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Dashrath Krit Shani Stotra: Lyrics and Meaning

दशरथकृत शनि स्तोत्र

Traditional; from the Padma Purana, spoken by King Dasharatha

The Dashrath Krit Shani Stotra ("the hymn to Shani made by Dasharatha") is a Sanskrit hymn of praise to Shani, the god of the planet Saturn and the son of Surya, the Sun. In nine verses King Dasharatha, the father of Rama, bows to Shani again and again. He names Shani's dark and deep-blue colour, his tall and lean form, his long beard and matted hair, his slow movement (the name Manda means "the slow one"), his austerity and yoga, and his birth from the Sun. He praises him as one who can give a kingdom and take it away, and ends by asking for his grace.

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Verse 1

दशरथ उवाच ।

नमः कृष्णाय नीलाय शितिकण्ठनिभाय च ।नमः कालाग्निरूपाय कृतान्ताय च वै नमः ॥

Namah krishnaya nilaya shitikanthanibhaya chaNamah kalagnirupaya kritantaya cha vai namah

IAST

namaḥ kṛṣṇāya nīlāya śitikaṇṭhanibhāya ca |namaḥ kālāgnirūpāya kṛtāntāya ca vai namaḥ ||

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Our explanation King Dasharatha speaks. He bows to Shani, who is dark and deep blue, like Shiva, the god with the dark throat (Shitikantha). He bows again to Shani, who has the form of Kalagni, the fire of time at the end of the world, and who is Kritanta, the one who brings all things to their end.

हिंदी अर्थ राजा दशरथ कहते हैं। वे शनि को प्रणाम करते हैं, जो काले और गहरे नीले वर्ण के हैं, नीले कंठ वाले शिव (शितिकंठ) के समान। वे फिर शनि को प्रणाम करते हैं, जो कालाग्नि, यानी संसार के अंत में जलने वाली काल की अग्नि, के रूप वाले हैं, और कृतांत हैं, यानी सब चीज़ों को उनके अंत तक पहुँचाने वाले।

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  1. दशरथः daśarathaḥ · Dasharatha (noun (masculine), nominative singular) Dictionary: daśa-ratha, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 470, col. 3 “N. of a prince of the solar race”
  2. उवाच uvāca · said (perfect, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: vac, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 912, col. 1 “to speak, say, tell, utter, announce”
  3. नमः namaḥ · salutation (noun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: namas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 528, col. 1 “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, adoration”
  4. कृष्णाय kṛṣṇāya · to the dark one (adjective (masculine), dative singular) Dictionary: 1. kṛṣṇa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 306, col. 2 “black, dark”
  5. नीलाय nīlāya · to the dark-blue one (adjective (masculine), dative singular) Dictionary: nīla, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 566, col. 1 “of a dark colour, (esp.) dark-blue or dark-green or black”
  6. शितिकण्ठनिभाय śitikaṇṭhanibhāya · to one like the dark-throated (Shiva) (compound (masculine), dative singular) Dictionary: śiti-kaṇṭha, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1071, col. 2 “white-necked, … dark-necked (as Rudra-Śiva; cf. nīla-k°)”; ni-bha, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 550, col. 2 “resembling, like, similar”
  7. च ca · and (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. ca, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 380, col. 1 “and, both, also, moreover, as well as”
  8. नमः namaḥ · salutation (noun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: namas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 528, col. 1 “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, adoration”
  9. कालाग्निरूपाय kālāgnirūpāya · to the form of the fire of time (compound (masculine), dative singular) Dictionary: kālāgni, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 279, col. 1 “the fire that is to destroy the world”; rūpa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 885, col. 3 “form, shape, figure”
  10. कृतान्ताय kṛtāntāya · to the bringer of the end (noun (masculine), dative singular) Dictionary: kṛtānta, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 303, col. 1 “causing an end, bringing to an end, leading to a decisive termination”
  11. च ca · and (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. ca, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 380, col. 1 “and, both, also, moreover, as well as”
  12. वै vai · truly (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. vai, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1019, col. 3 “a particle of emphasis and affirmation, generally placed after a word”
  13. नमः namaḥ · salutation (noun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: namas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 528, col. 1 “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, adoration”

Verse 2

नमो निर्मांसदेहाय दीर्घश्मश्रुजटाय च ।नमो विशालनेत्राय शुष्कोदरभयाकृते ॥

Namo nirmansadehaya dirghashmashrujataya chaNamo vishalanetraya shushkodarabhayakrite

IAST

namo nirmāṃsadehāya dīrghaśmaśrujaṭāya ca |namo viśālanetrāya śuṣkodarabhayākṛte ||

How to read these English letters (IAST)

Our explanation The king bows to Shani, whose body is lean, without flesh, and who has a long beard and matted hair. He bows to him with wide eyes, and calls him the one with a lean belly and an awe-inspiring form.

