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Recitations to sit with, without hurry. More will follow.
Vrat, katha and puja
Karwa Chauth 2027
18 October 2027: moonrise by city, the Veeravati katha, puja vidhi and samagri.
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Ahoi Ashtami 2027
22 October 2027: star-sighting time by city, the Ahoi Mata katha and the puja step by step.
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Diwali Lakshmi Ganesh Puja 2026
8 November 2026: the muhurta by city, samagri, and the home puja with a mantra for each step.
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Chalisas
Shiva
Shiv Chalisa
The full Shiv Chalisa with the meaning of every verse and audio.
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Bhairav Chalisa
The full chalisa to Bhairava, the guardian form of Shiva, with a simple meaning for every verse.
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Devi, the Mother
Durga Chalisa
Forty verses to the Mother who protects, with meaning and audio.
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Lakshmi Chalisa
The full chalisa with a simple meaning for every verse and audio.
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Santoshi Mata Chalisa
Forty verses to the Mother of contentment, with a simple meaning for every verse.
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Gayatri Chalisa
The full chalisa to Gayatri Mata, mother of the Vedas, with a simple meaning for every verse.
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Saraswati Chalisa
The hymn to the goddess of knowledge and the arts, with a simple meaning for every verse.
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Kali Chalisa
Forty verses to Maa Kali, the protecting Mother, with a simple meaning for every verse.
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Parvati Chalisa
Forty verses to Parvati, the Mountain's daughter and Shiva's beloved, with a simple meaning for every verse.
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Vindhyeshwari Chalisa
The hymn to Maa Vindhyavasini of the Vindhya hills, with a simple meaning for every verse.
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Annapurna Chalisa
The full chalisa to Annapurna, the Mother who gives food, with a simple meaning for every verse.
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Sheetla Mata Chalisa
The full chalisa to Sheetla Mata, the cooling Mother, with a simple meaning for every verse.
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Vaishno Devi Chalisa
The full chalisa to Mata Vaishno Devi of Trikuta, with a simple meaning for every verse.
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Mahalakshmi Chalisa
The second, lesser-known chalisa to Lakshmi, “Namo Maha Lakshmi jai mata”, with a simple meaning for every verse.
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Vishnu, Ram and Krishna
Vishnu Chalisa
Forty verses to Vishnu and his avatars, with a simple meaning for every verse.
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Tulsi Chalisa
The full chalisa to Tulsi Mata, with the story of Vrinda and a simple meaning for every verse.
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Ram Chalisa
The full chalisa to Shri Ram by Haridas, with a simple meaning for every verse.
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Krishna Chalisa
The full chalisa to Shri Krishna by Sundardas, with a simple meaning for every verse.
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Radha Chalisa
Forty verses to Radha, Krishna's beloved, with a simple meaning for every verse.
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Khatu Shyam Chalisa
Forty verses to Shyam Baba of Khatu, with a simple meaning for every verse.
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Ganesha
Hanuman
The planets (Navagraha)
Shani Chalisa
Forty verses to Shani Dev, the just son of the Sun, with a simple meaning for every verse.
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Surya Chalisa
The full Surya Chalisa, with its twelve names of the Sun and a simple meaning for every verse.
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Navagraha Chalisa
One hymn for all nine planets, four verses each, with a simple meaning for every verse.
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Other deities, rivers and saints
Kuber Chalisa
The full chalisa to Kuber, guardian of wealth, with a simple meaning for every verse.
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Ganga Chalisa
Sundardas's hymn to Mother Ganga, with a simple meaning for every verse.
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Narmada Chalisa
The full chalisa to Mother Narmada (Reva), with a simple meaning for every verse.
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Sai Baba Chalisa
The full Sai Chalisa with a simple meaning for every verse.
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Aartis
Lakshmi Aarti: Om Jai Lakshmi Mata
Om Jai Lakshmi Mata, verse by verse with meaning, and how to do the aarti at home.
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Ganesh Aarti: Jai Ganesh Deva
Jai Ganesh Deva, verse by verse with meaning, and how to do the aarti at home.
