Knowledge & Wisdom

Curated sets of devotional texts grouped by spiritual purpose.

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 and Parvati, and th…

42 verses
Stotra
विष्णु सहस्रनाम
Viṣṇu Sahasranāma

The Vishnu Sahasranama — the Thousand Names of Vishnu — is one of the most celebrated hymns of Hinduism, preserved in the Anushasana Parva (…

20 verses
Stotra
सरस्वती वन्दना
Sarasvatī Vandanā

The Sarasvatī Vandanā is the most widely recited prayer to Goddess Sarasvatī — the Vedic deity of speech (Vāk), knowledge, arts, music, wisd…

7 verses
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. The mantra invokes S…

13 verses
Stotra
गणपति अथर्वशीर्ष
Gaṇapati Atharvashīrṣa

The Gaṇapati Atharvashīrṣa — also known as the Gaṇeśopaniṣad — occupies a unique position in Vedic devotional literature. Classified among t…

12 verses
Chalisa
सरस्वती चालीसा
Sarasvatī Cālīsā

The Saraswati Chalisa is a forty-verse devotional hymn dedicated to Goddess Saraswati — the Vedic deity of knowledge, learning, language, mu…

42 verses