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நவரஹகதயஃ வாதரத

{॥ நவரஹகதயஃ வாதரத ॥}

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ராக- ெஸௗரார தால- சரஜா-வ

யேத நேமாऽ ேத தர சாயாபேத ।

காயகாரணாமக ஜகரகாஶக ஂஹ-ராயபேத

ஆயத ேதஜஃேத ஆேராயா-பலத-ேத ।

ஸாரஸர ர பாேநா ஸஹரரண கணேநா

ர-பாப-ஹர கஶாேநா ஹ-ேமாத-வபாேநா

ஜேநத நமேண ேஸாமாரஹ-ஶிகாமேண

ராத கமஸாேண யதர-ஸதாவ-ரேந

ெஸௗர-அடாண-மராமேந ெஸௗவண-வபாமேந

பாரஶ-ஹ-ஹராமேந --தரணாமேந ॥

{Lஆ◌்E ௨ சரஃ}

ராக- அஸாேவ தால- சரஜா மய

சரஂ பஜ மாநஸ ஸா-ஹதய-ஸதஶ ।

இரா-ேலாகபாேலத-தாேரஶஂ

இஂ ேஷாடஶ-கலா-தரஂ ஶாகரஂ

இரா-ஸேஹாதரஂ தாகரஂ அஶ ।

ஶகர-ெமௗ-ஷணஂ ஶீத-ரணஂ

சஜஂ மதந-சரஂ பாகரஂ

ேவகேடஶ-நயநஂ ராமேநா-ஜநநஂ

ஂ த-ரஂ -ஹ-வரஂ

ஶஶாகஂ ப-ஶாபாரஹ-பாரஂ

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ககண-ேகர-ஹார-மடா-தரஂ

பகஜஂ ேரா-யகர-சர ॥

{Lஆ◌்E ௩ அகாரகஃ}

ராக- ர தால- சரஜா பக

அகாரகமாரயாயஹஂ நதாதஜநமதாரஂ

மகளவாரஂ மாரஂ வாரஂ வாரஂ ।

பகாரகஂ ேமஷ-வக-ராயபஂ

ரதாகஂ ரதாபரா-தரஂ ஶ-ஶூல-தரஂ

மகளஂ க-களஂ மஜுள-தர-கர-களஂ

மகள-தாயக-ேமஷ-ரகஂ மகேராக ।

தாநவ-ர-ேஸதஂ மதத-லத-வரஂ

தர-ரதஂ ராத-காரகஂ ரத-ேநரஂ

ந-ரகஂ த-ைவயநாத-ேரஂ

ெயௗகா-ஹ-கடாாரஹ-பாரஂ

பா-சர--ரஂ பாஸமாந-களரஂ

ஜாத-ஹத-ரஂ சஜமர ॥

{Lஆ◌்E ௪ தஃ}

ராக- நாடர தால- ரஜா சப

தமாரயா ஸததஂ

ரதஂ சர-தாரா-த ।

தஜைந-ேவதஂ ைர-ேமாதஂ

மர-கதா-ரதஂ மஹய-ஸபத ।

ம-ஸமஂ ஹ-தாகஂ

ஜைவணஂ ம-மட-ஹார-ேகர-



ககணா-தரணஂ கமய-தர-ந-

கயாபஂ தக-கரஂ நஂஸகஂ

கர-ஜந-மதஂ ஷா-ரதஂ

ஶகர-பத-தஂ ஸதாநத-ஸத ॥

{Lஆ◌்E ௫ பஹபஃ}

ராக- அடாண தால- ரஜா ட

பஹபேத தாராபேத ரமஜாேத நேமாऽ ேத ।

மஹாபல ேபா பேத மஜு-த-நாபேத

மேஹராபாத-கேத மாதவா-த-மேத ।

ராசாய-வய வரதர ஶுபலண ஜக-ரய-ேரா

ஜரா-வத அேராத கச-ஜநக ஆத-ஜந-கபதேரா

ரா-ஹ-ஸஂேமாத ர-காரக ந-பேதா

பரா-சவா-வா-வப-ரகாஶக தயா-ேதா

ராமயாய கேர ரஶாய வ-பேர

ரஜநாய வந-ேபாேர ரஂஶாய மஹா-ரதாேர ॥

{Lஆ◌்E ௬ ஶுரஃ}

ராக- பரஶு தால- கடஜா அட

ஶுர-பகவதஂ தயா ஸததஂ ஸகல-தவஞ ।

ேஹ ஶுர-பகவ மா-

மாஶு பாலய வஷலா-

ஶ ைதய-ேதாபேதஶ

ேகஶவ-கடாைக-ேநரஂ டதரஂ தவள-கார ।

