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1. Om Bhaanave Namah
2. Om Hamsaaya Namah
3. Om Bhaaskaraaya Namah
4. Om Sooryaaya Namah
5. Om Shooraaya Namah
6. Om Tamoharaaya Namah
7. Om Ratine Namah
8. Om Vishyadrite Namah
9. Om Vyaaprite Namah
10. Om Haraye Namah
11. Om Vedamayaaya Namah
12. Om Vibhave Shuddaashave Namah
13. Om Shupraamshave Namah
14. Om Chandraaya Namah
15. Om Abjanetrasamudbhavaaya Namah
16. Om Taaraadhipaaya Namah
17. Om Rohineeshaaya Namah
18. Om Shambhumoortee Namah
19. Om Kritaalayaaya Namah
20. Om Oshadheetyaaya Namah
21. Om Oshadhipataye Namah
22. Om Eeshvaradharaaya Namah
23. Om Sutaanitaye Namah
24. Om Sakalaahlaadakaraaya Namah
25. Om Bhaumaaya Namah
26. Om Bhoomisutaaya Namah
27. Om Bhootamaanyaaya Namah
28. Om Samudbhavaaya Namah
29. Om Aaryaaya Namah
30. Om Agnikrite Namah
31. Om Rohitaangaaya Namah
32. Om Raktavastra Dharaaya Namah
33. Om Shuchaye Namah
34. Om Mangalaaya Namah
35. Om Angaarakaaya Namah
36. Om Raktamaaline Namah
37. Om Maayaavishaaradaaya Namah
38. Om Budhaaya Namah
39. Om Taaraasutaaya Namah
40. Om Saumyaaya Namah
41. Om Rohinigarbhasambhootaaya Namah
42. Om Chandraatmajaaya Namah
43. Om Somavamshakaraaya Namah
44. Om Shritivishaaradaaya Namah
45. Om Satyasandhaaya Namah
46. Om Satyasindhave Namah
47. Om Vidhusutaaya Namah
48. Om Vibhudaaya Namah
49. Om Vibhave Namah
50. Om Vaakrite Namah
51. Om Brahmanyaaya Namah
52. Om Brahmane Namah
53. Om Teeshnaaya Namah
54. Om Shubhaveshadhaaraaya Namah
55. Om Keeshpataye Namah
56. Om Gurave Namah
57. Om Indrapurohitaaya Namah
58. Om Jeevaaya Namah
59. Om Nirjarapoojitaaya Namah
60. Om Peetaambaraalankritaaya Namah
61. Om Brihave Namah
62. Om Bhaargavasampootaaya Namah
63. Om Nishaacharagurave Namah
64. Om Kavaye Namah
65. Om Bhrityaketaharaaya Namah
66. Om Brihasutaaya Namah
67. Om Vaarakrite Namah
68. Om Deenaraajyataaya Namah
69. Om Shukraaya Namah
70. Om Shukrasvaroopaaya Namah
71. Om Raajyataaya Namah
72. Om Layakritaaya Namah
73. Om Konaaya Namah
74. Om Shanaishcharaaya Namah
75. Om Mandaaya Namah
76. Om Chhaayaahridayanandanaaya Namah
77. Om Maartaandadaaya Namah
78. Om Pangave Namah
79. Om Bhunutanoodbhavaaya Namah
80. Om Yamaanujaaya Namah
81. Om Atibhayakrite Namah
82. Om Neelaaya Namah
83. Om Sooryavamshajaaya Namah
84. Om Nirmaanadehaaya Namah
85. Om Raahave Namah
86. Om Svarbhaanave Namah
87. Om Aadityachandradveshine Namah
88. Om Bhujangamaaya Namah
89. Om Simhideshaaya Namah
90. Om Gunavate Namah
91. Om Raatripatipeeditaaya Namah
92. Om Ahiraaje Namah
93. Om Shiroheenaaya Namah
94. Om Vishataraaya Namah
95. Om Mahaakaayaaya Namah
96. Om Mahaabhootaaya Namah
97. Om Brahmanyaaya Namah
98. Om Brahmasampootaaya Namah
99. Om Ravikrite Namah
100. Om Raaharoopadhrite Namah
101. Om Ketave Namah
102. Om Ketusvaroopaaya Namah
103. Om Kesharaaya Namah
104. Om Kakritaalayaaya Namah
105. Om Brahmavidhe Namah
106. Om Brahmaputraaya Namah
107. Om Kumaarakaaya Namah
108. Om Braahmanapreetaaya Namah
Iti Shree Navagraha Ashtottara Shatanaamaavali
Meaning
One hundred and eight names spread across all nine grahas, opening with Om Bhaanave Namah — a salutation to Surya, who leads the nine. Unlike a single-deity namavali, this one keeps moving: a run of names for the Sun, then the Moon, then Mangala, and on through Rahu and Ketu. It is the list a priest reads during navagraha archana, one flower or grain of akshate placed at each name.
Significance
A namavali is worship by naming. The point of doing all nine in one sitting is that a horoscope is not one planet — an afflicted Shani sits in a chart next to a strong Guru, and the tradition of navagraha worship is to address the set rather than pick a favourite. Families turn to it before a graha-shanti, at the start of a new mahadasha, during Sade Sati, or simply as the Saturday or Sunday routine at the navagraha sannidhi. Tradition holds that the nine, addressed together and by name, become anukula — favourably disposed — rather than obstructive; the older texts frame the benefit as the softening of graha-peeda and of the fear that comes with it, not as a specific material gain.
How and when to chant
Archana style: say each name and offer a flower, akshate or a pinch of the grain belonging to that graha. The navadhanya set is the traditional accompaniment — wheat for Surya, rice for Chandra, toor dal for Kuja, green gram for Budha, chana dal for Guru, white beans for Shukra, sesame for Shani, urad for Rahu, horse gram for Ketu. Sunday and Saturday are the commonest days, and Amavasya is a standard occasion. A nine-wick lamp before the navagraha panel is usual in temples. At home, a single lamp, a clean seat facing east, and unhurried reading of all 108 names is enough; most people finish in about ten minutes.
Frequently asked questions
In what order do the grahas appear in the Navagraha Ashtottara Shatanamavali?
How does the Navagraha Ashtottara differ from the separate ashtottara of each planet?
Which names of Shani are in the Navagraha Ashtottara Shatanamavali?
Why is Rahu called Svarbhanu and Shirohina in the Navagraha Ashtottara?
When is the Navagraha Ashtottara Shatanamavali chanted?
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