Lord Mangala (Planet Mars)

aṅgāraka aṣṭottara śata nāma stotram

(Angaraka Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram in English (IAST))

From Skanda Purana

This sacred hymn invokes the one hundred and eight names of Angaraka, or the planet Mars, as described in the Skanda Purana. As a prominent Navagraha, Lord Mangala represents courage, energy, and physical strength. Chanting this stotram is believed to appease the deity, reduce the malefic influences of Mars in one's horoscope, and bestow the devotee with victory, vitality, and protection from accidents or debt. It is a powerful practice for those seeking to overcome obstacles, enhance their discipline, and invoke the warrior-like divine qualities of Mangala in their daily lives.

mahīsuto mahābhāgo maṅgalo maṅgalapradaḥ |
mahāvīro mahāśūro mahābalaparākramaḥ || 1 ||
mahāraudro mahābhadro mānanīyo dayākaraḥ |
mānado'marṣaṇaḥ krūrastāpapāpavivarjitaḥ || 2 ||
supratīpaḥ sutāmrākṣaḥ subrahmaṇyaḥ sukhapradaḥ |
vakrastambhādigamano vareṇyo varadaḥ sukhī || 3 ||
vīrabhadro virūpākṣo vidūrastho vibhāvasuḥ |
nakṣatracakrasañcārī kṣatrapaḥ kṣātravarjitaḥ || 4 ||
kṣayavṛddhivinirmuktaḥ kṣamāyukto vicakṣaṇaḥ |
akṣīṇaphaladaḥ cakṣurgocaraḥ śubhalakṣaṇaḥ || 5 ||
vītarāgo vītabhayo vijvaro viśvakāraṇaḥ |
nakṣatrarāśisañcāro nānābhayanikṛntanaḥ || 6 ||
kamanīyo dayāsāraḥ kanatkanakabhūṣaṇaḥ |
bhayaghno bhavyaphalado bhaktābhayavarapradaḥ || 7 ||
śatruhantā śamopetaḥ śaraṇāgatapoṣakaḥ |
sāhasaḥ sadguṇā'dhyakṣaḥ sādhuḥ samaradurjayaḥ || 8 ||
duṣṭadūraḥ śiṣṭapūjyaḥ sarvakaṣṭanivārakaḥ |
duśceṣṭavārako duḥkhabhañjano durdharo hariḥ || 9 ||
duḥsvapnahantā durdharṣo duṣṭagarvavimocakaḥ |
bharadvājakulodbhūto bhūsuto bhavyabhūṣaṇaḥ || 10 ||
raktāmbaro raktavapurbhaktapālanatatparaḥ |
caturbhujo gadādhārī meṣavāho'mitāśanaḥ || 11 ||
śaktiśūladharaḥ śaktaḥ śastravidyāviśāradaḥ |
tārkikastāmasādhārastapasvī tāmralocanaḥ || 12 ||
taptakāñcanasaṅkāśo raktakiñjalkasannibhaḥ |
gotrādhidevo gomadhyacaro guṇavibhūṣaṇaḥ || 13 ||
asṛgaṅgārako'vantīdeśādhīśo janārdanaḥ |
sūryayāmyapradeśastho yauvano yāmyadiṅmukhaḥ || 14 ||
trikoṇamaṇḍalagatastridaśādhipasannutaḥ |
śuciḥ śucikaraḥ śūro śucivaśyaḥ śubhāvahaḥ || 15 ||
meṣavṛścikarāśīśo medhāvī mitabhāṣaṇaḥ |
sukhapradaḥ surūpākṣaḥ sarvābhīṣṭaphalapradaḥ || 16 ||
iti śrī aṅgārakāṣṭottaraśatanāma stotram |

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