Shani
Shani Stotra (Navagraha)
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नीलाञ्जनसमाभासं रविपुत्रं यमाग्रजम् । छायामार्तण्डसम्भूतं तं नमामि शनैश्चरम् ॥
നീലാഞ്ജനസമാഭാസം രവിപുത്രം യമാഗ്രജമ് । ഛായാമാർതണ്ഡസമ്ഭൂതം തം നമാമി ശനൈശ്ചരമ് ॥
Nīlāñjanasamābhāsaṃ raviputraṃ yamāgrajam | Chāyāmārtaṇḍasambhūtaṃ taṃ namāmi śanaiścaram ||
Meaning
I bow to Shanaishchara, dark as blue collyrium, son of the Sun, elder brother of Yama, born of Chhaya and Martanda.
Word by word
- नीलाञ्जनसमाभासम्
- who shines like blue collyrium
- रविपुत्रम्
- son of the Sun
- यमाग्रजम्
- elder brother of Yama
- छायामार्तण्डसम्भूतम्
- born of Chhaya and the Sun
- तं नमामि
- to him I bow
- शनैश्चरम्
- Shanaishchara, the slow-moving one