shanishanaishcharaashtottara108-names

𑌶𑌨𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌰 𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌰 𑌶𑌤𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌵𑌲𑍀

शनैश्चर अष्टोत्तर शतनामावली in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 108× repetitions·🕐 Saturdays, especially in the evening; Shani Jayanti and during Shani transits·📜 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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Shani, the son of Surya (the Sun) and his shadow-consort Chhaya, is the slowest-moving of the grahas and the appointed judge of the fruits of human action. This garland of his 108 names is recited within the Navagraha worship to propitiate him. By naming him not only as the stern Shanaishchara but as Shanta, Saumya, Sharanya and the giver of all desires, the litany appeals to his hidden compassion, asking that the karma he metes out be tempered with grace.

✦ As told in scripture

It is told that King Dasharatha once propitiated Shani with hymns of praise and so averted a famine threatening his kingdom, and that Shani, pleased, blessed all who would sincerely recite his names; thus devotees hold that the heartfelt chanting of his 108 names can lighten even the heaviest karmic burden of the Sade-Sati.

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The Mantra

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𑌶𑌨𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌭𑍀𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌵𑌰𑍇𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑍗𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌾𑌸𑌨𑍋𑌪𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌘𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌘𑌨𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌘𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌰𑌣𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌘𑌨𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌲𑍇𑌪𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌖𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌚𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌮𑌹𑌨𑍀𑌯𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌨𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌛𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌶𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌶𑌰𑌤𑍂𑌣𑍀𑌰𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌚𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌚𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌲𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌾𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌨𑌨𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌲𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌵𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌵𑌿𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌾𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌭𑍂𑌮𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌭𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌦𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌵𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌵𑍀𑌤𑌰𑍋𑌗𑌭𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌰𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌗𑍃𑌧𑍍𑌨𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌗𑍂𑌢𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌢𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌗𑍋𑌚𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌅𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍂𑌲𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌽𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌆𑌯𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌆𑌪𑌦𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌵𑌶𑌿𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌗𑌮𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌿𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌵𑌿𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌵𑌰𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌗𑌰𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌶𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌵𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌽𑌭𑌯𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌵𑌾𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌨𑍀𑌸𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌭𑌾𑌷𑌿𑌣𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍗𑌘𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌗𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌭𑌾𑌨𑌵𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌭𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌭𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌧𑌨𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌲𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌧𑌨𑌦𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌧𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌤𑌨𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌸𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌅𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌜𑌨𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌫𑌲𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌵𑌶𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌜𑌨𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌪𑌶𑍂𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌤𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌖𑍇𑌚𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌖𑌗𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌘𑌨𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑌾𑌠𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌸𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌆𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌗𑌣𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌨𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌨𑍀𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌧𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌦𑍀𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌹𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌦𑍈𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌆𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌜𑌨𑌗𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌰𑌚𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑌲𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍋𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌭𑍀𑌤𑌿𑌹𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌘𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌽𑌭𑍀𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌫𑌲𑌦𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃

śanaiścarāya namaḥ śāntāya namaḥ sarvābhīṣṭapradāyine namaḥ śaraṇyāya namaḥ vareṇyāya namaḥ sarveśāya namaḥ saumyāya namaḥ suravandyāya namaḥ suralokavihāriṇe namaḥ sukhāsanopaviṣṭāya namaḥ sundarāya namaḥ ghanāya namaḥ ghanarūpāya namaḥ ghanābharaṇadhāriṇe namaḥ ghanasāravilepāya namaḥ khadyotāya namaḥ mandāya namaḥ mandaceṣṭāya namaḥ mahanīyaguṇātmane namaḥ martyapāvanapādāya namaḥ maheśāya namaḥ chāyāputrāya namaḥ śarvāya namaḥ śaratūṇīradhāriṇe namaḥ carasthirasvabhāvāya namaḥ cañcalāya namaḥ nīlavarṇāya namaḥ nityāya namaḥ nīlāñjananibhāya namaḥ nīlāmbaravibhūṣāya namaḥ niścalāya namaḥ vedyāya namaḥ vidhirūpāya namaḥ virodhādhārabhūmaye namaḥ bhedāspadasvabhāvāya namaḥ vajradehāya namaḥ vairāgyadāya namaḥ vīrāya namaḥ vītarogabhayāya namaḥ vipatparampareśāya namaḥ viśvavandyāya namaḥ gṛdhnavāhāya namaḥ gūḍhāya namaḥ kūrmāṅgāya namaḥ kurūpiṇe namaḥ kutsitāya namaḥ guṇāḍhyāya namaḥ gocarāya namaḥ avidyāmūlanāśāya namaḥ vidyā'vidyāsvarūpiṇe namaḥ āyuṣyakāraṇāya namaḥ āpaduddhartre namaḥ viṣṇubhaktāya namaḥ vaśine namaḥ vividhāgamavedine namaḥ vidhistutyāya namaḥ vandyāya namaḥ virūpākṣāya namaḥ variṣṭhāya namaḥ gariṣṭhāya namaḥ vajrāṅkuśadharāya namaḥ varadā'bhayahastāya namaḥ vāmanāya namaḥ jyeṣṭhāpatnīsametāya namaḥ śreṣṭhāya namaḥ mitabhāṣiṇe namaḥ kaṣṭaughanāśakaryāya namaḥ puṣṭidāya namaḥ stutyāya namaḥ stotragamyāya namaḥ bhaktivaśyāya namaḥ bhānave namaḥ bhānuputrāya namaḥ bhavyāya namaḥ pāvanāya namaḥ dhanurmaṇḍalasaṃsthāya namaḥ dhanadāya namaḥ dhanuṣmate namaḥ tanuprakāśadehāya namaḥ tāmasāya namaḥ aśeṣajanavandyāya namaḥ viśeṣaphaladāyine namaḥ vaśīkṛtajaneśāya namaḥ paśūnāṃ pataye namaḥ khecarāya namaḥ khageśāya namaḥ ghananīlāmbarāya namaḥ kāṭhinyamānasāya namaḥ āryagaṇastutyāya namaḥ nīlacchatrāya namaḥ nityāya namaḥ nirguṇāya namaḥ guṇātmane namaḥ nirāmayāya namaḥ nindyāya namaḥ vandanīyāya namaḥ dhīrāya namaḥ divyadehāya namaḥ dīnārtiharaṇāya namaḥ dainyanāśakarāya namaḥ āryajanagaṇyāya namaḥ krūrāya namaḥ krūraceṣṭāya namaḥ kāmakrodhakarāya namaḥ kalatraputraśatrutvakāraṇāya namaḥ paripoṣitabhaktāya namaḥ parabhītiharāya namaḥ bhaktasaṅghamano'bhīṣṭaphaladāya namaḥ

