Shlokas for Venkateshwara Temple Deities Lord Venkateshwara (From Venkatesha Stotram) वन वकट श न न थ न न थ सद वकट श मर म मर म हर वकट श स द स द य वकट श य छ य छ vinā veṅkaṭeśaṃ na nātho na nāthassadā veṅkaṭeśaṃ smarāmi smarāmi hare veṅkaṭeśa prasīda prasīda priyaṃ veṅkaṭeśa prayaccha prayaccha Meaning: I do not have any Master except Lord Venkatesha. I always remember Lord Venkatesha. O Venkatesha, be pleased with me, I request you to give me what is beneficial (to me). Sudarshana Chakra स दशन मह व ल क टस य सम भ अ न ध य म द व व ण म ग दशय
sudarśana mahājvāla koṭisūrya samaprabha ajñānāndhasya me deva viṣṇormārgaṃ pradarśaya Meaning: O Sudarsana, your great effulgence is as brilliant as a million suns. You dispel the darkness of ignorance and thus reveal the path to the eternal world of Vaikuntha. Garuda क क म कत वण य क द द धवल यच व ण व ह नम त यम प र ज य त नम kuṅkumāṅkita varṇāya kundendu dhavalāyaca viṣṇuvāha namastubhyam pakṣirājāya te namaḥ Meaning : Salutations to you, the vehicle of Vishnu, who has the complexion of kumkum, who shines like the bright moon, and who is the king of the birds.
Ganesha व त ड मह क य स यक ट सम भ न व न क म द व सवक यष सवद vakratuṇḍa mahā kāya sūryakoṭi samaprabha nirvighnaṃ kuru me deva sarva kāryeṣu sarvadā Meaning: O mighty Lord with the curved trunk and mighty physique, praise to thee who glitters like the brilliance of a million suns. In all of my endeavors, always, please remove all obstacles. Devi Ambika (From Argala Stotram) क ण न स त त द व श व भ प द ह जय द ह यश द ह य सद बक वष ज ह kṛṣṇena saṃstute devi śaśvad bhaktyā sadāmbike rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi
Meaning : O Devi Ambika, who is ever praised with all devotion by Shri Krishna, please give us the spiritual personality, the victory, the glory and destroy our enemies. Shiva शव शवकर श त शव म न शव मम शव म ग ण त र णत म सद शव śivaṃ śivakaraṃ śāntaṃ śivātmānaṃ śivottamam śiva mārga praṇetāraṃ praṇatosmi sadāśivaṃ Meaning: I prostrate to the ever peaceful Lord Sada s hiva, who is the abode of auspiciousness, who makes auspiciousness, who is auspicious, who is the essence of peace, who is the acme of auspiciousness, and who shows the path of auspiciousness.
N andi न दक श मह भ ग शव य न पर यण ग र श कर स व थ अन द त मह स nandikeśa mahābhāga śivadhyāna parāyaṇa gaurīśankara sevārthaṃ anujñā dātumarhasi Meaning : O Lord Nandikesha, highly distinguished, Lord of all bulls who is devoted in meditation of Lord Shiva, please grant me the deserving permission to worship Lord Shiva and his consort Gauri. Ayyappa (Swami Ayyappa Namaskara Shlokam) ल कव र मह प य सवर कर वभ म प वत दय न द श त र णम यहम lokavīram mahāpūjyaṃ sarvarakṣākaraṃ vibhum pārvatī hṛdayānandaṃ śāstāraṃ praṇamāmyaham
Meaning : I salute that Shasta, the best warrior in the world, the Lord who protects everyone, who is greatly worshipped, and who gives joy to Parvati s heart. Subrahmanya Swami with Valli and Devasena नश तधर क द व ल क य ण स दर द वस न मन क त क तक य नम त त jñānaśaktidharaḥ skandaḥ vallīkalyāṇa sundaraḥ devasenā manaḥ kānta kārtikeya namostute Meaning: Salutations to Lord Kartikeya, who is also known as Skanda as he is endowed with the power of intelligence. He is the beautiful beloved of Goddess Valli. He is the enchanter of the mind of Goddess Devasena.
