Slokas and prayers is a part of our life. Slokaforlife is a collection of various devotional slokas that linked to our life. This is most useful spaces of slokas and prayers combined with the meaning and how it is being recited.
Lord Murugan is also known as Saravanan, Skanda, Karthikeya, Subramanya, Vadivelan and so on. He is the Hindu God of War. He is the younger son of Lord Sivan and Goddess Parvathi. Vaganam or Vehicle of Lord Murugan is Peacock.
Recite Lord Murugan Moola Mantra daily to get Success and Wisdom.
During Navarathri we are celebrating tenth day as Vijaya Dasami for Vijaya Devi, one of the form of Durga. Vijaya means Victory and Dasami is the Tenth day of the Thithi. We connoting the festival on the tenth day celebrating the victory of good over evil. On this day we worshipped goddess Navadurgai to get strength and Victory for everything.
Vijayadasami is the festival also dedicated to Goddess Saraswathi who divine of education, Knowledge. This auspicious day is celebrated also for starting formal education.
Flower: Rose, Jasmine
Neivedhyam : Sweet pongal, sweets
Thithi: Dasami
Slokam:
Om Vijayaa devyai vidhmahe
Mahaa Nithyaayai Dheemahi
Thanno Devi Prachodayaath.
ஓம் விஜயா தேவ்யை வித்மஹே
மஹா நித்யாயை தீமஹி
தன்னோ தேவி ப்ரசோதயாத்.
Let us all pray for a healthy and peaceful life for all.
Wish you all an auspicious & blissful Navaraathri !
Bhattirakali,
who raised from Eeswaran's forehead, after that she changed his face and became
Chamundi.
She wears an
elephant skin dress with three heads and sixteen arms. The one who has power in
the Sapta Kanni Mathrikas. She is in Black color. The one with the scary look.
The one with the dead human body seat. He wears snakes on her body.
If we
worship her, she will protect us from the enemies and give us victory and
strength to protect the property. She will give us all kinds of courage and
victory.
Flower : Lotus
Neivedhyam : Akaaravadisil
Color : Purple
Thithi : Navami
Kolam : Draw Weapon like Sword, Axe shaped Rangoli using Fragrant Powder.
In Hinduism, the powerful form
of Parvati, the part of Lord Shiva is also considered to be the goddess Durga.
Another form of Durga seated on a lion or tiger, with eight or ten arms, and is
generally depicted as slaying a monster called Mahisasuran. Durga is also
celebrated as the goddess of the desert (Paalai).
During Navratri day seven Goddess Saraswathi is worshipped. She is one of the principle goddesses in Hinduism. She also known as divine of Knowledge and Education. Goddess Saraswathi is portrayed as having a beautiful appearance, with four arms, dressed in white, seated on a white lotus, with holding the Veena in both front hands.
Flower : Kewda Flower (Thaalampoo தாழம்பூ)
Neivedhyam : Lemon rice
Color : Blue
Thithi : Sapthami
Kolam : Draw Rangoli by using fragrant flowers like Jasmine, Lilly.
Indrani appeared to be an aspect of Indra. She wears glittering crown on his head and sits on top of the white elephant. She is also known as Mahendri and Iyndri Devi. She is worshipped for getting good spouse and property. She removes all fears about enemy and yaman.
If chants the Indrani Gayatri mantra and worships Indrani, those who are not married will soon get married and have unity between husband and wife.
Flower : Hibiscus Flower (Semparuthi செம்பருத்தி)
Neivedhyam : Coconut Rice
Color : Red.
Thithi : Sashti
Kolam : Draw the name of the goddess using Bengal gram flour.
Vaishnavi
appeared as an aspect of Mahavishnu. She shows divine with a beautiful blue face.
She is dressed in yellow colour Vishnu's Pithaambaram and wore a garland called
Kaustuvam. The first two of the four arms of her shows the sign of Abhaya and
Varata Muthirai. The other two arms support the conch and the wheel. Garudan is
the goddess vaishnavi’s vehicle and the flag. She is also known as ‘Narayani’.
She is the divine
of wealth and she is especially worshiped for the unlimited availability of gold.
She can be worshiped to cure poison related illness and cure skin ailments.
Devi: Vaishnavi.
Flower: Paarijaatham & Mullai.
Color : White.
Neivedhyam: Curd Rice.
Thithi: Panchami
Kolam: Draw a Bird shape rangoli using Bengal Gram Flour.
Goddess Lakshmi
is known goddess across Hinduism. Lakshmi means ‘Lakshya’ that is one’s goal. She
leads devotees to get succeeds in their goals. She is considered as the goddess
of wealth, beauty, joy, fortune, love and prosperity. She is represented as Thridevi
with Goddess Saraswathi and Parvathy.
Devi: Lakshmi
Flower: JaathiMalli
Neivedhyam : Kadhamba Saadham
Thithi : Chathurthi
Color : Orange.
