शृणु नामानि जप्यानि केतो रथ महामते
शृणु नामानि जप्यानि केतो रथ महामते ।
केतुः स्थूलशिराश्चैव शिरोमात्रो ध्वजाकृतिः ॥ 1 ॥
śṛṇu nāmāni japyāni kētō ratha mahāmatē ।
kētuḥ sthūlaśirāśchaiva śirōmātrō dhvajākṛtiḥ ॥ 1 ॥
Listen to the names of Ketu to be recited: Ketu (the comet), Sthūlaśiras (of gross head), Śiromātra (only a head), Dhvajākṛti (of flag-like form). (1)
नवग्रहयुतः सिंहिकासुरीगर्भसम्भवः ।
महाभीतिकरश्चित्रवर्णो वै पिङ्गलाक्षकः ॥ 2 ॥
navagrahayutaḥ siṃhikāsurīgarbhasambhavaḥ ।
mahābhītikaraśchitravarṇō vai piṅgaḻākṣakaḥ ॥ 2 ॥
Navagrahayuta (joined to the nine planets), Siṃhikāsurīgarbhasambhava (born from the womb of the demoness Siṃhikā), Mahābhītikara (great fear-causer), Citravarṇa (of variegated colour), Piṅgaḷākṣaka (of tawny-yellow eyes). (2)
स फलोधूम्रसङ्काशः तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रो महोरगः ।
रक्तनेत्रश्चित्रकारी तीव्रकोपो महासुरः ॥ 3 ॥
sa phalōdhūmrasaṅkāśaḥ tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭrō mahōragaḥ ।
raktanētraśchitrakārī tīvrakōpō mahāsuraḥ ॥ 3 ॥
Saphaḷōdhūmrasaṅkāśa (like dense dark smoke), Tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭra (sharp-fanged), Mahoraga (great serpent), Raktanetra (red-eyed), Citrakārī (the variegated doer), Tīvrakopa (of sharp anger), Mahāsura (great demon). (3)
क्रूरकण्ठः क्रोधनिधिश्छायाग्रहविशेषकः ।
अन्त्यग्रहो महाशीर्षो सूर्यारिः पुष्पवद्ग्रही ॥ 4 ॥
krūrakaṇṭhaḥ krōdhanidhiśChāyāgrahaviśēṣakaḥ ।
antyagrahō mahāśīrṣō sūryāriḥ puṣpavadgrahī ॥ 4 ॥
Krūrakaṇṭha (of cruel throat), Krōdhinidhi (treasure of anger), Chāyāgrahaviśeṣaka (a special shadow-planet), Antyagraha (the last of the planets), Mahāśīrṣa (of great head), Sūryāri (enemy of the Sun), Puṣpavadgrahī (seizer of flower offerings). (4)
वरहस्तो गदापाणिश्चित्रवस्त्रधरस्तथा ।
चित्रध्वजपताकश्च घोरश्चित्ररथः शिखी ॥ 5 ॥
varahastō gadāpāṇiśchitravastradharastathā ।
chitradhvajapatākaścha ghōraśchitrarathaḥ śikhī ॥ 5 ॥
Varahasta (boon-granting hand), Gadāpāṇi (mace in hand), Citravastradhara (wearer of variegated garments), Citradhvajapatāka (with variegated flag and banner), Ghora (terrible), Citraratha (of wonderful chariot), Śikhī (the crested one). (5)
कुलुत्थभक्षकश्चैव वैडूर्याभरणस्तथा ।
उत्पातजनकः शुक्रमित्रं मन्दसखस्तथा ॥ 6 ॥
kuḻutthabhakṣakaśchaiva vaiḍūryābharaṇastathā ।
utpātajanakaḥ śukramitraṃ mandasakhastathā ॥ 6 ॥
Kuḷutthabhakṣaka (eater of horse-gram), Vaidūryābharaṇa (adorned with cat's-eye gems), Utpātajanaka (cause of portents), Śukramitra (friend of Venus), Mandasakha (companion of Saturn). (6)
गदाधरः नाकपतिः अन्तर्वेदीश्वरस्तथा ।
जैमिनीगोत्रजश्चित्रगुप्तात्मा दक्षिणामुखः ॥ 7 ॥
gadādharaḥ nākapatiḥ antarvēdīśvarastathā ।
jaiminīgōtrajaśchitraguptātmā dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ ॥ 7 ॥