Meaning:शनि अष्टोत्तर शतनामावली शनैश्चर — सूर्य व छाया के पुत्र, मन्दगति ग्रह शनि एवं कर्मफल के महान न्यायाधीश — के १०८ नामों की माला है। यद्यपि वे कर्मफलदाता रूप में भयावह माने जाते हैं, ये नाम उनके वास्तविक स्वरूप को प्रकट करते हैं — शान्त, सौम्य, शरण्य एवं सर्वाभीष्टप्रद। 'ॐ' व 'नमः' सहित, विशेषतः शनिवार को, इस नामावली का पाठ शनि की पीड़ा (साढ़ेसाती, ढैय्या एवं शनि दशा) को शान्त कर उनकी दृष्टि को कृपा में बदल देता है।

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𑌶𑌨𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊śanaiścarāya namaḥSalutations to Shanaishchara, the slow-moving one (Saturn)

𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊śāntāya namaḥto the calm and peaceful one (Shanta)

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌭𑍀𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊sarvābhīṣṭapradāyine namaḥto the giver of all that is desired (Sarvabhishtapradayin)

𑌶𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊śaraṇyāya namaḥto the refuge of those who seek him (Sharanya)

𑌵𑌰𑍇𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊vareṇyāya namaḥto the most excellent and choice-worthy one (Varenya)

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊sarveśāya namaḥto the lord of all (Sarvesha)

𑌸𑍗𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊saumyāya namaḥto the gentle and benign one (Saumya)

𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊suravandyāya namaḥto one worshipped by the gods (Suravandya)

𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊suralokavihāriṇe namaḥto one who moves through the realms of the gods (Suralokavihari)

𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌾𑌸𑌨𑍋𑌪𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊sukhāsanopaviṣṭāya namaḥto one seated comfortably and at ease (Sukhasanopavishta)

𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊sundarāya namaḥto the beautiful one (Sundara)

𑌘𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊ghanāya namaḥto the dense, dark cloud-hued one (Ghana)

𑌘𑌨𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊ghanarūpāya namaḥto one whose form is like a dark cloud (Ghanarupa)

𑌘𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌰𑌣𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊ghanābharaṇadhāriṇe namaḥto one who wears cloud-dark ornaments (Ghanabharanadharin)

𑌘𑌨𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌲𑍇𑌪𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊ghanasāravilepāya namaḥto one anointed with camphor (ghanasara) paste

𑌖𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊khadyotāya namaḥto the firefly-radiant one / the shining one (Khadyota)

Benefits of Chanting शनैश्चर अष्टोत्तर शतनामावली

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Chanting the 108 names of Shani invokes his grace and softens the rigours of his karmic justice.

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Traditionally recited to mitigate the difficulties of Sade-Sati, Dhaiyya and the Shani Mahadasha.

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Each name is offered as an archana with sesame (til), blue/black flowers or a mustard-oil lamp.

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Cultivates patience, discipline, humility and steadiness — the very virtues Shani teaches.

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Most powerful on Saturdays and during Shani Jayanti and Shani transits; suitable for daily recitation.

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Grants protection from accidents, chronic troubles, enmity and the fear born of adversity.

How to Chant शनैश्चर अष्टोत्तर शतनामावली

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Best TimeSaturdays, especially in the evening; Shani Jayanti and during Shani transits

Bathe and sit facing west before an image of Shani Bhagavan, ideally after lighting a lamp of sesame or mustard oil. Recite each of the 108 names beginning with 'Om' (ॐ) and ending with 'namaha' (नमः), offering black sesame seeds, blue or black flowers, or a drop of oil for each name (archana). Saturdays are most auspicious. Many devotees also offer the litany at a Shani or Navagraha shrine and donate sesame, black cloth or iron to the needy afterwards.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete शनैश्चर अष्टोत्तर शतनामावली 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 Shani (Shanaishchara), the planet Saturn and the dispenser of the fruits of karma. Each name is chanted with 'Om' before and 'namaha' after, and is offered as an archana, especially on Saturdays, to invoke Shani's grace.

Yes. Devotees traditionally recite the Shani Ashtottara during Sade-Sati, Dhaiyya and the Shani Mahadasha to soften their trials, develop the patience and discipline Shani teaches, and turn his stern gaze into grace.

Common offerings are black sesame seeds (til), blue or black flowers, and a lamp of sesame or mustard oil. One offering is made at the feet of Shani for each of the 108 names.

Saturday, the day ruled by Shani, is the most auspicious, especially in the evening. Shani Jayanti and periods of Shani transit are also highly favourable.