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Stotras

hymns you sing, explained · Madhurashtakam · Bhaja Govindam · Achyutashtakam

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Stotras — Ganesha Pancharatnam

• Sweet in His Hand · Ganesha Pancharatnam 1
• Lifted Out of Trouble · Ganesha Pancharatnam 2
• Maker of Mercy and Joy · Ganesha Pancharatnam 3
• The Ancient Elephant · Ganesha Pancharatnam 4
• One Tusk in the Heart · Ganesha Pancharatnam 5
• Five Jewels at Dawn · Ganesha Pancharatnam 6

Stotras — Sankatanashana Ganesha Stotram

• Bowing Before Remembering · Sankatanashana Ganesha Stotram 1
• The First Four Names · Sankatanashana Ganesha Stotram 2
• Belly, Strangeness, Smoke · Sankatanashana Ganesha Stotram 3
• Moon-Browed to Elephant-Faced · Sankatanashana Ganesha Stotram 4
• Dawn, Noon and Dusk · Sankatanashana Ganesha Stotram 5
• Learning, Wealth, Children, Freedom · Sankatanashana Ganesha Stotram 6
• Six Months, One Year · Sankatanashana Ganesha Stotram 7
• Eight Copies, Given Away · Sankatanashana Ganesha Stotram 8

Stotras — Shiva Tandava Stotram

• Water Through Matted Hair · Shiva Tandava Stotram 1
• Waves and Forehead Fire · Shiva Tandava Stotram 2
• The Sky-Clad's Kind Glance · Shiva Tandava Stotram 3
• Snake Jewels, Elephant Hide · Shiva Tandava Stotram 4
• Flower Dust at His Footstool · Shiva Tandava Stotram 5
• A Spark Swallows Desire · Shiva Tandava Stotram 6
• The Three-Eyed Artist · Shiva Tandava Stotram 7
• A Neck Like Moonless Night · Shiva Tandava Stotram 8
• The One Who Cuts Away · Shiva Tandava Stotram 9
• The Bee Who Ends Death · Shiva Tandava Stotram 10
• Fire, Breath and Drum · Shiva Tandava Stotram 11
• Stone Bed, Silk Bed · Shiva Tandava Stotram 12
• A Hollow by the River · Shiva Tandava Stotram 13
• Jasmine-Scented Glow · Shiva Tandava Stotram 14
• The Name at the Wedding · Shiva Tandava Stotram 15
• Reading It Every Day · Shiva Tandava Stotram 16
• Twilight After the Offering · Shiva Tandava Stotram 17

Stotras — Lingashtakam

• Worshipped by Brahma and Vishnu · Lingashtakam 1
• Mercy That Breaks Pride · Lingashtakam 2
• Fragrance That Grows Understanding · Lingashtakam 3
• Gold, Serpent, Ended Rite · Lingashtakam 4
• Lotuses and Gathered Wrongs · Lingashtakam 5
• Heartfelt Service, Countless Suns · Lingashtakam 6
• Eight Petals, Eight Lacks · Lingashtakam 7
• Beyond the Highest · Lingashtakam 8
• Sung in Shiva's Presence · Lingashtakam 9

Stotras — Shiva Panchakshara Stotram

• Serpent Garland, Ash-Smeared Body · Shiva Panchakshara Stotram 1
• Sandal, River Water, Flowers · Shiva Panchakshara Stotram 2
• Sun to Gauri's Lotus Face · Shiva Panchakshara Stotram 3
• Honored Crown, Three Lights · Shiva Panchakshara Stotram 4
• Bow in Hand, Sky-Clad · Shiva Panchakshara Stotram 5

