What is the mantra of each Hindu god?

• Ganesha

  Om Gan Ganapataye Namah

  Om, and Gam, his seed sound: I bow to Ganapati, lord of the ganas.

• Shiva

  Om Namah Shivaya

  I bow to Lord Shiva: the Panchakshari, the mantra of five syllables, na-mah-shi-va-ya.

• Vishnu

  Om Namo Narayanaya

  I bow to Narayana: the Ashtakshari, the mantra of eight syllables.

• Krishna

  Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya

  I bow to the Lord Vasudeva, who lives in every being: the mantra of twelve syllables.

• Rama

  Shri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram

  Glory to Shri Rama, glory, glory to Rama: a mantra of thirteen syllables, chanted alone or sung together.

• Hanuman

  Om Ham Hanumate Namah

  Om, and Ham, his seed sound: I bow to Lord Hanuman.

• Durga

  Om Dum Durgayai Namah

  I bow to Goddess Durga: “Dum” is her seed sound.

• Saraswati

  Om Aim Saraswatyai Namah

  I bow to Goddess Saraswati: “Aim” is her seed sound.

• Kali

  Om Krim Kalikayai Namah

  I bow to Goddess Kali: “Krim” is her seed sound. Many families learn her mantras from a guru.

• Lakshmi

  Om Shreem Mahalakshmyai Namah

  Om, and Shreem, her seed sound: I bow to the great Goddess Lakshmi.

• Shani Dev

  Om Sham Shanaishcharaya Namah

  I bow to Shanaishchara, the one who moves slowly: “Sham” is his seed sound. Many chant it 108 times on Saturdays.

• Kaal Bhairav

  Om Kalabhairavaya Namah

  I bow to Kala Bhairava. It is chanted 108 times, often on a rosary, on his days.

• Ayyappa

  Swamiye Sharanam Ayyappa

  Swami Lord Ayyappa, you are my refuge. Pilgrims call it as they walk, as they climb the steps and as they greet one another.

• Khatu Shyam

  Om Shri Shyam Devaya Namah

  I bow to Shri Shyam Dev. Many chant it 108 times on Ekadashi, with a mala.

• Jagannath

  Jagannathah svami nayana patha gami bhavatu me

  May Lord Jagannath, the Lord, come before my eyes: the line that closes every verse of the Jagannath Ashtakam, often said on its own as a prayer for his darshan.

• Venkateswara

  Om Namo Venkatesaya

  I bow to Venkatesha, the Lord of Venkata. Pilgrims call it on the climb and in the queues, and many chant it 108 times.

• Murugan

  Om Saravanabhavaya Namah

  I bow to the one born in the Saravana, the pond of reeds. It is his six-syllable mantra, the shadakshara, sa-ra-va-na-bha-va, and many chant it 108 times on Tuesdays and on Shashthi.

• Radha

  Om Shri Radhayai Namah

  I bow to Shri Radha. Her thousand names begin with it, and many say it 108 times on a mala of tulsi beads.

• Kuber

  Om Shri Kuberaya Namah

  I bow to Shri Kuber. It is his root mantra, said with each offering in his puja, and many chant it 108 times on Dhanteras.

• Tulsi

  Om Tulasyai Namah

  I bow to Tulasi. One list of her 108 names opens with it, and another adds Shri: Om Shri Tulasyai Namah.

• Narasimha

  Om Nrim Nrim Nrim Narasimhaya Namah

  With his seed syllable, Nrim, said three times, I bow to Narasimha. It is his root mantra, and many chant it 108 times on a mala.

• Shrinathji

  Shri Krishnah Sharanam Mama

  Shri Krishna is my refuge: the mantra of eight syllables of the Pushti Marg, the words of a devotee who gives everything to Krishna.

• Parvati

  Om Parvatyai Namah

  I bow to Goddess Parvati. It is her name mantra, said with each offering in her puja, and on a mala of 108 beads.

• Dattatreya

  Om Dram Dattatreyaya Namah

  Om, dram: I bow to Lord Dattatreya. Dram is his seed syllable, the bija, and an Upanishad in his name gives these eight syllables as his mantra. Many chant it 108 times on a mala.

• Annapurna

  Annapurne sadapurne Shankara pranavallabhe, jnana vairagya siddhyartham bhiksham dehi cha Goddess Parvati

  Goddess Annapurna, ever full, dear to Shankara as his own life: Goddess Parvati, give me alms, that I may gain knowledge and detachment. The verse comes near the close of Adi Shankara’s Annapurna Stotram, and many say it before a meal.

• Navagraha

  Adityaya cha Somaya Mangalaya Budhaya cha, Guru Shukra Shanibhyashcha Rahave Ketave namah.

  Salutations to Aditya, the Sun, and to Soma, the Moon, to Mangala and to Budha, to Guru, Shukra and Lord Shani, and to Rahu and Ketu: all nine in one verse.

• Surya Dev

  Om Ghrini Suryaya Namah

  Om, I bow to Surya, the radiant one.

• Baglamukhi

  Hleem

  Her seed syllable, the single sound in which she is called on, counted on a mala of turmeric beads.

• Vitthal

  Rama Krishna Hari

  Lord Rama, Lord Krishna, Hari: three names of the one God, chanted by the Varkaris.

• Shitala Mata

  Om Hreem Shreem Shitalayai Namah

  Salutations to Shitala, with the seed syllables Hreem and Shreem. It is said eleven times.

• Chitragupta

  Om Chitraguptaya Namah

  Salutations to Chitragupta: his name, said in his puja and written eleven times on white paper.

• Sita

  Om Sitayai Namah

  Om, I bow to Goddess Sita: the first of her 108 names, said on its own or counted on a mala.

• Gayatri

  Om Gayatryai Namah

  Om, I bow to Gayatri: her name said as a short mantra of salutation, after her mantra or on its own.

Om Namah ShivayaThe Gayatri MantraThe Mahamrityunjaya Mantra

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