Ketu Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram
Ketu Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram
Ketu Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram
ketu aṣṭottara śata nāma stotram
śṛṇu nāmāni japyāni keto ratha mahāmate |
ketuḥ sthūlaśirāścaiva śiromātro dhvajākṛtiḥ || 1 ||
navagrahayutaḥ siṃhikāsurīgarbhasambhavaḥ |
mahābhītikaraścitravarṇo vai piṅgalākṣakaḥ || 2 ||
sa phalodhūmrasaṅkāśaḥ tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭro mahoragaḥ |
raktanetraścitrakārī tīvrakopo mahāsuraḥ || 3 ||
krūrakaṇṭhaḥ krodhanidhiśchāyāgrahaviśeṣakaḥ |
antyagraho mahāśīrṣo sūryāriḥ puṣpavadgrahī || 4 ||
varahasto gadāpāṇiścitravastradharastathā |
citradhvajapatākaśca ghoraścitrarathaḥ śikhī || 5 ||
kulutthabhakṣakaścaiva vaiḍūryābharaṇastathā |
utpātajanakaḥ śukramitraṃ mandasakhastathā || 6 ||
gadādharaḥ nākapatiḥ antarvedīśvarastathā |
jaiminīgotrajaścitraguptātmā dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ || 7 ||
mukundavarapātraṃ ca mahāsurakulodbhavaḥ |
ghanavarṇo lambadeho mṛtyuputrastathaiva ca || 8 ||
utpātarūpadhārī cā'dṛśyaḥ kālāgnisannibhaḥ |
nṛpīḍo grahakārī ca sarvopadravakārakaḥ || 9 ||
citraprasūto hyanalaḥ sarvavyādhivināśakaḥ |
apasavyapracārī ca navame pāpadāyakaḥ || 10 ||
pañcame śokadaścoparāgakhecara eva ca |
atipuruṣakarmā ca turīye (tu) sukhapradaḥ || 11 ||
tṛtīye vairadaḥ pāpagrahaśca sphoṭakārakaḥ |
prāṇanāthaḥ pañcame tu śramakāraka eva ca || 12 ||
dvitīye'sphuṭavāgdātā viṣākulitavaktrakaḥ |
kāmarūpī siṃhadantaḥ satyepyanṛtavānapi || 13 ||
caturthe mātṛnāśaśca navame pitṛnāśakaḥ |
antye vairapradaścaiva sutānandanabandhakaḥ || 14 ||
sarpākṣijāto'naṅgaśca karmarāśyudbhavastathā |
upānte kīrtidaścaiva saptame kalahapradaḥ || 15 ||
aṣṭame vyādhikartā ca dhane bahusukhapradaḥ |
janane rogadaścordhvamūrdhajo grahanāyakaḥ || 16 ||
pāpadṛṣṭiḥ khecaraśca śāmbhavo'śeṣapūjitaḥ |
śāśvataśca naṭaścaiva śubhā'śubhaphalapradaḥ || 17 ||
dhūmraścaiva sudhāpāyī hyajito bhaktavatsalaḥ |
siṃhāsanaḥ ketumūrtī ravīndudyutināśakaḥ || 18 ||
amaraḥ pīḍako'martyo viṣṇudṛṣṭo'sureśvaraḥ |
bhaktarakṣo'tha vaicitryakapaṭasyandanastathā || 19 ||
vicitraphaladāyī ca bhaktābhīṣṭaphalapradaḥ |
etatketugrahasyoktaṃ nāmnāmaṣṭottaraṃ śatam || 20 ||
yo bhaktyedaṃ japetketurnāmnāmaṣṭottaraṃ śatam |
sa tu ketoḥ prasādena sarvābhīṣṭaṃ samāpnuyāt || 21 ||
iti śrī ketu aṣṭottaraśatanāma stotram |
About This Stotram
Overview
The Ketu Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram is a Sanskrit hymn enumerating 108 names of Ketu, the south lunar node (shadow planet) recognized in Vedic astrology as one of the Navagrahas. Each name describes an attribute or function of Ketu as understood in the astrological and devotional tradition. The text belongs to the genre of Navagraha worship literature in the Hindu tradition.
What are the benefits of chanting Ketu Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram?
- Mitigates the malefic influences of Ketu in one's horoscope
- Supports spiritual growth and detachment
- Provides protection during Ketu Mahadasha or Antardasha periods
- Promotes peace of mind and emotional stability
When is the best time to recite this?
Recitation is associated with Saturdays in some traditions and is particularly recommended during a person's Ketu Mahadasha or Antardasha. It may be recited at any time for general well-being related to planetary influences.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Navagraha worship — the propitiation of the nine celestial bodies recognized in Vedic astrology — is an established tradition found in Puranic and Agamic literature. Ketu is understood in this system as a headless shadow planet associated with spirituality, past-life karma, sudden events, and detachment. Ashtottara sata nama stotrams for the Navagrahas are commonly found in Puranic appendices and Tantric compilations. The author and precise origin of this specific Ketu stotram are unknown; it developed within the tradition of planetary worship texts alongside similar stotrams for Rahu, Shani, and the other Navagrahas.
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
- Navagraha Stotram — a composite hymn addressing all nine celestial bodies including Ketu
- Rahu Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram — the companion stotram for Rahu, Ketu's paired lunar node