Nava Graha Stotram
Nava Graha Stotram
Nava Graha Stotram
navagraha stotram
navagraha dhyāna ślokam
ādityāya ca somāya maṅgalāya budhāya ca |
guru śukra śanibhyaśca rāhave ketave namaḥ ||
raviḥ
japākusuma saṅkāśaṃ kāśyapeyaṃ mahādyutim |
tamo'riṃ sarva pāpaghnaṃ praṇatosmi divākaram ||
candraḥ
dadhiśaṅkha tuṣārābhaṃ kṣīrārṇava samudbhavam (kṣīrodārṇava sambhavam) |
namāmi śaśinaṃ somaṃ śambho-rmakuṭa bhūṣaṇam ||
kujaḥ
dharaṇī garbha sambhūtaṃ vidyutkānti samaprabham |
kumāraṃ śaktihastaṃ taṃ kujaṃ [maṅgalaṃ] praṇamāmyaham ||
budhaḥ
priyaṅgu kalikāśyāmaṃ rūpeṇā pratimaṃ budham |
saumyaṃ saumya (satva) guṇopetaṃ taṃ budhaṃ praṇamāmyaham ||
guruḥ
devānāṃ ca ṛṣīṇāṃ ca guruṃ kāñcanasannibham |
buddhimantaṃ trilokeśaṃ taṃ namāmi bṛhaspatim ||
śukraḥ
himakunda mṛṇālābhaṃ daityānaṃ paramaṃ gurum |
sarvaśāstra pravaktāraṃ bhārgavaṃ praṇamāmyaham ||
śaniḥ
nīlāñjana samābhāsaṃ raviputraṃ yamāgrajam |
chāyā mārtāṇḍa sambhūtaṃ taṃ namāmi śanaiścaram ||
rāhuḥ
ardhakāyaṃ mahāvīraṃ candrāditya vimardhanam |
siṃhikā garbha sambhūtaṃ taṃ rāhuṃ praṇamāmyaham ||
ketuḥ
palāśa puṣpa saṅkāśaṃ tārakāgrahamastakam |
raudraṃ raudrātmakaṃ ghoraṃ taṃ ketuṃ praṇamāmyaham ||
phalaśrutiḥ
iti vyāsa mukhodgītaṃ yaḥ paṭhetsu samāhitaḥ |
divā vā yadi vā rātrau vighnaśānti-rbhaviṣyati ||
naranārī-nṛpāṇāṃ ca bhave-dduḥsvapna-nāśanam |
aiśvaryamatulaṃ teṣāmārogyaṃ puṣṭi vardhanam ||
grahanakṣatrajāḥ pīḍāstaskarāgni samudbhavāḥ |
tāssarvāḥ praśamaṃ yānti vyāso brūte na saṃśayaḥ ||
iti vyāsa viracitaṃ navagraha stotraṃ sampūrṇam |
About This Stotram
Overview
Nava Graha Stotram is a Sanskrit hymn dedicated to the nine planetary deities of Vedic astrology — Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu, and Ketu. It is chanted to harmonize planetary energies and reduce the effects of adverse planetary positions.
What are the benefits of chanting Nava Graha Stotram?
- Reduction of malefic planetary influences
- Removal of obstacles in life
- Promotion of good health and well-being
- Attraction of good fortune and prosperity
- Protection from negative cosmic energies
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning and evening are the recommended times for recitation. Specific days associated with individual planets are considered especially auspicious — Sunday for the Sun, Monday for the Moon, and Saturday for Saturn. Reciting during periods of astrological challenge or planetary transits is a common practice.
Historical and traditional background
The Nava Graha Stotram is a devotional hymn that developed within the Vedic astrological tradition, which holds the nine planets as divine forces governing human destiny. While the concept of the Navagrahas is ancient and rooted in Vedic cosmology, specific stotrams dedicated to them as a group are generally considered to be of later composition. Versions of this hymn appear in various Puranic compilations and collections of devotional literature. The author is unknown, as is common with many widely recited traditional hymns.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Surya Stotram — a hymn in praise of the Sun deity
- Chandra Stotram — a hymn dedicated to the Moon
- Shani Stotram — verses for appeasing Saturn
- Nava Graha Peedahara Stotram — a related hymn for relief from planetary afflictions