Sloka prayers for
solving various problems
Compiled by
Sri Vathsa
Somadeva Sharma
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
These slokas
and the method of chanting them have
been taken from a book “Stotra
Chinthamani” Compiled by Sri Vathsa
Somadeva SArma and published in
Tamil by Surabhi Jagatguru SAthabdhi
publications , Madras
1.For getting rid of diseases
(Prayer is
addressed to Balambika oif Vaitheeswaran
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Bakambikesa Vaidhyesa , bhava roga haredusa,
Japen nama thrayam nithyam Maha roga nivaranam,
Lord of Balambika,
God of doctors, Hara the god who removes disease of birth and death,
He who reads
these three names daily, would get rid of great diseases.
2.For getting rid of diseases
(chant this 108 times and apply sacred ash.Disease would
go away .If it is serious repeat for 40 days,)
Achyutha, Anantha
, Govinda nama ucharana Beshajath
Nasyanthi sakalaa
rogaa , sathyam sathyam Vadamyaham
Achyutha, Anantha
, Govinda , after reciting
these names,
All diseases would be destroyed, I am telling the truth,
the truth.
3.For getting rid of misery
(To be read eight times)
Duswapna , dusshakuna , durgathi, dhourmanasya,
Durbiksha , duevyasana
dussasha duryasamsi,
Uthpatha thapa ,
visha bheethim asathkara karthim,
Vyadheemscha
nasayathu may jagathaam adheesa.
Oh owner and lord of this universe , please destroy ,
Bad dreams, bad omens , bad fate , a sick mind ,
Famine . sorrow , unbearable pain, bad name ,
The growing sorrow,
fear of poison and misery created by planets.
4.To get rid of bad dreams
To get the effect of reading Shiva SAhasranama
(To be read three
times)
Shivo, Maheswaraschaiva , Rudhro , Vishnu , pithamaha ,
SAmsara Vaidhya ,
Sarvesa , Paramathma SAdashiva.
Shive, Maheswara, Rudra, Vishnu , Brahm,
The doctor of domestic life, The god of all , the divine soul and the Sadashiva.
5.To get desires fulfilled
(this has to be
chanted 108 times after bath for 40 days.)
Yekam Brahmaiva, advitheeyam samastham,
SAthyam sathyam
neha naanaasthi kinchith,
Yeko Rudra na advitheeyathasthe ,
Thasmath yekam
thwaam prapadhye mahesam.
Brahma is only one and he does not have two,
This is the truth, the
truth and all other things are lie,
Rudra is only one
and he does not have any two,
And so Oh great God
I salute you who is only one
6.To avoid bad dreams
(Chant 3 times
before retiring to bed)
Achyutham, Kesavam
, Vishnum , Harim , SAthyam ,
Janardhanam,
Hamsam Narayanam
Krishnam japeth Duswapna
SAnthaye.
He who chants “Achyutha
, Kesava , Vishnu , Hari , Sathya and Janardhana,
Hamsa ,
Narayana and Krishna , would make his
bad dreams peaceful.
7.To get rid of sins
(chant it three times as soon as you get up. Sins done in
the previous day will vanish.)
Vishnum, NarayanAM , Krishnam, Madhavam, Madhusudanam,
‘Harim naraharim vandhe
Govindham , dadhi Vamanam.
I salute Vishnu ,
Narayana , Krishna , Madhava , Madhusudana,
Hari , Narasimha ,
Govinda and Vamana
8.To get rid of
incurable diseases
(chant this 1008 times in the morning for 40 days)
Om Nama paramarthaya
purushaya Mahathmane ,
Aroopa bahu roopaya
, vyapine paramathmane .
Om I salute the Purusha
who is the truth and a Great one
,
Who is without form , who has several forms , Who is the
divine soul who is spread everywhere.
9.To get result equal to performing a Yaga
Namaskara Smrutho
Yagna , sarva Yagna , uthamam, Uthama ,
Namami sathatham
Samedhava Praseedathu.
Salutations to
smruthi , Yagna(fire sacrifice), All
yagnas are great , and great ,
I always salute
Devas and let the Good fire
sacrifices be pleased with me.