Stotras — Rudrashtakam

• The Lord Who Is Freedom · Rudrashtakam 1
• Formless, Fearsome, and Kind · Rudrashtakam 2
• Snow, Ganga, Moon, Serpents · Rudrashtakam 3
• Earrings, Eyes, Blue Throat · Rudrashtakam 4
• Trident Against Threefold Pain · Rudrashtakam 5
• Beyond Time, Asking Grace · Rudrashtakam 6
• Until the Lotus Feet · Rudrashtakam 7
• Nothing to Offer but a Bow · Rudrashtakam 8
• The Hymn's Own Promise · Rudrashtakam 9

Stotras — Shiva Manasa Puja

• Offerings Made in the Mind · Shiva Manasa Puja 1
• A Banquet on Golden Plates · Shiva Manasa Puja 2
• Music, Fans and Bowing · Shiva Manasa Puja 3
• A Whole Life as Worship · Shiva Manasa Puja 4
• The Fruit of Remembering · Shiva Manasa Puja 5
• A Plea for Pardon · Shiva Manasa Puja 6

Stotras — Kalabhairavashtakam

• Mercy Wearing a Snake · Kalabhairavashtakam 1
• The End of Time Itself · Kalabhairavashtakam 2
• Four Weapons and a Dance · Kalabhairavashtakam 3
• Small Bells, Vast Body · Kalabhairavashtakam 4
• Bridge Kept, Rope Untied · Kalabhairavashtakam 5
• Jewelled Feet, Humbled Death · Kalabhairavashtakam 6
• Laugh, Glance, Eight Gifts · Kalabhairavashtakam 7
• Kashi's Slate Wiped Clean · Kalabhairavashtakam 8
• What Reciting Brings · Kalabhairavashtakam 9

Stotras — Nirvana Shatakam

• Not Mind, Not Senses · Nirvana Shatakam 1
• Beyond Breath and Body · Nirvana Shatakam 2
• Free of Wanting and Striving · Nirvana Shatakam 3
• Neither Merit Nor Meal · Nirvana Shatakam 4
• Unborn, Without Kin · Nirvana Shatakam 5
• Formless and Everywhere · Nirvana Shatakam 6

Stotras — Dakshinamurti Stotram

• The World in a Mirror · Dakshinamurti Stotram 1
• The Sprout in the Seed · Dakshinamurti Stotram 2
• You Are That · Dakshinamurti Stotram 3
• The Lamp in the Pot · Dakshinamurti Stotram 4
• Mistaking What I Am · Dakshinamurti Stotram 5
• Sleep Like an Eclipse · Dakshinamurti Stotram 6
• What Stays Through Change · Dakshinamurti Stotram 7
• Spun Around by Illusion · Dakshinamurti Stotram 8
• Eight Forms of One · Dakshinamurti Stotram 9
• Hearing, Pondering, Singing · Dakshinamurti Stotram 10

Stotras — Gita Dhyanam

• Calling the Gita Mother · Gita Dhyanam 1
• Vyasa Lights the Lamp · Gita Dhyanam 2
• The Charioteer's Two Hands · Gita Dhyanam 3
• Cows, Calf and Milk · Gita Dhyanam 4
• Devaki's Joy, Everyone's Teacher · Gita Dhyanam 5
• Keshava the Boatman · Gita Dhyanam 6
• Bees at the Lotus · Gita Dhyanam 7
• Mute Speaks, Lame Climbs · Gita Dhyanam 8
• Whose End None Knows · Gita Dhyanam 9

Stotras — Madhurashtakam

• Sweet From Face to Step · Madhurashtakam 1
• What He Wears and Does · Madhurashtakam 2
• Flute, Dust and Friendship · Madhurashtakam 3
• Song, Meal and Sleep · Madhurashtakam 4
• Theft, Rescue and Calm · Madhurashtakam 5
• Red Seeds and River Water · Madhurashtakam 6
• Radha and the Cowherd Girls · Madhurashtakam 7
• The Herd and the Whole World · Madhurashtakam 8

