Sacred language
Sanskrit mantras — sound in its most ancient form.
Sanskrit is called devavāṇī, “the language of the gods.” For thousands of years its syllables have carried mantras across India, Tibet, and the world — each sound considered a living vibration. Explore 25 Sanskrit mantras with meaning, transliteration, and chanting guidance.
Gayatri Mantra
The mother of the Vedas — a prayer for the illumination of the intellect.
Om Namah Shivaya
I bow to Shiva — the auspicious one, the pure awareness within.
Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra
The great death-conquering mantra — a prayer for healing, protection, and liberation.
Hare Krishna Maha Mantra
The great mantra — sixteen names of the divine, sung with love.
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya
The twelve-syllable mantra of Krishna — a bow to the divine indwelling all beings.
Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha
A bow to Ganesha — remover of obstacles.
Om Shreem Mahalakshmiyei Namaha
A bow to Lakshmi — the flow of abundance.
Om Dum Durgayei Namaha
A bow to Durga — the invincible mother.
Hanuman Mantra
A bow to Hanuman — devotion, courage, and unshakeable strength.
Saraswati Mantra
A bow to Saraswati — the goddess of wisdom, learning, and clear speech.
So Hum
'I am that.' The natural mantra that moves with your breath.
Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu
May all beings everywhere be happy and free.
Om (Aum)
The primordial sound — the seed from which every mantra arises.
Guru Mantra
A bow to the teacher — the light that removes the darkness of ignorance.
Shanti Mantra
A prayer of peace for all beings — threefold peace for body, mind, and spirit.
Asato Ma Sad Gamaya
Lead me from the unreal to the real, from darkness to light, from death to immortality.
Ram Naam Mantra
The name of Ram — the simplest and most beloved chant of devotional India.
Om Mani Padme Hum
The mantra of compassion — the jewel in the lotus.
Green Tara Mantra
Swift compassion, swift protection — the mantra of the beloved female Buddha.
White Tara Mantra
The mantra of long life, healing, and serene compassion.
Medicine Buddha Mantra
The great healer's mantra — for the body, the mind, and the world.
Vajrasattva Mantra
The great purification practice of Vajrayana Buddhism.
Guru Rinpoche Mantra
The mantra of Padmasambhava — for blessings, protection, and swift ripening of practice.
Amitabha Mantra
A bow to the Buddha of infinite light and boundless compassion.
Gate Gate Paragate Parasamgate Bodhi Svaha
The mantra that closes the Heart Sutra — gone, gone, gone beyond to awakening.