10.To get effect of Performing Oupasana
(This has to be chanted at dawn, non and dusk)
Chathurbischa
Chathrbischa thwabhyaam
panchaprevasha,
Hooyadesa punar
dwaabhyaam sano Vishnu praseedathu.
Using four things, four things , you enter the fifth
stage ,
In the case
of fire sacrifice and Lord
Vishnu would be pleased with you.
11.To remove the sins of not doing rituals properly.
(Chanting this thrice in the morning and in evening ,
Removes sin of not doing Sandhya as well as doing it late.)
Paaramparam
Vishnu Apara para
para prebhya Parmathma roopi,
Sa Brahmapara para
paara Bhootha para
paraanaam Abhipara Bhootha.
Vishnu who has the
form of divine God makes us cross from
one shore to another,
As he is shore
to the sea of sorrow as well as sea of the cycle of birth and death.
12.Prayer to Lord
Vishnu and Lord Shiva.
Namasthe sthanum
anagam namaye vanamalinam,
Namasye halalam
gale eesaanam , Namasyeaham Sriya pathim
I salute the ever permanent one , I salute him who wears the forest garland,
I salute he who has halahala poison
in the neck , I salute consort of
Lakshmi.
13.To prevent messengers from God of death from troubling us
(The messangers of Yama will not trouble us if we
chant this prayer)
Vishno , Nrusimha
, Madhusoodana , Chakrapane,
Gowripathe ,
Gireesa, Sankara , Chandra chooda,
Narayana , Asura nibarhana , Sarangapane ,
THyajyaa badaya
ithi santhatham AAmanandi
I always pray that
the messengers of Yama should be
kept away,
Oh Vishnu, Oh Man lion
, Oh killer of Madhu . Oh
holder of Chakra ,
Oh consort of Parvathi , Oh God of the mountain , Oh Sankara, Oh God who wears the moon,
Oh Narayana, Oh killer
of Asuras , Oh holder of SAranga.
14.Trimurthi Sthuthi
(Prayer to the trinity . Chanting it three times,
Destroys sin committed
by mind, words and body)
Srujathi Vidhi
samaakhya Rajasena Aathmana asou,
Vahathi Hari samakhya
Sathwa nishta prapancham,
Harathi hara samakhya
thamasim yethya vruthim,
Madhu Madana Mahimnaam
asthi Vethaa nakopi.
As Brahma he
creates the world and has Rajasic qualities,
As Vishnu he takes care of its upkeep and has
Sathwa qualities,
As Shiva , he
destroys the world and has thamasic qualities,
And who can really
know the greatness of killer of Madhu?
For increase in knowledge , to pass in examination
(this has to be chanted eight times in the morning
15.Bhashyathi sarva sashtraani , yechanye niyamaa thadhaa ,
Aksharanicha
sarvaani thwanthu devu namosthuthe.
I salute her who is the goddess of interpretation of all Sastras ,
As well as other works laying down rules as well as all
alphabets.
16.To attract one individual
(Chant 108 times, writing every time the name of person,
Who has to be attracted on saffron on turmeric powder and
wear that powder.)
Trilokya mohanaakare , trilokya pari poojithe ,
Trilokyam they vase, devi trilokyammay vasam kuru).
Oh Goddess who has a form that attracts all the
three worlds,
Oh Goddess who is worshipped by all the three worlds,
Oh Goddess who has
all the three worlds in her control,
Please put all the three
worlds under my control.
17.To destroy sin committed by the mind
(This has to be chanted eight times at dawn and dusk)
Vibhatheeya Shivasane , Shivena saakam avyaya,
Hiranmaye
Athinirmale Namami thaam Himathrijaam.
I salute her who sits with Lord Shiva on the shining seat of Shiva ,
The golden goddess
, who is extremely pure and who
is daughter of Himalayas.
18.To get cured of poxes
(To be chanted
108 times for three days , for
the sick man by another one,
Standing in water )
Vandeham Seethalaam devim
rasabasthaam , digambaraam,
Marjanee kalasopetham
visphota kavi nasinim.
