Lord Brihaspati

bṛhaspati aṣṭottara śata nāma stotram

(Brihaspati Ashtottara Shata Nama Stotram in English (IAST))

From Skanda Purana

This sacred text is a collection of one hundred and eight names dedicated to Lord Brihaspati, the preceptor of the gods and the presiding deity of the planet Jupiter. Extracted from the Skanda Purana, this stotra is highly revered in Vedic astrology for its ability to appease the planet Jupiter. Chanting these names is believed to bestow wisdom, intelligence, eloquence, and divine grace upon the devotee. It is specifically recited to mitigate the malefic effects of a weak Jupiter in one's horoscope, fostering spiritual growth, auspicious outcomes, and success in academic and professional endeavors.

gururguṇavaro goptā gocaro gopatipriyaḥ |
guṇī guṇavatāṃ śreṣṭho gurūṇāṃ gururavyayaḥ || 1 ||
jetā jayanto jayado jīvo'nanto jayāvahaḥ |
āṅgīraso'dhvarāsakto vivikto'dhvarakṛtparaḥ || 2 ||
vācaspatirvaśī vaśyo variṣṭho vāgvicakṣaṇaḥ |
cittaśuddhikaraḥ śrīmān caitraḥ citraśikhaṇḍijaḥ || 3 ||
bṛhadratho bṛhadbhānurbṛhaspatirabhīṣṭadaḥ |
surācāryaḥ surārādhyaḥ surakāryahitaṅkaraḥ || 4 ||
gīrvāṇapoṣako dhanyo gīṣpatirgiriśo'naghaḥ |
dhīvaro dhiṣaṇo divyabhūṣaṇo devapūjitaḥ || 5 ||
dhanurdharo daityahantā dayāsāro dayākaraḥ |
dāridryanāśako dhanyo dakṣiṇāyanasambhavaḥ || 6 ||
dhanurmīnādhipo devo dhanurbāṇadharo hariḥ |
āṅgīrasābjasañjātaḥ āṅgīrasakulodbhavaḥ || 7 ||
sindhudeśādhipo dhīmān svarṇavarṇaścaturbhujaḥ |
hemāṅgado hemavapurhemabhūṣaṇabhūṣitaḥ || 8 ||
puṣyanāthaḥ puṣyarāgamaṇimaṇḍalamaṇḍitaḥ |
kāśapuṣpasamānābhaḥ kalidoṣanivārakaḥ || 9 ||
indrādidevodeveśo devatābhīṣṭadāyakaḥ |
asamānabalaḥ sattvaguṇasampadvibhāsuraḥ || 10 ||
bhūsurābhīṣṭado bhūriyaśaḥ puṇyavivardhanaḥ |
dharmarūpo dhanādhyakṣo dhanado dharmapālanaḥ || 11 ||
sarvavedārthatattvajñaḥ sarvāpadvinivārakaḥ |
sarvapāpapraśamanaḥ svamatānugatāmaraḥ || 12 ||
ṛgvedapārago ṛkṣarāśimārgapracārakaḥ |
sadānandaḥ satyasandhaḥ satyasaṅkalpamānasaḥ || 13 ||
sarvāgamajñaḥ sarvajñaḥ sarvavedāntavidvaraḥ |
brahmaputro brāhmaṇeśo brahmavidyāviśāradaḥ || 14 ||
samānādhikanirmuktaḥ sarvalokavaśaṃvadaḥ |
sasurāsuragandharvavanditaḥ satyabhāṣaṇaḥ || 15 ||
namaḥ surendravandyāya devācāryāya te namaḥ |
namaste'nantasāmarthya vedasiddhāntapāragaḥ || 16 ||
sadānanda namaste'stu namaḥ pīḍāharāya ca |
namo vācaspate tubhyaṃ namaste pītavāsase || 17 ||
namo'dvitīyarūpāya lambakūrcāya te namaḥ |
namaḥ prahṛṣṭanetrāya viprāṇāṃ pataye namaḥ || 18 ||
namo bhārgavaśiṣyāya vipannahitakāriṇe |
namaste surasainyānāṃ vipattitrāṇahetave || 19 ||
bṛhaspatiḥ surācāryo dayāvān śubhalakṣaṇaḥ |
lokatrayaguruḥ śrīmān sarvagaḥ sarvatovibhuḥ || 20 ||
sarveśaḥ sarvadātuṣṭaḥ sarvadaḥ sarvapūjitaḥ |
akrodhano muniśreṣṭho nītikartā jagatpitā || 21 ||
viśvātmā viśvakartā ca viśvayonirayonijaḥ |
bhūrbhuvodhanadātā ca bhartājīvo mahābalaḥ || 22 ||
bṛhaspatiḥ kāśyapeyo dayāvān śubhalakṣaṇaḥ |
abhīṣṭaphaladaḥ śrīmān śubhagraha namo'stu te || 23 ||
bṛhaspatiḥ surācāryo devāsurasupūjitaḥ |
ācāryodānavāriśca suramantrī purohitaḥ || 24 ||
kālajñaḥ kālṛgvettā cittagaśca prajāpatiḥ |
viṣṇuḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sadāsūkṣmaḥ pratidevojjvalagrahaḥ || 25 ||
iti śrī bṛhaspati aṣṭottaraśatanāma stotram |

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