Lord Rahu

rāhu aṣṭottara śata nāmāvali

(Rahu Ashtottara Shatanamavali in English (IAST))

From Puranic Tradition

The Rahu Ashtottara Shatanamavali is a sacred compilation of one hundred and eight names dedicated to Rahu, one of the Navagrahas in Vedic astrology. Derived from Puranic traditions, this devotional litany highlights the various attributes, cosmic powers, and fierce nature of the shadowy planet. Chanting these names is believed to pacify the malefic influences of Rahu in one’s astrological chart. Devotees recite this stotra to gain mental clarity, overcome illusions, mitigate karmic obstacles, and attain spiritual stability. It serves as a powerful meditative practice to harmonize one's life with celestial energies.

oṃ rāhave namaḥ |
oṃ saiṃhikeyāya namaḥ |
oṃ vidhuntudāya namaḥ |
oṃ suraśatrave namaḥ |
oṃ tamase namaḥ |
oṃ phaṇine namaḥ |
oṃ gārgyāyaṇāya namaḥ |
oṃ surāgave namaḥ |
oṃ nīlajīmūtasaṅkāśāya namaḥ |
oṃ caturbhujāya namaḥ || 10 ||
oṃ khaḍgakheṭakadhāriṇe namaḥ |
oṃ varadāyakahastakāya namaḥ |
oṃ śūlāyudhāya namaḥ |
oṃ meghavarṇāya namaḥ |
oṃ kṛṣṇadhvajapatākāvate namaḥ |
oṃ dakṣiṇāśāmukharatāya namaḥ |
oṃ tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭradharāya namaḥ |
oṃ śūrpākārāsanasthāya namaḥ |
oṃ gomedābharaṇapriyāya namaḥ |
oṃ māṣapriyāya namaḥ || 20 ||
oṃ kaśyaparṣinandanāya namaḥ |
oṃ bhujageśvarāya namaḥ |
oṃ ulkāpātajanaye namaḥ |
oṃ śūline namaḥ |
oṃ nidhipāya namaḥ |
oṃ kṛṣṇasarparāje namaḥ |
oṃ viṣajvalāvṛtāsyāya namaḥ |
oṃ ardhaśarīrāya namaḥ |
oṃ jādyasampradāya namaḥ |
oṃ ravīndubhīkarāya namaḥ || 30 ||
oṃ chāyāsvarūpiṇe namaḥ |
oṃ kaṭhināṅgakāya namaḥ |
oṃ dviṣaccakracchedakāya namaḥ |
oṃ karālāsyāya namaḥ |
oṃ bhayaṅkarāya namaḥ |
oṃ krūrakarmaṇe namaḥ |
oṃ tamorūpāya namaḥ |
oṃ śyāmātmane namaḥ |
oṃ nīlalohitāya namaḥ |
oṃ kirīṭiṇe namaḥ || 40 ||
oṃ nīlavasanāya namaḥ |
oṃ śanisāmāntavartmagāya namaḥ |
oṃ cāṇḍālavarṇāya namaḥ |
oṃ aśvyarkṣabhavāya namaḥ |
oṃ meṣabhavāya namaḥ |
oṃ śanivatphaladāya namaḥ |
oṃ śūrāya namaḥ |
oṃ apasavyagataye namaḥ |
oṃ uparāgakarāya namaḥ |
oṃ sūryahimāṃśucchavihārakāya namaḥ || 50 ||
oṃ nīlapuṣpavihārāya namaḥ |
oṃ grahaśreṣṭhāya namaḥ |
oṃ aṣṭamagrahāya namaḥ |
oṃ kabandhamātradehāya namaḥ |
oṃ yātudhānakulodbhavāya namaḥ |
oṃ govindavarapātrāya namaḥ |
oṃ devajātipraviṣṭakāya namaḥ |
oṃ krūrāya namaḥ |
oṃ ghorāya namaḥ |
oṃ śanermitrāya namaḥ || 60 ||
oṃ śukramitrāya namaḥ |
oṃ agocarāya namaḥ |
oṃ māne gaṅgāsnānadātre namaḥ |
oṃ svagṛhe prabalāḍhyakāya namaḥ |
oṃ sadgṛhe'nyabaladhṛte namaḥ |
oṃ caturthe mātṛnāśakāya namaḥ |
oṃ candrayukte caṇḍālajanmasūcakāya namaḥ |
oṃ janmasiṃhe namaḥ |
oṃ rājyadātre namaḥ |
oṃ mahākāyāya namaḥ || 70 ||
oṃ janmakartre namaḥ |
oṃ vidhuripave namaḥ |
oṃ mattako jñānadāya namaḥ |
oṃ janmakanyārājyadātre namaḥ |
oṃ janmahānidāya namaḥ |
oṃ navame pitṛhantre namaḥ |
oṃ pañcame śokadāyakāya namaḥ |
oṃ dyūne kalatrahantre namaḥ |
oṃ saptame kalahapradāya namaḥ |
oṃ ṣaṣṭhe vittadātre namaḥ || 80 ||
oṃ caturthe vairadāyakāya namaḥ |
oṃ navame pāpadātre namaḥ |
oṃ daśame śokadāyakāya namaḥ |
oṃ ādau yaśaḥ pradātre namaḥ |
oṃ ante vairapradāyakāya namaḥ |
oṃ kālātmane namaḥ |
oṃ gocarācārāya namaḥ |
oṃ dhane kakutpradāya namaḥ |
oṃ pañcame dhṛṣaṇāśṛṅgadāya namaḥ |
oṃ svarbhānave namaḥ || 90 ||
oṃ baline namaḥ |
oṃ mahāsaukhyapradāyine namaḥ |
oṃ candravairiṇe namaḥ |
oṃ śāśvatāya namaḥ |
oṃ suraśatrave namaḥ |
oṃ pāpagrahāya namaḥ |
oṃ śāmbhavāya namaḥ |
oṃ pūjyakāya namaḥ |
oṃ pāṭhīnapūraṇāya namaḥ |
oṃ paiṭhīnasakulodbhavāya namaḥ || 100 ||
oṃ dīrgha kṛṣṇāya namaḥ |
oṃ aśirase namaḥ |
oṃ viṣṇunetrāraye namaḥ |
oṃ devāya namaḥ |
oṃ dānavāya namaḥ |
oṃ bhaktarakṣāya namaḥ |
oṃ rāhumūrtaye namaḥ |
oṃ sarvābhīṣṭaphalapradāya namaḥ || 108 ||

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