Knowledge & Wisdom
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…
Stotra
विष्णु सहस्रनाम
Viṣṇu Sahasranāma
The Vishnu Sahasranama — the Thousand Names of Vishnu — is one of the most celebrated hymns of Hinduism, preserved in th…
Stotra
सरस्वती वन्दना
Sarasvatī Vandanā
The Sarasvatī Vandanā is the most widely recited prayer to Goddess Sarasvatī — the Vedic deity of speech (Vāk), knowledg…
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. …
Stotra
गणपति अथर्वशीर्ष
Gaṇapati Atharvashīrṣa
The Gaṇapati Atharvashīrṣa — also known as the Gaṇeśopaniṣad — occupies a unique position in Vedic devotional literature…
Chalisa
सरस्वती चालीसा
Sarasvatī Cālīsā
The Saraswati Chalisa is a forty-verse devotional hymn dedicated to Goddess Saraswati — the Vedic deity of knowledge, le…