Intention
Devotion & Bhakti
Bhakti mantras are the sound of love turned toward the divine. Whether chanted to Krishna, Shiva, or Tara, they cultivate the intimacy of a personal relationship with the sacred.
Recommended mantras
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 Namah Shivaya
I bow to Shiva — the auspicious one, the pure awareness within.
Hanuman Chalisa
Forty verses in praise of Hanuman — one of the most beloved devotional texts of India.
All mantras for devotion & bhakti
Hanuman Mantra
A bow to Hanuman — devotion, courage, and unshakeable strength.
Guru Mantra
A bow to the teacher — the light that removes the darkness of ignorance.
Ram Naam Mantra
The name of Ram — the simplest and most beloved chant of devotional India.
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.
Shema Yisrael
The central Jewish declaration of faith — a sacred proclamation of God's oneness recited twice daily for over three thousand years.
Shalom Aleichem
The traditional Shabbat evening song welcoming the ministering angels of peace into the home.