Daily prayer time table
for the busy persons.
Compiled by
P.R.Ramachander
In this modern
age only
old people and unemployed
ladies have got time to pray ,But prayer with faith
works wonders in the life of persons. It is essential for all other people
to find time to pray everyday and
also chant such prayers and chant only the right
stotras every day . As one who knows astrology, I know that praying
the planet associated with the
day and God associated with planet would be greatly beneficial . So I have selected for each
day , prayers starting with “Shuklambaradaram
…” followed by prayers addressed to the planet of the day and God
associated with the planet ending with a singing of the Mangalam(Song of auspiciousness).The maximum
number of Slokas , one has to
recite a day is about 7
and their chanting can be completed in five minutes. I feel recitation of the
prayers of this type for all the days
of the week would be greatly beneficial.
I request each of you can make a collection of their own collection similar to this and spend
five minutes of their time
to pray and get
blessed by God for
the entire day.
Once
again I want to tell that this is a sample selection by me and each of you who do not have much time to pray , may make
their own collection and use it
for prayer.
1.Sunday
Surya is
the Vedic God associated with
Sunday. He was the son of Sage Kashyapa and perhaps the first great
post-Vedic prayer on any God was about him and occurs in Valmiki’s
Ramayana which is the Adhi Grantha.So the prayer on the Sunday
would be to the Sun God himself.
1. Shuklam Baradaram Vishnum, Sasi Varnam Chatur Bhujam,
Prasanna Vadanan Dyayet, Sarva Vignoba
Sandaye
Dressed in white you are,
Oh, all pervading one,
And glowing with the colour of moon.
With four arms, you are, the all knowing one
I meditate on your ever-smiling face,
And pray, “ Remove all obstacles on my way”.
2.Pratha smarami Khalu thath savithur varenyam,
Roopam hi mandala mruchodha thanur yajjomshi,
Samaani yasya kirana prabhavadhi hethum,
Brahmaa harathma kamalakshya machinthya
roopam.
I meditate in the morning, upon the greatly exalted
form of Sun God,
Whose plane is Rig Veda, whose body is Yajur Veda,
Whose rays are Sama Veda , who is the source of light,
And whose unimaginable form does the work of holy trinity
3..Japaa Kusumasankasham Kasyapeyam Maha Dhyuthim
Tamognam Sarvapaapghnam Pranatosmi Divakaram
Tamognam Sarvapaapghnam Pranatosmi Divakaram
My salutations to the Sun,
Who is like the flower of meditation,
Who belongs to the clan of Kashyapa,
Who is of greatest brilliance,
Who is the destroyer of darkness,
And who is the destroyer of all sins.
4.Adhi deva Namasthubhyam,,
Praseeda mama Bhaskara,
Divakara namasthubhyam,
Prabha kara Namosthu
they.
Salutations to the primeval God,
Please be kind to me , he who creates the morn.
Salutations to you the creator of day,
Salutations to you the creator of light.
5.Kale varshathu parjanya,
Prauthwee sasya shalini,
Deso yam kshobha rahitha,
SAjjana santhu nirbhaya.
Let the monsoon be timely and plentiful,
Let earth be covered with vegetation,
Let the country live without problems,
And let good people never have fear.
2.Monday
The planet
associated with Monday is moon and God associated with moon is Lord Shiva . Lord Moon came
out of
ocean of milk when it was churned
for getting nectar .He
married all the 27
stars who were daughters of
Daksha .
1. Shuklam Baradaram Vishnum, Sasi Varnam Chatur Bhujam,
Prasanna Vadanan Dyayet, Sarva Vignoba
Sandaye
Dressed in white you are,
Oh, all pervading one,
And glowing with the colour of moon.
With four arms, you are, the all knowing one
I meditate on your ever-smiling face,
And pray, “ Remove all obstacles on my way”.
2.Samam , chathurbhujam vande, keyura makutojjwalam,
Vasudevasya nayanam, Shankarasya cha
bhooshanam.
I salute the four armed Moon god who is calm,
Who shines in a gem studded great crown,
Who is the eye of Lord Vishnu,
And the ornament of Lord Shiva.
3,Sri Neelakanda girijesa suresa shambo,
Sri Parvatheesa karunamaya deena bandho,
Kailasa nadha bhuvanesa Jagan nivasa,
Sri Viswanadha thava Bhasura
Suprabatham.
