Ketu Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram
Ketu Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram
Ketu Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram
ketu aShTottara shata nAma stotram
shRRiNu nAmAni japyAni keto ratha mahAmate |
ketuH sthUlashirAshchaiva shiromAtro dhvajAkRRitiH || 1 ||
navagrahayutaH siMhikAsurIgarbhasambhavaH |
mahAbhItikarashchitravarNo vai pi~NgalAkShakaH || 2 ||
sa phalodhUmrasa~NkAshaH tIkShNadaMShTro mahoragaH |
raktanetrashchitrakArI tIvrakopo mahAsuraH || 3 ||
krUrakaNThaH krodhanidhishChAyAgrahavisheShakaH |
antyagraho mahAshIrSho sUryAriH puShpavadgrahI || 4 ||
varahasto gadApANishchitravastradharastathA |
chitradhvajapatAkashcha ghorashchitrarathaH shikhI || 5 ||
kulutthabhakShakashchaiva vaiDUryAbharaNastathA |
utpAtajanakaH shukramitraM mandasakhastathA || 6 ||
gadAdharaH nAkapatiH antarvedIshvarastathA |
jaiminIgotrajashchitraguptAtmA dakShiNAmukhaH || 7 ||
mukundavarapAtraM cha mahAsurakulodbhavaH |
ghanavarNo lambadeho mRRityuputrastathaiva cha || 8 ||
utpAtarUpadhArI chA.adRRishyaH kAlAgnisannibhaH |
nRRipIDo grahakArI cha sarvopadravakArakaH || 9 ||
chitraprasUto hyanalaH sarvavyAdhivinAshakaH |
apasavyaprachArI cha navame pApadAyakaH || 10 ||
pa~nchame shokadashchoparAgakhechara eva cha |
atipuruShakarmA cha turIye (tu) sukhapradaH || 11 ||
tRRitIye vairadaH pApagrahashcha sphoTakArakaH |
prANanAthaH pa~nchame tu shramakAraka eva cha || 12 ||
dvitIye.asphuTavAgdAtA viShAkulitavaktrakaH |
kAmarUpI siMhadantaH satyepyanRRitavAnapi || 13 ||
chaturthe mAtRRinAshashcha navame pitRRinAshakaH |
antye vairapradashchaiva sutAnandanabandhakaH || 14 ||
sarpAkShijAto.ana~Ngashcha karmarAshyudbhavastathA |
upAnte kIrtidashchaiva saptame kalahapradaH || 15 ||
aShTame vyAdhikartA cha dhane bahusukhapradaH |
janane rogadashchordhvamUrdhajo grahanAyakaH || 16 ||
pApadRRiShTiH khecharashcha shAmbhavo.asheShapUjitaH |
shAshvatashcha naTashchaiva shubhA.ashubhaphalapradaH || 17 ||
dhUmrashchaiva sudhApAyI hyajito bhaktavatsalaH |
siMhAsanaH ketumUrtI ravIndudyutinAshakaH || 18 ||
amaraH pIDako.amartyo viShNudRRiShTo.asureshvaraH |
bhaktarakSho.atha vaichitryakapaTasyandanastathA || 19 ||
vichitraphaladAyI cha bhaktAbhIShTaphalapradaH |
etatketugrahasyoktaM nAmnAmaShTottaraM shatam || 20 ||
yo bhaktyedaM japetketurnAmnAmaShTottaraM shatam |
sa tu ketoH prasAdena sarvAbhIShTaM samApnuyAt || 21 ||
iti shrI ketu aShTottarashatanAma 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
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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