Sangraha

Sacred chalisas, aartis, stotras, and bhajans with Devanagari script, IAST transliteration, and meaning.

Chalisa
हनुमान चालीसा
Hanumān Cālīsā

The Hanumān Cālīsā is a forty-verse devotional hymn composed by the saint-poet Goswami Tulsidas (c. 1532–1623 CE) in the Awadhi dialect of H…

43 verses · 12 min recitation
Chalisa
गणेश चालीसा
Gaṇeśa Cālīsā

The Gaṇeśa Cālīsā is a forty-verse devotional hymn (cālīsā) dedicated to Lord Ganesha — the elephant-headed son of Shiva and Parvati, and th…

42 verses · 12 min recitation
Aarti
जय गणेश जय गणेश देवा
Jaya Gaṇeśa jaya Gaṇeśa devā

The Ganesh Aarti — beginning with the invocation 'Jaya Gaṇeśa jaya Gaṇeśa devā' — is the most widely sung devotional hymn of praise to Lord …

5 verses · 4 min recitation
Aarti
ॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता
Oṃ jaya Lakṣmī mātā

The Lakshmi Aarti — beginning with 'Oṃ jaya Lakṣmī mātā' — is the quintessential devotional aarti for the goddess of wealth, prosperity, and…

8 verses · 6 min recitation
Aarti
जय अम्बे गौरी
Jaya Ambe Gaurī

The Durga Aarti — beginning with 'Jaya Ambe Gaurī, Maiyā jaya Śyāmā Gaurī' — is the most beloved devotional aarti for Goddess Durga, the sup…

9 verses · 6 min recitation
Stotra
आदित्य हृदयम्
Āditya Hṛdayam

The Āditya Hṛdayam (literally 'the Heart of Āditya') is one of the most powerful and ancient Vedic hymns to Sūrya, the Sun God, embedded in …

31 verses · 15 min recitation
Stotra
विष्णु सहस्रनाम
Viṣṇu Sahasranāma

The Vishnu Sahasranama — the Thousand Names of Vishnu — is one of the most celebrated hymns of Hinduism, preserved in the Anushasana Parva (…

20 verses · 5 min recitation
Stotra
श्री महालक्ष्म्यष्टकम्
Śrī Mahālakṣmyaṣṭakam

The Śrī Mahālakṣmyaṣṭakam is a devotional hymn of eight primary verses (aṣṭaka) in praise of Goddess Mahālakṣmī, the deity of wealth, auspic…

11 verses · 7 min recitation
Stotra
शिव ताण्डव स्तोत्रम्
Śiva Tāṇḍava Stotram

The Śiva Tāṇḍava Stotram is a majestic Sanskrit hymn of 17 verses composed by Rāvaṇa, the scholar-king of Laṅkā and a supreme devotee of Śiv…

15 verses · 12 min recitation
Stotra
सरस्वती वन्दना
Sarasvatī Vandanā

The Sarasvatī Vandanā is the most widely recited prayer to Goddess Sarasvatī — the Vedic deity of speech (Vāk), knowledge, arts, music, wisd…

7 verses · 6 min recitation
Stotra
गायत्री मन्त्र (सावित्री स्तुति)
Gāyatrī Mantra (Sāvitrī Stuti)

The Gāyatrī Mantra is the most sacred Vedic mantra, appearing as Rigveda 3.62.10 and attributed to the seer Viśvāmitra. The mantra invokes S…

13 verses · 10 min recitation
Stotra
हनुमान बाहुक
Hanumān Bāhuk

The Hanuman Bahuk is a 44-verse Hindi/Awadhi devotional poem composed by the great saint-poet Goswami Tulsidas (c. 1532–1623 CE), the author…

30 verses · 5 min recitation
Chalisa
शिव चालीसा
Śiva Cālīsā

The Shiva Chalisa is a forty-verse devotional hymn dedicated to Lord Shiva, composed in the chaupai-doha meter of medieval Awadhi Hindi — th…

42 verses · 10 min recitation
Stotra
महामृत्युञ्जय मन्त्र
Mahāmṛtyuñjaya Mantra

The Mahā Mṛtyuñjaya Mantra — 'the great death-conquering mantra' — stands among the most powerful and widely recited verses in the entire Ve…

7 verses · 8 min recitation
Stotra
गणपति अथर्वशीर्ष
Gaṇapati Atharvashīrṣa

The Gaṇapati Atharvashīrṣa — also known as the Gaṇeśopaniṣad — occupies a unique position in Vedic devotional literature. Classified among t…

12 verses · 10 min recitation