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18 texts, from Ṛgvedic mantras to the āratīs sung every evening of Gaṇeśotsava.
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18 texts
गायत्री मन्त्र
तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि
Gayatri Mantra
The Gāyatrī
Ṛṣi Viśvāmitra · c. 1500–1200 BCE
VedicVedic Sanskritमहामृत्युञ्जय मन्त्र
त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम्
Mahamrityunjaya Mantra
The Great Death-Conquering Mantra
Ṛṣi Vasiṣṭha · c. 1500–1200 BCE
VedicVedic Sanskritपुरुषसूक्त
सहस्रशीर्षा पुरुषः सहस्राक्षः सहस्रपात्
Purusha Sukta
The Hymn of the Cosmic Person
Ṛṣi Nārāyaṇa · Late Ṛgvedic, c. 1200–1000 BCE
VedicVedic Sanskritश्रीसूक्त
हिरण्यवर्णां हरिणीं सुवर्णरजतस्रजाम्
Shri Sukta
The Hymn to Śrī
Ṛṣis Ānanda, Kardama and Chiklīta · Late Vedic, with later additions
Classical SanskritSanskritवक्रतुण्ड महाकाय
वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभ
Vakratunda Mahakaya
The Invocation to Gaṇeśa
Unattributed · Undated
Household prayerSanskrit and Marathiशुभं करोति
शुभं करोति कल्याणम् आरोग्यं धनसंपदा
Shubham Karoti
The Prayer at the Evening Lamp
Unattributed · Undated
Classical SanskritSanskritशान्ताकारं भुजगशयनम्
शान्ताकारं भुजगशयनं पद्मनाभं सुरेशं
Shantakaram Bhujagashayanam
The Meditation on Viṣṇu
Unattributed · Undated
Classical SanskritSanskritरामरक्षा स्तोत्र
चरितं रघुनाथस्य शतकोटिप्रविस्तरम्
Ram Raksha Stotra
The Shield of Rāma
Budha Kauśika · Date unknown — medieval
Sant poetryOld Marathiपसायदान
आतां विश्वात्मकें देवें । येणें वाग्यज्ञें तोषावें
Pasaydan
The Gift of Grace
Sant Dnyāneshwar · 1275–1296 CE
Classical SanskritSanskritगणपति अथर्वशीर्ष
ॐ नमस्ते गणपतये
Ganpati Atharvashirsha
The Atharvaśīrṣa of Gaṇapati
Unattributed · c. 16th–17th century CE (debated)
Sant poetryAwadhiहनुमान चालीसा
जय हनुमान ज्ञान गुन सागर
Hanuman Chalisa
Forty Verses to Hanumān
Gosvāmī Tulsīdās · 16th century CE (c. 1532–1623)
Classical SanskritSanskritमहिषासुरमर्दिनी स्तोत्र
अयि गिरिनन्दिनि नन्दितमेदिनि विश्वविनोदिनि नन्दनुते
Mahishasura Mardini Stotra
The Hymn to the Slayer of Mahiṣa
Attributed to Ādi Śaṅkarāchārya · Undated; if Śaṅkara’s, 8th century
Sant poetryMarathiमनाचे श्लोक
गणाधीश जो ईश सर्वां गुणांचा । मुळारंभ आरंभ तो निर्गुणाचा
Manache Shlok
Verses to the Mind
Samarth Rāmdās · 1608–1682 CE
Sant poetryMarathiभीमरूपी महारुद्रा
भीमरूपी महारुद्रा वज्रहनुमान मारुती
Bhimrupi Maharudra
The Māruti Stotra
Samarth Rāmdās · 1608–1682 CE
ĀratīMarathiसुखकर्ता दुःखहर्ता
सुखकर्ता दुःखहर्ता वार्ता विघ्नाची । नुरवी पुरवी प्रेम कृपा जयाची
Sukhkarta Dukhharta
The Āratī of Gaṇeśa
Samarth Rāmdās · 1608–1682 CE
ĀratīMarathiदुर्गे दुर्घट भारी
दुर्गे दुर्घट भारी तुजविण संसारी । अनाथनाथे अंबे करुणा विस्तारी
Durge Durghat Bhari
The Āratī of Durgā
Signed ‘Narahari’; popularly credited to Samarth Rāmdās · Undated
ĀratīMarathiमहालक्ष्मीची आरती
करवीरपुरवासिनी सुरवरमुनिमाता । पुरहरवरदायिनी मुरहरप्रियकांता
Mahalakshmi Aarti
The Āratī of Mahālakṣmī
Signed ‘Mukteshwar’ · Undated
ĀratīMarathi & Sanskritघालीन लोटांगण
घालीन लोटांगण वंदीन चरण । डोळ्यांनीं पाहीन रूप तुझें
Ghalin Lotangan
The Closing Prayer of Surrender
Sant Nāmdev, and tradition · 13th–14th century onward