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1. Om Shukraaya Namah
2. Om Shuchaye Namah
3. Om Shubhagunaaya Namah
4. Om Shubhadaaya Namah
5. Om Shubhalakshanaaya Namah
6. Om Shobhanaakshaaya Namah
7. Om Shubhraroopaaya Namah
8. Om Shuddhasphatikabhaasvaraaya Namah
9. Om Deenaartiharakaaya Namah
10. Om Daityagurave Namah
11. Om Devaabhinanditaaya Namah
12. Om Kaavyaasaktaaya Namah
13. Om Kaamapaalaaya Namah
14. Om Kavaye Namah
15. Om Kalyaanadaayakaaya Namah
16. Om Bhadhramoortaye Namah
17. Om Bhadhragunaaya Namah
18. Om Bhaargavaaya Namah
19. Om Bhaktapaalanaaya Namah
20. Om Bhogadaaya Namah
21. Om Bhuvanaadhyakshaaya Namah
22. Om Bhuktimuktiphalapradaaya Namah
23. Om Chaarusheelaaya Namah
24. Om Chaaruroopaaya Namah
25. Om Chaaru Chandranibhaananaaya Namah
26. Om Nidhaye Namah
27. Om Nikhila Shaastrajnyaaya Namah
28. Om Neetividyaadhurandharaaya Namah
29. Om Sarvalakshanasampannaaya Namah
30. Om Sarvaavagunavarjitaaya Namah
31. Om Samaanaadhinirmuktaaya Namah
32. Om Sakalaagamapaaragaaya Namah
33. Om Bhrigave Namah
34. Om Bhogakaraaya Namah
35. Om Bhoomeesurapaalana Tatparaaya Namah
36. Om Manasvine Namah
37. Om Maanadaaya Namah
38. Om Maanyaaya Namah
39. Om Maayaateetaaya Namah
40. Om Mahaashayaaya Namah
41. Om Baliprasannaaya Namah
42. Om Abhayadaaya Namah
43. Om Baline Namah
44. Om Balaparaakramaaya Namah
45. Om Bhavapaashaparityagaaya Namah
46. Om Balibandhavimochakaaya Namah
47. Om Ghanaashayaaya Namah
48. Om Ghanaadhyakshaaya Namah
49. Om Kambugreevaaya Namah
50. Om Kalaadharaaya Namah
51. Om Kaarunyarasasampoornaaya Namah
52. Om Kalyaanagunavardhanaaya Namah
53. Om Shvetaambaraaya Namah
54. Om Shvetavapushe Namah
55. Om Chaturbhujasamanvitaaya Namah
56. Om Akshamaalaadharaaya Namah
57. Om Achintyaaya Namah
58. Om Aksheenagunabhaasuraaya Namah
59. Om Nakshatraganasanchaaraaya Namah
60. Om Nayadaaya Namah
61. Om Neetimaargadaaya Namah
62. Om Varshapradaaya Namah
63. Om Hrisheekeshaaya Namah
64. Om Kleshanaashakaraaya Namah
65. Om Chintitaardhapradaaya Namah
66. Om Shaantamataye Namah
67. Om Devyai Namah
68. Om Chittasamaadhikrite Namah
69. Om Aadhivyaadhiharaaya Namah
70. Om Bhoorivikramaaya Namah
71. Om Punyadaayakaaya Namah
72. Om Puraanapurushaaya Namah
73. Om Poojyaaya Namah
74. Om Puruhootaadisannutaaya Namah
75. Om Ajeyaaya Namah
76. Om Vijitaarataye Namah
77. Om Vividhaabharanojjvalaaya Namah
78. Om Kundapushpa Prateekaashaaya Namah
79. Om Mandahaasaaya Namah
80. Om Mahaamataye Namah
81. Om Muktaaphalasamaanaabhaaya Namah
82. Om Muktidaaya Namah
83. Om Munisannutaaya Namah
84. Om Ratnasimhaasanaaroodhaaya Namah
85. Om Rathasthaaya Namah
86. Om Rajataprabhaaya Namah
87. Om Sooryapraagdesha Sanchaaraaya Namah
88. Om Surashatrunuhride Namah
89. Om Tulaavrishabharaasheeshaaya Namah
90. Om Durdharaaya Namah
91. Om Dharmapaalakaaya Namah
92. Om Bhaagyadaaya Namah
93. Om Kavaye Namah
94. Om Bhavyacharitaaya Namah
95. Om Bhavapaashavimochakaaya Namah
96. Om Gaudadesheshvaraaya Namah
97. Om Goptre Namah
98. Om Gunine Namah
99. Om Gunavibhooshanaaya Namah
100. Om Jyeshthaanakshatra Sambhootaaya Namah
101. Om Jyeshthaaya Namah
102. Om Shreshthaaya Namah
103. Om Shuchismitaaya Namah
104. Om Apavargapradaaya Namah
105. Om Anantaaya Namah
106. Om Santaanaphaladaayakaaya Namah
107. Om Sarvaishvaryapradaaya Namah
108. Om Sarvageervaana Gunasannutaaya Namah
Iti Shree Shukra Ashtottara Shatanaamaavali
Meaning
One hundred and eight names of Shukra, Venus among the grahas, opening Om Shukraaya Namah. Shukra means bright, white, clear. Behind the planet stands Shukracharya, son of Bhrigu and acharya of the asuras, who alone held the mrita-sanjivani vidya — the knowledge that raised the dead — and who lost an eye when Vamana pierced the water-spout he had blocked to stop Bali's gift.
Significance
Shukra is the graha of what makes life pleasant and what binds people to each other: marriage, love, beauty, music and the arts, vehicles, comfort, and in a man's chart the wife — he is the kalatra karaka. So the archana is done for reasons people do not always say out loud. A marriage under strain. A young person whose match keeps falling through. An artist or musician before a performance. A Shukra mahadasha starting, which jyotisha reads as the sweetest long stretch a chart can offer. Tradition holds that Shukra worshipped on Friday softens the relationships in a household. In Karnataka the day already belongs to Lakshmi, and Varamahalakshmi vrata in Shravana falls on a Friday — so Friday's white flowers and sweet naivedya are already on the shelf in most homes.
How and when to chant
Friday, morning or early evening, and white throughout: white flowers, white cloth, curd, rice, sugar, and white beans, which are Shukra's grain in the navadhanya. Diamond is his stone, and clear quartz where a diamond is out of reach. Offer a white flower or akshate at each name. Households that keep a Friday Lakshmi puja usually do the Shukra archana in the same sitting, before or after. Sweet naivedya suits the graha — payasa, kheer, or anything with jaggery or sugar. Ten minutes at a steady pace is enough.
Frequently asked questions
Why does the Shukra Ashtottara Shatanamavali call Shukra Daityaguru and Bhargava?
Which zodiac signs does the Shukra Ashtottara assign to Venus?
How do the 108 names of Shukra describe his form for meditation?
On which day is the Shukra Ashtottara archana usually done?
How long does the Shukra Ashtottara take, and does it have a phala shruti?
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