Sacred chant
Aadityaya Somaya Mantra
The Navagraha salutation beginning with the Sun and Moon, balancing soul, mind, action, emotion, and planetary harmony.
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Aadityaya Somaya Mangalaya Budhaya Cha | Guru Shukra Shanibhyash-Cha Rahuve Ketave Namah ||
Lyrics and meaning
Aadityaya Somaya Mantra
The Navagraha salutation beginning with the Sun and Moon, balancing soul, mind, action, emotion, and planetary harmony.
Sanskrit Lyrics
आदित्याय सोमाय मङ्गलाय बुधाय च । गुरू शुक्र शनिभ्यश्च राहवे केतवे नमः ॥
Transliteration
Aadityaya Somaya Mangalaya Budhaya Cha | Guru Shukra Shanibhyash-Cha Rahuve Ketave Namah ||
Overall Meaning
I offer my humble salutations to Aditya, the Sun, Soma, the Moon, Mangala, Mars, and Budha, Mercury. I bow to Guru, Jupiter, Shukra, Venus, Shani, Saturn, Rahu, and Ketu.
Spiritual and Historical Context
This stanza is part of the Navagraha Stotram traditionally attributed to Sage Vyasa. Its opening focus on Aditya and Soma establishes the balance between active solar force and receptive lunar calm.
Word-by-Word Meaning
- Aadityaya: To the Sun God, representing soul, leadership, vitality, and authority.
- Somaya: To the Moon God, representing mind, emotions, intuition, and peace.
- Mangalaya: To Mars, representing courage, action, and determination.
- Budhaya: To Mercury, representing intellect, communication, and logic.
- Guru: To Jupiter, representing wisdom, spirituality, and fortune.
- Shukra: To Venus, representing beauty, love, luxury, and art.
- Shanibhyash-Cha: And to Saturn, representing discipline, justice, duty, and patience.
- Rahuve and Ketave: To Rahu and Ketu, representing desire, ambition, detachment, liberation, and karmic insight.
Benefits
- Balances Sun and Moon energies in the chart and daily life.
- Supports vitality, confidence, emotional stability, and mental peace.
- Invokes harmony across all nine planetary influences.
Ritual and Chanting Guidelines
- Chant in the morning during sunrise, especially on Sundays and Mondays.
- Sit facing East and visualize golden solar light blending with cooling silver lunar light.
- Chant 9, 27, or 108 times using a Rudraksha or Sphatik mala.
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