Prātah Smaranam

Anantha, Vasuki, Sesha, Padmanabha and Kambala, Shankapala, Dhritharashtra, Thakshaka and Kaliya are the names of nine great serpents

Bali, Vibhisana, Bhishma, Prahlada, Narada, Dhruva - these are the six famous Vishnu-bhaktas - meditating upon all of these, will destroy sins.

Dharma grows with the praise of Yudhistira, sins die with the praise of Bhima, enemies are extinguished with the praise of Arjuna, there will be no ill-health with the praise of Nakula and Sahadeva.

Hari, Hara, Harischandra, Hanuman, and Halayudha (Balaram), if these five 'Ha's are meditated upon, when getting up from the bed in the morning, there will not be even a touch of harm.

Upon waking one should see the Sun, mirror, cow, prosperous people, kings, teachers and donors of food.

May we meditate on Kapila, Kamadhenu, Kalpavriksha, Kaustubha(gem), Lakshmi, the daughter of the ocean, Kubera and Moon.

Singing in praise of the Karkotaka serpent by Damayanthi for Nala, and in praise of Raja-rishi Rutuparna - led to the destruction of Kali.

To you, O Vriksharaja (King of trees) who takes on the form of Brahma at the roots, Vishnu in the middle and Shiva at the extremes, our salutations

Brahma is at the root, Vishnu is in the bark and Sankara is in the branches, all devas are in each and every leaf. Salutation to you O Vaasudeva.

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

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

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

I remember and meditate upon the Bhagavathas (god's ardent devotees) Prahlada, Narada, Parasara, Pundarika, Vyasa, Ambarisha, Shuka, Shaunakha, Bhishma, Rukma, Angadha, Arjuna, Vashishta, Vibhishana -

Extolled for their virtues are King Nala, Yudhishtira, Sita and Janardhana

Pūrna-kumbha mantra The four verses of the purna-kumbha-mantra, from na karmanā na prajayā to yah parah sah maheśvarah,are typically chanted when

The Purusha Suktam gives a description of the spiritual unity of the universe. It presents the nature of Purusha, or the cosmic being, as both immanent in the manifested world and yet transcendent to

Om. We offer our salutations unto the Lord, the king of kings, the satisfier of desires. May the Lord of desires give me, the seeker of desires, what I desire. Salutations unto the Lord, the great kin

Excerpt from the book 'Prayer Guide' by Swami Dayananda Saraswati NA KARMANA Amrtatvam anasuh, amrtatvam anasire praptavantah, these people have gained immortality or freedom

All the Vedas talk about which goal, to know which, people take to a life of study and spiritual discipline, I tell you in brief - that is om.

Meditating in the mornings everyday on Somanatha, Vaidyanatha, Dhanvantari and the Ashwini twins, will make one free from even the touch of ill-health.

Yani Kani Ca Papani - Oh god! Whatever sins I have committed all my lives (including previous lives), please destroy them with every step I take around you. - In Sanskrit with Audio, in multiple languages with English Meaning and Significance.