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Navagraha Navagraha Stotram: the nine Navagraha planetary deities gathered around Lord Surya
Surya, as worshipped in our consecrated sanctum
Mantra · All nine in one recitation.

Navagraha Stotram

नमः सूर्याय चन्द्राय मङ्गलाय बुधाय च । गुरुशुक्रशनिभ्यश्च राहवे केतवे नमः ॥

In Devanagari, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and English — with the meaning of every word, and the one syllable most people pronounce wrongly.

What the Navagraha Stotram is

This Navagraha salutation is the compact Sanskrit address that names all nine grahas in a single metrical breath: Surya, Chandra, Mangala, Budha, Guru, Shukra, Shani, Rahu and Ketu. A widely used verse of uncertain origin, distinct from the longer Navagraha Stotram attributed to Vyasa that begins japākusuma-saṅkāśaṃ, it functions as a collective salutation rather than a hymn to any one light. Each name appears in the dative, so the verse itself performs the act of offering. Temple practice places the recitation before the stone or metal Navagraha panel, where the nine figures stand on a single plinth in fixed directional order. The stotra therefore binds the separate planetary intelligences into one liturgical unit, acknowledging their joint governance of the ecliptic without isolating any single graha for independent praise.

Nine Names in One Verse

This verse is a widely used salutation of uncertain origin. It is not the Navagraha Stotram attributed to Vyasa, the longer hymn of a verse to each graha beginning japākusuma-saṅkāśaṃ, but it lets householders honour the entire planetary court in a single verse. The verse opens with the luminous pair Surya and Chandra, proceeds through the five tara-grahas in the order of their weekday lordship, and closes with the two nodes Rahu and Ketu. By ending on the shadow grahas the stotra mirrors the astronomical fact that the nodes complete the set of influences recognised by classical Jyotisha.

The mantra, in six scripts

DevanagariSanskrit & Hindiनमः सूर्याय चन्द्राय मङ्गलाय बुधाय च । गुरुशुक्रशनिभ्यश्च राहवे केतवे नमः ॥
Tamilநமஃ ஸூர்யாய சந்த்ராய மங்கலாய புதாய ச । குருஶுக்ரஶநிப்யஶ்ச ராஹவே கேதவே நமஃ ॥
Teluguనమః సూర్యాయ చన్ద్రాయ మఙ్గలాయ బుధాయ చ । గురుశుక్రశనిభ్యశ్చ రాహవే కేతవే నమః ॥
Kannadaನಮಃ ಸೂರ್ಯಾಯ ಚನ್ದ್ರಾಯ ಮಙ್ಗಲಾಯ ಬುಧಾಯ ಚ । ಗುರುಶುಕ್ರಶನಿಭ್ಯಶ್ಚ ರಾಹವೇ ಕೇತವೇ ನಮಃ ॥
Malayalamനമഃ സൂര്യായ ചന്ദ്രായ മങ്ഗലായ ബുധായ ച । ഗുരുശുക്രശനിഭ്യശ്ച രാഹവേ കേതവേ നമഃ ॥
EnglishRoman transliterationnamaḥ sūryāya candrāya maṅgalāya budhāya ca | guruśukraśanibhyaśca rāhave ketave namaḥ ||
“Salutation to Surya, to Chandra, to Mangala, to Budha, and to Guru, Shukra and Shani, to Rahu and to Ketu.”
नमः
namaḥ — salutation
सूर्याय
sūryāya — to Surya
चन्द्राय
candrāya — to Chandra
मङ्गलाय
maṅgalāya — to Mangala
बुधाय
budhāya — to Budha
च
ca — and
गुरुशुक्रशनिभ्यश्च
guruśukraśanibhyaśca — and to Guru, Shukra and Shani
राहवे
rāhave — to Rahu
केतवे
ketave — to Ketu
नमः
namaḥ — salutation

Navagraha Stotram lyrics in full

All 12 verses, in Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and English, each with its meaning. Choose a script:

Download the Navagraha Stotram PDFAll 12 verses with their meanings, in Sanskrit. Free to print and keep.

Verse 1

जपाकुसुमसङ्काशं काश्यपेयं महाद्युतिम् ।
तमोऽरिं सर्वपापघ्नं प्रणतोऽस्मि दिवाकरम् ॥

I bow to the Sun, maker of the day, red like the hibiscus flower, son of Kashyapa, of great brilliance, enemy of darkness and destroyer of all sins.