ஂஶ-வஸேரா-தஶா-பாகஂ அடவகஂ

கஂ களர-காரகஂ ர-ஜர--ைவணஂ



நவாஂஶ-ேஹாரா-ேரகாணா-வேகாதமாவஸர-ஸமேய

வேராச-ச-வேர-வர-ேகர-ல-ேகாேண

ஂஶாஂஶ-ஷயஂைஶராவதாஂஶ-பாஜாதாஂஶ-

ேகாராஂஶ-ராஜேயாக-காரகஂ ராயரதஂ ஹத ॥

{Lஆ◌்E ௭ ஶைநசரஃ}

ராக- யலகாஂேபா தால- ரஜா ஏக

வாகர-தஜஂ ஶைநசரஂ ரதரஂ ஸததஂ தேயऽஹ ।

பவா-ெதௗ மந-ஜநாநாஂ பயஂகரஂ அ-ர-பலதஂ

பவாஶ-கடா-பார-த-பமதாஂ அஶய-ஶுப-பலத ।

காலாஜந-கா-த-ேதஹஂ கால-ஸேஹாதரஂ காக-வாஹஂ

லாஂஶுக-ப-மாலாவதஂ ல-ரந-ஷணாலகதஂ

மா-தஂ ஹ-தஂ மகர-ப-ராஶி- நாதஂ ல-

ைதல-தாந-ப-யஂ தயா-தா-ஸாகரஂ பயஂ

கால-தட-பத-ஜாஂ காதாத-பலத-காமேதஂ

கால-சர-ேபத-ர-பாஂ கத-சாயா-ேத- ॥

{Lஆ◌்E ௮ ராஹுஃ}

ராக- ராமய தால- சரஜா பக

மராயஹஂ ஸதா ராஹுஂ ய-சர-யஂ கத-ேதஹ ।

ராரஂ ேராக-ஹரஂ ஸபா--ஹரஂ

ஶூபாஸந-ககரஂ ஶூலாத-தர-கர ।

கராள-வதநஂ கநஂ கயாநாண-கணார-அபாகஂ

சஜஂ கக-ேகடா-தரணஂ

சமா-லவரஂ ேகாேமதகாபரணஂ

ஶ-ஶுர-ர-ஹ-ஸேதாஷகரண ॥



{Lஆ◌்E ௯ ேகஃ}

ராக- சாமர தால- சரஜா பக

மஹாரஂ ேகமஹஂ பஜா சாயாரஹஂ வர ।

மஹா-ர-மட-தரஂ மகல-வரா-தரஂ

நர-ட-தஂ கஂ நவரஹ-தஂ ஸக ।

ேகஂ கவ-மணஂ ேராத--ைஜநஂ

தா-பணஂ ேகாண-வஜ-பதாநஂ

ஹ-சாமர-பரணஂ ணேதாஷ- தாபரணஂ

ரஹணா-காய-காரணஂ ரஹாபஸய-ஸசாண ॥

Encoded and proofread by KS Ramachandran ramachandran\_ksr at yahoo.ca

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{Lஆ◌்E ௧ யஃ}

ராக- ெஸௗரார தால- சரஜா-வ

யேத நேமாऽ ேத தர சாயாபேத ।

காயகாரணாமக ஜகரகாஶக ஂஹ-ராயபேத

ஆயத ேதஜஃேத ஆேராயா-பலத-ேத ।

ஸாரஸர ர பாேநா ஸஹரரண கணேநா

ர-பாப-ஹர கஶாேநா ஹ-ேமாத-வபாேநா

ஜேநத நமேண ேஸாமாரஹ-ஶிகாமேண

ராத கமஸாேண யதர-ஸதாவ-ரேந

ெஸௗர-அடாண-மராமேந ெஸௗவண-வபாமேந

பாரஶ-ஹ-ஹராமேந --தரணாமேந ॥



யேத - Oh Sun God!

நேமாऽ ேத - salutations to you!

தர - (you are) of pleasing appearance

சாயாபேத - O consort of Chaya devi!

காயகாரணாமக - you are the embodiment of The Primal Cause

and all Effects (1)

ஜக ரகாஶக - you illuminate the whole world

ஂஹ ராயபேத - you are the Lord of the zodiacal sign Leo

ஆய த - learned men salute you

