Stotra

Shani Dashanama Stotra

शनि दशनाम स्तोत्रम् · शनिदशनामस्तोत्रम्

A concise remembrance of ten traditional names of Shani preserved at the close of the Dasharatha stotra.

SanskritPronunciationOptional meaning2 min
Dedicated toShani Dev
Sacred textOriginal Sanskrit

कोणस्थः पिङ्गलो बभ्रुः कृष्णो रौद्रोऽन्तको यमः।सौरिः शनैश्चरो मन्दः पिप्पलादेन संस्तुतः ॥१॥

एतानि दश नामानि प्रातरुत्थाय यः पठेत्।शनैश्चरकृता पीडा न कदाचिद्भविष्यति ॥२॥

Source: Sanskrit Wikisource — Dasharatha Shani Stotra, verses 10–11 ↗

Edition, rights and editorial notes

Dasharatha Shanaishchara Stotra · ten-name passage

Traditional public-domain hymn; cited Wikisource transcription is CC BY-SA

The two closing name-verses are presented as a short standalone public recitation.

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Meaning & context

What does Shani Dashanama Stotra mean?

The first verse gathers ten names associated with Shani's colour, slow movement, lineage and traditional imagery. The second states a devotional benefit, which should be read as inherited faith-language rather than a measurable guarantee.