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NavagrahakRitis by MuttusvAmi DikShitara ..}## \itxtitle{.. navagrahakR^itayaH muttusvAmidIkShitavirachita ..}##\endtitles ## {\LARGEdvng 1 sUryaH} rAga\- saurAShTra tAla\- chatushrajAti\-dhruva sUryamUrte namo.astu te sundara ChAyAdhipate | kAryakAraNAtmaka jagatprakAshaka siMha\-rAshyadhipate Aryavinuta tejaHsphUrte ArogyAdi\-phalada\-kIrte | sArasamitra mitra bhAno sahasrakiraNa karNasUno krUra\-pApa\-hara kR^ishAno guruguha\-modita\-svabhAno sUrijaneDita sudinamaNe somAdigraha\-shikhAmaNe dhIrArchita karmasAkShiNe divyatara\-saptAshva\-rathine saura\-aShTArNa\-mantrAtmane sauvarNa\-svarUpAtmane bhAratIsha\-hari\-harAtmane bhukti\-mukti\-vitaraNAtmane || \medskip\hrule\medskip {\LARGEdvng 2 chandraH} rAga\- asAverI tAla\- chatushrajAti maTya chandraM bhaja mAnasa sAdhu\-hR^idaya\-sadR^isham | indrAdi\-lokapAleDita\-tAreshaM kamanIya\-kaTaka\-rAshyAdIpam | induM ShoDasha\-kalA\-dharaM nishAkaraM indirA\-sahodaraM sudhAkaraM anisham | sha~Nkara\-mauLi\-vibhUShaNaM shIta\-kiraNaM chaturbhujaM madana\-ChatraM kShapAkaraM ve~NkaTesha\-nayanaM virANmano\-jananaM vidhuM kumuda\-mitraM vidhi\-guruguha\-vaktraM shashA~NkaM gIShpati\-shApAnugraha\-pAtraM sharachchandrikA\-dhavaLa\-prakAsha\-gAtraM ka~NkaNa\-keyUra\-hAra\-makuTAdi\-dharaM pa~NkajaripuM rohiNI\-priyakara\-chaturam || \medskip\hrule\medskip {\LARGEdvng 3 a~NgArakaH} rAga\- suraTi tAla\- chatushrajAti rUpaka a~NgArakamAshrayAmyahaM vinatAshritajanamandAraM ma~NgaLavAraM bhUmikumAraM vAraM vAram | bhR^i~NgArakaM meSha\-vR^ishchika\-rAshyadhipatiM raktA~NgaM raktAmbarAdi\-dharaM shakti\-shUla\-dharaM ma~NgaLaM kambu\-gaLaM ma~njuLa\-tara\-kara\-yugaLaM ma~NgaLa\-dAyaka\-meSha\-tura~NgaM makarottu~Ngam | dAnava\-sura\-sevitaM mandasmita\-vilasita\-vaktraM dharaNI\-pradaM bhrAtR^i\-kArakaM rakta\-netraM dIna\-rakShakaM pUjita\-vaidyanAtha\-kShetraM divyaughAdi\-guruguha\-kaTAkShAnugraha\-pAtraM bhAnu\-chandra\-guru\-mitraM bhAsamAna\-sukaLatraM jAnustha\-hasta\-chitraM chaturbhujamativichitram || \medskip\hrule\medskip {\LARGEdvng 4 budhaH} rAga\- nATakura~nji tAla\- mishrajAti jhampa budhamAshrayAmi satataM suravinutaM Chandra\-tArA\-sutam | budhajanair\-veditaM bhUsurair\-moditaM madhura\-kavitA\-pradaM mahanIya\-sampadam | ku~Nkuma\-samadyutiM guruguha\-mudAkR^itiM kujavairiNaM maNi\-makuTa\-hAra\-keyUra\- ka~NkaNAdi\-dharaNaM kamanIya\-tara\-mithuna\- kanyAdhipaM pustaka\-karaM napuMsakaM ki~Nkara\-jana\-mahitaM kilbiShAdi\-rahitaM sha~Nkara\-bhakta\-hitaM sadAnanda\-sahitam || \medskip\hrule\medskip {\LARGEdvng 5 bR^ihaspatiH} rAga\- aThANa tAla\- tishrajAti tripuTa bR^ihaspate tArApate brahmajAte namo.astu te | mahAbala vibho gIShpate ma~nju\-dhanur\-mInAdhipate mahendrAdyupAsita\-kR^ite mAdhavAdi\-vinuta\-dhImate | surAchArya\-varya vajradhara shubhalakShaNa jagat\-traya\-guro jarAdi\-varjita akrodha kacha\-janaka Ashrita\-jana\-kalpataro purAri\-guruguha\-saMmodita putra\-kAraka dIna\-bandho parAdi\-chatvAri\-vAk\-svarUpa\-prakAshaka dayA\-sindho nirAmayAya nItikartre nira~NkushAya vishva\-bhartre nira~njanAya bhuvana\-bhoktre niraMshAya mahA\-pradAtre || \medskip\hrule\medskip {\LARGEdvng 6 shukraH} rAga\- parashu tAla\- khaNDajAti aTa shrIshukra\-bhagavantaM chintayAmi santataM sakala\-tattvaj~nam | he shukra\-bhagavan mA\- mAshu pAlaya vR^iShatulA\- dhIsha daitya\-hitopadesha keshava\-kaTAkShaika\-netraM kirITadharaM dhavaLa\-gAtram | viMshati\-vatsaroDu\-dashA\-vibhAgaM aShTavargaM kaviM kaLatra\-kArakaM ravi\-nirjara\-guru\-vairiNaM navAMsha\-horA\-drekkANAdi\-vargottamAvasara\-samaye vakrochcha\-nIcha\-svakShetra\-vara\-kendra\-mUla\-trikoNe triMshAMsha\-ShaShThyaMshairAvatAMsha\-pArijAtAMsha\- gopurAMsha\-rAjayoga\-kArakaM rAjyapradaM guruguhamudam || \medskip\hrule\medskip {\LARGEdvng 7 shanaishcharaH} rAga\- yadukulakAMbhodhi tAla\- mishrajAti eka divAkara\-tanUjaM shanaishcharaM dhIrataraM santataM chintaye.aham | bhavAmbu\-nidhau nimagna\-janAnAM bhayaMkaraM ati\-krUra\-phaladaM bhavAnIsha\-kaTAkSha\-pAtra\-bhUta\-bhaktimatAM atishaya\-shubha\-phaladam | kAlA~njana\-kAnti\-yukta\-dehaM kAla\-sahodaraM kAka\-vAhaM nIlAMshuka\-puShpa\-mAlAvR^itaM nIla\-ratna\-bhUShaNAla~NkR^itaM mAlinI\-nutaM guruguha\-muditaM makara\-kumbha\-rAshi\- nAthaM tila\- taila\-mishritAnna\-dIpa\-priyaM dayA\-sudhA\-sAgaraM nirbhayaM kAla\-daNDa\-paripIDita\-jAnuM