Mantra – Kevalashtakam Writer – Nilantha GoswamiOriginal text- PanchratnamLanguage- SanskritDiety – Krishna 1.Madhuraḿ Madhurebhyo ‘Pi Mańgalebhyo ‘Pi Mańgalam Pāvanaḿ Pāvanebhyo ‘Pi Harer Nāmaiva Kevalam मधुरं मधुरेभ्योऽपि मङ्गलेभ्योऽपि मङ्गलम् । पावनं पावनेभ्योऽपि हरेर्नामैव केवलम् ॥ १॥ More sweet than all other sweet things; more auspicious than all other auspicious things; the greatest purifier of all purifying …
Mantra : Karitikeya Pragya Vivardhana StrotramGiven by – Kartikeya himself has given this strotramText – Rudra Yamala (Tantra Text)Language- SanskritDiety – Murugan/ Skanda/ KartikeyaBenefits- Improves Pragya ( spiritual intelligence) This Strotram is given by Skanda himself. It helps in improving intelligence ( not to confuse with intellect)- the spiritual wisdom ,which helps a soul to …
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Prayer- Sankatmochan Hanumanashtak Composer- Goswami TulsidasLanguage- AwadhiDeity- Hanuman Hanumanashtak It is said that around 1560s Tulsidas ji used to recite Shri Ram Stuti daily in the forests of Varanasi. To hear him many people gathered . The recitation was also attended by an elderly person suffering from Kusth rog( leprosy). He used to sit at …
Prayer- ChaurastakamComposer- Bilva Mangal ThakurLanguage- SanskritDiety- Krishna Shri Chaurastakam is written by Bilva Mangal Thakur , an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna. The prayer glorifies the qualities of Lord Krishna as a child and a cowherd of Vrindavan. Chaurastakam Lyrics and Meaning 1.Vraje prasiddham navanita-cauram gopańgananam ca dukula-cauram Aneka-janmarjita-papa-cauram cauragraganyam purusam namami व्रजेप्रसिद्धं नवनीत चौरम, …
Mantra – Nirvana ShatakamComposed by – Jagadguru Adi ShankaracharyaConcept- Non-dualismFormat – Neti – Neti ( neither this nor that, ultimately denying ones association with everything)Deity- ParaBrahman ( the supreme consciousness) Nirvana Shatkam There are six hymns in Nirvana Shatakam , which are written by Adi Shankaracharya. He has described the way a self realised soul …
Prayer- Shri Bajrang BaanWriter – Goswami TulsidasLanguage- Awadhi(vernacular language)Deity- HanumanBenefits- To get rid of enemies and evil energies Shri Bajrang Baan is a very powerful prayer to Lord Hanuman. It is recited by devotees to get away from life problems and remove enemies from their path. The prayer should be recited with proper arrangements and …
Hanuman Chalisa is a Hindu devotional hymn on Lord Hanuman. It was written by Tulsidas, a poet and saint of 16th century, in Awadhi language. There are forty verses in the hymn and hence the name Hanuman Chalisa, meaning fory verses in praise of Hanuman. Tulsidas addresses Hanuman with four adjectives in this final verse …
COMPOSER : Sri U. V. Vidvan Mukkur Srinivasavaradacariyar SvamikalLANGUAGE : SanskritDIETY : Ashtalakshmi Ashtalakshmi are mentioned by Sage Vyasa in SrimadBhagwatam .Ashtalakshmi are a group of eight manifestations of Devi Lakshmi, born from the churning of milk ocean( Samudra manthan). In 1970’s a Vaishnav named Sri U. Ve. Vidvan Mukkur Srinivasavaradacariyar Svamikal ,composed Ashtalakshmi Strotram …
BHAJ GOVINDAM When Adi Shankaracharya was walking on the streets of Kashi ( Vanarasi) accompanied by his 14 disciples ,he saw an elderly man trying hard to learn the rules of Sanskrit Grammar. Shankara was deeply pained at this . At such age , one should devote his left over time in worshipping God,instead of …
COMPOSER : VED VYASALANGUAGE : SANSKRITDIETY : RAMA Rama Ashtakam are nine verses in praise of Lord Rama ,composed by Maharishi Veda Vyasa. RAMASHTAKAM LYRICS AND MEANING: HINDI: 1.भजे विशेषसुन्दरं समस्तपापखण्डनम्। स्वभक्तचित्तरञ्जनं सदैव राममद्वयम् ॥ १ ॥ ENGLISH: Bhaje visesha sundaram, samastha papa khandanam, Swabhaktha chitha ranjanam, Sadaiva rama madvayam. MEANING: I pray always that …