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List Of Suktas And Stutis
This article contains a list of Hindu hymns, known as suktas, stotras, or stutis. Sūktas Main Sūktas * * Agni Sūktam * Devi sukta, Devī Sūktam * Hiranyagarbha, Hiranyagarbha Sūktam * Manyu sukta, Manyu Sūktam * Medha Sūktam * Narasimha Nakha Stuti * Narayana sukta, Nārāyaṇa Sūktam * Nasadiya Sukta, Nasadiya Sūktam * Purusha sukta, Puruṣa Sūktam * Sri Suktam, Śrī Sūktam * śrīviṣṇu stuti * Vishwakarma Sūktam * Ā no Bhadrāh Sūktam * Bhagya Sūktam / Pratah Sūktam * Brahmanaspati Sūktam * Dhruva Sūktam * Durga Sūktam * Ganapati Sūktam / Ganesha Sūktam * Gosamūha Sūktam * Gostha Sūktam * Hanumana Sūktam * Krityapaharana Sūktam / Bagalamukhi Sūktam * Kumāra Sūktam * Lakshmi Sūktam * Nakshatra Suktam * Nashta Dravya Prapti Sūktam * Navagraha Sūktam * Oshadhi Sūktam * Pavamana Sūktam * Pitru Sūktam * Pṛithvī Sūktam / Bhumi Sūktam * Rakshoghna Sūktam * Rashtra Sūktam * Ratri Sūktam * Samjnana Sūktam * Samvada Sūktam / Akhya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sukta
The ''Rigveda'' or ''Rig Veda'' (, , from ऋच्, "praise" and वेद, "knowledge") is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns (''sūktas''). It is one of the four sacred canonical Hindu texts (''śruti'') known as the Vedas. Only one Shakha of the many survive today, namely the Śakalya Shakha. Much of the contents contained in the remaining Shakhas are now lost or are not available in the public forum. The ''Rigveda'' is the oldest known Vedic Sanskrit text. Its early layers are among the oldest extant texts in any Indo-European language. Most scholars believe that the sounds and texts of the ''Rigveda'' have been orally transmitted with precision since the 2nd millennium BCE, through methods of memorisation of exceptional complexity, rigour and fidelity, though the dates are not confirmed and remain contentious till concrete evidence surfaces. Philological and linguistic evidence indicates that the bulk of the ''Rigveda'' Samhita was composed in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hari Stuti
The ''Hari Stuti'' (), sometimes rendered the ''Harimide Stuti'', is a Sanskrit hymn written by the Hindu philosopher Adi Shankara. Comprising 44 verses, the work is an ode to the deity Vishnu. Etymology ''Hari'' is an epithet of Vishnu meaning 'the one who takes away' (sins), and ''stuti'' is translated as a hymn. Description The ''Hari Stuti'' is regarded to have been composed by Adi Shankara during his stay in the Himalayas The Himalayas, or Himalaya ( ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest. More than list of h .... Hymn The first verse of the hymn extols the attributes of Vishnu: {{Blockquote, text=I praise, with devotion, the All-pervading (Vishnu), who, himself without origin, is the origin of the universe, in whom this wheel of samsara revolves in this wise, and, on realising whom, this wheel of samsara is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahishasura Mardini Stotra
The ''Mahishasura Mardini Stotra'' (, ) is a Hindu ''stotra''. Comprising 21 verses, the work extols the goddess Durga, a principal aspect of the supreme goddess Mahadevi, and her act of slaying the asura Mahishasura. Etymology ''Mahiṣāsuramardinī'' is an epithet of Durga, literally meaning, "the slayer of the demon Mahisha", and a ''stotra'' is a eulogistic work. Description The authorship of the ''Mahishasura Mardini Stotra'' is attributed to the theologian Adi Shankara. This hymn is mentioned in the 53rd chapter of the 1st portion of the text '' Shivarahasya Purana''. The hymn is based on the text ''Devi Mahatmya'', referencing a number of legends of the goddess Durga such as slaying Mahishasura, Raktabija, as well as Chanda and Munda, as well as generally praising her attributes. According to the ''Devi Mahatmya'', in the legend called the ''Mahishasura Vadha'', furious about the asuras under Mahishasura expelling the devas and overrunning Svarga, the Trimurti (supr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khadgamala