हिंदी अर्थ राजा शनि को प्रणाम करते हैं, जिनका शरीर दुबला और मांसरहित है, और जिनकी दाढ़ी लंबी और बाल जटा के रूप में हैं। वे बड़े नेत्रों वाले शनि को प्रणाम करते हैं, और उन्हें सूखे पेट और भय जगाने वाली आकृति वाला कहकर पुकारते हैं।

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  1. नमः namaḥ · salutation (noun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: namas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 528, col. 1 “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, adoration”
  2. निर्मांसदेहाय nirmāṃsadehāya · to the one with a fleshless body (compound (masculine), dative singular) Dictionary: nir-māṃsa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 541, col. 3 “fleshless, emaciated”; deha, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 496, col. 3 “the body”
  3. दीर्घश्मश्रुजटाय dīrghaśmaśrujaṭāya · with long beard and matted hair (compound (masculine), dative singular) Dictionary: dīrgha, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 481, col. 3 “long”; śmaśru, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1094, col. 2 “the beard”; jaṭā, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 409, col. 1 “the hair twisted together”
  4. च ca · and (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. ca, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 380, col. 1 “and, both, also, moreover, as well as”
  5. नमः namaḥ · salutation (noun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: namas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 528, col. 1 “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, adoration”
  6. विशालनेत्राय viśālanetrāya · to the one with wide eyes (compound (masculine), dative singular) Dictionary: viśāla, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 990, col. 1 “spacious, extensive, broad, wide, large”; netra, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 568, col. 3 “the eye”
  7. शुष्कोदरभयाकृते śuṣkodarabhayākṛte · O lean-bellied one of fearsome form (compound (masculine), vocative singular) Dictionary: 1. śuṣka, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1084, col. 3 “dried, dried up, dry, arid, parched, shrivelled, emaciated”; udara, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 184, col. 2 “the belly, abdomen, stomach, bowels”; bhaya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 747, col. 1 “fear, alarm, dread, apprehension”; ā-kṛti, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 127, col. 2 “form, figure, shape, appearance”

Verse 3

नमः पुष्कलगात्राय स्थूलरोम्णे च वै नमः ।नमो दीर्घाय शुष्काय कालदंष्ट्र नमोऽस्तु ते ॥

Namah pushkalagatraya sthularomne cha vai namahNamo dirghaya shushkaya kaladanshtra namostu te

IAST

namaḥ puṣkalagātrāya sthūlaromṇe ca vai namaḥ |namo dīrghāya śuṣkāya kāladaṃṣṭra namo’stu te ||

How to read these English letters (IAST)

Our explanation The king bows to Shani, who has a large frame and thick hair on his body, and to the tall and lean one. He says: salutation to you, whose tusks are like Kala, death.

हिंदी अर्थ राजा शनि को प्रणाम करते हैं, जिनका शरीर विशाल है और रोम मोटे हैं, और उन लंबे और दुबले शनि को भी। वे कहते हैं: हे काल (मृत्यु) जैसी दाढ़ों वाले, आपको नमस्कार है।

