chandrasomaashtottara108-names

𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰 𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌰 𑌶𑌤𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌵𑌲𑍀

Chandra (Soma) Ashtottara Shatanamavali in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 108× repetitions·🕐 Mondays and the full-moon night (Purnima); evening, facing the Moon·📜 Traditional (Navagraha / Puranic tradition)

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

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Chandra, also called Soma, is the Moon-god, born (in one account) from the churning of the ocean of milk and bearer of the nectar of immortality, and (in another) the son of the sage Atri. As one of the Navagrahas he is the lord of the mind and of the watery, nourishing forces of life. This garland of his 108 names is recited within the Navagraha worship to strengthen a weak Moon and to draw his cooling, peace-bestowing grace.

✦ As told in scripture

It is said that Chandra, once cursed to wane away, was restored by the grace of Lord Shiva who wore him upon his brow; and so it is held that those who lovingly recite the Moon's 108 names find their own troubles of mind waning and their inner light, like the Moon's, ever renewed.

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The Mantra

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𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌶𑌶𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌧𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌤𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑌾𑌧𑍁𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌜𑌿𑌤𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌜𑌗𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌨𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌜𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌵𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍁𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌤𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌦𑍋𑌷𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌦𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌦𑍂𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌮𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌕𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍁𑌠𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌚𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌭𑍋𑌜𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑌲𑌾𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌹𑍇𑌤𑌵𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌅𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾𑌨𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌪𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌣𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯𑌵𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌸𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌜𑍈𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍃𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌶𑍁𑌚𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌶𑍁𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌜𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌜𑌯𑌫𑌲𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌮𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌭𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌭𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌭𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑌾𑌮𑌗𑌾𑌨𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑌾𑌗𑌰𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌭𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌗𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌭𑌵𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍋𑌚𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌕𑌿𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌜𑌗𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌨𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌸𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌭𑍂𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌽𑌽𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌭𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌹𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑍗𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌜𑌨𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑌾𑌧𑍁𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌗𑌮𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑌨𑌕𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌜𑍋𑌪𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌰𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌤𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌲𑍇𑌪𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌦𑌶𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌥𑌸𑌂𑌰𑍂𑌢𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌦𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌪𑌾𑌣𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌧𑌨𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪𑍋𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌨𑌯𑌨𑌾𑌬𑍍𑌜𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑌗𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌅𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌰𑌸𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌟𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌵𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌅𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍂𑌢𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌲𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌨𑍇𑌯𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌸𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌵𑌸𑍁𑌸𑌮𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌮𑍇𑌰𑍁𑌗𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌲𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌲𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌔𑌦𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌰𑌨𑌗𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌉𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌰𑍋𑌹𑌿𑌣𑍀𑌪𑌤𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌦𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌫𑌲𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌾𑌹𑍍𑌲𑌾𑌦𑌨𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌪𑌲𑌾𑌶𑌸𑌮𑌿𑌧𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃

śrīmate namaḥ śaśadharāya namaḥ candrāya namaḥ tārādhīśāya namaḥ niśākarāya namaḥ sudhānidhaye namaḥ sadārādhyāya namaḥ satpataye namaḥ sādhupūjitāya namaḥ jitendriyāya namaḥ jagadyonaye namaḥ jyotiścakrapravartakāya namaḥ vikartanānujāya namaḥ vīrāya namaḥ viśveśāya namaḥ viduṣāṃ pataye namaḥ doṣākarāya namaḥ duṣṭadūrāya namaḥ puṣṭimate namaḥ śiṣṭapālakāya namaḥ aṣṭamūrtipriyāya namaḥ anantakaṣṭadārukuṭhārakāya namaḥ svaprakāśāya namaḥ prakāśātmane namaḥ dyucarāya namaḥ devabhojanāya namaḥ kalādharāya namaḥ kālahetave namaḥ kāmakṛte namaḥ kāmadāyakāya namaḥ mṛtyusaṃhārakāya namaḥ amartyāya namaḥ nityānuṣṭhānadāyakāya namaḥ kṣapākarāya namaḥ kṣīṇapāpāya namaḥ kṣayavṛddhisamanvitāya namaḥ jaivātṛkāya namaḥ śucaye namaḥ śubhrāya namaḥ jayine namaḥ jayaphalapradāya namaḥ sudhāmayāya namaḥ surasvāmine namaḥ bhaktānāmiṣṭadāyakāya namaḥ bhuktidāya namaḥ muktidāya namaḥ bhadrāya namaḥ bhaktadāridryabhañjakāya namaḥ sāmagānapriyāya namaḥ sarvarakṣakāya namaḥ sāgarodbhavāya namaḥ bhayāntakṛte namaḥ bhaktigamyāya namaḥ bhavabandhavimocakāya namaḥ jagatprakāśakiraṇāya namaḥ jagadānandakāraṇāya namaḥ nissapatnāya namaḥ nirāhārāya namaḥ nirvikārāya namaḥ nirāmayāya namaḥ bhūcchāyā''cchāditāya namaḥ bhavyāya namaḥ bhuvanapratipālakāya namaḥ sakalārtiharāya namaḥ saumyajanakāya namaḥ sādhuvanditāya namaḥ sarvāgamajñāya namaḥ sarvajñāya namaḥ sanakādimunistutāya namaḥ sitacchatradhvajopetāya namaḥ sitāṅgāya namaḥ sitabhūṣaṇāya namaḥ śvetamālyāmbaradharāya namaḥ śvetagandhānulepanāya namaḥ daśāśvarathasaṃrūḍhāya namaḥ daṇḍapāṇaye namaḥ dhanurdharāya namaḥ kundapuṣpojjvalākārāya namaḥ nayanābjasamudbhavāya namaḥ ātreyagotrajāya namaḥ atyantavinayāya namaḥ priyadāyakāya namaḥ karuṇārasasampūrṇāya namaḥ karkaṭaprabhave namaḥ avyayāya namaḥ caturaśrāsanārūḍhāya namaḥ caturāya namaḥ divyavāhanāya namaḥ vivasvanmaṇḍalāgneyavāsase namaḥ vasusamṛddhidāya namaḥ maheśvarapriyāya namaḥ dāntāya namaḥ merugotrapradakṣiṇāya namaḥ grahamaṇḍalamadhyasthāya namaḥ grasitārkāya namaḥ grahādhipāya namaḥ dvijarājāya namaḥ dyutilakāya namaḥ dvibhujāya namaḥ dvijapūjitāya namaḥ audumbaranagāvāsāya namaḥ udārāya namaḥ rohiṇīpataye namaḥ nityodayāya namaḥ munistutyāya namaḥ nityānandaphalapradāya namaḥ sakalāhlādanakarāya namaḥ palāśasamidhapriyāya namaḥ