Oh God with blue neck, oh Lord of Parvathi, Oh Lord of
Devas,
Oh consort of Parvathi, Oh storehouse of mercy, Oh friend
of the oppressed,
Oh Lord of the Kailasa mountain, Oh Lord of Universe, Oh
resident of universe,
A lustrous good morning to you, Oh my Lord of the
universe.
4.Krupa samaudram, sumukham, trinethram,
Jadadaharam, Parvathi vama bhagam,
Sada shivam, rudramanantha roopam,
Chidambaresam hrudhi
bhavayami.
I meditate on that Lord of Chidambaram,
Who is the ocean of mercy,
Who has a pleasant mien,
Who has three eyes,
Who has matted locks,
Who keeps Parvathy on his left side,
Who is ever peaceful,
And who is limitless and angry.
5.Brahma Murari Sura architha Lingam,
Nirmala bashitha Shobitha Lingam,
Janmaja dukha vinasaka lingam.
That pranamami sada shiva lingam.
I bow before that Lingam, which is the eternal
Shiva,
Which is worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu and other Devas,
Which is pure and resplendent,
And which destroys sorrows of birth.
6.Bhavvaya Chandra choodaya ,
Nirgunaya gunathmane,
Kalakalaya rudhraya
Neelagreevaya
Mangalam,
Mangalam to him who has a blue neck,
Who makes things happen,
Who wears the crescent of moon,
Who is without properties,
Who is the soul of good conduct,
Who is the death to god of death,
And who has a very angry form.
3.Tuesday
The God
associated with Tuesday is planet Mars , also called as Kuja , Chevvai or Mangal. The God associated is
Lord Subrahmanya . He is the son of Goddess earth. The planet
Rahu is also associated with Tuesday. Rahu is the head of the son of Simhika , who was
cut in to two pieces by Lord
Vishnu.The following is the prayers for Tuesday.
1. Shuklam Baradaram Vishnum, Sasi Varnam Chatur Bhujam,
Prasanna Vadanan Dyayet, Sarva Vignoba
Sandaye
Dressed in white you are,
Oh, all pervading one,
And glowing with the colour of moon.
With four arms, you are, the all knowing one
I meditate on your ever-smiling face,
And pray, “ Remove all obstacles on my way”.
2.Angaraka shakthidaro lohithango darasutha,
Kumaro mangalo bhoumo maha kayo dana
pradha.
He who is like an ember, who holds a shakthi,
He who has red limbs, He who is the son of earth,
He who is young, he who does good,
He who has a gross body, He who gives wealth,
3.Rahur dhanavamanthri cha simhika chitha nandana,
Ardha kaya, sada krodhi, chandradhithya
vimardhana.
Rahu, Minister of Rakshasa, one who makes Simhika
happy,
Half bodied one, one who is always angry,
Tormentor who troubles Sun and Moon.
4,Omkara Nagarastham Tham Nigamandha vaneshwaram,
Nithyamekam Shivam santham vande guham
umasutham
Salutations to Guha the son of Uma,
Who lives in the sound Om,
Who owns the forest of Vedantha,
Who is forever stable,
Who is peaceful
And who is peace himself.
5.Shadananam, chandana lepithangam,
Mahorasam, divya mayoora vahanam,
Rudrasya soonum, sura loka nadam,
Brahmanya devam, saranam prapadye.
I seek refuge with the god, who is Brahman,
Who has six faces,
Who applies sandal paste,
All over his body.
Who is the great essence,
Who rides on a peacock,
Who is the son of Lord Shiva,
And who is the lord of the heaven.
6.Omkararoopa. Saranasraya , sarva soono,
Singara vela, sakaleswara , deenabhandho,
Santhapa nasana, Sanathana , shakthi hastha,
Sri Karthikeya , mama dehi karavalambam.
Please give me a helping hand , Oh Lord Karthikeya,
Who is the form of Om , Who offers protection to the
seekers,
Who is the son of Lord Shiva, Who is pretty and holds the
spear,
Who is God for all, Who is the friend of all the
oppressed,
Who destroys sorrow , Who is perennial and who holds the
Shakthi
7.BHathabheeshta pradhayasthu
, bhava Roga vinasine ,
Bhavani priya puthraya , Ranadheeraya mangalam
Auspeciousness to him who fulfills the wishes of his
devotees,
Who cures the
disease of Samsara,
Who is the son of Goddess Bhavani and a great hero in war.