kAmitArtha\-phalada\-kAmadhenuM kAla\-chakra\-bheda\-chitra\-bhAnuM kalpita\-ChAyA\-devI\-sUnum || \medskip\hrule\medskip {\LARGEdvng 8 rAhuH} rAga\- rAmapriya tAla\- chatushrajAti rUpaka smarAmyahaM sadA rAhuM sUrya\-chandra\-vIkShyaM vikR^ita\-deham | surAsuraM roga\-haraM sarpAdi\-bhIti\-haraM shUrpAsana\-sukhakaraM shUlAyudha\-dhara\-karam | karALa\-vadanaM kaThinaM kayAnArNa\-karuNArdra\-apA~NgaM chaturbhujaM khaDga\-kheTAdi\-dharaNaM charmAdi\-nIlavastraM gomedakAbharaNaM shani\-shukra\-mitra\-guruguha\-santoShakaraNam || \medskip\hrule\medskip {\LARGEdvng 9 ketuH} rAga\- chAmara tAla\- chatushrajAti rUpaka mahAsuraM ketumahaM bhajAmi ChAyAgrahaM varam | mahA\-vichitra\-makuTa\-dharaM ma~Ngala\-vastrAdi\-dharaM nara\-pITha\-sthitaM sukhaM navagraha\-yutaM sakham | ketuM kR^iNvan\-mantriNaM krodha\-nidhi\-jaiminaM kuluttAdi\-bhakShaNaM koNa\-dhvaja\-patAkinaM guruguha\-chAmara\-bharaNaM guNadoSha\- jitAbharaNaM grahaNAdi\-kArya\-kAraNaM grahApasavya\-sa~nchAriNam || ## Encoded and proofread by KS Ramachandran ramachandran\_{}ksr at yahoo.ca \medskip\hrule\medskip {\Large ##%1 sUryaH {\LARGEdvng 1 sUryaH} rAga\- saurAShTra tAla\- chatushrajAti\-dhruva sUryamUrte namo.astu te sundara ChAyAdhipate | kAryakAraNAtmaka jagatprakAshaka siMha\-rAshyadhipate Aryavinuta tejaHsphUrte ArogyAdi\-phalada\-kIrte | sArasamitra mitra bhAno sahasrakiraNa karNasUno krUra\-pApa\-hara kR^ishAno guruguha\-modita\-svabhAno sUrijaneDita sudinamaNe somAdigraha\-shikhAmaNe dhIrArchita karmasAkShiNe divyatara\-saptAshva\-rathine saura\-aShTArNa\-mantrAtmane sauvarNa\-svarUpAtmane bhAratIsha\-hari\-harAtmane bhukti\-mukti\-vitaraNAtmane || ## ##sUryamUrte ## - Oh Sun God! ##namo.astu te ## - salutations to you! ##sundara ## - (you are) of pleasing appearance ##ChAyAdhipate ## - O consort of Chaya devi! ##kAryakAraNAtmaka ## - you are the embodiment of The Primal Cause and all Effects (1) ##jagat prakAshaka ## - you illuminate the whole world ##siMha rAshyadhipate ## - you are the Lord of the zodiacal sign Leo ##Arya vinuta ## - learned men salute you ##tejaHsphUrte ## - you display spectacular brightness (2) ##ArogyAdi phalada kIrte ## - provider of good health and other benefits ##sArasa mitra ## - you have affinity to the lotus ##mitra ## - you are a friend ##bhAno ## - O Surya ##sahasrakiraNa ## - of a thousand rays ##karNasUno ## - father of Karna ##krUrapApahara ## - remover of evil and sinful deeds ##kR^ishAno ## - you are verily like Fire ##guruguha modita ## - propitiated by Guruguha ##svabhAno ## - innately effulgent ##sUrijaneDita ## - worshipped by seers ##sudinamaNe ## - you are the jewel of daytime ##somAdi graha shikhAmaNe ## - you are the leader of Chandra and other planets ##dhIrArchita ## - great men salute you ##karma sAkShiNe ## - you are witness to all actions in the world (3) ##divyatara saptAshva rathine ## - your chariot is drawn by seven fine horses (4) ##saura aShTArNa mantrAtmane ## - you are identified with your core mantra of eight syllables (5) ##sauvarNa svarUpAtmane ## - your body shines in golden hue ##bhAratIsha hari harAtmane ## - you are identified with Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva (6) ##bhukti mukti vitaraNAtmane ## - you are dispenser of worldly gifts as well as salvation. Notes : 1 KaraNam is the Primal Cause, Mulaprakriti; everything born out of it in succession is Karyam. The Supreme is both karanam and karyam. ## tatsR^iShTvA | tadevAnuprAvishat | ## says TaittirIya UpaniShad. 2 ##tejasAmapi tejasvI## - Ramayana 6.107.15 3 ##ravaye lokasAkShiNe ## says Agastya, in Ramayana 6.107.21 4 The seven vedic metres - gayatrI, uShNik, anushTup, brihatI, pangtI, triShTup, jagatI - are the seven horses for the Sun's chariot ##yatra hayAshChandonAmAnaH saptAruNayojitA vahanti devamAdityam | ## --Shrimadbhagavatam 5.21.15 5 Surya's bija mantra consists of eight syllables. The mantra is ##ghR^iNiH sUrya Aditya om | ## ``The Supreme OM, the giver of brilliance, the impeller of the universe, and the First Cause'' 6 ##brahmA\-viShNu\-shiva\-svarUpa\-hR^idayaM vande sadA bhAskaram ## says the dhyAna sloka of Sun God. \medskip\hrule\medskip ##%2 chandraH {\LARGEdvng 2 chandraH} rAga\- asAverI tAla\- chatushrajAti maTya chandraM bhaja mAnasa sAdhu\-hR^idaya\-sadR^isham | indrAdi\-lokapAleDita\-tAreshaM induM