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Saturday · Shani
Shani Mantra
शनि मन्त्र
ॐ शं शनैश्चराय नमः ॥
Om Sham Shanaishcharaya namaha
Salutations to Shani, the slow-mover — lord of karma and discipline.
Saturday. Especially during Shani Sade-Sati or Shani Dhaiya periods.
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Gayatri Mantra
गायत्री मन्त्र
ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वः । तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं । भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि । धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् ॥
We meditate on the divine light of the Sun, the source of all worlds — the brilliance of the Supreme. May it awaken our intellect.
Read →Mahamrityunjaya Mantra
महामृत्युञ्जय मन्त्र
ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् । उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान्मृत्योर्मुक्षीय माऽमृतात् ॥
We worship the three-eyed One, the fragrant, the nourisher. As the cucumber is freed from its stem at ripeness, may we be freed from death — but not from immortality.
Read →Asato Ma Sadgamaya
असतो मा सद्गमय
ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय । तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय । मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय । ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
Lead me from the unreal to the real · From darkness to light · From death to immortality · Peace, peace, peace.
Read →Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah
सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः
ॐ सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः । सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः । सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु । मा कश्चिद् दुःखभाग्भवेत् ॥ ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
May all beings be happy · May all be free from illness · May all see what is good · May none experience suffering · Peace, peace, peace.
Read →Karagre Vasate Lakshmi
कराग्रे वसते लक्ष्मीः
कराग्रे वसते लक्ष्मीः करमध्ये सरस्वती । करमूले तु गोविन्दः प्रभाते करदर्शनम् ॥
At the tip of the hand dwells Lakshmi, in the middle dwells Saraswati, and at the base dwells Govinda. Therefore, look at your hands first thing in the morning.
Read →Vakratunda Mahakaya
वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय
वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभ । निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा ॥
O curved-trunk one, vast of body, radiant as ten million suns — please make all my undertakings free from obstacles, always.
Read →Ganapati Beej Mantra
गणपति बीज मन्त्र
ॐ गं गणपतये नमः ॥
Salutations to Ganapati, the lord of the gana (the divine attendants).
Read →Panchakshari Mantra
पञ्चाक्षरी मन्त्र
ॐ नमः शिवाय ॥
I bow to Shiva, the auspicious inner Self.
Read →Lingashtakam (Opening Verse)
लिङ्गाष्टकम् (प्रथम श्लोक)
ब्रह्ममुरारिसुरार्चितलिङ्गं निर्मलभासितशोभितलिङ्गम् । जन्मजदुःखविनाशकलिङ्गं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥
I bow to that ever-auspicious linga — worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu, and all devas, radiant with pure brilliance, destroyer of birth-sorrow.
Read →Ashtakshari Mantra
अष्टाक्षरी मन्त्र
ॐ नमो नारायणाय ॥
Salutations to Narayana, the supreme refuge.
Read →Karmanye Vadhikaraste
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन । मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि ॥
You have the right to action alone — never to its fruits. Let not the fruits be your motive, nor let attachment draw you to inaction.
Read →Yada Yada Hi Dharmasya
यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य
यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत । अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम् ॥ परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम् । धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय सम्भवामि युगे युगे ॥
Whenever dharma declines and adharma rises, O Bharata, I manifest Myself. To protect the righteous, to destroy the evil-doers, and to re-establish dharma — I take birth, age after age.
Read →Shri Ram Jaya Ram Jaya Jaya Ram
श्री राम जय राम जय जय राम
श्री राम जय राम जय जय राम ॥
Victory to Lord Rama — the embodiment of righteousness and grace.
Read →Manojavam Marutatulya Vegam
मनोजवं मारुततुल्यवेगम्
मनोजवं मारुततुल्यवेगं जितेन्द्रियं बुद्धिमतां वरिष्ठम् । वातात्मजं वानरयूथमुख्यं श्रीरामदूतं शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥
Swift as the mind, fast as the wind, master of the senses, the wisest of the wise — son of the wind, chief of the vanara army, messenger of Rama — I take refuge in you.
Read →Hanumate Mantra
हनुमते मन्त्र
ॐ हनुमते नमः ॥
Salutations to Hanuman.
Read →Durga Beej Mantra
दुर्गा बीज मन्त्र
ॐ दुं दुर्गायै नमः ॥
Salutations to Goddess Durga.
Read →Mahalakshmi Mantra
महालक्ष्मी मन्त्र
ॐ श्रीं महालक्ष्म्यै नमः ॥
Salutations to Mahalakshmi, goddess of prosperity.