I salute the Goddess Sitala(cold one) sitting on a donkey , wearing the sky as
cloth ,
Who holds in her hand
a broomstick and a pot , who would cure all poxes.
19.To increase
memory and avoid loss of memory
(To be chanted
108 times daily)
Yaa devi sarva bhootheshu
Smruthi roopena samshthithaa,
Namasthasyai ,
namasthasyai, namasthasyai namo nama.
I salute her, salute her and salute
her , who exists,
In all beings in the form of memory.
20.To get cured of
Cholera
(Take water in a copper pot and chant this 108 times,
And make the patient drink the water.,If you daily chant
this ,
You would not get
attacked by Cholera.)
Namo Bhagwathi thwam
may Vishnu SAkthi haraa shubham,
Uthsadaya naya
kshipram dhoore kuru vishoochikaam,
Salutations the Goddess
who is the power of Lord Vishnu ,
Please destroy
and quickly throw for a long distance the attack of Cholera.
21.To get rid of diseases of the eye
(to be chanted 12 times daily , 108 times on Sundays and first of the Sanskrit months,
And should be offered Jaggery rice as Naivedhya. This is a part of my post of Soorya sthava Raja)
Vivarthano
Vivaswaam cha Marthando, Bhakaro Ravi,
Loka prakasaka ,
Sriman Loka Chakshu Maheswara,
Loka Sakshi ,
Trilokesa , Kartha , hartha thamiraha ,
Thapana
Thapanaischaiva Suchi Sapthaswa vahana ,
Gabasthi hastha
brahmanya sarva deva namaskrutha ,
SAreera
aarogyadaschaiva Dhana
vrudgi Yasaskara.
The transformer, one who shines , bird of the sky , the one who lights ,one who bestows,
One who lights the world
, the eye of the world , the
great lord,
The witness of the world
, The god of three worlds, the doer, the destroyer and killer of night ,
He who heats he who cools
, the pure one, one who rides on seven horses,
He who has shining hands, one who has realized
Brahman , one who is saluted by all
devas,
He who improves health
, increases wealth and fame.
22.To remove Balarishta
(this has to be chanted 100 times , written on a card and
hung on the cradle
Of the baby.This would remove difficulties during child
hood.)
Brahma, Vishnu ,
Shiva, Skandha , Gowri, Lakshmir
Maheswara,
Rakshanthu
jwara dahartham Munchanthu cha Kumarakam
Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu
, Lord Shiva, Lord Subrahmanya ,Goddess Parvathi, Goddess Lakshmi, The greatest god,
May protect from fever and thirst and set free this baby from all troubles.
23.To get rid of barrenness among ladies
(these names of 18 Puranas should be chanted once
daily and 108 times in the Shukla Dwadasi of the Karthigai month)
Brahmam ,
Padmam , Vaishnavyancha , SAivam , Bhagwadam thadaa,
Bavishyam
Naradheeyamcha Markandeya Adha param,
Aagneyam
Brahmam Vaivartham Lingam
Varaha meva cha,
Skandhamcha
Vamanam KOurmam., Mathsyam , Garudam
Meva cha,
Brahmandancha
puranadhi padathaam puthrathaa
nija
One who reads the names
of Brahma Purana , Padma Purana ,
Vishnu Purana,, Saiva Purana,
Bhagwatha ,
Bhavishya Purana , Narada Purana , Markandeya
Purana ,
Agneya Purana ,
Brahma vaivartha Purana , Linga Purana,
Varaha Purana,
Skandha Purana
Vamana Purana , Koorma Purana ,
Mathsya Purana, Garuda Purana,
Brahamnda Purana would definitely get a son.
24.To give birth to a son
(Daily this has to be chanted 108 times, Payasa offered as Naivedhya and distributed among
children)
Kausalya Ajanayath Ramam, sarva lakshana Samyutham,
Vishno , ardham maha bagam puthram Ishvaku vardhanam.
Kausalya gave
birth to Rama who was gifted
with all good qualities,
Who was half of
Vishnu , who was great and increased the
Ikshuvaku dynasty.
