The Nine Planets (Navagraha)

navagraha sūktam

(Navagraha Suktam in English (IAST))

From Rig Veda

The Navagraha Suktam is a powerful Vedic hymn extracted from the Rig Veda, dedicated to the nine celestial bodies that govern karmic influence in astrology. It invokes the planetary deities—Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu, and Ketu—to align their energies harmoniously. By chanting this stotra, devotees seek to mitigate malefic astrological effects, remove obstacles, and ensure cosmic balance in their lives. It serves as a spiritual tool for achieving peace, prosperity, and protection, acknowledging the divine intelligence reflected through the movements of the cosmos and the grace of the planetary lords.

1. (devatā - ādityaḥ, adhidevatā- agniḥ, pratyadhidevatā - paśupatiḥ)
oṃ āsa॒tyena॒ raja̭sā॒ varta̭māno nive॒śaya̭nna॒mṛta॒-mmartya̭ñca |
hi॒ra॒ṇyayḙna savi॒tā rathe॒nā 'de॒vo yā̭ti॒ bhuva̭nā vi॒paśyanṋ ||
(tai. saṃ. 3.4.11.2)
a॒gni-ndū॒taṃ-vṛ~̭ṇīmahe॒ hotā̭raṃ-vi~॒śvavḙdasam | a॒sya ya॒jñasya̭ su॒kratu᳚m || (tai. brā. 3.5.2.3)
yeṣā॒mīśḙ paśu॒patiḥ̭ paśū॒nāṃ-catṷṣpadāmu॒ta ca̭ dvi॒padā᳚m |
niṣkrī̭to॒-'yaṃ-ya~॒jñiya̭-mbhā॒gamḙtu rā॒yaspoṣā॒ yaja̭mānasya santu || (tai. saṃ. 3.1.4.1)
(oṃ adhidevatā pratyadhidevatā sahitāya bhagavate ādi̭tyāya॒ namaḥ̭) 1
2. (devatā - aṅgārakaḥ, adhidevatā - pṛthivī, pratyadhidevatā - kṣetrapatiḥ)
oṃ a॒gnirmū॒rddhā di॒vaḥ ka॒kutpatiḥ̭ pṛthi॒vyā a॒yam |
a॒pāgṃ retāgṃ̭si jinvati || (tai. saṃ. 1.5.5.1)
syo॒nā pṛ̭thivi॒ bhavā̭-'nṛkṣa॒rā ni॒veśa̭nī |
yacchā̭na॒-śśarma̭ sa॒prathāḥ᳚|| (tai. ara. 6.1.10)
kṣetra̭sya॒ pati̭nā va॒yagṃ hi॒tenḙva jayāmasi |
gāmaśva̭-mpoṣayi॒tnvā sa no̭ mṛḍātī॒-dṛśe᳚ || (tai. saṃ. 1.1.14.2)
(oṃ adhidevatā pratyadhidevatā sahitāya bhagavate aṅkrakā̭ya॒ namaḥ̭) 2
3. (devatā - śukraḥ, adhidevatā - indrāṇī, pratyadhidevatā - indraḥ)
o-mprava̭śśu॒krāya̭ bhā॒navḙ bharadhvagṃ ha॒vya-mma॒ti-ñcā॒gnaye॒ supṷ̄tam |
yo daivyā̭ni॒ mānṷṣā ja॒nūg​-ṣya॒ntar viśvā̭ni vi॒dmanā॒ jigā̭ti || (tai. brā. 2.8.2.3)
