ग्रंथालय
The Library
From Ṛgvedic mantras to the āratīs sung every evening of Gaṇeśotsava.
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 SanskritSanskritमहालक्ष्म्यष्टक
नमस्तेऽस्तु महामाये श्रीपीठे सुरपूजिते
Mahalakshmi Ashtakam
Eight Verses to Mahālakṣmī
Attributed to Indra, in the printings · Undated
VedicVedic Sanskritमन्त्रपुष्पाञ्जलि
ॐ यज्ञेन यज्ञमयजन्त देवास्तानि धर्माणि प्रथमान्यासन्
Mantrapushpanjali
The Offering of Flowers with Mantras
Vedic texts and tradition · Vedic; joined later
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 SanskritSanskritवसुदेवसुतं देवं
वसुदेवसुतं देवं कंसचाणूरमर्दनम्
Vasudeva Sutam Devam
The Salutation to Kṛṣṇa
Unattributed · Undated
Classical SanskritSanskritकर्पूरगौरं करुणावतारं
कर्पूरगौरं करुणावतारं संसारसारं भुजगेन्द्रहारम्
Karpuragauram Karunavataram
The Verse to Śiva at the Camphor Āratī
Unattributed · Undated; in print by 1868
Classical SanskritSanskritनीलाञ्जनसमाभासं
नीलाञ्जनसमाभासं रविपुत्रं यमाग्रजम्
Nilanjan Samabhasam
The Śani Mantra
Attributed to Vyāsa · 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
Classical SanskritSanskritशनि स्तोत्र
नमः कृष्णाय नीलाय शितिकण्ठनिभाय च
Shani Stotra
Daśaratha’s Praise of Śani
Attributed to King Daśaratha, in the Padma Purāṇa · Undated
Classical SanskritSanskritशनैश्चर स्तोत्र
कोणोऽन्तको रौद्रयमोऽथ बभ्रुः कृष्णः शनिः पिङ्गलमन्दसौरिः
Shanaishchara Stotra
Salutation to the Son of the Sun
Attributed to Daśaratha, in its viniyoga · Undated
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