Wednesday

Sacred texts recommended for each day of the week, matched to the presiding deity and planetary ruler.

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
Aarti
जय गणेश जय गणेश देवा
Jaya Gaṇeśa jaya Gaṇeśa devā

The Ganesh Aarti — beginning with the invocation 'Jaya Gaṇeśa jaya Gaṇeśa devā' — is the most widely sung devotional hymn of praise to Lord …

5 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
Stotra
मधुराष्टकम्
Madhurāṣṭakam

The Madhurashtakam (मधुराष्टकम्, Madhurāṣṭakam — 'The Eight Verses of Sweetness') is a celebrated Sanskrit lyric composed by Vallabhacharya …

8 verses
Stotra
नवग्रह स्तोत्रम्
Navagraha Stotram

The Navagraha Stotram is one of the most universally recited prayers in the Vedic astrological tradition, comprising nine short verses — one…

9 verses
Chalisa
कृष्ण चालीसा
Kṛṣṇa Cālīsā

The Krishna Chalisa is a forty-verse devotional hymn in praise of Lord Krishna, composed in the traditional Hindi chalisa form. It follows t…

42 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