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मंत्र · Mantras
Devanagari text, transliteration, meaning in English, and guidance on how to recite. Every mantra here carries a scriptural citation — if we cannot say where a text comes from, we do not publish it.
Complete text · 43 verses
All forty chaupais and three dohas in Awadhi, each with romanisation and an English meaning — Tulsidas's text rather than a paraphrase.
The opening verse of the Mahalakshmi Ashtakam, traditionally recited by Indra.
Shiva tells Parvati that Rama's name equals the thousand names of Vishnu — Ramaraksha Stotra 38.
The opening verse of the Narayana Suktam — Mahanarayana Upanishad 13.1.
The Rigvedic svasti verse asking four gods for well-being — Rigveda 1.89.6.
Vallabhacharya's verse in which everything about Krishna is sweet.
Shankara's opening verse to Lakshmi, on the sidelong glance that rests on Vishnu.
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The Rigvedic svasti verse asking four gods for well-being — Rigveda 1.89.6.
Shankara's opening verse to Lakshmi, on the sidelong glance that rests on Vishnu.
Vallabhacharya's verse in which everything about Krishna is sweet.
The opening verse of the Mahalakshmi Ashtakam, traditionally recited by Indra.
The opening verse of the Narayana Suktam — Mahanarayana Upanishad 13.1.
Shiva tells Parvati that Rama's name equals the thousand names of Vishnu — Ramaraksha Stotra 38.
The Vedic gayatri of Shanmukha, the six-faced Subrahmanya — Mahanarayana Upanishad 1.26.
The opening verse of Budhakaushika's Ramaraksha Stotra, on the reach of Rama's story.
The first verse of the Shri Suktam, asking Agni to summon Lakshmi — Shri Suktam 1.
Shankara's verse on Murugan mounted on his peacock — Subrahmanya Bhujangam 3.
Shankara's opening verse to Annapurna of Kashi: give alms, mother.
Shankara's verse of total dependence: you alone are my refuge, Bhavani.
Sanskrit text is taken from cited editions. English meanings name their source, so you can tell a published scholarly translation from an editor’s rendering. Where the source of a widely recited verse is genuinely disputed, we hold it back rather than invent a reference. Hindi meanings and verified audio recitations are being added over time — we would rather publish nothing than publish a recording of unknown provenance or a machine translation.
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