Sanskrit Mantras With Meaning — Navagraha Beej Mantras
- Mahendra Rathod
- 23 hours ago
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This post covers the Navagraha Beej Mantras, the seed mantras for the nine planets of Vedic astrology. Read the introduction and full list in Part 1.
Navagraha means "nine planets" or "nine grahas" — Surya, Chandra, Mangal, Budh, Guru, Shukra, Shani, Rahu, and Ketu. In Vedic astrology, these nine are believed to influence different aspects of life, and each has its own beej (seed) mantra, its own fuller Vedic mantra, and, for seven of the nine, its own day of the week.
This is a reference post rather than a deep narrative one. For each graha: the beej mantra, the fuller Vedic mantra, the benefits as commonly stated in tradition, and the day it is associated with, where one exists. I have included a story only where one is well documented — for most of these nine individually, I could not find one reliable enough to include, so I have left it out rather than force one in.
A note on the benefits listed below: these come from the traditions I sourced them from, not from anything I can verify myself. Treat them as what practitioners believe, not as an evidence-based claim.
Monday — Chandra (Moon)
Beej Mantra: ॐ ऐं क्लीं सोमाय नमः Om Aing Kling Somaya Namah
Vedic Mantra: ॐ इमं देवास्पत्नऽ गं सुध्वं महते क्षत्राय महते ज्यैष्ठ्याय महते जानराज्यायेन्द्रस्येन्द्रियाय । इमममुष्य पुत्रममुष्यै पुत्रमस्यै विश एष वो मी राजा सोमोऽस्माकं ब्राह्मणानां गं राजा ॥ ॐ चन्द्राय नमः ॥ Om Imam Devaspatna Gwwam Sudhvam Mahate Kshatraaya Mahate Jyeshthaaya Mahate Janraajyaayendrasyendriyaay. Imamushya Putramushyai Putramasyai Visha Esh VomeeRaajaa Somo'smaakam Brahmanaanaam Gwwam Raajaa. Om Chandraaya Namah.
Benefits: Clarity of mind, peace, happiness.
Tuesday — Mangal (Mars)
Beej Mantra: ॐ हूं श्रीं भौमाय नमः Om Hung Shring Bhaumaya Namah
Vedic Mantra: ॐ अग्निर्मूर्धा दिवः ककुत्पतिः पृथिव्या अयम् । अपां रेतांसि जिन्वति ॥ ॐ भौमाय नमः ॥ Om Agnirmurdha Divah Kakuppatih Prithivya Ayam. Apaam Retaam-si Jinvati. Om Bhaumaay Namah.
Benefits: Relief from enmity, disease, and debts.
Wednesday — Budh (Mercury)
Beej Mantra: ॐ ऐं श्रीं श्रीं बुधाय नमः Om Aing Shring Shring Budhaya Namah
Vedic Mantra: ॐ उद्बुध्यस्वाग्ने प्रति जागृहि त्वमिष्टापूर्ते सं सृजेथामयं च । अस्मिन्त्समत्स्याधि पथ ऊर्ध्वऽ ऊर्ध्वो नः सन्तु विश्वे देवासः ॥ ॐ बुधाय नमः ॥ Om Udbudhyasvaagne Prati Jaagrihi Tvamishtaapoorte Sam Srijethaamayam Cha. Asmintsamatsyaadhi Path Oordhva Oordhvo Nah Santu Vishve Devaasah. Om Budhaay Namah.
Benefits: Good communication, intellect, and pleasant appearance.
Thursday — Guru (Jupiter)
Beej Mantra: ॐ ह्रीं क्लीं हूं बृहस्पतये नमः Om Hring Kling Hung Brihaspataye Namah
Vedic Mantra: ॐ बृहस्पते अति यदर्यो अर्हाद् द्युमद्विभाति क्रतुमज्जनेषु । यद्दीदयच्छवस ऋतप्रजात तदस्मासु द्रविणं धेहि चित्रम् ॥ ॐ बृहस्पतये नमः ॥ Om Brihaspate Ati Yadaryo Arhaad Dyumadvibhaati Kratumajjaneshu. Yaddidayacchvasa Ritaprajaat Tadasmaasu Dravinam Dhehi Chitram. Om Brihaspataye Namah.
Benefits: Success, fame, wisdom, and fortune.