i॒ndrā॒ṇī mā॒su nāri̭ṣu su॒patnī̭-ma॒hama̭śravam |
na hya̭syā apa॒rañca॒na ja॒rasā॒ mara̭te॒ patiḥ̭ || (tai. saṃ. 1.7.13.1)
indraṃ̭-vo~ vi॒śvata॒spari॒ havā̭mahe॒ jane᳚bhyaḥ |
a॒smāka̭mastu॒ keva̭laḥ || (tai. saṃ. 1.6.12.1)
(oṃ adhidevatā pratyadhidevatā sahitāya bhagavate śukrā̭ya॒ namaḥ̭) 3
4. (devatā - somaḥ/candramā, adhidevatā- apaḥ, pratyadhidevatā - gaurī)
oṃ āpyā̭yasva॒ samḙtu te vi॒śvata̭-ssoma॒ vṛṣṇi̭yam |
bhavā॒ vāja̭sya saṅga॒the || (tai. saṃ. 4.2.7.4)
a॒phsume॒ somo̭ abravīda॒ntar viśvā̭ni bheṣa॒jā |
a॒gniñca̭ vi॒śvaśa̭bhuṃ​va~॒-māpa̭śca vi॒śvabhḙṣajīḥ || (tai. brā. 2.5.8.6)
gau॒rī mi̭māya sali॒lāni॒ takṣa॒tyeka̭padī dvi॒padī॒ sā catṷṣpadī |
a॒ṣṭāpa̭dī॒ nava̭padī babhū॒vuṣī̭ sa॒hasrā᳚kṣarā para॒me vyo̭mann || (tai. brā. .2.4.6.11)
(oṃ adhidevatā pratyadhidevatā sahitāya bhagavate somā̭ya॒ namaḥ̭) 4
5. (devatā - budhaḥ, adhidevatā - viṣṇuḥ, pratyadhidevatā - puruṣa nārāyaṇaḥ)
oṃ udbṷddhyasvāgne॒ prati̭jāgṛhyena miṣṭāpū॒rte sagṃ sṛ̭jethā ma॒yañca̭ |
punaḥ̭ kṛ॒ṇvagg​stvā̭ pi॒taraṃ॒-yu~vā̭na-ma॒nvātāgṃ̭sī॒ tvayi॒ tantṷme॒tam || (tai. saṃ. 4.7.13.5)
i॒daṃ-vi~ṣṇu॒r vica̭krame tre॒dhā nida̭dhe pa॒dam |
samṷ̄ḍhamasya pāgṃ su॒re || (tai. saṃ. 1.2.13.1)
viṣṇo̭ ra॒rāṭa̭masi॒ viṣṇoḥ᳚ pṛ॒ṣṭhama̭si॒ viṣṇo॒-śnaptre᳚stho॒ viṣṇo॒ ssyūra̭si॒ viṣṇo᳚r dhru॒vama̭si vaiṣṇa॒vama̭si॒ viṣṇa̭ve tvā || (tai. saṃ. 1.2.13.3)
(oṃ adhidevatā pratyadhidevatā sahitāya bhagavate budhā̭ya॒ namaḥ̭) 5
6. (devatā - buhaspatiḥ, adhidevatā - indra-maruta, pratyadhidevatā - brahma)
o-mbṛha̭spate॒ ati॒ yada॒ryo ar​ha᳚d dyu॒ma-dvi॒bhāti॒ kratṷ ma॒jjanḙṣu |
yaddī॒da ya॒ccha va̭sarta prajāta॒ tada॒smāsu॒ dravi̭ṇa-ndhehi ci॒tram || (tai. saṃ. 1.8.22.2)
indra̭marutva i॒ha pā̭hi॒ somaṃ॒-ya~thā̭ śāryā॒te api̭bassu॒tasya̭ |
tava॒ praṇī̭tī॒ tava̭ śūra॒ śarma॒nnā-vi̭vāsanti ka॒vayaḥ̭ suya॒jñāḥ || (tai. saṃ. 1.4.18.1)
brahma̭jajñā॒na-mpra̭tha॒ma-mpu॒rastā॒d visī̭ma॒ta-ssu॒ruco̭ ve॒na ā̭vaḥ |
