శని అష్టోత్తర శత నామ స్తోత్రమ్

Salutation upon salutation to Śanaiścara (the slow-moving / Saturn), to the peaceful one, to the bestower of all desires; to the refuge, to the most excellent, to the lord of all. (1)

Salutation to the gentle one, to the one saluted by the gods, to the one who wanders in the realm of the gods; to the one seated on a comfortable throne, to the beautiful one. (2)

Salutation to the dense one (Ghana), to the one of dense form, to the one bearing dense (cloud-dark) ornaments; to the one anointed with camphor fragrance (ghanasāra), to the luminous one. (3)

Salutation to the slow one (Manda), to the one of slow movements, to the one whose nature is of praiseworthy virtues; to the one whose feet purify mortals, to the great lord. (4)

Salutation to the son of Chāyā (shadow), to Śarva (the archer), to the one holding autumn arrows in a quiver; to the one of both moving and stationary natures, to the restless one. (5)

Salutation to the dark-hued one, to the eternal one, to the one resembling dark collyrium; to the one adorned with dark-blue robes, to the unmoving one. (6)

Salutation to the one worth knowing, to the one of ordained form (the embodiment of fate), to the ground supporting all opposition; to the one whose nature is the basis of all distinctions, to the one of diamond body. (7)

Salutation to the giver of dispassion, to the heroic one, to the one free from disease and fear; to the lord of successive calamities, to the one saluted by the universe. (8)

Salutation to the one riding a vulture, to the mysterious one, to the one with tortoise-like limbs, to the one of coarse form; to the one considered contemptible, yet rich in virtues, and accessible to all. (9)

Salutation to the destroyer of the root of ignorance, to the one who is both knowledge and ignorance in form; to the cause of longevity, to the uplifter from calamity. (10)

Salutation to the devotee of Viṣṇu, to the self-controlled one, to the knower of many sacred sciences; to the one praised by Brahmā, to the saluted one, to Virūpākṣa (of uncommon eyes). (11)

Salutation to the most excellent, to the most weighty, to the one bearing a diamond goad; to the one whose hands bestow boons and fearlessness, to the dwarfish one. (12)

Salutation to the one accompanied by his wife Jyeṣṭhā, to the most excellent, to the one of few words; to the one who disperses the flood of hardships, to the giver of nourishment. (13)

Salutation to the praise-worthy, to the one attained through hymns, to the one won by devotion, to Bhānu; to the son of Bhānu, to the auspicious one, to the purifier. (14)

Salutation to the one established in the arc of Dhanus (Sagittarius), to the giver of wealth, to the bow-bearer; to the one of subtly luminous body, to the dark one (Tāmasa). (15)

Salutation to the one saluted by all people, to the giver of special fruits; to the lord who has all people under his sway, to the lord of all creatures. (16)

Salutation to the sky-mover, to the lord of the sky-goers, to the one clad in dense dark-blue robes; to the one of firm mind, to the one praised by the noble. (17)

Salutation to the one with a dark-blue parasol, to the eternal one, to the one beyond qualities yet the soul of all qualities; to the one free from disease, to the one truly worthy of salutation. (18)

Salutation to the steadfast one, to the one of divine body, to the remover of the affliction of the poor; to the destroyer of wretchedness, to the one counted among the noble. (19)

Salutation to the fierce one, to the one of fierce deeds, to the one who stirs up desire and anger; to the one who is the cause of enmity between spouses and children. (20)

Salutation to the one who fully nourishes his devotees, to the remover of all fear; to the one who grants to his assembled devotees all the fruits their hearts desire. (21)

Thus [have been recited] these one hundred and eight names of Śanaiścara. A mortal who recites them every day shall attain a long life.