Devotion & Bhakti
Curated sets of devotional texts grouped by spiritual purpose.
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…
The Ganesh Aarti — beginning with the invocation 'Jaya Gaṇeśa jaya Gaṇeśa devā' — is the most widely sung devotional hymn of praise to Lord …
The Lakshmi Aarti — beginning with 'Oṃ jaya Lakṣmī mātā' — is the quintessential devotional aarti for the goddess of wealth, prosperity, and…
The Durga Aarti — beginning with 'Jaya Ambe Gaurī, Maiyā jaya Śyāmā Gaurī' — is the most beloved devotional aarti for Goddess Durga, the sup…
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 …
The Vishnu Sahasranama — the Thousand Names of Vishnu — is one of the most celebrated hymns of Hinduism, preserved in the Anushasana Parva (…
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…
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…
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…
The Shiva Chalisa is a forty-verse devotional hymn dedicated to Lord Shiva, composed in the chaupai-doha meter of medieval Awadhi Hindi — th…
The Gaṇapati Atharvashīrṣa — also known as the Gaṇeśopaniṣad — occupies a unique position in Vedic devotional literature. Classified among t…
The Rāma Cālīsā is one of the most beloved devotional compositions in the bhakti tradition, placing Lord Rāma — the seventh avatāra of Viṣṇu…
The Durgā Cālīsā is a forty-verse devotional poem addressed to Goddess Durgā — the great Śakti, the universal Mother, and the supreme destro…
The Lingashtakam (लिङ्गाष्टकम्, Liṅgāṣṭakam) is a celebrated eight-verse hymn addressed to the Shivalinga, the sacred aniconic form in which…
The Ram Raksha Stotra (राम रक्षा स्तोत्रम्, Rāma Rakṣā Stotram — 'The Armour Prayer of Rama') is one of the most revered protective prayers …
The Madhurashtakam (मधुराष्टकम्, Madhurāṣṭakam — 'The Eight Verses of Sweetness') is a celebrated Sanskrit lyric composed by Vallabhacharya …
The Kanakadhara Stotram (कनकधारा स्तोत्रम्, Kanakadharā Stotram — 'The Hymn of the Stream of Gold') is a celebrated 21-verse stotra attribut…
The Mahishasura Mardini Stotram (महिषासुरमर्दिनी स्तोत्रम्, Mahiṣāsura-mardinī Stotram — 'The Hymn of the Slayer of Mahishasura'), also know…
The Shri Sukta is one of the oldest surviving hymns to Lakshmi, embedded in the Khilani — the appendix supplement to the Rigveda. Its fiftee…
The Krishna Chalisa is a forty-verse devotional hymn in praise of Lord Krishna, composed in the traditional Hindi chalisa form. It follows t…
The Saraswati Chalisa is a forty-verse devotional hymn dedicated to Goddess Saraswati — the Vedic deity of knowledge, learning, language, mu…