ShoDashakalAdharaM nishAkaraM indirA\-sahodaraM sudhAkaraM anisham | sha~Nkara\-mauLi\-vibhUShaNaM shItakiraNaM chaturbhujaM madana\-ChatraM kShapAkaraM ve~NkaTeshanayanaM virANmano\-jananaM vidhuM kumudamitraM vidhiguruguha\-vaktraM shashA~NkaM gIShpatishApAnugrahapAtraM sharachchandrikAdhavaLaprakAshagAtraM ka~NkaNakeyUrahAramakuTAdidharaM pa~NkajaripuM rohiNIpriyakarachaturam || ## ##chandram bhaja ## - Pray to Chandra, ##mAnasa ## - O mind! ##sAdhu hR^idaya sadR^ishaM ## - he is as pure as the mind of the virtuous persons ##indrAdi lokapAleDita tAreshaM ## - He is the consort of Tara (1) and is praised by Indra and other gods ##induM ## - he is soothingly pleasant ##ShoDasha kalAdharaM ## - wearer of the sixteen digits ##nishAkaraM ## - the maker of the night ##indirA sahodaraM ## - brother of Goddess LakShmi ##sudhAkaraM ## - he makes the herbs ooze nectar (2) ##anisham ## - always (worship Chandra). ##sha~Nkara mauLi vibhUShaNaM ## - he adorns Shiva's crown ##shIta kiraNaM ## - his rays are pleasantly cool ##chaturbhujaM ## - he has four hands ##madana ChatraM ## - (he serves as) umbrella for Manmatha, the God of Love (3) ##ve~NkaTesha nayanaM ## - he is the (left) eye of Vishnu (4) ##virATm ano jananaM ## - he was born of the heart of VirAt puruSha (5) ##vidhuM## - deva-s specially drink him (6) ##kumuda mitraM ## - is friendly to the lily, ##vidhi guruguha vaktram ## - is a face of Subrahmanya, who is the preceptor of Brahma ##shashA~NkaM ## - he is bearing hare-like marks (7) ##gIShpati shApAnugraha\-pAtraM ## - he received first a curse, and then a boon, from DakSha prajapati (8) ##sharat chandrikA dhavaLa prakAsha gAtraM ## - his body shines as white as the autumn moon (9) ##ka~NkaNa keyura hAra makuTAdi dharaM ## - he is bedecked with armband, bracelet, necklace and diadem ##pa~Nkaja ripuM ## he is inimical to the lotus ##rohiNI priya kara chaturam ## - he is adept in pleasing RohiNI (10) Notes: 1 Tara is Brihaspati's wife. She fell in love with Chandra and lived with him for some time. 2 Moon is called Soma. Soma is the divine plant whose juice, also called Soma, was the drink of the celestials, This led to regard Chandra as the guardian of all beneficial plants. Shri Krishna says in the Gita: ##puShNAmi chauShadhIH sarvAH somo bhUtvA rasAtmakaH || ## Bhagavad Gita 15.13 ``I assume the form of Chandra, and sustain all vegetation'' 3 Nights are dear to lovers, so Chandra is regarded as helper to the God of Love 4 Vishnu sahasranama stotram goes further to assert that Chandra is a manifestation of VishNu himself. Compare the names chandrAMshuH (281), shashabinduH (283) and somaH (503) there. 5 At the time of Creation, Chandra was born from the heart of the Primal Cause. ##chandramA manaso jAtaH## - PuruShasUkta. 6 ## visheSheNa dhIyanti enaM surAH \- Amarakosha vyAkhyAsudhA, 1\-3\-13## 7 The visible blemish in the whiteness of the moon's disk is referred to by poets as a hare 8 gIShpati or gIrpati literally means a learned person. Here the reference is to DakSha prajapati, whom Lord Narayana Himself addressed once as Brahman -Learned one. (ShrimadbhAgavatam, 6-4-46) DakSha gave twentyseven of his daughters in marriage to Chandra. Chandra was inordinately fond of only one of them, RohiNi. On a complaint from the neglected wives, DakSha cursed Chandra to lose all his sixteen digits. Later pacified, DakSha allowed him to gradually lose, and then gain, his lustre in the span of a month, every month.## dakShashApAt so.anapatyastAsu yakShmagrahArditaH | punaH prasAdya taM somaH kalA lebhe kShaye ditAH || ## - ShrimadbhAgavatam 6-6-24 9 The poet compares the whiteness of Chandra to itself! 10 RohiNI is Chandra's favourite among the 27 wives who are the constellations (nakShatra-s) AshvinI, BharanI, krittikA, etc. \medskip\hrule\medskip ##%3 a~NgArakaH {\LARGEdvng 3 a~NgArakaH} rAga\- suraTi tAla\- chatushrajAti rUpaka a~NgArakamAshrayAmyahaM vinatAshritajanamandAraM ma~NgaLavAraM bhUmikumAraM vAraM vAram | bR^i~NgArakameShavR^IshchikarAshyadhipatiM raktA~NgaM raktAmbarAdidharaM shaktishUladharaM ma~NgaLaM kambugaLaM ma~njuLatarakarayugaLaM ma~NgaLadAyakameShatura~NgaM makarottu~Ngam | dAnavasurasevitaM mandasmitavilasitavaktraM dharaNIpradaM bhrAtR^ikArakaM raktanetraM dInarakShakaM pUjitavaidyanAthakShetraM divyaughAdiguruguhakaTAkShAnugrahapAtraM