Mantra
Shani Mantra (Nilanjana Samabhasam) | शनि मन्त्र — नीलाञ्जनसमाभासम्
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Shani Mantra (Nilanjana Samabhasam) Sanskrit Lyrics
नीलाञ्जनसमाभासं रविपुत्रं यमाग्रजम् । छायामार्तण्डसम्भूतं तं नमामि शनैश्चरम् ॥
Transliteration
Shani Mantra (Nilanjana Samabhasam) English Lyrics
nīlāñjanasamābhāsaṃ raviputraṃ yamāgrajam | chāyāmārtaṇḍasambhūtaṃ taṃ namāmi śanaiścaram ||
Meaning
Shani Mantra (Nilanjana Samabhasam) English Meaning
I bow to Shanaishchara (Saturn), dark as blue-black collyrium, son of the Sun and elder brother of Yama, born of Chhaya and Martanda the Sun.
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Shani Mantra (Nilanjana Samabhasam) Hindi Meaning
जो नीले अंजन (काजल) के समान आभा वाले हैं, सूर्य के पुत्र और यमराज के बड़े भाई हैं, छाया और मार्तण्ड (सूर्य) से उत्पन्न हुए हैं — उन शनैश्चर को मैं नमस्कार करता हूँ।
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Significance
Shani Mantra (Nilanjana Samabhasam) Significance
The verse to Shani (Saturn) from the Navagraha Stotram traditionally attributed to Vyasa, widely recited on its own on Saturdays and in Shani worship. It salutes Shani as the dark son of the Sun and Chhaya and the elder brother of Yama.
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