Popular Mantras and Prayers
Guidelines for pronunciation are in the footnotes
Hare Rama Hare Krishna
Aum,
hare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare |
hare
krishna hare krishna krishna krishna hare hare ||
Isvara Dhayaanam
shivaaya vishnuruupaaya shivaruupaaya vishnave
shivasya
hridayam vishnu rvishtoshcha hridayam shivaha
yadhaashivamayo
vishnu revam vishnumaya sshivaha
yadhaastharam napashyaami
tathaame svasthiraayashi
namo brahmanya devaaya gobraahmana-hithaayacha
jagaditthaaya krishnaaya govindaaya namonamah.
A Mantra Extolling Rama's Name
Shree raama raama raamethi rame raame manorame |
sasranaama
tatthulyam raamanaama varaanane ||
Devi Shothram
Aum Namo Chaamundesvaree
Aum Namo Paramesvaree
Aum
Namo Raajaraajesvaree
Aum Namo Sarasvathee
Aum Namo Naaraayanee
Aum Namo Shankaree
Aum Devi Saadhu mahaabhaage mahaabhagya pradaayakam
Sarvaisvaryakaram
punyam sarva paapa pranaalanam
sarva daaridryasamanam sravanaath
bhukthi mukthidam
Raajavasyakaram divyam guhyaathi guhyatharam
param
While Wearing the Yajnopaveetham (sacred thread)
Yajnopaveetham paramam pavithram prajaapathe ryathsahajam
pursthaath |
Aayushya magryam prathimuncha shubhram yajnopaveetham
balamasthu tejaha!!
While Removing the Yajnopaveetham
Yajnopaveetham chinnathamthum, jeerna kasmaladhuushitham
|
Vissajaami yasho brahmavarcho deerghaayurasthame||
While Looking at Shiva or Shivalingam Through Nandi's horns
vrshasya vrshanam prushtvaa isvarashyaavalokanam
shrngamadhyai
shivam drshtvaa kailasam bhavathi dhruvam
A Prayer for the Thulasi Plant
yanmuule sarvatheerthaani yanmadhye sarvadevathaa |
yadagre
sarvavedaascha thulaseem tvaam namaamyaham ||
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Guidelines to pronunciation: Sanskrit is essentially a language of sounds and sound vibrations. The efficacy of Sanskrit prayers depends upon the vibrations that are produced during chanting. It is difficult to transliterate Sanskrit words into English with full justification to the original sounds. In the above stated transliteration we followed a simple approach to make it easier even for those who are not familiar with English or Sanskrit. Wherever you find repeat vowels (aa, uu, ee) please stretch the vowel sound (for ex., aa as in vast or path, uu as in cool or root, ee as in eel or feel). Similarly, "ai" should be pronounced as in gait, fight, or tight. Th should be pronounced as in think or thick, but when t alone is used, it should be pronounced as in two, top or tip.