bhAnuchandragurumitraM bhAsamAnasukaLatraM jAnusthahastachitraM chaturbhujamativichitram || ## ##a~NgArakaM AshrayAmi ahaM ## - I take refuge in Kuja (1) ##vAraM vAram ## - again and again ##vinata Ashrita jana mandAraM ## - he is very valuable (helpful) to those who approach him ##ma~NgaLa vAraM ## - he presides over Tuesday ##bhUmi kumAraM ## - he is the son of Mother Earth (2) ##bhR^i~NgArakaM ## - he resembles a golden pot ##meSha vR^ishchika rAshyadhipatiM ## - he presides over the zodiacal signs Aries and Scorpio (3) ##raktA~NgaM ## - his body is red in colour ##raktAmbarAdi dharaM ## - he wears a red cloth, and the like ##shakti shUla dharaM ## - he holds a mace and a trident ##ma~NgaLaM ## - is auspicious ##kambu gaLaM ## - has a handsome neck ##ma~njuLa tara padayugaLaM ## - his two feet are quite charming ##ma~NgaLa dAyakaM ## - bestower of auspiciousness ##meSha tura~NgaM ## - he rides a goat ##makara uttu~Ngam ## - Makara (Capricornus) is his exalted house (uchcha). ##dAnava sura sevitaM ## - he is worshipped by devas (gods) and asuras (demons) alike ##manda smita vilasita vaktraM ## - he sports a charming smile ##dharaNIpradaM ## - graces (devotees) with real estate ##bhrAtR^i kArakaM ## - he promotes good brotherhood ##rakta netraM ## - has red eyes ##dIna rakShakaM ## - protector of the afflicted ##pUjita vaidyanAtha kShetraM ## - he is worshipped in the town VaithIsvarankoil (4) ##divyaughAdi guruguha kaTAkSha anugraha pAtraM ## - recipient of grace and blessings of the vast assemblage of gods as well as guruguha ##bhAnu chandra guru mitraM ## - he is friendly to Sun, Moon and Jupiter ##bhAsamAna sukaLatraM ## - has a charming wife ##jAnustha hasta chitraM ## - appears cute with hands resting on his knees ##chaturbhujaM ## - he has four arms ##ati vichitram ## - he is quite fantastic. Notes: 1 he is called a~NgAraka or simply a~NgAra because he looks like a heap of lighted charcoal. 2 He was born out of a drop of sweat from Shiva in meditation which fell on the earth. Mother Earth nurtured it to become a graha. So he has come to be known as her son Bhauma, or Kuja 3 Mantreshvara indicates the presiding planets for the 12 signs: ## bhaumo shukrabudhendusUryashashijAH shukrArajIvArkajAH mando devaguruH krameNa kathitAH meShAdirAshIshvarAH || ## phaladIpika 1.6 4 An ancient town near Sirkali in TamilNadu, India \medskip\hrule\medskip ##%4 budha {\LARGEdvng 4 budhaH} rAga\- nATakura~nji tAla\- mishrajAti jhampa budhamAshrayAmi satataM suravinutaM chandratArAsutam | budhajanairveditaM bhUsurairmoditaM madhurakavitApradaM mahanIyasampadam | ku~NkumasamadyutiM guruguhamudAkR^itiM kujavairiNaM maNi\-makuTa\-hAra\-keyUra\- ka~NkaNAdidharaNaM kamanIyataramithuna\- kanyAdhipaM pustakakaraM napuMsakaM ki~NkarajanamahitaM kilbiShAdirahitaM sha~NkarabhaktahitaM sadAnandasahitam || ## ##budhaM AshrayAmi satataM ## - I take refuge in Budha always ##sura vinutaM ## - he is lauded by the devas ##chandra tArA sutam ## - he is the offspring of Chandra and Tara ##budha janaiH veditaM ## - he is understood by learned men ##bhUsuraiH moditaM ## - is appreciated by great scholars (1) ##madhura kavitA pradaM ## - bestower of fine poetical talents ##mahanIya sampadam ## - his accomplishments are praiseworthy ##ku~Nkuma sama dyutiM ## - his saffron-coloured form is splendid ##guruguha mud AkR^itiM ## - whose form delights Guruguha ##kuja vairiNaM ## - is inimical to Kuja ##maNi makuTa hAra keyUra ka~NkaNAdi dharaNaM ## - he is adorned with a crown, necklace, armband and bracelet made of gems ##kamanIyatara mithuna kanyAdhipaM ## - he presides over the lovely zodiacal signs Gemini and Virgo ##pustaka karaM ## - he has a book in his hands ##napuMsakaM ## - he is genderless (2) ##ki~Nkara jana mahitaM ## - highly respected by the servant class ##kilbiShAdi rahitaM ## - he is blemishless ##sha~Nkara bhakta hitaM ## - very helpful to the devotees of Shiva (3) ##sadAnanda sahitam ## - ever revelling in bliss. Notes: 1) budha literallly means a learned person 2) Ketu, Budha and Shanaishchara are genderless. ##klIbAH ketu-budhArkajAH##, says phaladIpikA, 2.27 3) The Tamil saint jnAnasaMbandha asserts in kOLarupadigam that devotees of Shiva have nothing to fear from the navagrahas. For, towards such devotees, these graha-s not only refrain from exerting evil influence, or just