Saraswathy - before studies

Saraswathy namas-thubhyam
Varade kaama roopini,
Vidya-arambham karishyaami
Sidhir bhavathu mey sadaa

FACT - Sunrise

We have all been taught that te Sun rises in the east...but in acual fact, the direction in which the Sun rises, is considered as the East! Confusing???

Dhyanasloka - Ganesha

Eka-dantham mahakaayam thaptha-kaanchana sannibham

Lambodaram vishaalaksham vandeham gananaayakam



Chitra ratna vichitraa-ngam chitra maala vibhooshitham

Kaama roopa-dharam devam vandeham gana naayakam



Ambika-hridaya-anandam mathrubhi pariveshtitham

Bhakta-priyam madonmatham vandeham gana naayakam



Sarva-vighna haram devam sarva-vighna vi-varjitham

sarva-sidhi-pradaa-thaaram vandeham gana naayakam

Gaja-ananam bhootha-ganaadi sevitham

Kapitha-jambu-phala saara bhakshitham

Umaa-sutham shoka-vinaasha kaaranam

Namaami vighneswara paada pankajam

Shuklaam bharatharam vishnum

Shashivarnam chathurbhujam

Prasanna vadanam dhyayeth

Sarva-vighna prashaandaye

Prayer before sleeping

Achyuthaaya namaha
Anandaaya namaha
Vaasukaye namaha
Chitragupthaaya namaha
Vishnave haraye namaha

Bhoomi

One may salute bhoomi devi (mother earth)) by touching the ground and then your forhead and chanting...

Samudravasaney devi
Parvatha-sthana mandaley
Vishnu pathni namasthubhyam,
Paada-sparsham kshamaswa mey

FACT

The best time to rise is called Brahma-muhurtham......that is 48 minutes before sunrise!

Sree-Krishna Sandhyaanaamam

Please note....wherever u see K, read Krishnaa.

Jaya janaardhanaa K raadhikaapathey
Janavimochanaa K janmamochanaa
Garudha vaahanaa K gopikaapathey
Nayanamohanaa K neerajekshanaa
Sujana baandhawa K sundaraakritey
Madana komalaa K maadhavaa hare
Vasumathee pathey K vaasavaanujaa
Vara gunaakaraa K vaishnavaakruthey
Suruchiraananaa K showrya vaaridhey
Murahara vibho K mukthi daayakaa
Vimalapaalaka K vallavee pathey
Kamala lochanaa K kaamadaayakaa
Vimala gaathrakaa K bhaktha valsalaa
Charana pallavam K karuna komalam
Kuvala-yekshanaa K komalaa kruthey
Thava padaambhujam K sharanam ekaney
Bhuvana naayakaa K paavanaakruthey
Gunaganojwalaa K nalinalochanaa
Pranaya vaaridhey K guna-ganojwalaa
Raama-sodaraa K deena valsalaa
Kaama sundaraa K paahi sarvadaa
Naraka naashanaa K narasakhaa jayaa
Devakee-sutha K karunya-mbudhey
Kamsa naashanaa K dwaarakaa vasin.
Bhaasurathmajaa K dehimangalam,
Thrippadambhujam K kaama komalam
Bhaktha daasanaam K adiyane sadaa
kaathu kollaney K sarvadaa vibho.

Navagraha - Sthothram

Neelaanjana samaabhasam,
Raveeputhram Yama-agrajam,
Chaaya-marthanda sambhootam,
Tham namaami shanaishwaram.

Palaasha-pushpa sankaasham,
Thaaraka-agraja masthakam,
Rowdram, rowdrathmakam-khoram,
Tham kethum pranamaamyaham.

Devanaam cha risheenaam cha,
Gurum-kaanchana samnibham
Budhi-bhootham thrilokesham,
Tham namaami brihaspathim.

Priyamgu-kalika shyaamam
Roopena prathimam budham
Sowmyam sowmya-gunopetham
Tham budham pranamaamyaham.

Japaa kusuma sankaasham,
Kaashya-peyam mahaadyuthim,
Thamo-rim sarva paapaghnam,
Pranatho-smi divaakaram.

Himakunda mrinaa-laabham,
Daithyaanam paramam-gurum,
Sarva shaasthra pravak-thaaram
Bhaargavam pranamaamyaham.

Dathee-shankhu thushaarabham,
Ksheerodhaarnava sambhavam,
Namaami shashinam somam,
Shambhor-makuda bhooshanam.

Dharanee-garbha sambhootham,
Vidyuth kaanthi samaprabham,
Kumaaram shakthi-hastham tham,
Mangalam pranamaamyaham.

Ardha kaayam mahaa-veeryam,
Chandra-aditya vimardanam,
Simhika-garbha sambhootham,
Than raahum pranamaamyaham.

Early morning chant

Look into your open palms..

Kara-agre vasathe laksmi,
Kara-madhye, saraswathy,
Kara-muule thu govinda,
Prabhaathe kara-darshanam.

Prayer before taking food

Brahmaarpanam,brahma-havir
Brahma-agnao, brahmana-ahutham
Brahmair-vadena gandhavyam,
Brahma-karma samadhinaa.

Gayathri manthra

Aum bhoor bhuvaswaha
Tath-savithur varenyam,
Bhargo-devasya dheemahi,
Dhiyo-yona prachodaya.

Saraswathy

Yaa- kundendu thushaara haara dhavalaa
Yaa-shubhra vasthraa vruthaa
Yaa-veena vara danda mandithakaraa-
Yaa-shwetha padmaasanaa
Yaa-brahma-achyutha shankara-prabhrithihi
Devai sadda pujithaa
Saamaam paathu saraswathy-bhagavathy,
Nish-sesha-jadhyaa-pahaa.

Guru

Aum
Gurur brahma, gurur vishnu,
Gurur devo - maheshwara,
Guru-saakshath parabrahma,
Thasmai shree gurave namaha.

Krishna

Nanda-laala, yedu nanda-laala,
Brindaavan govinda-laala,
Raadhaa-lola, nanda-laala,
Raadha-maadhava nanda-laala.

Krishna

Unni-krishna, venna-krishna,
Gokula-krishna ,govindaa,
Gopi-krishna, gopaala-krishna,
Raadha-krishna, govindaa,
Paanduranga, pandari-naatha,
Paandava-mithra - govinda
Anaadha-rakshaka, aapal-baandhava
Aashritha-valsala - govinda.

Ganesha

Gananaadha gananaadha,
Gowri nandana gananaadha,
Paarvathi puthra gananaadha,
Mahesha puthra gananaadha,
Mooshika vaahana gaja vadana,
Modaka hasthaa Shiva nandana,
Paarvathi puthra gajaanana,
Gangadhara sutha shubhaanana.