ଛାଯା ମାର୍ତାଣ୍ଡ ସମ୍ଭୂତଂ ତଂ ନମାମି ଶନୈଶ୍ଚରମ୍ ॥ 1 ॥
- ନୀଲ-ଅଞ୍ଜନ-ସମ-ଆଭାସମ୍ (nīla-añjana-sama-ābhāsam)shining dark as black collyrium
- ରଵି-ପୁତ୍ରମ୍ (ravi-putram)son of Ravi, the sun
- ଯମ-ଅଗ୍ରଜମ୍ (yama-agrajam)elder brother of Yama
- ଛାଯା-ମାର୍ତାଣ୍ଡ-ସମ୍ଭୂତମ୍ (chāyā-mārtāṇḍa-sambhūtam)born of Chāyā and Mārtāṇḍa
- ତମ୍ (tam)to him
- ନମାମି (namāmi)I bow
- ଶନୈଶ୍ଚରମ୍ (śanaiścaram)Śanaiścara, the slow-mover, Saturn
ଶରଣ୍ଯାଯ ଵରେଣ୍ଯାଯ ସର୍ଵେଶାଯ ନମୋନମଃ ॥ 2 ॥
- ଶନୈଶ୍ଚରାଯ (śanaiścarāya)to Śanaiścara
- ଶାନ୍ତାଯ (śāntāya)to the peaceful one
- ସର୍ଵ-ଅଭୀଷ୍ଟ-ପ୍ରଦାଯିନେ (sarva-abhīṣṭa-pradāyine)to the granter of every desire
- ଶରଣ୍ଯାଯ (śaraṇyāya)to him who is worth taking refuge in
- ଵରେଣ୍ଯାଯ (vareṇyāya)to the most choice-worthy
- ସର୍ଵ-ଈଶାଯ (sarva-īśāya)to the lord of all
- ନମଃ ନମଃ (namaḥ namaḥ)salutation upon salutation
ଭାନୁପୁତ୍ରାଯ ଭଵ୍ଯାଯ ପାଵନାଯ ନମୋନମଃ ॥ 3 ॥
- ସ୍ତୁତ୍ଯାଯ (stutyāya)to the praiseworthy
- ସ୍ତୋତ୍ର-ଗମ୍ଯାଯ (stotra-gamyāya)to him who is reached through hymns
- ଭକ୍ତି-ଵଶ୍ଯାଯ (bhakti-vaśyāya)to him who is won over by devotion
- ଭାନଵେ (bhānave)to the shining one
- ଭାନୁ-ପୁତ୍ରାଯ (bhānu-putrāya)to the son of Bhānu, the sun
- ଭଵ୍ଯାଯ (bhavyāya)to the auspicious
- ପାଵନାଯ (pāvanāya)to the purifier
- ନମଃ ନମଃ (namaḥ namaḥ)salutation upon salutation
ତନୁ ପ୍ରକାଶଦେହାଯ ତାମସାଯ ନମୋନମଃ ॥ 4 ॥
- ଧନୁର୍-ମଣ୍ଡଲ-ସଂସ୍ଥାଯ (dhanur-maṇḍala-saṃsthāya)to him established in the arc of Dhanus, the sign of the Bow
- ଧନଦାଯ (dhanadāya)to the giver of wealth
- ଧନୁଷ୍ମତେ (dhanuṣmate)to the bearer of the bow
- ତନୁ-ପ୍ରକାଶ-ଦେହାଯ (tanu-prakāśa-dehāya)to him whose body glows with a thin light
- ତାମସାଯ (tāmasāya)to the dark one, of the quality of tamas
- ନମଃ ନମଃ (namaḥ namaḥ)salutation upon salutation
ଚତୁର୍ଭୁଜଂ ଦେଵଂ ତଂ ଶନିଂ ପ୍ରଣମାମ୍ଯହମ୍ ॥ 5 ॥
- ଜ୍ଵାଲୋର୍ଧ-ମକୁଟ-ଆଭାସମ୍ (jvālordha-makuṭa-ābhāsam)shining with a crown of upward-leaping flame
- ନୀଲ-ଗୃଧ୍ର-ରଥ-ଆଵହମ୍ (nīla-gṛdhra-ratha-āvaham)borne in a chariot drawn by blue vultures
- ଚତୁର୍-ଭୁଜମ୍ (catur-bhujam)four-armed
- ଦେଵମ୍ (devam)the god
- ତମ୍ (tam)him
- ଶନିମ୍ (śanim)Śani
- ପ୍ରଣମାମି (praṇamāmi)I bow to
- ଅହମ୍ (aham)I
ଧୀମହି ତନ୍ନ ଶ୍ଶନିଃ ପ୍ରଚୋଦଯାତ୍ ॥
- ଓଁ (oṃ)the sacred syllable
- କାଲ-ରୂପାଯ (kāla-rūpāya)him whose form is Time
- ଵିଦ୍ମହେ (vidmahe)may we know
- ଵାର-ଅଧିପାଯ (vāra-adhipāya)the lord of the weekday
- ଧୀମହି (dhīmahi)may we meditate upon
- ତତ୍ (tat)may that
- ନଃ (naḥ)us
- ଶନିଃ (śaniḥ)Śani
- ପ୍ରଚୋଦଯାତ୍ (pracodayāt)impel onward
