Lord Ketu

ketu aṣṭottara śata nāmāvali

(Ketu Ashtottara Shatanamavali in English (IAST))

From Puranic Tradition

Ketu Ashtottara Shatanamavali consists of one hundred and eight sacred names dedicated to Ketu, the malefic yet spiritually transformative lunar node in Vedic astrology. Emerging from ancient Puranic traditions, this devotional composition identifies Ketu as the lord of detachment, spiritual awakening, and karmic culmination. Chanting these names is believed to pacify the negative influences of Ketu in one's horoscope, specifically alleviating mental confusion, physical ailments, and sudden obstacles. Regular recitation fosters spiritual insight, encourages inner renunciation, and grants the grace required to navigate the complexities of life with detachment and wisdom.

oṃ ketave namaḥ |
oṃ sthūlaśirase namaḥ |
oṃ śiromātrāya namaḥ |
oṃ dhvajākṛtaye namaḥ |
oṃ navagrahayutāya namaḥ |
oṃ siṃhikāsurīgarbhasambhavāya namaḥ |
oṃ mahābhītikarāya namaḥ |
oṃ citravarṇāya namaḥ |
oṃ piṅgalākṣakāya namaḥ |
oṃ phalodhūmrasaṅkāśāya namaḥ || 10 ||
oṃ tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭrāya namaḥ |
oṃ mahoragāya namaḥ |
oṃ raktanetrāya namaḥ |
oṃ citrakāriṇe namaḥ |
oṃ tīvrakopāya namaḥ |
oṃ mahāsurāya namaḥ |
oṃ krūrakaṇṭhāya namaḥ |
oṃ krodhanidhaye namaḥ |
oṃ chāyāgrahaviśeṣakāya namaḥ |
oṃ antyagrahāya namaḥ || 20 ||
oṃ mahāśīrṣāya namaḥ |
oṃ sūryāraye namaḥ |
oṃ puṣpavadgrahiṇe namaḥ |
oṃ varadahastāya namaḥ |
oṃ gadāpāṇaye namaḥ |
oṃ citravastradharāya namaḥ |
oṃ citradhvajapatākāya namaḥ |
oṃ ghorāya namaḥ |
oṃ citrarathāya namaḥ |
oṃ śikhine namaḥ || 30 ||
oṃ kulutthabhakṣakāya namaḥ |
oṃ vaiḍūryābharaṇāya namaḥ |
oṃ utpātajanakāya namaḥ |
oṃ śukramitrāya namaḥ |
oṃ mandasakhāya namaḥ |
oṃ gadādharāya namaḥ |
oṃ nākapataye namaḥ |
oṃ antarvedīśvarāya namaḥ |
oṃ jaiminigotrajāya namaḥ |
oṃ citraguptātmane namaḥ || 40 ||
oṃ dakṣiṇāmukhāya namaḥ |
oṃ mukundavarapātrāya namaḥ |
oṃ mahāsurakulodbhavāya namaḥ |
oṃ ghanavarṇāya namaḥ |
oṃ lambadehāya namaḥ |
oṃ mṛtyuputrāya namaḥ |
oṃ utpātarūpadhāriṇe namaḥ |
oṃ adṛśyāya namaḥ |
oṃ kālāgnisannibhāya namaḥ |
oṃ nṛpīḍāya namaḥ || 50 ||
oṃ grahakāriṇe namaḥ |
oṃ sarvopadravakārakāya namaḥ |
oṃ citraprasūtāya namaḥ |
oṃ analāya namaḥ |
oṃ sarvavyādhivināśakāya namaḥ |
oṃ apasavyapracāriṇe namaḥ |
oṃ navame pāpadāyakāya namaḥ |
oṃ pañcame śokadāya namaḥ |
oṃ uparāgakhecarāya namaḥ |
oṃ atipuruṣakarmaṇe namaḥ || 60 ||
oṃ turīye sukhapradāya namaḥ |
oṃ tṛtīye vairadāya namaḥ |
oṃ pāpagrahāya namaḥ |
oṃ sphoṭakakārakāya namaḥ |
oṃ prāṇanāthāya namaḥ |
oṃ pañcame śramakārakāya namaḥ |
oṃ dvitīye'sphuṭavagdātre namaḥ |
oṃ viṣākulitavaktrakāya namaḥ |
oṃ kāmarūpiṇe namaḥ |
oṃ siṃhadantāya namaḥ || 70 ||
oṃ satye anṛtavate namaḥ |
oṃ caturthe mātṛnāśāya namaḥ |
oṃ navame pitṛnāśakāya namaḥ |
oṃ antye vairapradāya namaḥ |
oṃ sutānandanabandhakāya namaḥ |
oṃ sarpākṣijātāya namaḥ |
oṃ anaṅgāya namaḥ |
oṃ karmarāśyudbhavāya namaḥ |
oṃ upānte kīrtidāya namaḥ |
oṃ saptame kalahapradāya namaḥ || 80 ||
oṃ aṣṭame vyādhikartre namaḥ |
oṃ dhane bahusukhapradāya namaḥ |
oṃ janane rogadāya namaḥ |
oṃ ūrdhvamūrdhajāya namaḥ |
oṃ grahanāyakāya namaḥ |
oṃ pāpadṛṣṭaye namaḥ |
oṃ khecarāya namaḥ |
oṃ śāmbhavāya namaḥ |
oṃ aśeṣapūjitāya namaḥ |
oṃ śāśvatāya namaḥ || 90 ||
oṃ naṭāya namaḥ |
oṃ śubhā'śubhaphalapradāya namaḥ |
oṃ dhūmrāya namaḥ |
oṃ sudhāpāyine namaḥ |
oṃ ajitāya namaḥ |
oṃ bhaktavatsalāya namaḥ |
oṃ siṃhāsanāya namaḥ |
oṃ ketumūrtaye namaḥ |
oṃ ravīndudyutināśakāya namaḥ |
oṃ amarāya namaḥ || 100 ||
oṃ pīḍakāya namaḥ |
oṃ amartyāya namaḥ |
oṃ viṣṇudṛṣṭāya namaḥ |
oṃ asureśvarāya namaḥ |
oṃ bhaktarakṣāya namaḥ |
oṃ vaicitryakapaṭasyandanāya namaḥ |
oṃ vicitraphaladāyine namaḥ |
oṃ bhaktābhīṣṭaphalapradāya namaḥ || 108 ||

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