Mantras

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I bow down to Brihaspati, god of the planet Jupiter. He is the spiritual master of all the demigods and sages. His complexion is golden, and he is full of intelligence. He is the controlling lord of all three worlds.

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May the one who achieved enlightenment, who felt neither attraction nor hate for the countless armies of courtesans sent to tempt him by the lord of this world, bring you peace.

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O incarnation of great munificence, O Krishna Chaitanya, you have come to give love of God to all the world. You are Krishna himself, but your color is golden. I pay homage to you.

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Salutations to the Moon God, who adorns Lord Shiva's crown. His complexion is the color of curd, conch shells and snow. Born of the ocean of milk, he is the bestower of the nectar of immortality.

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I offer homage to Dhanvantari, the portion of Vishnu who initiated the practice of medicine. He holds a container full of ambrosia, and simply remembering him removes all physical suffering.

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I bow down again and again to the goddess who is manifest in all creatures as strength and power.

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I pray to the lotus feet of Ganesh, the remover of obstacles, the elephant-headed lord of all creatures, who drinks the juice of the kapittha and jambu fruits, the son of Uma who destroys all sorrows.

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With folded hands, I offer you my salutations, O Ganga Devi! Please be compassionate and treat me like your own child. I pray that on my last day on earth you will take me into your watery lap and grant me liberation from this body.

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O Garuda, sone of Vinata, you fly through the skies carrying Sri Vishnu on your back. O king of the birds, I offer salutations to you, the eater of snakes.

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O Gayatri! You are the personification of Brahman. You are the goddess of knowledge, the divine twilight. You are ageless and immortal. You are the mother of the Vedic knowledge. I bow down to you.

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I meditate on the child Mukunda, the eternal god of unlimited spiritual forms, who looks affectionately at his mother's face as he suckles her breast.

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I bow down in homage to Hanuman, the general of the army of apes and Sri Rama's messenger, who travels with the speed of the mind and with the force of the wind, for he is the son of the wind god. He has conquered his senses and is the wisest of the wise.

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Without his help, no one is ever victorious. When in the midst of battle, it is to him that one should appeal for help. He is a match for all in this universe, for he moves the immovable - that is Indra.

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O god of gods! O lord of the universe! Destroyer of the ills of those who have taken refuge in you! O lotus-eyed one! Please save me from the ocean of material existence into which I have fallen.

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May Kali, who takes away all sins, bring you joy. She was the only one able to destroy the terrible demons, Chanda and Munda. Kali gives courage and strength to a warrior on a battlefield littered with headless corpses. She robs the strength of those wno devoted to her, though she gives good fortune to those who are.

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O Vishnu in the form of Kalki! Please rise up like the morning sun and pierce the darkness that has been brought on the world by the faithless and impure in this age of Kali.

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Salutations to the golden one, whose banner is the dolphin. O destroyer of Shambara, husband of the goddess of sexual pleasure, be kind to me.

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I take refuge in Lord Kapila, the fully independent, powerful and transcendental lord. He is the master of the sum total of matter and the element of time. He is identical to the universe both because he is all-pervading and because he is its cause.

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O Krishna! Ocean of compassion! O friend of the most fallen! Lord of the universe! Lover of the gopis, O lover of Radha! I pay my obeisances to you.

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O Keshava! You became incarnate in the form of a tortoise! The world rested on the ample expanse of your shell, creating circular marks on it. Hail to you, Hari, lord of the universe!

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O Maha Lakshmi! Bestower of success and intelligence, worldly ejoyment and liberation, I bow down to you, O goddess, whose form is the mystic syllable.

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I worship the fragrant three-eyed god, Lord Shiva, who nourishes all beings. May he liberate us from death for the sake of immortality, as easily as one separates a cucumber from its stalk.

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Assuming the form of a young woman and thus bewildering the demons, the lord distributed the nectar produced from the churning of the ocean of milk to his devotees, the gods. Unto that lord, who always fulfills the desires of his devotees, I offer my respects.

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I offer salutations to the humped white bull, Nandi, whose neck is decorated with bells. He is the carrier of the blue-throated Shiva, the embodiment of dharma, as unshakable as the Himalayas.

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The man-lion is here, the man-lion is there. Wherever I go, there is the man-lion. He is outside of me, yet he dwells in my heart. I take refuge in Narasingha, the man-lion, for he is the ultimate shelter

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Narada Muni
Sage of the Gode
Mantra:

namo virinci-putraya
devarsi-naradaya te
bhagavam-nama-saktaya
vina-vada-vinodine

Meditation:
I ovver salutations to Narada, the sage of the gods, the son of Brahma. He rejoices in playing the vina, which accompanies his constant singing of God's names.

