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Sani Ashtottara Sata Namavali

Sani Ashtottara Sata Namavali

Sani Ashtottara Sata Namavali

Namavali
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śani aṣṭottara śata nāmāvali

oṃ śanaiścarāya namaḥ |

oṃ śāntāya namaḥ |

oṃ sarvābhīṣṭapradāyine namaḥ |

oṃ śaraṇyāya namaḥ |

oṃ vareṇyāya namaḥ |

oṃ sarveśāya namaḥ |

oṃ saumyāya namaḥ |

oṃ suravandyāya namaḥ |

oṃ suralokavihāriṇe namaḥ |

oṃ sukhāsanopaviṣṭāya namaḥ || 10 ||

oṃ sundarāya namaḥ |

oṃ ghanāya namaḥ |

oṃ ghanarūpāya namaḥ |

oṃ ghanābharaṇadhāriṇe namaḥ |

oṃ ghanasāravilepāya namaḥ |

oṃ khadyotāya namaḥ |

oṃ mandāya namaḥ |

oṃ mandaceṣṭāya namaḥ |

oṃ mahanīyaguṇātmane namaḥ |

oṃ martyapāvanapadāya namaḥ || 20 ||

oṃ maheśāya namaḥ |

oṃ chāyāputrāya namaḥ |

oṃ śarvāya namaḥ |

oṃ śaratūṇīradhāriṇe namaḥ |

oṃ carasthirasvabhāvāya namaḥ |

oṃ cañcalāya namaḥ |

oṃ nīlavarṇāya namaḥ |

oṃ nityāya namaḥ |

oṃ nīlāñjananibhāya namaḥ |

oṃ nīlāmbaravibhūṣāya namaḥ || 30 ||

oṃ niścalāya namaḥ |

oṃ vedyāya namaḥ |

oṃ vidhirūpāya namaḥ |

oṃ virodhādhārabhūmaye namaḥ |

oṃ bhedāspadasvabhāvāya namaḥ |

oṃ vajradehāya namaḥ |

oṃ vairāgyadāya namaḥ |

oṃ vīrāya namaḥ |

oṃ vītarogabhayāya namaḥ |

oṃ vipatparampareśāya namaḥ || 40 ||

oṃ viśvavandyāya namaḥ |

oṃ gṛdhnavāhāya namaḥ |

oṃ gūḍhāya namaḥ |

oṃ kūrmāṅgāya namaḥ |

oṃ kurūpiṇe namaḥ |

oṃ kutsitāya namaḥ |

oṃ guṇāḍhyāya namaḥ |

oṃ gocarāya namaḥ |

oṃ avidyāmūlanāśāya namaḥ |

oṃ vidyā'vidyāsvarūpiṇe namaḥ || 50 ||

oṃ āyuṣyakāraṇāya namaḥ |

oṃ āpaduddhartre namaḥ |

oṃ viṣṇubhaktāya namaḥ |

oṃ vaśine namaḥ |

oṃ vividhāgamavedine namaḥ |

oṃ vidhistutyāya namaḥ |

oṃ vandyāya namaḥ |

oṃ virūpākṣāya namaḥ |

oṃ variṣṭhāya namaḥ |

oṃ gariṣṭhāya namaḥ || 60 ||

oṃ vajrāṅkuśadharāya namaḥ |

oṃ varadābhayahastāya namaḥ |

oṃ vāmanāya namaḥ |

oṃ jyeṣṭhāpatnīsametāya namaḥ |

oṃ śreṣṭhāya namaḥ |

oṃ mitabhāṣiṇe namaḥ |

oṃ kaṣṭaughanāśakāya namaḥ |

oṃ puṣṭidāya namaḥ |

oṃ stutyāya namaḥ |

oṃ stotragamyāya namaḥ || 70 ||

oṃ bhaktivaśyāya namaḥ |

oṃ bhānave namaḥ |

oṃ bhānuputrāya namaḥ |

oṃ bhavyāya namaḥ |

oṃ pāvanāya namaḥ |

oṃ dhanurmaṇḍalasaṃsthāya namaḥ |

oṃ dhanadāya namaḥ |

oṃ dhanuṣmate namaḥ |

oṃ tanuprakāśadehāya namaḥ |

oṃ tāmasāya namaḥ || 80 ||

oṃ aśeṣajanavandyāya namaḥ |

oṃ viśeṣaphaladāyine namaḥ |

oṃ vaśīkṛtajaneśāya namaḥ |

oṃ paśūnāṃ pataye namaḥ |

oṃ khecarāya namaḥ |

oṃ khageśāya namaḥ |

oṃ ghananīlāmbarāya namaḥ |

oṃ kāṭhinyamānasāya namaḥ |

oṃ āryagaṇastutyāya namaḥ |

oṃ nīlacchatrāya namaḥ || 90 ||

oṃ nityāya namaḥ |

oṃ nirguṇāya namaḥ |

oṃ guṇātmane namaḥ |

oṃ nirāmayāya namaḥ |

oṃ nindyāya namaḥ |

oṃ vandanīyāya namaḥ |

oṃ dhīrāya namaḥ |

oṃ divyadehāya namaḥ |

oṃ dīnārtiharaṇāya namaḥ |

oṃ dainyanāśakarāya namaḥ || 100 ||

oṃ āryajanagaṇyāya namaḥ |

oṃ krūrāya namaḥ |

oṃ krūraceṣṭāya namaḥ |

oṃ kāmakrodhakarāya namaḥ |

oṃ kalatraputraśatrutvakāraṇāya namaḥ |

oṃ paripoṣitabhaktāya namaḥ |

oṃ parabhītiharāya namaḥ |

oṃ bhaktasaṅghamano'bhīṣṭaphaladāya namaḥ || 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

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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