ேதஜஃேத - you display spectacular brightness (2)

ஆேராயா பலத ேத - provider of good health and other benefits

ஸாரஸ ர - you have affinity to the lotus

ர - you are a friend

பாேநா - O Surya

ஸஹரரண - of a thousand rays

கணேநா - father of Karna

ரபாபஹர - remover of evil and sinful deeds

கஶாேநா - you are verily like Fire

ஹ ேமாத - propitiated by Guruguha

வபாேநா - innately effulgent

ஜேநத - worshipped by seers

நமேண - you are the jewel of daytime

ேஸாமா ரஹ ஶிகாமேண - you are the leader of Chandra and

other planets

ராத - great men salute you

கம ஸாேண - you are witness to all actions in the world (3)

யதர ஸதாவ ரேந - your chariot is drawn by seven

fine horses (4)



ெஸௗர அடாண மராமேந - you are identified with your core

mantra of eight syllables (5)

ெஸௗவண வபாமேந - your body shines in golden hue

பாரஶ ஹ ஹராமேந - you are identified with Brahma,

Vishnu and Shiva (6)

தரணாமேந - 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.

தஸவா । தேதவாராஶ । says TaittirIya UpaniShad.

2 ேதஜஸாம ேதஜ - Ramayana 6.107.15

3 ரவேய ேலாகஸாேண 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

யர ஹயாசேதாநாமாநஃ ஸதாணேயாதா வஹ ேதவமாய ।

--Shrimadbhagavatam 5.21.15

5 Surya's bija mantra consists of eight syllables. The mantra is கஃ

ய ஆய ஓ । ``The Supreme OM, the giver of brilliance, the impeller of

the universe, and the First Cause''

6 ரமா--ஶிவ-வப-ஹதயஂ

வேத ஸதா பாகர says the dhyAna sloka of Sun God.

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ராக- அஸாேவ தால- சரஜா மய

சரஂ பஜ மாநஸ ஸா-ஹதய-ஸதஶ ।

இரா-ேலாகபாேலத-தாேரஶஂ



இஂ ேஷாடஶகலாதரஂ ஶாகரஂ

இரா-ஸேஹாதரஂ தாகரஂ அஶ ।

ஶகர-ெமௗ-ஷணஂ ஶீதரணஂ

சஜஂ மதந-சரஂ பாகரஂ

ேவகேடஶநயநஂ ராமேநா-ஜநநஂ

ஂ தரஂ ஹ-வரஂ

ஶஶாகஂ பஶாபாரஹபாரஂ

ஶரசகாதவளரகாஶகாரஂ

ககணேகரஹாரமடாதரஂ

பகஜஂ ேராயகரசர ॥

சர பஜ - Pray to Chandra,

மாநஸ - O mind!

