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Soma Mantra
A short Vedic invocation to Soma, the Moon deity, drawn from the Rigveda’s lunar hymns and used in traditional japa for mental composure and emotional steadiness.
Muthukumaran SelvarajHomas & RitualsSita Mantra
The Sita Gayatri Mantra is a classical Vedic chant dedicated to Goddess Sita. This guide sets out the text in several scripts, its meaning, origin in the Ramayana tradition, and the customar
Muthukumaran SelvarajHomas & RitualsSiddha Lakshmi Mantra
A traditional invocation to Goddess Siddha Lakshmi, the accomplished form of Mahalakshmi. This guide gives the mantra text, its meaning, classical background and the method of chanting as pr
Chidambaram VelayudhamHomas & RitualsShukra Mantra
A clear guide to the Shukra beej mantra of Venus—its wording in Sanskrit and South Indian scripts, syllable meaning, Puranic background, and the traditional method of Friday japa.
Vaidyanathan SubramanianHomas & RitualsSani Mantra
The classical Vedic salutation to Shanaischara: its Sanskrit text, meaning, Puranic background, and the traditional method of japa prescribed on Saturdays and during periods of Saturn’s infl
Vaidyanathan SubramanianHomas & RitualsSarabeswara Mantra
The Sarabeswara Mantra is a protective invocation to Lord Sarabeswara, the fierce Shaiva form of Shiva who pacifies uncontrolled forces. Tradition recites it for refuge from illness, fear, w
Vaidyanathan SubramanianHomas & RitualsParvati Mantra
The twelfth verse of Adi Shankaracharya’s Annapurna Stotram, which names Goddess Parvati as the divine mother and Lord Shiva as the divine father, and places the devotee in the family of Shi
Kalyani DoraiswamyHomas & RitualsNavarna Mantra
The Navarna Mantra, also called the Chamunda Mantra, is the nine-syllable Shakta formula Om Aim Hreem Kleem Chamundayai Vicche, drawn from the Devi Mahatmya and used in japa and Chandi-relat
Muthukumaran SelvarajHomas & RitualsPanchadasi Mantra
The fifteen-syllable heart-mantra of Sri Vidya, addressed to Goddess Tripura Sundari. Its three kutas hold the powers of will, knowledge and action.
Kalyani Doraiswamy