Friday — Shukra (Venus)
Beej Mantra: ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं शुक्राय नमः Om Hring Shring Shukraya Namah
(A note on this one: some published sources render the beej mantra with what looks like a typo — Devanagari and transliteration that don't quite match each other. I have used what appears to be the standard, corrected form above rather than reproduce the mismatch.)
Vedic Mantra: ॐ अन्नात्परिस्रुतो रसं ब्रह्मणा व्यपिबत् क्षत्रं पयः सोमं प्रजापतिः । ऋतेन सत्यमिन्द्रियं विपानं शुक्रमन्धस इन्द्रस्येन्द्रियमिदं पयोऽमृतं मधु ॥ ॐ शुक्राय नमः ॥ Om Annaat Parisruto Rasam Brahmanaa Vyapibat Kshatram Payah Somam Prajaapatih. Riten Satyamindriyam Vipaanam Shukramandhas Indrasyendriyamidam Payo'mritam Madhu. Om Shukraay Namah.
Benefits: Money, good relationships, and property.
Saturday — Shani (Saturn)
Beej Mantra: ॐ ऐं ह्रीं श्रीं शनैश्चराय नमः Om Aing Hring Shring Shanaishcharaya Namah
Vedic Mantra: ॐ शन्नो देवीरभिष्टय आपो भवन्तु पीतये । शंयोरभिस्रवन्तु नः ॥ ॐ शनैश्चराय नमः ॥ Om Shanno Devirabhishtaya Aapo Bhavantu Peetaye. Shamyorabhisravantu Nah. Om Shanaishcharaay Namah.
Benefits: Hard work, sincerity, and achievement of goals.
Sunday — Surya (Sun)
Beej Mantra: ॐ ह्रीं ह्रौं सूर्याय नमः Om Hring Hraung Suryaya Namah
Vedic Mantra: ॐ आकृष्णेन रजसा वर्तमानो निवेशयन्नमृतं मर्त्यं च । हिरण्ययेन सविता रथेना देवो याति भुवनानि पश्यन् ॥ ॐ सूर्याय नमः ॥ Om Aakrishnena Rajasaa Vartamaano Niveshayannamritam Martyam Cha. Hiranyayena Savitaa Rathenaa Devo Yaati Bhuvanaani Pashyan. Om Suryaay Namah.
Benefits: Power, strength, authority, and longevity.
Rahu
Beej Mantra: ॐ ऐं ह्रीं राहवे नमः Om Aing Hring Rahave Namah
Vedic Mantra: ॐ कयानश्चित्र आ भुवदूती सदावृधः सखा । कया शचिष्ठया वृता ॥ ॐ राहवे नमः ॥ Om Kayaanashchitra Aa Bhuvadootee Sadaavridhah Sakhaa. Kayaa Shachishthayaa Vritaa. Om Raahave Namah.
Benefits: Material blessings, charisma, and an ambitious nature.
Day: Rahu is a shadow planet without a single, clean weekday association. Some sources pair it with Saturday, alongside Shani; others treat it as having no dedicated day at all. I would not present this as settled.
Story: Rahu and Ketu share one well-documented origin story, from the Samudra Manthan, the churning of the cosmic ocean. When the nectar of immortality emerged, the asura Svarbhanu disguised himself among the Devas to drink it. Surya and Chandra noticed and alerted Lord Vishnu, who severed his head with the Sudarshan Chakra before the nectar passed his throat. Because his head had already tasted the nectar, it survived — becoming Rahu — while the body became Ketu.
Ketu
Beej Mantra: ॐ ह्रीं ऐं केतवे नमः Om Hring Aing Ketave Namah
Vedic Mantra: ॐ केतुं कृण्वन्नकेतवे पेशो मर्या अपेशसे । समुषद्भिरजायथाः ॥ ॐ केतवे नमः ॥ Om Ketum Krinvannaketave Pesho Maryaa Apeshase. Samushadbhirajaayathaah. Om Ketave Namah.
Benefits: Wisdom, spiritual progress, and forward movement in life.
Day: Like Rahu, Ketu does not have a single fixed weekday in most traditions.
Story: As above — Ketu is the body that remained after Vishnu's Sudarshan Chakra separated Rahu's head, during the Samudra Manthan.
Sources: Mool and beej mantras from templepurohit.com. I have not translated any part of these texts myself; all meaning is drawn from the cited source.
Youtube links for each, as I listen to them:
This completes the Sanskrit Mantras With Meaning series.
Om Namah Shivaya
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