In our Friday Saṁskṛta class, something beautiful is unfolding.
Each week, Ādarśārya guides us through a single stanza from the Navagraha Stotras.
The stotras are available in the Library, sung by Gaṇapatiārya. If you have not yet listened to them, do take a moment.
All Stotras, Chanted by Ādarśārya
ravivāsaraḥ — Sunday
जपाकुसुम संकाशं काश्यपेयं महाद्द्युतिम्।
तमोरिं सर्वपापघ्नं प्रणतोSस्मि दिवाकरम्॥1॥
japākusuma saṃkāśaṃ kāśyapeyaṃ mahādyutim|
tamoriṃ sarvapāpaghnaṃ praṇato’smi divākaram ||1|
Word-by-word meaning (Ādarśārya)
Gaṇapatiāraya: Ravi – Sun
somavāsaraḥ — Monday
दधिशंखतुषाराभं क्षीरार्णव-समुद्भवम्।
नमामि शशिनं सोमं शंभोर्मुकुट-भूषणम्॥२॥
dadhiśaṃkhatuṣārābhaṃ kṣīrārṇava-samudbhavam|
namāmi śaśinaṃ somaṃ śaṃbhormukuṭa-bhūṣaṇam||2||
Word-by-word meaning (Ādarśārya)
Gaṇapatiāraya: Chandra – Moon
maṅgalavāsaraḥ / kujavāsaraḥ — Tuesday
धरणीगर्भ-संभूतं विद्युत्काञ्चन-सन्निभम्।
कुमारं शक्तिहस्तं तं मंगळं प्रणमाम्यहम्॥३॥
dharaṇīgarbha saṃbhūtaṃ vidyutkāñcana-sannibham|
kumāraṃ śaktihastaṃ taṃ maṃgalaṃ praṇamāmyaham ||3||
Word-by-word meaning (Ādarśārya)
Gaṇapatiāraya: Kuja – Mars
budhavāsaraḥ — Wednesday
प्रियंगुकलिकाश्यामं रुपेणाप्रतिमं बुधम्।
सौम्यं सौम्यगुणोपेतं तं बुधं प्रणमाम्यहम्॥४॥
priyaṃgukalikāśyāmaṃ rupeṇāpratimaṃ budham|
saumyaṃ saumyaguṇopetaṃ taṃ budhaṃ praṇamāmyaham||4||
Word-by-word meaning (Ādarśārya)
Gaṇapatiāraya: Budha – Mercury
bṛhaspati — Thursday
देवानां च ऋषीणां च गुरुं कांचन सन्निभम्।
बुद्धिभूतं त्रिलोकेशं तं नमामि बृहस्पतिम्॥५॥
devānāṃ ca ṛṣīṇāṃ ca guruṃ kāṃcana sannibham|
buddhibhūtaṃ trilokeśaṃ taṃ namāmi bṛhaspatim ||5||
Word-by-word meaning (Ādarśārya)
Gaṇapatiāraya: Guru – Jupiter
bhārgava — Friday
हिमकुंद-मृणालाभं दैत्यानां परमं गुरुम्।
सर्वशास्त्र-प्रवक्तारं भार्गवं प्रणमाम्यहम्॥६॥
himakuṃda mṛṇālābhaṃ daityānāṃ paramaṃ gurum|
sarvaśāstra-pravaktāraṃ bhārgavaṃ praṇamāmyaham||6||
Word-by-word meaning (Ādarśārya)
Gaṇapatiāraya: Shukra – Venus
śani — Saturday
नीलांजन-समाभासं रविपुत्रं यमाग्रजम्।
छाया-मार्तांड-संभूतं तं नमामि शनैश्चरम्॥७॥
nīlāṃjana samābhāsaṃ raviputraṃ yamāgrajam|
chāyāmārtāṃḍa saṃbhūtaṃ taṃ namāmi śanaiścaram||7||
Word-by-word meaning (Ādarśārya)
Gaṇapatiāraya: Shani – Saturn
rāhu — can also be chanted on Saturday
अर्धकायं महावीर्यं चंद्रादित्य विमर्दनम्।
सिंहिकागर्भसंभूतं तं राहुं प्रणमाम्यहम्॥८
ardhakāyaṃ mahāvīryaṃ caṃdrāditya vimardanam|
siṃhikāgarbhasaṃbhūtaṃ taṃ rāhuṃ praṇamāmyaham||8||
Word-by-word meaning:
(Ādarśārya)
Gaṇapatiāraya: Raahu – (sun & moon’s northern point of intersection)
ketu — can also be chanted on Tuesday
पलाशपुष्पसंकाशं तारकाग्रह मस्तकम्।
रौद्रं रौद्रात्मकं घोरं तं केतुं प्रणमाम्यहम्॥९
palāśapuṣpasaṃkāśaṃ tārakāgraha mastakam|
raudraṃ raudrātmakaṃ ghoraṃ taṃ ketuṃ praṇamāmyaham ||9|
Word-by-word meaning (Ādarśārya)
Gaṇapatiāraya: Ketu – (sun & moon’s southern point of intersection)
Next week, we continue our journey through the Navagrahas — one stanza, one word at a time. I will add each lesson here as we go, creating a growing record of our study.