ஸா ஹதய ஸதஶஂ - he is as pure as the mind of the

virtuous persons

இரா ேலாகபாேலத தாேரஶஂ - He is the consort of Tara (1) and

is praised by Indra and other gods

இஂ - he is soothingly pleasant

ேஷாடஶ கலாதரஂ - wearer of the sixteen digits

ஶாகரஂ - the maker of the night

இரா ஸேஹாதரஂ - brother of Goddess LakShmi

தாகரஂ - he makes the herbs ooze nectar (2)

அஶ - always (worship Chandra).

ஶகர ெமௗ ஷணஂ - he adorns Shiva's crown

ஶீத ரணஂ - his rays are pleasantly cool

சஜஂ - he has four hands

மதந சரஂ - (he serves as) umbrella for Manmatha, the God



of Love (3)

ேவகேடஶ நயநஂ - he is the (left) eye of Vishnu (4)

ரா அேநா ஜநநஂ - he was born of the heart of VirAt puruSha (5)

ஂ - deva-s specially drink him (6)

த ரஂ - is friendly to the lily,

ஹ வர - is a face of Subrahmanya, who is the

preceptor of Brahma

ஶஶாகஂ - he is bearing hare-like marks (7)

ப ஶாபாரஹ-பாரஂ - he received first a curse, and

then a boon, from DakSha prajapati (8)

ஶர சகா தவள ரகாஶ காரஂ - his body shines as

white as the autumn moon (9)

ககண ேகர ஹார மடா தரஂ - he is bedecked with armband,

bracelet, necklace and diadem

பகஜ ஂ he is inimical to the lotus

ேரா ய கர சர - 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:

ணா ெசௗஷஃ ஸவாஃ ேஸாேமா வா ரஸாமகஃ ॥ 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. சரமா மநேஸா ஜாதஃ - PuruShasUkta.

6 ேஶேஷண ய ஏநஂ ராஃ - ஆமரேகாஶ யாயாதா, ௧-௩-௧௩

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.

தஶாபா ேஸாऽநபயதா யமரஹாதஃ ।

நஃ ரஸாய தஂ ேஸாமஃ கலா ேலேப ேய தாஃ ॥

- 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.

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ராக- ர தால- சரஜா பக

அகாரகமாரயாயஹஂ நதாதஜநமதாரஂ

மகளவாரஂ மாரஂ வாரஂ வாரஂ ।



பகாரகேமஷவகராயபஂ

ரதாகஂ ரதாபராதரஂ ஶஶூலதரஂ

மகளஂ ககளஂ மஜுளதரகரகளஂ

மகளதாயகேமஷரகஂ மகேராக ।

தாநவரேஸதஂ மததலதவரஂ

தரரதஂ ராதகாரகஂ ரதேநரஂ

நரகஂ தைவயநாதேரஂ

ெயௗகாஹகடாாரஹபாரஂ

பாசரரஂ பாஸமாநகளரஂ

ஜாதஹதரஂ சஜமர ॥

அகாரகஂ ஆரயா அஹஂ - I take refuge in Kuja (1)

வாரஂ வார - again and again

நத ஆத ஜந மதாரஂ - he is very valuable (helpful) to those who

approach him

மகள வாரஂ - he presides over Tuesday

மாரஂ - he is the son of Mother Earth (2)

பகாரகஂ - he resembles a golden pot

ேமஷ வக ராயபஂ - he presides over the zodiacal

signs Aries and Scorpio (3)

ரதாகஂ - his body is red in colour

ரதாபரா தரஂ - he wears a red cloth, and the like

ஶ ஶூல தரஂ - he holds a mace and a trident

மகளஂ - is auspicious

க களஂ - has a handsome neck

மஜுள தர பதகளஂ - his two feet are quite charming

மகள தாயகஂ - bestower of auspiciousness



ேமஷ ரகஂ - he rides a goat

மகர உக - Makara (Capricornus) is his exalted house (uchcha).

