All Mantras & Songs
Learn to use mantras and songs to create a happy heart, a clear mind and a rejuvenated body! Go deeper into the science of chanting, mantras and the power of sacred music. Music has powerful effects on the mind and spirit. The effects of mantras on the body and brain are being studied by scientists for the impacts on well-being on many levels. The power of the voice to transform our bodies, minds and spirits may be one of the reasons why devotional singing exists in virtually all cultures and traditions. Mantras and songs on this page are arranged in the following categories:
Sanskrit Mantras
Agni Mantra (Fire Element)
Symbolic and physical fire have been associated with religious traditions around the world for ages. Agni Deva is the Hindu God of Fire. Learn more about Agni Deva and his mantra.
Astrology Mantras
Astrological mantras are designed to mitigate challenges and amplify positive configurations. These simple mantras are based on the Vedic astrological system. Listen to astrological mantras.
Durga Mantra
Durga is a form of the Goddess or Divine Mother in Hinduism. She is also known as Devi and Shakti. Durga is a warrior goddess defending the soul of the spiritual aspirant. More about Durga.
Ganesha Mantra
Ganesha is one of the most well-known and popular deities in the Hindu pantheon. He is the colorful and memorable elephant-headed son of Shiva and Parvati. Listen to a mantra to Ganesha.
Ganga Mata Mantra
Mataji is an Eastern adept and an expression of the Divine Mother (Mata). Mataji is the embodiment of compassion. Mataji and Babaji are Hindu deities appearing together.
Hanuman Mantra
Hanuman is the monkey-god, hero of epics and stories in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. In Hinduism, Hanuman is the ardent devotee of Lord Rama, and central to the epic poem Ramayana.
Jagadamba Mantra
Jagadamba is the “mother of the world” or “mother of the universe.” In the form of Jagadamba, the Divine Mother is a peaceful creator that initiates the next cycle of life.
Kali Mantra
The words to this Kali Mantra are “Om Hrim Hum Hrim Kali Shakti Namaha.” Most of this mantra is composed of powerful single syllables known as bija or seed syllables.
Krishna Mantra
Krishna is one of the most significant deities in Hinduism. He is the eighth incarnation of Vishnu, one of the three persons of the Hindu trinity. Listen to Krishna mantras here!
Lakshmi Mantra
Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, is the personification of all that is good, helpful and beneficial. Lakshmi is the consort of Vishnu, one of the three deities in the Hindu trinity.
Lalita Mantra
Lalita is one of the many forms of the Divine Mother. She is a pink goddess, expressing love and motherly concern to all. Lalita loves even her most wayfaring children.
Mataji Mantra
Mataji is an Eastern adept and an expression of the Divine Mother (Mata). Mataji is the embodiment of compassion. Mataji and Babaji are Hindu deities appearing together.
Nataraja Mantras
The dance of Nataraja is called Tandava. The dance is the source of all movement within the universe. “Sundara” means “beautiful” or “lovely.” Listen here.
Parvati Mantra
Parvati is the Hindu deity of fertility, love and devotion as well as divine strength and power. Parvati’s mantra activates the energy of the Divine Feminine or the Great Goddess.
Saraswati Mantra
Saraswati is the Hindu goddess of wisdom, music and the arts. The words to this mantra “Om Aim Saraswati, Mahadevi Saraswati” mean ” Homage to Saraswati, highest form of the Divine Mother.”
Shiva Mantra
Shiva is a Hindu deity associated with breath or space. He is a powerful Hindu god manifesting throughout the cosmos. Shiva expresses freedom, liberation and joy.
SHRIM Mantra (Bija)
SHRIM is one of the most powerful and commonly used of the bija mantras, also known as Sanskrit seed syllables. This syllable is associated with Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth.
Sita Ram Mantra
Ram and Sita are sometimes viewed as symbolizing the unmanifest and the manifest minds or the pineal and pituitary glands. Sita and Ram are the ideal spouses.
Surya Mantra
Surya is a Hindu deity who is the source of light or life. In Vedic astrological mantras, the Sanskrit seed syllable “sam” (suum) connects to the fundamental vibration of the sun.
Buddhist Mantras
Female Buddha Mantras
The female buddhas are generally less well known than their male counterparts. However, the masculine buddhas have feminine consorts with their own characteristics and mantras.
Heart Sutra: Buddhist Mantra
This mantra is one of the best-known in Buddhism. Most translations are as follows: “Awakening that is gone, gone to the furthest shore, gone completely to the furthest shore.”
Kuan Yin Healing Mantras
Kuan Yin is a Buddhist deity meaning mercy and compassion. She is a Buddhist savioress or bodhisattva. She has taken a vow to save all beings from suffering
Medicine Buddha
The Medicine Buddha is described in Mahayana Buddhism as a doctor who cures suffering using the medicine of his teachings. He is also known as the Medicine Master.
Related Topics
Western Sacred Songs
The devotional songs below are original music and lyrics by Kathleen Karlsen honoring the Judeo Christian tradition. This includes angels and the concept of the Holy Spirit.
One Word Mantras
One word mantras include the powerful bija seed syllables as well as other significant words in Sanskrit. These words are often used individually or in combination with each other in mantras.
Chakra Sounds
Learn the sounds associated with each chakra and how to strengthen your chakras through sound. Includes toning, bija seed syllables and mantras. Features videos with chakra sounds.
Hindu Deities
For thousands of years the Hindu sages experimented with the effects of chanting. Mantras are generally focused on the names of the gods and goddesses in the Hindu pantheon of deities.
Vocal Medicine Album
Vocal Medicine album tracks for listening, chanting and meditation. “Vocal Medicine” is a reference to the psychological, emotional and health-supporting benefits of mantras.