Shaiva
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
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 su…
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…
Stotra
लिङ्गाष्टकम्
Liṅgāṣṭakam
The Lingashtakam (लिङ्गाष्टकम्, Liṅgāṣṭakam) is a celebrated eight-verse hymn addressed to the Shivalinga, the sacred an…