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We meditate day and night on the one-tusked one who is the sun for the lotus in the form of the face of Pārvatī, the one with the elephant face and the one who is the giver of all desired ends to his

Lead me from the unreal to the real, lead me from darkness to light, lead me from death to immortality.

Aum! O gods, may we hear auspicious words with the ears, while engaged in yagnas, may we see auspicious things with the eyes, while praising the gods with steady limbs, may we enjoy a life that is ben

Intelligence, strength, fame, valour, fearlessness, freedom from ill-health, sharpness of wit, oratorial and conversational skills - all these will be begotten by meditation on Hanuman.

I bow to you, the Lord with the face of an elephant (Gajanana), one who is served by the celestial attendants (Bhoota ganas) and other beings. The one who consumes the extract of Kapitha (wood apple)

Among the celestial attendants (Ganas), you are the Lord (Ganapathi), We offer sacrificial oblations to you You are the wisest among the scholars. Your wisdom is known to be highest quality and uncomp

Om, the Lord, is earth, the space in between and the heavens. That Lord is the one who is the most worshipful. We meditate on that effulgent, all-knowledge Lord. May he set our intellects in the right

Guru Brahma - Known as Guru Mantra or Guru Mahamantra. The guru is Brahma (Bramha) the guru is Vishnu, the guru is Maheshwara (Siva), the guru is the Self-revealing limitless Brahman. Salutations to that revered guru. - In Sanskrit with English Translation, Audio, Lyrics, Meaning and Significance.

Salutations to Lord Dakshinamurti, who is all-pervasive like space but who appears (as though) divided as Lord, Guru, and the Self.

Kanda (Skanda) Sashti Kavacham is composed by Devaraya Swamigal in Tamil. This is a rare and valuable treasure that helps one to be successful in day-to-day life. In Kanda Sasti Kavacam the author pra

O Lord, kindly forgive all the wrong acts and omissions I have committed, whether I committed them knowingly or unknowingly, with my hands, feet, words, ears, eyes, or mind. Glory to you, Mahadeva, wh

Whatever I do either by body, speech, mind or sensory organs, either with my personal knowledge or natural trait, I surrender and submit all to that to supreme divine Narayana.

The one whose mind travels with speed comparable to the wind, and who has controlled his sense organs, the supreme among scholars, son of Vayu, chief of the monkey brigade, I bow with my head to that

Salutations to Sri Vighna Vinayaka, whose vehicle is the mouse and who has the modaka in his hand, whose large ears are like fans and who wears a long sacred thread, who is short in stature and is th

Not by work, nor by progeny or by wealth, but by renunciation alone have some attained immortality. That (immortality) which is even beyond the heaven, is attained by the self-controlled reununciates

Neither does the sun shine there, nor the moon with all the stars, nor does this lightning shine. What to say of this fire? Everything shines after him who alone shines. By His light all this shines v

Morning prayer. From Devi Mahatmyam. The Devi Mahatmyam is a Hindu religious text describing the Goddess as the supreme power and creator of the universe. It is part of the Markandeya Purana, and esti

Of all the mantras the most powerful and the significant one is the single syllabled incantation called the pranava. This is the Om. The available literature upon the significance of this Vaidika mant

Om. Salutation to the one who is the meaning of praņava, who is in the form of pure knowledge, who is taintless and who is free from any change. To that Sri Dakshinamurti, (my) salutations.

Om. Salutations to Bhagavan Dakshinamurti. (Oh Lord) Bless me with memory, the capacity to think properly, and clarity, wisdom.

Yogis meditate forever on Aumkara associated with the Bindhu, salutation to the Aumkara, the grantor of wishes and salvation. We call on Thee, Lord of the hosts, the poet of poets, the most famous of

That is Whole and this is Whole, the perfect has come out of the perfect; having taken the perfect from the perfect, only the perfect remains. Let there be Peace, Peace, Peace. (This shanti-sloka of t

Praying to Lords Rama, Skanda (Subrahmanya), Hanumantha, Vainateya (Garuda), and Bhima before going to bed daily, ensures a peaceful sleep without disturbing dreams.

May he (the Lord) protect both of us. May he nourish both of us (with knowledge). May both of us make effort for the capacity (for knowledge to take place). May what is studied by us, be brilliantly c

Salutations again and again to Lord Shiva in the form of Sri Sankaracharya and Lord Vishnu in the form of Veda Vyasa, who were the authors of sutra and bhasya.

Salutation to you, O Saraswathi, grantor of blessings and embodimentof all wishes, I am getting inducted to studies, may there be fulfilment for me forever.

Sarva Mangala Mangalye - Salutations to you O Narayani, who is the auspiciousness of all that is auspicious, the consort of Lord Shiva, who is the means of accomplishing all desires, and who is the refuge of all, the consort of the three eyed Shiva, and the fair complexioned one. - In Sanskrit with Audio, English Meaning and Significance.

Let all be happy, let all be free from debilitation, let all see goodness, let there be no victims of sorrow.

May Mitra be blissful to us. May Varuna be blissful to us. May Aryaman be blissful to us. May Indra and Brihaspati be blissful to us. May Vishnu, with long strides, be blissful to us. Salutation to Br

We bow to the only lord of all worlds, Vishnu who is of peaceful appearance, reclining on the serpent, with a lotus from the navel, lord of gods, the basis of the universe, vast like the sky, coloured

I meditate upon (Lord Ganesa), the one who wears a white garment, who is all-pervasive, who has a (bright) complexion like the moon, who has four hands, who has a cheerful face, for the removal of all

In chanting his name again and again, ‘śrīrāma rāma rāma,' I discover joy in Lord Rāma who pleases my heart and whose face is a blessing. His name is equal to the one thousand names of Lord Vişnu.

I bow at the feet of the Lord in the form Sri Sankaracharya, who is the blessing for the humanity, who is the shrine for the sruti, the smrti and the purana, and, who is the abode of compassion.

You are the mother, you are the father, you are the relative, you are the friend, you are education, you are wealth, you are everything for me, O Lord, O Lord.

Sarasvatī, Bhagavatī, is of fair complexion like the necklace which is as white as the jasmine, moon and snow, who is dressed in white clothes, whose hands adorn the divine vīņā, who is seated on a wh