3.Wednesday
The planet
associated with Wednesday is the Planet Budha , who is the son of Mon God and
Tara the wife of Lord Guru
and the God associated is Lord Vishnu
in his several forms.
1. Shuklam Baradaram Vishnum, Sasi Varnam Chatur Bhujam,
Prasanna Vadanan Dyayet, Sarva Vignoba
Sandaye
Dressed in white you are,
Oh, all pervading one,
And glowing with the colour of moon.
With four arms, you are, the all knowing one
I meditate on your ever-smiling face,
And pray, “ Remove all obstacles on my way”.
2.Kowsalya supraja Rama poorva sandhya pravarthathe
Uthishta narasardoola karthavyam daivamahnikam (Twice)
Uthishta narasardoola karthavyam daivamahnikam (Twice)
Oh, Darling son of Kaushalya,
The early dawn has broken,
Oh the lion among men,
Be pleased to open your eyes.
And perform the rites of the morn
3.Srimat payonidhi nikethana chakra pane,
Bhogeendra Bhoga mani rajitha punya moorthe,
Yogeesa saswatha saranya Bhabdhi potha,
Lakshmi Nrsimha Mama Dehi Karavalambam.
Oh Great God Lakshmi Nrsimha,
Who lives in the ocean of milk,
Who holds the holy wheel as weapon,
Who wears the gems of the head,
Of Adhisesha as ornaments,
Who has the form of good and holy deeds,
Who is the permanent protection of sages,
And who is the boat which helps us cross,
This ocean of misery called life,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
4.Sugreeva mithram, paramam Pavithram,
Sita kalathram, nava megha gathram,
Karunya pathram, sathapathra nethram,
Sriramachandram sathatham namami.
I constantly salute that Lord Ramachandra,
Who is the friend of Sugreeva,
Who is absolutely holy,
Who is the consort of Sita,
Who is of the colour of the new clouds,
Who is the storehouse of mercy,
And who has eyes like the lotus leaf.
5..Radhesam Radhika prana vallabham, vallavee sutham,
Radha sevitha padabjam , Radha vaksha sthala
sthiham.
Radhanugam Radhikesam Radhanuka manasam,
Radhadharam bhavadharam sarvadharam namami
tham.
I salute him who is the basis of everything,
Who is the Lord of Radha,
Who is the king of the soul of Radha,
Who is the son of Yasodha,
Whose feet is served by Radha,
Who resides in the breast of Radha,
Who accompanies Radha,
Who is the God of Radha,
Whose mind is attracted by Radha,
Who takes care of Radha,
And who takes care of the burden of our life.
6.Mangalam Yadavendraya, mahaneeya gunabhdhaye,
Vasudeva thanujaya, vaasudevaya
mangalam.
Mangalam to the chief of cowherds,
Who is the great sea of all that is good,
Mangalam to the Vaasudeva,
Who is the son of Vasudeva.
5.Thursday
The planet associated with
is Guru and he also is called
Brahaspathi. He is the
teacher of Devas..The Gods associated with Jupiter are Dakshinamurthy , Dathathreya and Lord Guruvayurappan.
1. Shuklam Baradaram Vishnum, Sasi Varnam Chatur Bhujam,
Prasanna Vadanan Dyayet, Sarva Vignoba
Sandaye
Dressed in white you are,
Oh, all pervading one,
And glowing with the colour of moon.
With four arms, you are, the all knowing one
I meditate on your ever-smiling face,
And pray, “ Remove all obstacles on my way”.
2.Gurur brahaspathir jeeva suracharyo vidham vara,
Vageeso dhishino deerga samasru peethambaro
yuva.
Teacher, lord of prayer of beings, Teacher of demi gods,
Greatest among the mighty , lord of words ,preceptor,
One having a long beard, he who is young and wears yellow
silk.
3.Uthishta Krishna Guruvayupuresa Soure,
Uthishta deva vasudeva supunya murthe,
Uthishta Madhava Janardhana Radhikesa,
Trilokyamethathakhilam kuru
Mangaladyam.
