BOLO BOLO SAB MIL BOLO OṂ NAMAḤ ŚIVĀYA Sing, sing, all together: Oṃ Namaḥ Śivāya bolo (Hindi): say, sing, proclaim sab (Hindi): all, everyone mil (Hindi): together oṃ: the first vibration in the universe, the primordial sound from which all other sounds, all words, all languages and all mantras have come forth namaḥ: salutations, reverence …
KĀLĪ DURGE NAMO NAMAḤ Kālī, Durgā, I bow to you, I bow to you kālī: goddess of time and death, fierce aspect of the goddess Durgā, consort of Śiva, literally “the black one” durge: to Durgā, supreme goddess, divine mother, literally “the invincible” namaḥ: salutations, reverence This mantra calls upon the great feminine force Śakti, …
ŚIVA ŚIVA ŚAMBHO MAHĀDEVA ŚAMBHO Śiva Śiva peaceful one Great, divine, peaceful one śiva: literally “good”, “auspicious” śambhu: another name of Śiva, as the “peaceful one” mahā: great deva: god, divine Śiva is among the three most important gods in Hinduism, either as the third member of the Hindu triad (Brahma, the creator – Viṣnu, …
RĀMA RĀGHAVA RĀMA RĀGHAVA RĀMA RĀGHAVA RAKṢAMĀM KṚṢNA KEŚAVA KṚṢNA KEŚAVA KṚṢNA KEŚAVA PĀHIMĀM Glory to Rāma and to Kṛṣṇa. Please protect and save us. rāma: seventh incarnation of Viṣṇu, the preserver of the universe, literally “the ever blissful one” rāghava: another name of Rāma, as a descendant of the Raghu dynasty rakṣa: to protect …
ŚRĪ RĀM JAI RĀM JAI JAI RĀM SĪTĀ RĀM SĪTĀ RĀM SĪTĀ RĀM Glorious Rāma, praise Rāma, victory to Rāma Sītā and Rāma, Sītā and Rāma, Sītā and Rāma śrī: magnificent, splendid rāma: seventh incarnation of Viṣṇu, preserver and protector of the universe jai: victory to, celebration of sītā: incarnation of Lakṣmī, goddess of abundance …
OṂ NAMASTE GAṆAPATAYE Oṃ. Salutations to Gaṇeśa oṃ: the first vibration in the universe, the primordial sound from which all other sounds, all words, all languages and all mantras have come forth namaḥ: salutations, reverence te: to you, your gaṇa: group of people pata: lord gaṇapataye: to Gaṇapati (Gaṇeśa), son of Śiva and Pārvatī, the …
ASATO MĀ SADGAMAYA TAMASO MĀ JYOTIRGAMAYA MṚTYORMĀ AMṚTAM GAMAYA Lead me from untruth to truth Lead me from darkness to light Lead me from death to immortality asat: untruth mā: me sat: truth gamaya: lead tamas: darkness jyoti: light mṛtyu: death amṛta: immortality This Vedic mantra is an invocation from the “Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad” (1.3.28), the …
