A Hymn To The Nine Planets

Navagraha Karaavalamba Stotram

By Narasimha P.V.R. Rao

Many Hindus believe in the Vedic culture of praising Gods in hymns in order to get good results in life (in the fields governed by the Gods praised). From time to time, great personages (like Aadi Sankara) penned verses/hymns on Gods in an inimitable style. The richness of this religious literature is something that truly brings distinction to Hinduism, Vedic culture and Indian heritage.

Navagrahas or nine planets are also worshipped by many Hindus as Gods. By God's grace, I was educated in Sanskrit literature when very young and God has blessed me with the religious and poetic instincts needed for penning some verses obeying chhandas (meter) and grammar.

Here is "nava graha karaavalamba stotram" written by me in late 1996. This is written in Sanskrit language.

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In the transliteration scheme used, Sanskrit alphabet is

a A i I u U R RR e ai o au aM a:
k kh g gh n
c ch j jh m
T Th D Dh N
t th d dh n
p ph b bh m
y r l v
S sh s h x

If the transliteration is confusing, please get in touch with me. Please feel free to use it in your religious worship activities. Please feel free to give it to other religiously inclined people. There are no copyrights on God's praises.

nava graha karaavalamba stoetram jyotISa deva bhuvanatraya mUlaSakte gOnAtha bhAsura surAdibhirIdyamAna nRRNAmSca vIrya vara dAyaka Adideva Aditya vedya mama dehi karAvalambam naxatranAtha sumanOhara SItalAmSO SrI bhArgavI priya sahOdara SwetamUrte xIrAbdhijAta rajanIkara cAruSIla SrImacchaSAmka mama dehi karAvalambam rudrAtmajAta budhapUjita raudramUrte brahmaNya mangala dharAtmaja buddhiSAlin rogArtihAra RnamOcaka buddhidAyin SrI bhUmijAta mama dehi karAvalambam somAtmajAta surasevita saumyamUrte nArAyaNapriya manohara divyakIrte dhIpATavaprada supanDita cArubhAshin SrI saumyadeva mama dehi karAvalambam vedAntajnAna SrutivAcya vibhAsitAtman brahmAdi vandita guro sura sevitAnghre yogISa brahma guNa bhUshita viSva yone vAgISa deva mama dehi karAvalambam ullAsa dAyaka kave bhRguvamSajAta laxmI sahodara kalAtmaka bhAgyadAyin kAmAdirAgakara daityaguro suSIla SrI Sukradeva mama dehi karAvalambam SuddhAtma jnAna pariSobhita kAlarUpa chAyAsunandana yamAgraja krUraceshTa kashTAdyanishTakara dhIvara mandagAmin mArtAnDajAta mama dehi karAvalambam mArtAnDa pUrNa SaSi mardaka raudravesha sarpAdhinAtha surabhIkara daityajanma gomedhikaabharaNa bhaasita bhaktidAyin SrI rAhudeva mama dehi karAvalambam Aditya soma paripIDaka citravarNa he simhikAtanaya vIra bhujanga nAtha mandasya mukhya sakha dhIvara muktidAyin SrI ketu deva mama dehi karAvalambam mArtAnDa candra kuja saumya bRhaspatInAm Sukrasya bhAskara sutasya ca rAhu mUrte: ketoSca ya: paThati bhUri karAvalamba stotram sa yAtu sakalAmSca manorathArAn om SAntiSSAntiSSAnti: om tat sat