Lord Shani

śani aṣṭottara śata nāma stotram

(Shani Ashtottara Shatanama Stotram in English (IAST))

From Brahmanda Purana

The Shani Ashtottara Shatanama Stotram is a sacred hymn found in the Brahmanda Purana consisting of the one hundred and eight auspicious names of Lord Shani, the planet Saturn. Devotees chant this powerful stotra to seek the grace of the god of justice, known for his disciplinarian nature. Reciting these names is believed to pacify malefic planetary influences, alleviate the hardships of Sade Sati, and mitigate karmic debts. It brings mental peace, stability, and protection against obstacles, helping the practitioner lead a disciplined, righteous, and prosperous life through the divine blessings of Lord Shani.

śanaiścarāya śāntāya sarvābhīṣṭapradāyine |
śaraṇyāya vareṇyāya sarveśāya namo namaḥ || 1 ||
saumyāya suravandyāya suralokavihāriṇe |
sukhāsanopaviṣṭāya sundarāya namo namaḥ || 2 ||
ghanāya ghanarūpāya ghanābharaṇadhāriṇe |
ghanasāravilepāya khadyotāya namo namaḥ || 3 ||
mandāya mandaceṣṭāya mahanīyaguṇātmane |
martyapāvanapādāya maheśāya namo namaḥ || 4 ||
chāyāputrāya śarvāya śaratūṇīradhāriṇe |
carasthirasvabhāvāya cañcalāya namo namaḥ || 5 ||
nīlavarṇāya nityāya nīlāñjananibhāya ca |
nīlāmbaravibhūṣāya niścalāya namo namaḥ || 6 ||
vedyāya vidhirūpāya virodhādhārabhūmaye |
bhedāspadasvabhāvāya vajradehāya te namaḥ || 7 ||
vairāgyadāya vīrāya vītarogabhayāya ca |
vipatparampareśāya viśvavandyāya te namaḥ || 8 ||
gṛdhnavāhāya gūḍhāya kūrmāṅgāya kurūpiṇe |
kutsitāya guṇāḍhyāya gocarāya namo namaḥ || 9 ||
avidyāmūlanāśāya vidyā'vidyāsvarūpiṇe |
āyuṣyakāraṇāyā''paduddhartre ca namo namaḥ || 10 ||
viṣṇubhaktāya vaśine vividhāgamavedine |
vidhistutyāya vandyāya virūpākṣāya te namaḥ || 11 ||
variṣṭhāya gariṣṭhāya vajrāṅkuśadharāya ca |
varadā'bhayahastāya vāmanāya namo namaḥ || 12 ||
jyeṣṭhāpatnīsametāya śreṣṭhāya mitabhāṣiṇe |
kaṣṭaughanāśakaryāya puṣṭidāya namo namaḥ || 13 ||
stutyāya stotragamyāya bhaktivaśyāya bhānave |
bhānuputrāya bhavyāya pāvanāya namo namaḥ || 14 ||
dhanurmaṇḍalasaṃsthāya dhanadāya dhanuṣmate |
tanuprakāśadehāya tāmasāya namo namaḥ || 15 ||
aśeṣajanavandyāya viśeṣaphaladāyine |
vaśīkṛtajaneśāya paśūnāṃ pataye namaḥ || 16 ||
khecarāya khageśāya ghananīlāmbarāya ca |
kāṭhinyamānasāyā''ryagaṇastutyāya te namaḥ || 17 ||
nīlacchatrāya nityāya nirguṇāya guṇātmane |
nirāmayāya nindyāya vandanīyāya te namaḥ || 18 ||
dhīrāya divyadehāya dīnārtiharaṇāya ca |
dainyanāśakarāyā''ryajanagaṇyāya te namaḥ || 19 ||
krūrāya krūraceṣṭāya kāmakrodhakarāya ca |
kalatraputraśatrutvakāraṇāya namo namaḥ || 20 ||
paripoṣitabhaktāya parabhītiharāya ca |
bhaktasaṅghamano'bhīṣṭaphaladāya namo namaḥ || 21 ||
itthaṃ śanaiścarāyedaṃ nāmnāmaṣṭottaraṃ śatam |
pratyahaṃ prajapanmartyo dīrghamāyuravāpnuyāt || 22 ||
iti śrī śani aṣṭottaraśatanāma stotram |

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