The Khadgamala (, , "Garland of the Sword") is an invocational mantra that names each of the Devi Hindu goddesses according to their place in the Sri Yantra or in the Maha Meru. This list of divine names is described poetically as a "garland" (). The sword (Sanskrit: ''khaḍga'') is an epithet for the Devi's "power to strike down desire, hatred, and delusion". This recitation of mantra is a spiritual practice A spiritual practice or spiritual discipline (often including spiritual exercises) is the regular or full-time performance of actions and activities undertaken for the purpose of inducing spiritual experiences and cultivating spiritual developm ... of Hindu tantra. See also References External links Khadagmala mantra and explanation Hindu tantra Shaktism Tantric practices {{Hinduism-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanakadhāra Stotram
The ''Kanakadhara Stotra'' () is a Hindu hymn (stotram) composed in Sanskrit by the Hindu guru Adi Shankara. Etymology means "the stream () of gold ()", and the hymn is called by this name since legend has it that when Adi Shankara recited it, the goddess Lakshmi showered a stream of gold within the hut of his poor Brahmana benefactor. Description The hymn is attributed to Adi Shankara, a revered Hindu philosopher. According to tradition, as a young boy, Adi Shankara was out seeking alms to prepare his lunch and happened upon the doorstep of a very poor Brahmana woman. Having nothing edible in her home, the lady frantically searched her house, only to find a single gooseberry fruit, which she then offered to Shankara. Shankara was so moved by the incredible selflessness of this woman that he burst forth into poetry and sang 22 stanzas in praise of the goddess Lakshmi. Pleased by the beauty of the hymn, the goddess instantly showered the lady's house with gooseberries made o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hari Stotra
The ''Hari Stotra'' () is a Sanskrit ''stotra'' (hymn) written by the Hindu monk Swami Brahmananda. Comprising 8 verses, the hymn extols the deity Vishnu. Hymn The first verse of the ''Hari Stotra'' extols the attributes of Vishnu: {{Blockquote, text=''I worship and worship himwho is the garland on the neck of Lakshmiwho is the essence of Vedas, who lives inside waterwho lightens the weight of the earthwho has an eternally pleasing formwho has a form which attracts the mindAnd who has assumed several forms'' See also * '' Hari Stuti'' * ''Hayagriva Stotra The ''Hayagriva Stotra'' () is a Sanskrit hymn written by the Hindu philosopher Vedanta Desika. Comprising thirty-three verses, the hymn extols Hayagriva, an incarnation of the deity Vishnu. Adherents of the Vadakalai school of the Sri Vaishnava ...'' * '' Rama Raksha Stotra'' References Hindu texts Hindu mantras Vaishnava texts Hindu devotional texts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayagriva Stotra
The ''Hayagriva Stotra'' () is a Sanskrit hymn written by the Hindu philosopher Vedanta Desika. Comprising thirty-three verses, the hymn extols Hayagriva, an incarnation of the deity Vishnu. Adherents of the Vadakalai school of the Sri Vaishnava tradition hold this hymn to be the poetic idealisation of the esotericism of the ''Hayagriva Mantra.'' Legend The ''Hayagriva Stotra'' is regarded to be the first devotional composition of Vedanta Desika. According to the Sri Vaishnava narrative, the philosopher once propitiated Garuda, the mount of Vishnu, upon the hillock of Oshada located in Tiruvanthipuram, Cuddalore. Pleased, Garuda appeared to offer the philosopher a ''murti'' of Hayagriva, and taught him the ''Hayagriva Mantra'': Having chanted the ''mantra A mantra ( ; Pali: ''mantra'') or mantram (Devanagari: मन्त्रम्) is a sacred utterance, a numinous sound, a syllable, word or phonemes, or group of words (most often in an Indo-Iranian language like S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dakshinamurti Stotra
The ''Dakshinamurti Stotra'' () is a Sanskrit religious hymn (''stotra'') to Shiva attributed to Adi Shankara. It explains the metaphysics of the universe in the frame of the tradition of Advaita Vedanta. Description In the Hindu mythology, Dakshinamurti is an incarnation of Shiva, the supreme god of knowledge. Dakshinamurti is an aspect of Shiva as a guru of all types of knowledge, and bestower of ''jñāna''. This aspect of Shiva is his personification as the supreme or the ultimate awareness, understanding, and knowledge. This form represents Shiva in his aspect as the progenitor of yoga ( Adiyogi: the first Yogi), music, and wisdom, and giving exposition on the shastras. Unlike most of the stotras of Hindu gods, which are in the form of description of anthropomorphic forms, or mythological deeds of those gods, the ''Dakshinamurti Stotra'' takes the form of conceptual and philosophical statements. Its verses offer a description of the unity of the '' atma'' in the midst o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashtalakshmi Stotra
