Om Namo Venkatesaya
Temple Prayers
Lord Venkateshwara
(From Venkatesha Stotram)
हरे वेंकटेश प्रसीद प्रसीद प्रियं वेंकटेश प्रयच्छ प्रयच्छ ||
hare veṅkaṭeśa prasīda prasīda priyaṃ veṅkaṭeśa prayaccha prayaccha ||
Meaning: I do not have any Master except Lord Venkatesha. I always remember Lord Venkatesha. O Venkatesha, be pleased with me, I request you to give me what is beneficial (to me).
Sudarshana Chakra
अज्ञानान्धस्य मे देव विष्णोर्मार्गं प्रदर्शय ॥
ajñānāndhasya me deva viṣṇormārgaṃ pradarśaya ||
Meaning: O Sudarsana, your great effulgence is as brilliant as a million suns. You dispel the darkness of ignorance and thus reveal the path to the eternal world of Vaikuntha.
Garuda
विष्णुवाह नमस्तुभ्यम् पक्षिराजाय ते नमः ॥
viṣṇuvāha namastubhyam pakṣirājāya te namaḥ ||
Meaning: Salutations to you, the vehicle of Vishnu, who has the complexion of kumkum, who shines like the bright moon, and who is the king of the birds.
Ganesha
निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा ॥
nirvighnaṃ kuru me deva sarva-kāryeṣu sarvadā ||
Meaning: O mighty Lord with the curved trunk and mighty physique, praise to thee who glitters like the brilliance of a million suns. In all of my endeavors, always, please remove all obstacles.
Devi Ambika (From Argala Stotram)
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि ॥
rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi ||
Meaning : O Devi Ambika, divine mother who is ever glorified with all devotion by Shri Krishna, please grant us the spiritual character, victory, and glory and destroy our internal and external enemies.
Shiva
शिव मार्ग प्रणेतारं प्रणतोस्मि सदाशिवं ॥
śiva mārga praṇetāraṃ praṇatosmi sadāśivaṃ ||
Meaning: I prostrate to the ever peaceful Lord Sadashiva, who is the abode of auspiciousness, who makes auspiciousness, who is auspicious, who is the essence of peace, who is the acme of auspiciousness, and who shows the path of auspiciousness.
Nandi
गौरीशंकर सेवार्थं अनुज्ञा दातुमर्हसि ॥
gaurīśankara sevārthaṃ anujñā dātumarhasi ||
Ayyappa (Swami Ayyappa Namaskara Shlokam)
नन्दिकेश महाभाग शिवध्यान परायण ।
गौरीशंकर सेवार्थं अनुज्ञा दातुमर्हसि ॥
pārvatī hṛdayānandaṃ śāstāraṃ praṇamāmyaham ||
Meaning : I salute that Shasta, the best warrior in the world, the Lord who protects everyone, who is greatly worshipped, and who gives joy to Parvati’s heart.
Subrahmanya Swami With Valli and Devasena
देवसेना मनः कान्त कार्तिकेय नमोस्तुते ॥
devasenā manaḥ kānta kārtikeya namostute ||
Meaning: Salutations to Lord Kartikeya, who is also known as Skanda as he is endowed with the power of intelligence. He is the beautiful beloved of Goddess Valli. He is the enchanter of the mind of Goddess Devasena.
Lord Satyanarayana
(From Satyanarayana Ashtakam)
लीलया विततं विश्वं येन तस्मै नमो नमः ॥
līlayā vitataṃ viśvaṃ yena tasmai namo namaḥ ||
Meaning: O Lord Shri Satyanarayana, we pray to you to fulfill our desires. We pray to the Lord whose divine play pervades the whole world.
Shree Devi
शंख चक्र गदा हस्ते महालक्ष्मि नमोस्तुते ॥
śaṅkha cakra gadā haste mahālakṣmi namostute ||
Meaning: Salutations to you, O Mahamaya, who is worshipped by the gods in her abode. Salutations to you, O Mahalakshmi, who is holding a conch, discus and mace in her hands.
Bhu Devi
विष्णुपत्नि नमस्तुभ्यं पादस्पर्शं क्षमस्व मे ॥
viṣṇupatni namastubhyaṃ pādasparśaṃ kṣamasva me ||
Meaning: O Bhoomi Devi, you are clothed by the oceans, the mountains adorn your bosom. O consort of Lord Vishnu, I worship you. Please pardon me for touching you with my feet.
Durga Devi
(From Argala Stotram)
विष्णुपत्नि नमस्तुभ्यं पादस्पर्शं क्षमस्व मे ॥
viṣṇupatni namastubhyaṃ pādasparśaṃ kṣamasva me ||
Meaning: O Bhoomi Devi, you are clothed by the oceans, the mountains adorn your bosom. O consort of Lord Vishnu, I worship you. Please pardon me for touching you with my feet.
Saraswati Devi
विद्यारम्भं करिष्यामि सिद्धिर्भवतु मे सदा ॥
vidyārambhaṃ kariṣyāmi siddhirbhavatu me sadā ॥
Meaning: Salutations to Devi Saraswati, who is the giver of boons and who fulfills all of all my wishes. O Devi, as I begin my studies, please bestow on me the capacity of right understanding, so that I may always succeed.
Lord Lakshmi Narayana
(From Atharva Rahasyam)
शंखचक्रगदापाणिं ध्यायेत् लक्ष्मीपतिं हरिम् ॥
śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇiṃ dhyāyet lakṣmīpatiṃ harim ||
Meaning: One should meditate on Hari, the Lord of Lakshmi, who is lustrous like the rising sun, wearing yellow silk garments, having four arms, holding the conch, the disc and the mace in his hands.
Lord Radha Krishna
(From Radha Storam by Vyasa in Brahmanda Purana)
कृष्णाकृष्टमना राधा राधाकृष्णेति यः पठेत् ॥
kṛṣṇākraṣṭa-manā rādhā rādhā-kṛṣṇeti yaḥ paṭhet ||
Meaning: Shrimati Radha worships Shri Krishna in her heart and mind, and Shri Krishna worships Shrimati Radha in his heart and mind. Whoever lovingly recites this prayer will become similarly attracted to the lotus feet of Shri Radha-Krishna.
Rama Parivar
पुरतो मारुतिर्यस्य तम् वन्दे रघुनन्दनम् ॥
purato mārutiryasya tam vande raghunandanam ||
Meaning: I salute Lord Rama, the son of the Raghu clan, who has Lakshmana on his right and Sita on the left and who has Hanuman in front.
Hanuman
अजाड्यम् वाक्पटुत्वं च हनुमत् स्मरणात् भवेत् ॥
ajāḍyam vākpaṭutvaṃ ca hanumat smaraṇāt bhavet ||
Meaning: May we gain intellect (wisdom), strength (power), fame (glory), courage, fearlessness, good health, briskness (activeness, agility) and eloquence (talent of speech, oratory skills), by remembering Lord Hanuman
Navagraha
गुरु-शुक्र शनिभ्यश्च राहवे केतवे नमः ॥
guru-śukra śanibhyaśca rāhave ketave namaḥ ||
Meaning: Salutations to the Navagrahas, the Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu, and Ketu.
Sri Shankaracharya
नमामि भगवत्पादं शङ्करं लोकशङ्करं ॥
namāmi bhagavatpādaṁ śaṅkaraṁ lōkaśaṅkaraṁ ||
Meaning: I bow to Sri Shankaracharya, known as Bhagavatpada, who is the abode of the Vedas, Smritis, and Puranas, the embodiment of compassion, and the one who brings auspiciousness to the whole world.
