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शनि स्तोत्रम्
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oṃ śanaiścaraḥ svadhākārī chāyābhūḥ sūryanandanaḥ |
ॐ शनैश्चरः स्वधाकारी छायाभूः सूर्यनन्दनः । मार्तण्डजो यमः सौरिः पङ्गूश्च ग्रहनायकः ॥ १॥
oṃ śanaiścaraḥ svadhākārī chāyābhūḥ sūryanandanaḥ | mārtaṇḍajo yamaḥ sauriḥ paṅgūśca grahanāyakaḥ || 1||
Meaningॐ। शनैश्चर (मन्दगति), स्वधाकारी, छाया के पुत्र, सूर्य के आनन्द; मार्तण्ड से उत्पन्न, यम (न्यायकर्ता), सौरि, पङ्गु, एवं ग्रहों के नायक;
brahmaṇyo'krūradharmajño nīlavarṇo'ñjanadyutiḥ |
ब्रह्मण्योऽक्रूरधर्मज्ञो नीलवर्णोऽञ्जनद्युतिः । द्वादशैतानि नामानि त्रिसन्ध्यं यः पठेन्नरः ॥ २॥
brahmaṇyo'krūradharmajño nīlavarṇo'ñjanadyutiḥ | dvādaśaitāni nāmāni trisandhyaṃ yaḥ paṭhennaraḥ || 2||
Meaningब्रह्मण्य, अक्रूर, धर्मज्ञ, नीलवर्ण, अञ्जन के समान कान्ति वाले — जो मनुष्य इन बारह नामों को त्रिसन्ध्या (प्रातः, मध्याह्न, सायं) में पढ़ता है,
tasya pīḍāṃ nacaivāhaṃ kariṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ |
तस्य पीडां नचैवाहं करिष्यामि न संशयः । गोचरे जन्मलग्ने च वापस्वन्तर्दशासु च ॥ ३॥
tasya pīḍāṃ nacaivāhaṃ kariṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ | gocare janmalagne ca vāpasvantardaśāsu ca || 3||
Meaningउसे मैं (शनि) कोई पीड़ा नहीं दूँगा — इसमें संशय नहीं — चाहे गोचर में हो, जन्मलग्न पर हो, अथवा मेरी अन्तर्दशाओं में हो।
|| iti śanaiścarastotram ||
॥ इति शनैश्चरस्तोत्रम् ॥
|| iti śanaiścarastotram ||
Meaningइस प्रकार शनैश्चर स्तोत्र सम्पूर्ण हुआ।
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Origin & History
Source: Shanaishchara Stotram (Shani Dvadasa-nama Stotram), traditional Navagraha hymn
Author: Traditional (Puranic Navagraha literature)
Period: Puranic / Classical
The Shani Stotram belongs to the Navagraha tradition of hymns recited for graha-shanti, the pacification of the nine planets. It gathers the twelve names of Saturn — Shanaishchara the slow-mover, Chhayabhu the son of the shadow-goddess Chhaya, Suryanandana and Sauri the son of the Sun, Yama the just, Panghu the lame, and the dark, collyrium-hued knower of dharma. The hymn's most cherished feature is that its final verse is framed as Saturn's own vow — that he will inflict no suffering on whoever recites these names thrice daily — turning a feared planet into a giver of grace to the devout.
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