Mantrapuṣpam - With seemingly simple rhythmic and repetitive words, this mantra in fact conveys a much deeper symbolic message of the blossoming potency of the Supreme Truth. An extract from the Yajurveda, this mantra is a celebration of the true understanding of the source of the powers of the Moon, Sun, Wind, Fire, Rain, Time etc.

Mantrapuṣpam

The Camakam is typically recited after the Namakam or the Rudrapraśnaḥ. In the Namakam, we offer our salutation and in the Camakam, we are asking for specific blessings. Glory be to Lord Rudra.

Camakapraśnaḥ

These are mantras from the Ṛg Veda, the oldest spiritual literature from India. Recited at the beginning of each class, we invoke the cosmic powers or confidence and wisdom to give our study focus and purpose.

Invocatory Mantras - Gaṇapati & Sarasvatī prārthana

This mantra is a prayer to the natural elements - Fire, Wind, Sun, Moon, Earth, etc to sustain the health of our organs and human body functions. Deeper reflection and contemplation on the meaning of this mantra profoundly changes our notion of ourselves and others as we start to see ourselves as representing totality. We are star dust.

Recited as part of the preparation for the more intense practice of Rudram.

Laghunyāsaḥ - Mantra for health & well-being

The hymn to warrior Goddess Durga who through her symbolic conquest over the demon Mahiśāsura, shows us how to overcome the greatest difficulties - that of the mind - anger, greed, selfish desires and undue attachments.

Durga Sūktam - Overcoming troubles

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Here, with extraordinary poetic power and in words reminiscent of the Proverbs of Solomon and of Dante, Vak, the Word, is exalted "beyond the Heavens and beyond this broad Earth." This word of knowledge, of wisdom - the sound of Truth itself - is the source and nourisher of Creation - Jean Le Mée

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Devi Suktam

Ādityahṛdayam - the hymn to the Sun God, is ascribed to the Sage Agastya. It forms part of the Yuddha Kānda of Vālmiki's Ramayana.

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Āditya Hṛdayam

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Medha Sūktam from the Mahānārāyaṇa Upaniṣat. Only those persons who are blessed with the right intelligence by which they can wean themselves from the pleasure of useless and harmful talk achieve inner illumination. They alone devote their faculty of speech for receiving and communicating knowledge of the Supreme.

Medha Suktam

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This hymn of 5 mantras appears in the Mahānārāyaṇa Upaniṣat of the Yajur Veda, of which 4 mantras are also in the Ṛg Veda and addressed to Agni.

The Warrior Goddess Durga is seen as having the lustre of Agni, the leader of our journey to perfection. We pray that Agni leads us to happiness overcoming all states of grief. We take refuge in Her, the Warrior Goddess Durga, who is skilled in saving and takes us across difficulties with grace.

Durga Suktam

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Sarasvatī Sūktam - a compilation of mantras from the Ṛg Veda

Sarasvatī is creative inspiration and inspiration is a power of Truth. This inspiration cannot be ordered to come to us. It comes to us when it likes; we have to understand its operation for its manifestation. One of the first steps is to establish some measure of mental tranquility.

Sarasvati Suktam - Rig Veda

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This hymn from the Ṛg Veda welcomes knowledge that is victorious over divisive forces, showing the openness of Vedic society.

ā no bhadra sūktam

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From the 7th Maṇḍala of the Ṛg Veda (recited Yajur Veda tradition) dedicated  entirely to the mantras of Ṛṣi Vaṣiṣṭha, Bhāgya Sūktam is a morning mantra also known as prātaḥ sūktam or morning hymn. Let us call Bhaga, who is strong and victorious, powered by all that is true, right and good to come and displace ignorance and all falsehood in us. 

Bhaga has a wealth of Truth, come and manifest for us the knowledge and energy for this Truth. May the dawn bring to us Bhaga.

This mantra features the famous words Bhagavān and Bhagavantaḥ, used to signify the supreme person in later times, especially in the Bhakti literature.

Bhagya Suktam

Pic: My mother Saroja, being born to her has been my greatest blessing. This gift of chanting is her blessing to me.

This mantra finds its source in the Vedas, specifically the Taittirīya-Saṃhitā (Yajur Veda). It is a tiny extract from a hymn invoking all the cosmic forces - Agni, Soma, Varuṇa, Sarasvatī, Viṣṇu and so on, for blessings of health, longevity, prāṇa (life-force), ojas (spiritual energy), clarity and immortality (self-realisation).

This blessing however, isn't simply about living your full human life span of 100 years. The mantra says:
 
"May it happen that you live a life of hundred years,
with fully functioning Indriya-s (senses)
to pursue and develop a hundred noble qualities"

This is a beautiful blessing to share with our loved ones, traditionally to those much younger than us - babies, children, nieces, nephews, little brothers and sisters & students.

Mantra for blessings

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The Puruṣa is consciousness, caitanya, the truth of the unmanifest. This Puruṣa is presented in a hymn of praise in this popular Ṛg Veda mantra, which is a description of the Puruṣa.

Puruṣa Sūktam

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Also known as the Śrī Rudram, this hymn is like an upaniṣad revealing the truth of the jīva, the individual, jagat, the world, and Iśvara. The words in the hymn with their simple meaning become a means for gaining eligibility for knowledge. This hymn is considered very efficacious in neutralising the result of wrong actions. (Swami Dayananda Saraswati).

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