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Stotras, Chalisa & Aarti

Traditional hymns in Devanagari with transliteration and a clear verse-by-verse English meaning. Each text has adjustable reading options and a recitation counter.

Hanuman

Hanuman Chalisa

The Hanuman Chalisa is a hymn of forty verses (chaupais) in praise of Hanuman, framed by couplets (dohas) at the beginning and end.

Hanuman Aarti — Aarti Kije Hanuman Lala Ki

“Aarti kījai Hanumān lalā kī” is the best-known aarti of Hanuman, usually sung after the Hanuman Chalisa.

Shiva

Nirvana Shatakam

Nirvana Shatakam — “six verses on liberation” — is attributed to Adi Shankaracharya.

Lingashtakam

Lingashtakam is a hymn of eight verses (ashtakam) in praise of the Shiva linga.

Shiva Panchakshara Stotram

The Shiva Panchakshara Stotram praises Shiva through the five syllables of the mantra “Na-Mah-Shi-Va-Ya”.

Shiv Aarti — Om Jai Shiv Omkara

“Om Jai Shiv Omkara” is the most widely sung aarti of Shiva in North India.

Krishna

Madhurashtakam

Madhurashtakam — “eight verses on sweetness” — was composed by Vallabhacharya.

Vishnu

Om Jai Jagdish Hare

Om Jai Jagdish Hare is the best-known aarti in North India, sung at the close of puja in homes and temples, often regardless of the deity being worshipped.

Ganesha

Ganesh Aarti — Jai Ganesh Deva

“Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Deva” is the most popular Hindi aarti of Ganesha, sung at the start of pujas and every evening during Ganeshotsav.

Durga

Durga Aarti — Jai Ambe Gauri

“Jai Ambe Gauri” is the most popular aarti of the Mother Goddess, sung every evening of Navratri.

Lakshmi

Lakshmi Aarti — Om Jai Lakshmi Mata

“Om Jai Lakshmi Mata” is the aarti sung at Lakshmi Puja on Diwali and on Fridays.

Rama

Shri Ramachandra Kripalu Bhaju Man

“Shri Ramachandra Kripalu Bhaju Man” is a stuti (hymn of praise) to Rama from Tulsidas’s Vinaya Patrika.

Saraswati

Saraswati Vandana — Ya Kundendu Tushara Hara Dhavala

“Yā kundendu tuṣāra hāra dhavalā” is the classic Sanskrit prayer to Saraswati, goddess of knowledge, music and speech.

Daily prayers

Daily Prayer Shlokas

Short Sanskrit shlokas recited through the day in Hindu homes — on waking, before study, before meals, when lighting the lamp and at the end of prayers.

More stotras, chalisas and aartis are being added.