These 20 mantras which every Hindu should learn and teach to children..
1.
Ramay Rambhadraya Ramchandraya Vedhse!
Raghunathaya Nathay Sitaya: Pataye Namah!!
Meaning: I worship Lord Ram, Rambhadra, Ramchandra, creator form, Shri Raghunath ji and mother Shri Sita ji.
2.
Ram Ram Rameti Rame Rame Manorame.
Sahasranaam Tattulyam Ramanaam Varanne ॥
Meaning: Lord Shiva says to Mother Parvati that since the name of Shri Ram is present in the mouth, chant this twelve syllable name Ram Ram Ram. Hey Parvati! I too enjoy this charming Ram. This name Ram is equivalent to the Sahasranaam of Lord Vishnu. Lord Rama’s name ‘Ram’ has been said to be equivalent to Vishnu Sahasranama. This mantra is also called Shri Ram Tarak Mantra. And its chanting is equivalent to chanting the entire Vishnu Sahasranama or 1000 names of Vishnu. This mantra is also known as Shri Ram Raksha Stotram.
3.
Om Bhurbhuv: Swa: Tatsaviturvarenyam Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi Dhiyo Yo Na: Prachodayat. – This mantra is dedicated to God and Sun.
Meaning: We meditate on the glory of the Creator and the luminous God, may that glory of God inspire our intellect to move towards the right path.
4.
Om Trimbakam Yajamahe Sugandhi Pushtivardhanam.
Urvarukamiv Bandhananmrityormukshiya Maaamritat ||
Meaning of the Mantra: We worship the Trinetra, who is fragrant, nourishes us, just as the fruit is freed from the bondage of the branch, so may we also be freed from death and impermanence.
5. vakratund mahaakaay sooryakoti samaprabh.
nirvighnan kuru me dev sarvakaaryeshu sarvada||
Meaning: Whose face is curved. Who has a huge body, who is as bright as millions of suns, who can spread the light of knowledge all around, who can remove all the obstacles in my work, O Lord, please remove all the obstacles in my work quickly. May you always keep your kind eyes on me.
6.
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare.
Hare Ram, Hare Ram, Ram Ram Hare Hare..
Meaning: In this Ram and Krishna mantra, the word Hare is considered to be the address of Shri Vishnu and Lord Shiva. Lord Vishnu is called Hari and Lord Shiva is called Har, both of them combined together become Hare. In this way, it is a combined mantra of Vishnu, Shiva, Ram and Krishna.
7. manovan maarutatulyavegan moortiyan buddhimataan vrddham.
vaataatmajan vaanarayuthamukhyan shreeraamadootam sharanan prapadye.. – raamarakshaastotram 23
Meaning: I take refuge in Shri Ramdoot, the chief among the monkeys who are the sons of the wind, who have the speed of the mind and the speed of the wind, who are supremely intelligent and the best among the wise. In Kaliyuga, devotion to anyone else has no greater power than devotion to Hanumanji.
8. mangalam bhagavaan vishnuh mangalam garunadhvajah.
mangalam pundaree kakshah mangalaay tano harih.
Meaning: Good luck to Lord Vishnu, good luck to the one who has Garuda in his flag, good luck to the one who has lotus like eyes, good luck to that Lord Hari.
9.
Vasudevasutam devan kamsachanurmardanam.
Devkiparmanand Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum.
Meaning: Son of Vasudev; I bow to Lord Krishna, the one who kills Kansa, Chanur etc., the one who gives ecstasy to (Mother) Devaki and the Guru of the entire world.
10.
Om Jayanti Mangala Kali Bhadrakali Kapalini.
Durga Kshama Shiva Dhatri Swaha Swadha Namostute.
Namastesayee Namastesayee Namastesayee Namo Namah.
Namastesayee Namastesayee Namastesayee Namo Namah.
Meaning: Jayanti, Mangala, Kali, Bhadrakali, Kapalini, Durga, Kshama, Shiva Dhatri and Swadha – Jagadambe is famous by these names. My greetings to you again and again, greetings and greetings.
11.
sarasvatee namastubhyan varade kaamaroopinee
vidyaarambhan karishyaami siddhirbhavatu mein sada .
ya devee sarvabhooteshu vidyaaroopen sansthita
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah.
Meaning: Oh Mother Saraswati who fulfills desires, salutations to you. I am beginning to receive my education. May I get success in this work. Salutations, salutations, salutations again and again to the Goddess who is present in the form of Vidya among all the witnesses.
13.
Om Namaste Param Brahma, Namaste Paramatne.
Nirgunaya Namstubhyam, Saduyaya Namo Namah.
Meaning: Salutations to Parashakti Parabrahma Paramatma. Salutations to the formless form.
14.
Om Neelanjan Samabhasam Raviputram Yamagrajam.
Chhayamartanda Sambhootam Tan Namami Shanaishcharam.
Meaning of the mantra: Who has a blue colored body, who is the son of Shadow and Sun and who is the elder brother of Yama. I salute that Saturday.
15.
Uttishtat Jagrat Prapya Varannibodhat.
Kshurasya Dhara Nishita Duratya Durga Pathastatkavyo Vadanti ॥14॥ – Kathopanishad (Krishna Yajurveda)
Meaning: (O humans) wake up, wake up (be conscious). Gain knowledge by meeting (going to) great (knowledgeable) men. Trikaldarshi (knowledgeable man) calls that path (the path of Tatvgyan) as inaccessible (extremely difficult) as a sharp (difficult to cross) stream.
16.
Prathamenaarjita Vidya Dwitiyenarjitam Dhanam. Tritiyenarjitah kirtih chaturthe ki karishyati.
Meaning: One who has not acquired knowledge in the first i.e. Brahmacharya Ashram, second i.e. has not acquired wealth in the Grihastha Ashram, third i.e. has not earned fame in the Vanaprastha Ashram, what will he do in the fourth i.e. Sannyasa Ashram?
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Alasasya kutah vidya avidyasya kutah dhanam. Adhanasya Kutah Mitram Amitrasya Kutah Sukham.
Meaning: Where is knowledge for the lazy, where is wealth for the illiterate or foolish, where is the friend for the poor and where is the happiness for the unfriendly.