The ''Ashtalakshmi Stotra'' (), also rendered the ''Ashta Lakshmi Stotram'', is a Hindu mantra. It extols the eight aspects of the goddess Lakshmi, designated as the Ashta Lakshmi, regarded to represent the eight forms of wealth. Description The ''Ashtalakshmi Stotra'' was composed and published in the early 1970s in Chennai by U.V. Srinivasa Varadachariyar, a theologian of the Sri Vaishnava Sri Vaishnavism () is a denomination within the Vaishnavism tradition of Hinduism, predominantly practiced in South India. The name refers to goddess Lakshmi (also known as Sri), as well as a prefix that means "sacred, revered", and the god V ... tradition. The hymn was popularised through its distribution via audiocassettes in the 1980s. Devotees regard each of the Ashta Lakshmi to represent an attribute of Lakshmi, gaining the favour of the goddess with the chanting of each stanza of the prayer. The eight aspects of Lakshmi that are venerated by the mantra are: # Adi Lakshmi () # Dh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annapurna Stotra
The ''Annapurna Stotra'' () is a Hindu ''stotra'' written by the philosopher Adi Shankara. Comprising 12 verses, the work extols the goddess Annapurna, an aspect of the goddess Parvati. Description The hymn is based on the legend of Annapurna, a form of the goddess Parvati who represents nourishment and sustenance. Her consort, Shiva, is regarded to have begged for food from her to save the inhabitants of earth from starvation after she withdrew all sources of food from living beings. The ''Annapurna Stotra'' is popularly sung in Varanasi in performance of the arati ritual to propitiate the goddess. Hymn The first hymn of the mantra describes the attributes of Annapurna: {{Blockquote, text=''O benign Mother, who pourest out upon us everlasting bliss! Thou, the ocean of beauty! Bestower of boons and fearlessness! O supreme purifier, who washes away all sins! Thou, the visible ruler of the world, the sanctifier of King Himalaya's line! O thou, the Queen Empress of holy Kashi! D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vayu Stuti
The ''Vayu Stuti'' () is a ''stuti'' (eulogy) composed by Trivikrama Panditacharya addressed to Madhvacharya, the founder of the Dvaita school of philosophy. The hymn praises Madhvacharya as the third incarnation of the god of the wind, Vayu, after Hanuman and Bhima, a belief held by members of the Madhva tradition. Legend Legend has it that during daily puja done by Madhvacharya in the sanctum sanctorum of Udupi Sri Krishna Temple behind closed doors, Trivikrama Panditacharya used to recite the ''Dvadasha Stotra'' outside. The end of the ''naivedya'' (ceremonial offering of food to the deity) was indicated by the sounding of bells. However, one day, Trivikrama Panditacharya got increasingly curious as the sound of bells was not heard even after a long time. He peeked through the door, and to his amazement, found Madhvacharya performing puja to Rama as Hanuman, to Krishna as Bhima. and to Vyasa as Madhvacharya. Overcome by ''bhakti'' (devotion), he composed the ''Vayu Stuti'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Stuti
The ''Sri Stuti'' () is a Sanskrit hymn written by the Hindu philosopher Vedanta Desika. Comprising 25 verses, the work is an ode to the goddess Lakshmi (Sri). Etymology In Sanskrit, ''sri'' denotes prosperity and is another name of the goddess Lakshmi, and ''stuti'' is translated as a hymn. Legend According to the Sri Vaishnava narrative, Vedanta Desika was once approached by a young man. The man requested Desika's financial aid for arranging his wedding ceremony. Since the philosopher was poor himself, he decided to help the man by composing the ''Sri Stuti''. After he had finished singing the hymn in praise of Lakshmi, gold coins showered around the man, a blessing of the goddess. It is said that the philosopher's detachment from materialism was such that he walked away from the scene, never glancing once at the gold coins. Description The ''Sri Stuti'' is composed in the ''mandakranta'' metre of Sanskrit poetry. It is regarded to have been inspired by the identically ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
