candra aṣṭottara śata nāma stotram

Śrīmān (the auspicious), Śaśadhara (bearer of the hare), Chandra (the Moon), Tārādhīśa (lord of the stars), Niśākara (maker of night), Sudhānidhi (treasure of nectar), Sadārādhya (ever worshipped), Satpati (lord of the good), Sādhupūjita (worshipped by the saintly). (1)

Jitendriya (conqueror of the senses), Jagadyoni (womb of the world), Jyotiścakrapravartaka (mover of the wheel of luminaries), Vikartanānuja (younger brother of the Sun), Vīra (heroic), Viśveśa (lord of the universe), Viduṣāṃ Pati (lord of the learned). (2)

Doṣākara (maker of the night), Duṣṭadūra (far from the wicked), Puṣṭimān (nourishing), Śiṣṭapālaka (protector of the righteous), Aṣṭamūrtipriya (beloved of the eight-formed Śiva), Ananta (endless), Kaṣṭadārukuṭhāraka (axe to the tree of suffering). (3)

Svaprakāśa (self-luminous), Prakāśātman (of luminous essence), Dyuchara (moving through the sky), Devabhojana (nectar, food of the gods), Kaḷādhara (holder of the lunar phases), Kālahetu (cause of time), Kāmakṛt (maker of desires), Kāmadāyaka (fulfiller of desires). (4)

Mṛtyusaṃhāraka (destroyer of death), Amartya (immortal), Nityānuṣṭhānadāyaka (giver of daily spiritual practice), Kṣapākara (maker of night), Kṣīṇapāpa (one whose sins are destroyed), Kṣayavṛddhisamanvita (accompanied by waning and waxing). (5)

Jaivātṛka (the life-giver), Śuci (pure), Śubhra (brilliantly white), Jayī (victorious), Jayaphalaprada (giver of the fruit of victory), Sudhāmaya (made of nectar), Surasvāmī (lord of the gods), Bhaktanāmiṣṭadāyaka (fulfiller of all desires of devotees). (6)

Bhuktida (giver of enjoyment), Muktida (giver of liberation), Bhadra (auspicious), Bhaktadāridryabhañjaka (destroyer of devotees' poverty), Sāmagānapriya (fond of Sāma Veda chanting), Sarvarakṣaka (protector of all), Sāgarodbhava (born of the ocean). (7)

Bhayāntakṛt (destroyer of fear), Bhaktigamya (attained through devotion), Bhavabandhavimocaka (liberator from the bonds of existence), Jagatprakāśakiraṇa (rays that illuminate the world), Jagadānandakāraṇa (cause of the world's joy). (8)

Nissapatna (without rival), Nirāhāra (beyond nourishment), Nirvikāra (without modification), Nirāmaya (free from disease), Bhūchāyācchādita (veiled by the shadow of the earth in eclipse), Bhavya (auspicious), Bhuvanapratipālaka (sustainer of all the worlds). (9)

Sakalārtihara (remover of all afflictions), Saumyajanaka (father of Mercury), Sādhuvanditaḥ (saluted by the saintly), Sarvāgamajña (knower of all sacred sciences), Sarvajña (omniscient), Sanakādimunistuta (praised by Sanaka and the other great sages). (10)

Sitacchatradhvajopeta (endowed with white parasol and banner), Sitāṅga (of white limbs), Sitabhūṣaṇa (with white ornaments), Śvetamālyāmbaradhara (wearing white garlands and robes), Śvetagandhānulepana (anointed with white sandal paste). (11)

Daśāśvarathasaṃrūḍha (mounted on a ten-horse chariot), Daṇḍapāṇi (staff in hand), Dhanurdhara (bearing a bow), Kundapuṣpojjvalākāra (resplendent as the kunda flower), Nayanābjasamudbhava (born from the lotus-eye of Viṣṇu). (12)

Ātreyagōtraja (of the lineage of the sage Atri), Atyantavinaya (exceedingly humble), Priyadāyaka (giver of joy), Karuṇārasasampūrṇa (full of the essence of compassion), Karkaṭaprabhu (lord of Cancer), Avyaya (imperishable). (13)

Chaturaśrāsanārūḍha (seated on a square throne), Catura (the clever one), Divyavāhana (of divine vehicle), Vivasvanmaṇḍalāgneyavāsa (dwelling in the fiery orb of the Sun), Vasusamṛddhida (giver of abundant wealth). (14)

Maheśvarapriya (beloved of Maheśvara), Dānta (self-controlled), Merugotrapradakṣiṇa (circumambulating the Meru range), Grahamaṇḍalamadhyastha (dwelling at the centre of the planetary orb), Grasitārka (swallower of the Sun in eclipse), Grahādhipa (lord of the planets). (15)

Dvijarāja (king of the twice-born), Dyutilaka (the mark of light), Dvibhuja (two-armed), Dvijapūjita (worshipped by the twice-born), Audumbaranagāvāsa (dwelling on the udumbara tree), Udāra (noble), Rohiṇīpati (lord of Rohiṇī). (16)

Nityodaya (the ever-rising), Munistutya (praised by the sages), Nityānandaphalaprada (giver of the fruit of unceasing bliss), Sakalāhlādanakara (who gladdens all beings), Palāśasamidhapriya (to whom palāśa kindling is dear). Thus are the hundred and eight names of the Lord of the constellations.