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Stotram
Sanskrit hymns invoking specific deities or aspects of the divine.
Shiva
Shiva Tandava Stotram
Ravana's ecstatic hymn to Shiva's cosmic dance.
🪔 Mahashivaratri, Pradosh Vrat, daily by advanced practitioners
Vishnu
Vishnu Sahasranama (Opening)
1,000 names of Vishnu from the Mahabharata — opening verses.
🪔 Ekadashi, Vaikuntha Ekadashi, every Thursday
Shiva
Lingashtakam
8-verse hymn to the sacred Shiva Linga.
🪔 Every Monday, Pradosh, Mahashivaratri, Shravan
Durga
Mahishasura Mardini Stotram (Aigiri Nandini)
Adi Shankaracharya's stotram to Durga as slayer of Mahisha.
🪔 Navratri, Durga Puja Ashtami-Navami
Savitr (Surya)
Gayatri Mantra
The supreme mantra of the Rigveda.
🪔 Sandhya (dawn, noon, dusk), Gayatri Jayanti, upanayana