Blessings:

Musical ability
Knowledge of Vedic literature
Mastery of Bhakti yoga
Attachment to the singing of God's names

Sita Devi
Queen of Chastity
Mantra:

udbhava-sthita-samhara-
karinim klesa-harinim
sarva-sreyaskarim sitam
nato'ham rama-vallabham

Meditation:
I offer my reverence to Rama's beloved Sita, the source of the world's creation. maintenance and destruction, the remover of all miseries and the bringer of all auspiciousness.

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Fidelity in love
Devotion to truth
Penance and tolerance
Power to improve upon one's self

Skanda
God of War
Mantra:

sad-ananam kunkuma-rakta-varnam
maha-matim divya-mayura-vahanam
rudrasya sunum sura-sainya-natham
guham sadaham saranam prapadye

Meditation:
I take refuge in Karttikeya, the son of Shiva, who is the god of six faces that are as red as kunkum. This greatly wise deity leads the army of the gods while riding on the back of his divine peacock

Blessings:

Preservation of youth
Prowess in the military arts
Strategic thinking in politics
Leadership qualities in times of peace

Subhadra
Bestower of Devotion
Mantra:

jaya devi bhakti-datri
prasida paramesvari
jaya devi subhadre tvam
sarvesam bhadra-dayini

Meditation:
Glories to you, Subhadra, the bestower of bhakti! Be kind to me, O ruler of the universe! Please bestow auspiciousness on us all.

Blessings:

Removal of illusion
Worldly power and grace
Blessing of devotion to Krishna

Surya
The Sun God
Mantra:

japa-kusuma-sankasam
kasyapeyam maha-dyutim
tamo'rim sarva papa-ghnam
pranato'smi divakaram

Meditation:
Let us sing the glories of the sun god, whose beauty rivals that of the hibiscus flower. I bow to him, the greatly effulgent son of Kashyapa, who is the enemy of darkness and destroyer of all sins.

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Honor, status and fame
Reunion with one's beloved
Freedom from disease and ailments
General vitality, respect and power

Varaha
The Boar Avatar
Mantra:

vasati dasana-sikhare dharani tava lagna
sasini kalanka-kaleva nimagna
kesava dhrta-sukara-rupa jaya jagadisa hare

Meditation:
Hail to you, O lord of the universe! You have taken the form of a boar! The earth rests in peace on the tip of your tusk, like a stain on the disk of the moon

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Banishment of fear
Protecting the world's ecology
Intelligent use of the world's resources
Freedom from the fear of dirt and darkness

Varuna
Lord of the Seas
Mantra:

varunaya namas te'stu
jala-vasa hari-priya
yado-natha rasesana
kalyanam dehi me sada

Meditation:
I bow down to Varuna, who lives in the oceans, is lord over the aquatic creatures, the deity of all liquids. May he ever bring us auspiciousness.

Blessings:

Navigation of the seas
Success in fishing
Forgiveness for transgressions
Increase in love between man and woman

Sri Vishnu
Maintainer of the Universe
Mantra:

namas tibhyam suresaya
visnave prabhavisnave
purusaya puranaya
nigunaya gundya ca

Meditation:
I offer homage to you, O master of all the gods! O Sri Vishnu, O supremely powerful one, you are the original conscious being. You are beyond the material qualities and yet you possess all the eternal virtues.

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Illumination of the heart
Achieving all success in life
Welfare for one's family
True reverence for life

Vrinda Devi
Goddess of Devotion
Mantra:

vrndayai tulasi-devyai
priyayai kesavasya ca
krsna-bhakti-prade devi
satyavatyai namo namah

Meditation:
Salutations to you, Vrinda Devi! You are most dear to Keshava. O goddess! O form of truth! You bestow devotion to Krishna, so I bow down to you again and again.

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Residence in a holy place
Proximity to natural beauty
Devotion to Krishna or Vishnu
Physical health and well-being

Vamana
The Dwarf Avatar
Mantra:

trivikramo'stu bhutyai vah
prag-laghvi madhyama tatah
yasya pascad anantabhut
sat-sangatir ivakrtih

Meditation:
May the god who took three steps ever bring you opulence. After taking one step he was still small; with his next, he grew larger, and then he revealed his infinite form with his third and final step, expanding just like good deeds in the company of the pious.

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Receiving charity
Resisting cheats and tricksters
Being charitable in the right spirit
Ability to use trickery for a good cause

Yama
Lord of Death
Mantra:

mrtyave kala-dandaya
yamaya ca mahatmane
namas te dharmarajaya
sarva-bhuta ksayaya ca

Meditation:
Salutations to you, Yama, the lord of death, the punisher who comes in the form of time. Salutations to the god of the law and the ultimate destroyer of all beings.

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Knowledge of the law
Righteousness in action
Overcoming the fear of death
Steadfastness in the face of judgment