25.To get married quickly
(To be chanted by the girl or boy or their parents daily
108 times)
Janakasya vacha vichruthwaa paaneen panibhi asprusan,
Chathvarasthe
satha srunaam Vasishtasya mathesthitha.
Hearing the words of Janaka , the four
held the hand by their hands ,
Of the daughters of Janaka due to
the advice expressed by Vasishta
26.To get rid of
diseases like epilepsy and fainting
(Chant 108 times)
Gurave sarva lokanam, bhishaje bhava roginam,
Nidhaye sarva vidhyanam, Dakshinamurthaye nama
Salutaions to thr God of South,
Who is the teacher of all the world,
Who is the doctor for all diseases,
And who is the store house of all knowledge.
27.To realize success in what we do
(As soon as you start some thing recite this ten times)
Sthutha si
thvam Maha devi , visudhena
antharathmana,
Jayo bhavathu may
nithyam sarva karye prasathatha.
Oh great goddess
I pray you with a pure heart,
Please bless me that I succeed in this
activity.
28.To get rid of danger
(daily pray ten times and when great danger comes chant 1008 times)
Aapadam apa hartharam
dhataram sarva sampadam,
Lokabhi ramam Sri ramam
bhooyo bhooyo namamyaham.
My prostrations to that Sri Rama,
Who removes all dangers in life,
Who gives all riches to his devotees,
And who is the darling of all the world.
29.To get rid of fear of enemy, To get rid of sorrow
(Salute Lord Rama
and chant 1008 times)
Aarthanaam aarthi hantharam
bheethanam bheetha nasanam,
Dwishatham kaladandam tham Ramachandram namamyaham
My salutations to that Ramachandra,
Who wipes of all miseries of the miserable,
Who wipes away all fear from those afraid,
And who is the God of death to his enemies.
30.To avoid
accidental death
(Chant this 1008 times and apply sacred ash)
Mruthyunjayaya Rudraya , Neelakantaq Shambhave ,
Amruthesaya
sarvaya Mahadevaya they nama.
Oh God who has won over death, Oh angry God , Oh God with
blue neck , Oh Shambu,
Oh God of the nectar , Oh Shiva , Oh Mahadeva, I salute you.
31.To get the grace of Goddess
(Chant this ten times daily)
Pathaya vaa patale ,
Sthapaya vaa sakala Bhuvana samraye,
Matha thava pada yugalam
, munchami naiva munchami.
Push me in to Patala or
establish me as the king of the universe,
Oh Mother , I would not leave your two feet, will not leave.
32.To get rid of fear of theft
(To be chanted daily before sleep)
Kanthareshva
sannannam magnanancha
Maharnave ,
Dasyu birvaa
nirudhatham thwam gathi
paramanruganaam.
When I am exhausted in the forest or drowning in the sea ,
To those who suffer
due to thieves , you are the only shelter.
33.To avoid becoming a widow
(To be chanted by unmarried girls and Sumangalis three
times a day.)
Omkara poorvike Devi , Veena pusthaka Dharini,
Vedambike , namasthubhyam
avaidavyam prayacha may.
Oh Goddess who was
prior to “Om” , who carried a book and a Veena,
Oh mother of Vedas I salute you, Please do not make
me a widow.
34.To get rid of
dosha of widowhood
(After performing pooja to Thulasi , this should be chanted
12 times.)
Thanmoole sarva theerthaani
, yan madhye sarva devathaa,
Yadagre sarva vedancha
, thulasim thaam namayaham.
I salute the Thulasi in whose reads all sacred waters stay,
In the middle of which all devas live and in the tip of
which all Vedas exist.
35.To get the effect of having done Aswamedha
(this should be repeated
thrice in front of Thulasi plant)
Brinda , Brindavanee , Viswapoojithaa , Viswapavani
,
Pushpasara , nandhanee
cha Thulasi Krishna jeevani
Brinda, One who is even Brindavana , One worshipped by the
world , one which makes world pure,
One who is essence of flowers, The daughter , Thulasi and one who lives with Krishna.
36.To get blessing of Lakshmi/To get a job
(to be chanted 10 times daily .
