Stotra mantras
Devotional hymn literature — praise poetry rather than a Vedic formula.
8 mantras
Lalita Sahasranama — the opening verse
The first four of Lalita Tripura Sundari's thousand names: Sri Mata, Sri Maharajni, Srimat Simhasaneshvari, and she who rose from the fire-pit of consciousness.
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.
Bhairava Stava of Abhinavagupta — opening verse
Abhinavagupta's hymn to Bhairava, from the Stotravali: I worship in my heart the lord who pervades everything moving and unmoving, by a mind made of you.
Kalabhairava Ashtakam — opening verse
The first of the eight verses to the lord of Kashi, each closing on the same line: I worship Kala Bhairava, master of the city of Kashi.
Nirvana Shatakam — verse 1
Not the mind, not the senses, not the elements — I am consciousness and bliss; I am Shiva.
Rudrashtakam — verse 1
I bow to Ishana, whose form is nirvana — Tulsidas's eight-verse hymn to Shiva, opening stanza.
Hanuman Chalisa — closing doha
The couplet that closes the Chalisa, asking Hanuman to live in the heart along with Rama, Lakshmana and Sita.
Bhaja Govindam — opening verse
Worship Govinda, you fool — when the hour comes, grammar will not save you.