Budha Stotra (Budhashtakam)
The Navagraha Budha Stotra of Sage Vasishtha — for Wednesday recitation (dhyana, 8 verses & phala-shruti)
Transliteration
Om Budha Stotram (Budhashtakam)
asya śrībudhastotramahāmantrasya vasiṣṭha ṛṣiḥ | anuṣṭupchandaḥ | budho devatā | budhaprītyarthe jape viniyogaḥ |
bhujaiścaturbhirvaradābhayāsigadaṃ vahantaṃ sumukhaṃ praśāntam |
pītaprabhaṃ candrasutaṃ sureḍhyaṃ simhe niṣaṇṇaṃ budhamāśrayāmi ||
pītāmbaraḥ pītavapuḥ pītadhvajarathasthitaḥ |
pīyūṣaraśmitanayaḥ pātu māṃ sarvadā budhaḥ || 1||
siṃhavāhaṃ siddhanutaṃ saumyaṃ saumyaguṇānvitam |
somasūnuṃ surārādhyaṃ sarvadaṃ saumyamāśraye || 2||
budhaṃ buddhipradātāraṃ bāṇabāṇāsanojjvalam |
bhadrapradaṃ bhītiharaṃ bhaktapālanamāśraye || 3||
ātreyagotrasañjātamāśritārtinivāraṇam |
āditeyakulārādhyamāśusiddhidamāśraye || 4||
kalānidhitanūjātaṃ karuṇārasavāridhim |
kalyāṇadāyinaṃ nityaṃ kanyārāśyadhipaṃ bhaje || 5||
mandasmitamukhāmbhojaṃ manmathāyutasundaram |
mithunādhīśamanaghaṃ mṛgāṅkatanayaṃ bhaje || 6||
caturbhujaṃ cārurūpaṃ carācarajagatprabhum |
carmakhaḍgadharaṃ vande candragrahatanūbhavam || 7||
pañcāsyavāhanagataṃ pañcapātakanāśanam |
pītagandhaṃ pītamālyaṃ budhaṃ budhanutaṃ bhaje || 8||
budhastotramidaṃ guhyaṃ vasiṣṭhenoditaṃ purā |
yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇūyādvāpi sarvābhīṣṭamavāpnuyāt || 9||
iti budhastotraṃ sampūrṇam |Benefits of Recitation
- •Speech clarity
- •Reasoning and decision stability
- •Study/writing focus
- •Balanced business communication
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Budhashtakam?
The Budhashtakam is a sacred Hindu devotional hymn (stotram) dedicated to Budha. VedKosh provides its complete text in Hindi and English with transliteration for regional readers.
What are the benefits of reciting the Budhashtakam?
Reciting the Budhashtakam with devotion is traditionally believed to invoke the grace of Budha, calm and focus the mind, and create an auspicious, sattvic atmosphere. It is practised as an act of bhakti (devotion) rather than for any guaranteed material outcome.
When should the Budhashtakam be recited?
The Budhashtakam can be recited during daily morning or evening worship of Budha, and especially on the deity's sacred days and festivals. A clean, quiet space and a steady, devotional mind are the main requirements.
Updated for 2026
