Mantra

शनैश्चरसूर्यात्मजमन्त्रः

Shanaishchara Suryatmaja Mantra

A concise Garuda Purana salutation to Shanaishchara as the son of Surya.

Dedicated toशनैश्चरः
Sacred textOriginal Sanskrit

ॐ शनैश्चराय सूर्यात्मजाय नमः ॥

Text source

Sanskrit Wikisource — Garuda Purana, Achara Kanda 16.16

Ancient public-domain scripture; cited Wikisource transcription is CC BY-SA

The exact Shanaishchara salutation appears in the chapter's sequence of Navagraha mantras.

Meaning

Meaning & context

This short namah-mantra remembers Shani through his traditional relationship to Surya. It may be used as a simple prayer without attaching a promised result.