नीलाञ्जन समाभासं रविपुत्रं यमाग्रजम्
नीलाञ्जन समाभासं रविपुत्रं यमाग्रजम् ।
छाया मार्ताण्ड सम्भूतं तं नमामि शनैश्चरम् ॥ 1 ॥
nīlāñjana samābhāsaṃ raviputraṃ yamāgrajam ।
Chāyā mārtāṇḍa sambhūtaṃ taṃ namāmi śanaiścharam ॥ 1 ॥
I bow to Śanaiścara (Saturn), dark as black collyrium, son of Ravi, elder brother of Yama, born of Chāyā and Mārtāṇḍa. (1)
शनैश्चराय शान्ताय सर्वाभीष्ट प्रदायिने ।
शरण्याय वरेण्याय सर्वेशाय नमोनमः ॥ 2 ॥
śanaiścharāya śāntāya sarvābhīṣṭa pradāyinē ।
śaraṇyāya varēṇyāya sarvēśāya namōnamaḥ ॥ 2 ॥
Salutation upon salutation to Śanaiścara, the peaceful one, granter of all desires, the refuge, the most excellent, the lord of all. (2)
स्तुत्याय स्तोत्र गम्याय भक्ति वश्याय भानवे ।
भानुपुत्राय भव्याय पावनाय नमोनमः ॥ 3 ॥
stutyāya stōtra gamyāya bhakti vaśyāya bhānavē ।
bhānuputrāya bhavyāya pāvanāya namōnamaḥ ॥ 3 ॥
Salutation upon salutation to the praise-worthy, the one attained through hymns, subdued by devotion, Bhānu; to the son of Bhānu, the auspicious, the purifier. (3)
धनुर्मण्डल संस्थाय धनदाय धनुष्मते ।
तनु प्रकाशदेहाय तामसाय नमोनमः ॥ 4 ॥
dhanurmaṇḍala saṃsthāya dhanadāya dhanuṣmatē ।
tanu prakāśadēhāya tāmasāya namōnamaḥ ॥ 4 ॥
Salutation upon salutation to the one established in the arc of Dhanus, the giver of wealth, the bearer of the bow, whose body glows with subtle light, the dark one. (4)
ज्वालोर्धमकुटाभासं नीलगृध्र रथावहम् ।
चतुर्भुजं देवं तं शनिं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥ 5 ॥
jvālōrdhamakuṭābhāsaṃ nīlagṛdhra rathāvaham ।
chaturbhujaṃ dēvaṃ taṃ śaniṃ praṇamāmyaham ॥ 5 ॥
I bow to Śani of flame-crested brilliance in his crown, riding in a chariot drawn by blue vultures, endowed with four arms. (5)
ॐ कालरूपाय विद्महे वाराधिपाय ।
धीमहि तन्न श्शनिः प्रचोदयात् ॥
ōṃ kālarūpāya vidmahē vārādhipāya ।
dhīmahi tanna śśaniḥ prachōdayāt ॥
Gāyatrī: Om. We know him who is the form of time; we meditate on the lord of Saturn's day. May Śani inspire us onward.