Stotras — Krishnashtakam

• Vasudeva's Son, Devaki's Joy · Krishnashtakam 1
• Flax-Blue and Jewelled · Krishnashtakam 2
• Curling Locks, Moonlit Face · Krishnashtakam 3
• Peacock Feather, Four Arms · Krishnashtakam 4
• Lotus Eyes, Rain-Cloud Dark · Krishnashtakam 5
• With Rukmini, in Yellow Silk · Krishnashtakam 6
• Red-Marked Chest, Great Archer · Krishnashtakam 7
• Conch, Discus, Forest Garland · Krishnashtakam 8
• Recited at Daybreak · Krishnashtakam 9

Stotras — Achyutashtakam

• One Lord, Many Names · Achyutashtakam 1
• Held Fast in Mind · Achyutashtakam 2
• Addressed Face to Face · Achyutashtakam 3
• Calling Without Asking · Achyutashtakam 4
• Rama's Forest Years · Achyutashtakam 5
• The Cowherd Boy Protects · Achyutashtakam 6
• Storm Cloud and Lightning · Achyutashtakam 7
• Curls, Jewels, Little Bells · Achyutashtakam 8
• The Hymn's Promise · Achyutashtakam 9

Stotras — Govindashtakam

• The Endless Child Crawling · Govindashtakam 1
• Worlds Inside a Mouth · Govindashtakam 2
• Eats Butter, Needs Nothing · Govindashtakam 3
• Named by the Cows · Govindashtakam 4
• Dusted Grey, Beyond Thought · Govindashtakam 5
• Clothes Up a Tree · Govindashtakam 6
• Dancing on the Serpent's Head · Govindashtakam 7
• The Jasmine-White Smile · Govindashtakam 8
• Reaching the One Within · Govindashtakam 9

Stotras — Bhaja Govindam

• What Grammar Cannot Save · Bhaja Govindam 1
• The Thirst for More · Bhaja Govindam 2
• Only Flesh and Fat · Bhaja Govindam 3
• A Drop on the Lotus Leaf · Bhaja Govindam 4
• When the Earning Stops · Bhaja Govindam 5
• Loved While Breathing · Bhaja Govindam 6
• Every Age Has Its Hook · Bhaja Govindam 7
• Who Belongs to Whom · Bhaja Govindam 8
• Four Steps from Good Company · Bhaja Govindam 9
• When the Water Is Gone · Bhaja Govindam 10
• Pride in What Time Takes · Bhaja Govindam 11
• Twelve Blossoms for a Grammarian · Bhaja Govindam 12
• The Boat of Good Company · Bhaja Govindam 13
• Dressed for the Belly · Bhaja Govindam 14
• Toothless and Still Grasping · Bhaja Govindam 15
• Owning Nothing, Held Anyway · Bhaja Govindam 16
• Pilgrimage Is Not Knowing · Bhaja Govindam 17
• A Bed of Bare Earth · Bhaja Govindam 18
• Glad in Any Life · Bhaja Govindam 19
• No Quarrel With Death · Bhaja Govindam 20
• Born Again and Again · Bhaja Govindam 21
• The Yogi in Rags · Bhaja Govindam 22
• Who Am I, Really · Bhaja Govindam 23
• One Vishnu in Us All · Bhaja Govindam 24
• Neither Feud Nor Truce · Bhaja Govindam 25
• Setting Down the Four · Bhaja Govindam 26
• Songs, Good Company, Open Hands · Bhaja Govindam 27
• Knowing, Yet Not Letting Go · Bhaja Govindam 28
• Wealth That Breeds Fear · Bhaja Govindam 29
• Practice, With Great Care · Bhaja Govindam 30
• The Lord Within Your Heart · Bhaja Govindam 31
• A Grammarian's Mind Made Clean · Bhaja Govindam 32
• Only the Name Carries Across · Bhaja Govindam 33

