Mantras for Planets

Mantras for Planets

Sun

जावा कुसुम संकसम काश्यपेयं महादुतिम

तमोरिम सर्व पापघ्नं प्रनातोस्मी दिवाकरम

Javaa kusuma sankasam kashyapeyam mahadutim
Tamorim sarva paapghnam pranatosmi divakaram

I pray Sun, who shines like the javaa flower, the descendent of Kaashyapa who destroys all sins, the enemy of darkness and the one with great brilliance.

Moon

दाढ़ी शंख तुशाराब्हम क्षीरो दर्नावा संभवं

नमामि शशिनं सोमं शम्भोर मुकुता भूषणं

Dadhi shankha tushaarabham ksheero darnava sambhavam

Namaami shashinam somam shambhor mukuta bhooshanam

I pray Moon whose cool rays resemble curds and the conch, who was born while churning the ocean of milk and who adorns the head of lord Shiva.

Mars

धरनी गर्भा संभूतं विद्युत् कांटी समप्रब्हम

कुमारं शक्ति हस्तं तम मंगलम प्रनामाम्यहम

Dharanee garbha sambhootam vidyut kaanti samaprabham
Kumaram shakti hastam tam mangalam pranamamyaham

I pray Mars, the son of Earth, who shines with the brilliance of lightning, the youthful one who carries a spear in his hand.

Mercury

प्रियंगु कलिका श्यामं रूपेण प्रतिमं बुधं

सौम्यं सौम्य गुनोपेतम तम बुधं प्रनामाम्यहम

Priyangu kalika shyaamam roopena pratimam budham
Soumyam soumya gunopetam tam budham pranamamyaham

I pray Mercury, who is like the bud of millet and who is gentle by nature and has great gentle looks.


Jupiter

देवानां च रिशिनाम च गुरुम कांचन संनिभाम

बुद्धि भूतं त्रिलोकेषम तम नमामि ब्रिहस्पतिम

Devanaam cha rishinaam cha gurum kaanchan sannibhaam
Buddhi bhootam trilokesham tam namaami brihaspatim

I pray Jupiter, the celestial teacher, who shines like gold amongst the Devatas and the Rishis, and who is the embodiment of the intellect the three worlds.

Venus

हिम कुंडा म्रिनालाब्हम दैत्यानां परमम् गुरुम

सर्व शास्त्र प्रवक्तारं भार्गावेम प्रनामाम्यहम

Hima kundaa mrinalaabham daityanaam paramam gurum
Sarv shastra pravaktaaram bhargavem pranamamyaham

I pray Venus, who shines like the petals of the snow-white jasmine, the great guru of the Rakshasas who is possessed of all learning.


Saturn

नीलांजना समभासम रवि पुत्रं यमाग्रजम

छाया मार्तंडा संभूतं तम नमामि शानैस्चाराम

ॐ शानिश्चारार्य नमः

Neelanjana samaabhasam ravi putram yamagrajam
Chaaya martanda sambhootam tam namaami shanaischaram
Om Shanishcharaarya Namah

I pray Saturn, the slow moving son of Chaya and Sun, the elder brother of Yama, who has the appearance of black collyrium.

Rahu

अर्ध कायम महा वीर्यं चंद्रादित्य विमर्धनाम

सिंहिका गर्भा संभूतं तम रहम प्रनामाम्यहम

Ardha Kaayam mahaa veeryam chandraditya vimardhanam
Simhika garbha sambhootam tam rahum pranamaamyaham

I pray Rahu, born of Simhikaa, who is of half a body and is a great warrior who eclipses the Moon and the Sun.

Ketu

पलाश पुष्प संकाशं तारका ग्रह मस्तकं

रौद्रम रौद्रात्मकं घोरं तम केतुम प्रनामाम्यहम

Palaash pushpa sankaasham taraka graha mastakam
Roudram roudraatmakam ghoram tam ketum pranamaamyaham

I pray Ketu, who resembles the Palaasha flower, whose head resembles a star and who is fierce and terrifying.

Graha Stuti

ब्रह्मा, मुरारी, सृपुरान्ताकारी, भानु, शशि, भूमिसुतो, बुधास्चा, गुरुस्चा शुक्र, शनि, रहू, केतवः, कुरुवान्तु सर्वे मामा सुप्रभातम

Brahma, Muraari, Sripuraantakaari, Bhanu, Shashi, Bhoomisuto, Budhascha Guruscha, Shukra, Shani, Rahu, Ketavah, kuruvantu sarve mama suprabhatam

O, Brahma, Murari, Shiva, Sun, Moon, Mangal , Budha, Guru, Shukra,Shani, Rahu and Ketu - may all of you awaken me.