Lord Shukra

śukra graha pañcaratna stotram

(Shukra Graha Pancharatna Stotram in English (IAST))

Traditional

The Shukra Graha Pancharatna Stotram is a powerful devotional hymn dedicated to Shukra, the planet Venus, who is revered in Vedic astrology as the preceptor of the Asuras and a master of all sciences. This stotra highlights his radiant, snow-white appearance and his immense wisdom. By reciting these five verses with devotion, practitioners seek to appease the planet to mitigate malefic influences in their horoscopes. Regular chanting is believed to bestow beauty, luxury, refined intellect, artistic success, and material prosperity while bringing harmony and stability to one’s personal and professional relationships.

himakunda mṛṇālābhaṃ daityānāṃ paramaṃ gurum |
sarvaśāstra pravaktāraṃ bhārgavaṃ praṇamāmyaham || 1 ||
śuklāmbaraṃ śukla mālyaṃ śukla gandhānulepanam |
vajra māṇikya bhūṣāḍhyaṃ kirīṭa makuṭojjvalam || 2 ||
śvetāmbara śvetavapuścaturbhuja samanvitaḥ |
ratna siṃhāsanārūḍo rathasthorajataprabhaḥ || 3 ||
bhṛgurbhogakaro bhūmīsurapālana tatparaḥ |
sarvaiśvarya prada svarvagīrvāṇa gaṇasannutaḥ || 4 ||
daṇḍahastañca varadāṃ bhānujvālāṅga śobhitam |
akṣamālā kamaṇḍalaṃ devaṃ taṃ bhārgavaṃ praṇamāmyaham || 5 ||

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