Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra Ch. 53: Vishnu Sahasranama

Verse 1 — Praising Vishnu for Planetary Peace

शान्ताकारं भुजगशयनं पद्मनाभं सुरेशम् । विश्वाधारं गगनशयनं मेघवर्णं शुभाङ्गम् । लक्ष्मीकान्तं कमलनयनं योगिभिर्ध्यानगम्यम् । वन्दे विष्णुं भवभयहरं सर्वलोकैकनाथम् ॥

śāntākāraṃ bhujagaśayanaṃ padmanābhaṃ sureśam | viśvādhāraṃ gaganaśayanaṃ meghavarṇaṃ śubhāṅgam | lakṣmīkāntaṃ kamalanayanaṃ yogibhirdhyānagamyam | vande viṣṇuṃ bhavasabhayaṃ sarvalokaikanātham ||

I bow to Vishnu, of peaceful form, reclining on the serpent, lotus-navelled lord of gods, sustainer of the universe, of cloud-hue and auspicious limbs, lord of Lakshmi, lotus-eyed, attained by yogis' meditation, remover of the fear of existence, sole lord of all worlds.

Verse 2 — Prayer for the Rite of Planetary Worship

ग्रहाणां दोषशान्त्यर्थं तेषां पूजाविधिं वद । मानवानां हितार्थाय संक्षेपात् कृपया मुने ॥ १॥

grahāṃ doṣaśāntyarthaṃ teṣāṃ pūjāvidhiṃ vada | mānavānāṃ hitārthāya saṃkṣepāt kṛpayā mune ||

For the pacification of the afflictions caused by the planets, describe their rite of worship, O sage; out of compassion, briefly, for the welfare of mankind.

Verse 3 — All Creatures Depend on the Planets

ग्रहा सूर्यादयः पूर्वं मया प्रोक्ता द्विजोत्तम । जगत्यां सर्वजन्तूनां तदधीनं सुखाऽसुखम् ॥ २॥

grahā sūryādayaḥ pūrvaṃ mayā proktā dvijottama | jagatyāṃ sarvajantūnāṃ tadadhīnaṃ sukhā'sukham ||

O best of the twice-born, the planets beginning with the Sun were formerly described by me; upon them depend the happiness and unhappiness of all living beings in the world.

Verse 4 — Performing the Graha Yajna

तस्मात् सुशान्तिकामो वा श्रीकामो वा सुचेतसा । वृष्टायायुः पुष्टिकामो वा तेषां यज्ञं समाचरेत् ॥ ३॥

tasmāt suśāntikāmo vā śrīkāmo vā sucetasā | vṛṣṭāyāyuḥ puṣṭikāmo vā teṣāṃ yajñaṃ samācaret ||

Therefore one who longs for peace, prosperity, rain, long life or nourishment should, with an attentive mind, duly perform the yajna to these planets.

Verse 5 — Materials for the Planetary Images

ताभ्राच्च स्फटिकाद्रक्तचन्दनात् स्वर्णकादुभौ । रजतादयसः सीसात् कांस्यात् कार्याः क्रामद् ग्रहाः ॥ ४॥

tābhrācca sphaṭikādraktacandanāt svarṇakādubhau | rajatādayasaḥ sīsāt kāṃsyāt kāryāḥ krāmad grahāḥ ||

Images of the planets are to be made of copper, rock crystal, red sandalwood and gold, and likewise of silver, iron, lead and bronze.

Verse 6 — Painting the Planetary Figures on Cloth

पूर्वोक्तैः स्वस्ववर्णैर्वा पटे लेख्या द्विजोत्तमैः । स्वस्वोक्तदिग्विभागेषु गन्द्याद्यैर्मण्डनेषु वा ॥ ५॥

pūrvoktaiḥ svasvavarṇairvā paṭe lekhyā dvijottamaiḥ | svasvoktadigvibhāgeṣu gandyādyairmaṇḍaneṣu vā ||

By the best of the twice-born they are to be drawn on cloth with each planet's own colour as previously stated, or adorned with fragrance and the rest in the directions assigned to each.

Verse 7 — Dhyana Form of Surya

पद्मासनः पद्महस्तः पद्मपत्रसमद्युतिः । सप्ताश्वरथसंस्थश्च द्विभुजश्च दिवाकरः ॥ ६॥

padmāsanaḥ padmahastaḥ padmapatrasamadyutiḥ | saptāśvarathasaṃsthaśca dvibhujaśca divākaraḥ ||

The Sun is to be contemplated as seated on a lotus, with lotus hands, resplendent like a lotus petal, established on a chariot drawn by seven horses, and two-armed.

Verse 8 — Offerings According to Each Graha's Colour

यथावर्णं प्रदेयानि सुद्ष्पाणि वसनानि च । गन्धो दीपो बलिश्चैव धूपो देयश्च गुग्गुलुः ॥ १५॥

yathāvarṇaṃ pradeyāni sudṣpāṇi vasanāni ca | gandho dīpo baliścaiva dhūpo deyaśca gugguluḥ ||

Garments befitting each planet's colour are to be given, together with fragrance, a lamp, a bali food offering, and incense of guggulu.

Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra — Chapter 53: Vishnu Sahasranama & Graha Shanti

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