தாநவ ர ேஸதஂ - he is worshipped by devas (gods) and asuras

(demons) alike

மத த லத வரஂ - he sports a charming smile

தரரதஂ - graces (devotees) with real estate

ராத காரகஂ - he promotes good brotherhood

ரத ேநரஂ - has red eyes

ந ரகஂ - protector of the afflicted

த ைவயநாத ேரஂ - he is worshipped in the town

VaithIsvarankoil (4)

ெயௗகா ஹ கடா அரஹ பாரஂ - recipient of

grace and blessings of the vast assemblage of gods as well

as guruguha

பா சர ரஂ - he is friendly to Sun, Moon and Jupiter

பாஸமாந களரஂ - has a charming wife

ஜாத ஹத ரஂ - appears cute with hands resting on his knees

சஜஂ - he has four arms

அ ர - 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:

ெபௗேமா ஶுரேதயஶஶிஜாஃ ஶுராரவாகஜாஃ

மேதா ேதவஃ ரேமண கதாஃ ேமஷாராஶீவராஃ ॥ phaladIpika 1.6



4 An ancient town near Sirkali in TamilNadu, India

%௪ த

{Lஆ◌்E ௪ தஃ}

ராக- நாடர தால- ரஜா சப

தமாரயா ஸததஂ

ரதஂ சரதாராத ।

தஜைநேவதஂ ைரேமாதஂ

மரகதாரதஂ மஹயஸபத ।

மஸமஂ ஹதாகஂ

ஜைவணஂ ம-மட-ஹார-ேகர-

ககணாதரணஂ கமயதரந-

கயாபஂ தககரஂ நஂஸகஂ

கரஜநமதஂ ஷாரதஂ

ஶகரபததஂ ஸதாநதஸத ॥

தஂ ஆரயா ஸததஂ - I take refuge in Budha always

ர தஂ - he is lauded by the devas

சர தாரா த - he is the offspring of Chandra and Tara

த ஜைநஃ ேவதஂ - he is understood by learned men

ைரஃ ேமாதஂ - is appreciated by great scholars (1)

மர கதா ரதஂ - bestower of fine poetical talents

மஹய ஸபத - his accomplishments are praiseworthy

ம ஸம ஂ - his saffron-coloured form is splendid

ஹ ஆகஂ - whose form delights Guruguha

ஜ ைவணஂ - is inimical to Kuja

ம மட ஹார ேகர ககணா தரணஂ - he is adorned with



a crown, necklace, armband and bracelet made of gems

கமயதர ந கயாபஂ - he presides over the lovely

zodiacal signs Gemini and Virgo

தக கரஂ - he has a book in his hands

நஂஸகஂ - he is genderless (2)

கர ஜந மதஂ - highly respected by the servant class

ஷா ரதஂ - he is blemishless

ஶகர பத தஂ - very helpful to the devotees of Shiva (3)

ஸதாநத ஸத - ever revelling in bliss.

Notes:

1) budha literallly means a learned person

2) Ketu, Budha and Shanaishchara are genderless.

பாஃ ேக-தாகஜாஃ, 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.

%௫ பஹபஃ

{Lஆ◌்E ௫ பஹபஃ}

ராக- அடாண தால- ரஜா ட

பஹபேத தாராபேத ரமஜாேத நேமாऽ ேத ।

மஹாபல ேபா பேத மஜுதநாபேத

மேஹராபாத-கேத மாதவா-த-மேத ।

ராசாயவய வரதர ஶுபலண ஜக-ரய-ேரா

ஜரா-வத அேராத கச-ஜநக ஆத-ஜந-கபதேரா

ரா-ஹ-ஸஂேமாத ர-காரக ந-பேதா



பரா-சவா-வா-வப-ரகாஶக தயா-ேதா

ராமயாய கேர ரஶாய வ-பேர

ரஜநாய வந-ேபாேர ரஂஶாய மஹா-ரதாேர ॥

பஹபேத தாராபேத - O Brihaspati, the consort of Tara

ரம ஜாேத - born of Brahma

நேமாऽ ேத - I salute you.

