Rahu Stotra (25 Names) · राहु स्तोत्र (पच्चीस नाम)
A short Sanskrit stotra praising Rahu by twenty-five names, beginning "Rahur danava-mantri cha".
राहुर्दानव मन्त्री च सिंहिकाचित्तनन्दनः । अर्धकायः सदाक्रोधी चन्द्रादित्यविमर्दनः ॥
rāhurdānava mantrī ca siṃhikācittanandanaḥ । ardhakāyaḥ sadākrodhī candrādityavimardanaḥ ॥
राहु, दानवों के मंत्री, सिंहिका के हृदय को आनंद देने वाले; आधे शरीर वाले, सदा क्रोधी, चंद्रमा और सूर्य को पीड़ा देने वाले।
Rahu, minister of the danavas, joy of Simhika's heart; the half-bodied one, ever wrathful, who torments the Moon and the Sun.
रौद्रो रुद्रप्रियो दैत्यः स्वर्भानुर्भानुभीतिदः । ग्रहराजः सुधापायी राकातिथ्यभिलाषुकः ॥
raudro rudrapriyo daityaḥ svarbhānurbhānubhītidaḥ । graharājaḥ sudhāpāyī rākātithyabhilāṣukaḥ ॥
रौद्र, रुद्र के प्रिय, दैत्य, स्वर्भानु, सूर्य को भय देने वाले; ग्रहों के राजा, अमृत पीने वाले, पूर्णिमा की प्रतीक्षा करने वाले।
The fierce one, dear to Rudra, the daitya, Svarbhanu, who brings fear to the Sun; king of grahas, drinker of nectar, who longs for the full-moon day.
कालदृष्टिः कालरूपः श्रीकण्ठहृदयाश्रयः । विधुन्तुदः सैंहिकेयो घोररूपो महाबलः ॥
kāladṛṣṭiḥ kālarūpaḥ śrīkaṇṭhahṛdayāśrayaḥ । vidhuntudaḥ saiṃhikeyo ghorarūpo mahābalaḥ ॥
काल-दृष्टि वाले, काल-रूप, श्रीकंठ (शिव) के हृदय में आश्रय पाने वाले; चंद्रमा को पीड़ा देने वाले, सिंहिका के पुत्र, घोर रूप वाले, महाबली।
Whose gaze is death, whose form is time, who dwells in the heart of Shrikantha, Shiva; the tormentor of the Moon, son of Simhika, of terrible form and great strength.
ग्रहपीडाकरो दंष्ट्री रक्तनेत्रो महोदरः । पञ्चविंशतिनामानि स्मृत्वा राहुं सदा नरः ॥
grahapīḍākaro daṃṣṭrī raktanetro mahodaraḥ । pañcaviṃśatināmāni smṛtvā rāhuṃ sadā naraḥ ॥
ग्रहों द्वारा पीड़ा देने वाले, दाँतों वाले, लाल नेत्रों वाले, बड़े उदर वाले। जो मनुष्य इन पच्चीस नामों से सदा राहु का स्मरण करता है
Who brings affliction through the grahas, the tusked one, red-eyed and great-bellied. Whoever always remembers Rahu by these twenty-five names
यः पठेन्महती पीडा तस्य नश्यति केवलम् । आरोग्यं पुत्रमतुलां श्रियं धान्यं पशूंस्तथा ॥
yaḥ paṭhenmahatī pīḍā tasya naśyati kevalam । ārogyaṃ putramatulāṃ śriyaṃ dhānyaṃ paśūṃstathā ॥
और इनका पाठ करता है, उसकी बड़ी पीड़ा पूरी तरह नष्ट हो जाती है। आरोग्य, संतान, अतुल समृद्धि, धान्य और पशु
and recites them, their great affliction is wholly destroyed. Health, children, matchless prosperity, grain and cattle
ददाति राहुस्तस्मै यः पठते स्तोत्रमुत्तमम् । सततं पठते यस्तु जीवेद्वर्षशतं नरः ॥
dadāti rāhustasmai yaḥ paṭhate stotramuttamam । satataṃ paṭhate yastu jīvedvarṣaśataṃ naraḥ ॥
राहु उसे देते हैं जो इस उत्तम स्तोत्र का पाठ करता है; जो इसका निरंतर पाठ करता है, वह सौ वर्ष जीता है।
Rahu gives to whoever recites this excellent stotra; whoever recites it constantly lives a hundred years.
About this text
Rahu is one of the nine grahas of Hindu astrology, a shadow planet without a body of its own. In the Puranic story, the asura Svarbhanu, son of Simhika, slipped among the gods to drink the nectar of immortality; the Sun and Moon exposed him, and Vishnu cut off his head with the Sudarshana chakra. The head, now immortal, became Rahu, which is why he is said to swallow the Sun and Moon at eclipses. This stotra, which its editions attribute to the Skanda Purana, gathers twenty-five of his names, among them Svarbhanu, Saimhikeya (son of Simhika), Vidhuntuda (tormentor of the Moon) and Ardhakaya (the half-bodied), and closes by saying that whoever recites it is freed from great affliction.
How it is recited
It is recited for relief during Rahu's dasha or when Rahu is weak in a horoscope, often on Saturdays or during Rahu kaal. Customs vary.
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- Rahu Stotra (25 Names), kotidevidevta.org (2026), collated 2026-10-13, sha256 039ddd9eeb2d
- Rahu Stotra (25 Names), vrindakegeet.com (2026), collated 2026-10-13, sha256 dc210a46fae1
- Rahu Stotra (25 Names), stotram.lalitaalaalitah.com (2026), collated 2026-10-13, sha256 3cc2196a62ee
- Rahu Stotra (25 Names), paramsoul.com (2026), collated 2026-10-13, sha256 405a891e99f6
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