Sacred Texts

Sacred Texts & Prayers

A Living Library of Sacred Sanskrit Texts

Preserving timeless prayers in Sanskrit and making them accessible through Indian scripts, transliteration, meaning and authorised devotional recordings. This library is a seva of Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple, Rail Bazaar, Alipurduar Junction, for devotees everywhere.

A growing multilingual sacred-text library maintained as a devotional seva of Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple, Rail Bazaar, Alipurduar Junction.

Established through the devotion and collective efforts of the local railway community of Alipurduar Junction and local devotees.

Sri Venkateswara

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    Sri Venkateswara Suprabhatam

    श्रीवेङ्कटेश्वर सुप्रभातम्

    The sacred morning sequence: Suprabhatam, Stotram, Prapatti and Mangalasasanam.

    Sri Venkateswara Swamy

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    Sri Venkateswara Prapatti

    श्रीवेङ्कटेश्वर प्रपत्तिः

    A focused presentation of the sixteen Prapatti verses of surrender.

    Sri Venkateswara Swamy

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Sri Vishnu and His Avataras

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    Sri Vishnu Sahasranamam

    श्रीविष्णुसहस्रनामम्

    The thousand sacred names of Lord Vishnu from the Mahabharata.

    Lord Vishnu

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Divine Mother

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    Sri Lalita Sahasranamam

    श्रीललितासहस्रनामम्

    The thousand divine names of Sri Lalita Tripura Sundari.

    Sri Lalita Tripura Sundari

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    Sri Suktam

    श्रीसूक्तम्

    The Vedic hymn invoking Sri Mahalakshmi’s grace and auspiciousness.

    Sri Mahalakshmi

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    Durga Suktam

    दुर्गासूक्तम्

    Vedic hymn to Durga with Gayatri and closing peace mantra.

    Sri Durga

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Shiva

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    Sri Rudram

    श्रीरुद्रम्

    Parent collection linking Namakam and Chamakam.

    Lord Shiva / Rudra

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    Sri Rudram — Namakam

    श्रीरुद्रम् — नमकम्

    Principal Namakam in eleven anuvakas, with supplementary and concluding mantras.

    Lord Shiva / Rudra

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    Sri Rudram — Chamakam

    श्रीरुद्रम् — चमकम्

    Chamakam route reserved for reviewed Vedic text.

    Lord Shiva / Rudra

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Vedic Suktas

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    Purusha Suktam

    पुरुषसूक्तम्

    Extended Krishna Yajurveda presentation of the hymn of the Cosmic Person.

    Purusha / Sri Vishnu

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    Mantra Pushpam

    मन्त्रपुष्पम्

    Extended temple-recitation version of the Vedic flower-offering hymn.

    Waters / Brahman

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    Narayana Suktam

    नारायणसूक्तम्

    Vedic hymn to Narayana with Gayatri and peace mantras.

    Lord Narayana

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Daily Prayers

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    Gayatri Mantra

    गायत्री मन्त्रः

    Gayatri Mantra with Vyahritis and a reserved Ghana Patha section.

    Savitri / Gayatri Devi

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    Deity Gayatri Mantras

    देवता गायत्र्यः

    Gayatri mantras for twelve deities, published only after source review.

    Several deities

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    Daily Prayers

    नित्य प्रार्थनाः

    Household prayers from waking until sleep.

    Household worship

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    Deity Prayers

    देवता प्रार्थनाः

    Short prayers organised by deity for household recitation.

    Several deities

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    Foundational Mantras

    मूल मन्त्राः

    Panchakshari, Ashtakshari and Dvadashakshari mantras.

    Shiva / Vishnu

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    Surya Namaskara Mantras

    सूर्यनमस्कार मन्त्राः

    Mantras for Surya Namaskara, including the twelve names of the Sun.

    Surya / Savitri Narayana

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Peace and Welfare Prayers

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    Dasha Shantayah

    दश शान्तयः

    Ten traditional Vedic peace invocations.

    Brahman / Vedic deities

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    Peace Prayers

    शान्ति प्रार्थनाः

    Peace and welfare prayers for all beings.

    Peace and welfare

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    Veda Ashirvachanam

    वेदाशीर्वचनम्

    Vedic blessings arranged by the occasion they serve.

    Vedic blessings

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Puja and Ritual Guides

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    Nitya Puja Vidhanam

    नित्यपूजाविधानम्

    General Smarta household-puja framework, currently incomplete.

    Ishta Devata

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Prayers from Indian Traditions

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    Buddhist Refuge Prayer

    बुद्धं शरणं गच्छामि

    The Buddhist refuge prayer, presented among prayers from Indian traditions.

    The Triple Gem (Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha)

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