Navagraha Gayathri Manthra &.........Sthothra,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Navagraha Gayatri Mantra & Sthotra..............................   The Hindus attach significance to Navagrahas (or Nine Planets including sun and moon) and they believe that these planets play a keyrole in their destiny. The nine planets are   Sun (Surya) ,    Moon (Chandra),    Mars (Chevvay) ,   Mercury (Bhudhan),   Jupiter (Guru or Viyalan),    Venus (Sukran),   Saturn (sani),    Rahu (Shaddow planets - Snake's head)   and   Ketu (Shadow plaents - Snake's tail)    controls our joy, sorrow, obstacles, business, career, marriage, progeny, health and longevity and death. The Indian calendars have assigned more importance to these planets and the week days are named in the names of these seven planets (Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn).   In lunar based Hindu astrology, significance is attached on the positions of the nine planets in the twelve constellations of the zodiac, the belt around the sky in which the movements of Sun, Moon and planets are confined. People believe that transition of Saturn, Jupiter, Rahu and Ketu from one zodiac sign to other sign will bring good or bad or mixed fortunes. All miseries and obstacles caused by one or many planets will be mitigtated by chanting Gayatris relevant to the specific plane(s). Surya gayatri (Sun) om aswadhwajaaya vidmahae paasa hastaaya dheemahi tanno surya: prachodayaat Chandra gayatri (Moon) om padmadhwajaaya vidmahae hema rupaaya dheemahi tanno soma: prachodayaat Angaaraka gayatri (chevvaai) (Mars) om veeradhwajaaya vidmahae vighna hastaaya dheemahi tanno bhouma: prachodayaat Budha gayatri (Mercury) om gajadhwajaaya vidmahae sukha hastaaya dheemahi tanno budha: prachodayaat   Guru gayatri (Jupiter) om vrishabadhwajaaya vidmahae kruni hastaaya dheemahi tanno guru: prachodayaat Shukra gayatri (Venus) om aswadhwajaaya vidmahae dhanur hastaaya dheemahi tanno shukra: prachodayaat   Sanishwara gayatri (Saturn) om kaakadhwajaaya vidmahae khadga hastaaya dheemahi tanno mandah: prachodayaat Raahu gayatri (Shadow Planet -Snakes Head)   om naakadhwajaaya vidmahae padma hastaaya dheemahi tanno raahu: prachodayaat   Kethu gayatri (Shadow Planet - Snakes Tail)   om aswadhwajaaya vidmahae soola hastaaya dheemahi tanno ketu: prachodayaat      Nava Graha Sloka................................................   Aditya ch Somaya Mangalaya Budhayacha, Guru Sukra Sanibhyach Rahuve Ketuve namah: Japakusuma samkasyam, Kasyapyeyam Mahadityam, Tamarim Sarvapapagnam, Prantosmi Diwakaram. Dadisanka Tusharabham, Ksheeranasamudbhavam, Navami Sasinam Somam, Sambooramkuta Bhushanam.

Dharanigharbha Sambootam, Vidyutkanti Samaprabham,
Kumaram Shaktihastam, Mangalam Pranmayamham.

Priyagu Kalikasyamam, rupenaa pratimam Budham,
Sowmayam Sowmyagunopetam, Tam Bhudham Pranamayam.

Devanancha Rushinancha Gurum kanchanam Sannibhabham
Buddhimantam Trilokesam, Tam navami Bruhasptimam.

Neelanjana samabhasam, Raviputram Yamagrajam,
Chayamarthanda Sambootam, Tam navami Sanischaram.

Ardhakayam Mahaveeram, Chandraditya Vimardhanam
Simhikagarbha Sambootam, Tam Rahum Pranamamyam.

Palasapushpa samkasam, Taraka Grahmastakam,
Roudram Roudratmakam Ghoram, Tam Ketum Pranamamyam.