Ṛṇamocaka maṅgala Stotram – Variation 2

 (ऋणमोचकमङ्गलस्तोत्रम्)

 

Prologue - The planet Mars is often considered to be malefic in its placement and transit through various houses of a natal chart and one often experiences extreme difficulties, anger, anxiety, separation issues and conflicts of all types at work and domestic life. This is identified in the birth horoscope and is named as Kuja doṣa or Maṅgala doṣa. As the name suggests, it causes all types of inauspicious effects and miseries upon those facing the malefic influence of Mars.

This Stotra relieves one of all debts and doṣas caused by planet Mars. Recitation of the entire twelve verses helps us gain immense wealth, relief from all loans and debts, as well as relief from all types of health disorders and diseases. It is recommended for all and not just for those suffering from it, as no one is free from the influence of the grahas (heavenly bodies) that exert enormous influence upon our lives.

It is important to remember that faster results are often experienced by offering prayers to the grahas vs higher deities, as the grace of the higher deities is often more difficult and time taking, although it may be far greater and wholesome in its effect.

Source – Various Navagraha books.

śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ॥

श्रीगणेशाय नमः॥

Salutations to Lord Gaṇeśa. May He bless us all and remove all obstacles in our progress.

skanda uvāca । (स्कन्द उवाच ।) –

Lord Skanda spoke thus -

ṛṇagrastanarāṇāṃ tu ṛṇamuktiḥ kathaṃ bhavet ।

ऋणग्रस्तनराणां तु ऋणमुक्तिः कथं भवेत् ।

O most benevolent Creator Lord Brahmā, please describe in detail the most reliable method to get rid off all types of debt accrued by humans and relieve them of all karmas!

brahmovāca । (ब्रह्मोवाच ।) –

Lord Brahmā states thus –

vakṣye'haṃ sarvalokānāṃ hitārthaṃ hitakāmadam ॥

वक्ष्ये'हं सर्वलोकानां हितार्थं हितकामदम् ॥

O my dear Skanda, Commander and Lord of all celestial armies, I shall certainly please you with the complete description of the mantra, arghya and stotram of Lord Kuja that helps the denizens of all worlds and brings immense auspiciousness, wealth, health, accomplishment of all tasks and bestows all types of happiness throughout! Please listen carefully -

Viniyogaḥ (विनियोगः) -

asya śrīaṅgāraka stotra mahāmantrasya ।

gautama ṛṣiḥ ।

anuṣṭup chandaḥ ।

aṅgārako devatāḥ ।

mama ṛṇavimocanārthe jape viniyogaḥ ॥

अस्य श्रीअङ्गारक स्तोत्र महामन्त्रस्य ।

गौतम ऋषिः ।

अनुष्टुप् छन्दः ।

अङ्गारको देवताः ।

मम ऋणविमोचनार्थे जपे विनियोगः ॥

Meaning - This prayer/mantra japa is to invoke Śrī Aṅgāraka in our heart, perform His mantra japa to obtain complete grace in removal of all types of monetary and karmic debts without any remainder. The sage who visually saw this mantra (ṛṣiḥ) is Gautama. The meter (chandas) for the mantra is Anuṣṭup of thirty-two syllables and its variations. The deity is Śrī Aṅgāraka devata.

 By the grace of the deity, may all our financial and karmic debts be vanquished forever!

Dhyānam (ध्यानम्) -

raktamālyāmbaradharaḥ śūlaśaktigadādharaḥ ।

caturbhujo meṣagato varadaśca dharāsutaḥ ॥ 1 ॥

रक्तमाल्याम्बरधरः शूलशक्तिगदाधरः ।

चतुर्भुजो मेषगतो वरदश्च धरासुतः ॥ १ ॥

Salutations to Śrī Aṅgāraka, the Earth-born, clad in red garments and adorned with a red flower garland, holding a trident, spear, a mace and the wish granting vara mudra in His four arms. He rules the sign Aries represented by a Ram.

