Stotra
The Āditya Hṛdayam (literally 'the Heart of Āditya') is one of the most powerful and ancient Vedic hymns to Sūrya, the S…
The Vishnu Sahasranama — the Thousand Names of Vishnu — is one of the most celebrated hymns of Hinduism, preserved in th…
The Śrī Mahālakṣmyaṣṭakam is a devotional hymn of eight primary verses (aṣṭaka) in praise of Goddess Mahālakṣmī, the dei…
The Śiva Tāṇḍava Stotram is a majestic Sanskrit hymn of 17 verses composed by Rāvaṇa, the scholar-king of Laṅkā and a su…
The Sarasvatī Vandanā is the most widely recited prayer to Goddess Sarasvatī — the Vedic deity of speech (Vāk), knowledg…
The Gāyatrī Mantra is the most sacred Vedic mantra, appearing as Rigveda 3.62.10 and attributed to the seer Viśvāmitra. …
The Hanuman Bahuk is a 44-verse Hindi/Awadhi devotional poem composed by the great saint-poet Goswami Tulsidas (c. 1532–…
The Mahā Mṛtyuñjaya Mantra — 'the great death-conquering mantra' — stands among the most powerful and widely recited ver…
The Gaṇapati Atharvashīrṣa — also known as the Gaṇeśopaniṣad — occupies a unique position in Vedic devotional literature…
The Lingashtakam (लिङ्गाष्टकम्, Liṅgāṣṭakam) is a celebrated eight-verse hymn addressed to the Shivalinga, the sacred an…
The Ram Raksha Stotra (राम रक्षा स्तोत्रम्, Rāma Rakṣā Stotram — 'The Armour Prayer of Rama') is one of the most revered…
The Madhurashtakam (मधुराष्टकम्, Madhurāṣṭakam — 'The Eight Verses of Sweetness') is a celebrated Sanskrit lyric compose…
The Kanakadhara Stotram (कनकधारा स्तोत्रम्, Kanakadharā Stotram — 'The Hymn of the Stream of Gold') is a celebrated 21-v…
The Mahishasura Mardini Stotram (महिषासुरमर्दिनी स्तोत्रम्, Mahiṣāsura-mardinī Stotram — 'The Hymn of the Slayer of Mahi…
The Navagraha Stotram is one of the most universally recited prayers in the Vedic astrological tradition, comprising nin…
The Shri Sukta is one of the oldest surviving hymns to Lakshmi, embedded in the Khilani — the appendix supplement to the…