remain neutral, but are positively helpful. \medskip\hrule\medskip ##%5 bR^ihaspatiH {\LARGEdvng 5 bR^ihaspatiH} rAga\- aThANa tAla\- tishrajAti tripuTa bR^ihaspate tArApate brahmajAte namo.astu te | mahAbala vibho gIShpate ma~njudhanurmInAdhipate mahendrAdyupAsita\-kR^ite mAdhavAdi\-vinuta\-dhImate | surAchAryavarya vajradhara shubhalakShaNa jagat\-traya\-guro jarAdi\-varjita akrodha kacha\-janaka Ashrita\-jana\-kalpataro purAri\-guruguha\-saMmodita putra\-kAraka dIna\-bandho parAdi\-chatvAri\-vAk\-svarUpa\-prakAshaka dayA\-sindho nirAmayAya nItikartre nira~NkushAya vishva\-bhartre nira~njanAya bhuvana\-bhoktre niraMshAya mahA\-pradAtre || ## ##bR^ihaspate tArApate ## - O Brihaspati, the consort of Tara ##brahma jAte ## - born of Brahma ##namo.astu te ## - I salute you. ##mahAbala ## - you have great strength ##vibho ## - O master ##gIShpate ## - Lord of speech and writing ##ma~nju dhanurmIna adhipate ## - you preside over the lovely zodiacal signs Sagittarius and Pisces ##mahendrAdi upAsita AkR^ite ## - you are venerated by Indra and others ##mAdhavAdi vinuta dhImate ## - your intellect has been praised by Vishnu and others (1) ##surAchArya varya ## - the best preceptor of the gods ##vajra dhara ## - you hold a mace in your hand ##shubha lakShaNa ## - you are endowed with auspicious features ##jagat traya guro ## - you are a Teacher for all three worlds ##jarAdi varjita ## - you are ever young ##akrodha ## - you never become angry ##kacha janaka ## - you are the father of Kacha ##Ashrita jana kalpataro ## - you are verily the kalpaka tree for all who approach you ##purAri guruguha saMmodita ## - you have been appreciated by Shiva and Guruguha ##putrakAraka ## - you promote good offspring ##dIna bandho ## - you are a friend for all poor people ##parAdi chatvAri vAk svarUpa ## - you are the embodiment of the four stages of speech starting with parA (2) ##prakAshaka ## - you illuminate people's intellect ##dayAsindho ## - you are full of compassion ##nirAmayAya ## - you are never afflicted by any illness ##nIti kartre ## - you are the author of a Treatise on righteous Conduct(3) ##nira~NkushAya ## - you cannot be controlled ##vishva bhartre ## - you are the saviour of all living beings ##nira~njanAya ## - you are pure ##bhuvana bhoktre ## - you enjoy yourself in the world ##niraMshAya ## - you are whole ##mahA pradAtre ## - you are a great provider Notes: 1) Shri KriShNa says in the Gita:## purodhasAM cha mukhyaM mAM viddhi pArtha bR^ihaspatim | 10\.24## ``Know thou that among the great preceptors, I am Brihaspati'' 2) the generation of speech (vAk) consists of four stages, parA, pashyantI, madhyamA, and vaikharI. parA is the dormant stage in the mUlAdhAra. When this kArana bindu rises to the level of the navel it becomes kArya bindu. This stage is pashyantI The next stage is madhyamA, when it further rises to the level of the heart where it acquires discriminatory content and is more oscillatory. When finallly it emerges from the throat /mouth and becomes audible sound, capable of representation by alphabets, we have the vaikharI. According to Rig Veda, people are ignorant of these four parts and think that only the fourth part is speech: ## chatvAri vAkparimitA padAni tAni vidurbrAhmaNA ye manIShiNaH | guhA trINi nihitA ne~Ngayanti turIyam vAcho manuShyA vadanti || 1\.164\.45 || ## We can also recall here nAma-s 366-371 of LalitA sahasranAma ##parA pratyakchitIrUpA pashyantI paradevatA | madhyamA vaikharIrUpA...|| ## 3) Internal evidence for the existence of such a Niti ShAstra is found in a reference made by the third century poet Parimelazagar, in his commentary of the Tamil classic TirukkuraL. \medskip\hrule\medskip ##%6 Shukra {\LARGEdvng 6 shukraH} rAga\- parashu tAla\- khaNDajAti aTa shrIshukrabhagavantaM chintayAmi santataM sakalatattvaj~nam | he shukrabhagavan mA\- mAshupAlaya vR^iShatulA\- dhIsha daityahitopadesha keshavakaTAkShaikanetraM kirITadharaM dhavaLagAtram | viMshati\-vatsaroDu\-dashA\-vibhAgaM aShTavargaM kaviM kaLatra\-kArakaM ravi\-nirjara\-guru\-vairiNaM navAMsha\-horA\-drekkANAdi\-vargottamAvasara\-samaye vakrochcha\-nIcha\-svakShetra\-vara\-kendra\-mUla\-trikoNe triMshAMsha\-ShaShTyaMshairAvatAMsha\-pArijAtAMsha\- gopurAMsha\-rAjayoga\-kArakaM rAjyapradaM guruguhamudam || ## ##shrIshukra bhagavantaM chintayAmi santataM ## - I