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Shukra Gayatri Mantra (Venus Gayatri)

शुक्र गायत्री मंत्र in English · English

🕉️ hindu·📿 108× repetitions·🕐 On Friday (the day of Venus); at dawn and the sandhya times·📜 The Gayatri mantra of Shukra (Venus), among the Navagraha Gayatris

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

The Shukra Gayatri Mantra is the Vedic Gayatri-meter prayer to Shukra (Venus), the planet of love, beauty, luxury, art and prosperity among the Navagraha, and the preceptor (guru) of the asuras. Addressed as the horse-bannered, bow-bearing one, Venus is invoked to bless and illumine the intellect. It is chanted for love and harmony in relationships, wealth, comfort, artistic talent, and to strengthen a weak Venus.

Origin & Story

The Gayatri mantra of Shukra (Venus), among the Navagraha Gayatris · Traditional (Vedic)

Each of the nine planets (Navagraha) has its own Gayatri — a prayer in the sacred Gayatri meter invoking that graha to bestow its blessings and illumine the intellect. The Shukra Gayatri invokes Venus, the planet of love, beauty, art and prosperity and the preceptor of the asuras, depicted with a horse on his banner and a bow in his hand. As the lord of harmony, refinement and material happiness, Venus is honoured through this mantra in the timeless pattern "Vidmahe… Dhimahi… Prachodayat," especially on Fridays.

✦ As told in scripture

Shukra, the wise guru of the asuras, is said in the Puranas to possess the Sanjivani knowledge that restores life; those troubled by a weak Venus or disharmony in love are traditionally counselled to chant the Shukra Gayatri on Fridays, and many report renewed warmth in relationships and growing prosperity and comfort.

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The Mantra

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Om Ashwadhwajaya Vidmahe Dhanurhastaya Dhimahi. Tanno Shukrah Prachodayat.

Meaning:Om. May we know the one whose banner bears the horse; may we meditate upon the bow-bearing one; may that Shukra (Venus) inspire and illumine our minds.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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Om🔊the primordial sound, the Supreme Brahman

Ashwadhwajaya🔊to the one with a horse on his banner

Vidmahe🔊may we know / we seek to know

Dhanurhastaya🔊to the one holding a bow in his hand

Dhimahi🔊we meditate upon

Tannah🔊therefore, for us / may that

Shukrah🔊Shukra, the planet Venus, preceptor of the asuras

Prachodayat🔊may he inspire and illumine (our intellect)

Benefits of Chanting शुक्र गायत्री मंत्र

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The Gayatri mantra of Shukra (Venus) among the nine planets (Navagraha) — invoked to strengthen Venus

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Chanted for love, marital harmony, beauty, charm and happiness in relationships, the domains of Venus

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Sought for wealth, luxury, comforts, vehicles and material prosperity that Venus bestows

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Blesses artistic talent — music, dance, poetry and the fine arts — and refinement and good taste

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As a Gayatri, it illumines the intellect along the timeless pattern Vidmahe-Dhimahi-Prachodayat

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Especially powerful on Friday (Shukravar), Venus's own day, and at the sandhya times

How to Chant शुक्र गायत्री मंत्र

Repetitions108times

Best TimeOn Friday (the day of Venus); at dawn and the sandhya times

After a bath, sit facing east or south-east with a calm mind and chant "Om Ashwadhwajaya Vidmahe Dhanurhastaya Dhimahi. Tanno Shukrah Prachodayat" 108 times on a mala. Friday is the special day of Venus; white is its colour, and offering white flowers, white sweets and fragrances is traditional. Like all Gayatri mantras it is ideally recited at the sandhya times. It may be chanted daily, alongside other Navagraha prayers, especially when strengthening Venus or seeking harmony in relationships.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete शुक्र गायत्री मंत्र written in the English 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 Gayatri mantra of the planet Venus (Shukra): "Om Ashwadhwajaya Vidmahe Dhanurhastaya Dhimahi. Tanno Shukrah Prachodayat". Set in the sacred Gayatri meter, it invokes Venus — the horse-bannered, bow-bearing one — to bless and illumine the intellect, in the pattern "Vidmahe… Dhimahi… Prachodayat".

It is chanted for love, marital harmony, beauty and happiness, and for wealth, luxury and artistic talent — all the gifts of Venus. It also helps strengthen a weak or afflicted Venus in the birth chart, bringing refinement, charm and prosperity.

Shukra (Venus) rules love, marriage, beauty, pleasure, art, music, luxury, vehicles and material comforts. As the guru of the asuras, he is also the master of the science of revival (Sanjivani). A strong Venus blesses relationships, prosperity and creativity; this mantra is chanted to strengthen those areas of life.

Chant it 108 times on a mala, ideally on Friday — the day of Venus — at dawn and the other sandhya times. White flowers and fragrances are traditional offerings. It can be made part of a daily Navagraha or Gayatri sadhana, especially when seeking love, harmony or prosperity.