Stotras — Rama Raksha Stotram

• One Syllable, Vast Story · Rama Raksha Stotram 1
• Rama Pictured in the Mind · Rama Raksha Stotram 2
• The Unborn Takes Up Arms · Rama Raksha Stotram 3
• Protection Begins at the Head · Rama Raksha Stotram 4
• Guarding Eyes, Ears, Nose, Mouth · Rama Raksha Stotram 5
• Speech and the Broken Bow · Rama Raksha Stotram 6
• From Hands to Navel · Rama Raksha Stotram 7
• Waist, Hips, Thighs Entrusted · Rama Raksha Stotram 8
• Knees, Shins, Feet, All · Rama Raksha Stotram 9
• What the Reciter Receives · Rama Raksha Stotram 10
• Hidden From Every Threat · Rama Raksha Stotram 11
• Names That Leave No Stain · Rama Raksha Stotram 12
• Worn at the Throat · Rama Raksha Stotram 13
• The Thunderbolt Cage · Rama Raksha Stotram 14
• Written Down at Dawn · Rama Raksha Stotram 15
• Garden, Rest and Delight · Rama Raksha Stotram 16
• Tender Yet Mighty · Rama Raksha Stotram 17
• Princes Living on Roots · Rama Raksha Stotram 18
• Shelter for Every Creature · Rama Raksha Stotram 19
• Two Archers Leading the Way · Rama Raksha Stotram 20
• Rama Armed for the Road · Rama Raksha Stotram 21
• A String of Names · Rama Raksha Stotram 22
• Scripture's Lord, Sita's Beloved · Rama Raksha Stotram 23
• Beyond the Horse Sacrifice · Rama Raksha Stotram 24
• Dark as Young Grass · Rama Raksha Stotram 25
• Brother, Husband, Son, King · Rama Raksha Stotram 26
• One Bow, Many Titles · Rama Raksha Stotram 27
• Calling Out for Shelter · Rama Raksha Stotram 28
• Four Ways to His Feet · Rama Raksha Stotram 29
• Mother, Father, Master, Friend · Rama Raksha Stotram 30
• Rama and His Circle · Rama Raksha Stotram 31
• Lotus-Eyed Shelter · Rama Raksha Stotram 32
• Swift as Thought · Rama Raksha Stotram 33
• Valmiki, the Singing Cuckoo · Rama Raksha Stotram 34
• Bowing Again and Again · Rama Raksha Stotram 35
• The Roar of the Name · Rama Raksha Stotram 36
• One Word, Eight Ways · Rama Raksha Stotram 37
• Equal to a Thousand · Rama Raksha Stotram 38

Stotras — Mahishasura Mardini Stotram

• Daughter of the Mountain · Mahishasura Mardini Stotram 1
• Showering Gifts, Drying Up Arrogance · Mahishasura Mardini Stotram 2
• World's Mother, My Mother · Mahishasura Mardini Stotram 3
• Her Lion and Her Arms · Mahishasura Mardini Stotram 4
• Shiva as Her Messenger · Mahishasura Mardini Stotram 5
• Refuge Even for Enemies · Mahishasura Mardini Stotram 6
• A Single Hum Suffices · Mahishasura Mardini Stotram 7
• Bangles Ringing at the Bow · Mahishasura Mardini Stotram 8
• Delight in Dance and Drum · Mahishasura Mardini Stotram 9
• Anklets Enchanting Her Lord · Mahishasura Mardini Stotram 10
• Her Face and Eyes · Mahishasura Mardini Stotram 11
• Wrestlers and Forest Women · Mahishasura Mardini Stotram 12
• Daughter of Many Kings · Mahishasura Mardini Stotram 13
• Lotus Brow, Humming Crown · Mahishasura Mardini Stotram 14
• The Flute That Shames Cuckoos · Mahishasura Mardini Stotram 15
• Yellow Silk, Moonlit Toenails · Mahishasura Mardini Stotram 16
• Taraka's Defeat, Suratha's Prayer · Mahishasura Mardini Stotram 17
• Daily Service at Her Feet · Mahishasura Mardini Stotram 18
• Golden Water, Heaven's Reward · Mahishasura Mardini Stotram 19
• Grace Beyond Indra's City · Mahishasura Mardini Stotram 20
• A Plea Left to Mercy · Mahishasura Mardini Stotram 21
• What Steady Reading Brings · Mahishasura Mardini Stotram 22