The red color represents passion and the rajasic tattva. He is of the Earth’s essence and governs all aspects of our lives. The trident helps pierce our three-dimensional world and all the triads. The spear helps in piercing the finest of the triads and the mace pounds all types of karmic influences causing misery. The wish bestowing mudra showers His immense grace upon us to relieve us of all types of karmic debt, thereby freeing us from all bondage, debt, illnesses and harmful afflictions. His grace helps us amass massive health, prestige and honor in our lifetime.

atha stotram (अथ स्तोत्रम्) -

maṅgalo bhūmiputraśca ṛṇahartā dhanapradaḥ ।

sthirāsano mahākāyaḥ sarvakarmāvirodhakaḥ ॥ 2 ॥

मङ्गलो भूमिपुत्रश्च ऋणहर्ता धनप्रदः ।

स्थिरासनो महाकायः सर्वकर्माविरोधकः ॥ २ ॥

The various attributes of the Lord are –

  1. Maṅgala (मङ्गल) – The auspicious One! The One who bestows success in all undertakings!
  2. Bhūmiputra (भूमिपुत्र) – The One born of Mother Earth. Salutations to the Lord who has a marked influence upon the lives of all denizens of Earth.
  3. Ṛṇahartā (ऋणहर्ता) – The One who removes all debts – financial and karmic. Debts are further classified in five categories –
  1. Deva ṛṇa (देव ऋण) – Debts owed to the deities who rule the entire universe and help sustain it. We look upon them to help us navigate through our karmic difficulties and thereby create a debt with them.
  2. Pitṛ ṛṇa (पितृ ऋण) – Debts owed to one’s mother, father and all motherly and fatherly figures who cared and lent their support in our times of need. The debt also scales up to all our ancestors to whom we owe or lineage and without whom we would not exist.
  3. Manuṣya ṛṇa (मनुष्य ऋण) – Our debt to humanity, maintaining harmony and carrying out our duties towards society and the well-being of others.
  4. Bhūta ṛṇa (भूत ऋण) – Our debt and gratitude to nature, vegetation and other living creatures who co-exist with us.
  5. Ṛṣi ṛṇa (ऋषि ऋण) – Our debt to all the wise sages and teachers who have bestowed knowledge upon us to progress and lead better lives.
  1. Dhanaprada (धनप्रद) – The bestower of all material riches and comforts. Remover of serious impediments impacting our lives.
  2. Sthirāsana (स्थिरासन) – The One who remains unperturbed and remains still against all challenges. He grants us the same power to withstand any calamities and remain unmoved against oppression. We will be able to overcome any type of challenges that may come upon us.
  3. Mahākāya (महाकाय) – One of enormous stature and size. Blessings of Lord Aṅgāraka (Ruler of planet Mars) grant us immense fame, prestige and honor in society and also grant us enormous wealth.
  4. Sarvakarmāvirodhaka (सर्वकर्माविरोधक) – One who challenges and destroys all types of karmas causing serious hindrances to our lives.

lohito lohitākṣaśca sāmagānāṃ kṛpākaraḥ ।

dharātmajaḥ kujo bhaumo bhūmijo bhūminandanaḥ ॥ 3 ॥

लोहितो लोहिताक्षश्च सामगानां कृपाकरः ।

धरात्मजः कुजो भौमो भूमिजो भूमिनन्दनः ॥ ३ ॥

  1. Lohita (लोहित) – The One who is red in complexion denoting the Rajasic tattva of passion and desires.
  2. Lohitākṣa (लोहिताक्ष) – The One with a very fierce grace capable of destroying all enemies and hindrances of His devotees.
  3. Sāmagāna (सामगान) – The One who creates a unique melody through His actions and modulates our attitude and emotions towards life and society at large.
  4. Kṛpākara (कृपाकर) – The One who bestows immense grace and happiness upon all His devotees.
  5. Dharātmaja (धरात्मज) – The One who embodies the spirit of the earth and governs all aspects of our material life - successes, failures, obstacles, miseries, joys and happiness.
  6. Kuja (कुज) – The One who remains standstill and appears over the horizon. His grace is never far from us and can be accessed with devotion and sincere prayers to Lord Aṅgāraka.
  7. Bhauma (भौम) – The One who is of the same essence as planet Earth. He denotes material sustenance and happiness.
  8. Bhūmija (भूमिज) – The Earth-born who pervades the Earth and influences the welfare of its denizens.
  9. Bhūminandana (भूमिनन्दन) – The One who is capable of granting us immense earthly pleasures and joys.

