Tirth Editorial Team
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Brahma Mantra: Gayatri Text, Meaning and Source
The Brahma mantra most people mean is the Brahma Gayatri of the Mahanarayana Upanishad, a prayer to Brahma as Hiranyagarbha, the golden womb, to turn our awareness toward right action.
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Maha Mrityunjay Mantra in Sanskrit and English, with each word explained
The Maha Mrityunjay Mantra is Rigveda 7.59.12, a verse to Rudra as Tryambaka asking to be freed from death the way a cucumber comes away from its stalk.
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Surya mantra: text, meaning and how to chant at sunrise
Om Ghrini Suryaya Namah and the other Surya mantras, with their sources, word meanings and how they are said at sunrise.
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Surya Dev Aarti: Jai Kashyap-Nandan Lyrics in Hindi and Roman with Meaning
The Surya Dev aarti Jai Kashyap-Nandan from Gita Press’s Shri Aarti Sangrah, item 79: the refrain and six couplets in Devanagari and Roman, what each couplet says, and a word table from Platts.
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Ram aarti: Shri Ramchandra Kripalu and Janakinath aarti, with meaning
Tulsidas’s Shri Ramchandra Kripalu, the Ram aarti Gita Press prints, with the Janakinath aarti and the Ram Siya Ram bhajan, each with meaning.
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Bhai Dooj aarti: Yamuna aarti lyrics with meaning
The Yamuna aarti “Jai Kalindi, Haripriya jai” from the Gita Press Aarti-Sangrah, in Hindi and Roman letters with plain meanings, and how it is sung on Bhai Dooj.
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Hanuman aarti: Aarti kijai Hanuman Lala ki, with meaning
Aarti kijai Hanuman Lala ki is a refrain and eleven couplets in praise of Lord Hanuman, printed as aarti no. 85 in the Gita Press Shri Aarti-Sangrah.
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Saraswati Aarti in Hindi and English with Meaning
Jai Saraswati Mata is a traditional aarti of seven stanzas that families and schools sing at Vasant Panchami and at Saraswati puja. Full Hindi and roman text with a plain meaning of each stanza.
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Om Jai Jagdish Hare aarti: Vishnu aarti lyrics with meaning
Om Jai Jagdish Hare, the Vishnu aarti, exactly as Gita Press prints it: a refrain and seven verses in Hindi and Roman letters, with a line by line meaning.
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Shani aarti: Jai jai Shri Shani Dev lyrics in Hindi and English
“Jai jai Shri Shani Dev, bhaktan hitkari” is the Shani aarti, which hails Shani Dev as the son of Surya and Chhaya. Full Hindi text, Roman letters and a plain meaning for each verse.