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  1. नमः namaḥ · salutation (noun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: namas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 528, col. 1 “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, adoration”
  2. पुष्कलगात्राय puṣkalagātrāya · to the one with a large frame (compound (masculine), dative singular) Dictionary: puṣkala, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 639, col. 1 “much, many, numerous, copious, abundant”; gātra, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 352, col. 1 “a limb or member of the body”
  3. स्थूलरोम्णे sthūlaromṇe · to the one with thick body hair (compound (masculine), dative singular) Dictionary: sthūla, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1266, col. 1 “large, thick, stout, massive, bulky, big, huge, AV. &c. &c.; coarse, gross, rough”; 1. roman, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 889, col. 3 “the hair on the body of men and animals”
  4. च ca · and (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. ca, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 380, col. 1 “and, both, also, moreover, as well as”
  5. वै vai · truly (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. vai, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1019, col. 3 “a particle of emphasis and affirmation, generally placed after a word”
  6. नमः namaḥ · salutation (noun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: namas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 528, col. 1 “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, adoration”
  7. नमः namaḥ · salutation (noun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: namas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 528, col. 1 “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, adoration”
  8. दीर्घाय dīrghāya · to the tall one (adjective (masculine), dative singular) Dictionary: dīrgha, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 481, col. 3 “long”
  9. शुष्काय śuṣkāya · to the lean one (adjective (masculine), dative singular) Dictionary: 1. śuṣka, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1084, col. 3 “dried, dried up, dry, arid, parched, shrivelled, emaciated”
  10. कालदंष्ट्र kāladaṃṣṭra · O one whose tusks are like death (compound (masculine), vocative singular) Dictionary: 2. kāla, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 278, col. 1 “time (as destroying all things), death, time of death”; daṃṣṭra, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 464, col. 3 “a large tooth, tusk, fang”
  11. नमः namaḥ · salutation (noun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: namas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 528, col. 1 “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, adoration”
  12. अस्तु astu · be (imperative, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: 1. as, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 117, col. 2 “to be, live, exist, be present”
  13. ते te · to you (pronoun, dative singular) Dictionary: 2. tva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 463, col. 2 “base of the 2nd personal pron.”
1 printing differs

Edition differences. Another printing or text reads this place differently.

  • Word Today's text from Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (Shri Venkateshwar Press), Bombay reads: नमः पुष्कलगात्राय स्थूलरोम्णेऽथ वै नमः । The Shri Venkateshwar Press printing (leaf n72) has अथ ('and then') for च ('and'); Gita Press prints this too in Kalyan (1990). Gita Press's Sankshipt Padma Puran (2013, p. 650) has च वै पुनः ('and again').

Verse 4

नमस्ते कोटराक्षाय दुर्निरीक्ष्याय वै नमः ।नमो घोराय रौद्राय भीषणाय करालिने ॥

Namaste kotarakshaya durnirikshyaya vai namahNamo ghoraya raudraya bhishanaya karaline

IAST

namaste koṭarākṣāya durnirīkṣyāya vai namaḥ |namo ghorāya raudrāya bhīṣaṇāya karāline ||

How to read these English letters (IAST)

Our explanation The king bows to Shani, whose eyes are deep-set like hollows, and whom it is hard to look upon. He bows to the awesome one, the fierce one like Rudra, the formidable one with the fearsome face.

हिंदी अर्थ राजा उन शनि को नमन करते हैं जिनके नेत्र पेड़ के कोटर जैसे भीतर धँसे हैं और जिन पर दृष्टि टिकाना कठिन है। फिर वे उन्हें घोर, रुद्र के समान रौद्र, भीषण और विकराल मुख वाला कहकर प्रणाम करते हैं।

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  1. नमः namaḥ · salutation (noun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: namas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 528, col. 1 “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, adoration”
  2. ते te · to you (pronoun, dative singular) Dictionary: 2. tva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 463, col. 2 “base of the 2nd personal pron.”
  3. कोटराक्षाय koṭarākṣāya · to the one with deep-set eyes (compound (masculine), dative singular) Dictionary: koṭara, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 312, col. 3 “the hollow of a tree … cave, cavity”; akṣa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 3, col. 3 “[only ifc. (f. ī) for akshi], the eye”
  4. दुर्निरीक्ष्याय durnirīkṣyāya · to the one hard to look at (gerundive (to be done) (masculine), dative singular) Dictionary: dur-nirīkṣya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 486, col. 1 “d° to be looked at or seen”
  5. वै vai · truly (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. vai, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1019, col. 3 “a particle of emphasis and affirmation, generally placed after a word”
  6. नमः namaḥ · salutation (noun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: namas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 528, col. 1 “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, adoration”
  7. नमः namaḥ · salutation (noun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: namas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 528, col. 1 “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, adoration”
  8. घोराय ghorāya · to the awesome one (adjective (masculine), dative singular) Dictionary: ghora, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 379, col. 2 “terrific, frightful, terrible, dreadful, violent, vehement”
  9. रौद्राय raudrāya · to the fierce one, like Rudra (adjective (masculine), dative singular) Dictionary: raudra, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 891, col. 1 “relating or belonging to or coming from Rudra or the Rudras, Rudra-like”
  10. भीषणाय bhīṣaṇāya · to the formidable one (adjective (masculine), dative singular) Dictionary: bhīṣaṇa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 758, col. 3 “terrifying, frightening, formidable, horrible”
  11. करालिने karāline · to the one with a fierce face (adjective (masculine), dative singular) Dictionary: karāla, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 255, col. 2 “formidable, dreadful, terrible”
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  • The printed edition reads: नमस्ते कोटराख्याय दुर्निरीक्ष्याय वै नमः ।
    नमो घोराय रौद्राय भीषणाय करालिने ॥
  • Word The 1894 Poona printing reads: नमस्ते कोटराख्याय दुर्निरीक्ष्याय वै नमः । The 1894 printing (p. 1313, leaf n94) has कोटराख्याय. Present-day printings have कोटराक्षाय, shown above.
  • Word Today's text from Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (Shri Venkateshwar Press), Bombay reads: नमो घोराय रौद्राय भीषणाय कपालिने ॥ The Shri Venkateshwar Press printing (leaf n72) has कपालिने ('to the one who bears a skull') and gives करालिने in a foot-note as another reading. Gita Press prints करालिने in its Sankshipt Padma Puran (2013) and कपालिने in Kalyan (1990).

