Navagraha Suktam
Navagraha Suktam
navagraha sUktam
OM zuklAmbaradharaM-vi~SNuM zazivarNa-Jcaturbhujam|
prasannavadana-ndhyAyetsarva vighnopazAntaye ||
o-mbhUH o-mbhuvaH॑ ogM॒ suvaH॑ o-mmahaH॑ o-JjanaH o-ntapaH॑ ogM sa॒tyaM o-ntatsa॑vi॒turvare᳚Nya॒-mbhargo॑de॒vasya॑ dhImahi dhiyo॒ yo naH॑
praco॒dayA᳚t || OM Apo॒ jyotI॒raso॒-'mRta॒-mbrahma॒ bhUrbhuva॒ssuva॒rom ||
mamopAtta-samasta-duritakSayadvArA zrIparamezvara prItyarthaM AdityAdi navagraha devatA prasAda siddhyarthaM AdityAdi navagraha namaskArAn kariSye ||
OM Asa॒tyena॒ raja॑sA॒ varta॑mAno nive॒zaya॑nna॒mRta॒-mmartya॑Jca | hi॒ra॒Nyaye॑na savi॒tA rathe॒nA-''de॒vo yA॑ti॒bhuva॑nA vi॒pazyan॑ || a॒gni-ndU॒taM-vR॑NImahe॒ hotA॑raM-vi॒zvave॑dasam | a॒sya ya॒jJasya॑ su॒kratum᳚ || yeSA॒mIze॑ pazu॒patiH॑ pazU॒nA-Jcatu॑SpadAmu॒ta ca॑ dvi॒padA᳚m | niSkrI॑to॒-'yaM-ya~॒jJiya॑-mbhA॒game॑tu rA॒yaspoSA॒ yaja॑mAnasya santu ||
OM adhidevatA pratyadhidevatA sahitAya Adi॑tyAya॒ namaH॑ || 1 ||
OM ApyA॑yasva॒ same॑tu te vi॒zvata॑ssoma॒ vRSNi॑yam | bhavA॒ vAja॑sya saGga॒the || a॒psume॒ somo॑ abravIda॒ntarvizvA॑ni bheSa॒jA | a॒gniJca॑ vi॒zvaza॑mbhuva॒mApa॑zca vi॒zvabhe॑SajIH || gau॒rI mi॑mAya sali॒lAni॒ takSa॒tyeka॑padI dvi॒padI॒ sA catu॑SpadI | a॒STApa॑dI॒ nava॑padI babhU॒vuSI॑ sa॒hasrA᳚kSarA para॒me vyo॑mann ||
OM adhidevatA pratyadhidevatA sahitAya somA॑ya॒ namaH॑ || 2 ||
OM a॒gnirmU॒rdhA di॒vaH ka॒kutpatiH॑ pRthi॒vyA a॒yam | a॒pAgMretAgM॑si jinvati || syo॒nA pR॑thivi॒ bhavA॑-'nRkSa॒rA ni॒veza॑nI | yacchA॑na॒zzarma॑ sa॒prathAH᳚ || kSetra॑sya॒ pati॑nA va॒yagMhi॒te ne॑va jayAmasi | gAmazva॑-mpoSayi॒t.MvA sa no॑ mRDAtI॒dRze᳚ ||
OM adhidevatA pratyadhidevatA sahitAya aGgA॑rakAya॒ namaH॑ || 3 ||
OM udbu॑dhyasvAgne॒ prati॑jAgRhyenamiSTApU॒rte sagMsR॑jethAma॒yaJca॑ | punaH॑ kR॒NvaggstvA॑ pi॒taraM॒-yuvA॑nama॒nvAtAgM॑sI॒ttvayi॒ tantu॑me॒tam || i॒daM-viSNu॒rvica॑krame tre॒dhA nida॑dhe pa॒dam | samU॑DhamasyapAgM su॒re || viSNo॑ ra॒rATa॑masi॒ viSNoH᳚ pR॒SThama॑si॒ viSNo॒zznaptre᳚stho॒ viSNo॒ssyUra॑si॒ viSNo᳚rdhru॒vama॑si vaiSNa॒vama॑si॒ viSNa॑ve tvA ||
OM adhidevatA pratyadhidevatA sahitAya budhA॑ya॒ namaH॑ || 4 ||
o-mbRha॑spate॒ ati॒yada॒ryo arhA᳚ddyu॒madvi॒bhAti॒ kratu॑ma॒jjane॑Su |yaddI॒daya॒ccava॑sartaprajAta॒ tada॒smAsu॒ dravi॑Nandhehi ci॒tram || indra॑marutva i॒ha pA॑hi॒ somaM॒-ya~thA॑ zAryA॒te api॑bassu॒tasya॑ | tava॒ praNI॑tI॒ tava॑ zUra॒zarma॒nnAvi॑vAsanti ka॒vaya॑ssuya॒jJAH || brahma॑jajJA॒na-mpra॑tha॒ma-mpu॒rastA॒dvisI॑ma॒tassu॒ruco॑ ve॒na A॑vaH | sabu॒dhniyA॑ upa॒mA a॑sya vi॒SThAssa॒tazca॒ yoni॒masa॑tazca॒ vivaH॑ ||
OM adhidevatA pratyadhidevatA sahitAya bRha॒spata॑ye॒ namaH॑ || 5 ||
o-mprava॑zzu॒krAya॑ bhA॒nave॑ bharadhvam | ha॒vya-mma॒ti-JcA॒gnaye॒ supU॑tam | yo daivyA॑ni॒ mAnu॑SA ja॒nUgMSi॑ a॒ntarvizvA॑ni vi॒dma nA॒ jigA॑ti || i॒ndrA॒NImA॒su nAri॑Su su॒pat.MI॑ma॒hama॑zravam | na hya॑syA apa॒raJca॒na ja॒rasA॒ mara॑te॒ patiH॑ || indraM॑-vo~ vi॒zvata॒spari॒ havA॑mahe॒ jane᳚bhyaH | a॒smAka॑mastu॒ keva॑laH||
OM adhidevatA pratyadhidevatA sahitAya zukrA॑ya॒ namaH॑ || 6 ||
OM zanno॑ de॒vIra॒bhiSTa॑ya॒ Apo॑ bhavantu pI॒taye᳚ | zaMyora॒bhisra॑vantu naH || prajA॑pate॒ na tvade॒tAnya॒nyo vizvA॑ jA॒tAni॒ pari॒tA ba॑bhUva | yatkA॑mAste juhu॒mastanno॑ astu va॒yaggsyA॑ma॒ pata॑yo rayI॒NAm || i॒maM-ya॑maprasta॒ramAhi sIdA-'Ggi॑robhiH pi॒tRbhi॑ssaMvi~dA॒naH | AtvA॒ mantrAH᳚ kaviza॒stA va॑hantve॒nA rA॑jan, ha॒viSA॑ mAdayasva ||
