Mantras

Gayatri Mantra

Om bhur bhuvah svah,

Mahamrityunjaya Mantra

Om tryambakam yajamahe sugandhim pushti-vardhanam,

Vakratunda Mahakaya (Ganesh shloka)

Vakratunda mahakaya suryakoti samaprabha,

Om Gan Ganapataye Namah

Om gam ganapataye namah.

Shiva Panchakshari — Om Namah Shivaya

Om namah shivaya.

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya (Dvadashakshari)

Om namo bhagavate vasudevaya.

Hare Krishna Mahamantra

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare,

Shantakaram — Vishnu dhyana shloka

Shantakaram bhujaga-shayanam padmanabham suresham,

Sarva Mangala Mangalye (Durga stuti)

Sarva-mangala-mangalye shive sarvartha-sadhike,

Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu

Ya devi sarva-bhuteshu shakti-rupena samsthita, namas tasyai namas tasyai namas tasyai namo namah.

Om Dum Durgayai Namah

Om dum durgayai namah.

Om Shreem Mahalakshmyai Namah

Om shreem mahalakshmyai namah.

Ya Kundendu Tushara Haara Dhavala (Saraswati vandana)

Ya kundendu-tushara-hara-dhavala ya shubhra-vastravrita,

Manojavam Marutatulyavegam (Hanuman shloka)

Manojavam maruta-tulya-vegam,

Om Ham Hanumate Namah

Om ham hanumate namah.

Om Suryaya Namah

Om suryaya namah.

Surya arghya mantra (Ehi Surya)

Om ehi surya sahasramsho tejo-rashe jagat-pate,

Aditya Hridayam — opening verses 1-5

Tato yuddha-parishrantam samare chintaya sthitam,

Om Sham Shanaishcharaya Namah

Om sham shanaishcharaya namah.

Nilanjana Samabhasam (Shani stuti)

Nilanjana-samabhasam ravi-putram yamagrajam,

Navagraha shanti shloka (Brahma Murari)

Brahma murari tripurantakari

Om Saha Navavatu (Shanti path)

Om saha navavatu, saha nau bhunaktu,

Om Dyauh Shanti (Shanti path)

Om dyauh shantir antariksham shantih prithivi shantir apah shantir oshadhayah shantih,

Gurur Brahma (Guru vandana)

Gurur brahma gurur vishnuh gurur devo maheshvarah,

Karpur Gauram Karunavataram

Karpura-gauram karunavataram

Kshama prarthana (Aavahanam na janami)

Avahanam na janami na janami visarjanam,

Mantra Pushpanjali (Yajnena Yajnam)

Om yajnena yajnam ayajanta devas tani dharmani prathamany asan,

Pushpanjali shloka (Nana sugandhi pushpani)

Nana-sugandhi-pushpani yatha-kalodbhavani cha,

Achaman mantra

Om keshavaya namah.

Pavitrikaran (purification) mantra

Om apavitrah pavitro va sarvavastham gato'pi va,

Sankalp (vow) — generic template

Om vishnur vishnur vishnuh. Shrimad bhagavato mahapurushasya vishnor ajnaya pravartamanasya adya shri brahmano dvitiya-parardhe shri shveta-varaha-kalpe vaivasvata-manvantare ashtavimshatitame kaliyuge kali-prathama-charane jambudvipe bharata-varshe bharata-khande ____ nagare/grame ____ nama samvatsare ____ mase ____ pakshe ____ tithau ____ vasare ____ gotrotpannah ____ namaham mama sakutumbasya kshema-sthairya-ayur-arogya-aishvarya-abhivriddhy-artham ____ devata-prityartham yatha-shakti yatha-jnanam ____ pujanam (vratam) karishye.

Shubham Karoti (deep jalane ka mantra)

Shubham karoti kalyanam arogyam dhana-sampada,

Bhojan mantra (Brahmarpanam)

Brahmarpanam brahma havir brahmagnau brahmana hutam,

Names of the nine Durgas (from Devi Kavach)

Prathamam Shailaputri cha dvitiyam Brahmacharini.

Shailaputri dhyana / prarthana shloka

Vande vanchhitalabhaya chandrardhakritashekharam.

Shailaputri stuti (Ya Devi)

Ya Devi sarvabhuteshu Maa Shailaputri rupena samsthita.

Siddh Kunjika Stotram

Shiva uvacha:

Brahmacharini dhyana / prarthana shloka

Dadhana karapadmabhyam akshamala kamandalu.

Brahmacharini stuti (Ya Devi)

Ya Devi sarvabhuteshu Maa Brahmacharini rupena samsthita.

Chandraghanta dhyana / prarthana shloka

Pindajapravararudha chandakopastrakairyuta.