Verse 5

नमस्ते सर्वभक्षाय बलीमुख नमोऽस्तु ते ।सूर्यपुत्र नमस्तेऽस्तु भास्करेऽभयदाय च ॥

Namaste sarvabhakshaya balimukha namostu teSuryaputra namastestu bhaskarebhayadaya cha

IAST

namaste sarvabhakṣāya balīmukha namo’stu te |sūryaputra namaste’stu bhāskare’bhayadāya ca ||

How to read these English letters (IAST)

Our explanation The king bows to Shani, who consumes all things, and calls him Balimukha, the one with the wrinkled face. He bows to him as the son of Surya, the Sun, as Bhaskari, the son of Bhaskara (the Sun), and as the one who gives freedom from fear.

हिंदी अर्थ राजा उन शनि को प्रणाम करते हैं जो सब कुछ खा जाते हैं, और उन्हें बलीमुख, यानी झुर्रियों वाले मुख वाले, कहकर पुकारते हैं। वे उन्हें सूर्य के पुत्र, भास्कर (सूर्य) के पुत्र भास्करि, और अभय देने वाले के रूप में प्रणाम करते हैं।

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  1. नमः namaḥ · salutation (noun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: namas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 528, col. 1 “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, adoration”
  2. ते te · to you (pronoun, dative singular) Dictionary: 2. tva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 463, col. 2 “base of the 2nd personal pron.”
  3. सर्वभक्षाय sarvabhakṣāya · to the one who consumes all (compound (masculine), dative singular) Dictionary: sarva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1184, col. 3 “whole, entire, all, every”; bhakṣa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 742, col. 3 “drinking or eating”
  4. बलीमुख balīmukha · O wrinkle-faced one (compound (masculine), vocative singular) Dictionary: vali-mukha, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 928, col. 1 “having a wrinkled face”
  5. नमः namaḥ · salutation (noun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: namas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 528, col. 1 “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, adoration”
  6. अस्तु astu · be (imperative, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: 1. as, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 117, col. 2 “to be, live, exist, be present”
  7. ते te · to you (pronoun, dative singular) Dictionary: 2. tva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 463, col. 2 “base of the 2nd personal pron.”
  8. सूर्यपुत्र sūryaputra · O son of the Sun (compound (masculine), vocative singular) Dictionary: sūrya-putra, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1243, col. 3 “the planet Saturn”
  9. नमः namaḥ · salutation (noun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: namas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 528, col. 1 “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, adoration”
  10. ते te · to you (pronoun, dative singular) Dictionary: 2. tva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 463, col. 2 “base of the 2nd personal pron.”
  11. अस्तु astu · be (imperative, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: 1. as, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 117, col. 2 “to be, live, exist, be present”
  12. भास्करे bhāskare · O son of Bhaskara (the Sun) (noun (masculine), vocative singular) Dictionary: bhās-kari, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 756, col. 1 “N. of the planet Saturn”
  13. अभयदाय abhayadāya · to the giver of freedom from fear (compound (masculine), dative singular) Dictionary: a-bhaya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 60, col. 3 “absence or removal of fear, peace, safety, security”; 2. da, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 464, col. 3 “giving, granting, offering, effecting, producing”
  14. च ca · and (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. ca, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 380, col. 1 “and, both, also, moreover, as well as”
1 printing differs

Edition differences. Another printing or text reads this place differently.

