Navagraha Stotra

Devanagari lyrics with meaning · composed by Śrī Vādirāja Tīrtha · stotra · 5 verses

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नवग्रहस्तोत्रम्

नवग्रहस्तोत्रम्

navagrahastotram

Navagraha Stotra — Vādirāja Tīrtha's hymn invoking the grace of the nine planets.

Verse 2 — भास्वान्मे भासयेत् तत्त्वं चन्द्रश्चाह्लादकृद्भव…

भास्वान्मे भासयेत् तत्त्वं चन्द्रश्चाह्लादकृद्भवेत् ।
मङ्गलो मङ्गलं दद्यात् बुधश्च बुधतां दिशेत्

bhāsvānme bhāsayet tattvaṃ candraścāhlādakṛdbhavet |
maṅgalo maṅgalaṃ dadyāt budhaśca budhatāṃ diśet

May the Sun illumine the truth for me; may the Moon bring gladness; may Mars grant auspiciousness; and may Mercury bestow wisdom.

Verse 3 — गुरुर्मे गुरुतां दद्यात् कविश्च कवितां दिशेत् ।…

गुरुर्मे गुरुतां दद्यात् कविश्च कवितां दिशेत् ।
शनिश्च शं प्रापयतु केतुः केतुं जयेऽर्पयेत्

gururme gurutāṃ dadyāt kaviśca kavitāṃ diśet |
śaniśca śaṃ prāpayatu ketuḥ ketuṃ jaye'rpayet

May Jupiter grant me nobility; may Venus bestow the gift of poetry; may Saturn bring me well-being; and may Ketu lay victory before me.

Verse 4 — राहुर्मे राहयेद्रोगं ग्रहाः सन्तु करग्रहाः ।…

राहुर्मे राहयेद्रोगं ग्रहाः सन्तु करग्रहाः ।
नवं नवं ममैश्वर्यं दिशन्त्वेते नवग्रहाः

rāhurme rāhayedrogaṃ grahāḥ santu karagrahāḥ |
navaṃ navaṃ mamaiśvaryaṃ diśantvete navagrahāḥ

May Rāhu drive my disease away; may all the planets be gracious, taking me by the hand; may these nine planets grant me ever-renewing prosperity.

Verse 5 — शने दिनमणेः सूनो ह्यनेकगुणसन्मणे । अरिष्टं हर…

शने दिनमणेः सूनो ह्यनेकगुणसन्मणे ।
अरिष्टं हर मेऽभीष्टं कुरु मा कुरु सङ्कटम्

śane dinamaṇeḥ sūno hyanekaguṇasanmaṇe |
ariṣṭaṃ hara me'bhīṣṭaṃ kuru mā kuru saṅkaṭam

O Śani, son of the Sun and jewel of countless virtues — take away my misfortune, fulfil my heart's desire, and bring me no distress.

Verse 6 — हरेरनुग्रहार्थाय शत्रुणां निग्रहाय च ।…

हरेरनुग्रहार्थाय शत्रुणां निग्रहाय च ।
वादिराजयतिप्रोक्तं ग्रहस्तोत्रं सदा पठेत्

hareranugrahārthāya śatruṇāṃ nigrahāya ca |
vādirājayatiproktaṃ grahastotraṃ sadā paṭhet

To win the grace of Hari and to subdue one's foes, one should ever recite this hymn to the planets, composed by Vādirāja Yati.

About Navagraha Stotra

Navagraha Stotra is a Sanskrit stotra, composed by Śrī Vādirāja Tīrtha, addressed to Navagraha — a Stotra. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: sanskritdocuments.org.

A revered Mādhwa saint and pontiff of Sode, and a prolific poet-scholar renowned for works such as the Daśāvatāra Stuti and Lakṣmī Śobhāne.

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Navagraha Stotra is a Sanskrit stotra (devotional hymn), composed by Śrī Vādirāja Tīrtha, addressed to Navagraha, of 5 verses. On Avabodhak every verse is shown with its English meaning, so you can understand the text line by line as you read.

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Navagraha Stotra is attributed to Śrī Vādirāja Tīrtha.

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