दशरथ कृत शनि स्तोत्र — Benefits & How to Chant
दशरथ कृत शनि स्तोत्र
Complete guide to chanting correctly for maximum benefit
Benefits of Chanting दशरथ कृत शनि स्तोत्र
Specifically composed by King Dasharatha to appease Saturn during Sade Sati
Most powerful remedy for Shani Dosha, Sade Sati, and Saturn transit
Pleased Saturn so much that he left Dasharatha's kingdom peacefully
Recited on Saturdays for protection from Saturn's malefic effects
Essential for anyone going through Sade Sati (7.5 year Saturn transit)
One of the oldest and most trusted Shani remedies in Vedic astrology
How to Chant दशरथ कृत शनि स्तोत्र
Instructions
Face west and light a lamp of mustard or sesame (til) oil. Offer black sesame, black urad dal and iron, and ideally wear dark blue or black. Recite the stotra 11 times on Saturdays (daily during Sade Sati), with humility and an honest heart, as King Dasharatha did. Conclude by praying for the welfare of all beings, as the final verse teaches.
Spiritual Significance
Pleased by Dasharatha's fearless devotion, Shani offered him a boon — and the king asked not for himself but that Saturn spare all beings the ruin of the Rohini transit. Shani agreed, and promised that whoever recites this stotra with devotion during his difficult transits would be shielded from his harshest effects. For this reason it endures as one of the most trusted Sade Sati remedies.
Origin & History
Source: Puranic tradition (recited in the Navagraha stotras)
Author: King Dasharatha
It is told that Shani was about to move into Rohini nakshatra — the 'Rohini Shakata Bhedana' — an event believed to bring twelve years of drought and famine to the earth. King Dasharatha of Ayodhya, father of Lord Rama, rose in his celestial chariot to the region of the stars to confront Saturn and spare his people. Faced with Shani, the king instead bowed and praised him with this stotra, saluting his fearsome forms and finally begging his forgiveness 'for the welfare of all beings.' Moved by such selfless devotion, Shani was pleased and granted Dasharatha a boon.