Sri Kethu Stotram
Prayer to Lord Kethu
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
Om asya sri Kethu
stotra maha manthrasya , vama deva
rishi, Anushtup chanda, Kethu Devatha, Mama kethur prasada sidhyarthe Jape viniyoga
For the great prayer of Kethu, the sage is Vamadeva, N
Meter is anushtup , god addreesed is
Kethu and for pleasing planet Kethu ,
this is being chanted
Gauthama Uvacha
Sage Gauthama said
Muneendra sutha, thathwajna, sarva sastra visharadha
Sarva roga haram broohi,
Sri kethor stotram anuthamam
Oh great sage Sutha who is a great philosopher, who is an
expert in all sastras
For getting all diseases cured , please tell the incomparable prayer to Kethu
Sutha Uvacha
Sutha said
Srunu Gauthama
vakshyaami stotram yethad anuthamam
Guyath guhya
thamam Kethu Brahmana Keerthitham
puraa
Adhya karala vadhano Dwitheeyo Raktha lochana
Tritheya Pingalaaksha cha Chathurtho jnan Dhayaka
First one with black face , second one having blood colour in his eyes
Third he who has brown eyes, Four one grants wisdom
PanchamaKapilaakshascha Sashta kalagni
sannibha
Sapthamo Hima
garbhasha Dhoomra varno ashtama stadhaa
Five one having yellow brown eyes sixth he who is like
killing fire
Seventh He who is
like eyes and eighth one like smoke
colour
Navama krutha kantascha dasamo nara
peedaka
Yekadasathu Sri Kanta Dwadasasthu Gadha
Dhara
Ninth one with cut neck, Tenth one who troubles men
Eleventh One without neck twelfth One who holds mace
Dwadasasthe Maha
kroora, sarvopadrava karaka
Parva kaale Peedayanthi dhivakara nisakarou
Twelfth very cruel , one who creates all troubles
And during season time
He would trouble sun and moon
Nama dwadasakam stotram
ketho yethath mahathmana
Padanthi ye
anvaham bakthya thebhya kethu praseedathi
This prayer of twelve names is of the great one called
Kethu
If this is read daily with devotion, Then Kethu would be
pleased with him
Kulutha dhanye viliketh
shat konam mandalam shubham
Padmam ashta dhalam thathra vilikhecha
vidhanatha
On the well spread grains
, drawing a six angled
figure is good
On it to you
draw a lotus with eight petals
Neelam Ghatam cha
samsthapya dhivakara nisakarai
Kethuncha
thathra nikshipy
poojayithwaa vidhanatha
After keeping a blue pot on that and draw sun and moon
If you keep kthu there
and start worshipping it
Stotra medath padithwa cha dhyayan kethum vara pradham
Brahmanam
Srothriyam Jnantham poojayithwaa
kutumbinam
After reading this
stotra, meditate on Kethu who grants boons
And the family should
worship wise Brahmins who are expert in Vedas
Ketho Varala vakthrasya prathimaam vasthra samyutham
Kumbhadhibhischa samyukthaam chithra thare pradhapayeth
Keep statue of kethu with cut throat along with dress
And along with the
pot, draw pretty picture of stars
Dhanenaanena supreetha kethusyathasya saukhyadha
Vathsaram
prayatho bhoothwaa
poojayithwaa vidhanatha
Charity pleases
kethu and this leads to a good life
And till a year is
over , this worship should be done
Moolam ashtothara satham Ye japanthi narothama
Theshaam kethu prasaadena na kadachith bhayam bhaveth
Those great men who can chant the root one hundred
eight names of Kethu
Would due to pleasure of Kethu, would rarely get afraid
Ithi sri Brahmanda puranoktham kethu stotram sampoornama
Thus ends prayer of Kethu which occurs in Brahamnda purana
