Sukra Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram lyrics and meaning
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Verse 1
शुक्रः शुचिः शुभगुणः शुभदः शुभलक्षणः ।
शोभनाक्षः शुभ्ररूपः शुद्धस्फटिकभास्वरः ॥ 1 ॥
śukraḥ śuchiḥ śubhaguṇaḥ śubhadaḥ śubhalakṣaṇaḥ ।
śōbhanākṣaḥ śubhrarūpaḥ śuddhasphaṭikabhāsvaraḥ ॥ 1 ॥
Śukra (bright / Venus), Śuci (pure), Śubhaguṇa (of auspicious qualities), Śubhada (giver of auspiciousness), Śubhalakṣaṇa (of auspicious marks), Śobhanākṣa (of beautiful eyes), Śubhrarūpa (of bright form), Śuddhasphaṭikabhāsvara (radiant as pure crystal). (1)
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Verse 2
दीनार्तिहारको दैत्यगुरुः देवाभिवन्दितः ।
काव्यासक्तः कामपालः कविः कल्याणदायकः ॥ 2 ॥
dīnārtihārakō daityaguruḥ dēvābhivanditaḥ ।
kāvyāsaktaḥ kāmapālaḥ kaviḥ kaḻyāṇadāyakaḥ ॥ 2 ॥
Dīnārtihāraka (remover of the affliction of the poor), Daityaguru (preceptor of the demons), Devābhivandita (saluted by the gods), Kāvyāsakta (devoted to the arts of poetry), Kāmapāla (guardian of desire), Kavi (the seer-poet), Kalyāṇadāyaka (bestower of all welfare). (2)
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Verse 3
भद्रमूर्तिर्भद्रगुणो भार्गवो भक्तपालनः ।
भोगदो भुवनाध्यक्षो भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदः ॥ 3 ॥
bhadramūrtirbhadraguṇō bhārgavō bhaktapālanaḥ ।
bhōgadō bhuvanādhyakṣō bhuktimuktiphalapradaḥ ॥ 3 ॥
Bhadramūrti (of auspicious form), Bhadraguṇa (of auspicious qualities), Bhārgava (son of Bhṛgu), Bhaktapālana (protector of devotees), Bhogada (giver of enjoyment), Bhuvanādhyakṣa (overseer of the worlds), Bhuktimuktiphalaprada (giver of the fruits of enjoyment and liberation). (3)
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Verse 4
चारुशीलश्चारुरूपश्चारुचन्द्रनिभाननः ।
निधिर्निखिलशास्त्रज्ञो नीतिविद्याधुरन्धरः ॥ 4 ॥
chāruśīlaśchārurūpaśchāruchandranibhānanaḥ ।
nidhirnikhilaśāstrajñō nītividyādhurandharaḥ ॥ 4 ॥
Cāruśīla (of charming character), Cārurūpa (of beautiful form), Cārucandranibhānana (face like the beautiful moon), Nidhi (a great treasure), Nikhilaśāstrajña (knower of all scriptures), Nītividyādhurandhara (foremost in the science of ethics). (4)
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Verse 5
सर्वलक्षणसम्पन्नः सर्वावगुणवर्जितः ।
समानाधिकनिर्मुक्तः सकलागमपारगः ॥ 5 ॥
sarvalakṣaṇasampannaḥ sarvāvaguṇavarjitaḥ ।
samānādhikanirmuktaḥ sakalāgamapāragaḥ ॥ 5 ॥
Sarvalakṣaṇasampanna (endowed with all auspicious marks), Sarvāvaguṇavarjita (free from all faults), Samānādhikanirmukta (beyond equal and superior), Sakalāgamapāraga (fully versed in all sacred sciences). (5)
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Verse 6
भृगुर्भोगकरो भूमिसुरपालनतत्परः ।
मनस्वी मानदो मान्यो मायातीतो महाशयः ॥ 6 ॥
bhṛgurbhōgakarō bhūmisurapālanatatparaḥ ।
manasvī mānadō mānyō māyātītō mahāśayaḥ ॥ 6 ॥
Bhṛgu (son of Bhṛgu), Bhogakara (giver of enjoyment), Bhūmisurapālanatatpara (devoted to protecting the brāhmaṇas), Manasvī (of great mind), Mānadā (bestower of honour), Mānya (worthy of honour), Māyātīta (beyond māyā), Mahāśaya (of great heart). (6)