Chandraghanta stuti (Ya Devi)

Ya Devi sarvabhuteshu Maa Chandraghanta rupena samsthita.

Kushmanda dhyana / prarthana shloka

Surasampurna kalasham rudhiraplutam eva cha.

Kushmanda stuti (Ya Devi)

Ya Devi sarvabhuteshu Maa Kushmanda rupena samsthita.

Skandamata dhyana / prarthana shloka

Simhasanagata nityam padmanchita karadvaya.

Skandamata stuti (Ya Devi)

Ya Devi sarvabhuteshu Maa Skandamata rupena samsthita.

Katyayani dhyana / prarthana shloka

Chandrahasojjvalakara shardulavaravahana.

Katyayani stuti (Ya Devi)

Ya Devi sarvabhuteshu Maa Katyayani rupena samsthita.

Kalaratri (Kaalratri) dhyana / prarthana shloka

Ekaveni japakarnapura nagna kharasthita.

Kalaratri (Kaalratri) stuti (Ya Devi)

Ya Devi sarvabhuteshu Maa Kalaratri rupena samsthita.

Mahagauri dhyana / prarthana shloka

Shvete vrishe samarudha shvetambaradhara shuchih.

Mahagauri stuti (Ya Devi)

Ya Devi sarvabhuteshu Maa Mahagauri rupena samsthita.

Siddhidatri dhyana / prarthana shloka

Siddha gandharva yakshadyair asurair amarair api.

Siddhidatri stuti (Ya Devi)

Ya Devi sarvabhuteshu Maa Siddhidatri rupena samsthita.

Durga dhyana (Simhastha Shashishekhara)

Simhastha shashishekhara marakataprakhyaish chaturbhir bhujaih

Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu (Shakti form)

Ya Devi sarvabhuteshu shakti rupena samsthita.

Sarvasvarupe Sarveshe (Devi stuti)

Sarvasvarupe sarveshe sarvashakti samanvite.

Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu (Mother form)

Ya Devi sarvabhuteshu matri rupena samsthita.

Krishnaya Vasudevaya (pranam mantra)

Krishnaya Vasudevaya Haraye Paramatmane.

Shiva dhyana (Dhyayen nityam Mahesham)

Dhyayen nityam Mahesham rajatagirinibham charuchandravatamsam

Shiv Panchakshar Stotram (Adi Shankaracharya)

Nagendraharaya trilochanaya bhasmangaragaya maheshvaraya.

Shri Rudrashtakam (Goswami Tulsidas)

Namamisham ishana nirvanarupam vibhum vyapakam brahmavedasvarupam.

Rama dhyana (Ram Navami)

Komalaksham vishalaksham indranila samaprabham.

Bhaye Pragat Kripala (Ram janm stuti, Ramcharitmanas Balkand 192)

Bhaye pragat kripala deendayala Kausalya hitkari.

Ramaya Ramabhadraya (Ram Raksha Stotra)

Ramaya Ramabhadraya Ramachandraya vedhase.

Ramcharitmanas opening shloka

Varnanam arthasanghanam rasanam chhandasam api.

Sundarkand opening shlokas (Ramcharitmanas)

Shantam shashvatam aprameyam anagham nirvanashantipradam

Nag Panchami puja mantra (nine Nagas)

Sarve nagah priyantam me ye kechit prithvitale.

Jagannath pranam mantra

Nilachala nivasaya nityaya paramatmane.

Jagannathashtakam (verses 1 and 3)

Kadachit kalindi tata vipina sangita taralo

Mahalakshmi Ashtakam (by Indra, Padma Purana)

Namaste'stu Mahamaye Shripithe surapujite.

Tulsi Namashtak (eight names)

Vrinda Vrindavani Vishvapujita Vishvapavani.

Sheetala vandana shloka

Vande'ham Sheetalam devim rasabhastham digambaram,

Chandra stuti (Navagraha Stotra verse)

Dadhi-shankha-tusharabham kshirodarnava-sambhavam,

Kalabhairava Ashtakam (attributed to Adi Shankaracharya)

Devaraja-sevyamana-pavananghri-pankajam

Bhagavad Gita 9.26 (Patram pushpam phalam toyam)

Patram pushpam phalam toyam yo me bhaktya prayachchhati,

Bhagavad Gita 4.7 (Yada yada hi dharmasya)

Yada yada hi dharmasya glanir bhavati bharata,

Bhagavad Gita 4.8 (Paritranaya sadhunam)

Paritranaya sadhunam vinashaya cha dushkritam,

Bhagavad Gita 18.66 (Sarva-dharman parityajya)

Sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam sharanam vraja,

Gangaur folk song: Gor Gor Gomti

Gaur gaur gomati isar puje parvati