budha aṣṭottara śata nāma stotram

Budha (Mercury / the wise), Budhārcita (worshipped by the wise), Saumya (gentle), Saumyacitta (of gentle mind), Śubhaprada (giver of auspiciousness), Dṛḍhavrata (firm in vow), Dṛḍhaphala (firm in fruits), Śrutijālaprabōdhaka (awakener through the web of the scriptures). (1)

Satyavāsa (dwelling in truth), Satyavacā (truthful in speech), Śreyasāṃ Pati (lord of all auspicious things), Avyaya (imperishable), Somaja (son of the Moon), Sukhada (giver of happiness), Śrīmān (the auspicious), Somavaṃśapradīpaka (luminary of the lunar lineage). (2)

Vedavid (knower of the Vedas), Vedatattvajña (knower of Vedic essence), Vedāntajñānabhāsvara (radiant with Vedānta knowledge), Vidyāvichakṣaṇa (discerning in all knowledge), Vibhu (all-pervading), Vidvatprītikara (the delight of the learned), Ṛja (the upright one). (3)

Viśvānukūlasañcāra (moving favourably through the universe), Viśeṣavinayānvita (endowed with especial humility), Vividhāgamasārajña (knower of the essence of all sacred sciences), Vīryavān (full of vitality), Vigatajvara (free from fever). (4)

Trivargaphalada (giver of the threefold fruits — dharma, artha, kāma), Ananta (endless), Tridaśādhipapūjita (worshipped by the lord of the thirty gods), Buddhimān (intelligent), Bahuśāstrajña (knower of many scriptures), Balī (powerful), Bandhavimocaka (liberator from bondage). (5)

Vakrātivakragamana (moving in retrograde and beyond), Vāsava (Indra-like), Vasudhādhipa (lord of the earth), Prasannavadana (of cheerful countenance), Vandya (worthy of salutation), Vareṇya (most excellent), Vāgvilakṣaṇa (distinguished in speech). (6)

Satyavān (truthful), Satyasaṅkalpa (of true resolve), Satyabandhu (friend of the truthful), Sadādara (always respectful), Sarvarōgapraśamana (pacifier of all diseases), Sarvamṛtyunivāraka (averter of all deaths). (7)

Vāṇijyanipuṇa (skilled in commerce), Vaśya (amenable), Vātāṅga (wind-limbed), Vātarogahṛt (healer of wind diseases), Sthūla (the gross), Sthairyaguṇādhyakṣa (master of the virtue of steadiness), Sthūlasūkṣmādikāraṇa (cause of the gross, subtle, and beyond). (8)

Aprakāśa (not self-luminous), Prakāśātman (of luminous essence), Ghana (dense / cloud), Gaganabhūṣaṇa (ornament of the sky), Vidhistutya (praised by Brahmā), Viśālākṣa (wide-eyed), Vidvajjanamanōhara (enchanter of the hearts of the learned). (9)

Cāruśīla (of charming character), Svaprakāśa (self-luminous), Capala (swift), Jitendriya (master of the senses), Udaṅmukha (facing north), Makhāsakta (devoted to sacrifice), Magadhādhipati (lord of Magadha), Hara (the one who takes away). (10)

Saumyavatsarasañjāta (born in the Mercury year), Somapriyakara (pleaser of the Moon), Sukhī (joyful), Siṃhādhirūḍha (riding a lion), Sarvajña (omniscient), Śikhivarṇa (of peacock-feather hue), Śivaṅkara (the auspicious one). (11)

Pītāmbara (wearing yellow robes), Pītavapu (of yellow body), Pītacchatradhvajāṅkita (marked with yellow parasol and banner), Khaḍgacarmadhara (holding sword and shield), Kāryakartā (the doer of deeds), Kaluṣahāraka (remover of impurity). (12)

Ātreyagōtraja (of the lineage of Atri), Atyantavinaya (exceedingly humble), Viśvapāvana (purifier of the world), Cāmpeyapuṣpasaṅkāśa (resembling the champaka blossom), Cāraṇa (the wandering bard), Cārubhūṣaṇa (of beautiful ornaments). (13)

Vītarāga (free from passion), Vītabhaya (free from fear), Viśuddhakanakaprabha (of the lustre of pure gold), Bandhupriya (beloved by kinspeople), Bandhamukta (freed from bondage), Bāṇamaṇḍalasaṃśrita (dwelling within the orb of the solar rays). (14)

Arkeśānapradēśastha (stationed in the north-eastern zone of the Sun), Tarkaśāstraviśārada (adept in the science of logic), Praśānta (supremely peaceful), Prītisaṃyukta (endowed with love), Priyakṛt (the one who does pleasing things), Priyabhāṣaṇa (of pleasant speech). (15)

Medhāvī (of keen intellect), Mādhavāsakta (devoted to Mādhava / Viṣṇu), Mithunādhipati (lord of Gemini), Sudhī (of fine intellect), Kanyārāśipriya (fond of Virgo), Kāmaprada (fulfiller of desires), Ghanaphalāśraya (refuge of abundant fruits). (16)

By worshipping Budha with these one hundred and eight names according to proper procedure, one shall attain all desired objects.