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Sani Ashtottara Sata Namavali

Sani Ashtottara Sata Namavali

Sani Ashtottara Sata Namavali

Namavali
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shani aShTottara shata nAmAvali

OM shanaishcharAya namaH |

OM shAntAya namaH |

OM sarvAbhIShTapradAyine namaH |

OM sharaNyAya namaH |

OM vareNyAya namaH |

OM sarveshAya namaH |

OM saumyAya namaH |

OM suravandyAya namaH |

OM suralokavihAriNe namaH |

OM sukhAsanopaviShTAya namaH || 10 ||

OM sundarAya namaH |

OM ghanAya namaH |

OM ghanarUpAya namaH |

OM ghanAbharaNadhAriNe namaH |

OM ghanasAravilepAya namaH |

OM khadyotAya namaH |

OM mandAya namaH |

OM mandacheShTAya namaH |

OM mahanIyaguNAtmane namaH |

OM martyapAvanapadAya namaH || 20 ||

OM maheshAya namaH |

OM ChAyAputrAya namaH |

OM sharvAya namaH |

OM sharatUNIradhAriNe namaH |

OM charasthirasvabhAvAya namaH |

OM cha~nchalAya namaH |

OM nIlavarNAya namaH |

OM nityAya namaH |

OM nIlA~njananibhAya namaH |

OM nIlAmbaravibhUShAya namaH || 30 ||

OM nishchalAya 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 vipatparampareshAya namaH || 40 ||

OM vishvavandyAya namaH |

OM gRRidhnavAhAya namaH |

OM gUDhAya namaH |

OM kUrmA~NgAya namaH |

OM kurUpiNe namaH |

OM kutsitAya namaH |

OM guNADhyAya namaH |

OM gocharAya namaH |

OM avidyAmUlanAshAya namaH |

OM vidyA.avidyAsvarUpiNe namaH || 50 ||

OM AyuShyakAraNAya namaH |

OM Apaduddhartre namaH |

OM viShNubhaktAya namaH |

OM vashine namaH |

OM vividhAgamavedine namaH |

OM vidhistutyAya namaH |

OM vandyAya namaH |

OM virUpAkShAya namaH |

OM variShThAya namaH |

OM gariShThAya namaH || 60 ||

OM vajrA~NkushadharAya namaH |

OM varadAbhayahastAya namaH |

OM vAmanAya namaH |

OM jyeShThApatnIsametAya namaH |

OM shreShThAya namaH |

OM mitabhAShiNe namaH |

OM kaShTaughanAshakAya namaH |

OM puShTidAya namaH |

OM stutyAya namaH |

OM stotragamyAya namaH || 70 ||

OM bhaktivashyAya namaH |

OM bhAnave namaH |

OM bhAnuputrAya namaH |

OM bhavyAya namaH |

OM pAvanAya namaH |

OM dhanurmaNDalasaMsthAya namaH |

OM dhanadAya namaH |

OM dhanuShmate namaH |

OM tanuprakAshadehAya namaH |

OM tAmasAya namaH || 80 ||

OM asheShajanavandyAya namaH |

OM visheShaphaladAyine namaH |

OM vashIkRRitajaneshAya namaH |

OM pashUnAM pataye namaH |

OM khecharAya namaH |

OM khageshAya namaH |

OM ghananIlAmbarAya namaH |

OM kAThinyamAnasAya namaH |

OM AryagaNastutyAya namaH |

OM nIlachChatrAya 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 dainyanAshakarAya namaH || 100 ||

OM AryajanagaNyAya namaH |

OM krUrAya namaH |

OM krUracheShTAya namaH |

OM kAmakrodhakarAya namaH |

OM kalatraputrashatrutvakAraNAya namaH |

OM paripoShitabhaktAya namaH |

OM parabhItiharAya namaH |

OM bhaktasa~Nghamano.abhIShTaphaladAya 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