Wednesday, October 29, 2014

A powerful Shani stotram

With transit of Shani into Vrischika rasi just around the corner, here is a powerful stotram to seek blessings of Shani Bhagawan and mitigate the impact.

Sage Narada asked Mahadeva " How does one get relief from Shani's trouble? "

Mahadeva said, " Listen O! Devarshi, Shani is the king among planets. He is the lord of death Yama himself. He wears jata, has got diamond like hair and induces fear in asuras. This story that I am about to tell had been kept a secret so far. The great emperor Dasharatha ( Lord Rama's father ) was informed by astrologers about the arrival of Shani at the end of Krithika nakshatra, He was about to transit into Rohini nakshatra and the result to be expected is twelve years of terrible famine. Dasharatha was worried and asked Vasishta and other nobles for a solution.

Vasishta said that Rohini being the nakshatra  of Prajapati, the entire creation would suffer and not even Brahma or Indra could help. Upon hearing this Dasharatha mounted his chariot and went towards Rohini constellation with all the divine weapons in his possession. Rohini is 100000 yojanas above surya mandala. He stood there at the entrance of Rohini as brilliant as Sun determined to prevent Shani from entering Rohini.

Shani was amused to find Dasharatha blocking his path. Shani said, " I am really impressed with your courage Devas, asuras, manushyas, siddhas, vidyadharas and nagas - they all turn to ashes by my mere glance and you are here fearlessly blocking my bath. Ask any boon that you want."

Dasharatha said, " As long as there is Sun, Moon, Earth and the occeans, you should not transit Rohini. " Shani agreed and asked Dasharatha to ask for one more boon. Dasharatha said, " You may never cause a famine to last for twelve years." Even that boon was granted by Shani who blessed Dasharatha that his fame would spread in all three worlds.

An elated Dasharatha put his weapons down and after saluting Ganesha and Saraswathy started praising Shani with the following stotram :


नमः कृष्णाय नीलाय शितिकण्ठनिभाय च ।
नमः कालाग्निरूपाय कृतांताय च वै नमः ॥
नमो निर्मांसदेहाय दीर्घ-श्मश्रु-जटाय च ।
नमो विशालनेत्राय शुष्कोदर भयाकृते ॥
नमः पुष्कलगात्राय स्थूलरोम्णेऽथ वै नमः ।
नमो दीर्घाय शुष्काय कालदंष्ट्र नमोस्तु ते ॥
नमस्ते कोटराक्षाय दुर्निरीक्ष्याय वै नमः ।
नमो घोराय रौद्राय भीषणाय कपालिने ॥
नमस्ते सर्वभक्षाय वलीमुख नमोस्तुते ।
सूर्यपुत्र नमस्तेस्तु भास्करे भयदाय च ॥
अधोदृष्ट्रे नमस्तेस्तु संवर्तक नमोस्तुते ।
नमो मन्दगते तुभ्यं निस्त्रिंशाय नमोस्तुते ॥
तपसा दग्धदेहाय नित्यं योगरताय च ।
नमो नित्यं क्षुधार्ताय अतृप्ताय च वै नमः ॥
ज्ञानचक्षुर्नमस्तेतु कश्यपात्मज​-सूनवे ।
तुष्टो ददासि वैराज्यं रुष्टो हरसि तत्क्षणात् ॥
देवासुर​-मनुष्याश्च सिद्ध विद्याधरोरगाः ।
त्वया विलोकितास्सर्वे नाशं यान्ति समूलतः ॥
प्रसादं कुरु मे देव वरार्होऽहमुपागतः ॥


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Shani became happy upon hearing this stotram and told Dasharatha to ask one more boon. Dasharatha said that Shani should not trouble anyone hereafter. Shani said it is the nature of planets to trouble and that is why they are called grahas.

गृह्णन्तीति ग्रहाः सर्वे ग्रहाः पीडाकराः स्मृताः 


 This boon was impossible. However, he would grant  boon that anyone who chants the above stotram at least once a day would be spared of Shani peeda.

Additionally, on a saturday a statue of Shani made of Iron should be worshiped with shami patra and given away in daanam to a brahmin along with rice cooked with masha ( urad ) and mixed with sesame seeds. Daanam of black cow or bull also may be performed. Such a person will never be troubled by Shani.

Thus receiving three boons from Shani, Dasharatha returned to earth. 

Monday, October 13, 2014

Puberty and planets

Attainment of puberty is a very important event in a woman's life. The appearance of menstruation for the first time is called prathama rajodarsanam. A horoscope is often cast based on the timing when the menstrual blood is first spotted by someone. Some of the results are as follows :

Based on the rising sign ( lagnam )

Mesha - poverty
Rishabha - increase in livestock
Mithuna - lust
Karka - immorality
Simha - many sons
Kanya - many daughters
Tula - will do business
Vrischika - immorality
Dhanus - harmful for husband
Makara - pleasing talk
Kumbha - auspicious for both parental and marital home
Meena - wealth

Based on nakshatra

Aswini - widowhood
Bharani - many daughters
Krithika- harmful for sons
Rohini - enjoyments
Mrigashira - gains
Ardra - bad company
Punarvasu- no marriage
Pushya - royal comforts
Aslesha - loss of sons
Magha - many sons
P.Phalguni - fortunate
U.Phalguni - diseases
Hasta - monetary gains
Chitra - comforts
Svati - heart disease
Visakha - loss of wealth
Anuradha - comforts
Jyeshta - polyandry
Mula- widowhood
P.Ashada - prosperity
U.Ashada - comforts
Sravana - abundance of ornaments
Dhanishta - all enjoyments
Satabhishak - all enjoyments
P.Bhadrapada- first child female
U.Bhadrapada - prosperity
Revati - comforts from husband

Based on tithi

prathama -  virtuous children
dviteeya - virtuous children
triteeya - comforts
chaturthi - immorality
panchami - many sons
shashti - loss of sons
saptami - less sons
ashtami - diseases
navami - misfortune
dasami - comforts
ekadasi - many sons
dvadasi - widowhood
trayodasi - comforts from husband
chaturdasi - immorality
purnima - all gains
amavasya - immorality

Based on karana

Bava - honour
Balava - cruel
Kaulava - sensual pleasure
Taitila - family prosperity
Gara - physical strengh
Vanija - position
Vishti- misfortune
Shakuni - position
Chatushpat - righteousness
Naga - more daughters
Kimstughna - lowliness.

Based on day

Sunday - immorality
Monday - chastity
Tuesday - misery
Wednesday - many sons
Thursday - gains
Friday-good husband.
Saturday - all losses

Sun in the 7th from rutulagnam - misery
Chandra and Sukra              "     - death
Kuja                                     "     - bondage
Budha                                  "     - loss of sons
Guru                                    "     - destruction
Sani                                     "     - widowhood
Rahu & Ketu                       "     - poverty

If 7th from rutulagna is empty it is auspicious,

Menstrual blood first seen by

self - misery
married woman - auspicious
widow - widowhood
maid- prosperity
man - poverty
unmarried woman - fortunate

while taking food - misery
while asleep - widowhood

Color of dress worn

old black - misery
beautiful black - good
multicolored - poverty
red - disease
white - many children

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