மஹாபல - you have great strength

ேபா - O master

பேத - Lord of speech and writing

மஜு தந அபேத - you preside over the lovely zodiacal

signs Sagittarius and Pisces

மேஹரா உபாத ஆகேத - you are venerated by Indra and others

மாதவா த மேத - your intellect has been praised by

Vishnu and others (1)

ராசாய வய - the best preceptor of the gods

வர தர - you hold a mace in your hand

ஶுப லண - you are endowed with auspicious features

ஜக ரய ேரா - you are a Teacher for all three worlds

ஜரா வத - you are ever young

அேராத - you never become angry

கச ஜநக - you are the father of Kacha

ஆத ஜந கபதேரா - you are verily the kalpaka tree for all who

approach you

ரா ஹ ஸஂேமாத - you have been appreciated by Shiva

and Guruguha

ரகாரக - you promote good offspring



ந பேதா - you are a friend for all poor people

பரா சவா வா வப - you are the embodiment of the four

stages of speech starting with parA (2)

ரகாஶக - you illuminate people's intellect

தயாேதா - you are full of compassion

ராமயாய - you are never afflicted by any illness

கேர - you are the author of a Treatise on righteous Conduct(3)

ரஶாய - you cannot be controlled

வ பேர - you are the saviour of all living beings

ரஜநாய - you are pure

வந ேபாேர - you enjoy yourself in the world

ரஂஶாய - you are whole

மஹா ரதாேர - you are a great provider

Notes:

1) Shri KriShNa says in the Gita:

ேராதஸாஂ ச யஂ மாஂ பாத பஹப । ௧௦.௨௪

``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:

சவா வாபதா பதா தா ராமணா ேய மணஃ ।



ஹா தா ேநகய ய வாேசா மயா வத ॥

௧.௧௬௪.௪௫ ॥

We can also recall here nAma-s 366-371 of LalitA sahasranAma

பரா ரயபா பய பரேதவதா । மயமா ைவகபா॥।॥

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.

%௬ ர

{Lஆ◌்E ௬ ஶுரஃ}

ராக- பரஶு தால- கடஜா அட

ஶுரபகவதஂ தயா ஸததஂ ஸகலதவஞ ।

ேஹ ஶுரபகவ மா-

மாஶுபாலய வஷலா-

ஶ ைதயேதாபேதஶ

ேகஶவகடாைகேநரஂ டதரஂ தவளகார ।

ஂஶ-வஸேரா-தஶா-பாகஂ அடவகஂ

கஂ களர-காரகஂ ர-ஜர--ைவணஂ

நவாஂஶ-ேஹாரா-ேரகாணா-வேகாதமாவஸர-ஸமேய

வேராச-ச-வேர-வர-ேகர-ல-ேகாேண

ஂஶாஂஶ-ஷயஂைஶராவதாஂஶ-பாஜாதாஂஶ-

ேகாராஂஶ-ராஜேயாக-காரகஂ ராயரதஂ ஹத ॥

ஶுர பகவதஂ தயா ஸததஂ - I always meditate

upon Shri Shukra BhagavAn



ஸகல தவஞஂ - he is the repository of all Truths (1)

ேஹ ஶுரபகவ - O Lord Shukra !

மாஂ ஆஶு பாலய - please protect me now

வஷ லாஶ- you preside over the zodiacal signs Rishabha

(Taurus) and TulA (Libra)

ைதய ேதாபேதஶ - you are the preceptor of the asuras

ேகஶவ கடா-ஏக-ேநரஂ - By the grace of Mahavishnu, you

have one eye left (2)

ட தரஂ - you wear a crown

தவள கார - your body is white in colour

ஂஶ வஸர-உதஶா-பாகஂ - your share in the udu

dashA system (3) is twenty years

அட வகஂ - you have beneficial ashta varga

கஂ - you are a great poet (4)

