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Shanya-astottara-shata-nama-vali - 108 names of Shani

Propitiation of Saturn (Saturday)

CHARITY: Donate leather, farm land, a black cow, a cooking oven with cooking utensils, a buffalo, black mustard or black sesamum seeds, to a poor man on Saturday evening.

FASTING: On Saturday during Saturn transits, and especially major or minor Saturn periods.

MANTRA: To be chanted on Saturday, two hours and forty minutes before sunrise, especially during major or minor Saturn periods:

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(The 108 names of Shani)

Aum shanaescaraya namah

Aum shantaya namah

Aum sarvabhistapradayine namah

Aum sharanyaya namah

Aum vagenyaya namah

Aum sarveshaya namah

Aum saumyaya namah

Aum suramvandhaya namah

Aum suralokaviharine namah

Aum sukhasonapavishtaya namah

Aum sundaraya namah

Aum ghanaya namah

Aum ghanarupaya namah

Aum ghanabharanadharine namah

Aum ghanasaravilepaya namah

Aum khadyotaya namah

Aum mandaya namah

Aum mandaceshtaya namah

Aum maha-niyaguna-atmane namah

Aum martyapavanapadaya namah

Aum maheshaya namah

Aum dhayaputraya namah

Aum sharvaya namah

Aum shatatuniradharine namah

Aum carasthirasvabhavaya namah

Aum acamcalaya namah

Aum nilavarnaya namah

Aum nityaya namah

Aum nilanjana-nibhaya namah

Aum nilambara-vibhushaya namah

Aum nishcalaya namah

Aum vedyaya namah

Aum vidhi-rupaya namah

Aum virodha-dhara-bhumaye namah

Aum bhedaspadasvabhavaya namah

Aum vajradehaya namah

Aum vairagyadaya namah

Aum viraya namah

Aum vitarogabhayaya namah

Aum vipatparampareshaya namah

Aum vishva-vandyaya namah

Aum gridhnavahaya namah

Aum gudhaya namah

Aum kurmangaya namah

Aum kurupine namah

Aum kutsitaya namah

Aum gunadhyaya namah

Aum gocaraya namah

Aum avidhya-mula-nashaya namah

Aum vidhya-avidhya-svarupine namah

Aum ayushyakaranaya namah

Aum apaduddhartre namah

Aum vishnu-bhaktaya namah

Aum vishine namah

Aum vividhagamavedine namah

Aum vidhistutyaya namah

Aum vandhyaya namah

Aum virupa-akshaya namah

Aum varishthaya namah

Aum garishthaya namah

Aum vajram-kushagharaya namah

Aum varada bhayahastaya namah

Aum vamanaya namah

Aum jyeshthapatni-sametaya namah

Aum shreshthaya namah

Aum mitabhashine namah

Aum kashtaughanashakartre namah

Aum pushtidaya namah

Aum stutyaya namah

Aum stotra-gamyaya namah

Aum bhakti-vashyaya namah

Aum bhanave namah

Aum bhanuputraya namah

Aum bhavyaya namah

Aum pavanaya namah

Aum dhanur-mandala-samsthaya namah

Aum dhanadaya namah

Aum dhanushmate namah

Aum tanu-prakasha-dehaya namah

Aum tamasaya namah

Aum asheshajanavandyaya namah

Aum visheshaphaladayine namah

Aum vashikritajaneshaya namah

Aum pashunam pataye namah

Aum khecaraya namah

Aum khageshaya namah

Aum ghana-nilambaraya namah

Aum kathinyamanasaya namah

Aum aryaganastutyaya namah

Aum nilacchatraya namah

Aum nityaya namah

Aum nirgunaya namah

Aum gunatmane namah

Aum niramayaya namah

Aum nandyaya namah

Aum vandaniyaya namah

Aum dhiraya namah

Aum divya-dehaya namah

Aum dinartiharanaya namah

Aum dainyanashakaraya namah

Aum aryajanaganyaya namah

Aum kruraya namah

Aum kruraceshtaya namah

Aum kama-krodha-karaya namah

Aum kalatraputrashatrutvakaranaya pariposhita-bhaktaya namah

Aum parabhitiharaya namah

Aum bhakta-sangha-manobhishta-phaladaya namah

Shani seed mantra: Aum pram prim praum sah shanaisharaya namah.

RESULT: The planetary diety Shani is propitiated insuring victory in quarrels, over coming chronic pain, and bringing success to those engaged in the iron or steel trade.