Chandra Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram lyrics and meaning
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Verse 1
श्रीमान् शशधरश्चन्द्रो ताराधीशो निशाकरः ।
सुधानिधिः सदाराध्यः सत्पतिः साधुपूजितः ॥ 1 ॥
śrīmān śaśadharaśchandrō tārādhīśō niśākaraḥ ।
sudhānidhiḥ sadārādhyaḥ satpatiḥ sādhupūjitaḥ ॥ 1 ॥
Śrīmān (the auspicious), Śaśadhara (bearer of the hare), Chandra (the Moon), Tārādhīśa (lord of the stars), Niśākara (maker of night), Sudhānidhi (treasure of nectar), Sadārādhya (ever worshipped), Satpati (lord of the good), Sādhupūjita (worshipped by the saintly). (1)
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Verse 2
जितेन्द्रियो जगद्योनिः ज्योतिश्चक्रप्रवर्तकः ।
विकर्तनानुजो वीरो विश्वेशो विदुषां पतिः ॥ 2 ॥
jitēndriyō jagadyōniḥ jyōtiśchakrapravartakaḥ ।
vikartanānujō vīrō viśvēśō viduṣāṃ patiḥ ॥ 2 ॥
Jitendriya (conqueror of the senses), Jagadyoni (womb of the world), Jyotiścakrapravartaka (mover of the wheel of luminaries), Vikartanānuja (younger brother of the Sun), Vīra (heroic), Viśveśa (lord of the universe), Viduṣāṃ Pati (lord of the learned). (2)
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Verse 3
दोषाकरो दुष्टदूरः पुष्टिमान् शिष्टपालकः ।
अष्टमूर्तिप्रियोऽनन्तकष्टदारुकुठारकः ॥ 3 ॥
dōṣākarō duṣṭadūraḥ puṣṭimān śiṣṭapālakaḥ ।
aṣṭamūrtipriyō'nantakaṣṭadārukuṭhārakaḥ ॥ 3 ॥
Doṣākara (maker of the night), Duṣṭadūra (far from the wicked), Puṣṭimān (nourishing), Śiṣṭapālaka (protector of the righteous), Aṣṭamūrtipriya (beloved of the eight-formed Śiva), Ananta (endless), Kaṣṭadārukuṭhāraka (axe to the tree of suffering). (3)
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Verse 4
स्वप्रकाशः प्रकाशात्मा द्युचरो देवभोजनः ।
कलाधरः कालहेतुः कामकृत्कामदायकः ॥ 4 ॥
svaprakāśaḥ prakāśātmā dyucharō dēvabhōjanaḥ ।
kaḻādharaḥ kālahētuḥ kāmakṛtkāmadāyakaḥ ॥ 4 ॥
Svaprakāśa (self-luminous), Prakāśātman (of luminous essence), Dyuchara (moving through the sky), Devabhojana (nectar, food of the gods), Kaḷādhara (holder of the lunar phases), Kālahetu (cause of time), Kāmakṛt (maker of desires), Kāmadāyaka (fulfiller of desires). (4)
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Verse 5
मृत्युसंहारकोऽमर्त्यो नित्यानुष्ठानदायकः ।
क्षपाकरः क्षीणपापः क्षयवृद्धिसमन्वितः ॥ 5 ॥
mṛtyusaṃhārakō'martyō nityānuṣṭhānadāyakaḥ ।
kṣapākaraḥ kṣīṇapāpaḥ kṣayavṛddhisamanvitaḥ ॥ 5 ॥
Mṛtyusaṃhāraka (destroyer of death), Amartya (immortal), Nityānuṣṭhānadāyaka (giver of daily spiritual practice), Kṣapākara (maker of night), Kṣīṇapāpa (one whose sins are destroyed), Kṣayavṛddhisamanvita (accompanied by waning and waxing). (5)
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Verse 6
जैवातृकः शुची शुभ्रो जयी जयफलप्रदः ।
सुधामयः सुरस्वामी भक्तनामिष्टदायकः ॥ 6 ॥
jaivātṛkaḥ śuchī śubhrō jayī jayaphalapradaḥ ।
sudhāmayaḥ surasvāmī bhaktanāmiṣṭadāyakaḥ ॥ 6 ॥
Jaivātṛka (the life-giver), Śuci (pure), Śubhra (brilliantly white), Jayī (victorious), Jayaphalaprada (giver of the fruit of victory), Sudhāmaya (made of nectar), Surasvāmī (lord of the gods), Bhaktanāmiṣṭadāyaka (fulfiller of all desires of devotees). (6)