Stotras — Bhavanyashtakam

• Nothing Else to Lean On · Bhavanyashtakam 1
• Fallen and Tangled · Bhavanyashtakam 2
• Knowing No Way of Worship · Bhavanyashtakam 3
• Without Merit or Goal · Bhavanyashtakam 4
• Confessing Every Fault · Bhavanyashtakam 5
• A Stranger to the Gods · Bhavanyashtakam 6
• Guarded in Every Danger · Bhavanyashtakam 7
• Poor, Old and Lost · Bhavanyashtakam 8

Stotras — Devi Aparadha Kshamapana Stotram

• Knowing Only How to Follow · Devi Aparadha Kshamapana Stotram 1
• Bad Son, Never Bad Mother · Devi Aparadha Kshamapana Stotram 2
• The Restless One Among Many · Devi Aparadha Kshamapana Stotram 3
• Loved Without Earning It · Devi Aparadha Kshamapana Stotram 4
• Past Eighty-Five, One Door · Devi Aparadha Kshamapana Stotram 5
• What Mere Hearing Does · Devi Aparadha Kshamapana Stotram 6
• The Ash-Smeared Bridegroom · Devi Aparadha Kshamapana Stotram 7
• Nothing Wanted but Names · Devi Aparadha Kshamapana Stotram 8
• The Credit Is Hers · Devi Aparadha Kshamapana Stotram 9
• Calling Out Only in Trouble · Devi Aparadha Kshamapana Stotram 10
• A Mother Never Looks Away · Devi Aparadha Kshamapana Stotram 11
• Worst Sinner, Surest Remedy · Devi Aparadha Kshamapana Stotram 12

Stotras — Annapurna Stotram

• Asking the Queen of Kashi · Annapurna Stotram 1
• Dressed in Gold and Pearls · Annapurna Stotram 2
• What Her Power Does · Annapurna Stotram 3
• The Door She Breaks Open · Annapurna Stotram 4
• The Universe Inside Her · Annapurna Stotram 5
• Every Letter Is Hers · Annapurna Stotram 6
• Daily Rice, Direct Release · Annapurna Stotram 7
• The Mother Who Nurses · Annapurna Stotram 8
• Moon, Sun and Fire · Annapurna Stotram 9
• Shelter from Great Fear · Annapurna Stotram 10
• Alms for Clear Sight · Annapurna Stotram 11
• A Family Across Three Worlds · Annapurna Stotram 12

Stotras — Kanakadhara Stotram

• Lakshmi's Glance on Vishnu · Kanakadhara Stotram 1
• Love and Shyness Together · Kanakadhara Stotram 2
• An Eye That Never Blinks · Kanakadhara Stotram 3
• A Sapphire Necklace · Kanakadhara Stotram 4
• Lightning on a Dark Cloud · Kanakadhara Stotram 5
• Desire's First Foothold · Kanakadhara Stotram 6
• A Kingdom in a Flicker · Kanakadhara Stotram 7
• Heaven Within Easy Reach · Kanakadhara Stotram 8
• Rain for a Drooping Fledgling · Kanakadhara Stotram 9
• One Goddess, Many Names · Kanakadhara Stotram 10
• Four Names, One Goddess · Kanakadhara Stotram 11
• Lotus Face, Milk-Ocean Birth · Kanakadhara Stotram 12
• Golden Throne, Bow-Bearer's Beloved · Kanakadhara Stotram 13
• Bhrigu's Daughter, Vishnu's Chest · Kanakadhara Stotram 14
• Radiance, World-Mother, Nanda's Son · Kanakadhara Stotram 15
• What Each Salute Brings · Kanakadhara Stotram 16
• Speech, Body and Mind · Kanakadhara Stotram 17
• A Portrait, Then a Plea · Kanakadhara Stotram 18
• Elephants at Her Dawn Bath · Kanakadhara Stotram 19
• First Claim on Mercy · Kanakadhara Stotram 20
• A Daily Kind Look · Kanakadhara Stotram 21
• What Steady Praise Brings · Kanakadhara Stotram 22