  • Spelling Today's text from Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (Shri Venkateshwar Press), Bombay reads: नमस्ते सर्वभक्षाय वलीमुख नमोऽस्तु ते । The Shri Venkateshwar Press printing (leaf n72) writes व for ब (वलीमुख), as the dictionary also spells the word.

Verse 6

अधोदृष्टे नमस्तेऽस्तु संवर्तक नमोऽस्तु ते ।नमो मन्दगते तुभ्यं निस्त्रिंशाय नमोऽस्तु ते ॥

Adhodrishte namastestu sanvartaka namostu teNamo mandagate tubhyam nistrinshaya namostu te

IAST

adhodṛṣṭe namaste’stu saṃvartaka namo’stu te |namo mandagate tubhyaṃ nistriṃśāya namo’stu te ||

How to read these English letters (IAST)

Our explanation The king bows to Shani, whose gaze is turned downward, and calls him Samvartaka, the one who draws all things in at the end of an age. He bows to him who moves slowly, and to him who is like a sword.

हिंदी अर्थ राजा उन शनि को प्रणाम करते हैं जिनकी दृष्टि नीचे की ओर रहती है, और उन्हें संवर्तक, यानी युग के अंत में सब कुछ समेट लेने वाले, कहकर पुकारते हैं। वे धीमी गति से चलने वाले शनि को, और तलवार जैसे शनि को प्रणाम करते हैं।

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  1. अधोदृष्टे adhodṛṣṭe · O one whose gaze is cast down (compound (masculine), vocative singular) Dictionary: adhas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 20, col. 1 “below, down; in the lower region; beneath, under”; dṛṣṭi, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 492, col. 1 “seeing, viewing, beholding (also with the mental eye)”
  2. नमः namaḥ · salutation (noun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: namas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 528, col. 1 “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, adoration”
  3. ते te · to you (pronoun, dative singular) Dictionary: 2. tva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 463, col. 2 “base of the 2nd personal pron.”
  4. अस्तु astu · be (imperative, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: 1. as, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 117, col. 2 “to be, live, exist, be present”
  5. संवर्तक saṃvartaka · O dissolver at the end of time (noun (masculine), vocative singular) Dictionary: saṃ-vartaka, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1116, col. 3 “rolling up, destroying (all things at the end of the world)”
  6. नमः namaḥ · salutation (noun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: namas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 528, col. 1 “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, adoration”
  7. अस्तु astu · be (imperative, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: 1. as, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 117, col. 2 “to be, live, exist, be present”
  8. ते te · to you (pronoun, dative singular) Dictionary: 2. tva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 463, col. 2 “base of the 2nd personal pron.”
  9. नमः namaḥ · salutation (noun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: namas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 528, col. 1 “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, adoration”
  10. मन्दगते mandagate · O slow-moving one (compound (masculine), vocative singular) Dictionary: manda, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 787, col. 3 “slow, tardy, moving slowly or softly”; gati, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 347, col. 3 “going, moving, gait, deportment, motion in general”
  11. तुभ्यम् tubhyam · to you (pronoun, dative singular) Dictionary: 2. tva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 463, col. 2 “base of the 2nd personal pron.”
  12. निस्त्रिंशाय nistriṃśāya · to the one like a sword (adjective (masculine), dative singular) Dictionary: nis-triṃśa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 543, col. 3 “a sword”
  13. नमः namaḥ · salutation (noun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: namas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 528, col. 1 “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, adoration”
  14. अस्तु astu · be (imperative, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: 1. as, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 117, col. 2 “to be, live, exist, be present”
  15. ते te · to you (pronoun, dative singular) Dictionary: 2. tva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 463, col. 2 “base of the 2nd personal pron.”

Verse 7

तपसा दग्धदेहाय नित्यं योगरताय च ।नमो नित्यं क्षुधार्ताय अतृप्ताय च वै नमः ॥

Tapasa dagdhadehaya nityam yogarataya chaNamo nityam kshudhartaya atriptaya cha vai namah

IAST

tapasā dagdhadehāya nityaṃ yogaratāya ca |namo nityaṃ kṣudhārtāya atṛptāya ca vai namaḥ ||

How to read these English letters (IAST)

Our explanation The king bows to Shani, whose body is burnt by austerity, who is always given to yoga, who is always hungry and never satisfied.