Lord Satyanarayana (From Satyanarayana Ashtakam) स यन र यण द व व द ह क मद भ ल लय वतत व व य न त म नम नम satya nārāyaṇaṃ devaṃ vandehaṃ kāmadaṃ prabhuṃ līlayā vitataṃ viśvaṃ yena tasmai namo namaḥ Meaning: O Lord Shri Satyanarayana, we pray to you to fulfill our desires. We pray to the Lord whose divine play pervades the whole world. Shree Devi नम त त मह म य प ठ स र प जत श ख च गद ह त मह ल म नम त त namastestu mahāmāye śrīpīṭhe sura pūjite śaṅkha cakra gadā haste mahālakṣmi namostute Meaning : Salutations to you, O Mahamaya, who is worshipped by the gods in her abode. Salutations to you, O Mahalakshmi, who is holding a conch, discus and mace in her hands.
Bhu Devi सम वसन द व पवत तनम डल व ण प न नम त य प द पश म व म samudravasane devi parvatastanamaṇḍale viṣṇupatni namastubhyaṃ pādasparśaṃ kṣamasva me Meaning: O Bhoomi Devi, you are clothed by the oceans, the mountains adorn your bosom. O consort of Lord Vishnu, I worship you. Please pardon me for touching you with my feet. Durga Devi (From Argala Stotram) जय त म गल क ल भ क ल कप लन द ग शव म ध व ह वध नम त त jayantī maṅgalā kālī bhadrakālī kapālinī durgā śivā kṣamā dhātrī svāhā svadhā namostu te Meaning : O! Conqueror of all, auspicious one, blessing consort of Lord Shiva as time, bearer of the Skulls of Impure Thoughts, reliever of difficulties, loving forgiveness, supporter of the universe! You are the one who truly receives the sacrificial offerings and the offerings to the ancestors. To you I bow.
Saraswati Devi सर व त नम त य वरद क म प ण व य र भ क र य म स धभवत म सद Sarasvati namastubhyaṃ varade kāmarūpiṇi vidyārambhaṃ kariṣyāmi siddhirbhavatu me sadā Meaning: Salutations to Devi Saraswati, who is the giver of boons and who fulfills all of all my wishes. O Devi, as I begin my studies, please bestow on me the capacity of right understanding, so that I may always succeed. Lord Lakshmi Narayana (From Atharva Rahasyam) उ यद द यस क श प तव स चत भ जम श खच गद प ण य य त ल म प त ह रम udyadādityasaṅkāśaṃ pītavāsaṃ caturbhujam śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇiṃ dhyāyet lakṣmīpatiṃ harim
Meaning: One should meditate on Hari, the Lord of Lakshmi, who is lustrous like the rising sun, wearing yellow silk garments, having four arms, holding the conch, the disc and the mace in his hands. Lord Radha Krishna (From Radha Storam by Vyasa in Brahmanda Purana) अर धतमन क ण र ध र धतम नस क ण क टमन र ध र ध क ण त य पठ त arādhita manaḥ kṛṣṇo rādhārādhita mānasaḥ kṛṣṇākraṣṭa manā rādhā rādhā kṛṣṇeti yaḥ paṭhet Meaning: Shrimati Radha worships Shri Krishna in her heart and mind, and Shri Krishna worships Shrimati Radha in his heart and mind. Whoever lovingly recites this prayer will become similarly attracted to the lotus feet of Shri Radha Krishna.
Rama Parivar द ण ल मण य य व म त जनक मज प रत म तय य तम व द रघ न दनम dakṣiṇe lakṣmaṇo yasya vāme tu janakātmajā purato mārutiryasya tam vande raghunandanam Meaning: I salute Lord Rama, the son of the Raghu clan, who has Lakshmana on his right and Sita on the left and who has Hanuman in front. Hanuman ब धबल यश ध य नभय वम अर गत अज यम व पट व च हन मत मरण त भव त buddhirbalaṃ yaśo dhairyaṃ nirbhayatvam arogatā ajāḍyam vākpaṭutvaṃ ca hanumat smaraṇāt bhavet Meaning: May we gain intellect (wisdom), strength (power), fame (glory), courage, fearlessness, good health, briskness (activeness, agility) and eloquence (talent of speech, oratory skills), by remembering Lord Hanuman
Navagraha आ द य य च स म य म गल य ब ध य च ग श श न य च र हव क तव नम ādityāya ca somāya maṅgalāya budhāya ca guru śukra śanibhyaśca rāhave ketave namaḥ Meaning: Salutations to the Navagrahas, the Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu, and Ketu.