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Verse 7
भुक्तिदो मुक्तिदो भद्रो भक्तदारिद्र्यभञ्जकः ।
सामगानप्रियः सर्वरक्षकः सागरोद्भवः ॥ 7 ॥
bhuktidō muktidō bhadrō bhaktadāridryabhañjakaḥ ।
sāmagānapriyaḥ sarvarakṣakaḥ sāgarōdbhavaḥ ॥ 7 ॥
Bhuktida (giver of enjoyment), Muktida (giver of liberation), Bhadra (auspicious), Bhaktadāridryabhañjaka (destroyer of devotees' poverty), Sāmagānapriya (fond of Sāma Veda chanting), Sarvarakṣaka (protector of all), Sāgarodbhava (born of the ocean). (7)
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Verse 8
भयान्तकृद्भक्तिगम्यो भवबन्धविमोचकः ।
जगत्प्रकाशकिरणो जगदानन्दकारणः ॥ 8 ॥
bhayāntakṛdbhaktigamyō bhavabandhavimōchakaḥ ।
jagatprakāśakiraṇō jagadānandakāraṇaḥ ॥ 8 ॥
Bhayāntakṛt (destroyer of fear), Bhaktigamya (attained through devotion), Bhavabandhavimocaka (liberator from the bonds of existence), Jagatprakāśakiraṇa (rays that illuminate the world), Jagadānandakāraṇa (cause of the world's joy). (8)
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Verse 9
निस्सपत्नो निराहारो निर्विकारो निरामयः ।
भूच्छायाऽऽच्छादितो भव्यो भुवनप्रतिपालकः ॥ 9 ॥
nissapatnō nirāhārō nirvikārō nirāmayaḥ ।
bhūchChāyā''chChāditō bhavyō bhuvanapratipālakaḥ ॥ 9 ॥
Nissapatna (without rival), Nirāhāra (beyond nourishment), Nirvikāra (without modification), Nirāmaya (free from disease), Bhūchāyācchādita (veiled by the shadow of the earth in eclipse), Bhavya (auspicious), Bhuvanapratipālaka (sustainer of all the worlds). (9)
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Verse 10
सकलार्तिहरः सौम्यजनकः साधुवन्दितः ।
सर्वागमज्ञः सर्वज्ञो सनकादिमुनिस्तुतः ॥ 10 ॥
sakalārtiharaḥ saumyajanakaḥ sādhuvanditaḥ ।
sarvāgamajñaḥ sarvajñō sanakādimunistutaḥ ॥ 10 ॥
Sakalārtihara (remover of all afflictions), Saumyajanaka (father of Mercury), Sādhuvanditaḥ (saluted by the saintly), Sarvāgamajña (knower of all sacred sciences), Sarvajña (omniscient), Sanakādimunistuta (praised by Sanaka and the other great sages). (10)
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Verse 11
सितच्छत्रध्वजोपेतः सिताङ्गो सितभूषणः ।
श्वेतमाल्याम्बरधरः श्वेतगन्धानुलेपनः ॥ 11 ॥
sitachChatradhvajōpētaḥ sitāṅgō sitabhūṣaṇaḥ ।
śvētamālyāmbaradharaḥ śvētagandhānulēpanaḥ ॥ 11 ॥
Sitacchatradhvajopeta (endowed with white parasol and banner), Sitāṅga (of white limbs), Sitabhūṣaṇa (with white ornaments), Śvetamālyāmbaradhara (wearing white garlands and robes), Śvetagandhānulepana (anointed with white sandal paste). (11)
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Verse 12
दशाश्वरथसंरूढो दण्डपाणिः धनुर्धरः ।
कुन्दपुष्पोज्ज्वलाकारो नयनाब्जसमुद्भवः ॥ 12 ॥
daśāśvarathasaṃrūḍhō daṇḍapāṇiḥ dhanurdharaḥ ।
kundapuṣpōjjvalākārō nayanābjasamudbhavaḥ ॥ 12 ॥
Daśāśvarathasaṃrūḍha (mounted on a ten-horse chariot), Daṇḍapāṇi (staff in hand), Dhanurdhara (bearing a bow), Kundapuṣpojjvalākāra (resplendent as the kunda flower), Nayanābjasamudbhava (born from the lotus-eye of Viṣṇu). (12)
