Mantras for Daily sandhyaनित्य संध्या
The twice-daily observance at dawn and dusk.
PauranicMala mantra (long)
Hare Krishna Mahamantra
The sixteen-name mantra, given in the Kali-Santarana Upanishad.
Kali-Santarana Upanishad 1Krishna32 syllables
PauranicMantra
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya
The twelve-syllable Vishnu mantra that opens the Bhagavata Purana.
Bhagavata Purana 1.1.1Vishnu12 syllables
VedicMantra
Om Namah Shivaya — the Panchakshara
The five-syllable Shiva mantra. The phrase occurs in the Shri Rudram of the Krishna Yajurveda.
Krishna Yajurveda, Taittiriya Samhita 4.5.8 (Shri Rudram, Namakam)Shiva5 syllables
VedicMantra
Gayatri Mantra
The most widely recited Vedic verse, addressed to the light of the sun — Rigveda 3.62.10.
Rigveda 3.62.10Surya24 syllables