Durga saptashlokee is a collection of seven important slokas from the sacred text Devi Maahaathmyam. The text Devi Maahatmyam praises the glories of mother Durgaa and elaborately narrates the great deeds of mother goddess. The text Durga Saptashlokee is a collection of the most important shlokas (mantras) from Durgaa patha for use in daily prayers and chants. Each of the seven shlokas praise the goddess Durgaa and pray to her for different fruits. All of these verses are found in different chapters of the Devi Maahaatmya. Each of these shlokas is a...

This is a hymn of lord Vishnu (Naarayana) sung by the great teacher of Advaita school. Shree Shankara Bhagavadpaada. The hymn is called shadpadee stotram because it is comprised of six verses of prayer to lord Vishnu for devotion, wisdom and liberation. The word shadpadee means a text which has six padas (verses) and it also means a bee because a bee has six feet. The meter used in this hymn is like the dancing movements of a bee towards a fragrant nectarous flower. The work is a poetic work using rhythmic, rhyming words and same words used in different places to mean differently. Aachaarya...