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Verse 13
आत्रेयगोत्रजोऽत्यन्तविनयः प्रियदायकः ।
करुणारससम्पूर्णः कर्कटप्रभुरव्ययः ॥ 13 ॥
ātrēyagōtrajō'tyantavinayaḥ priyadāyakaḥ ।
karuṇārasasampūrṇaḥ karkaṭaprabhuravyayaḥ ॥ 13 ॥
Ātreyagōtraja (of the lineage of the sage Atri), Atyantavinaya (exceedingly humble), Priyadāyaka (giver of joy), Karuṇārasasampūrṇa (full of the essence of compassion), Karkaṭaprabhu (lord of Cancer), Avyaya (imperishable). (13)
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Verse 14
चतुरश्रासनारूढश्चतुरो दिव्यवाहनः ।
विवस्वन्मण्डलाग्नेयवासो वसुसमृद्धिदः ॥ 14 ॥
chaturaśrāsanārūḍhaśchaturō divyavāhanaḥ ।
vivasvanmaṇḍalāgnēyavāsō vasusamṛddhidaḥ ॥ 14 ॥
Chaturaśrāsanārūḍha (seated on a square throne), Catura (the clever one), Divyavāhana (of divine vehicle), Vivasvanmaṇḍalāgneyavāsa (dwelling in the fiery orb of the Sun), Vasusamṛddhida (giver of abundant wealth). (14)
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Verse 15
महेश्वरप्रियो दान्तः मेरुगोत्रप्रदक्षिणः ।
ग्रहमण्डलमध्यस्थो ग्रसितार्को ग्रहाधिपः ॥ 15 ॥
mahēśvarapriyō dāntaḥ mērugōtrapradakṣiṇaḥ ।
grahamaṇḍalamadhyasthō grasitārkō grahādhipaḥ ॥ 15 ॥
Maheśvarapriya (beloved of Maheśvara), Dānta (self-controlled), Merugotrapradakṣiṇa (circumambulating the Meru range), Grahamaṇḍalamadhyastha (dwelling at the centre of the planetary orb), Grasitārka (swallower of the Sun in eclipse), Grahādhipa (lord of the planets). (15)
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Verse 16
द्विजराजो द्युतिलको द्विभुजो द्विजपूजितः ।
औदुम्बरनगावास उदारो रोहिणीपतिः ॥ 16 ॥
dvijarājō dyutilakō dvibhujō dvijapūjitaḥ ।
audumbaranagāvāsa udārō rōhiṇīpatiḥ ॥ 16 ॥
Dvijarāja (king of the twice-born), Dyutilaka (the mark of light), Dvibhuja (two-armed), Dvijapūjita (worshipped by the twice-born), Audumbaranagāvāsa (dwelling on the udumbara tree), Udāra (noble), Rohiṇīpati (lord of Rohiṇī). (16)
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Verse 17
नित्योदयो मुनिस्तुत्यो नित्यानन्दफलप्रदः ।
सकलाह्लादनकरः पलाशसमिधप्रियः ॥ 17 ॥
nityōdayō munistutyō nityānandaphalapradaḥ ।
sakalāhlādanakaraḥ palāśasamidhapriyaḥ ॥ 17 ॥
Nityodaya (ever rising), Munistutya (praised by the sages), Nityānandaphalaprada (giver of the fruit of eternal bliss), Sakalāhlādanakara (cause of the delight of all), Palāśasamidhapriya (fond of palāśa-wood as sacred fuel). (17)
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Verse 18
एवं नक्षत्रनाथस्य नाम्नामष्टोत्तरं शतम् ॥
ēvaṃ nakṣatranāthasya nāmnāmaṣṭōttaraṃ śatam ॥
Thus [have been recited] these one hundred and eight names of the lord of the nakṣatras (the Moon).
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Verse 19
इति श्री चन्द्र अष्टोत्तरशतनाम स्तोत्रम् ।
iti śrī chandra aṣṭōttaraśatanāma stōtram ।
Thus ends the Śrī Chandra Aṣṭottaraśatanāma Stotram.
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