Ketu Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Ketu Ashtottara Sata Namavali
ketu aSTottara zata nAmAvali
OM ketave namaH |
OM sthUlazirase namaH |
OM ziromAtrAya namaH |
OM dhvajAkRtaye namaH |
OM navagrahayutAya namaH |
OM siMhikAsurIgarbhasambhavAya namaH |
OM mahAbhItikarAya namaH |
OM citravarNAya namaH |
OM piGgalAkSakAya namaH |
OM phalodhUmrasaGkAzAya namaH || 10 ||
OM tIkSNadaMSTrAya namaH |
OM mahoragAya namaH |
OM raktanetrAya namaH |
OM citrakAriNe namaH |
OM tIvrakopAya namaH |
OM mahAsurAya namaH |
OM krUrakaNThAya namaH |
OM krodhanidhaye namaH |
OM chAyAgrahavizeSakAya namaH |
OM antyagrahAya namaH || 20 ||
OM mahAzIrSAya namaH |
OM sUryAraye namaH |
OM puSpavadgrahiNe namaH |
OM varadahastAya namaH |
OM gadApANaye namaH |
OM citravastradharAya namaH |
OM citradhvajapatAkAya namaH |
OM ghorAya namaH |
OM citrarathAya namaH |
OM zikhine namaH || 30 ||
OM kulutthabhakSakAya namaH |
OM vaiDUryAbharaNAya namaH |
OM utpAtajanakAya namaH |
OM zukramitrAya namaH |
OM mandasakhAya namaH |
OM gadAdharAya namaH |
OM nAkapataye namaH |
OM antarvedIzvarAya namaH |
OM jaiminigotrajAya namaH |
OM citraguptAtmane namaH || 40 ||
OM dakSiNAmukhAya namaH |
OM mukundavarapAtrAya namaH |
OM mahAsurakulodbhavAya namaH |
OM ghanavarNAya namaH |
OM lambadehAya namaH |
OM mRtyuputrAya namaH |
OM utpAtarUpadhAriNe namaH |
OM adRzyAya namaH |
OM kAlAgnisannibhAya namaH |
OM nRpIDAya namaH || 50 ||
OM grahakAriNe namaH |
OM sarvopadravakArakAya namaH |
OM citraprasUtAya namaH |
OM analAya namaH |
OM sarvavyAdhivinAzakAya namaH |
OM apasavyapracAriNe namaH |
OM navame pApadAyakAya namaH |
OM paJcame zokadAya namaH |
OM uparAgakhecarAya namaH |
OM atipuruSakarmaNe namaH || 60 ||
OM turIye sukhapradAya namaH |
OM tRtIye vairadAya namaH |
OM pApagrahAya namaH |
OM sphoTakakArakAya namaH |
OM prANanAthAya namaH |
OM paJcame zramakArakAya namaH |
OM dvitIye'sphuTavagdAtre namaH |
OM viSAkulitavaktrakAya namaH |
OM kAmarUpiNe namaH |
OM siMhadantAya namaH || 70 ||
OM satye anRtavate namaH |
OM caturthe mAtRnAzAya namaH |
OM navame pitRnAzakAya namaH |
OM antye vairapradAya namaH |
OM sutAnandanabandhakAya namaH |
OM sarpAkSijAtAya namaH |
OM anaGgAya namaH |
OM karmarAzyudbhavAya namaH |
OM upAnte kIrtidAya namaH |
OM saptame kalahapradAya namaH || 80 ||
OM aSTame vyAdhikartre namaH |
OM dhane bahusukhapradAya namaH |
OM janane rogadAya namaH |
OM UrdhvamUrdhajAya namaH |
OM grahanAyakAya namaH |
OM pApadRSTaye namaH |
OM khecarAya namaH |
OM zAmbhavAya namaH |
OM azeSapUjitAya namaH |
OM zAzvatAya namaH || 90 ||
OM naTAya namaH |
OM zubhA'zubhaphalapradAya namaH |
OM dhUmrAya namaH |
OM sudhApAyine namaH |
OM ajitAya namaH |
OM bhaktavatsalAya namaH |
OM siMhAsanAya namaH |
OM ketumUrtaye namaH |
OM ravIndudyutinAzakAya namaH |
OM amarAya namaH || 100 ||
OM pIDakAya namaH |
OM amartyAya namaH |
OM viSNudRSTAya namaH |
OM asurezvarAya namaH |
OM bhaktarakSAya namaH |
OM vaicitryakapaTasyandanAya namaH |
OM vicitraphaladAyine namaH |
OM bhaktAbhISTaphalapradAya namaH || 108 ||
About This Stotram
Overview
Ketu Ashtottara Sata Namavali is a Sanskrit namavali listing 108 sacred names of Ketu, the lunar south node revered as a Navagraha in Hindu astrology. Each name invokes a specific quality of Ketu and is recited as a devotional offering to seek his favor.
What are the benefits of chanting Ketu Ashtottara Sata Namavali?
- Reduces the malefic effects of Ketu in the birth chart and during transits
- Supports spiritual growth, detachment, and inner clarity
- Offers protection from sudden setbacks and negative karmic influences
- Helps cultivate intuition and concentration during meditation
When is the best time to recite this?
Saturdays are the traditional day for Ketu worship, as Ketu is often linked to Saturn's energy. Reciting during Ketu's planetary hours or when Ketu's transit is active in a sensitive house of the natal chart is especially beneficial. Morning or evening recitation as part of daily puja is also common.
Historical and traditional background
Ashtottara Sata Namavalis for the Navagrahas are part of a long tradition of planetary worship found in Puranic and Tantric literature. Ketu, as the descending lunar node, was incorporated into the Navagraha system in later Puranic texts and became the subject of dedicated hymns designed to mitigate astrological hardship. The practice of chanting 108 names is ancient in Hinduism, where 108 is considered a number of spiritual completeness. This namavali is traditionally recited as part of Navagraha puja rituals.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Ketu Kavacham — a protective armor hymn to Ketu recited to shield against his malefic influence
- Navagraha Stotram — a hymn addressing all nine planetary deities together
- Ketu Gayatri Mantra — a short Vedic-style mantra for daily Ketu worship