OM adhidevatA pratyadhidevatA sahitAya zanaizca॑rAya॒ namaH॑ || 7 ||
o-GkayA॑ nazci॒tra Abhu॑vadU॒tI sa॒dAvR॑dha॒ssakhA᳚ | kayA॒ zaci॑SThayA vR॒tA || A-'yaGgauH pRzni॑rakramI॒dasa॑nanmA॒tara॒-mpunaH॑ | pi॒tara॑Jca pra॒yantsuvaH॑ || yatte॑ de॒vI nirR॑tirAba॒bandha॒ dAma॑ grI॒vAsva॑vica॒rtyam | i॒dante॒ tadviSyA॒myAyu॑So॒ na madhyA॒dathA॑jI॒vaH pi॒tuma॑ddhi॒ pramu॑ktaH ||
OM adhidevatA pratyadhidevatA sahitAya rAha॑ve॒ namaH॑ || 8 ||
o-Gke॒tuGkR॒Nvanna॑ke॒tave॒ pezo॑ maryA ape॒zase᳚ | samu॒Sadbhi॑rajAyathAH || bra॒hmA de॒vAnA᳚-mpada॒vIH ka॑vI॒nAmRSi॒rviprA॑NA-mmahi॒So mR॒gANA᳚m | zye॒nogRdhrA॑NA॒g॒svadhi॑ti॒rvanA॑nA॒gM॒ somaH॑ pa॒vitra॒matye॑ti॒ rebhan॑ || saci॑tra ci॒tra-Jci॒tayan᳚tama॒sme citra॑kSatra ci॒trata॑maM-va~yo॒dhAm | ca॒ndraM ra॒yi-mpu॑ru॒vIram᳚ bR॒hanta॒-Jcandra॑ca॒ndrAbhi॑rgRNa॒te yu॑vasva ||
OM adhidevatA pratyadhidevatA sahitebhyaH ketu॑bhyo॒ namaH॑ || 9 ||
|| OM AdityAdi navagraha deva॑tAbhyo॒ namo॒ namaH॑ ||
|| OM zAnti॒-zzAnti॒-zzAntiH॑ ||
About This Stotram
Overview
The Navagraha Suktam is a Sanskrit hymn consisting of 9 verses that invokes and praises the nine planetary deities (Navagrahas) — the Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu, and Ketu — who are considered in Vedic astrology to govern human destiny and karma. The text draws on Vedic mantra conventions and is used in Navagraha puja to seek the benevolent influence of all nine celestial bodies. It belongs to the Vedic and Agamic astrological worship tradition within Hinduism.
What are the benefits of chanting Navagraha Suktam?
- Seeks mitigation of planetary afflictions (graha doshas) through devotional recitation
- Invokes good fortune, health, and prosperity from the nine planets
- Supports Navagraha puja as a liturgical recitation text
- Used as a remedy in Vedic astrology alongside planetary rituals
When is the best time to recite this?
The suktam is recited in the morning and evening. Days associated with each planet — Sunday for Surya, Monday for Chandra, Saturday for Shani, and so forth — are auspicious for targeted recitation. It is also recited during planetary transits, eclipses, and astrologically difficult periods.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Navagraha worship has deep roots in Vedic and Puranic literature, with individual planetary hymns found in texts such as the Rig Veda and Atharva Veda and more elaborate Navagraha stotrams in Puranic compilations. The Navagraha Suktam as a grouped invocation of all nine planets likely developed within the synthesis of Vedic mantra tradition and Puranic-Tantric astrological worship. Its authorship is not attributed to a named individual. Navagraha temples are especially prominent in South India, and the suktam is regularly recited in their liturgy.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Nava Graha Kavacham — the protective armor hymn for the nine planets, recited alongside the suktam in comprehensive Navagraha worship
- Navagraha Chalisa — a Hindi devotional hymn for the nine planets in the chalisa format, offering a vernacular complement to this Sanskrit text