हिंदी अर्थ राजा उन शनि को प्रणाम करते हैं जिनका शरीर तप से तपा हुआ है, जो सदा योग में लगे रहते हैं, जो सदा भूखे रहते हैं और कभी तृप्त नहीं होते।

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  1. तपसा tapasā · by austerity (noun (neuter), instrumental singular) Dictionary: tapas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 437, col. 1 “religious austerity, bodily mortification, penance, severe meditation”
  2. दग्धदेहाय dagdhadehāya · to the one whose body is burnt (compound (masculine), dative singular) Dictionary: dagdha, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 466, col. 2 “burnt, scorched, consumed by fire”; deha, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 496, col. 3 “the body”
  3. नित्यम् nityam · always (indeclinable) Dictionary: nitya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 547, col. 2 “(am), ind. always, constantly, regularly”
  4. योगरताय yogaratāya · to the one devoted to yoga (compound (masculine), dative singular) Dictionary: yoga, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 856, col. 2 “the act of yoking, joining, attaching”; rata, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 867, col. 2 “pleased, amused, gratified; … delighting in, intent upon”
  5. च ca · and (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. ca, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 380, col. 1 “and, both, also, moreover, as well as”
  6. नमः namaḥ · salutation (noun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: namas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 528, col. 1 “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, adoration”
  7. नित्यम् nityam · always (indeclinable) Dictionary: nitya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 547, col. 2 “(am), ind. always, constantly, regularly”
  8. क्षुधार्ताय kṣudhārtāya · to the one pained by hunger (compound (masculine), dative singular) Dictionary: 2. kṣudh, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 331, col. 2 “hunger”; ārta, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 149, col. 2 “oppressed, suffering, sick, unhappy”
  9. अतृप्ताय atṛptāya · to the never-satisfied one (adjective (masculine), dative singular) Dictionary: a-tṛpta, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 16, col. 3 “unsatisfied, insatiable, eager”
  10. च ca · and (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. ca, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 380, col. 1 “and, both, also, moreover, as well as”
  11. वै vai · truly (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. vai, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1019, col. 3 “a particle of emphasis and affirmation, generally placed after a word”
  12. नमः namaḥ · salutation (noun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: namas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 528, col. 1 “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, adoration”

Verse 8

ज्ञानचक्षुर्नमस्तेऽस्तु कश्यपात्मजसूनवे ।तुष्टो ददासि वै राज्यं रुष्टो हरसि तत्क्षणात् ॥

Jnanachakshurnamastestu kashyapatmajasunaveTushto dadasi vai rajyam rushto harasi tatkshanat

IAST

jñānacakṣurnamaste’stu kaśyapātmajasūnave |tuṣṭo dadāsi vai rājyaṃ ruṣṭo harasi tatkṣaṇāt ||

How to read these English letters (IAST)

Our explanation The king calls Shani the one whose eye is knowledge, and bows to him, the son of the Sun, who is himself the son of the sage Kashyapa. He says that when Shani is pleased he gives a kingdom, and when he is angry he takes it away at once.

हिंदी अर्थ राजा शनि को ज्ञान रूपी नेत्र वाला कहते हैं और उन्हें प्रणाम करते हैं, जो सूर्य के पुत्र हैं, और सूर्य स्वयं कश्यप ऋषि के पुत्र हैं। वे कहते हैं कि शनि प्रसन्न होकर राज्य दे देते हैं, और रुष्ट होकर उसी क्षण ले लेते हैं।