aṅgārako yamaścaiva sarvarogāpahārakaḥ ।

vṛṣṭeḥ kartā'pahartā ca sarvakāmaphalapradaḥ ॥ 4 ॥

अङ्गारको यमश्चैव सर्वरोगापहारकः ।

वृष्टेः कर्ताऽपहर्ता च सर्वकामफलप्रदः ॥ ४ ॥

  1. Aṅgāraka (अङ्गारक) – The One who appears burning red. The One who is the ruler of all Tuesday and rules over the planet Mars and governs its influence over our lives and the solar system.
  2. Yama (यम) – The One who imposes dharma – righteousness in our actions and attitude and punishes all the deviations from it.
  3. Sarvarogāpahāraka (सर्वरोगापहारक) – The One who mitigates all diseases and miserable health conditions and allows us to lead a healthy, happy and contended life.
  4. Vṛṣṭa (वृष्ट) – The One who pours His grace or wrath like rain. His grace inundates us with happiness and the wrath puts us in great misery and mishap causing extreme inconvenience and even death in severe cases.
  5. Kartā'pahartā (कर्ताऽपहर्ता) – The One who severs all us from all miseries, bondage and saves us from all types of calamities. He is a great protector who remains still against all types of obstacles and harm.
  6. Sarvakāmaphalaprada (सर्वकामफलप्रद) – The One who helps accomplish all tasks and grants their complete success and full benefits.

bhūtido grahapūjaśca vaktro raktavapuḥ prabhuḥ ।

etāni kujanāmāni yo nityaṃ prayataḥ paṭhet ।

ṛṇaṃ na jāyate tasya dhanaṃ prāpnotyasaṃśayam ॥ 5 ॥

भूतिदो ग्रहपूजश्च वक्त्रो रक्तवपुः प्रभुः ।

एतानि कुजनामानि यो नित्यं प्रयतः पठेत् ।

ऋणं न जायते तस्य धनं प्राप्नोत्यसंशयम् ॥ ५ ॥

  1. Bhūtida (भूतिद) - The One who has the power over all the five natural elements - pañcabhūtas (air, ether, fire, water and earth).
  2. Grahapūja (ग्रहपूज) – The One whose worship denotes the propitiation of all grahas (heavenly bodies) and earning their grace.
  3. Vaktra (वक्त्रो) – The One who is the face and word of auspiciousness.
  4. Raktavapu (रक्तवपु) - The One who is red in complexion denoting passion and the rajasic tattva.
  5. Prabhu (प्रभु) – The Divine Lord who governs our welfare.

raktapuṣpaiśca gandhaiśca dīpadhūpādibhistathā ।

maṅgalaṃ pūjayitvā tu maṅgale'hani sarvadā ॥ 6 ॥

रक्तपुष्पैश्च गन्धैश्च दीपधूपादिभिस्तथा ।

मङ्गलं पूजयित्वा तु मङ्गलेऽहनि सर्वदा ॥ ६ ॥

The devout must regularly offer red flowers, sandalwood paste, light a lamp, offer incandescence and water as pūja (prayer) offerings to earn the grace of Lord Maṅgala (Mars) and thereby gain auspiciousness at all times.