Gadādhara (mace-bearer), Nākapati (lord of heaven), Antarvediśvara (lord of the sacred enclosure), Jaiminīgōtraja (of the Jaiminī lineage), Citraguptātman (of the nature of Citragupta), Dakṣiṇāmukha (facing south). (7)
मुकुन्दवरपात्रं च महासुरकुलोद्भवः ।
घनवर्णो लम्बदेहो मृत्युपुत्रस्तथैव च ॥ 8 ॥
mukundavarapātraṃ cha mahāsurakulōdbhavaḥ ।
ghanavarṇō lambadēhō mṛtyuputrastathaiva cha ॥ 8 ॥
Mukundavarapātra (recipient of Mukunda's boon), Mahāsurakulodbhava (of the lineage of great demons), Ghanavarṇa (of dense dark colour), Lambadēha (of elongated body), Mṛtyuputra (son of Death). (8)
उत्पातरूपधारी चाऽदृश्यः कालाग्निसन्निभः ।
नृपीडो ग्रहकारी च सर्वोपद्रवकारकः ॥ 9 ॥
utpātarūpadhārī chā'dṛśyaḥ kālāgnisannibhaḥ ।
nṛpīḍō grahakārī cha sarvōpadravakārakaḥ ॥ 9 ॥
Utpātarūpadhārī (one who takes the form of portents), Adṛśya (invisible), Kālāgnisannibha (resembling the fire of time), Nṛpīḍa (affliction of kings), Grahakārī (the planet-maker), Sarvōpadravakāraka (causer of all afflictions). (9)
चित्रप्रसूतो ह्यनलः सर्वव्याधिविनाशकः ।
अपसव्यप्रचारी च नवमे पापदायकः ॥ 10 ॥
chitraprasūtō hyanalaḥ sarvavyādhivināśakaḥ ।
apasavyaprachārī cha navamē pāpadāyakaḥ ॥ 10 ॥
Citraprasūta (of wonderful birth), Anala (the fiery one), Sarvavyādhivināśaka (destroyer of all diseases), Apasavyapracārī (moving in the reverse direction); giver of sin when in the ninth house. (10)
पञ्चमे शोकदश्चोपरागखेचर एव च ।
अतिपुरुषकर्मा च तुरीये (तु) सुखप्रदः ॥ 11 ॥
pañchamē śōkadaśchōparāgakhēchara ēva cha ।
atipuruṣakarmā cha turīyē (tu) sukhapradaḥ ॥ 11 ॥
Giver of grief when in the fifth house; the eclipse-planet sky-mover; of supreme deeds (Atipuruṣakarmā); giver of happiness when in the fourth house. (11)
तृतीये वैरदः पापग्रहश्च स्फोटकारकः ।
प्राणनाथः पञ्चमे तु श्रमकारक एव च ॥ 12 ॥
tṛtīyē vairadaḥ pāpagrahaścha sphōṭakārakaḥ ।
prāṇanāthaḥ pañchamē tu śramakāraka ēva cha ॥ 12 ॥
Giver of enmity when in the third house; Pāpagraha (malefic planet); Sphoṭakāraka (cause of eruptions); Prāṇanātha (lord of life); cause of toil when in the fifth house. (12)
द्वितीयेऽस्फुटवाग्दाता विषाकुलितवक्त्रकः ।
कामरूपी सिंहदन्तः सत्येप्यनृतवानपि ॥ 13 ॥
dvitīyē'sphuṭavāgdātā viṣākulitavaktrakaḥ ।
kāmarūpī siṃhadantaḥ satyēpyanṛtavānapi ॥ 13 ॥
Giver of unclear speech when in the second house; Viṣākulitavaktraka (of poison-filled face); Kāmarūpī (taking any desired form); Siṃhadanta (of lion-like teeth); one who speaks falsehood even in truth. (13)
चतुर्थे मातृनाशश्च नवमे पितृनाशकः ।
अन्त्ये वैरप्रदश्चैव सुतानन्दनबन्धकः ॥ 14 ॥
chaturthē mātṛnāśaścha navamē pitṛnāśakaḥ ।
antyē vairapradaśchaiva sutānandanabandhakaḥ ॥ 14 ॥
Cause of the mother's loss when in the fourth; cause of the father's loss when in the ninth; giver of enmity at the end; a bond of joy and children. (14)
सर्पाक्षिजातोऽनङ्गश्च कर्मराश्युद्भवस्तथा ।
उपान्ते कीर्तिदश्चैव सप्तमे कलहप्रदः ॥ 15 ॥
