Mantras and Stotras
Mantras, stotras and chalisa, with meaning and when they are recited.
Ganesh Vandana
Three traditional verses to Lord Ganesha
Lord ShivaMahamrityunjaya Mantra
The Tryambaka mantra, a Vedic prayer to Lord Shiva
Lord ShivaOm Namah Shivaya and the Shiva Panchakshara Stotra
The five-syllable mantra and the stotra traditionally ascribed to Adi Shankaracharya
Lord VishnuVishnu Stuti
Shantakaram, and two main mantras of Lord Vishnu
Goddess LakshmiMahalakshmi Ashtakam
Namastestu Mahamaye, Indra's hymn to Goddess Mahalakshmi
Goddess DurgaDurga Stuti
Sarva Mangala Mangalye, Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu and the Durga Saptashloki
Lord HanumanHanuman Chalisa
By Goswami Tulsidas: two opening dohas, forty chaupais and a closing doha
Goddess SaraswatiSaraswati Vandana
Ya Kundendu Tushar Har Dhavala, with the Vidyarambha prayer
Surya Dev (the Sun)Surya Mantra
Om Suryaya Namah, the 12 names of Surya Namaskar and the Surya arghya mantra
Shani Dev (Saturn)Shani Mantra
Om Sham Shanaishcharaya Namah and Nilanjana Samabhasam
Gayatri MantraGayatri Mantra
The Vedic mantra to Savitr, the divine light of the sun
Daily pujaShanti Mantras
Four traditional prayers for peace