Wake up oh Lord Krishna, Lord of Guruvayur and Lord
Souri*,
Wake up oh God, who is personification of the good deeds
of Vasudeva,
Wake up oh Madhava, oh Janardhana and oh Lord of Radha,
And please grant good fortune to all the places of the
three worlds.
*Krishna
4.Gurave Sarva Lokanam , bhishaje bhava roginam,
Nidhaye sarva vIdhyanam, Sri Dakshinamurthaye nama
Salutations to God Dakshinamurthy, who is the Guru of the
entire world,
Who is the doctor to disease birth-death cycle and a
treasure house of all knowledge.
5.Jatadharam, Pandurangam,
Soolahastham Krupanidhim,
Sarvaroga haram devam,
Dathathreyamaham
bhaje.
My salutations to Dathathreya,
Who is with matted hair ,
Who is Lord Vishnu,
Who holds soola in his hand,
Who is store house of mercy,
And who is the panacea for all illness.
Who is store house of mercy,
And who is the panacea for all illness.
6.Maru mandhira vasa , mangalya moorthe,
Jagannadha , Govinda Vishno , Murare,
Bhavad bhakthi randha sphuranthi naraanaam,
Paramananda peeyusha yusham dadadhaathi.
Oh Lord who lives in Guruvayur who is
personification of good events,
Oh Lord of the universe , Oh Govinda , Oh Vishnu , Oh
killer of Mura,
That man whose mind is completely filled with your
devotion,
7.Mangalam mangala kantha thava vaksha sthala
sthitha,
Mangalam prarthayamanasya karothu mama mangalam.
All good to him who is the consort of Lakshmi who is
on his chest,
Since I am praying for auspiciousness, please do good to
me.
6.Friday
The
Planet associated with
Friday is Lord Shukra ,He is also referred to as
Brugu as well as Kavi. The
God associated with this
planet is all forms of the Goddesses.
1.Shuklam Baradaram Vishnum, Sasi Varnam Chatur Bhujam,
Prasanna Vadanan Dyayet, Sarva Vignoba
Sandaye
Dressed in white you are,
Oh, all pervading one,
And glowing with the colour of moon.
With four arms, you are, the all knowing one
I meditate on your ever-smiling face,
And pray, “ Remove all obstacles on my way”.
2.Shukra, kavya. Shukraretha, shuklambara dara, sudhee,
Himabha kundha dawala, shubramsu, Shukla bhooshana.
Shukra, He who is poetic, He who is virile like fire,
He who wears white silks, He who does good acts,
He who is like ice, he who is as white as Jasmine
flowers,
He who is very neat and he who decorates himself in
white.
3.Jagadavana vidhau tvam jaaga ruukaa bhavaani
Tava tu janani nidraam aatmavat kalpayitvaa,
Prati divasam aham tvam bodhayaami prabhaate
Tvayi kritam aparaadham sarvametam kshamasva
Tava tu janani nidraam aatmavat kalpayitvaa,
Prati divasam aham tvam bodhayaami prabhaate
Tvayi kritam aparaadham sarvametam kshamasva
For protecting the world, you are always on your toes,
Bhavani,
And you, mother do sleep more by imagination,
And daily I am waking you up in the morning,
And please pardon me for this error that I commit
4.Udyath bhanu sahasra koti sadrusam, Keyura harojjwalam,
Bimboshtim smitha danthapankthi ruchiram,
peetambaralankrutham,
Vishnu brahma surendra sevitha patham, Thathwa swaroopam
shivam,
Meenakshmi pranathosmi santhathamaham, karunya vara
nithim.
I always bow before that Meenakshi, who is the treasure
house of mercy,
Who shines like billions of rising suns,
Who wears a shining crown,
Who has reddish lips like the Bimba fruits,
Who has shining rows of sparkling teeth,
Who decorates herself with reddish silk,
Whose feet is worshipped by Vishnu, Brahma and Indra,
Who is the consort Of Lord Shiva,
And who is the personification of sacred truth.
6.Pratha smarami Lalitha vadanaravindam,
Bimbadaram pradhula maukthika shobhi nasam,
Aakarna deerga nayanam mani kundaladyam,
Mandasmitham mruga madojjwala phala
desam.
I meditate in the morning,
On the lotus face of Lalitha,
Who has deep red lips,
Who has nose shining like a pearl,
Who has very long eyes which extend to the ears,
Who has ear drops made of very precious gems,
Who has a very sober pleasant smile,
And who has a very pretty shining forehead.
