by Shantala Sriramaiah | Jun 28, 2024
Nitya Prārthanā – Daily Prayers “Nitya Prārthanā” is a collection of popular and well-known chants, which are not from the Veda, but from the daily-prayer tradition in India. Our everyday life, from waking, stepping on the ground (off the bed), to bathing,...
by Shantala Sriramaiah | Feb 8, 2022
Vedic Chanting Introduction Veda recitation is a sacred and ancient oral practice of chanting the mantras of the Veda revealed to the Vedic Seers following a strict framework of rules, the knowledge of which has been passed on from teacher to student over millennia....
by Shantala Sriramaiah | Feb 4, 2022
Gāyatrī Upāsana Learn a profound practice of the Gāyatrī mantra including a Saṅkalpa (an intention/vow), Prāṇāyāma with mental recitation of an extended form of Gāyatrī mantra followed by japa (repetition of mantra for specific counts). This practice is open to all...
by Shantala Sriramaiah | Dec 21, 2021
Śanti mantras – finding your inner peace Mantras for peace or Śānti mantras are a popular genre of mantras from the Veda recited to calm the mind and therefore calms one’s immediate environment in order to become receptive to the teaching of the Veda. This...
by Shantala Sriramaiah | Apr 12, 2021
Mantrapuṣpam The very beautiful and meditative Mantrapuṣpam, popularly chanted at the end of ceremonies and in temples all over India holds secrets of the elements and heavenly bodies, the sun, moon, constellations, rain and time. Through the mantra’s melodious...
