Mantras for Devotion
Mantra to invoke Lord Shiva : Om Namah Shivaya (Om, salutations to Lord Shiva) Mantra to invoke Lord Vishnu : Om Namo Narayanaya (Om, salutations to Lord Narayana) Mantra to invoke Lord Krishna : Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya (Om, salutations to the Lord who is the son of Vasudeva) Mantra to invoke Lord Rama : Om Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram (Om, victory to Sri Ram) Mantra for Lord Dakshinamurti, the first-ever Guru:
Ishwaro Gururaatmeti Moortibheda vibhaagine Vyomavad vyaapta dehaaaya Dakshinamurtaye namah
Who manifests in three different forms as God, Guru and Self Whose body is all- pervading like the sky To that Lord Dakshinamurti, I bow down.
Mantra invoking the Divine consciousness, the Light of lights: Prayer during aarati (the ritual waving of lights)
Na tatra suryo bhaati, na chandra taarakam Nema vidyuto bhaanti kuto'yam agnihi Tameva bhaantam anubhaati sarvam Tasya bhaasa sarvam idam vibhaati
MANTRAS FOR ENLIGHTENMENT
GAYATRI MANTRA
The Gayatri mantra is considered one of the most universal of all Hindu mantras, invoking the universal Brahman as the principle of knowledge and the illumination of the primordial Sun.
Gayatri refers to a special three-line Vedic meter used in mantras for invoking and focusing consciousness on the Reality.
When meditating on the Gayatri mantra, the seeker first directs his attention to the radiance of the sun outside, and then turns the attention inwards to the light of Consciousness within.
Om Bhūr Bhuva Svaha Tat Savitur Varenyam Bhargo Devasya Dhīmahi Dhiyo Yo Nahah Prachodayāt, (Aum)
Om. We meditate on the radiance of that Supreme Divine Being, the Creator of the planes of earth, heaven and those in between. May that Divine Being direct our intelligence. (Om.)
Om, asato maa sad gamaya Tamaso maa jyotir gamaya Mrityormaa amritam gamaya; Om shanti, shanti shantihi
From ignorance, lead me to truth From darkness, lead me to light From death, lead me to immortality; [Om,](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aum) peace, peace, peace!
Om, poornam adah poornam idam Poornaat poornamudachyate Poornasya poornamaadaaya Poornam eva avashishyate Om shanti, shanti shantihi
Om, That is Whole, and this too is Whole. From the Whole came the Whole. If you remove the Whole from the Whole, that which remains is still the Whole. Om, peace, peace, peace.