8.Kathyayaini , Mahamaye,
Gadga bana dhaurdhare,
Gadga dharinee chandi,
Sri Durga Devi namosthuthe.
Salutations to goddess Durga,
Who is Karthyayaini ,
Who is the greatest enchantress,
Who carries with her sword, arrow and bow,
And who is Chandi who carries the sword.
7.Saturday
This is the day of the planet Saturn as well as Kethu. Saturn is the son of sun God .Since
he moves slowly due to his one leg made
lame by his brother Yama , he
moves slowly and is in Sanskrit called
Sanaischara .Various problems in life are supposed to be caused by him. The Gods associated with him are Lord Sastha, Lord Vekatesa and Lord Hanuman. Kethu is the body half of the son of the Rakshasi called Simhika. The god associated with him is Lord Ganesa.
1.Shuklam Baradaram Vishnum, Sasi Varnam Chatur Bhujam,
Prasanna Vadanan Dyayet, Sarva Vignoba
Sandaye
Dressed in white you are,
Oh, all pervading one,
And glowing with the colour of moon.
With four arms, you are, the all knowing one
I meditate on your ever-smiling face,
And pray, “ Remove all obstacles on my way”.
2.Neelanjanasamaabhasam Ravi Putram Yamaagrajam
Chaaya Marthanda Sambhootam Tam Namaami Shanaiscaram
Chaaya Marthanda Sambhootam Tam Namaami Shanaiscaram
My salutations to God Saturn,
Who is the colour of blue- black,
Who is the son of Sun God,
Who is the elder brother of Yama,
And who is the offspring of Sun God and his wife
Chaya
3.Palaasha Pushpa Sankaasham Tarakaa Graha Mastakam
Roudram Roudraa-tmakam Ghoram Tham Ketum Pranamaamyaham
Roudram Roudraa-tmakam Ghoram Tham Ketum Pranamaamyaham
My salutations TO Kethu,
Who has the appearance of a Palashaa flower,
Who has a star on his head,
Who is terrible to look at,
And Who is ugly and the soul of terror.
4.Hemantha santhra hima shubhra dhukoola
ramyam,
Sandhyam upaasya nadha pushkaraneesu poorvaam,
Aasthaya mandala thapa soojana padanthi,
Sree bhootha Natha Bhagawan thava suprabhatham.
Dew filled, snow filled holy hours,
To worship the birth of the holy dawn,
To bathe in thine holy streams for ever,
King of souls, Oh my Lord, To you a holy and a pleasant
morn.
5.Kamala kucha choochuka kumkumatho,
Niyatharuni thaathula neela thano,
Kamalayatha lochana loka pathe,
Vijayee bhava venkata shaila
pathe.
Victory to the lord of Venkata Mountain,
Whose blue body coated with vermillion
From the breasts of Lakshmi appears red,
And who is the lord of the universe,
With eyes reminding us of lotus flower.
6.Anjana nandanam Veeram janaki soka nasanam,
Kapeesa Maksha hantharam, Vande lanka bhayangaram.
Salutations to the terror of Lanka,
Who is the heroic son of Anjana,
Who brought to an end , all sorrows of Sitha,
Who is the king of monkeys ,
7.Mudha karatha modhakam, sada vimukthi dayakam,
Kaladaravathamsakam, vichithra loka rakshakam,
Anayakaika nayakam vinasithebha daithyakam,
Nathashubha pranasakam, namami tham
vinayakam.
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I salute that remover of obstacles,
Who has modakas in his hand,
Who always bestows salvation,
Who wears a part of moon on his head,
Who has modakas in his hand,
Who always bestows salvation,
Who wears a part of moon on his head,
Who protects this world which is varied,
Who is the leader of those who cannot be lead,
Who is the cause of destruction of asuras,
Who is the leader of those who cannot be lead,
Who is the cause of destruction of asuras,
And who destroys all things which are not good
8.Guru gowrava poornaya
Phala bhoopa priyaya cha,
Nana manikhya hasthaya ,
Mangalam Sri Hanumathe.
Mangalam to Sri Hanuman,
Who has respect for his teachers,
Who likes sweets prepared out of fruits,
And whose different hands are decorated by gems.
