sriramapratahsmaranam

Sri Rama Pratah Smaranam at Stutimandal

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Sample: At morning, I remember the lotus-face of Raghunātha, Whose smile is gentle, Whose forehead is large and speech is delectable, Whose cheeks are decorated by moving hoops--hoops that are supported from ears, Whose eyes are large and (seemingly) stretch to the ears, and Which is the most beautiful for eyes.[1]

ambapancaratnam

Amba Pancaratnam at Stutimandal

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Sample: May the Mother of Heramba—Who is the Mother, Who is the sister of the father of Kāmadeva (Śambaravairi or enemy of Śambarāsura), Whose face is like the moon, Whose lips are like the bimba flower, Who smiles while speaking, Who is a doer of auspicious, Who takes shelter in a kadamba forest, Who is beautiful in the middle of hrīṅkāra letter mantra, Whose loins and waist are perfect, Who is the dweller of Ambāpura, and Who possesses immaculate fortune—be pleased on me.[1]

sritarapratahsmaranam

Sri Tara Pratah Smaranam at Stutimandal

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Sample: O Tārā, Who is the absolver from metempsychosis! At morning, I remember You, Who is the absolver, Who has a gentle smile, Who has three eyes, Who has a dark-blue complexion, Who has a pair of scissors, a skull, a lotus and a scimitar in hand, Who is the nourishing Mother, and Who is the ruler of sura, asura and men.[1]

lilamrtakhyam

Lilamrtakhyam by Rupa Gosvami from Stavamala at Stutimandal

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Sample: 1) Whose intoxicating flute-tunes disrupt the customary conduct (good disposition) of the heart of Śrī Rādhikā; 2) Whose lake-like mind is attracted towards the vivid (wide) extent of fragrance of Rādhā.[1]

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Hanuman Stuti (#27) from Vinay patrika by Tulsidas

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Sample: O Hanuman!) Victory to You! You are the abode of blessings and the remover of wordly burdens (of births and deaths). You are a form of Śiva, the enemy of Tripurāsura, in a monkey’s body. You compete with (are like) the garland of flames of the (blazing) fire of the rage of Rāma in being the destroyer of the moths in the form of nocturnal demons.[1]

laksminrsimhapancaratnam

Lakshmi Narasimha Pancharatnam by Adi Shankara at Stutimandal

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Sample: If you wish to please the lord-like body of you, then regularly do the prayers of Narahari. (The reason being that) Adding decoration to the object getting reflected also increases the decoration of the reflection. O bumblebee like mind! You are uselessly wandering in the deserts of metempsychosis, which is without nectar; adore and seek the pollen from the lotus-like faultless feet of Lakṣmī and Narasiṁha.[1]

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Sri Ganadhipati Pancharatnam by Nrisimha Bharati Shankaracharya at Stutimandal

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Sample: I salute Ganādhipa (Ganeśa), Who is rare to be attained by passionate ones, Who is worshipped by dispassionate seers, Who is saluted by demi-gods and demons, Who destroys death that drinks (those in) old-age, and Who is the ocean of mercy. That, whose worshippers hail preceptor with tongue and Hari with wealth, I bow to that Ganādhipa.[1]

satipancakam

Sati Panchakam by Animesh at Stutimandal

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Sample: I revere Bhavānī, Who is Satī among Satī women, Who is worthy of respect from Śambhu, Who is shining in the great centers of cosmic power (Mahāśaktipītha) with splendor from different organs, Who bestows the light of bliss, knowledge, dispassion and devotion, Who is auspicious, and Who is the primordial power.[1]

advaitapancaratnam

Advaita Pancharatnam by Adi Sankara at Stutimandal

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Sample: I am not a body, I am not the network of various sense-organs, I am not the ego of ‘I’, I am not the set of prāna (life-breathe), and I am not wisdom. I am away from wife, husband, farms, finances, etc. I am the eternal witness of everything turned inwards towards the Ātman. I am eternal bliss.[1]

