaḥ |
oṃ bṛhaspataye namaḥ || 100 ||
oṃ surācāryāya namaḥ |
oṃ dayāvate namaḥ |
oṃ śubhalakṣaṇāya namaḥ |
oṃ lokatrayagurave namaḥ |
oṃ śrīmate namaḥ |
oṃ sarvagāya namaḥ |
oṃ sarvato vibhave namaḥ |
oṃ sarveśāya namaḥ || 108 ||
oṃ sarvadātuṣṭāya namaḥ |
oṃ sarvadāya namaḥ |
oṃ sarvapūjitāya namaḥ |
About This Stotram
Overview
The Bruhaspati Ashtottara Sata Namavali is a Sanskrit namavali of 108 names dedicated to Bruhaspati (also spelled Brihaspati), the preceptor of the Devas and the deity associated with the planet Jupiter (Guru). The text describes his attributes as the lord of divine wisdom, knowledge, and eloquence, and belongs to the Vedic and Puranic devotional tradition surrounding the Navagrahas.
What are the benefits of chanting Bruhaspati Ashtottara Sata Namavali?
- Attainment of wisdom and enhanced intellectual ability
- Removal of obstacles in learning and professional life
- Prosperity, financial stability, and good fortune
- Guidance and protection associated with the Guru
When is the best time to recite this?
Thursday (Guruvara) is the day ruled by Bruhaspati and is the most recommended day for reciting this namavali. Morning hours before beginning new intellectual pursuits and periods when seeking guidance on important decisions are also considered auspicious times.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The tradition of venerating Bruhaspati as the divine Guru and bestower of knowledge is ancient and appears throughout Vedic and Puranic literature. Ashtottara Sata Namavalis listing 108 names for deities are a common form of devotional text in Hinduism, often drawn from Puranic epithets and compiled over centuries. The specific author and date of composition for this namavali are not known. The number 108 carries numerological significance in Hindu tradition and represents completeness in devotional enumeration.
Available scripts
This text is available in 14 scripts: devanagari, tamil, telugu, kannada, malayalam, gujarati, bengali, iast, gurmukhi, oriya, assamese, sinhala, itrans, hk. Use the script selector above to switch between them.
Related Texts
- Bruhaspati Kavacham — a protective hymn dedicated to the same deity, used to seek Bruhaspati's shield against negative influences
- Dakshinamurthy Stotram — a hymn to Shiva in his form as the cosmic teacher, sharing thematic overlap with Bruhaspati as a teacher-deity