Throughout Hinduism, the use of various mantras and stotras can be seen. They play an important role in prayer, sacred ritual recitation, spiritual practices, establishing divine connection with God, or fulfilling certain desires.
Sandhya aarti is one of the five types of aarti performed to worship a deity. In Hinduism, it’s a central rite of worship, and frequently accompanied with the singing of a mantra, hymn, or song in praise of the deity. The word “Aarti” comes from the Sanskrit word “Aratrika” – which means “to remove darkness”. According to some experts, aarti…
Mantras are basically a group of Sanskrit words or syllables that may or may not have a literal meaning, but it’s a well-established fact that when chanted or uttered in a specific rhythm and style, mantras can unlock many psychological or spiritual powers. However, not all mantras are made equal. Some are intended for doing prayers, some for performing sacred…
Lord Shiva is the Hindu god of destruction, responsible for destroying the universe and laying the foundation for a new beginning when the time comes. He is a member of the trinity (Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva), involved in the creation, welfare, and destruction of the cosmic universe. Devotees of Lord Shiva thus worship him in all of his forms in…
The Nirvana Shatakam is a Sanskrit stotram composed by one of the most adorned devotees of Lord Shiva, Adi Shankara. In this stotram, Adi Shankara has tried to condense the essence that all of the Upanishads teach. He has also shed light on the fundamental truth that we are all nothing more than pure consciousness. The Nirvana Shatakam stotram also…
Sanskrit is the oldest languages in the world, making it an ancient language that human civilization ever used for verbal communication and to express complex thoughts. The modern day science also explores the possibilities of it as the most suitable language to express scientific ideas with a greater level of precision and clarity. One of the reasons Sanskrit is so…
Namaskaratha Mantra is one of the most popular mantras that were created in the praise of Lord Shiva. It’s a very powerful mantra, but it only benefits you when you listen to it calmly with a relax mind. The verses of the Namaskaratha Mantra were crafted in such a way that when it’s sung or listened to, a certain vibrational…
Mantra Pushpam is one of the Vedic hymns that is sung at the end of all major pujas while offering flowers to the deity. Although this Sanskrit hymn is used in everyday pujas, not many people actually know of this mantra. The slokas of Mantra Pushpam are borrowed from the Taittiriya Aranyaka, part of the Yajur Veda. It is usually…
Namastastu Rudra Roope is a popular Sanskrit shloka from the popular Mahabharat TV-Show aired on the Star Plus Channel in India. Despite the fact that the vedic hymn was composed using other shlokas and mantras, the audience enjoys this music for the energetic vibration it provides while listening to it. The first part of this Namastastu Rudra Roope shloka is…
The popular Sanskrit hymn, Rajadhi Rajaya sloka, is a vedic hymn that used to be sung by royal priests at the start of a prince’s coronation. This famous sloka is actually a part of the mantra pushpam, which is a vedic hymn usually sung at the end of pujas when flowers are offered to the hindu deities. You’ve probably heard…
Shiva Tandava Stotram is one of the most popular stotras in Hinduism. The demon-king Ravana composed this Sanskrit hymn to the praise of Lord Shiva (the hindu god of ultimate destruction) for his divine mightiness. It’s believed that his stotram has a kind of ability to energize anyone listening to this powerful sanskrit hymn. Ravana is regarded as one of…
According to popular beliefs, there are some mantras used in tantrism that are said to have some kind of supernatural ability to gain control over someone. The Mohini mantra is one such famous mantra. Practitioners of tantra vidya believe that if the required procedures of the mantra are followed with step-by-step accuracy, it can give them a certain type of…
Adi Shankaracharya composed this Narayana Stotram in praise of Lord Narayana over a thousand years ago. Actually, Narayana is just another name that is given to Lord Vishnu by his devotees. In Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism, Lord Narayana and his other incarnations are regarded as supreme beings, responsible for upholding the cosmic law of Dharma. According to the Vishnu Purana,…