always meditate upon Shri Shukra BhagavAn ##sakala tattvaj~naM ##- he is the repository of all Truths (1) ##he shukrabhagavan ## - O Lord Shukra ! ##mAM Ashu pAlaya ## - please protect me now ##vR^iSha tulAdhIsha##- you preside over the zodiacal signs Rishabha (Taurus) and TulA (Libra) ##daitya hitopadesha## - you are the preceptor of the asuras ##keshava kaTAkSha\-eka\-netraM ##- By the grace of Mahavishnu, you have one eye left (2) ##kirITa dharaM ##- you wear a crown ##dhavaLa gAtram ##- your body is white in colour ##viMshati vatsara\-uDudashA\-vibhAgaM## - your share in the udu dashA system (3) is twenty years ##aShTa vargaM## - you have beneficial ashta varga ##kaviM ## - you are a great poet (4) ##kaLatra kArakaM ##- you promote happy matrimony ##ravi nirjaraguru-vairiNaM ##- you are inimical to the Sun and the ever-young Brihaspati ##navAMsha horA drekkANAdi vargottama avasara samaye ##- at the time you are in the parts (varga) of the orbit known to be your navamsa hora, drekkANa, and vargottama (5) ##vakra uchcha nIcha svakShetra varakendra mUlatrikoNe ##- and in exalted and depressed positions, own house, pivotal and mulatrikona positions (6) ##triMshAMsha ShaShThyaMsha airAvatAMsha pArijAtAMsha gopurAMsha ##- and if they belong to the groups of parts known as trimshamsa, shahtyamsa, etc (7) ##rAja yoga kArakaM## - you promote conditions for kingship (to the person)(8) ##rAjyapradam ## - you bestow kingship. ##guruguha mudaM ##- you give great happiness to Guruguha. Notes: 1) Like Brihaspati, Sukra is also a highly learned person. He and Brihaspati were disciples of the sage angirA who is the latter's father. The kacha-devayani episode in Mahabharata revolves around the mrita-sanjivini mantra that Sukra knew but Brihapati did not! 2) The reference here is to the Vamana avatara- Mahabali episode. 3) Humans, from birth to death, are under the influence of the planets in varying intensity. In the Ududasha system, the major periods (in years) of influence are: Surya-6, Chandra-10, Kuja-7, Rahu-18, Brihaspati-16, Shani-19, Budha-17, Ketu-7 and Shukra-20. 4) He is the celestial kavi. Later Valmiki became the Adikavi in the world. Shri Krishna pays the highest compliment to Sukra when he declares that among the foremost poets, He was verily Shukra## kavInAmushanA kaviH || ##( Bhagavad Gita-10.37) 5) From hereon DikShita launches into jyotiSha shAstra. Popular belief ascribes to Sukra the ability to bestow outstanding prosperity. (Sukra dasha). DikShita enumerates circumstances when Shukra bestows unlimited benefits. These technical terms are explained in treatises on Hindu Astrology, like in Prithuyashas' HorasAra and Mantreshvara's PhaladIpikA. The ecliptic is divided into 12 equal parts called Rasi-s, the first part, starting from the First Point of Aries being Mesha. The Rasis are subdivided into equal parts, called amsa-s, in several ways, each way being called a varga. If divided into two, we have two hora-s: if subdivided into three parts, each is a drekkana. Navamsa is obtained by dividing a Rasi into 9 equal parts, Trimshamsa 30 parts (subgrouped into 5, 5, 8, 7, and 5 degrees in one of forward or reverse order), shashtyamsa, 60 parts. Other modes of division are also possible. Saptamsa, dashamsa, dvadashamsa, and Shodashamsa arise when dividing the rasi into 7, 10, 12, and 16 parts. And so ons. And there are rules to identify the Lords of these parts. If a navamsa bears the same name as that of the Rasi from which it arose, it is called a vargottama. 6) For purposes of fine-tuning predictions, some special parts of these Rasi/amsa-s are named as Vakra, Uchcha, Nicha, SvakShetra, Varakendra and Mulatrikona for individual planets. For example, for Shukra, Uchcha in MIna, Nicha is Kanya, SvakShetra is Tula 6 deg to 30 deg, and Mulatrikona is Tula 0 deg to 5 deg. 7) It is possible that a planet is in more than one varga. Parijatamsha is attained when the planet obtains 2 varga-s; Gopuramsha, with four varga-s; Airavatamsha with nine varga-s, and so on. 8) Enumerating the various planetary positions for Rajayoga forms an important chapter in every work on astrology. For example, Phalaladipika (7-15) says: ``If Shukra and Guru are in Mina, Shani in uchcha, Kuja aspects Chandra, and Lagna and Surya are in Mesha, the person will be King owning a