Lyrics
Devotional lyrics are sung in temples and homes, from short aartis to long texts such as the Hanuman Chalisa and the Durga Saptashati. This page lists the collections of aarti, chalisa, stotram and ashtakam, with Vedic mantras and yantras, the names of the deities and the great texts.
Each collection groups the pieces by deity so that you can find the one you are looking for.
- Aarti CollectionSoonAartis for the gods and goddesses.
- Chalisa CollectionSoonChalisas of forty verses.
- Stotram CollectionSoonStotrams in Sanskrit.
- Ashtakam CollectionSoonAshtakams of eight verses.
- Vedic MantraSoonMantras with their meaning.
- Vedic YantraSoonYantras and their use.
- Deities NamavaliSoonThe names of each deity.
- Durga SaptashatiSoonThe seven hundred verses to Goddess Durga.
- SundarkandSoonThe Sundarkand of the Ramcharitmanas.
- Nama RamayanamSoonThe Ramayana in the names of Rama.
Questions about Lyrics
- What is the difference between an aarti and a stotram?
- An aarti is sung while waving a lamp before the deity, a stotram is a hymn of praise recited in Sanskrit verse.
- What is a chalisa?
- A chalisa is a devotional poem of forty verses, such as the Hanuman Chalisa.
- What is a namavali?
- A namavali is a list of the names of a deity, chanted as a form of worship.