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Verse 7
बलिप्रसन्नोऽभयदो बली बलपराक्रमः ।
भवपाशपरित्यागो बलिबन्धविमोचकः ॥ 7 ॥
baliprasannō'bhayadō balī balaparākramaḥ ।
bhavapāśaparityāgō balibandhavimōchakaḥ ॥ 7 ॥
Baliprasanna (pleased with the offering), Abhayada (giver of fearlessness), Balī (powerful), Balaparākrama (strong and valiant), Bhavapāśaparityāga (renouncer of the bonds of existence), Balibandhavimocaka (liberator from the bondage of Bali). (7)
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Verse 8
घनाशयो घनाध्यक्षो कम्बुग्रीवः कलाधरः ।
कारुण्यरससम्पूर्णः कल्याणगुणवर्धनः ॥ 8 ॥
ghanāśayō ghanādhyakṣō kambugrīvaḥ kaḻādharaḥ ।
kāruṇyarasasampūrṇaḥ kaḻyāṇaguṇavardhanaḥ ॥ 8 ॥
Ghanāśaya (dwelling in the dense realm), Ghanādhyakṣa (overseer of the dense), Kambugrīva (of conch-shaped neck), Kaḷādhara (bearer of the phases), Kāruṇyarasasampūrṇa (full of the essence of compassion), Kalyāṇaguṇavardhana (increaser of auspicious qualities). (8)
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Verse 9
श्वेताम्बरः श्वेतवपुश्चतुर्भुजसमन्वितः ।
अक्षमालाधरोऽचिन्त्यो अक्षीणगुणभासुरः ॥ 9 ॥
śvētāmbaraḥ śvētavapuśchaturbhujasamanvitaḥ ।
akṣamālādharō'chintyō akṣīṇaguṇabhāsuraḥ ॥ 9 ॥
Śvetāmbara (wearing white robes), Śvetavapu (of white body), Chaturbhujasamanvita (endowed with four arms), Akṣamālādhara (bearing a rosary), Acintya (inconceivable), Akṣīṇaguṇabhāsura (brilliant with inexhaustible virtues). (9)
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Verse 10
नक्षत्रगणसञ्चारो नयदो नीतिमार्गदः ।
वर्षप्रदो हृषीकेशः क्लेशनाशकरः कविः ॥ 10 ॥
nakṣatragaṇasañchārō nayadō nītimārgadaḥ ।
varṣapradō hṛṣīkēśaḥ klēśanāśakaraḥ kaviḥ ॥ 10 ॥
Nakṣatragaṇasañcāra (moving through the groups of nakṣatras), Nayada (giver of right counsel), Nītimārgada (guide on the path of ethics), Varṣaprada (giver of rain), Hṛṣīkeśa (lord of the senses), Kleśanāśakara (destroyer of afflictions), Kavi (the seer-poet). (10)
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Verse 11
चिन्तितार्थप्रदः शान्तमतिः चित्तसमाधिकृत् ।
आधिव्याधिहरो भूरिविक्रमः पुण्यदायकः ॥ 11 ॥
chintitārthapradaḥ śāntamatiḥ chittasamādhikṛt ।
ādhivyādhiharō bhūrivikramaḥ puṇyadāyakaḥ ॥ 11 ॥
Cintitārthaprada (giver of the object of one's thought), Śāntamati (of peaceful mind), Cittasamādhikṛt (maker of mental concentration), Ādhivyādhihara (remover of mental and physical afflictions), Bhūrivikrama (of great valour), Puṇyadāyaka (bestower of merit). (11)
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Verse 12
पुराणपुरुषः पूज्यः पुरुहूतादिसन्नुतः ।
अजेयो विजितारातिर्विविधाभरणोज्ज्वलः ॥ 12 ॥
purāṇapuruṣaḥ pūjyaḥ puruhūtādisannutaḥ ।
ajēyō vijitārātirvividhābharaṇōjjvalaḥ ॥ 12 ॥
Purāṇapuruṣa (the primeval being), Pūjya (worthy of worship), Puruhūtādisannuta (praised by Indra and others), Ajeya (unconquerable), Vijitārāti (conqueror of enemies), Vividhābharaṇojjvala (resplendent with various ornaments). (12)
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Verse 13
कुन्दपुष्पप्रतीकाशो मन्दहासो महामतिः ।
मुक्ताफलसमानाभो मुक्तिदो मुनिसन्नुतः ॥ 13 ॥
kundapuṣpapratīkāśō mandahāsō mahāmatiḥ ।