Verse 2

दधिशङ्खतुषाराभं क्षीरोदार्णवसम्भवम् ।
नमामि शशिनं सोमं शम्भोर्मुकुटभूषणम् ॥

I bow to the Moon, Soma, who bears the mark of the hare, white like curd, conch and frost, born from the ocean of milk, the ornament on Shiva's crown.

Verse 3

धरणीगर्भसम्भूतं विद्युत्कान्तिसमप्रभम् ।
कुमारं शक्तिहस्तं तं मङ्गलं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥

I bow to Mangala (Mars), born of the Earth, shining with the brilliance of lightning, the youth who holds a spear.

Verse 4

प्रियङ्गुकलिकाश्यामं रूपेणाप्रतिमं बुधम् ।
सौम्यं सौम्यगुणोपेतं तं बुधं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥

I bow to Budha (Mercury), dark like the bud of the priyangu plant, of matchless form, gentle and endowed with gentle qualities.

Verse 5

देवानां च ऋषीणां च गुरुं काञ्चनसन्निभम् ।
बुद्धिभूतं त्रिलोकेशं तं नमामि बृहस्पतिम् ॥

I bow to Brihaspati (Jupiter), teacher of the gods and the sages, golden in colour, wisdom itself, lord of the three worlds.

Verse 6

हिमकुन्दमृणालाभं दैत्यानां परमं गुरुम् ।
सर्वशास्त्रप्रवक्तारं भार्गवं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥

I bow to Bhargava, Shukra (Venus), white like snow, jasmine and lotus fibre, the supreme teacher of the daityas, expounder of all the sciences.

Verse 7

नीलाञ्जनसमाभासं रविपुत्रं यमाग्रजम् ।
छायामार्तण्डसम्भूतं तं नमामि शनैश्चरम् ॥

I bow to Shanaishchara (Saturn), the slow-moving one, dark like blue collyrium, son of the Sun and elder brother of Yama, born of Chhaya and Martanda.

Verse 8

अर्धकायं महावीर्यं चन्द्रादित्यविमर्दनम् ।
सिंहिकागर्भसम्भूतं तं राहुं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥

I bow to Rahu, who has half a body, of great might, the one who eclipses the Moon and the Sun, born from the womb of Simhika.

Verse 9

पलाशपुष्पसङ्काशं तारकाग्रहमस्तकम् ।
रौद्रं रौद्रात्मकं घोरं तं केतुं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥

I bow to Ketu, red like the palasha flower, the head among stars and planets, fierce, of fierce nature and formidable.

Phalashruti

इति व्यासमुखोद्गीतं यः पठेत्सुसमाहितः ।
दिवा वा यदि वा रात्रौ विघ्नशान्तिर्भविष्यति ॥

Of the one who recites with a collected mind this hymn sung by Vyasa, whether by day or by night, it is said that obstacles will be calmed.

Phalashruti

नरनारीनृपाणां च भवेद्दुःस्वप्ननाशनम् ।
ऐश्वर्यमतुलं तेषामारोग्यं पुष्टिवर्धनम् ॥

The traditional verse says that for men, women and kings it removes bad dreams, and speaks of unequalled prosperity, health and growing strength for them.

Phalashruti

ग्रहनक्षत्रजाः पीडास्तस्कराग्निसमुद्भवाः ।
ताः सर्वाः प्रशमं यान्ति व्यासो ब्रूते न संशयः ॥

Troubles said to arise from the planets and stars, and from thieves and fire, all subside: so Vyasa declares, without doubt.

The syllable people get wrong

Inside the compound guruśukraśanibhyaśca the syllable śu of śukra begins with the palatal sibilant ś, which must be formed against the hard palate. Speakers routinely substitute the dental s, producing sukra and thereby flattening the distinct sibilant colour that the stotra gives to the name of the planet Venus.

Questions

Classical Jyotisha counts the two nodes as chaya-grahas, shadow planets that complete the set of nine. By reserving the final cadence for Rahu and Ketu the verse mirrors their astronomical status as the points where the lunar orbit crosses the ecliptic, distinct from the seven bodies that possess visible discs. The order therefore follows the traditional enumeration rather than weekday sequence alone.
The grammar is collective: every name stands in the dative and the single word of salutation, namaḥ, governs them all. The stotra therefore functions as one utterance directed at the entire planetary court, preserving the unity of the Navagraha panel in which the nine figures share a single stone plinth and a single ritual moment.
Individual beeja mantras isolate one graha for focused japa. The Navagraha Stotram, by contrast, refuses isolation; its purpose is the simultaneous acknowledgement of all nine influences as they stand together in the ecliptic scheme of Jyotisha and in the architecture of the Navagraha shrine.
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