mukundavandanam

Mukund Vandana by Animesh at Stutimandal

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Sample: O Mukunda, Who is the cause of the Universe, Who is serene in form, Who is everything, Who is faultless, Who is adored by Śruti, Who is complete, Who is known as Visnu, Who is Brahman and Jīva, Who is beyond the metempsychosis ocean, Who is Krsna, Who is established only by the knowledge of tattva, Who is worthy of singing by knowledge and tāntrika treatises, and Who is victorious! I adore You.[1]

sarasvati_pancakam

Sarasvati Panchakam by Animesh at Stutimandal

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Sample: Gone in the middle of a beautiful garden, graceful in the middle of swans, situated at the bank of a river, with steady and calm eyes, remembering the cause of speech (Svarātmikā) in heart, bowing to the glory-possessing in mind, when will I become a sage, reciting the panegyrics of Sarasvatī?[1]

parvati_pancakam

Parvati Panchakam at Stutimandal

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Sample: O the One who killed Niśumbha and Śumbha! You are pleased by the sportive-joy, You are blazing in the heart as compassion, You have a brilliant-red complexion, You are adorned by undivided cheeks, a stick and a garland of skulls, You are embellished by blazing and violent multitude of radiance, and You are complete-bliss.[1]

janaki_pancakam

Janki Panchakam (Sita Panchakam) by Animesh at Stutimandal

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Sample: O Mother! I bow to You, Who is the Goddess, Who bestows love as a Mother, Who is the the only nourishing-mother of this world, Who is compassionate, Who is like nectar, Who is serene, Who is saluted by sons and daughters, Who possesses love and motherly compassion, and Who is Jānakī (Sītā).[1]

minaksi_pancharatnam

Meenakshi Stotram by Adi Shankara (attributed) at Stutimandal

Sample: I continuously adore Mīnāksī, Who is the ocean of mercy and benevolence, Who is resplendent like a thousand morning-sun, Who is resplendent with a garland of Keyūra, Who has red-lips like the Bimbā-fruit, Who looks charming due to beautiful teeth-row and smile, Who is adorned with yellow apparel, Whose lotus-feet is served by Brahmā, Visnu and Śiva, Who is the ultimate particle, and Who is auspicion personified.[1]

hanuman_pancharatnam

Hanumat Pancharatnam by Adi Shankaracharya at Stutimandal

Sample: I shine forth Hanumān, Who is the Son of Wind, Who is approached by everyone seeking a wish, Who brings forth joy, Who is free from desires, Who is gladdening, and Who is the foremost in the messengers of Rāma. I think of Hanumān, Whose face is like a red new lotus, Whose corners of the eyes are full of mercy, Who is animating, Whose valor is charming, and Who is the pride of Añjanā.[1—2]

ganesh_pancharatnam

Ganesh Pancharatnam by Adi Shankara at Stutimandal

Sample: I bow to Gaṇeśa, Who happily takes a modaka (laḍḍū) in His hands, Who is always a source of liberation, Who has the Moon as an ear-ring, Who brings happiness in shining worlds, Who is without a leader, Who is the only leader, Who destroyed the elephant-demon, Who rapidly destroys the bad forces, and Who is known as Vināyaka.[1]

lalitapancakam

Lalita Panchakam by Adi Shankara (attributed) at Stutimandal

Sample: At morning, I remember the lotus-like face of Lalitā, Which has red lips, Which has a large pearl decorated nose, Which has curved eyes whose corners reach the ears, Which has opulent jewel ear-rings, Which has a beautiful smile, and Which has a forehead decorated with deer-musk.[1]

mayapancakam

Maya Panchakam of Adi Sankara at Stutimandal

Sample: O Māyā, Who is without comparison, eternal, not a part of (anything), Who is indivisible, Who is the stack (of the universe), and Who is free from all imaginations! You cause the difference between Lord and individual. You, Māyā, are indeed more clever than the unhappened.[1]

kaupina_panchakam

Kaupina Panchakam of Adi Sankara at Stutimandal

Sample: The dispassionate one wearing a piece of loin cloth — who is roaming in the thoughts of Vedānta, who is satisfied by a meagre portion of begged-food, who is meditating in his inner-self without grief — is indeed lucky.[1]