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 Sunday (Ravivar). Today: Pitru Paksha, Navami (Avidhava Navami) Shraddha.
Deity of the day: Surya Sunday (Ravivar) is traditionally associated with Surya.
- Mantra of the day Om Ghrini Suryaya Namah Mantra · Surya Sunday (Ravivar) is traditionally associated with Surya.
- Aarti of the day Om Jai Jagdish Hare Aarti · Vishnu One of the most read texts in the library.
- Stotra of the day Shri Batuk Bhairav Chalisa Chalisa · Kala Bhairava Sunday (Ravivar) is traditionally associated with Surya.
- Prayer of the day Ehi Surya Sahasramsho (arghya verse) Prayer · Surya Sunday (Ravivar) is traditionally associated with Surya.
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)
- Prayer · Ganga Mata Gange Cha Yamune Chaiva (invoking the holy rivers) गङ्गे च यमुने चैव (तीर्थ आवाहन)
- Stotra · Surya Aditya Hridayam आदित्य हृदय स्तोत्र
- Mantra · Surya Om Ghrini Suryaya Namah ॐ घृणि सूर्याय नमः
- Gayatri mantra · Gayatri (the Goddess) Gayatri Mantra गायत्री मंत्र
Evening lamp and sandhya
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
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)
Before sleep
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