Wednesday
Sacred texts recommended for each day of the week, matched to the presiding deity and planetary ruler.
The Gaṇeśa Cālīsā is a forty-verse devotional hymn (cālīsā) dedicated to Lord Ganesha — the elephant-headed son of Shiva and Parvati, and th…
The Ganesh Aarti — beginning with the invocation 'Jaya Gaṇeśa jaya Gaṇeśa devā' — is the most widely sung devotional hymn of praise to Lord …
The Gaṇapati Atharvashīrṣa — also known as the Gaṇeśopaniṣad — occupies a unique position in Vedic devotional literature. Classified among t…
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 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…