sabu॒ddhniyā̭ upa॒mā a̭sya vi॒ṣṭhāssa॒taśca॒ yoni॒ma-sa̭taśca॒ vivaḥ̭ || (tai. saṃ. 4.2.8.2)
(oṃ adhidevatā pratyadhidevatā sahitāya bhagavate bṛha॒spata̭ye॒ namaḥ̭) 6
7. (devatā - śanaiścaraḥ, adhidevatā - prajāpatiḥ, pratyadhidevatā - yamaḥ)
oṃ śanno̭ de॒vī-ra॒bhiṣṭa̭ya॒ āpo̭ bhavantu pī॒taye᳚ |
śaṃ-yo~ra॒bhi-sra̭vantu naḥ || (tai. ara. 7.42.4)
prajā̭pate॒ na tvade॒tā-nya॒nyo viśvā̭ jā॒tāni॒ pari॒tā ba̭bhūva |
yatkā̭māste juhu॒mastanno̭ astu va॒yagg​ syā̭ma॒ pata̭yo rayī॒ṇām || (tai. saṃ. 1.8.14.2)
i॒maṃ-ya~̭ma prasta॒ramāhi sīdāṅki̭robhiḥ pi॒tṛbhiḥ̭ saṃ​vi~dā॒naḥ |
ātvā॒ mantrāḥ᳚ kaviśa॒stā va̭hantve॒nā rā̭jan ha॒viṣā̭ mādayasva || (tai. saṃ. 2.6.12.6)
(oṃ adhidevatā pratyadhidevatā sahitāya bhagavate śanaiśca̭rāya॒ namaḥ̭) 7
8. (devatā - rāhu, adhidevatā- sarpaḥ, pratyadhidevatā - nir-ṛta)
o-ṅkayā̭ naści॒tra ābhṷvadū॒tī sa॒dāvṛ̭dha॒ ssakhā᳚ |
kayā॒ śaci̭ṣṭhayā vṛ॒tā || (tai. saṃ. 4.2.11.2)
ā-'yaṅkauḥ pṛśni̭rakramī॒-dasa̭na-nmā॒tara॒-mpunaḥ̭ |
pi॒tara̭ñca pra॒yan​thsuvaḥ̭ || (tai. saṃ. 1.5.3.1)
yattḙ de॒vī nir-ṛti̭ rāba॒bandha॒ dāma̭ grī॒vāsva̭-vica॒rtyam |
i॒dante॒ tadviṣyā॒-myāyṷṣo॒ na maddhyā॒-dathā̭ jī॒vaḥ
pi॒tuma̭ddhi॒ pramṷktaḥ || (tai. saṃ. 4.2.5.3)
(oṃ adhidevatā pratyadhidevatā sahitāya bhagavate rāha̭ve॒ namaḥ̭) 8
9. (devatā - ketuḥ , adhidevatā - brahma, pratyadhidevatā - citraguptaḥ)
o-ṅke॒tu-ṅkṛ॒ṇvanna̭ke॒tave॒ peśo̭ maryā ape॒śase᳚ |
samu॒ṣadbhi̭rajāyathāḥ || (tai. saṃ. 7.4.20.1)
bra॒hmā de॒vānā᳚-mpada॒vīḥ ka̭vī॒nā-mṛṣi॒rviprā̭ṇā-mmahi॒ṣo mṛ॒gāṇā᳚m |
śye॒no gṛddhrā̭ṇā॒g॒​ svadhi̭ti॒r vanā̭nā॒gṃ॒ somaḥ̭ pa॒vitra॒ matyḙti॒ rebhanṋ || (tai. saṃ. 3.4.11.1)
saci̭tra ci॒tra-ñci॒taya̭nta-ma॒sme citra̭kṣatra ci॒trata̭maṃ-va~yo॒dhām |
ca॒ndraṃ ra॒yi-mpṷru॒vīra̭-mbṛ॒hanta॒-ñcandra̭-ca॒ndrābhi̭r-gṛṇa॒te yṷvasva || (ṛg. ve. 6.6.7).
(oṃ adhidevatā pratyadhidevatā sahitebhyo bhagavadbhyaḥ ketṷbhyo॒ namaḥ̭) 9
|| oṃ ādityādi navagraha deva̭tābhyo॒ namo॒ namaḥ̭||
oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ ||

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