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जय गणेश गिरिजा सुवन, मंगल करण कृपाल। दीनन के दुख दूर करि, कीजै नाथ निहाल॥
Jai Gaṇesha Girijā suvana, mangala karaṇa kṛpāla | Dīnana ke dukha dūra kari, kījai nātha nihāla ||
Victory to Ganesha, son of Girija, the gracious bringer of auspiciousness; O Lord, remove the sorrows of the humble and fill them with joy.
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जय जय श्री शनिदेव प्रभु, सुनहु विनय महाराज। करहु कृपा हे रवि तनय, राखहु जन की लाज॥
Jai jai Shrī Shanideva prabhu, sunahu vinaya mahārāja | Karahu kṛpā he Ravi tanaya, rākhahu jana kī lāja ||
Victory, victory to Lord Shani Dev; hear my prayer, great king. O son of the Sun, be gracious and protect the honour of your devotee.
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जयति जयति शनिदेव दयाला। करत सदा भक्तन प्रतिपाला॥
Jayati jayati Shanideva dayālā | Karata sadā bhaktana pratipālā ||
Victory, victory to compassionate Shani Dev, who always cares for and protects his devotees.
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चारि भुजा तनु श्याम विराजै। माथे रतन मुकुट छबि छाजै॥
Chāri bhujā tanu shyāma virājai | Māthe ratana mukuṭa chhabi chhājai ||
You have four arms and a dark body; a jewelled crown upon your head spreads its splendour.
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परम विशाल मनोहर भाला। टेढ़ी दृष्टि भृकुटि विकराला॥
Parama vishāla manohara bhālā | Ṭeṛhī dṛṣhṭi bhṛkuṭi vikarālā ||
Your forehead is broad and captivating; your gaze is oblique and your brows are fearsome.
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कुण्डल श्रवण चमाचम चमके। हिय माल मुक्तन मणि दमके॥
Kuṇḍala shravaṇa chamāchama chamake | Hiya māla muktana maṇi damake ||
Earrings glitter brightly in your ears, and a garland of pearls and gems gleams upon your chest.
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कर में गदा त्रिशूल कुठारा। पल बिच करैं अरिहिं संहारा॥
Kara meṁ gadā trishūla kuṭhārā | Pala bicha karaiṁ arihiṁ sanhārā ||
In your hands are a mace, a trident and an axe, with which you destroy foes in an instant.
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पिंगल कृष्णो छाया नन्दन। यम कोणस्थ रौद्र दुखभंजन॥
Pingala Kṛṣhṇo Chhāyā nandana | Yama Koṇastha Raudra dukhabhanjana ||
Pingala, Krishna, son of Chhaya, Yama, Konastha, Raudra and Dukhabhanjana, the breaker of sorrow, are among your names.
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सौरी मन्द शनी दश नामा। भानु पुत्र पूजहिं सब कामा॥
Saurī Manda Shanī dasha nāmā | Bhānu putra pūjahiṁ saba kāmā ||
With Sauri, Manda and Shani these make your ten names; it is held that worshipping the Sun's son fulfils every wish.
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जा पर प्रभु प्रसन्न ह्वैं जाहीं। रंकहुँ राव करैं क्षण माहीं॥
Jā para prabhu prasanna hvaiṁ jāhīṁ | Rankahuṁ rāva karaiṁ kṣhaṇa māhīṁ ||
Upon whomever the Lord is pleased, he can turn even a pauper into a king in a moment.
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पर्वतहू तृण होइ निहारत। तृणहू को पर्वत करि डारत॥
Parvatahū tṛṇa hoi nihārata | Tṛṇahū ko parvata kari ḍārata ||
At your glance a mountain becomes a blade of grass, and you can turn a blade of grass into a mountain.
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राज मिलत बन रामहिं दीन्हयो। कैकेइहुँ की मति हरि लीन्हयो॥
Rāja milata bana Rāmahiṁ dīnhayo | Kaikeihuṁ kī mati hari līnhayo ||
Just as Rama was to receive the throne, your influence sent him to the forest instead, and Kaikeyi's judgment was clouded.
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बनहूँ में मृग कपट दिखाई। मातु जानकी गई चुराई॥
Banahūṁ meṁ mṛga kapaṭa dikhāī | Mātu Jānakī gaī churāī ||
In the forest a deceptive golden deer appeared, and Mother Janaki was carried away.
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लखनहिं शक्ति विकल करिडारा। मचिगा दल में हाहाकारा॥
Lakhanahiṁ shakti vikala kariḍārā | Machigā dala meṁ hāhākārā ||
The Shakti weapon struck Lakshmana down, and cries of anguish rose throughout Rama's army.
