The Nine Planets (Navagraha)

navagraha sūktam

(Navagraha Suktam in English (IAST))

From Rig Veda

Also known as om asatyena rajasa vartamano nivesayannamrtammartyanca

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 āsatyena raja̭sā varta̭māno niveśaya̭nnamṛta-mmartya̭ñca |
hiraṇyayḙna savitā rathenā 'devo yā̭ti bhuva̭nā vipaśyanṋ ||
(tai. saṃ. 3.4.11.2)
agni-ndūtaṃ-vṛ~̭ṇīmahe hotā̭raṃ-vi~śvavḙdasam | asya yajñasya̭ sukratum || (tai. brā. 3.5.2.3)
yeṣāmīśḙ paśupatiḥ̭ paśūnāṃ-catṷṣpadāmuta ca̭ dvipadām |
niṣkrī̭to-'yaṃ-ya~jñiya̭-mbhāgamḙtu rāyaspoṣā yaja̭mānasya santu || (tai. saṃ. 3.1.4.1)
(oṃ adhidevatā pratyadhidevatā sahitāya bhagavate ādi̭tyāya namaḥ̭) 1
2. (devatā - aṅgārakaḥ, adhidevatā - pṛthivī, pratyadhidevatā - kṣetrapatiḥ)
oṃ agnirmūrddhā divaḥ kakutpatiḥ̭ pṛthivyā ayam |
apāgṃ retāgṃ̭si jinvati || (tai. saṃ. 1.5.5.1)
syonā pṛ̭thivi bhavā̭-'nṛkṣarā niveśa̭nī |
yacchā̭na-śśarma̭ saprathāḥ|| (tai. ara. 6.1.10)
kṣetra̭sya pati̭nā vayagṃ hitenḙva jayāmasi |
gāmaśva̭-mpoṣayitnvā sa no̭ mṛḍātī-dṛśe || (tai. saṃ. 1.1.14.2)
(oṃ adhidevatā pratyadhidevatā sahitāya bhagavate aṅkrakā̭ya namaḥ̭) 2
3. (devatā - śukraḥ, adhidevatā - indrāṇī, pratyadhidevatā - indraḥ)
o-mprava̭śśukrāya̭ bhānavḙ bharadhvagṃ havya-mmati-ñcāgnaye supṷ̄tam |
yo daivyā̭ni mānṷṣā janūg-ṣyantar viśvā̭ni vidmanā jigā̭ti || (tai. brā. 2.8.2.3)
indrāṇī māsu nāri̭ṣu supatnī̭-mahama̭śravam |
na hya̭syā aparañcana jarasā mara̭te patiḥ̭ || (tai. saṃ. 1.7.13.1)
indraṃ̭-vo~ viśvataspari havā̭mahe janebhyaḥ |
asmāka̭mastu keva̭laḥ || (tai. saṃ. 1.6.12.1)
(oṃ adhidevatā pratyadhidevatā sahitāya bhagavate śukrā̭ya namaḥ̭) 3
4. (devatā - somaḥ/candramā, adhidevatā- apaḥ, pratyadhidevatā - gaurī)
oṃ āpyā̭yasva samḙtu te viśvata̭-ssoma vṛṣṇi̭yam |
bhavā vāja̭sya saṅgathe || (tai. saṃ. 4.2.7.4)
aphsume somo̭ abravīdantar viśvā̭ni bheṣajā |
agniñca̭ viśvaśa̭bhuṃva~-māpa̭śca viśvabhḙṣajīḥ || (tai. brā. 2.5.8.6)
gaurī mi̭māya salilāni takṣatyeka̭padī dvipadī sā catṷṣpadī |
aṣṭāpa̭dī nava̭padī babhūvuṣī̭ sahasrākṣarā parame vyo̭mann || (tai. brā. .2.4.6.11)
(oṃ adhidevatā pratyadhidevatā sahitāya bhagavate somā̭ya namaḥ̭) 4
5. (devatā - budhaḥ, adhidevatā - viṣṇuḥ, pratyadhidevatā - puruṣa nārāyaṇaḥ)
oṃ udbṷddhyasvāgne prati̭jāgṛhyena miṣṭāpūrte sagṃ sṛ̭jethā mayañca̭ |
punaḥ̭ kṛṇvaggstvā̭ pitaraṃ-yu~vā̭na-manvātāgṃ̭sī tvayi tantṷmetam || (tai. saṃ. 4.7.13.5)
idaṃ-vi~ṣṇur vica̭krame tredhā nida̭dhe padam |
samṷ̄ḍhamasya pāgṃ sure || (tai. saṃ. 1.2.13.1)