vast army....'' \medskip\hrule\medskip ##%7 shanaishchara {\LARGEdvng 7 shanaishcharaH} rAga\- yadukulakAMbodhi tAla\- mishrajAti eka divAkara\-tanUjaM shanaishcharaM dhIrataraM santataM chintaye.aham | bhavAmbu\-nidhau nimagna\-janAnAM bhayaMkaraM ati\-krUra\-phaladaM bhavAnIsha\-kaTAkSha\-pAtra\-bhUta\-bhaktimatAM atishaya\-shubha\-phaladam | kAlA~njana\-kAnti\-yukta\-dehaM kAla\-sahodaraM kAka\-vAhaM nIlAMshuka\-puShpa\-mAlAvR^itaM nIla\-ratna\-bhUShaNAla~NkR^itaM mAlinI\-nutaM guruguha\-muditaM makara\-kumbha\-rAshi\- nAthaM tila\- taila\-mishritAnna\-dIpa\-priyaM dayA\-sudhA\-sAgaraM nirbhayaM kAla\-daNDa\-paripIDita\-jAnuM kAmitArtha\-phalada\-kAmadhenuM kAla\-chakra\-bheda\-chitra\-bhAnuM kalpita\-ChAyA\-devI\-sUnum || ## ##santataM chintaye ahaM ## - I meditate constantly on ##shanaishcharaM divAkara tanUjaM ## - Shri ShanIshvara, the son of Surya (1) ##bhavAmbu nidhau nimagna-janAnAM ##-In those who are immersed in the ocean of worldly life ##bhaya~NkaraM ## - he strikes terror ##ati krUra phaladaM ## - (and) dispenses terrible consequences ##bhavAnIsha kaTAkSha pAtra bhUta bhaktimatAM ## - (on the other hand,) on those devotees of Lord Shiva who are blessed by His grace ##atishaya shubha phaladam ## - he bestows exceptionally good things ##kAlA~njana kAnti yukta dehaM ## - he is sparkling dark in colour, like the eye liner pigment ##kAlasahodaraM ## - he is brother of Yama, the lord of Death (2) ##kAkavAhaM ## - he rides a crow (3) ##nIlAMshuka \- puShpa\-mAlA\-vR^itaM ## - he wears a blue dress and a garland of blue flowers ##nIla\-ratna\-bhUShaNAla~NkR^itaM ## - and is decorated with ornaments made of blue gemstones ##mAlinI\-nutaM ## - He is worshipped by mAlinI (4) ##guruguha\-muditaM ## - he gives pleasure to Guruguha ##makara\-kumbha\-rAshi\-nAthaM ## - he presides over the zodiacal signs Capricornius and Aquarius ##tila\-taila\-mishrita\-anna\-dIpa\-priyaM ## - he has great liking for sesame oil lamp and sesame seeds mixed rice ##dayA\-sudhA\-sAgaraM ## - he is an ocean of compassion (for his devotees) ##nirbhayaM ## - he is fearless ##kAladaNDa\-paripIDita\-jAnuM ## - he bears a wound on his legs inflicted by Yama,'s cudgel (5) ##kAmitArthaphalada\-kAmadhenuM ## - he is verily the divine Kamadhenu while dispensing favours to devoteees ##kAla\-chakra\-bheda\-chitrabhAnuM ## - he has the capacity to break the Wheel of Time (6) ##kalpita\-ChAyAdevI\-sUnum ## - he is the son of ChAyA devI Notes: 1 shanaishchara is so called because he is slow-moving. Note that Saturn takes more than 29 years to go round the Sun once. For this reason he is also called Manda. In Naishadha mahAkAvya, the poet advocates this as the reason for Shani's late arrival at Damayanti's svayamvara. 2 Yama was the son o Surya by the first wife saMj~nA devI 3 Many texts declare that the eagle (gR^idhra) is Shani's vehicle. 4 mAlinI is a favourite mantra metre of Shani. In Mahabharata, during exile, Draupadi mentions her name as Malini while seeking employment in cognito. Probably she then prayed to Shani. 5 This happened when they were boys. This is the reason for Shani's slow movement. 6 The wheel referred to here is the cycle of births and deaths breaking it is to attain Mukti (salvation) \medskip\hrule\medskip ##%8 Rahu {\LARGEdvng 8 rAhuH} rAga\- rAmapriya tAla\- chatushrajAti rUpaka smarAmyahaM sadA rAhuM sUrya\-chandra\-vIkShyaM vikR^ita\-deham | surAsuraM roga\-haraM sarpAdi\-bhIti\-haraM shUrpAsana\-sukhakaraM shUlAyudha\-dhara\-karam | karALa\-vadanaM kaThinaM kayAnArNa\-karuNArdra\-apA~NgaM chaturbhujaM khaDgakheTAdidharaNaM charmAdi\-nIlavastraM gomedhakAbharaNaM shani\-shukra\-mitra\-guruguha\-santoShakaraNam || ## ##smarAmi aham sadA rAhuM ## - I always remember RAhu ##sUrya chandra vIkShyaM ## - he is being aspected by Surya and Chandra (1) ##vikR^ita deham ## - he has a crooked body ##surAsurM ## - he is a demon and also a deva (2) ##roga haraM ## - he drives away illnesses ##sarpAdi bhIti haraM ## - he wards off fears from snakes and the like ##shUrpAsana sukhakaraM ## - he is happily seated on a shUrpa (a bamboo plate in the form of a trapezium, called muram in Tamil) ##shUlAyudha dhara karam ## - he holds a trident in is hands ##karALa vadanaM ## - has a frightful face ##kaThinaM ## - he is hard, ##kayAnArNa\-karuNA\-Ardra\-apA~NgaM ## - his(fierce)looks