Surya Grahana Shanti Parihara Slokas lyrics and meaning
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Verse 1
शान्ति श्लोकः
इन्द्रोऽनलो दण्डधरश्च रक्षः
प्राचेतसो वायु कुबेर शर्वाः ।
मज्जन्म ऋक्षे मम राशि संस्थे
सूर्योपरागं शमयन्तु सर्वे ॥
śānti ślōkaḥ
indrō'nalō daṇḍadharaścha rakṣaḥ
prāchētasō vāyu kubēra śarvāḥ ।
majjanma ṛkṣē mama rāśi saṃsthē
sūryōparāgaṃ śamayantu sarvē ॥
Śānti Śloka: May Indra, Agni, the lord of punishment (Yama), the lord of demons (Nirṛti / Pracetas), Vāyu, Kubera, and Śarva (Śiva) — all of them — calm the solar eclipse falling in the nakṣatra of my birth and in my zodiac sign.
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Verse 2
ग्रहण पीडा परिहार श्लोकाः
योऽसौ वज्रधरो देवः आदित्यानां प्रभुर्मतः ।
सहस्रनयनः शक्रः ग्रहपीडां व्यपोहतु ॥ 1
grahaṇa pīḍā parihāra ślōkāḥ
yō'sau vajradharō dēvaḥ ādityānāṃ prabhurmataḥ ।
sahasranayanaḥ śakraḥ grahapīḍāṃ vyapōhatu ॥ 1
Slokas for Warding Off Eclipse Affliction: He who is the god wielding the thunderbolt, regarded as the lord of the Ādityas — Śakra of a thousand eyes — may he ward off the planetary affliction. (1)
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Verse 3
मुखं यः सर्वदेवानां सप्तार्चिरमितद्युतिः ।
चन्द्रसूर्योपरागोत्थां अग्निः पीडां व्यपोहतु ॥ 2
mukhaṃ yaḥ sarvadēvānāṃ saptārchiramitadyutiḥ ।
chandrasūryōparāgōtthāṃ agniḥ pīḍāṃ vyapōhatu ॥ 2
He whose face is that of all the gods, who is of immeasurable brilliance with seven flames — may Agni ward off the affliction arising from solar and lunar eclipses. (2)
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Verse 4
यः कर्मसाक्षी लोकानां यमो महिषवाहनः ।
चन्द्रसूर्योपरागोत्थां ग्रहपीडां व्यपोहतु ॥ 3
yaḥ karmasākṣī lōkānāṃ yamō mahiṣavāhanaḥ ।
chandrasūryōparāgōtthāṃ grahapīḍāṃ vyapōhatu ॥ 3
He who is the witness of all actions, Yama who rides the buffalo — may he ward off the planetary affliction arising from solar and lunar eclipses. (3)
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Verse 5
रक्षो गणाधिपः साक्षात् प्रलयानलसन्निभः ।
उग्रः करालो निर्ऋतिः ग्रहपीडां व्यपोहतु ॥ 4
rakṣō gaṇādhipaḥ sākṣāt pralayānalasannibhaḥ ।
ugraḥ karālō nirṛtiḥ grahapīḍāṃ vyapōhatu ॥ 4
He who is himself the lord of the demon hordes, resembling the fire of dissolution, the fierce and terrible Nirṛti — may he ward off the planetary affliction. (4)
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Verse 6
नागपाशधरो देवः सदा मकरवाहनः ।
वरुणो जललोकेशो ग्रहपीडां व्यपोहतु ॥ 5
nāgapāśadharō dēvaḥ sadā makaravāhanaḥ ।
varuṇō jalalōkēśō grahapīḍāṃ vyapōhatu ॥ 5
The god who holds the serpent-noose, who ever rides the Makara (sea-monster), Varuṇa the lord of the water-world — may he ward off the planetary affliction. (5)
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Verse 7
यः प्राणरूपो लोकानां वायुः कृष्णमृगप्रियः ।
चन्द्रसूर्योपरागोत्थां ग्रहपीडां व्यपोहतु ॥ 6
yaḥ prāṇarūpō lōkānāṃ vāyuḥ kṛṣṇamṛgapriyaḥ ।
chandrasūryōparāgōtthāṃ grahapīḍāṃ vyapōhatu ॥ 6
He who is the very life-breath of all the worlds, Vāyu, the lover of the black deer — may he ward off the planetary affliction arising from solar and lunar eclipses. (6)
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Verse 8
योऽसौ निधिपतिर्देवः खड्गशूलधरो वरः ।
चन्द्रसूर्योपरागोत्थां कलुषं मे व्यपोहतु ॥ 7
yō'sau nidhipatirdēvaḥ khaḍgaśūladharō varaḥ ।
chandrasūryōparāgōtthāṃ kaluṣaṃ mē vyapōhatu ॥ 7
He who is the lord of treasures, the excellent one bearing sword and spear — may he remove from me the taint of solar and lunar eclipses. (7)
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Verse 9
योऽसौ शूलधरो रुद्रः शङ्करो वृषवाहनः ।
चन्द्रसूर्योपरागोत्थां दोषं नाशयतु द्रुतम् ॥ 8
yō'sau śūladharō rudraḥ śaṅkarō vṛṣavāhanaḥ ।
chandrasūryōparāgōtthāṃ dōṣaṃ nāśayatu drutam ॥ 8
He who bears the trident, Rudra the auspicious, who rides the bull — may he swiftly destroy the fault arising from solar and lunar eclipses. (8)
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Verse 10
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ।
ōṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ।
Oṃ. Peace, peace, peace.
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