Museum of Indian Devotional Heritage
वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभ
“O curved-trunk, mighty one, radiant as a million suns — make all my undertakings free of obstacles.”
Ganesha invocation · Ancient
The verse with which countless ceremonies begin, invoking the remover of obstacles before any new venture.
Today’s Reflection
“O curved-trunk, mighty one, radiant as a million suns — make all my undertakings free of obstacles.”
— Ganesha invocation · Ancient
Showing 11 bhajans in संस्कृत
Stutiसंस्कृत
Achyutam Keshavam
Traditional · Traditional
I worship the Infallible One, Keshava, Rama, Narayana; Krishna the bound-bellied, Vasudeva, Hari; bearer of Lakshmi (Shridhara), Madhava, beloved of…
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Ashtakamसंस्कृत
Madhurashtakam
Vallabhacharya · 15th century
Eight verses on the sweetness of Krishna — where every line ends in 'madhuram', sweet.
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Shlokaसंस्कृत
Bhagavad Gita 2.47
Vyasa (Bhagavad Gita) · Ancient
You have the right to action alone, never to its fruits.
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Shlokaसंस्कृत
Bhagavad Gita 4.7–8
Vyasa (Bhagavad Gita) · Ancient
Whenever there is decline of dharma, O Bharata, and rise of adharma, then I manifest myself.
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Shlokaसंस्कृत
Bhagavad Gita 18.66
Vyasa (Bhagavad Gita) · Ancient
Abandoning all dharmas, take refuge in Me alone.
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Stotraसंस्कृत
Bhaja Govindam (Moha Mudgara)
Adi Shankaracharya · 8th century
Adi Shankara's stirring call to seek God over worldly attachment.
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Ashtakamसंस्कृत
Achyutashtakam
Adi Shankaracharya (traditionally attributed) · 8th century
An eight-verse garland of Vishnu-Krishna's many beloved names.
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Ashtakamसंस्कृत
Jagannathashtakam
Adi Shankaracharya (traditionally attributed) · 8th century
Shankaracharya's hymn to Jagannath of Puri, sung at Rath Yatra.
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Mantraसंस्कृत
Hare Krishna Maha Mantra
Kali-Santarana Upanishad · Ancient
The sixteen-name great mantra of Krishna and Rama.
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Mantraसंस्कृत
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya
Traditional (Dvadasakshari Mantra) · Ancient
The twelve-syllable salutation to Lord Vasudeva.
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Shlokaसंस्कृत
Yada Yada Hi Dharmasya
Bhagavad Gita (4.7–4.8) · Ancient
Krishna's Gita vow to be born age after age to restore dharma.
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