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Sri Rahu Ashtottara Shatanamavali

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Sri Rahu Ashtottara Shatanamavali
  1. Om Saimhikeyaaya Namah
  2. Om Vidhuntudhaaya Namah
  3. Om Surashatrave Namah
  4. Om Tamase Namah
  5. Om Praanine Namah
  6. Om Gaargyaayanaaya Namah
  7. Om Suraagave Namah
  8. Om Neelajeemootasankaashaaya Namah
  9. Om Chaturbhujaaya Namah
  10. Om Khadgakhetakadhaarine Namah ||10||
  11. Om Varadaabhayahastakaaya Namah
  12. Om Shoolaayudhaaya Namah
  13. Om Meghavarnaaya Namah
  14. Om Krishnadhvajapataakavate Namah
  15. Om Dakshinaashaamukhaaradhaaya Namah
  16. Om Teekshna Damshtraadharaaya Namah
  17. Om Shoorpaakaaraasanasdhaaya Namah
  18. Om Gomedhaabharana Priyaaya Namah
  19. Om Maashapriyaaya Namah
  20. Om Kaashyaparshinandanaaya Namah ||20||
  21. Om Ulkaapaatajanaye Namah
  22. Om Shooline Namah
  23. Om Nidhipaaya Namah
  24. Om Krishnasarparaaje Namah
  25. Om Vishajvaalaavritaasyaaya Namah
  26. Om Ardhashareeraaya Namah
  27. Om Jaadyasampradaaya Namah
  28. Om Raveendubheekaraaya Namah
  29. Om Chhaayaasvaroopine Namah
  30. Om Vishnuchakrachchheditaaya Namah ||30||
  31. Om Kathinaangakaaya Namah
  32. Om Dvishachchakrachchhedakaaya Namah
  33. Om Karaalaasyaaya Namah
  34. Om Bhayankaraaya Namah
  35. Om Kroorakarmane Namah
  36. Om Tamoroopaaya Namah
  37. Om Shyaamaatmane Namah
  38. Om Neelalohitaaya Namah
  39. Om Kireetine Namah
  40. Om Neelavasanaaya Namah ||40||
  41. Om Shanisaamantaavartmagaaya Namah
  42. Om Chandaalavarnaaya Namah
  43. Om Ashvyarabhavaaya Namah
  44. Om Meshabhavaaya Namah
  45. Om Shanivatphaladaaya Namah
  46. Om Shoolaaya Namah
  47. Om Apasavyagataye Namah
  48. Om Uparaagakaraaya Namah
  49. Om Sooryahimshuchchha Vihaarakaaya Namah
  50. Om Grahashreshthaaya Namah ||50||
  51. Om Ashtama Grahaaya Namah
  52. Om Kabandhamaatradehaaya Namah
  53. Om Yaatudhaanakulodbhavaaya Namah
  54. Om Govindavarapaatraaya Namah
  55. Om Devajaatipravishtakaaya Namah
  56. Om Krooraaya Namah
  57. Om Ghoraaya Namah
  58. Om Shanimitraaya Namah
  59. Om Shukramitraaya Namah
  60. Om Agocharaaya Namah ||60||
  61. Om Dyoonegangaasnaanadaatre Namah
  62. Om Svagraheprabalaadhyakaaya Namah
  63. Om Sadgrihe Anyasyabaladhrite Namah
  64. Om Chaturdhemaatrinaashaaya Namah
  65. Om Chandrayukte Chandaalajanma Soochakaaya Namah
  66. Om Janmasimheraajyadaatre Namah
  67. Om Mahaakaayaaya Namah
  68. Om Janmakartre Namah
  69. Om Vidhuripave Namah
  70. Om Mattakaaya Namah ||70||
  71. Om Janmakanyaaraajyadaatre Namah
  72. Om Janmahaanidaaya Namah
  73. Om Navame Pitrinaashaaya Namah
  74. Om Panchameshokadaayakaaya Namah
  75. Om Dyoonekalatrahantre Namah
  76. Om Saptamekalahapradaaya Namah
  77. Om Shashthevittadaatre Namah
  78. Om Chaturdhe Vairadaayakaaya Namah
  79. Om Navamepaapadaatre Namah
  80. Om Dashame Shokadaayakaaya Namah ||80||
  81. Om Aadau Yashahpradaatre Namah
  82. Om Antevairapradaayakaaya Namah
  83. Om Kaalaatmane Namah
  84. Om Agocharacharaaya Namah
  85. Om Dhane Aasyakakutpra Daayakaaya Namah
  86. Om Panchamedrishanaa Shringadaaya Namah
  87. Om Pradaayine Namah
  88. Om Svarbhaanave Namah
  89. Om Baline  Namah
  90. Om Mahaasaukhyapradaayine Namah ||90||
  91. Om Chandravairine Namah
  92. Om Shaashvataaya Namah
  93. Om Soorashatrave Namah
  94. Om Paapagrahaaya Namah
  95. Om Shaambhavaaya Namah
  96. Om Poojitaaya Namah
  97. Om Paatheenapooranaaya Namah
  98. Om Paitheenasakulodbhavaaya Namah
  99. Om Deerghaaya Namah
  100. Om Krishnaaya Namah ||100||
  101. Om Ashirase Namah
  102. Om Vishnunetraaraye Namah
  103. Om Devaaya Namah
  104. Om Daanavaaya Namah
  105. Om Bhaktarakshaaya Namah
  106. Om Bhaktavatsalaaya Namah
  107. Om Raahumoortaye Namah
  108. Om Sarvaabheeshtaphalapradaaya Namah ||108||