muktāphalasamānābhō muktidō munisannutaḥ ॥ 13 ॥
Kundapuṣpapratīkāśa (like the kunda flower), Mandahāsa (of gentle smile), Mahāmati (of great intellect), Muktāphalasamānābha (of the lustre of a pearl), Muktida (giver of liberation), Munisannuta (praised by the sages). (13)
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Verse 14
रत्नसिंहासनारूढो रथस्थो रजतप्रभः ।
सूर्यप्राग्देशसञ्चारः सुरशत्रुसुहृत् कविः ॥ 14 ॥
ratnasiṃhāsanārūḍhō rathasthō rajataprabhaḥ ।
sūryaprāgdēśasañchāraḥ suraśatrusuhṛt kaviḥ ॥ 14 ॥
Ratnasiṃhāsanārūḍha (seated on a jewelled lion-throne), Rathastha (riding a chariot), Rajataprabha (of silver radiance), Sūryaprāgdeśasañcāra (moving in the eastern zone of the Sun), Suraśatrusuhṛt (friend of the enemies of the gods / demon-ally), Kavi (the seer-poet). (14)
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Verse 15
तुलावृषभराशीशो दुर्धरो धर्मपालकः ।
भाग्यदो भव्यचारित्रो भवपाशविमोचकः ॥ 15 ॥
tulāvṛṣabharāśīśō durdharō dharmapālakaḥ ।
bhāgyadō bhavyachāritrō bhavapāśavimōchakaḥ ॥ 15 ॥
Tulāvṛṣabharāśīśa (lord of Libra and Taurus), Durdhara (hard to restrain), Dharmapālaka (protector of dharma), Bhāgyada (bestower of fortune), Bhavyacāritra (of auspicious conduct), Bhavapāśavimocaka (liberator from the bonds of existence). (15)
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Verse 16
गौडदेशेश्वरो गोप्ता गुणी गुणविभूषणः ।
ज्येष्ठानक्षत्रसम्भूतो ज्येष्ठः श्रेष्ठः शुचिस्मितः ॥ 16 ॥
gauḍadēśēśvarō gōptā guṇī guṇavibhūṣaṇaḥ ।
jyēṣṭhānakṣatrasambhūtō jyēṣṭhaḥ śrēṣṭhaḥ śuchismitaḥ ॥ 16 ॥
Gauḍadeśeśvara (lord of the Gauḍa country), Goptā (the protector), Guṇī (virtuous), Guṇavibhūṣaṇa (adorned with virtues), Jyeṣṭhānakṣatrasambhūta (born under the Jyeṣṭhā nakṣatra), Jyeṣṭha (the eldest), Śreṣṭha (the best), Śucismita (of pure smile). (16)
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Verse 17
अपवर्गप्रदोऽनन्तः सन्तानफलदायकः ।
सर्वैश्वर्यप्रदः सर्वगीर्वाणगणसन्नुतः ॥ 17 ॥
apavargapradō'nantaḥ santānaphaladāyakaḥ ।
sarvaiśvaryapradaḥ sarvagīrvāṇagaṇasannutaḥ ॥ 17 ॥
Apavargaprada (bestower of liberation), Ananta (endless), Santānaphaladāyaka (giver of the fruit of progeny), Sarvaiśvaryaprada (giver of all prosperity), Sarvagīrvāṇagaṇasannuta (praised by all the hosts of heaven). (17)
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Verse 18
एवं शुक्रग्रहस्यैव क्रमादष्टोत्तरं शतम् ।
सर्वपापप्रशमनं सर्वपुण्यफलप्रदम् ।
यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि सर्वान् कामानवाप्नुयात् ॥ 18 ॥
ēvaṃ śukragrahasyaiva kramādaṣṭōttaraṃ śatam ।
sarvapāpapraśamanaṃ sarvapuṇyaphalapradam ।
yaḥ paṭhēchChṛṇuyādvāpi sarvān kāmānavāpnuyāt ॥ 18 ॥
Thus [have been recited] these one hundred and eight names of the planet Śukra in order — destructors of all sins, givers of the fruit of all merits. Whoever recites or hears them shall obtain all desired objects.
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Verse 19
इति श्री शुक्र अष्टोत्तरशतनाम स्तोत्रम् ।
iti śrī śukra aṣṭōttaraśatanāma stōtram ।
Thus ends the Śrī Śukra Aṣṭottaraśatanāma Stotram.
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