Protection
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 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 Śrī Mahālakṣmyaṣṭakam is a devotional hymn of eight primary verses (aṣṭaka) in praise of Goddess Mahālakṣmī, the deity of wealth, auspic…
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 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 Durgā Cālīsā is a forty-verse devotional poem addressed to Goddess Durgā — the great Śakti, the universal Mother, and the supreme destro…
The Ram Raksha Stotra (राम रक्षा स्तोत्रम्, Rāma Rakṣā Stotram — 'The Armour Prayer of Rama') is one of the most revered protective prayers …
The Mahishasura Mardini Stotram (महिषासुरमर्दिनी स्तोत्रम्, Mahiṣāsura-mardinī Stotram — 'The Hymn of the Slayer of Mahishasura'), also know…
The Navagraha Stotram is one of the most universally recited prayers in the Vedic astrological tradition, comprising nine short verses — one…