|| Iti Shree Raahu Ashtottara Shatanaamaavali Sampoornam ||

Meaning

Rahu Ashtottara Shatanamavali is the list of 108 names of Rahu, the northern lunar node counted among the navagraha. It opens Om Saimhikeyaya Namah, son of Simhika, and Om Vidhuntudaya Namah, the one who strikes at the moon. Rahu has no physical body. He is a chaya graha, a shadow, and the names keep returning to that fact rather than working around it.

Significance

Vidhuntuda is the name to start with, because it is an eclipse in one word. Vidhu is the moon and tud is to strike or torment, so the name says plainly what Rahu is famous for. Behind it sits the account from the Puranas: at the churning of the ocean the asura Svarbhanu slipped in among the devas and drank the amrita, the sun and the moon saw him and told Vishnu, and the Sudarshana took his head off. The amrita had already passed his throat, so the head did not die. It became Rahu, the trunk became Ketu, and he has been going after the sun and the moon ever since. What is striking is that the astronomy agrees. The nodes are the two points where the moon path crosses the sun path, and eclipses can only happen when the sun and the moon are near those points. The story and the sky are pointing at the same place. Saimhikeya, the other opening name, marks his descent from Simhika. Read the rest of the list and you notice that it does not flatter him; it names him for what he is, including the asura half. Tradition holds that this is the point of a namavali for a graha like Rahu, that he is named plainly rather than feared quietly.

How and when to chant

Rahu kala is the usual slot, the roughly ninety minute period that falls at a different hour on each weekday, so check the day panchanga rather than assuming a fixed time. Saturday and Tuesday are the most common days. Ordinary auspicious work is avoided during rahu kala, but Rahu worship and Durga worship are exactly what many families do in it, which surprises people the first time they hear it. Light a lamp with sesame or mustard oil, and keep urad dal, a coconut, and dark or blue flowers. Durga is commonly named as Rahu adhidevata, and many households recite the namavali in front of her rather than a separate Rahu image. For families who travel for parihara, Thirunageswaram near Kumbakonam is the Rahu sthala of the navagraha kshetras and draws crowds during rahu kala.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Rahu in the navagraha?
Rahu is the northern lunar node, one of the two chaya grahas or shadow grahas, counted eighth among the navagraha. He has no physical body. In the Puranic account he is the severed head of the asura Svarbhanu, who drank the amrita at the churning of the ocean before Vishnu cut him in two.
What does the name Saimhikeya mean?
Saimhikeya means son of Simhika, and it is the first name in the namavali. Simhika is named in the Puranas as his mother, which is why the list opens by placing him in a lineage rather than by describing what he does. Naming the parentage first is the usual pattern in graha namavalis.
What does Vidhuntuda mean?
Vidhu is the moon and tud means to strike or torment, so Vidhuntuda is the one who strikes at the moon. It is the eclipse compressed into a single name. It appears second in the namavali, immediately after his parentage, which tells you what the list considers most defining about him.
When should the Rahu namavali be recited?
Most commonly during rahu kala, the roughly ninety minute window that falls at a different hour each weekday, so check the day panchanga instead of fixing one time. Saturday and Tuesday are the usual days. Some families also keep it on the day of a solar or lunar eclipse.
Is it safe to chant during rahu kala?
Yes, and this is the common confusion. Rahu kala is avoided for starting auspicious work such as a journey, a purchase or a wedding errand. It is not avoided for worship of Rahu himself, or of Durga. Many households do exactly this recitation in that window, which is the traditional use of the period.
What is kalasarpa dosha and does this namavali help?
Kalasarpa dosha is the jyotisha term for a chart in which all seven other grahas fall between Rahu and Ketu. Tradition prescribes Rahu and Ketu parihara for it, and reciting the namavali is part of that. Whether your chart has it is a question for a jyotishi, not for a stotra page.
What is offered to Rahu?
A lamp lit with sesame or mustard oil, urad dal, a coconut, and dark or blue flowers are the usual set. Durga is commonly named as Rahu adhidevata, so many families keep the offerings before her image. None of this is compulsory. The lamp and the 108 names are the part that matters.
Should the Rahu and Ketu namavalis be recited together?
Most households do recite them together, and the reason is structural rather than sentimental. Rahu and Ketu are the two ends of the same axis, always exactly opposite each other in the chart. Parihara at temples is usually done for the pair as well, so keeping them together is the normal practice.

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