viṣṇo̭ rarāṭa̭masi viṣṇoḥ pṛṣṭhama̭si viṣṇo-śnaptrestho viṣṇo ssyūra̭si viṣṇor dhruvama̭si vaiṣṇavama̭si viṣṇa̭ve tvā || (tai. saṃ. 1.2.13.3)
(oṃ adhidevatā pratyadhidevatā sahitāya bhagavate budhā̭ya namaḥ̭) 5
6. (devatā - buhaspatiḥ, adhidevatā - indra-maruta, pratyadhidevatā - brahma)
o-mbṛha̭spate ati yadaryo arhad dyuma-dvibhāti kratṷ majjanḙṣu |
yaddīda yaccha va̭sarta prajāta tadasmāsu dravi̭ṇa-ndhehi citram || (tai. saṃ. 1.8.22.2)
indra̭marutva iha pā̭hi somaṃ-ya~thā̭ śāryāte api̭bassutasya̭ |
tava praṇī̭tī tava̭ śūra śarmannā-vi̭vāsanti kavayaḥ̭ suyajñāḥ || (tai. saṃ. 1.4.18.1)
brahma̭jajñāna-mpra̭thama-mpurastād visī̭mata-ssuruco̭ vena ā̭vaḥ |
sabuddhniyā̭ upamā a̭sya viṣṭhāssataśca yonima-sa̭taśca vivaḥ̭ || (tai. saṃ. 4.2.8.2)
(oṃ adhidevatā pratyadhidevatā sahitāya bhagavate bṛhaspata̭ye namaḥ̭) 6
7. (devatā - śanaiścaraḥ, adhidevatā - prajāpatiḥ, pratyadhidevatā - yamaḥ)
oṃ śanno̭ devī-rabhiṣṭa̭ya āpo̭ bhavantu pītaye |
śaṃ-yo~rabhi-sra̭vantu naḥ || (tai. ara. 7.42.4)
prajā̭pate na tvadetā-nyanyo viśvā̭ jātāni paritā ba̭bhūva |
yatkā̭māste juhumastanno̭ astu vayagg syā̭ma pata̭yo rayīṇām || (tai. saṃ. 1.8.14.2)
imaṃ-ya~̭ma prastaramāhi sīdāṅki̭robhiḥ pitṛbhiḥ̭ saṃvi~dānaḥ |
ātvā mantrāḥ kaviśastā va̭hantvenā rā̭jan haviṣā̭ mādayasva || (tai. saṃ. 2.6.12.6)
(oṃ adhidevatā pratyadhidevatā sahitāya bhagavate śanaiśca̭rāya namaḥ̭) 7
8. (devatā - rāhu, adhidevatā- sarpaḥ, pratyadhidevatā - nir-ṛta)
o-ṅkayā̭ naścitra ābhṷvadūtī sadāvṛ̭dha ssakhā |
kayā śaci̭ṣṭhayā vṛtā || (tai. saṃ. 4.2.11.2)
ā-'yaṅkauḥ pṛśni̭rakramī-dasa̭na-nmātara-mpunaḥ̭ |
pitara̭ñca prayanthsuvaḥ̭ || (tai. saṃ. 1.5.3.1)
yattḙ devī nir-ṛti̭ rābabandha dāma̭ grīvāsva̭-vicartyam |
idante tadviṣyā-myāyṷṣo na maddhyā-dathā̭ jīvaḥ
pituma̭ddhi pramṷktaḥ || (tai. saṃ. 4.2.5.3)
(oṃ adhidevatā pratyadhidevatā sahitāya bhagavate rāha̭ve namaḥ̭) 8
9. (devatā - ketuḥ , adhidevatā - brahma, pratyadhidevatā - citraguptaḥ)
o-ṅketu-ṅkṛṇvanna̭ketave peśo̭ maryā apeśase |
samuṣadbhi̭rajāyathāḥ || (tai. saṃ. 7.4.20.1)
brahmā devānā-mpadavīḥ ka̭vīnā-mṛṣirviprā̭ṇā-mmahiṣo mṛgāṇām |
śyeno gṛddhrā̭ṇāg svadhi̭tir vanā̭nāgṃ somaḥ̭ pavitra matyḙti rebhanṋ || (tai. saṃ. 3.4.11.1)
saci̭tra citra-ñcitaya̭nta-masme citra̭kṣatra citrata̭maṃ-va~yodhām |
candraṃ rayi-mpṷruvīra̭-mbṛhanta-ñcandra̭-candrābhi̭r-gṛṇate yṷvasva || (ṛg. ve. 6.6.7).
(oṃ adhidevatā pratyadhidevatā sahitebhyo bhagavadbhyaḥ ketṷbhyo namaḥ̭) 9
|| oṃ ādityādi navagraha deva̭tābhyo namo namaḥ̭||
oṃ śānti-śśānti-śśāntiḥ̭ ||

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