Stotra
दशरथकृत शनि स्तोत्र
जब शनि देव की दृष्टि रोहिणी पर पड़ने को थी, तब राजा दशरथ स्वयं उनके सम्मुख गए और यह स्तुति की। शनि देव प्रसन्न हुए। यही वह स्तोत्र है, आठ श्लोकों में, जैसा पद्म पुराण में आया है।
When Shani Dev's gaze was about to fall upon Rohini, King Dasharath went before him himself and made this praise. Shani Dev was pleased. These are the eight shlokas, as they appear in the Padma Purana.
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नमः कृष्णाय नीलाय शितिकण् निभाय च। नमः कालाग्निरूपाय कृतान्ताय च वै नमः ॥1॥
नमो निर्मांस देहाय दीर्घश्मश्रुजटाय च । नमो विशालनेत्रय शुष्कोदर भयाकृते॥2॥
नमः पुष्कलगात्रय स्थूलरोम्णेऽथ वै नमः। नमो दीर्घायशुष्काय कालदंष्ट्र नमोऽस्तुते॥3॥
नमस्ते कोटराक्षाय दुर्नरीक्ष्याय वै नमः । नमो घोराय रौद्राय भीषणाय कपालिने॥4॥
नमस्ते सर्वभक्षाय वलीमुखायनमोऽस्तुते। सूर्यपुत्र नमस्तेऽस्तु भास्करे भयदाय च ॥5॥
अधोदृष्टेः नमस्तेऽस्तु संवर्तक नमोऽस्तुते। नमो मन्दगते तुभ्यं निरिस्त्रणाय नमोऽस्तुते ॥6॥
तपसा दग्धदेहाय नित्यं योगरताय च । नमो नित्यं क्षुधार्ताय अतृप्ताय च वै नमः ॥7॥
ज्ञानचक्षुर्नमस्तेऽस्तु कश्यपात्मज सूनवे । तुष्टो ददासि वै राज्यं रुष्टो हरसि तत्क्षणात् ॥8॥
Dhyaathwa Saraswatim Devim Gananatham Vinayakam. Raja Dasharathah sthothram Saureridhamathakaroth.
Namo Neela mayukhaya Neelothpala nibhaya cha, Namo Nirmaansa dehaaya Deergha shmashru jataaya cha,
Namo Vishaala nethraaya Shushkodhara bhayaanaka Namah parushagathraya sthularomaaya Vai namah
Namo nithyam Kshudhaarthaaya Nithyathapthaya Vai namah Namah Kaalaagni rupaaya Krthaanthaka namoshthuthe,
Nameste Kotaraakshaaya Durnireekshyaaya Vai namah Namo Ghoraaya Raudraaya Bheeshanaaya Karaaline
Nameste Sarva bhakshaaya Valeemukha namosthuthe Surya putra namestesthu bhaskare bhaya dhayaka
Adho-drushte namasthubhyam vapuhshyaama namosthuthe Namo Manda-gathe thubhyam nisthrinshaaya namo namah
Thapasa dagdha-dehaya nithyam yogarathaya cha Namesthe gyaana nethraya kashyapathmaja sunave
Thushto dadasi Vai raajyam rushto harasi Thathkshanaath Devaasura manushyaashcha pasupakshisareesrpaah
Thvaya vilokithaah saure dainyamaashu Vrjanti cha Brahmaa shakro yamashchaiva rishayah saptha-tharakaah
We perform the Shani puja at our centre in India, with your name and gotra spoken in the sankalp, and send you the recording. Something you can watch - not something you have to take on trust.
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The eight shlokas as they are commonly printed and recited. Where this text is republished online it is almost always credited to the Bhavishya Purana; it is verifiable at Padma Purana, Uttara Khanda chapter 33. If your edition differs in small spellings, that is the ordinary variation of a text copied by hand for centuries.