Runa Vimochana Angaraka (Mangala) Stotram
Runa Vimochana Angaraka (Mangala) Stotram
RNa vimocana aGgAraka (maGgala) stotram
skanda uvAca |
RNagrastanarANAM tu RNamuktiH kathaM bhavet |
brahmovAca |
vakSye'haM sarvalokAnAM hitArthaM hitakAmadam ||
asya zrI aGgAraka stotra mahAmantrasya gautama RSiH, anuSTup chandaH, aGgArako devatA mama RNa vimocanArthe jape viniyogaH |
dhyAnam –
dharaNI garbha sambhUtaM vidyutkAnti samaprabham |
kumAraM zaktihastaM taM kujaM praNamAmyaham || 1 ||
raktamAlyAmbaradharaH zUlazaktigadAdharaH |
caturbhujo meSagato varadazca dharAsutaH || 2 ||
atha stotram –
maGgalo bhUmiputrazca RNahartA dhanapradaH |
sthirAsano mahAkAyaH sarvakarmAvabodhakaH || 3 ||
lohito lohitAGgazca sAmagAyI kRpAkaraH |
dharmarAjaH kujo bhaumo bhUmijo bhUminandanaH || 4 ||
aGgArako yamazcaiva sarvarogApahArakaH |
sRSTikartA'pahartA ca sarvakAmaphalapradaH || 5 ||
bhUtido grahapUjyazca vaktro raktavapuH prabhuH |
etAni kujanAmAni yo nityaM prayataH paThet |
RNaM na jAyate tasya dhanaM prApnotyasaMzayam || 6 ||
raktapuSpaizca gandhaizca dIpadhUpAdibhistathA |
maGgalaM pUjayitvA tu maGgale'hani sarvadA || 7 ||
RNarekhAH prakartavyAH dagdhAGgAraistadagrataH |
saptaviMzatinAmAni paThitvA tu tadantike || 8 ||
tAzca pramArjayetpazcAdvAmapAdena saMspRzan |
evaM kRtvA na sandeho RNahIno dhanI bhavet || 9 ||
bhUmijasya prasAdena grahapIDA vinazyati |
yenArjitA jagatkIrtirbhUmiputreNa zAzvatI || 10 ||
zatravazca hatA yena bhaumena mahitAtmanA |
sa prIyatAM tu bhaumo'dya tuSTo bhUyAt sadA mama || 11 ||
mUlamantraH –
aGgAraka mahIputra bhagavan bhaktavatsala |
namo'stu te mamAzeSa RNamAzu vimocaya || 12 ||
arghyam –
bhUmiputra mahAtejaH svedodbhava pinAkinaH |
RNArtastvAM prapanno'smi gRhANArghyaM namo'stu te || 13 ||
iti RNa vimocana aGgAraka stotram ||
About This Stotram
Overview
The Runa Vimochana Angaraka (Mangala) Stotram is a Sanskrit hymn of 13 verses that addresses Angaraka, the Vedic deity associated with the planet Mars, with the specific purpose of seeking relief from debts (runa). It is composed in a Puranic narrative framework as a dialogue between Skanda and Brahma, and belongs to the tradition of planetary-deity (graha) devotional literature.
What are the benefits of chanting Runa Vimochana Angaraka Stotram?
- Removal of financial debts and obligations
- Mitigation of adverse Mars placements in a horoscope
- Attainment of material stability and prosperity
- Removal of obstacles linked to planetary afflictions
When is the best time to recite this?
Tuesday (Mangalavar) is the day dedicated to Angaraka and is the most suitable day for recitation. Morning recitation is generally preferred. It is also recited during periods when Mars is unfavorably transiting one's horoscope.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The stotram belongs to the genre of graha-stotrams, devotional hymns directed at planetary deities, which developed primarily within Puranic and Tantric literature during the medieval period. Its dialogue format, with Brahma as the revealer and Skanda as the questioner, is characteristic of Puranic narrative convention. The exact date of composition and specific source text are unknown, but its content and style align with later Puranic compilations that address astrological remedies.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Runa Vimochana Angaraka Stotram — a closely related hymn to the same deity with an overlapping focus on debt relief, distinguished by its textual variant
- Sani Graha Pancharatna Stotram — another graha-stotram in this tradition, directed at a different planetary deity for similar remedial purposes