Daily prayers
Traditional prayers for waking, the evening lamp, meals, study, new work, puja and night, with today's suggestions.
Today's Bhakti
Today is Monday (Somvar). Today: Sankranti.
Deity of the day: Shiva Monday (Somvar) is traditionally associated with Shiva.
- Mantra of the day Chandra Beej Mantra Beej mantra · Chandra Monday (Somvar) is traditionally associated with Shiva.
- Aarti of the day Lavthavti Vikrala (Shankarachi Aarti) Aarti · Shiva Monday (Somvar) is traditionally associated with Shiva.
- Stotra of the day Shiva Panchakshara Stotram Stotra · Shiva Monday (Somvar) is traditionally associated with Shiva.
- Prayer of the day Kara Charana Kritam (prayer for forgiveness) Prayer · Shiva Monday (Somvar) is traditionally associated with Shiva.
Suggestions follow widely known traditional associations of the day and today's observances; no practice is mandatory. Follow your own tradition.
Morning
- Beej mantra Om (Pranava) ॐ (प्रणव)
- Shanti mantra Asato Ma Sadgamaya असतो मा सद्गमय
- Daily prayer Karagre Vasate Lakshmi (morning prayer) कराग्रे वसते लक्ष्मीः (प्रातः स्मरण)
- Namavali · Surya Surya Namaskar Mantras (twelve names of Surya) सूर्य नमस्कार मन्त्र (सूर्य के बारह नाम)
- Shanti mantra Om Purnamadah Purnamidam (Shanti Mantra) ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदम् (शान्ति मन्त्र)
- Daily prayer Samudra Vasane Devi (prayer to Mother Earth) समुद्रवसने देवि (भूमि वन्दना)
- Prayer · Surya Ehi Surya Sahasramsho (arghya verse) एहि सूर्य सहस्रांशो (अर्घ्य मन्त्र)
- Prayer · Tulsi Mata Mahaprasada Janani (Tulsi namaskar) महाप्रसादजननी (तुलसी नमस्कार)
- Stotra · Vishnu Gajendra Moksha Stotram गजेन्द्र मोक्ष स्तोत्र
- Suktam · Vishnu Narayana Suktam नारायण सूक्त
- Prayer · Ganga Mata Gange Cha Yamune Chaiva (invoking the holy rivers) गङ्गे च यमुने चैव (तीर्थ आवाहन)
- Stotra · Surya Aditya Hridayam आदित्य हृदय स्तोत्र
- Stotra · Shri Krishna Bhaja Govindam भज गोविन्दम्
- Suktam · Vishnu Purusha Suktam पुरुष सूक्त
- Stotra · Shiva Nirvana Shatakam निर्वाण षट्कम्
- Ashtakam · Sheetla Mata Sheetalashtakam शीतलाष्टक
- Suktam · Saraswati Medha Suktam मेधा सूक्त
- Stotra · Ganesha Ganesha Pancharatnam गणेश पञ्चरत्नम्
- Ashtakam · Jagannath Jagannathashtakam जगन्नाथाष्टकम्
- Mantra · Surya Om Ghrini Suryaya Namah ॐ घृणि सूर्याय नमः
- Stotra · Dattatreya Dattatreya Stotram (Narada Purana) दत्तात्रेय स्तोत्र (नारद पुराण)
- Gayatri mantra · Gayatri (the Goddess) Gayatri Mantra गायत्री मंत्र
- Stuti · Sita Udbhava Sthiti Samhara Karinim (Sita Vandana) उद्भवस्थितिसंहारकारिणीं (सीता वन्दना)
- Stotra · Ardhanarishvara Ardhanarishvara Stotram अर्धनारीश्वर स्तोत्र
Evening lamp and sandhya
- Daily prayer Shubham Karoti (evening lamp prayer) शुभं करोति (दीप ज्योति प्रार्थना)
- Prayer · Tulsi Mata Mahaprasada Janani (Tulsi namaskar) महाप्रसादजननी (तुलसी नमस्कार)
- Stotra · Narasimha Lakshmi Narasimha Karavalamba Stotram लक्ष्मीनृसिंह करावलम्ब स्तोत्र