Stotras — Mahalakshmi Ashtakam

• Bowing to the Great Maya · Mahalakshmi Ashtakam 1
• Garuda's Rider, Kolasura's Terror · Mahalakshmi Ashtakam 2
• Knower of All, Giver of All · Mahalakshmi Ashtakam 3
• Success, Wisdom, and Freedom · Mahalakshmi Ashtakam 4
• First Power, Without End · Mahalakshmi Ashtakam 5
• Coarse, Fine, Fierce, Vast · Mahalakshmi Ashtakam 6
• Lotus-Seated Mother of Worlds · Mahalakshmi Ashtakam 7
• Dressed in White and Jewels · Mahalakshmi Ashtakam 8
• What Reciting the Eight Brings · Mahalakshmi Ashtakam 9
• Once Daily, Twice Daily · Mahalakshmi Ashtakam 10
• Reading at Three Times · Mahalakshmi Ashtakam 11

Stotras — Aditya Hridayam

• Rama Weary Before Ravana · Aditya Hridayam 1
• Agastya Steps Down to Speak · Aditya Hridayam 2
• An Old Secret Offered · Aditya Hridayam 3
• A Hymn That Never Runs Out · Aditya Hridayam 4
• Grief Quieted, Life Lengthened · Aditya Hridayam 5
• Facing the Rising Sun · Aditya Hridayam 6
• Every God in One Light · Aditya Hridayam 7
• Creator, Keeper, Treasurer, Time · Aditya Hridayam 8
• Ancestors, Wind and Breath · Aditya Hridayam 9
• Golden Seed, Day-Maker · Aditya Hridayam 10
• Horses, Rays, Darkness Churned · Aditya Hridayam 11
• Golden Womb, Gentle Heat · Aditya Hridayam 12
• Sky Lord, Rain Friend · Aditya Hridayam 13
• Red Disc, Death, Seer · Aditya Hridayam 14
• Twelve Selves, Brightest Light · Aditya Hridayam 15
• Eastern and Western Mountains · Aditya Hridayam 16
• Victory and Its Blessing · Aditya Hridayam 17
• Fierce Hero, Lotus Waker · Aditya Hridayam 18
• Master of Three, All-Consuming · Aditya Hridayam 19
• Frost, Foes, and Ingratitude · Aditya Hridayam 20
• Gold, Fire, and Witness · Aditya Hridayam 21
• Unmaking and Remaking · Aditya Hridayam 22
• Awake While All Sleep · Aditya Hridayam 23
• Seasons, Scripture, Every Task · Aditya Hridayam 24
• Not Sinking in Hardship · Aditya Hridayam 25
• Three Recitations Before Battle · Aditya Hridayam 26
• The Sage Takes Leave · Aditya Hridayam 27
• Sorrow Gone, Words Kept · Aditya Hridayam 28
• Sipped Water, Lifted Bow · Aditya Hridayam 29
• Glad Heart, Fixed Purpose · Aditya Hridayam 30
• The Sun Says Hurry · Aditya Hridayam 31

Stotras — Guru Ashtakam

• Everything, Yet What Then · Guru Ashtakam 1
• Household, Children and Kin · Guru Ashtakam 2
• Learning, Scripture and Poetry · Guru Ashtakam 3
• Respect, Fortune, Upright Living · Guru Ashtakam 4
• Kings Bowing in Service · Guru Ashtakam 5
• Fame Spread by Giving · Guru Ashtakam 6
• Detachment Without an Anchor · Guru Ashtakam 7
• Not Even the Forest · Guru Ashtakam 8
• The Reciter's Reward · Guru Ashtakam 9

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