On Fridays chant it 108 times after lighting a ghee lamp.
Sri devihi
amruthoth bhootha ,
Kamala , Chandra Shobhanaa,
Vishnu pathni
Vaishnavi cha Vararohascha
Sarngini,
Hari Priya , Deva
devi , Mahalakshmischa Sundari
Sridevi , she who
rose with nectar , great lotus
like goddess , She who shines like moon,
Wife of Vishnu ,
Consort of Vishnu , Consort of
Varaha , She who holds Sarnga bow ,
She who is darling of Hari , The Goddess of gods ,
Mahalakshmi, the pretty Goddess.
37.To get rid of poverty
(To be repeated three times in the dawn and at dusk)
Yaduth bhava , sathva rajasthamogunaa sargga,
Sthuthi dwamsa
nidhana karina,
Yadichayaa
viswamidam bhava bhavou thaothi,
Moola prakruthim nathasmatrhaam.
We salute that
primeval power from whom ,
The sathva, Rajas and Thamo gunas originated ,
And are engaged in creation, upkeep and destruction of the
world,
And due to her wish
the world does good or bad
deeds.
38.To get rid of worries and depression.
(Daily chant this three
times at dawn and dusk)
Namo mathsya
koormadhi nanaswaroopa
roopai ,
Sadaa bhaktha karya
udyathaya aarthi hanthre ,
Vidathraathi
sarga sthithi dwamsa
karthre,
Gadhaa sankha padmari hasthaya thesthu.
Salutations to the one
who took different forms like Fish
and Turtle,
Who is always engaged in helping his devotees,
Who gets the job of creation , upkeep and destruction by
Lord Brahma and others,
And who holds the mace
conch , Lotus flower in his hands
.
39.To salute
Brahmins
(Sloka told before saluting Brahmins)
Viprogha Darasanath
sadhya ksheeyanthe paparasAYA,
Vandanath mangala avapthi , archanath achyutham.
On seeing a Brahmin group all sins would go away,
On saluting them we get auspiciousness and
By worshipping them
We get the world of Achyutha.
40.To sprinkle the
water used to wash the feet of a
Brahmin
SAmastha sampath samavapthi hethava
samudhitha, aapathkula dhooma
kethava,
Apara samsara samudhra
sethava punanthu maam Brahmana pada pamsava.
Let this dust of the feet of Brahmin ,
Which is the cause of attainment of all wealth,
Which is a destructive comet for expected dangers
And is a bridge to the endless ocean of Samsara,
To give endless
satisfaction to our manes
41.For cleaning the ground to do chanting
(To be chanted before chanting the names of God)
Apasarpanthu ye
bhoothaa , ye bhoothaa bhuvi
samsthithaa,
Ye bhoothaa vignakarthaara dehaschanthu
Shiva aagnayaa
These Bhoothas which spy on me and these Bhoothas who are on earth ,
This Bhootha which create obstacles may go away
due to the order of Lord Shiva.
42.To clean the water in the kalasa(pot) meant for
worship
Kalasaya mukhe
Vishnu , Kanda Rudra Samasrutha,
Kukshouthu sagaraa
sarve sapthakveepaa vasundaraa.
Rig vedadha
Yajurveda , Sama vedhopi atharvana,
Angaischa sahithaa
Vedaa kalasambu samasrithaa,
Gangecha Yamune chaiva
Godavari Saraswathi,
Narmadhe Sindhu Cauvery
Jalesmin sannidhim kuru.
On the face of the pot is Lord Vishnu, on its neck is Rudraa,
On its stomach
is the sea, seven islands and
earth,
Rig Veda , Yajur Veda, Sama Veda and Atharvana Veda,
Along with their branches are present in the pot,
Also river Ganga, Yamuna
, Godavari, Saraswathi,
Narmada , Sindhu and Cauvery are present in the water inside.
43.For ringing the bell
during worship
AAgamatrhanthu devaanaam
gamanarthanthu Raakshasaam,
Kuru gandaravam
thathra devathahvana lanchanam.
For the coming of devas and for going away of the asuras,
Make that
sound which would be welcoming the devas.
