chāyā mārtāṇḍa sambhūtaṃ taṃ namāmi śanaiścaram || 1 ||
- nīla-añjana-sama-nīla-añjana-sama-ābhāsamshining dark as black collyrium
- ravi-ravi-putramson of Ravi, the sun
- yama-yama-agrajamelder brother of Yama
- chāyā-mārtāṇḍa-chāyā-mārtāṇḍa-sambhūtamborn of Chāyā and Mārtāṇḍa
- tamto him
- namāmiI bow
- śanaiścaramŚanaiścara, the slow-mover, Saturn
śaraṇyāya vareṇyāya sarveśāya namonamaḥ || 2 ||
- śanaiścarāyato Śanaiścara
- śāntāyato the peaceful one
- sarva-abhīṣṭa-sarva-abhīṣṭa-pradāyineto the granter of every desire
- śaraṇyāyato him who is worth taking refuge in
- vareṇyāyato the most choice-worthy
- sarva-sarva-īśāyato the lord of all
- namaḥ namaḥsalutation upon salutation
bhānuputrāya bhavyāya pāvanāya namonamaḥ || 3 ||
- stutyāyato the praiseworthy
- stotra-stotra-gamyāyato him who is reached through hymns
- bhakti-bhakti-vaśyāyato him who is won over by devotion
- bhānaveto the shining one
- bhānu-bhānu-putrāyato the son of Bhānu, the sun
- bhavyāyato the auspicious
- pāvanāyato the purifier
- namaḥ namaḥsalutation upon salutation
tanu prakāśadehāya tāmasāya namonamaḥ || 4 ||
- dhanur-maṇḍala-dhanur-maṇḍala-saṃsthāyato him established in the arc of Dhanus, the sign of the Bow
- dhanadāyato the giver of wealth
- dhanuṣmateto the bearer of the bow
- tanu-prakāśa-tanu-prakāśa-dehāyato him whose body glows with a thin light
- tāmasāyato the dark one, of the quality of tamas
- namaḥ namaḥsalutation upon salutation
caturbhujaṃ devaṃ taṃ śaniṃ praṇamāmyaham || 5 ||
- jvālordha-makuṭa-jvālordha-makuṭa-ābhāsamshining with a crown of upward-leaping flame
- nīla-gṛdhra-ratha-nīla-gṛdhra-ratha-āvahamborne in a chariot drawn by blue vultures
- catur-catur-bhujamfour-armed
- devamthe god
- tamhim
- śanimŚani
- praṇamāmiI bow to
- ahamI
dhīmahi tanna śśaniḥ pracodayāt ||
- oṃthe sacred syllable
- kāla-kāla-rūpāyahim whose form is Time
- vidmahemay we know
- vāra-vāra-adhipāyathe lord of the weekday
- dhīmahimay we meditate upon
- tatmay that
- naḥus
- śaniḥŚani
- pracodayātimpel onward