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  1. ज्ञानचक्षुः jñānacakṣuḥ · O one with the eye of knowledge (compound (masculine), vocative singular) Dictionary: jñāna, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 426, col. 1 “knowing, becoming acquainted with, knowledge”; cakṣus, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 382, col. 2 “the eye”
  2. नमः namaḥ · salutation (noun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: namas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 528, col. 1 “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, adoration”
  3. ते te · to you (pronoun, dative singular) Dictionary: 2. tva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 463, col. 2 “base of the 2nd personal pron.”
  4. अस्तु astu · be (imperative, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: 1. as, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 117, col. 2 “to be, live, exist, be present”
  5. कश्यपात्मजसूनवे kaśyapātmajasūnave · to the son of Kashyapa's son (the Sun) (compound (masculine), dative singular) Dictionary: kaśyapa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 265, col. 2 “N. of a Ṛishi”; ātma-ja, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 135, col. 2 “a son”; 2. sūnu, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1240, col. 2 “a son, child, offspring”
  6. तुष्टः tuṣṭaḥ · when pleased (past participle (masculine), nominative singular) Dictionary: tuṣṭa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 452, col. 1 “satisfied, pleased”
  7. ददासि dadāsi · you give (present, 2nd person singular) Dictionary: 1. dā, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 473, col. 3 “to give, bestow, grant”
  8. वै vai · truly (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. vai, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1019, col. 3 “a particle of emphasis and affirmation, generally placed after a word”
  9. राज्यम् rājyam · a kingdom (noun (neuter), accusative singular) Dictionary: rājya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 875, col. 1 “kingdom, country, realm”
  10. रुष्टः ruṣṭaḥ · when angry (past participle (masculine), nominative singular) Dictionary: ruṣṭa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 885, col. 1 “angry”
  11. हरसि harasi · you take away (present, 2nd person singular) Dictionary: hṛ, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1302, col. 1 “to take away, carry off, seize”
  12. तत्क्षणात् tatkṣaṇāt · at that very moment (indeclinable) Dictionary: tat-kṣaṇa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 432, col. 3 “the same moment”

Verse 9

देवासुरमनुष्याश्च सिद्धविद्याधरोरगाः ।त्वया विलोकिताः सर्वे नाशं यान्ति समूलतः ॥प्रसादं कुरु मे देव वरार्होऽहमुपागतः ॥

Devasuramanushyashcha siddhavidyadharoragahTvaya vilokitah sarve nasham yanti samulatahPrasadam kuru me deva vararhohamupagatah

IAST

devāsuramanuṣyāśca siddhavidyādharoragāḥ |tvayā vilokitāḥ sarve nāśaṃ yānti samūlataḥ ||prasādaṃ kuru me deva varārho’hamupāgataḥ ||

How to read these English letters (IAST)

Our explanation The king repeats what Shani has just said of himself earlier in the chapter (verses 19–20): gods, demons and people, Siddhas, Vidyadharas and serpent beings, all on whom Shani turns his gaze come to ruin, root and all. Then he asks: "Be gracious to me, O god. I have come to you as one worthy of a boon."

हिंदी अर्थ राजा वही दोहराते हैं जो शनि ने अध्याय में पहले (श्लोक 19–20) अपने बारे में कहा था: देवता, असुर, मनुष्य, सिद्ध, विद्याधर और नाग, जिन पर शनि की दृष्टि पड़ती है, वे सब जड़ सहित नष्ट हो जाते हैं। फिर वे कहते हैं: "हे देव, मुझ पर कृपा करें। मैं वर पाने योग्य होकर आपके पास आया हूँ।"

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  1. देवासुरमनुष्याः devāsuramanuṣyāḥ · gods, demons and people (compound (masculine), nominative plural) Dictionary: deva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 492, col. 2 “a deity, god”; asura, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 121, col. 1 “an evil spirit, demon, ghost, opponent of the gods”; manuṣya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 784, col. 3 “a man, human being”
  2. च ca · and (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. ca, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 380, col. 1 “and, both, also, moreover, as well as”
  3. सिद्धविद्याधरोरगाः siddhavidyādharoragāḥ · Siddhas, Vidyadharas and serpents (compound (masculine), nominative plural) Dictionary: 2. siddha, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1215, col. 1 “a Siddha or semi-divine being of great purity and perfection”; vidyā-dhara, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 964, col. 1 “a class of supernatural beings”; ura-ga, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 217, col. 2 “a serpent, snake”
  4. त्वया tvayā · by you (pronoun, instrumental singular) Dictionary: 2. tva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 463, col. 2 “base of the 2nd personal pron.”
  5. विलोकिताः vilokitāḥ · looked upon (past participle (masculine), nominative plural) Dictionary: vi-lokita, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 986, col. 2 “looked at, seen, beheld”
  6. सर्वे sarve · all (adjective (masculine), nominative plural) Dictionary: sarva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1184, col. 3 “whole, entire, all, every”
  7. नाशम् nāśam · to ruin (noun (masculine), accusative singular) Dictionary: 2. nāśa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 538, col. 1 “the being lost, loss, disappearance, destruction, annihilation, ruin”
  8. यान्ति yānti · go (present, 3rd person plural) Dictionary: 1. yā, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 849, col. 1 “to go, proceed, move, walk, set out”
  9. समूलतः samūlataḥ · root and all (indeclinable) Dictionary: sa-mūla, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1170, col. 3 “together with the root”
  10. प्रसादम् prasādam · grace (noun (masculine), accusative singular) Dictionary: pra-sāda, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 697, col. 1 “graciousness, kindness, kind behaviour, favour, aid”
  11. कुरु kuru · do, show (imperative, 2nd person singular) Dictionary: 1. kṛ, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 301, col. 1 “to do, make, perform, accomplish, cause, effect”
  12. मे me · "to me" (pronoun, genitive singular) Dictionary: 1. mad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 777, col. 2 “base of the first pers. pron. in the sg. number (esp. in comp.)”
  13. देव deva · O god (noun (masculine), vocative singular) Dictionary: deva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 492, col. 2 “a deity, god”
  14. वरार्हः varārhaḥ · worthy of a boon (compound (masculine), nominative singular) Dictionary: 2. vara, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 922, col. 1 “boon, gift, reward, benefit, blessing, favour”; arha, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 93, col. 3 “meriting, deserving (praise or blame, cf. pūjârha, nindârha), worthy of, having a claim”
  15. अहम् aham · "I" (pronoun, nominative singular) Dictionary: aham, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 124, col. 2 “nom. sg. ‘I,’”
  16. उपागतः upāgataḥ · have come (past participle (masculine), nominative singular) Dictionary: upā-gata, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 212, col. 3 “approached, arrived, come to”