களர காரகஂ - you promote happy matrimony

ர ஜர-ைவணஂ - you are inimical to the Sun and the

ever-young Brihaspati

நவாஂஶ ேஹாரா ேரகாணா வேகாதம அவஸர ஸமேய - at the time you

are in the parts (varga) of the orbit known to be your navamsa

hora, drekkANa, and vargottama (5)

வர உச ச வேர வரேகர லேகாேண - and in

exalted and depressed positions, own house, pivotal and

mulatrikona positions (6)

ஂஶாஂஶ ஷயஂஶ ஐராவதாஂஶ பாஜாதாஂஶ ேகாராஂஶ -

and if they belong to the groups of parts known as trimshamsa,

shahtyamsa, etc (7)

ராஜ ேயாக காரகஂ - you promote conditions for kingship (to

the person)(8)



ராயரத - you bestow kingship.

ஹ தஂ - 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

கநாஶநா கஃ ॥ ( 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....''

%௭ ஶைநசர

{Lஆ◌்E ௭ ஶைநசரஃ}

ராக- யலகாஂேபா தால- ரஜா ஏக

வாகர-தஜஂ ஶைநசரஂ ரதரஂ ஸததஂ தேயऽஹ ।

பவா-ெதௗ மந-ஜநாநாஂ பயஂகரஂ அ-ர-பலதஂ



பவாஶ-கடா-பார-த-பமதாஂ அஶய-ஶுப-பலத ।

காலாஜந-கா-த-ேதஹஂ கால-ஸேஹாதரஂ காக-வாஹஂ

லாஂஶுக-ப-மாலாவதஂ ல-ரந-ஷணாலகதஂ

மா-தஂ ஹ-தஂ மகர-ப-ராஶி- நாதஂ ல-

ைதல-தாந-ப-யஂ தயா-தா-ஸாகரஂ பயஂ

கால-தட-பத-ஜாஂ காதாத-பலத-காமேதஂ

கால-சர-ேபத-ர-பாஂ கத-சாயா-ேத- ॥

ஸததஂ தேய அஹஂ - I meditate constantly on

ஶைநசரஂ வாகர தஜஂ - Shri ShanIshvara, the son of Surya (1)

பவா ெதௗ மந-ஜநாநாஂ -In those who are immersed in the

ocean of worldly life

பயகரஂ - he strikes terror

அ ர பலதஂ - (and) dispenses terrible consequences

பவாஶ கடா பார த பமதாஂ - (on the other hand,)

on those devotees of Lord Shiva who are blessed by His grace

அஶய ஶுப பலத - he bestows exceptionally good things

காலாஜந கா த ேதஹஂ - he is sparkling dark in colour, like

the eye liner pigment

காலஸேஹாதரஂ - he is brother of Yama, the lord of Death (2)

காகவாஹஂ - he rides a crow (3)

லாஂஶுக - ப-மாலா-வதஂ - he wears a blue dress and a garland

of blue flowers

ல-ரந-ஷணாலகதஂ - and is decorated with ornaments made

of blue gemstones

மா-தஂ - He is worshipped by mAlinI (4)

ஹ-தஂ - he gives pleasure to Guruguha



மகர-ப-ராஶி-நாதஂ - he presides over the zodiacal signs

Capricornius and Aquarius

ல-ைதல-த-அந-ப-யஂ - he has great liking for

sesame oil lamp and sesame seeds mixed rice

தயா-தா-ஸாகரஂ - he is an ocean of compassion (for his devotees)

பயஂ - he is fearless

காலதட-பத-ஜாஂ - he bears a wound on his legs inflicted

by Yama,'s cudgel (5)

காதாதபலத-காமேதஂ - he is verily the divine Kamadhenu while

dispensing favours to devoteees

கால-சர-ேபத-ரபாஂ - he has the capacity to break the

Wheel of Time (6)

கத-சாயாேத- - 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 (gRRidhra) 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)



