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Sani Ashtottara Sata Namavali

Sani Ashtottara Sata Namavali

Namavali
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zani aSTottara zata nAmAvali

OM zanaizcarAya namaH |

OM zAntAya namaH |

OM sarvAbhISTapradAyine namaH |

OM zaraNyAya namaH |

OM vareNyAya namaH |

OM sarvezAya namaH |

OM saumyAya namaH |

OM suravandyAya namaH |

OM suralokavihAriNe namaH |

OM sukhAsanopaviSTAya namaH || 10 ||

OM sundarAya namaH |

OM ghanAya namaH |

OM ghanarUpAya namaH |

OM ghanAbharaNadhAriNe namaH |

OM ghanasAravilepAya namaH |

OM khadyotAya namaH |

OM mandAya namaH |

OM mandaceSTAya namaH |

OM mahanIyaguNAtmane namaH |

OM martyapAvanapadAya namaH || 20 ||

OM mahezAya namaH |

OM chAyAputrAya namaH |

OM zarvAya namaH |

OM zaratUNIradhAriNe namaH |

OM carasthirasvabhAvAya namaH |

OM caJcalAya namaH |

OM nIlavarNAya namaH |

OM nityAya namaH |

OM nIlAJjananibhAya namaH |

OM nIlAmbaravibhUSAya namaH || 30 ||

OM nizcalAya namaH |

OM vedyAya namaH |

OM vidhirUpAya namaH |

OM virodhAdhArabhUmaye namaH |

OM bhedAspadasvabhAvAya namaH |

OM vajradehAya namaH |

OM vairAgyadAya namaH |

OM vIrAya namaH |

OM vItarogabhayAya namaH |

OM vipatparamparezAya namaH || 40 ||

OM vizvavandyAya namaH |

OM gRdhnavAhAya namaH |

OM gUDhAya namaH |

OM kUrmAGgAya namaH |

OM kurUpiNe namaH |

OM kutsitAya namaH |

OM guNADhyAya namaH |

OM gocarAya namaH |

OM avidyAmUlanAzAya namaH |

OM vidyA'vidyAsvarUpiNe namaH || 50 ||

OM AyuSyakAraNAya namaH |

OM Apaduddhartre namaH |

OM viSNubhaktAya namaH |

OM vazine namaH |

OM vividhAgamavedine namaH |

OM vidhistutyAya namaH |

OM vandyAya namaH |

OM virUpAkSAya namaH |

OM variSThAya namaH |

OM gariSThAya namaH || 60 ||

OM vajrAGkuzadharAya namaH |

OM varadAbhayahastAya namaH |

OM vAmanAya namaH |

OM jyeSThApatnIsametAya namaH |

OM zreSThAya namaH |

OM mitabhASiNe namaH |

OM kaSTaughanAzakAya namaH |

OM puSTidAya namaH |

OM stutyAya namaH |

OM stotragamyAya namaH || 70 ||

OM bhaktivazyAya namaH |

OM bhAnave namaH |

OM bhAnuputrAya namaH |

OM bhavyAya namaH |

OM pAvanAya namaH |

OM dhanurmaNDalasaMsthAya namaH |

OM dhanadAya namaH |

OM dhanuSmate namaH |

OM tanuprakAzadehAya namaH |

OM tAmasAya namaH || 80 ||

OM azeSajanavandyAya namaH |

OM vizeSaphaladAyine namaH |

OM vazIkRtajanezAya namaH |

OM pazUnAM pataye namaH |

OM khecarAya namaH |

OM khagezAya namaH |

OM ghananIlAmbarAya namaH |

OM kAThinyamAnasAya namaH |

OM AryagaNastutyAya namaH |

OM nIlacchatrAya namaH || 90 ||

OM nityAya namaH |

OM nirguNAya namaH |

OM guNAtmane namaH |

OM nirAmayAya namaH |

OM nindyAya namaH |

OM vandanIyAya namaH |

OM dhIrAya namaH |

OM divyadehAya namaH |

OM dInArtiharaNAya namaH |

OM dainyanAzakarAya namaH || 100 ||

OM AryajanagaNyAya namaH |

OM krUrAya namaH |

OM krUraceSTAya namaH |

OM kAmakrodhakarAya namaH |

OM kalatraputrazatrutvakAraNAya namaH |

OM paripoSitabhaktAya namaH |

OM parabhItiharAya namaH |

OM bhaktasaGghamano'bhISTaphaladAya namaH || 108 ||

About This Stotram

Overview

The Sani Ashtottara Sata Namavali is a namavali listing 108 names of Lord Shani (Saturn), each presented in the "Om... Namah" invocation format standard to the namavali genre. It belongs to the Hindu graha-devotional tradition and is used in Shani worship as a means of propitiating the planetary deity associated with karma, discipline, and justice.

What are the benefits of chanting Sani Ashtottara Sata Namavali?

  • Removal of obstacles and hardships linked to Saturn's influence
  • Development of patience and perseverance
  • Mitigation of adverse effects during Sade Sati and Shani Dhaiya
  • Attainment of justice and righteous outcomes in difficult situations

When is the best time to recite this?

Saturday is the primary day for Shani namavali recitation. It is also recited during Shani Jayanti, Saturn retrograde periods, and whenever one is experiencing prolonged difficulties attributed to Saturn's transit. Morning or evening recitation is typical.

What is the historical and traditional background?

The ashtottara namavali format has been applied to major deities and planetary lords throughout Puranic and post-Puranic Hindu devotional literature. Shani worship, with its associated stotrams and namavalis, reflects the longstanding integration of Vedic astrology and devotional practice. These namavalis are generally considered to have developed within Puranic and Tantric contexts, compiled by various scholars and practitioners. The specific author and date of this namavali are not documented.

Available scripts

This text is available in 14 scripts: devanagari, tamil, telugu, kannada, malayalam, gujarati, bengali, iast, gurmukhi, oriya, assamese, sinhala, itrans, hk. Use the script selector above to switch between them.

Related Texts

  • Sani Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram — the stotram counterpart presenting the same 108 names of Shani in verse form
  • Sani Graha Pancharatna Stotram — a concise five-verse hymn to Lord Shani in the same graha-devotional tradition