Nitya Dinacharya Shlokas
Start with calming chants and daily verses for positivity in all activities.
Verse
कराग्रे वसते लक्ष्मीः करमध्ये सरस्वती । करमूले स्थिता गौरी प्रभाते करदर्शनम् ॥
Trans Lipi
karāgre vasate lakṣmīḥ karamadhye sarasvatī । karamūle sthitā gaurī prabhāte karadarśanam ॥
Meaning
See the hands as a place of prosperity, learning, and strength before beginning action.
Verse
गङ्गे च यमुने चैव गोदावरी सरस्वती । नर्मदे सिन्धु कावेरी जलेऽस्मिन् सन्निधिं कुरु ॥
Trans Lipi
gaṅge ca yamune caiva godāvarī sarasvatī । narmade sindhu kāverī jale'smin sannidhiṃ kuru ॥
Meaning
Invoke the sacred rivers into the water used for bathing and purification.
Verse
सरस्वति नमस्तुभ्यं वरदे कामरूपिणि । विद्यारम्भं करिष्यामि सिद्धिर्भवतु मे सदा ॥
Trans Lipi
sarasvati namastubhyaṃ varade kāmarūpiṇi । vidyārambhaṃ kariṣyāmi siddhirbhavatu me sadā ॥
Meaning
A prayer to Saraswati before beginning study, asking that learning become steady and fruitful.
Verse
शुभं करोति कल्याणम् आरोग्यं धनसम्पदः । शत्रुबुद्धि-विनाशाय दीपज्योतिर्नमोऽस्तुते ॥
Trans Lipi
śubhaṃ karoti kalyāṇam ārogyaṃ dhanasampadaḥ । śatrubuddhi-vināśāya dīpajyotirnamo'stute ॥
Meaning
Bow to the lamp as a source of auspiciousness, wellbeing, prosperity, and clarity.
Verse
रामं स्कन्दं हनुमन्तं वैँनतेयं वृकोदरम् । शयने यः स्मरेन्नित्यं दुःस्वप्नस्तस्य नश्यति ॥
Trans Lipi
rāmaṃ skandaṃ hanumantaṃ vai~nateyaṃ vṛkodaram । śayane yaḥ smarennityaṃ duḥsvapnastasya naśyati ॥
Meaning
Remember divine protectors before sleep so fear and bad dreams dissolve.