śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇe – A Prayer of Total Surrender to Krishna by Draupadi

शङ्खचक्रगदापाणे द्वारकानिलयाच्युत गोविन्द पुण्डरीकाक्ष रक्ष मां शरणागतं(तां) śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇe dvārakānilayācyuta govinda puṇḍarīkākṣa rakṣa māṃ śaraṇāgataṃ(tāṃ) शङ्खचक्रगदापाणे (śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇe) – शङ्खादयायुधधारित्वेन स विष्णुरेवेति सूचयति सा śaṅkhādayāyudhadhāritvena sa viṣṇureveti sūcayati sā By calling him O one who holds, conch, discus, and mace, she shows that she knows his true nature. She understands that he is Vishnu. These were the […]

Protection From Snakes – The Sanatana Dharma Way

We as Hindus do not believe in unnecessary violence, we are allowed to fight to defend ourselves but we do not invite battles, this is true even with venomous creatures. You may probably already know that there is a tale about the sarpa yaaga – a sacred sacrifice for killing all kinds of serpents, demonic, […]

Jaya mantram from Sundara Kanda of Valmiki Ramayana

Jayamantra means the mantra of victory. Jaya mantra is a collection of verses from sundara kānda of valmiki Rāmāyana.These are loud roars of hanuman in the ashoka garden of lanka and the streets of lanka. These are the battle cries of hanuman challenging his opponents, ravāna, and his men.  In our tradition, we recite these […]

Bhadrakali Kavacha from Brahmavaivarta Purana

।। नारद उवाच।।कवचं श्रोतुमिच्छामि तां च विद्यां दशाक्षरीम् ।।नाथ त्वत्तो हि सर्वज्ञ भद्रकाल्याश्च साम्प्रतम् ।। १ ।। नारायण उवाच ।।शृणु नारद वक्ष्यामि महाविद्यां दशाक्षरीम् ।।गोपनीयं च कवचं त्रिषु लोकेषु दुर्लभम् ।। २ ।।ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं क्लीं कालिकायै स्वाहेति च दशाक्षरीम् ।।दुर्वासा हि ददौ राज्ञे पुष्करे सूर्य्यपर्वणि ।।३।।दशलक्षजपेनैव मन्त्रसिद्धिः कृता पुरा ।।पञ्चलक्षजपेनैव पठन्कवचमुत्तमम् ।।४।।बभूव सिद्धकवचोऽप्ययोध्यामाजगाम सः […]