Budha Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Budha Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Budha Ashtottara Sata Namavali
budha aṣṭottara śata nāmāvali
oṃ budhāya namaḥ |
oṃ budhārcitāya namaḥ |
oṃ saumyāya namaḥ |
oṃ saumyacittāya namaḥ |
oṃ śubhapradāya namaḥ |
oṃ dṛḍhavratāya namaḥ |
oṃ dṛḍhaphalāya namaḥ |
oṃ śrutijālaprabodhakāya namaḥ |
oṃ satyavāsāya namaḥ |
oṃ satyavacase namaḥ || 10 ||
oṃ śreyasāṃ pataye namaḥ |
oṃ avyayāya namaḥ |
oṃ somajāya namaḥ |
oṃ sukhadāya namaḥ |
oṃ śrīmate namaḥ |
oṃ somavaṃśapradīpakāya namaḥ |
oṃ vedavide namaḥ |
oṃ vedatattvajñāya namaḥ |
oṃ vedāntajñānabhāsvarāya namaḥ |
oṃ vidyāvicakṣaṇāya namaḥ || 20 ||
oṃ vibhave namaḥ |
oṃ vidvatprītikarāya namaḥ |
oṃ ṛjave namaḥ |
oṃ viśvānukūlasañcārāya namaḥ |
oṃ viśeṣavinayānvitāya namaḥ |
oṃ vividhāgamasārajñāya namaḥ |
oṃ vīryavate namaḥ |
oṃ vigatajvarāya namaḥ |
oṃ trivargaphaladāya namaḥ |
oṃ anantāya namaḥ || 30 ||
oṃ tridaśādhipapūjitāya namaḥ |
oṃ buddhimate namaḥ |
oṃ bahuśāstrajñāya namaḥ |
oṃ baline namaḥ |
oṃ bandhavimocakāya namaḥ |
oṃ vakrātivakragamanāya namaḥ |
oṃ vāsavāya namaḥ |
oṃ vasudhādhipāya namaḥ |
oṃ prasannavadanāya namaḥ |
oṃ vandyāya namaḥ || 40 ||
oṃ vareṇyāya namaḥ |
oṃ vāgvilakṣaṇāya namaḥ |
oṃ satyavate namaḥ |
oṃ satyasaṅkalpāya namaḥ |
oṃ satyabandhave namaḥ |
oṃ sadādarāya namaḥ |
oṃ sarvarogapraśamanāya namaḥ |
oṃ sarvamṛtyunivārakāya namaḥ |
oṃ vāṇijyanipuṇāya namaḥ |
oṃ vaśyāya namaḥ || 50 ||
oṃ vātāṅgāya namaḥ |
oṃ vātarogahṛte namaḥ |
oṃ sthūlāya namaḥ |
oṃ sthairyaguṇādhyakṣāya namaḥ |
oṃ sthūlasūkṣmādikāraṇāya namaḥ |
oṃ aprakāśāya namaḥ |
oṃ prakāśātmane namaḥ |
oṃ ghanāya namaḥ |
oṃ gaganabhūṣaṇāya namaḥ |
oṃ vidhistutyāya namaḥ || 60 ||
oṃ viśālākṣāya namaḥ |
oṃ vidvajjanamanoharāya namaḥ |
oṃ cāruśīlāya namaḥ |
oṃ svaprakāśāya namaḥ |
oṃ capalāya namaḥ |
oṃ jitendriyāya namaḥ |
oṃ udaṅmukhāya namaḥ |
oṃ makhāsaktāya namaḥ |
oṃ magadhādhipataye namaḥ |
oṃ haraye namaḥ || 70
oṃ saumyavatsarasañjātāya namaḥ |
oṃ somapriyakarāya namaḥ |
oṃ sukhine namaḥ |
oṃ siṃhādhirūḍhāya namaḥ |
oṃ sarvajñāya namaḥ |
oṃ śikhivarṇāya namaḥ |
oṃ śivaṅkarāya namaḥ |
oṃ pītāmbarāya namaḥ |
oṃ pītavapuṣe namaḥ |
oṃ pītacchatradhvajāṅkitāya namaḥ || 80 ||
oṃ khaḍgacarmadharāya namaḥ |
oṃ kāryakartre namaḥ |
oṃ kaluṣahārakāya namaḥ |
oṃ ātreyagotrajāya namaḥ |
oṃ atyantavinayāya namaḥ |
oṃ viśvapāvanāya namaḥ |
oṃ cāmpeyapuṣpasaṅkāśāya namaḥ |
oṃ cāraṇāya namaḥ |
oṃ cārubhūṣaṇāya namaḥ |
oṃ vītarāgāya namaḥ || 90 ||
oṃ vītabhayāya namaḥ |
oṃ viśuddhakanakaprabhāya namaḥ |
oṃ bandhupriyāya namaḥ |
oṃ bandhamuktāya namaḥ |
oṃ bāṇamaṇḍalasaṃśritāya namaḥ |
oṃ arkeśānapradeśasthāya namaḥ |
oṃ tarkaśāstraviśāradāya namaḥ |
oṃ praśāntāya namaḥ |
oṃ prītisaṃyuktāya namaḥ |
oṃ priyakṛte namaḥ || 100 ||
oṃ priyabhāṣaṇāya namaḥ |
oṃ medhāvine namaḥ |
oṃ mādhavasaktāya namaḥ |
oṃ mithunādhipataye namaḥ |
oṃ sudhiye namaḥ |
oṃ kanyārāśipriyāya namaḥ |
oṃ kāmapradāya namaḥ |
oṃ ghanaphalāśrayāya namaḥ || 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