Meaning:The Chandra Ashtottara Shatanamavali is the garland of the 108 names of Chandra (Soma), the Moon-god, lord of the stars and the cooling treasure-house of nectar (amrita) and of the mind. Among the Navagrahas he governs the manas (mind and emotions), the watery and nourishing forces of life, and the soothing light of the night. Recited with 'Om' and 'namaha', especially on Mondays, the litany bestows peace of mind, emotional balance, health and the cooling, nourishing grace of the Moon, and pacifies the afflictions of a weak or troubled Chandra.

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𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊śrīmate namaḥSalutations to the glorious and auspicious one (Shrimat)

𑌶𑌶𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊śaśadharāya namaḥto the bearer of the hare-mark, the moon (Shashadhara)

𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊candrāya namaḥto Chandra, the bright shining moon

𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊tārādhīśāya namaḥto the lord of the stars (Taradhisha)

𑌨𑌿𑌶𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊niśākarāya namaḥto the maker of the night (Nishakara)

𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌧𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊sudhānidhaye namaḥto the treasure-house of nectar (Sudhanidhi)

𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊sadārādhyāya namaḥto one ever worthy of worship (Sadaradhya)

𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌤𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊satpataye namaḥto the lord of the good and true (Satpati)

𑌸𑌾𑌧𑍁𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊sādhupūjitāya namaḥto one worshipped by the virtuous (Sadhupujita)

𑌜𑌿𑌤𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊jitendriyāya namaḥto one who has mastered the senses (Jitendriya)

𑌜𑌗𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌨𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊jagadyonaye namaḥto the source/womb of the world (Jagadyoni)

𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊jyotiścakrapravartakāya namaḥto the one who sets the wheel of lights (stars) in motion (Jyotishchakrapravartaka)

𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌜𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊vikartanānujāya namaḥto the younger brother of the Sun (Vikartanānuja)

𑌵𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊vīrāya namaḥto the heroic one (Vira)

𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊viśveśāya namaḥto the lord of the universe (Vishvesha)

𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍁𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌤𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊viduṣāṃ pataye namaḥto the lord of the learned (Vidushampati)

Benefits of Chanting Chandra (Soma) Ashtottara Shatanamavali

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Chanting the 108 names of Chandra bestows peace of mind, calm and emotional steadiness.

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Pacifies the afflictions of a weak, debilitated or ill-placed Moon in the horoscope.

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Each name is offered as an archana with white flowers, white rice or milk to the cooling Moon.

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Promotes restful sleep, mental clarity, contentment and freedom from anxiety and mood swings.

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Most auspicious on Mondays and the full-moon (Purnima); suitable for daily recitation with faith.

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Nourishes health, fertility and the sattvic, gentle qualities ruled by Chandra.

How to Chant Chandra (Soma) Ashtottara Shatanamavali

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Best TimeMondays and the full-moon night (Purnima); evening, facing the Moon

Bathe and sit facing the north-west or towards the visible Moon before an image of Chandra Bhagavan. Recite each of the 108 names beginning with 'Om' (ॐ) and ending with 'namaha' (नमः), offering white flowers, unbroken white rice (akshata), or a little milk for each name (archana). Mondays and the full-moon night are most auspicious. Offering kheer (milk-rice) as naivedya and a white lamp adds to the worship.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Chandra (Soma) Ashtottara Shatanamavali written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It is the garland of the 108 names of Chandra (Soma), the Moon-god, one of the Navagrahas. Each name is chanted with 'Om' before and 'namaha' after, and is offered as an archana, especially on Mondays, to invoke the Moon's cooling, peace-giving grace.

In Vedic tradition Chandra rules the manas — the mind and emotions — and is the lord of nectar (amrita) and the cool night. A strong, well-propitiated Moon is associated with calm, contentment and emotional balance, so his 108 names are chanted for mental peace.

White is the colour of the Moon: white flowers, unbroken white rice (akshata), milk or kheer are offered, one offering for each of the 108 names, ideally with a white lamp.

Monday, the day ruled by Chandra, and the full-moon night (Purnima) are the most auspicious times, especially in the evening when the Moon is visible.