ṛṇarekhāḥ prakartavyāḥ dagdhāṅgāraistad-agrataḥ ।

saptaviṃśati-nāmāni paṭitvā tu tadantike ॥ 7 ॥

ऋणरेखाः प्रकर्तव्याः दग्धाङ्गारैस्तदग्रतः ।

सप्तविंशतिनामानि पटित्वा तु तदन्तिके ॥ ७ ॥

Following which, the devotee must draw lines denoting all the debts incurred by them using burnt charcoal ash, denoting a symbolic erasing of all debts by the grace of Lord Aṅgāraka, obtained through the devotional recitation of the twenty-seven attributes of the Lord.

tāśca pramārjayet paścād vāmapādena saṃspṛśan ।

evaṃ kṛtvā na sandeho ṛṇahīno dhanī bhavet ॥ 8 ॥

ताश्च प्रमार्जयेत्पश्चाद्वामपादेन संस्पृशन् ।

एवं कृत्वा न सन्देहो ऋणहीनो धनी भवेत् ॥ ८ ॥

The lines must then we wiped clean using the left foot. Rest assured, one will be free of all debt by the grace of Lord Aṅgāraka. In addition, the devotee also gains massive wealth and all types of prosperity. There is no need to doubt the veracity of the claims made in this stotram. The results will certainly accrue to the sincere devotee.

bhūmijasya prasādena grahapīḍā vinaśyati ।

yenārjitā jagat-kīrtir-bhūmiputreṇa śāśvatī ॥ 9 ॥

भूमिजस्य प्रसादेन ग्रहपीडा विनश्यति ।

येनार्जिता जगत्कीर्तिर्भूमिपुत्रेण शाश्वती ॥ ९ ॥

The grace of Lord Bhūmija - the Earth-born, removes all types of malefic influences caused by the planet Mars in its transit in our natal horoscopes and other unfavorable aspects of itself or of other grahas upon it on our natal charts. His power can also mitigate the malefic influences caused by other grahas as well. The sincere devotee earns universal recognition in their efforts and it remains for all time to come! Such is the power of the grace of Lord Bhūmiputra, the child of Earth (Mars).

śatravaśca hatā yena bhaumena mahitātmanā ।

sa prīyatāṃ tu bhaumo'dya tuṣṭo bhūyāt sadā mama ॥ 10 ॥

शत्रवश्च हता येन भौमेन महितात्मना ।

स प्रीयतां तु भौमोऽद्य तुष्टो भूयात् सदा मम ॥ १० ॥

May Lord Bhauma - the Earth-born, the famed destroyer of all inimical influences, remain pleased and contended with us at all times and shower His grace upon us for all time to come!

mūlamantraḥ (मूलमन्त्रः) –

Seed mantra of Lord Aṅgāraka that should be repeated at least 108 times.

aṅgāraka mahīputra bhagavan bhaktavatsala ।

namo'stu te mamāśeṣa ṛṇamāśu vimocaya ॥ 11 ॥

अङ्गारक महीपुत्र भगवन् भक्तवत्सल ।

नमोऽस्तु ते ममाशेष ऋणमाशु विमोचय ॥ ११ ॥

Salutations and deep reverence to Lord Aṅgāraka, the red complexioned divinity born of the essence of Mother Earth, the grantor of all wishes of His sincere devotees and the steadfast vanquisher of all types of karmic and financials debts without any remainder!

arghyam (अर्घ्यम्) –

Offer water ablutions reciting the following mantra -

bhūmiputra mahātejaḥ svedodbhava pinākinaḥ ।

ṛṇārtastvāṃ prapanno'smi gṛhaṇārghyaṃ namo'stu te ॥ 12 ॥

भूमिपुत्र महातेजः स्वेदोद्भव पिनाकिनः ।

ऋणार्तस्त्वां प्रपन्नोऽस्मि गृहणार्घ्यं नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ १२ ॥

Salutations to Lord Bhūmiputra – the Earth-born, emitting brilliant radiance emerging from the sweat of Lord Rudra bearing a triad piercing spear. May we faithfully offer fermented rice water at your feet, O graceful remover of all debts and the sufferings caused by it!

iti ṛṇamocaka aṅgārakastotraṃ sampūrṇam ॥

इति ऋणमोचक अङ्गारकस्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम् ॥

[Thus ends the debt vanquishing Ṛṇamocaka Aṅgārakastotraṃ].

This article is written by Krishna Vallapareddy and can be contacted at Krishna@manblunder.com