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Om Jai Jagdish Hare
The aarti of Vishnu sung in almost every home, verse by verse with meaning.
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Shiv Aarti: Om Jai Shiv Omkara
Om Jai Shiv Omkara, verse by verse with meaning, for Mondays and Shivratri.
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Hanuman Aarti: Aarti Kije Hanuman Lala Ki
Aarti Kije Hanuman Lala Ki, verse by verse with meaning, for Tuesdays and Saturdays.
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Durga Aarti: Jai Ambe Gauri
Jai Ambe Gauri, verse by verse with meaning, for Navratri and Fridays.
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Krishna Aarti: Aarti Kunj Bihari Ki
Aarti Kunj Bihari Ki, verse by verse with meaning, for Janmashtami.
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Shri Ramchandra Kripalu Bhaju Man
Tulsidas's Ram stuti, sung as the Ram aarti, verse by verse with meaning.
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Saraswati Aarti: Jai Saraswati Mata
Jai Saraswati Mata, the aarti of the goddess of learning, verse by verse with meaning.
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Surya Aarti: Jai Kashyap Nandan
Jai Kashyap Nandan, the aarti of the Sun god, verse by verse with meaning.
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Ganga Aarti: Om Jai Gange Mata
Om Jai Gange Mata, the aarti of the river goddess, verse by verse with meaning.
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Satyanarayan Aarti: Jai Lakshmi Ramana
Jai Lakshmi Ramana, the aarti after the Satyanarayan katha, verse by verse with meaning.
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Mantras
Gayatri Mantra
The Sanskrit text, the meaning of every word, and how to chant it at sunrise.
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Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra
The Sanskrit text, the meaning of every word, and how to chant it for health and peace.
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Kuber Mantra
The Vedic prayer to Vaishravana and the Kubera mantra, with the meaning of every word.
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Shanti Mantras
Five Vedic peace prayers, from Saha Navavatu to Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah, with meaning.
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Om Shri Siddhivinayakaya Namah
The short Siddhivinayak mantra to Ganesha, word by word, and how to chant it.
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Stotras
Lingashtakam
The eight verses to the Shiva-linga, each with its meaning.
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Ganesh Stotram (Sankatanashana)
Pranamya shirasa devam: the twelve names of Ganesha, with meaning.
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Shiv Tandav Stotram
Ravana's hymn to the dancing Shiva, every verse with its meaning.
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Shri Suktam
The Rigvedic hymn to Lakshmi, all fifteen verses with meaning.
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Ram Raksha Stotram
Budha Kaushika's armour of Rama: all 38 verses with meaning.
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Gajendra Moksh
The elephant king's prayer to Vishnu from the Bhagavata, with the story and meaning.
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Vishnu Sahasranamam
The thousand names of Vishnu from the Mahabharata, every shloka with its meaning.
Gopal Stotram
Narada's hymn picturing Krishna as the cowherd of Vrindavan, every verse with meaning.
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Sri Rudram (Namakam and Chamakam)
The Vedic hymn to Rudra, Namakam and Chamakam, with the meaning of every part.
Rudrashtadhyayi (Rudri)
The Rudri of Rudrabhishek: all eight chapters, every mantra with its meaning.
Yantras
Scriptures, chapter by chapter
Recitations to listen to
Durga Saptashati
The seven hundred verses to the Goddess, from the Markandeya Purana
Hanuman Chalisa with meaning in English
All 43 verses of Goswami Tulsidas, recited calmly, with the meaning of every verse
Durga Chalisa with meaning in English
Namo namo durge sukh karani: all forty chaupais, recited calmly, with the meaning of every verse
Kuber Chalisa with meaning in English
Jai jai jai Shri Kuber bhandari: all 44 chaupais, recited calmly, with the meaning of every verse
Kuber Chalisa fast, in under 4 minutes
The complete Kuber Chalisa at a quick pace for daily chanting, every verse recited
Gayatri Mantra 108 times with meaning
Om bhur bhuvah svah: a full mala of japa, chanted calmly, with the meaning on screen
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