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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…

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 Go…

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 S…

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
श्री महालक्ष्म्यष्टकम्
Śrī Mahālakṣmyaṣṭakam

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

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–…

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 mediev…

Stotra
महामृत्युञ्जय मन्त्र
Mahāmṛtyuñjaya Mantra

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

Chalisa
राम चालीसा
Rāma Cālīsā

The Rāma Cālīsā is one of the most beloved devotional compositions in the bhakti tradition, placing Lord Rāma — the seve…

Chalisa
दुर्गा चालीसा
Durgā Cālīsā

The Durgā Cālīsā is a forty-verse devotional poem addressed to Goddess Durgā — the great Śakti, the universal Mother, an…

Stotra
राम रक्षा स्तोत्रम्
Rāma Rakṣā Stotram

The Ram Raksha Stotra (राम रक्षा स्तोत्रम्, Rāma Rakṣā Stotram — 'The Armour Prayer of Rama') is one of the most revered…