.. navagrahastotra (with meanings) ..

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I pray to the Sun, the day-maker, destroyer of
all sins, the enemy of darkness, of great
brilliance, the descendent of KAshyapa, the
one who shines like the japA ower .
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I pray to the Moon who shines coolly like curds
or a white shell, who arose from the ocean
of milk, who has a hare on him, Soma, who
is the ornament of Shivas hair .
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I pray to Mars, born of Earth, who shines
with the same brilliance as lightning, the
young man who carries a spear .
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I pray to Mercury, dark like the bud of millet,
of unequalled beauty, gentle and agreeable .
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I pray to Jupiter, the teacher of gods and
rishis, intellect incarnate, lord of the
three worlds .
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I pray to Venus, the utimate preceptor of
demons, promulgator of all learning, he who
shines like the ber of snow-white jasmine .
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I pray to Saturn, the slow moving, born of
Shade and Sun, the elder brother of Yama,
the ospring of Sun, he who has the

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I pray to Rahu, having half a body, of great
bravery, the eclipser of the Moon and the Sun,
born of SimhikA .
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I pray to Ketu, who has the appearance of
PalAsha ower, the head of stars and planets,
erce and terrifying .
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Those who read the song sung by VyAsa,
will be joyous, sovereign and powerful,
and will succeed in appeasing obstacles,
occurring by day or by night .
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Bad dreams of men, women and kings alike
will be destroyed and they will be endowed
with unparalleled riches, good health and
enhancing nourishment .
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All the pain, devastation caused by
re, planets and stars will be of
the past, so spoke VyAsa, emphatically .
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Thus ends the song of praise of the
nine planets composed by VyAsa .
Encoded NA
Translations Dr . Vidhyanath Rao and Dr . Srinivas Kalyanaraman .
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