Shri Navagraha Chalisa

Bowing lovingly at Ganapati and Guru’s lotus feet,

I sing the Navgraha Chalisa; Sharada lends her aid.

Hail Sun, Moon, Mercury; hail Jupiter, Venus, Saturn king;

hail Rahu and Ketu — bestow grace today.

First I bow my head to the Sun; show mercy, knowing me forlorn.

O Aditya, day-maker, Sun; dull-witted and deeply ignorant am I.

Now end this servant’s suffering, O twelve-formed lord of day.

Salutations to Bhaskara, brilliant Sun, friend, destroyer of sin, forgiver.

Moon, night’s lord and master, treasure of digits, to you I bow.

Full-moon lord, cool-rayed; end the bowing devotee’s bodily ills.

Soma, Indu, Vidhu, peace-bringing moon; cool-rayed healer, night-wanderer.

You grace Shiva’s fair brow; refuge, refuge — end devotees’ suffering.

Hail Mangal, giver of joy, famed as red Lohita, Bhauma and the rest.

Angaraka, remover of debt and disease; show mercy on this plea.

O Earth’s son, heap of joy, red-limbed, destroyer of devotees’ sins.

Now remove grave ills; fulfil every desire.

Hail Budha, Moon’s son, great king; do good to all people.

Grant wit, wisdom, good sense; end harsh suffering, bring welfare.

O Tara’s son, Rohini’s delight, Moon’s child, ender of sorrow and strife.

As your servant I worship you, Master; cherisher of the humble, to you I bow.

Glory to Guru-deva; ever let me serve you, Lord.

Preceptor of gods, wise guru of celestials, Indra’s priest, giver of learning.

Lord of speech, noble Vagisha; Jiva, Brihaspati are your names.

Ocean of learning, Angira by name; fulfil every desire in all ways.

At Shukra-deva’s feet flows water; this servant meditates unceasing.

O Ushana, Bhargava, Bhrigu’s son, demons’ priest, crusher of the wicked.

Ornament of Bhrigu’s line, remover of taints; end adverse planets, bring joy.

You are the crown of Brahmin astrologers, king of the human body.

Hail Shanideva, Sun’s son; hail dark Sauri, world-revered.

Pingala, Manda, Raudra, Yama by name; Vapra and the rest, Konastha the lovely.

Crooked of gaze, peepal-bodied; in a moment making pauper, in a moment king.

Golden marks on your brow delight beholders; end misfortune, O Chhaya’s son.

Hail Rahu, sky-enterer; you alone eclipse Moon and Sun.

Foe of Sun and Moon, bearing Sarvabhanu’s name; Shikhi and many names are yours.

Simhika’s son, king of night-roamers, half-bodied — guard the world’s honour.

When adverse planetary times come, ever bring forth peace and joy.

Hail Ketu, remover of harsh sorrow; act for creation’s blessing.

Bannered, dread-formed, fiercely wrathful, death to the wicked.

Shikhi, Tarika, mighty planet; great glory, boundless radiance.

Fish-vehicled, most auspicious; grant peace, holding mercy in heart.

Near Tirathraj Prayag dwells Ram’s handsome servant.

In Kakara village, Pure-Tiwari, at Durvasa’s hermitage that ends devotees’ woes.

He wrote this Navgraha-pacifying hymn for joy, a bridge across devotees’ ills.

Whoever recites daily with devotion enjoys all joys and attains the supreme state.

Blessed Navgraha gods, of fathomless boundless glory; bring ever-new joy to homes, opening happiness to the world. This Navgraha Chalisa was composed by Sundardas; reading it with love, happiness grows — all bliss and delight.