%௮ றஹு

{Lஆ◌்E ௮ ராஹுஃ}

ராக- ராமய தால- சரஜா பக

மராயஹஂ ஸதா ராஹுஂ ய-சர-யஂ கத-ேதஹ ।

ராரஂ ேராக-ஹரஂ ஸபா--ஹரஂ

ஶூபாஸந-ககரஂ ஶூலாத-தர-கர ।

கராள-வதநஂ கநஂ கயாநாண-கணார-அபாகஂ

சஜஂ ககேகடாதரணஂ

சமா-லவரஂ ேகாேமதகாபரணஂ

ஶ-ஶுர-ர-ஹ-ஸேதாஷகரண ॥

மரா அஹ ஸதா ராஹுஂ - I always remember RAhu

ய சர யஂ - he is being aspected by Surya and Chandra (1)

கத ேதஹ - he has a crooked body

ராஂ - he is a demon and also a deva (2)

ேராக ஹரஂ - he drives away illnesses

ஸபா ஹரஂ - he wards off fears from snakes and the like

ஶூபாஸந ககரஂ - he is happily seated on a shUrpa (a

bamboo plate in the form of a trapezium, called muram in Tamil)

ஶூலாத தர கர - he holds a trident in is hands

கராள வதநஂ - has a frightful face

கநஂ - he is hard,

கயாநாண-கணா-ஆர-அபாகஂ - his(fierce)looks melt into a

compassionate glance due to the mantra commencing 'kayA naH' (3)

சஜஂ - he has four hands

கக ேகடா தரணஂ - he holds a sword, a shield and like weapons

சமா ல வரஂ - he wears a blue cloth and other garments



made of leather

ேகாேமதகாபரணஂ - he wears gomedaka-AbharaNaM ornaments laced with

gomedaka (gem) stones

ஶ ஶுர ர ஹ ஸேதாஷ கரண - 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:

கயா நர ஆவ ஊ ஸதாவதஃ ஸகா। கயா ஶடயா வதா ।

``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.

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{Lஆ◌்E ௯ ேகஃ}

ராக- சாமர தால- சரஜா பக

மஹாரஂ ேகமஹஂ பஜா சாயாரஹஂ வர ।

மஹா-ர-மட-தரஂ மகல-வரா-தரஂ



நர-ட-தஂ கஂ நவரஹ-தஂ ஸக ।

ேகஂ கவ-மணஂ ேராத--ைஜநஂ

தா-பணஂ ேகாண-வஜ-பதாநஂ

ஹ-சாமர-பரணஂ ணேதாஷ- தாபரணஂ

ரஹணா-காய-காரணஂ ரஹாபஸய-ஸசாண ॥

மஹாரஂ ேகஂ அஹஂ பஜா - I take refuge in the great asura Ketu

சாயாரஹஂ வர - he is a great shadow planet (1)

மஹா ர மட தரஂ - he wears a big charming crown

மகள வரா தரஂ - he wears auspicious (yellow) clothes

நர ட தஂ கஂ - happily mounted on a human being as seat

நவரஹ தஂ ஸக - he is friends with the newly created planet(rahu)

ேகஂ கவ மணஂ - his vedic mantra commences 'ketuM kRRiNvan' (2)

ேராத ைஜநஂ - he is an angry person and he hails in the line ot

the sage Jaimini

த பணஂ - his favourite food is horse-grain (koLLu in Tamil)

ேகாண வஜ பதாநஂ - his flag is in the form of a triangle

ஹ சாமர பரணஂ - He holds a parousal to Guruguha

ண ேதாஷ த ஆபரணஂ - he is very good to people who had risen above

the sense of good and bad

ரஹண காய காரணஂ - his actions include causing eclipses

ரஹாபஸய ஸஂசாண - 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 intersection 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 :

ேக கவநேகதேவ ேபேஶா மயா அேபஶேஸ ।

ஸஷரஜாயதாஃ ॥ - 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.

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