ध्यान श्लोक
हिमकुन्दमृणालाभं दैत्यानां परमं गुरुम्।
सर्वशास्त्रप्रवक्तारं भार्गवं प्रणमाम्यहम्॥
बीज मन्त्र
ॐ द्रां द्रीं द्रौं सः शुक्राय नमः॥
गायत्री मन्त्र
ॐ भृगुसुताय विद्महे दिव्यदेहाय धीमहि।
तन्नः शुक्रः प्रचोदयात्॥
Shukra Stotram
The Shukra Stotram - a hymn to Shukra Deva (Venus), preceptor of the asuras, recited for love, comfort, beauty and prosperity.
dhyana shloka
himakundamrinalabham daityanam paramam gurum।
sarvashastrapravaktaram bhargavam pranamamyaham॥
bija mantra
om dram drim draum sah shukraya namah॥
gayatri mantra
om bhrigusutaya vidmahe divyadehaya dhimahi।
tannah shukrah prachodayat॥
Frequently asked questions about Shukra Stotram
What is on this page?
The dhyana shloka for Shukra - white as snow, jasmine and the lotus stalk, supreme preceptor of the asuras, expounder of every science - with the beej mantra and the Shukra Gayatri.
When is it recited?
Fridays, morning or at the evening lamp, with white or light flowers, kheer or a white sweet, and a ghee lamp.
What does Venus govern?
Love, marriage, beauty, art, comfort and vehicles, and for a man the wife. Whether marriage timing is supported in your chart is a separate question - the marriage yoga tool reads the placements.
Why is Venus the teacher of the asuras?
Because Shukracharya taught them as Brihaspati taught the gods. The classical reading is not condemnation but a statement of domain: Venus governs enjoyment and the material world, which is where his students lived.
What is given in daan for Venus?
Rice, sugar, ghee, white cloth and silver on a Friday, with respect towards women and restraint in indulgence. A diamond is prescribed only where Venus is a functional benefic - get that reading from the gemstone tool first.
About the Shukra Stotram
The Shukra Stotram - a hymn to Shukra Deva (Venus), preceptor of the asuras, recited for love, comfort, beauty and prosperity.
Meaning
The hymn salutes Shukra, white as snow, jasmine and lotus-fibre, guru of the daityas, master of the sanjivani vidya, bestower of pleasures and refinement.
Benefits
Recited on Fridays to strengthen Venus for love, marriage, harmony, comfort, beauty, the arts, vehicles and material prosperity.
The Shukra 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.