Read →Saraswati Mantra
सरस्वती मन्त्र
ॐ ऐं सरस्वत्यै नमः ॥
Salutations to Saraswati, goddess of learning and the arts.
Read →Ya Kundendu Tushaara
या कुन्देन्दु तुषार
या कुन्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला या शुभ्रवस्त्रावृता । या वीणावरदण्डमण्डितकरा या श्वेतपद्मासना । या ब्रह्माच्युतशङ्करप्रभृतिभिर्देवैः सदा वन्दिता । सा मां पातु सरस्वती भगवती निःशेषजाड्यापहा ॥
She who is fair as jasmine, the moon, and snow-flakes; clad in pure white; her hand graced by the noble veena; seated on a white lotus; ever worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and all devas — may Goddess Saraswati protect me and remove all dullness of mind.
Read →Aditya Hridayam (Opening)
आदित्य हृदयम् (प्रारम्भ)
आदित्यहृदयं पुण्यं सर्वशत्रुविनाशनम् । जयावहं जपेन्नित्यमक्षयं परमं शिवम् ॥
The sacred Aditya Hridayam destroys all enemies, brings victory, and is eternally auspicious — recite it daily.
Read →Surya Mantra
सूर्य मन्त्र
ॐ सूर्याय नमः ॥
Salutations to the Sun.
Read →Shani Mantra
शनि मन्त्र
ॐ शं शनैश्चराय नमः ॥
Salutations to Shani, the slow-mover — lord of karma and discipline.
Read →Twameva Mata Cha Pita Twameva
त्वमेव माता च पिता त्वमेव
त्वमेव माता च पिता त्वमेव । त्वमेव बन्धुश्च सखा त्वमेव । त्वमेव विद्या द्रविणं त्वमेव । त्वमेव सर्वं मम देव देव ॥
You alone are my mother and my father. You alone are my kin and my friend. You alone are my knowledge and my wealth. You alone are everything to me, O God of gods.
Read →Shanti Mantra (Sahana Vavatu)
शान्ति मन्त्र (सह नाववतु)
ॐ सह नाववतु । सह नौ भुनक्तु । सह वीर्यं करवावहै । तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु । मा विद्विषावहै । ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
May we both be protected. May we both be nourished. May we work together with great energy. May our study be bright and effective. May we not feel any hostility. Peace, peace, peace.
Read →Mangalam Bhagavan Vishnuh
मङ्गलं भगवान् विष्णुः
मङ्गलं भगवान् विष्णुः मङ्गलं गरुडध्वजः । मङ्गलं पुण्डरीकाक्षः मङ्गलायतनो हरिः ॥
Auspicious is Lord Vishnu. Auspicious is the one whose banner bears Garuda. Auspicious is the lotus-eyed one. The abode of all that is auspicious — that is Hari.
Read →Kaal Bhairav Beej Mantra
काल भैरव बीज मन्त्र
ॐ कालभैरवाय नमः ॥
Salutations to Kaal Bhairav — the fierce guardian of time, dweller of the cremation ground, protector of Kashi.
Read →Bhairav Ashtakam (Opening Verse)
भैरव अष्टकम् (प्रथम श्लोक)
देवराज सेव्यमान पावनांघ्रिपङ्कजं । व्यालयज्ञसूत्रमिन्दुशेखरं कृपाकरम् । नारदादियोगिवृन्द वन्दितं दिगम्बरं । काशिकापुराधिनाथ कालभैरवं भजे ॥
I worship Kaal Bhairav — sovereign of Kashi — whose holy lotus feet are served by Indra, who wears a serpent as the sacred thread, who bears the crescent moon, the compassionate one, praised by Narada and the great yogis, robed only in the directions themselves.
Read →Narasimha Beej Mantra
नृसिंह बीज मन्त्र
ॐ क्षौं नरसिंहाय नमः ॥
Salutations to Lord Narasimha — the half-lion, half-man avatar of Vishnu, destroyer of evil, protector of the devotee.
Read →Ugram Viram Mahavishnum
उग्रं वीरं महाविष्णुं
उग्रं वीरं महाविष्णुं ज्वलन्तं सर्वतोमुखम् । नृसिंहं भीषणं भद्रं मृत्युमृत्युं नमाम्यहम् ॥
I bow to Narasimha — the fierce, the heroic, the great Vishnu — blazing in every direction, terrifying yet auspicious, the death of death itself.
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