44.To pour the water in Conch round the god
Sankhamadhye
sthitham thoyam SAnkaropari,
Anga lagnam manushyaanaam
Brahmahathyaa aayudham saheth.
If the water in the conch
which was poured over Lord Shiva,
Touches the
body of
human being, Even the sin ofkilling a Brahmin would go away.
45.To take the sacred water after anointing God
1.Akala mruthyu haranam , sarva vyadhi nivaranam,
SAmastha papa kshaya karam , Shiva(Vishnu) padodakam
The water
washing the feet of Lord Shiva(vishnu)
Would avoid
accidental early deaths , Would
cure all diseases,
And would also destroy all the sins committed.
2.Darasanth nikhila kilbishabhakam , sparsanath Akhila,
Kamadham shubham,
Prasanasch parmartha bodhakam,
Chandrachooda
saranodhakam Bhaje
I sing praises of water washing the feet of God who
wears the moon,
Which removes all
seen if seen , fulfills all desires just by
touching ,
Would give you realization of Philosophy by taking
it.
46.Prayer to the God
Anayasena marjanam , vinaa dainyena jeevanam,
Dehi may krupayaa
Shambo thwayi bhakthir
achanjalaam.
Oh God shambhu
please grant an easy death ,
And a life without dependence,
To me who has unshaken faith in you.
47.To give away our duty
to God.
Kayenavacha
Manasendryrva budhyatmanava prakrithai
swabhawat,
Karomi yadyat sakalam parasmai narayanayethi samarpayami 33
I offer all that I do,
To :Lord Narayana,
Whatever I do with my body,
Whatever I do with my mind,
Whatever I do with my brain,
Whatever I do with my soul,
48.As soon as we see
our food
Asmakam
nithyam asthu yethath
Let this be made available to me daily.
49.As soon as food is served on the leaf
Annapurne Mahadevi , Shankara prana vallabhe ,
Jnana vairagya sidhyartham Bikshaam dehi cha Parvathi
Oh great goddess Annapurna , who is the dear wife of Lord Shiva,
Oh Parvathi , give me alms for the sake
of wisdom and detachment.
50.After taking meals , the water which has been
taken by us
(The water remaining in hand after “amruthapi
dhanamasi)
Should be taken round the leaves and left on right side.
Say “ Annadatha Sukheebhava”-let those who gave food have
a pleasant life)
Rourave
apunya nilaye , Padma arbudha
nivasinaam,
Artheenaam udakam
datham akshayyam upathishtathu.
In the hell called Raurava , to those millions of souls,
Who need water ,
May this water be available without getting over.
51.For food getting digested after eating
Vathapi raksho baksha , sa thwam Vindhya parvatha Garvahaa,
Samudhra Theertha
panaasu Jeernam kuru mamasanam
Oh sage who ate
Vatapi, Of sage who destroyed the pride
of Vindhyas,
Oh sage who drank the ocean water, please digest the food
that I have taken
52.Saying this touch the water and then the stomach
To do Pradakshina(circambulation0
Yaani kaani cha paapani
, Janmanthara kruthani cha,
Thani thani vinasyanthi Pradakshina pade pade
All those sins that were done over several births ,
Would one by one get destroyed when we do Pradakshina.
53.Places of salvation
Daasanath Abra
sadasi , jananath Kamalalaye ,
Kasyanthu maranath mukthi , Smaranath arunachale
Seeing Chidambaram,
Being born in Thirivarur,
Dying in Benares and just thinking of Thiruvannamalai
would lead to salvation.
54.The greatness
of Cauvery
Trirathram Jahnavi
thoye , Saptha rathranthu yamune ,
Sadhya punaati Cauvery
papam aamaranathikam.
All sins would be washed away by taking bath for three days in Ganges,
Seven days in Yamuna
and just by taking bath in Cauvery.
55.Seeing of Sethu in Rameswaram
Raghu veera pada nyasa
pavithra krutha pamsave ,
dAsa kanda sirachedha
hethave sethave nama.
Oh place which is
made holy by the touch of the feet of Rama,
I salute you Sethu who is cause of slaying of Ravana.