Kolam: Draw the shape of staircase Rangoli using atchadhai(Yellow rice)
Varahi has a
very different look and more power among the Sapta Kanni Matrikas. Varahi Devi
appeared as an aspect of God Perumal who restored the earth in the form of “Varaha”.
She is the one who possesses the combination of animal strength and divine
nature. She carries a plow and a plunger in her back. She is in black color. She helps to defeat enemies and remove obstacles. It is
the belief of the people that there will be no suffering for those who worship
Varahi. In ancient times, kings used to worship Goddess Varahi to destroy and
defeat their enemies before going to war.
Goddess Gaumari
appeared to be an aspect of Murugan. So that she is brave and courageous. She
is also known as Sashti, Devasena. She gives enthusiasm and undiminished youth
to the devotees. We worship her to get rid of problem that related to house,
land. She cures them who have heat related disease.
Flower : Sevvarali
Neivedhyam (Special offering for God) : Puliyodharai.
Goddess Maheshwari is worshipped on day one of Navaratri. Goddess Maheshwari is wife of Lord Shiva and another name of Goddess Maheshwari is Parvati, Uma, Gauri. She is the daughter of the mountain king Himavan and queen Mena. She is Devine of power and Strength. So that she is also called as Shakthi.
Rama was an avatar of Lord Vishnu who reborn on the earth to destroy demons and state the path of Dharma. “Ram” the name is also a very powerful mantra. It is chanted since ancient Hindu devotees. Lord Hanuman is ardent devotee of lord Shri Ram and he chanted all times the mantra of the lord Ram’s name “Ram” and “Jai Shri Ram”.
Chanting Ram Nam is the ultimate way to get all the desires fulfilled. Here is a collection of ram mantras and their benefits. Very powerful Ram mantra:
Meaning: This mantra addresses the several names of Lord Sriram. It praises Ram as the descendant of Raghu clan and the most auspicious one. It calls him as the husband of Mother Sita and the most venerated person who can end sufferings and promote happiness. How To Chant:
Ram mantra for attracting success and happiness: “Om Kleem Namo Bhagavathey Raamachandraaya sakalajana vashyakaraaya Swaaha” Meaning: This mantra contains the kleem beej sound. This sound is a magnetic seed to attract success and happiness into the chanter’s life. The mantra praises Lord Ram as a charismatic god who can promote peace and harmony in the universe.
Vasudha Lakshmi is one of the divine forms of Mahalakshmi. Vasudha Lakshmi gives achievement in all land related difficulties. This mantra is for individuals who want to buy their own house or land but are not being successful for one reason or the another. This Mantra is also for individuals who are facing land related litigations.
This is the best mantra for people who want to construct their own house. On a Monday of a Waxing Moon period (After the new moon) sit in Pooja room facing north. Keep a picture of Mahalakshmi in front of you along with the picture of your Guru (spiritual guide). If you don’t have a Guru then keep a picture of Lord Shiva and worship him as your Guru. Do the necessary daily pooja.
Thereafter ignite a ghee lamp and incense. Then chant the following mantra.
Om glaum shreem annam madyannam mae
dehadyannadhipataye mamaanam pradapay
swaaha shreem glaum om!!
Definitely you get the blessings and grace from Vasudha Lakshmi and all the land related problems will be solved.
om gloum shreem vasudha daapay shreem gloum om namah.
Sudarshana Ashtakam is a very powerful one that is about to lord Sudarshana which can be recited to get rid of miseries caused by enemies, evils, unforeseen events, illness and invoke protection against enemies. It is considered as a one of the most powerful divine weapons to destroy the evil. It helps to relieve from unexplainable sufferings and worries.
I worship Lord Hayagriva, who is the very form of knowledge, pure as a crystal, and who is the support of all knowledge.
Lord Hayagriva is a avatar of god Vishnu. 'Haya' means Horse and 'Griva' means neck, well known horse faced god of Hayagriva and god of knowledge and wisdom. One who prays Hayagriva shall be blessed with all knowledge and wisdom. He is the one who taught knowledge to Goddess Saraswati.
Chants this sloka to attain true knowledge of Education, good concentration in Studies and to have memory power.
Goddess
Annapoorna is the goddess of food. Anna means ‘Annam’ that is food and ‘Poorna’
means full and complete; together the name Annapoorna implies nourishing with
food to the fullest. Food is one of the basic requirements in life of lives, and
it is no wonder that we say 'Annam Brahma', food is God. Mata Annapoorna is avatar
of Goddess Parvati who is the wife of Lord Shiva.
Do not waste
food; 'Annam Brahma', Food is God. You can eat till your hunger is appeased.
There is nothing wrong in it. There are many who are starving. There are many
who do not have enough food to eat. Therefore, you should not waste food. It is
a sin to waste it.
Chant this
sloka daily to get blessings of Goddess Annapoorna for getting food and water
without any disturbance till the end of the life. Chant this sloka before taking food also.