- Bhajan · Kali Ma Amay Ghurabe Koto (Shyama Sangeet) मा आमाय घुराबे कतो (श्यामा संगीत)
- Stotra · Shani Dev Dasharatha-krita Shani Stotram दशरथकृत शनि स्तोत्र
- Aarti · Shiva Lavthavti Vikrala (Shankarachi Aarti) लवथवती विक्राळा (शंकराची आरती)
- Gayatri mantra · Gayatri (the Goddess) Gayatri Mantra गायत्री मंत्र
- Aarti · Shiva Om Jai Shiv Omkara (Shiv Aarti) ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा (शिवजी की आरती)
- Aarti · Ganesha Sukhkarta Dukhharta (Ganpati Aarti) सुखकर्ता दुःखहर्ता (गणपतीची आरती)
- Aarti · Vitthal (Vithoba) Yuge Atthavis Viteveri Ubha (Vitthalachi Aarti) युगें अठ्ठावीस विटेवरी उभा (विठ्ठलाची आरती)
Before meals
Before study
- Shanti mantra Om Saha Navavatu (Shanti Mantra) ॐ सह नाववतु (शान्ति मन्त्र)
- Daily prayer · Saraswati Saraswati Namastubhyam (prayer before study) सरस्वति नमस्तुभ्यं (विद्यारम्भ प्रार्थना)
- Shanti mantra Om Bhadram Karnebhih (Shanti Mantra) ॐ भद्रं कर्णेभिः (शान्ति मन्त्र)
- Prayer Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu (Guru vandana) गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुः (गुरु वन्दना)
- Stuti · Saraswati Ya Kundendu Tusharahara Dhavala (Saraswati vandana) या कुन्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला (सरस्वती वन्दना)
- Mantra · Saraswati Om Aim Saraswatyai Namah ॐ ऐं सरस्वत्यै नमः
- Stotra · Shri Krishna Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12 — Bhakti Yoga श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 12 — भक्तियोग
Beginning new work
During puja
- Stuti · Shiva Karpura Gauram Karunavataram कर्पूरगौरं करुणावतारं
- Shanti mantra Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः
- Prayer Tvameva Mata Cha Pita Tvameva त्वमेव माता च पिता त्वमेव
- Shanti mantra Om Dyauh Shanti (Shanti Path) ॐ द्यौः शान्तिः (शान्ति पाठ)
- Dhyana shloka · Ganesha Shuklambaradharam Vishnum शुक्लाम्बरधरं विष्णुम्
- Prayer Avahanam Na Janami (closing prayer of puja) आवाहनं न जानामि (क्षमा प्रार्थना)
- Prayer · Vishnu Apavitrah Pavitro Va (purification verse) अपवित्रः पवित्रो वा (पवित्रीकरण)
- Prayer · Vishnu Kayena Vacha (offering of all actions) कायेन वाचा (समर्पण)
- Prayer · Ganga Mata Gange Cha Yamune Chaiva (invoking the holy rivers) गङ्गे च यमुने चैव (तीर्थ आवाहन)
- Suktam · Vishnu Purusha Suktam पुरुष सूक्त
- Suktam · Vishnu Narayana Suktam नारायण सूक्त
- Suktam · Durga Durga Suktam दुर्गा सूक्त
- Stotra · Shiva Shiva Ashtottara Shatanama Stotram शिव अष्टोत्तरशतनाम स्तोत्र
- Stotra · Lakshmi Kanakadhara Stotram कनकधारा स्तोत्र
- Suktam · Lakshmi Shri Suktam श्री सूक्त
- Aarti · Shiva Lavthavti Vikrala (Shankarachi Aarti) लवथवती विक्राळा (शंकराची आरती)
- Aarti · Ganesha Sukhkarta Dukhharta (Ganpati Aarti) सुखकर्ता दुःखहर्ता (गणपतीची आरती)
- Aarti · Vitthal (Vithoba) Yuge Atthavis Viteveri Ubha (Vitthalachi Aarti) युगें अठ्ठावीस विटेवरी उभा (विठ्ठलाची आरती)
Before sleep
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