Stotras
Hymns of praise
भजगोविन्दम्
Bhaja Govindam
Adi Shankaracharya's Moha Mudgara, the 'hammer on delusion' — worship Govinda, for grammar will not save you at the hour of death.
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Ganapati Atharvashirsha
The Upanishad of Ganapati from the Atharva Veda tradition, identifying Ganesha with Brahman itself and giving the ekakshara mantra 'gaṃ'.
Read →लिङ्गाष्टकम्
Lingashtakam
Eight verses saluting the Sadashiva linga, each closing with 'tat praṇamāmi sadāśiva liṅgam' — I bow to that linga of Sadashiva.
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Narayana Kavacha
The armour of Narayana (Narayana Varma) from the sixth canto of the Bhagavata Purana, taught by Vishvarupa to Indra before his battle with the asuras.
Read →निर्वाणषट्कम्
Nirvana Shatkam
Adi Shankaracharya's Atma Shatkam — six verses of pure negation ending in 'cidānandarūpaḥ śivo'ham', I am consciousness and bliss, I am Shiva.
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Rama Raksha Stotra
Budha Kaushika's armour of Rama — a protective hymn invoking Rama limb by limb, among the most widely recited stotras in Maharashtra and North India.
Read →सौन्दर्यलहरी
Saundarya Lahari
The 'wave of beauty' attributed to Adi Shankaracharya. Its first forty verses (Ananda Lahari) unfold the Shakta mysteries; the rest praise the Goddess from crown to feet.
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Shivananda Lahari
Adi Shankaracharya's 'wave of Shiva's bliss' — a hundred verses of surrender composed at Srisailam, prizing devotion to Shiva above all learning and ritual.
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