In this post, we are providing the English lyrics or English transliteration of the Sri Mahalakshmi Ashtakam mantra, which is a part of the Padma Purana. There are 11 stanzas and a total of 22 lines in this mantra. At the end of the Ashtakam itself, it is mentioned that a person can decide to …
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I remember I was attending a Sanskrit mantra retreat in a beautiful ashram in Rishikesh, India, when someone asked this question: “Why the third ‘Shanti’ of the mantra ‘Shanti Shanti Shanti’ ends on a higher note than the others?” Well, I didn’t know the answer! Hear this audio and at the end of the mantra, …
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In any language, with time, the pronunciation differences occur automatically. Different people have the tendency to pronounce some letters, words, phrases etc. in their own distinct manner, often completing confusing the real pronunciation. Sanskrit is a no exception in this; however, due to the strict sound-based philosophy, it has preserved its rules intact. In India, …
Rudra Gayatri is a powerful mantra chanted in Sanskrit with intonation of sound to invoke the blessings of Lord Rudra, which is a form of Lord Shiva. In this mantra, the grandeur of Lord Rudra is mentioned and chanted. Below is the English transliteration of this Sanskrit mantra with swara marks for easy pronunciation …
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We present the Sanskrit and English version of Garuda Gayatri with Swara marks for easy pronunciation. Garuda is the king of birds and is the revered vehicle of Lord Vishnu. Garuda is believed to carry the people to Vishnu-loka after their death. Below is the English version of this mantra with swara marks.
We provide the Vishnu Gayatri mantra in Sanskrit with English transliteration and swara marks for chanting help. This Vishnu Gayatri propitiates three names of Vishnu–Narayana, Vasudeva, and Vishnu. We present the English transliteration below with swara marks.
Due to the association of Goddess Saraswati with education and knowledge, this mantra is often recited in schools, colleges and various other educational institutions. A lot of kids would know this mantra by rote, though they may not understand the full meaning of this mantra. We present both the Sanskrit and English texts of this …
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We present the Sanskrit and English version of Hamsa Gayatri. Very interestingly, due to negligence and also trendy spelling styles used in various local languages including Hindi, a lot of people pronounce this word as Hansa, just like Samskrit is pronounced as Sanskrit. However, the correct pronunciation is Haṁsa. Below is the English transliteration of this …
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Imagine a beautiful wooden house amidst trees planted in rows on a mound, with wide ranches on its backside and the Pacific Sea on its left: this is what the setting of the retreat looked like. It’s like in one of the most remote, secluded and secret areas of the world, you suddenly find yourself …
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Sahanavavatu Mantra This mantra is considered as one of the main Shanti Mantras in the Vedic texts and is quite popular and famous among the masses. I have seen and heard a lot of foreigners also picking this mantra and reciting it with completely correct pronunciation. A lot of people use this mantra as the …
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This is an amazing mantra having the latent beauty of Mathematics in it. It says: “This is complete; that is complete; from complete comes complete. When we take complete from complete, only complete remains” Mathematically, it is infinity, which is of course another name of God! Pronunciation Guide and things to take care of:
I have recently tried singing some Sanskrit mantras that I know by heart. Undoubtedly, when I sing them, it gives me peace and calmness. Though the number of these mantras are limited and I can’t sing every mantra in a tune, I feel very happy to even sing a single or two stanzas from a …