by Damodara Rao Dasu

P	angAraka mASrayAmyaham vinatA Sritajana mandAram mangaLavAram bhoomi kumAram vAram vAram ||	I seek refuge in Mars planet again and again. He is benevolent like celestial "Mandara" tree. He is the presiding planet on auspicious Tuesday. He is son of the Earth.
A.P.	SrungAraka mEsha vruschika rASyAdhipatim raktAngam raktAmbarAdi dharam Sakti Sooladharam mangaLam kambugaLam manjulatara pAdayugaLam mangaLadAyaka mEsha turangam makarOttungam ||	Beautiful Mars is the lord of Aries and Scorpio constellations. His colour and his dress are red. He wields powerful trident. He is auspicious. His neck is beautiful like conch. His feet are very beautiful. He is the cause of auspiciousness. Goat is his vehicle. He is at the highest point in the constellation of Capricorn.
C	dAnava sura sEvita mandasmita vilasita vaktram rakta nEtram deenarakshakam poojita vidyAnAdha ksEtram divyaughAdi guru kaTAkshAnugraha pAtram bhAnu chandra guruguha mitram bhAsamAna su kaLatram jAnustha hasta chitram chaturbhuja mati vichitram ||	Gods and also demons worship him. He has lustrous body with gentle smile. He is bestower of land. He infuses brotherly love. His eyes are red. He is savior of desolate. He is worshipped at Vaidyanadha temple well. Divyaugha and other teachers are pleased with him. The Sun the Moon, the Jupiter and Guru Guha are friendly to him. His wife is pious. He keeps his hands on his knees in a peculiar way. He has four hands. He is in fact wonderful.