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रावण की गति-मति बौराई। रामचन्द्र सों बैर बढ़ाई॥
Rāvaṇa kī gati-mati baurāī | Rāmachandra soṁ baira baṛhāī ||
Ravana's conduct and reason were thrown into confusion, and he deepened his enmity with Ramachandra.
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दियो कीट करि कंचन लंका। बजि बजरंग बीर की डंका॥
Diyo kīṭa kari kanchana Lankā | Baji Bajaranga bīra kī ḍankā ||
Golden Lanka was reduced to something as worthless as an insect, and the victory drum of the mighty Bajrang (Hanuman) resounded.
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नृप विक्रम पर तुहि पगु धारा। चित्र मयूर निगलि गै हारा॥
Nṛpa Vikrama para tuhi pagu dhārā | Chitra mayūra nigali gai hārā ||
When you set foot upon King Vikramaditya, a peacock in a painting swallowed a necklace.
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हार नौलखा लाग्यो चोरी। हाथ पैर डरवायो तोरी॥
Hāra naulakhā lāgyo chorī | Hātha paira ḍaravāyo torī ||
He was accused of stealing the nine-lakh necklace, and his hands and feet were broken.
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भारी दशा निकृष्ट दिखायो। तेलिहिं घर कोल्हू चलवायो॥
Bhārī dashā nikṛṣhṭa dikhāyo | Telihiṁ ghara kolhū chalavāyo ||
You showed him a grievous and lowly fate, even making him turn the oil-press at an oilman's house.
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विनय राग दीपक महं कीन्हयों। तब प्रसन्न प्रभु ह्वै सुख दीन्हयों॥
Vinaya rāga Dīpaka mahaṁ kīnhayoṁ | Taba prasanna prabhu hvai sukha dīnhayoṁ ||
When he offered his humble plea by singing Raga Deepak, you were pleased and restored his happiness.
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हरिश्चन्द्र नृप नारि बिकानी। आपहुं भरें डोम घर पानी॥
Harishchandra nṛpa nāri bikānī | Āpahuṁ bhareṁ Ḍoma ghara pānī ||
King Harishchandra's wife was sold, and he himself had to carry water in the house of a Dom.
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तैसे नल पर दशा सिरानी। भूंजी-मीन कूद गई पानी॥
Taise Nala para dashā sirānī | Bhūñjī-mīna kūda gaī pānī ||
In the same way hard times fell upon King Nala, so that even a roasted fish leapt back into the water.
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श्री शंकरहिं गह्यो जब जाई। पारवती को सती कराई॥
Shrī Shankarahiṁ gahyo jaba jāī | Pāravatī ko satī karāī ||
When your influence fell upon Lord Shankara, his consort (Parvati in her earlier birth as Sati) had to give up her body in the sacrificial fire.
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तनिक विलोकत ही करि रीसा। नभ उड़ि गयो गौरिसुत सीसा॥
Tanika vilokata hī kari rīsā | Nabha uṛi gayo Gaurisuta sīsā ||
With just a glance cast in displeasure, the head of Gauri's son Ganesha flew off into the sky.
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पाण्डव पर भै दशा तुम्हारी। बची द्रौपदी होति उघारी॥
Pāṇḍava para bhai dashā tumhārī | Bachī Draupadī hoti ughārī ||
When your period fell upon the Pandavas, Draupadi was barely saved from being disrobed.
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कौरव के भी गति मति मारयो। युद्ध महाभारत करि डारयो॥
Kaurava ke bhī gati mati mārayo | Yuddha Mahābhārata kari ḍārayo ||
You struck down the judgment of the Kauravas too, bringing about the great war of the Mahabharata.
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रवि कहँ मुख महँ धरि तत्काला। लेकर कूदि परयो पाताला॥
Ravi kahaṁ mukha mahaṁ dhari tatkālā | Lekara kūdi parayo pātālā ||
In an instant you held the Sun in your mouth and leapt down with him into the netherworld.
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शेष देव-लखि विनती लाई। रवि को मुख ते दियो छुड़ाई॥
Sheṣha deva-lakhi vinatī lāī | Ravi ko mukha te diyo chhuṛāī ||
Seeing this, the gods pleaded with you, and you released the Sun from your mouth.
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वाहन प्रभु के सात सुजाना। जग दिग्गज गर्दभ मृग स्वाना॥
Vāhana prabhu ke sāta sujānā | Jaga diggaja gardabha mṛga svānā ||
The Lord has seven well-known mounts, among them the mighty elephant, the donkey, the deer and the dog.
