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ॐ सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः

Mantras·Traditionally recited for

Traditionally recited for honouring the teacherगुरु वंदना

Traditionally recited in reverence to one's teacher.

Mantras are presented here as scripture and cultural practice, with their sources cited. Descriptions of what a mantra is traditionally recited for record tradition — they are not claims of any medical, psychological or material outcome, and nothing here is a substitute for professional medical advice or treatment.

StotraMantra

Dakshinamurti Stotra — opening verse

Shankara's opening verse on the world seen as a city in a mirror.

Dakshinamurti Stotra 1Dakshinamurti

StotraStotra

Hanuman Chalisa — opening doha

The first couplet of the Hanuman Chalisa: the poet cleans the mirror of his mind with the dust of his guru's feet before he begins.

Hanuman Chalisa, Tulsidas opening doha (1 of 2)Hanuman

VedicMantra

Saha Navavatu

The teacher-and-student peace verse — may we be protected together, and may we not quarrel. Taittiriya Upanishad 2.1.1.

Taittiriya Upanishad 2.1.1