Hindu devotional texts

Stotra (Sanskrit: स्तोत्र) is a Sanskrit word that means "ode, eulogy or a hymn of praise." It is a literary genre of Indian religious texts designed to be melodically sung, in contrast to a shastra which is composed to be recited. 'Stotra' derives from 'stu' meaning 'to praise'

A hymn composed by Ravana in the praise of Shiva

sutra in Hinduism

The Shikshashtakam (IAST: ) is a 16th-century Gaudiya Vaishnava Hindu prayer of eight verses composed in the Sanskrit language. They are the only verses left personally written by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486 – 1534) with the majority of his philosophy being codified by his primary disciples, known as the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan. The Shikshashtakam is quoted within the Chaitanya Charitamrita, Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami's biography of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, written in Bengali. The name of the prayer comes from the Sanskrit words '''', meaning 'instruction', and aṣṭaka, meaning 'consisting of e

hindu hymn

thumb|Surya, Sun God to whom the hymn is dedicated Ādityahṛdayam (, ) is a Hindu devotional hymn, dedicated to Āditya or Sūrya (the Sun God), found in the Yuddha Kānda (6.105) of Vālmīki's Rāmāyana. It was recited by the sage Agastya to Rāma in the battlefield before fighting with the Rakshasa king Rāvaṇa. In it, Agastya teaches Rāma the procedure of worshiping Āditya for strength to defeat the enemy.

rigvedic hymns dedicated to Lakshmi

hindu hymn in praise of Durga

Rudrashtakam (, ) is a Sanskrit meditation stotra invoking Rudra, an epithet of Shiva. It was composed by the Hindu Bhakti poet Tulsidas (). Tulsidas composed this stotra in the late fifteenth century in what is now Uttar Pradesh and created many other literary pieces including the magnum opus Ramcharitmanas.

Hindu hymn and prayer to Rama

Mantrapushpanjali (Sanskrit: , IAST: mantrapuṣpāñjali) is a Hindu prayer meaning "offering flowers in the form of mantra". It comprises four hymns from Vedic sources, and is the final prayer sung at the end of āratīs. The word Mantrapushpanjali is made up of three elements, mantra (incantation), pushpa (flower), and anjali (a bowl-shaped cavity formed by hollowing and joining open palms together, as when offering or receiving alms).

Sanskrit poem by Adi Shankara

hindu hymn