melt into a compassionate glance due to the mantra commencing 'kayA naH' (3) ##chaturbhujaM ## - he has four hands ##khaDga kheTAdi dharaNaM ## - he holds a sword, a shield and like weapons ##charmAdi nIla vastraM ## - he wears a blue cloth and other garments made of leather ##gomedakAbharaNaM ## - he wears gomedaka-AbharaNaM ornaments laced with gomedaka (gem) stones ##shani shukra mitra guruguha santoSha karaNam ## - He is friends with Shani and Shukra, and pleases Guruguha too. Notes: 1) After getting the pot of nectar by churning the ocean with asuras'help, the deva-s sought Vishnu's help to prevent asuras from getting their share. As Vishnu took on the enchanting form of a mohini and started distributing the nectar to the devas, one asura sneaked in between Surya and Chandra and partook a mouthful, before he was spotted and struck down into two. The head and hands acquired a serpent body and became Rahu, while the torso acquired a serpent's head and became Ketu 2) Since the asura had actually drunk the nectar, he did not die, he became a half-deva! 3) There is a a vedic mantra to propitiate each planet. The mantra for Rahu is:## kayA nashchitra Abhuvad UtI sadAvR^idhaH sakhA| kayA shachiShTayA vR^itA | ## ``With what help will he come to us, wonderful, ever-waxing friend? With what most mighty company?'' This Sama is from Samaveda samhita 1.139. It is in gAyatrI Chandas with Vamadeva as Rishi. Originally addressed to Indra, it has been adopted for Ketu in later centuries. \medskip\hrule\medskip ##%9 Ketu {\LARGEdvng 9 ketuH} rAga\- chAmara tAla\- chatushrajAti rUpaka mahAsuraM ketumahaM bhajAmi ChAyAgrahaM varam | mahA\-vichitra\-makuTa\-dharaM ma~Ngala\-vastrAdi\-dharaM nara\-pITha\-sthitaM sukhaM navagraha\-yutaM sakham | ketuM kR^iNvan\-mantriNaM krodha\-nidhi\-jaiminaM kuluttAdi\-bhakShaNaM koNa\-dhvaja\-patAkinaM guruguha\-chAmara\-bharaNaM guNadoSha\- jitAbharaNaM grahaNAdi\-kArya\-kAraNaM grahApasavya\-sa~nchAriNam || ## ##mahAsuraM ketuM ahaM bhajAmi ## - I take refuge in the great asura Ketu ##chAyAgrahaM varam ## - he is a great shadow planet (1) ##mahA vichitra makuTa dharaM ## - he wears a big charming crown ##ma~NgaLa vastrAdi dharaM ## - he wears auspicious (yellow) clothes ##nara pITha sthitaM sukhaM ## - happily mounted on a human being as seat ##navagraha yutaM sakham ## - he is friends with the newly created planet(rahu) ##ketuM kR^iNvan mantriNaM ## - his vedic mantra commences 'ketuM kR^iNvan' (2) ##krodha nidhi jaiminaM ## - he is an angry person and he hails in the line ot the sage Jaimini ##kuluttadi bhakShaNaM ## - his favourite food is horse-grain (koLLu in Tamil) ##koNa dhvaja patAkinaM ## - his flag is in the form of a triangle ##guruguha chAmara bharaNaM ## - He holds a parousal to Guruguha ##guNa doSha jita AbharaNaM ## - he is very good to people who had risen above the sense of good and bad ##grahaNadi kArya kAraNaM ## - his actions include causing eclipses ##grahApasavya saMchAriNam ## - he moves in a retrograde direction among the planets Notes: 1) Rahu and Ketu are really not planets in the ordinary sense, but are just the imaginary points of interchapter of the ecliptic and the moon's orbit. The ascending node is Rahu, the descending (crossing the ecliptic from north to south) node is Ketu. 2) The ketu mantra runs as : ## ketum kR^iNvannaketave pesho maryA apeshase | samuShadbhirajAyathAH || ## - Rigveda 1.6.3 ``Thou, making light where no light was, and form, O men, where form was not, Wast born together with the dawn.'' This rik, originally addressed to UShas, has been adopted for Ketu in later times. 3) In karnatic music, there are seven basic tAla-s (rythmic patterns), and Muttusvami DikShita composed the first seven songs, one in each, for the seven main graha-s. These seven pieces are remarkable not only for their musical content, but also for their literary merit and the wealth of information they exhibit. Though the last two songs, on the Chaya graha-s, also go under his pen-name, Guruguha, there is a view that these two songs are later-day insertions, probably by his disciples. \medskip\hrule\medskip} Translated, encoded, and proofread by KS Ramachandran \medskip\hrule\obeylines Please send corrections to sanskrit at cheerful dot c om Last updated \today https://sanskritdocuments.org \end{document}