Gaṇeśa
- Gaṇeśa PañcaratnamSource needed
- Saṅkaṭanāśana Gaṇeśa StotramComplete text
- Gaṇeśa AtharvaśīrṣaSource needed
- Gaṇeśa AṣṭottaraśatanāmaSource needed
STOTRA · PŪJĀ · HOMA
Stotras, pūjā practice and homa orientation
A safe learning centre for household worship that respects differences between traditions. It does not expose initiation-specific mantras or encourage unsafe do-it-yourself fire ritual.
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DEVOTIONAL CATALOGUE
Stotras and aṣṭakas by deity
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Śiva
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- LiṅgāṣṭakamSource needed
- ŚivāṣṭakamSource needed
- BilvāṣṭakamSource needed
- Dakṣiṇāmūrti StotramSource needed
- Śiva Pañcākṣara StotramComplete text
Viṣṇu
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- Viṣṇu ṢaṭpadīSource needed
- Nārāyaṇa KavacamSource needed
- MukundamālāSource needed
- Śrī Veṅkaṭeśa SuprabhātamSource needed
Devī
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- Lalitā SahasranāmaSource needed
- Mahiṣāsuramardinī StotramSource needed
- Durgā SaptashlokīSource needed
- Annapūrṇā StotramSource needed
- Bhavānī AṣṭakamSource needed
Lakṣmī
- Mahālakṣmī AṣṭakamSource needed
- Kanakadhārā StotramSource needed
- Śrī SūktamSource needed
- Lakṣmī AṣṭottaraśatanāmaSource needed
Sarasvatī
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- Śāradā Bhujanga PrayātāṣṭakamSource needed
- Sarasvatī AṣṭottaraśatanāmaSource needed
Rāma
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- Rāma AṣṭakamSource needed
- Āditya HṛdayamSource needed
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Kṛṣṇa
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- AcyutāṣṭakamSource needed
- GovindāṣṭakamSource needed
- DāmodarāṣṭakamSource needed
- KṛṣṇāṣṭakamSource needed
Hanumān
- Hanumān CālīsāSource needed
- Hanumat PañcaratnamSource needed
- Bajraṅga BāṇSource needed
- Hanumān AṣṭottaraśatanāmaSource needed
Subrahmaṇya
- Subrahmaṇya BhujangamSource needed
- Skanda Ṣaṣṭi KavacamSource needed
- Subrahmaṇya AṣṭakamComplete text
Sūrya & Navagraha
- Āditya HṛdayamSource needed
- SūryāṣṭakamSource needed
- Navagraha StotramSource needed
- Navagraha Pīḍāhara StotramSource needed
SAFE HOUSEHOLD METHOD
A simple household pūjā sequence
- 01
Preparation
Clean the place and yourself, choose a stable altar, gather only simple offerings, and keep the practice appropriate to your family tradition.
- 02
Saṅkalpa
State the place, day and sincere purpose without making harmful demands or supernatural guarantees.
- 03
Dhyāna and āvāhana
Remember the chosen form of the divine and respectfully invite attention toward worship. Complex installation rites belong to trained officiants.
- 04
Simple offerings
Offer water, flower, fragrance, a safely placed lamp and food. Never leave flame unattended; accommodate allergies, children and animals.
- 05
Prayer and reading
Recite a public prayer, divine names or a short stotra whose pronunciation and meaning you understand.
- 06
Ārati and namaskāra
Conclude with light only when safe, bow, share prasāda hygienically and avoid food that is unsuitable for participants.
- 07
Kṣamā-prārthanā
Acknowledge mistakes, dedicate any merit to the welfare of beings and clean the space responsibly.
FIRE-RITUAL SAFETY
How to approach homa responsibly
Orientation
A homa is a fire offering performed within Vedic, Āgamic, Smārta and regional systems. The deity, fire construction, mantras, offerings and officiant qualifications vary.
Before arranging one
Identify the tradition and purpose; engage a qualified priest; disclose health, ventilation and accessibility needs; obtain venue and fire approval.
What a trained officiant manages
Saṅkalpa, fire establishment, deity-specific nyāsa where applicable, mantra recitation, measured āhutis, completion rites and safe extinguishing.
Non-negotiable safety
Use a legal fire-safe venue, ventilation, stable fire vessel, extinguishing equipment and sober adult supervision. Keep children, loose clothing, smoke-sensitive people and animals protected.
What not to improvise
Do not copy bīja mantras, initiation rites, unknown substances, large fires, indoor smoke practices or extreme repetition counts from anonymous videos.
Safe alternative
When a qualified officiant or safe venue is unavailable, perform lamp-free prayer, nāma-japa, scripture reading, food donation or service instead of constructing a fire ritual.