ध्यान श्लोक
पलाशपुष्पसंकाशं तारकाग्रहमस्तकम्।
रौद्रं रौद्रात्मकं घोरं तं केतुं प्रणमाम्यहम्॥
बीज मन्त्र
ॐ स्रां स्रीं स्रौं सः केतवे नमः॥
गायत्री मन्त्र
ॐ गदाहस्ताय विद्महे अमृतेशाय धीमहि।
तन्नः केतुः प्रचोदयात्॥
Ketu Stotram
The Ketu Stotram - a hymn to Ketu, the south lunar node (shadow planet), recited to pacify Ketu and gain its protective, spiritual grace.
dhyana shloka
palashapushpasamkasham tarakagrahamastakam।
raudram raudratmakam ghoram tam ketum pranamamyaham॥
bija mantra
om sram srim sraum sah ketave namah॥
gayatri mantra
om gadahastaya vidmahe amriteshaya dhimahi।
tannah ketuh prachodayat॥
Frequently asked questions about Ketu Stotram
What is on this page?
The dhyana shloka for Ketu - like the palasha flower, chief among the star-grahas, fierce and of fierce nature - with the beej mantra and the Ketu Gayatri.
What does Ketu signify?
Detachment, sudden loss, spiritual insight, and skill that arrives without being learnt. He is the moksha-karaka - where Rahu grasps, Ketu lets go, which is why his periods strip things away and deepen understanding.
When is it recited?
Tuesdays and Saturdays, and during a Ketu mahadasha or antardasha, before a multicoloured or grey flower with a til-oil lamp. Ganesha worship is usually kept with it.
What is given in daan for Ketu?
Sesame, a multicoloured blanket, a flag, a coconut and iron. Feeding dogs, and worship of Ganesha, are what the tradition names with it.
Is a Ketu period bad for worldly life?
Difficult for accumulation, favourable for renunciation and depth. Whether that reads as loss or relief depends on what the chart is asking of you - the Mahadasha tool shows when his period runs.
About the Ketu Stotram
The Ketu Stotram - a hymn to Ketu, the south lunar node (shadow planet), recited to pacify Ketu and gain its protective, spiritual grace.
Meaning
The hymn describes Ketu - radiant like the palasha flower, the headless serpent-planet, fierce yet grace-giving - and bows to him for his favour.
Benefits
Recited to reduce the obstacles, anxieties and unexpected difficulties caused by Ketu and to gain its protection, detachment and spiritual benefits.
The Ketu Stotram above is given in both Devanagari (Sanskrit) and Roman transliteration so you can read it in whichever script you are comfortable with - switch between the two using the buttons above, share the link, or download a PDF.
A stotram is a longer Sanskrit hymn of praise, not a forty-verse chalisa and not the lamp-song of an aarti. Browse every stotra on the Stotram index. For japa of a short formula use a mantra. The steps of worship around the recitation are in Puja Vidhi.
