Mantras and StotrasMantras and stotras
Well-known mantras and hymns in Sanskrit with Roman letters and plain meanings, with guides to chanting.
Mantras
- Gayatri Mantra Rigveda 3.62.10
- Mahamrityunjaya Mantra Rigveda 7.59.12
- Ganapati Atharvashirsha The Upanishad of Ganesha
- Ganesha mantra and Ganesha Gayatri Om gam Ganapataye namah
- Shanti mantras Om sahana vavatu; Om bhadram karnebhih
- Shiva Tandava Stotram Attributed to Ravana
- Vishnu Sahasranama The thousand names of Vishnu
Guides
Questions people ask
What is the most powerful mantra?
Tradition does not rank mantras by power, and we cannot make such a claim. The Gayatri mantra is the most widely chanted.
Do I need a guru to chant these?
These widely known mantras are chanted by many families without initiation. For a mantra for your own practice, ask a teacher.
The meanings and notes are our own words and not an authorised translation. Mantras belong to living traditions, and families and teachers differ in how they chant and use them; please ask yours. We make no claim that any mantra brings any result.