Peace & Peace of Mind
Curated sets of devotional texts grouped by spiritual purpose.
The Lakshmi Aarti — beginning with 'Oṃ jaya Lakṣmī mātā' — is the quintessential devotional aarti for the goddess of wealth, prosperity, and…
The Śrī Mahālakṣmyaṣṭakam is a devotional hymn of eight primary verses (aṣṭaka) in praise of Goddess Mahālakṣmī, the deity of wealth, auspic…
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 Mahā Mṛtyuñjaya Mantra — 'the great death-conquering mantra' — stands among the most powerful and widely recited verses in the entire Ve…
The Rāma Cālīsā is one of the most beloved devotional compositions in the bhakti tradition, placing Lord Rāma — the seventh avatāra of Viṣṇu…
The Lingashtakam (लिङ्गाष्टकम्, Liṅgāṣṭakam) is a celebrated eight-verse hymn addressed to the Shivalinga, the sacred aniconic form in which…
The Madhurashtakam (मधुराष्टकम्, Madhurāṣṭakam — 'The Eight Verses of Sweetness') is a celebrated Sanskrit lyric composed by Vallabhacharya …
The Navagraha Stotram is one of the most universally recited prayers in the Vedic astrological tradition, comprising nine short verses — one…
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…