Budha Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Budha Ashtottara Sata Namavali
budha aSTottara zata nAmAvali
OM budhAya namaH |
OM budhArcitAya namaH |
OM saumyAya namaH |
OM saumyacittAya namaH |
OM zubhapradAya namaH |
OM dRDhavratAya namaH |
OM dRDhaphalAya namaH |
OM zrutijAlaprabodhakAya namaH |
OM satyavAsAya namaH |
OM satyavacase namaH || 10 ||
OM zreyasAM pataye namaH |
OM avyayAya namaH |
OM somajAya namaH |
OM sukhadAya namaH |
OM zrImate namaH |
OM somavaMzapradIpakAya namaH |
OM vedavide namaH |
OM vedatattvajJAya namaH |
OM vedAntajJAnabhAsvarAya namaH |
OM vidyAvicakSaNAya namaH || 20 ||
OM vibhave namaH |
OM vidvatprItikarAya namaH |
OM Rjave namaH |
OM vizvAnukUlasaJcArAya namaH |
OM vizeSavinayAnvitAya namaH |
OM vividhAgamasArajJAya namaH |
OM vIryavate namaH |
OM vigatajvarAya namaH |
OM trivargaphaladAya namaH |
OM anantAya namaH || 30 ||
OM tridazAdhipapUjitAya namaH |
OM buddhimate namaH |
OM bahuzAstrajJAya namaH |
OM baline namaH |
OM bandhavimocakAya namaH |
OM vakrAtivakragamanAya namaH |
OM vAsavAya namaH |
OM vasudhAdhipAya namaH |
OM prasannavadanAya namaH |
OM vandyAya namaH || 40 ||
OM vareNyAya namaH |
OM vAgvilakSaNAya namaH |
OM satyavate namaH |
OM satyasaGkalpAya namaH |
OM satyabandhave namaH |
OM sadAdarAya namaH |
OM sarvarogaprazamanAya namaH |
OM sarvamRtyunivArakAya namaH |
OM vANijyanipuNAya namaH |
OM vazyAya namaH || 50 ||
OM vAtAGgAya namaH |
OM vAtarogahRte namaH |
OM sthUlAya namaH |
OM sthairyaguNAdhyakSAya namaH |
OM sthUlasUkSmAdikAraNAya namaH |
OM aprakAzAya namaH |
OM prakAzAtmane namaH |
OM ghanAya namaH |
OM gaganabhUSaNAya namaH |
OM vidhistutyAya namaH || 60 ||
OM vizAlAkSAya namaH |
OM vidvajjanamanoharAya namaH |
OM cAruzIlAya namaH |
OM svaprakAzAya namaH |
OM capalAya namaH |
OM jitendriyAya namaH |
OM udaGmukhAya namaH |
OM makhAsaktAya namaH |
OM magadhAdhipataye namaH |
OM haraye namaH || 70
OM saumyavatsarasaJjAtAya namaH |
OM somapriyakarAya namaH |
OM sukhine namaH |
OM siMhAdhirUDhAya namaH |
OM sarvajJAya namaH |
OM zikhivarNAya namaH |
OM zivaGkarAya namaH |
OM pItAmbarAya namaH |
OM pItavapuSe namaH |
OM pItacchatradhvajAGkitAya namaH || 80 ||
OM khaDgacarmadharAya namaH |
OM kAryakartre namaH |
OM kaluSahArakAya namaH |
OM AtreyagotrajAya namaH |
OM atyantavinayAya namaH |
OM vizvapAvanAya namaH |
OM cAmpeyapuSpasaGkAzAya namaH |
OM cAraNAya namaH |
OM cArubhUSaNAya namaH |
OM vItarAgAya namaH || 90 ||
OM vItabhayAya namaH |
OM vizuddhakanakaprabhAya namaH |
OM bandhupriyAya namaH |
OM bandhamuktAya namaH |
OM bANamaNDalasaMzritAya namaH |
OM arkezAnapradezasthAya namaH |
OM tarkazAstravizAradAya namaH |
OM prazAntAya namaH |
OM prItisaMyuktAya namaH |
OM priyakRte namaH || 100 ||
OM priyabhASaNAya namaH |
OM medhAvine namaH |
OM mAdhavasaktAya namaH |
OM mithunAdhipataye namaH |
OM sudhiye namaH |
OM kanyArAzipriyAya namaH |
OM kAmapradAya namaH |
OM ghanaphalAzrayAya namaH || 108 ||
About This Stotram
Overview
The Budha Ashtottara Sata Namavali is a Sanskrit namavali of 108 names dedicated to Budha, the deity associated with the planet Mercury in Vedic tradition. The text enumerates Budha's attributes as the significator of intellect, communication, logic, learning, and commerce, and belongs to the Navagraha devotional tradition within Hindu practice.
What are the benefits of chanting Budha Ashtottara Sata Namavali?
- Appeasement of Mercury's negative astrological influences in the birth chart
- Enhancement of intellect, communication skills, and analytical ability
- Mental clarity and improved concentration
- Success in academic and intellectual pursuits
When is the best time to recite this?
Wednesday (Budhavara) is the day of Budha and is the primary recommended day for recitation. The Mercury hora (the specific time period on any given day ruled by Mercury) is considered especially auspicious. The namavali may also be recited on any day for general intellectual benefit.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The tradition of compiling 108 names for Navagraha deities is well established in Hinduism and draws from Puranic epithets, Tantric texts, and devotional compilations developed over centuries. The specific author and date of composition for this namavali are not known. The number 108 holds numerological significance in Hindu tradition, representing completeness, and the practice of reciting names in sequence is a standard form of deity propitiation in both temple and domestic worship contexts.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Budha Kavacham — the protective hymn for Budha, used alongside this namavali in Mercury-related worship
- Navagraha Stotram — a comprehensive stotram addressing all nine planetary deities together