Ketu Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Ketu Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Ketu Ashtottara Sata Namavali
ketu aShTottara shata nAmAvali
OM ketave namaH |
OM sthUlashirase namaH |
OM shiromAtrAya namaH |
OM dhvajAkRRitaye namaH |
OM navagrahayutAya namaH |
OM siMhikAsurIgarbhasambhavAya namaH |
OM mahAbhItikarAya namaH |
OM chitravarNAya namaH |
OM pi~NgalAkShakAya namaH |
OM phalodhUmrasa~NkAshAya namaH || 10 ||
OM tIkShNadaMShTrAya namaH |
OM mahoragAya namaH |
OM raktanetrAya namaH |
OM chitrakAriNe namaH |
OM tIvrakopAya namaH |
OM mahAsurAya namaH |
OM krUrakaNThAya namaH |
OM krodhanidhaye namaH |
OM ChAyAgrahavisheShakAya namaH |
OM antyagrahAya namaH || 20 ||
OM mahAshIrShAya namaH |
OM sUryAraye namaH |
OM puShpavadgrahiNe namaH |
OM varadahastAya namaH |
OM gadApANaye namaH |
OM chitravastradharAya namaH |
OM chitradhvajapatAkAya namaH |
OM ghorAya namaH |
OM chitrarathAya namaH |
OM shikhine namaH || 30 ||
OM kulutthabhakShakAya namaH |
OM vaiDUryAbharaNAya namaH |
OM utpAtajanakAya namaH |
OM shukramitrAya namaH |
OM mandasakhAya namaH |
OM gadAdharAya namaH |
OM nAkapataye namaH |
OM antarvedIshvarAya namaH |
OM jaiminigotrajAya namaH |
OM chitraguptAtmane namaH || 40 ||
OM dakShiNAmukhAya namaH |
OM mukundavarapAtrAya namaH |
OM mahAsurakulodbhavAya namaH |
OM ghanavarNAya namaH |
OM lambadehAya namaH |
OM mRRityuputrAya namaH |
OM utpAtarUpadhAriNe namaH |
OM adRRishyAya namaH |
OM kAlAgnisannibhAya namaH |
OM nRRipIDAya namaH || 50 ||
OM grahakAriNe namaH |
OM sarvopadravakArakAya namaH |
OM chitraprasUtAya namaH |
OM analAya namaH |
OM sarvavyAdhivinAshakAya namaH |
OM apasavyaprachAriNe namaH |
OM navame pApadAyakAya namaH |
OM pa~nchame shokadAya namaH |
OM uparAgakhecharAya namaH |
OM atipuruShakarmaNe namaH || 60 ||
OM turIye sukhapradAya namaH |
OM tRRitIye vairadAya namaH |
OM pApagrahAya namaH |
OM sphoTakakArakAya namaH |
OM prANanAthAya namaH |
OM pa~nchame shramakArakAya namaH |
OM dvitIye.asphuTavagdAtre namaH |
OM viShAkulitavaktrakAya namaH |
OM kAmarUpiNe namaH |
OM siMhadantAya namaH || 70 ||
OM satye anRRitavate namaH |
OM chaturthe mAtRRinAshAya namaH |
OM navame pitRRinAshakAya namaH |
OM antye vairapradAya namaH |
OM sutAnandanabandhakAya namaH |
OM sarpAkShijAtAya namaH |
OM ana~NgAya namaH |
OM karmarAshyudbhavAya namaH |
OM upAnte kIrtidAya namaH |
OM saptame kalahapradAya namaH || 80 ||
OM aShTame vyAdhikartre namaH |
OM dhane bahusukhapradAya namaH |
OM janane rogadAya namaH |
OM UrdhvamUrdhajAya namaH |
OM grahanAyakAya namaH |
OM pApadRRiShTaye namaH |
OM khecharAya namaH |
OM shAmbhavAya namaH |
OM asheShapUjitAya namaH |
OM shAshvatAya namaH || 90 ||
OM naTAya namaH |
OM shubhA.ashubhaphalapradAya namaH |
OM dhUmrAya namaH |
OM sudhApAyine namaH |
OM ajitAya namaH |
OM bhaktavatsalAya namaH |
OM siMhAsanAya namaH |
OM ketumUrtaye namaH |
OM ravIndudyutinAshakAya namaH |
OM amarAya namaH || 100 ||
OM pIDakAya namaH |
OM amartyAya namaH |
OM viShNudRRiShTAya namaH |
OM asureshvarAya namaH |
OM bhaktarakShAya namaH |
OM vaichitryakapaTasyandanAya namaH |
OM vichitraphaladAyine namaH |
OM bhaktAbhIShTaphalapradAya 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.
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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