sarpākṣijātō'naṅgaścha karmarāśyudbhavastathā ।
upāntē kīrtidaśchaiva saptamē kalahapradaḥ ॥ 15 ॥
Sarpākṣijāta (born from the serpent's eye), Anaṅga (bodiless), Karmarāśyudbhava (born from Scorpio); giver of fame near the end; giver of strife when in the seventh house. (15)
अष्टमे व्याधिकर्ता च धने बहुसुखप्रदः ।
जनने रोगदश्चोर्ध्वमूर्धजो ग्रहनायकः ॥ 16 ॥
aṣṭamē vyādhikartā cha dhanē bahusukhapradaḥ ।
jananē rōgadaśchōrdhvamūrdhajō grahanāyakaḥ ॥ 16 ॥
Disease-maker when in the eighth; giver of great happiness when in the second; disease-giver in the birth sign; Ūrdhvamūrdhaja (of upward-pointing hair); Grahanāyaka (leader of the planets). (16)
पापदृष्टिः खेचरश्च शाम्भवोऽशेषपूजितः ।
शाश्वतश्च नटश्चैव शुभाऽशुभफलप्रदः ॥ 17 ॥
pāpadṛṣṭiḥ khēcharaścha śāmbhavō'śēṣapūjitaḥ ।
śāśvataścha naṭaśchaiva śubhā'śubhaphalapradaḥ ॥ 17 ॥
Pāpadṛṣṭi (of sinful glance), Khēcara (sky-mover), Śāmbhava (of Śiva's nature), Aśeṣapūjita (worshipped by all), Śāśvata (eternal), Naṭa (the dancer / actor), Śubhāśubhaphalaprada (giver of both good and bad fruits). (17)
धूम्रश्चैव सुधापायी ह्यजितो भक्तवत्सलः ।
सिंहासनः केतुमूर्ती रवीन्दुद्युतिनाशकः ॥ 18 ॥
dhūmraśchaiva sudhāpāyī hyajitō bhaktavatsalaḥ ।
siṃhāsanaḥ kētumūrtī ravīndudyutināśakaḥ ॥ 18 ॥
Dhūmra (smoky-hued), Sudhāpāyī (drinker of nectar), Ajita (unconquered), Bhaktavatsala (tender toward devotees), Siṃhāsana (of lion-throne), Ketumūrti (the embodiment of Ketu), Ravīndudyutināśaka (destroyer of the radiance of Sun and Moon). (18)
अमरः पीडकोऽमर्त्यो विष्णुदृष्टोऽसुरेश्वरः ।
भक्तरक्षोऽथ वैचित्र्यकपटस्यन्दनस्तथा ॥ 19 ॥
amaraḥ pīḍakō'martyō viṣṇudṛṣṭō'surēśvaraḥ ।
bhaktarakṣō'tha vaichitryakapaṭasyandanastathā ॥ 19 ॥
Amara (immortal), Pīḍaka (the afflicting one), Amartya (deathless), Viṣṇudṛṣṭa (beheld by Viṣṇu), Asureśvara (lord of the demons), Bhaktarakṣa (protector of devotees), Vaichitrya Kapaṭasyandana (of wonderful and deceitful chariot). (19)
विचित्रफलदायी च भक्ताभीष्टफलप्रदः ।
एतत्केतुग्रहस्योक्तं नाम्नामष्टोत्तरं शतम् ॥ 20 ॥
vichitraphaladāyī cha bhaktābhīṣṭaphalapradaḥ ।
ētatkētugrahasyōktaṃ nāmnāmaṣṭōttaraṃ śatam ॥ 20 ॥
Vicitraphaladāyī (giver of wonderful fruits), Bhaktābhīṣṭaphalaprada (giver of all desired fruits to devotees). Thus these one hundred and eight names of the planet Ketu have been declared. (20)
यो भक्त्येदं जपेत्केतुर्नाम्नामष्टोत्तरं शतम् ।
स तु केतोः प्रसादेन सर्वाभीष्टं समाप्नुयात् ॥ 21 ॥
yō bhaktyēdaṃ japētkēturnāmnāmaṣṭōttaraṃ śatam ।
sa tu kētōḥ prasādēna sarvābhīṣṭaṃ samāpnuyāt ॥ 21 ॥
One who devoutly recites these one hundred and eight names of Ketu — that person, by the grace of Ketu, shall attain all that is desired. (21)
इति श्री केतु अष्टोत्तरशतनाम स्तोत्रम् ।
iti śrī kētu aṣṭōttaraśatanāma stōtram ।
Thus ends the Śrī Ketu Aṣṭottaraśatanāma Stotram.