From Stacey ~
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)
to be added next week…
Gaṇapatiāraya: Budha – Mercury
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.