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About the Dashrath Krit Shani Stotra

The hymn is part of the Padma Purana, in its last book, the Uttara Khanda. There Shiva tells the sage Narada a story. King Dasharatha learns that Shani is about to pass through the star Rohini, which, the story says, would bring twelve years of famine. The king rides his chariot up among the stars to stop him. Shani is pleased by his courage and grants him boons, and the king then praises Shani with these verses. The same chapter speaks of reciting the hymn at dawn on Saturday, Shani's day of the week. Only the nine verses of praise are given here, not the story around them.

The text is read from the Poona edition of the Padma Purana printed in 1894, where the hymn is chapter 34, verses 27 to 35. In one word it follows the wording that present-day books print: "koṭarākṣāya", "to the one with deep-set eyes", in verse 4, where the 1894 printing has "koṭarākhyāya". The printing's word, and two other places where present-day books differ, are listed under their verses.

Under each verse, a word-by-word list gives every word with a short meaning in English and Hindi, and its entry in Monier-Williams' Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), with the page and column, so the meaning can be checked in the printed book.

How to say it

Most lines begin with "namaḥ" or "namo" ("salutation"): before a voiced sound "namaḥ" becomes "namo" (namo nirmāṃsa…), and "namas te" is said as written. In "namo'stu te" and "bhāskare'bhayadāya" the sign ऽ (avagraha) marks a short "a" that is not spoken: namostu te, bhāskarebhayadāya. "Śiti" has the soft "sh" of "shine"; "ṣ" in "śuṣka" and "bhīṣaṇa" is said with the tongue turned back.

When it is recited

The Padma Purana chapter that gives the hymn speaks of reciting it at dawn on Saturday (Shanivara, Shani's day of the week).

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Who wrote the Dashrath Krit Shani Stotra?

Traditional; from the Padma Purana, spoken by King Dasharatha.

When is the Dashrath Krit Shani Stotra recited?

The Padma Purana chapter that gives the hymn speaks of reciting it at dawn on Saturday (Shanivara, Shani's day of the week).

Which text does this page follow?

Sanskrit text: a reading text, checked against today’s editions; dated by the 1894 Poona printing. Meanings: written for Pujadeep and checked against the cited edition. See the source

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Dated witness
The Padmapurana (पद्मपुराणम्), vol. IV: the Uttara Khanda, edited from several manuscripts (Anandashrama Sanskrit Series) (Vishwanath Narayan Mandlik, Anandashrama Press (Mahadeva Chimnaji Apte), Poona, 1894). Public domain. Used only to date the text. The Devanagari on this page is a reading text and is not copied from this printing.
Common wording
In this text, 1 word follows today's common wording, checked against Gita Press, Gorakhpur and Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (Shri Venkateshwar Press), Bombay.
Our explanation
Explanation written for this site from the sources listed here, and checked against the cited edition. It is not a translation and not the only way to read the text. Free to quote with credit.
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Checked against the cited edition, October 15, 2026.

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