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जम्बुक सिंह आदि नख धारी। सो फल ज्योतिष कहत पुकारी॥
Jambuka sinha ādi nakha dhārī | So phala jyotiṣha kahata pukārī ||
The jackal, the lion and other clawed beasts are also his mounts, and astrological tradition assigns a distinct result to each.
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गज वाहन लक्ष्मी गृह आवैं। हय ते सुख सम्पत्ति उपजावैं॥
Gaja vāhana Lakṣhmī gṛha āvaiṁ | Haya te sukha sampatti upajāvaiṁ ||
By this tradition, his coming on the elephant brings Lakshmi into the home, and his coming on the horse brings happiness and wealth.
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गर्दभ हानि करै बहु काजा। सिंह सिद्धकर राज समाजा॥
Gardabha hāni karai bahu kājā | Sinha siddhakara rāja samājā ||
His coming on the donkey is said to spoil many undertakings, while on the lion it brings success in the courts of power.
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जम्बुक बुद्धि नष्ट कर डारै। मृग दे कष्ट प्राण संहारै॥
Jambuka buddhi naṣhṭa kara ḍārai | Mṛga de kaṣhṭa prāṇa sanhārai ||
On the jackal he is said to cloud the intellect, and on the deer to bring severe hardship.
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जब आवहिं प्रभु स्वान सवारी। चोरी आदि होय डर भारी॥
Jaba āvahiṁ prabhu svāna savārī | Chorī ādi hoya ḍara bhārī ||
When the Lord arrives riding the dog, the verse warns of a great fear of theft and similar troubles.
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तैसहि चारि चरण यह नामा। स्वर्ण लौह चाँदी अरु तामा॥
Taisahi chāri charaṇa yaha nāmā | Svarṇa lauha chāṁdī aru tāmā ||
Likewise four "feet" (charanas) of Shani are named, namely gold, iron, silver and copper.
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लौह चरण पर जब प्रभु आवैं। धन जन सम्पत्ति नष्ट करावैं॥
Lauha charaṇa para jaba prabhu āvaiṁ | Dhana jana sampatti naṣhṭa karāvaiṁ ||
It is said that when the Lord comes on the iron foot, wealth, kin and property suffer loss.
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समता ताम्र रजत शुभकारी। स्वर्ण सर्व सुख मंगल भारी॥
Samatā tāmra rajata shubhakārī | Svarṇa sarva sukha mangala bhārī ||
The copper foot is held to bring balance and the silver foot good fortune, while the golden foot brings every happiness and great auspiciousness.
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जो यह शनि चरित्र नित गावै। कबहुं न दशा निकृष्ट सतावै॥
Jo yaha Shani charitra nita gāvai | Kabahuṁ na dashā nikṛṣhṭa satāvai ||
The poet says that whoever sings this account of Shani every day is never tormented by a harsh period.
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अद्भुत नाथ दिखावैं लीला। करैं शत्रु के नशि बलि ढीला॥
Adbhuta nātha dikhāvaiṁ līlā | Karaiṁ shatru ke nashi bali ḍhīlā ||
The Lord displays his wondrous play, breaking the might of one's enemies and leaving it weak.
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जो पण्डित सुयोग्य बुलवाई। विधिवत शनि ग्रह शांति कराई॥
Jo paṇḍita suyogya bulavāī | Vidhivata Shani graha shānti karāī ||
Whoever invites a learned priest and has the rite of pacifying the planet Shani performed in the proper manner,
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पीपल जल शनि दिवस चढ़ावत। दीप दान दै बहु सुख पावत॥
Pīpala jala Shani divasa chaṛhāvata | Dīpa dāna dai bahu sukha pāvata ||
and on Saturday offers water to the peepal tree and gives lamps in charity, finds much happiness, the hymn says.
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कहत राम सुन्दर प्रभु दासा। शनि सुमिरत सुख होत प्रकाशा॥
Kahata Rāma Sundara prabhu dāsā | Shani sumirata sukha hota prakāshā ||
So says Ramsundar, the Lord's servant, that remembering Shani makes happiness dawn.
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पाठ शनिश्चर देव को, कीन्हों 'विमल' तैयार। करत पाठ चालीस दिन, हो भवसागर पार॥
Pāṭha Shanishchara deva ko, kīnhoṁ 'Vimala' taiyāra | Karata pāṭha chālīsa dina, ho bhavasāgara pāra ||
This hymn to Shanishchara Dev was composed by "Vimal"; it is held that one who recites it for forty days crosses the ocean of worldly existence.