Mantras are words of energy and intention. They quiet the mind, open the heart, and connect us to something deeper. In yoga, a mantra is more than sound. It is vibration, rhythm, and focus. Each mantra carries its own meaning and purpose. Some are ancient Sanskrit phrases that have been chanted for thousands of years. Others are simple affirmations that bring calm and clarity into modern life.Chant them aloud or repeat them silently. Use them before practice, during meditation, or as a way to bring awareness into your day.
Mantras
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Aad Guray Nameh
Aad Guray NamehThe Mangalacharan Protective Mantra
Pronunciationahd goo-RAY nah-MAY, joo-GAD goo-RAY nah-MAY / saht goo-RAY nah-MAY, see-ree goo-roo DAY-vay nah-MAYMeaningI bow to the primal wisdom. I bow to the wisdom through the ages. I bow to the true wisdom. I bow to the great, transparent wisdom.ਆਦ ਗੁਰੇ ਨਮਹ, ਜੁਗਾਦ ਗੁਰੇ ਨਮਹ / ਸਤਿ ਗੁਰੇ ਨਮਹ, ਸ੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰਦੇਵੇ ਨਮਹ
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Aham Brahmasmi
Aham BrahmasmiI Am the Universe
Pronunciationah-HUM brah-MAHS-meeMeaningI am Brahman / I am the infiniteअहम् ब्रह्मास्मि
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Aham Prema
Aham Prema MeaningI Am Divine Love
PronunciationAh-hum Preh-mahMeaning"I am divine love."अहं प्रेम
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Ang Sang Wahe Guru
Ang Sang Wahe GuruThe Mantra of Divine Presence
Pronunciationung sung wah-hay goo-rooMeaningThe dynamic, living presence of the divine is in every cell and in every part of meਅੰਗ ਸੰਗ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ
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Asatoma Sad Gamaya
Asatoma Sad GamayaA Prayer for Truth
Pronunciationah-SAH-toh-mah sahd gah-MAH-yahMeaningLead me from untruth to truth. Lead me from darkness to light. Lead me from death to immortality.असतो मा सद् गमय। तमसो मा ज्योतिर् गमय। मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय।
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Bija Mantras
The Bija MantrasSeven Seed Sounds for Chakra Awakening
Pronunciationlum — vum — rum — yum — hum — ohm — silenceMeaningRoot, Sacral, Solar Plexus, Heart, Throat, Third Eye, Crown — seed sounds for each energy centreलं वं रं यं हं ॐ (and the soundless)
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Dhanvantari
Om Shri Dhanvantre NamahaThe Ayurvedic Healing Mantra
Pronunciationom shree dhan-van-TREE nah-mah-hahMeaningOm. Salutations to the divine physician Dhanvantariॐ श्री धन्वन्तरे नमः
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Durga
Durga MantraInner Strength and Courage
Pronunciationom doom door-GAH-yai nah-mah-hahMeaningOm. Salutations to Durgaॐ दुं दुर्गायै नमः
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Gate Gate
Gate Gate ParagateThe Heart Sutra Mantra of Liberation
Pronunciationgah-tay gah-tay pah-rah-gah-tay, pah-rah-sum-gah-tay, BOH-dhee SWAH-hahMeaningGone, gone, gone beyond, gone completely beyond — awakening, so be itगते गते पारगते पारसंगते बोधि स्वाहा
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Gayatri
Gayatri MantraThe Light of All Knowledge
Pronunciationgah-YAH-treeMeaningOm. We meditate on the glory of the Creator; who is worthy of worship; who is the embodiment of knowledge and light; who is the remover of all sins and ignorance. May He enlighten our intellect.ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वः तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात्
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Gobinday Mukunday
Gobinday MukundayThe Guru Gaitri Mantra for Clearing Karma
Pronunciationgoh-bin-DAY moo-kun-DAY, oo-DAY-ah-ray ah-PAIR-ay / HAH-ree-ang kah-REEN-ang kee-ree-PAHL nir-NAAM-ayMeaningSustainer, Liberator, Enlightener, Infinite / Destroyer of darkness, Creator, Merciful, Namelessਗੋਬਿੰਦੇ ਮੁਕੰਦੇ ਉਦਾਰੇ ਅਪਾਰੇ / ਹਰਿਅੰ ਕਰਿਅੰ ਕਿਰਪਾਲ ਨਿਰਨਾਮੇ
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Green Tara
Green Tara MantraCompassion in Action
Pronunciationom tah-ray too-tah-ray too-ray soh-hahMeaningOm. Tara, I pray to you, swift liberator, to you I offerॐ तारे तुत्तारे तुरे स्वाहा
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Ham Sa
Ham SaThe Swan Mantra
Pronunciationhum sahMeaningI am that / The Swanहंस
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Hanuman
Hanuman MantraDevotion and Service
Pronunciationom hah-noo-MAH-teh nah-mah-hahMeaningOm. Salutations to Hanumanॐ हनुमते नमः
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Hare Krishna
Hare Krishna Maha MantraThe Great Chant for Deliverance
Pronunciationhah-ray krish-nah, hah-ray krish-nah, krish-nah krish-nah, hah-ray hah-ray / hah-ray rah-mah, hah-ray rah-mah, rah-mah rah-mah, hah-ray hah-rayMeaningO energy of the Lord, O all-attractive Lord, O supreme enjoyer — please engage me in your serviceहरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे / हरे राम हरे राम राम राम हरे हरे
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Kali
Om Krim Kalikayei NamahaThe Kali Mantra of Transformation
Pronunciationom kreem kah-lee-KAH-yay nah-mah-hahMeaningOm. Salutations to Kali, the timeless oneॐ क्रीं कालिकायै नमः
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Lakshmi
Lakshmi MantraAbundance and Grace
Pronunciationom shreem mah-hah LAHK-shmee-yay nah-mah-hahMeaningOm. Salutations to the great Lakshmiॐ श्रीं महालक्ष्म्यै नमः
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Lokah Samastah
Lokah Samastah Sukhino BhavantuMay All Beings Be Happy
Pronunciationloh-KAH sah-mah-STAH soo-KHEE-noh bhah-VAH-ntooMeaningMay all beings everywhere be happy and freeलोकाः समस्ताः सुखिनो भवन्तु
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Maha Mrityunjaya
Maha Mrityunjaya MantraOvercoming Fear
Pronunciationmah-hah mrit-yun-JAY-yahMeaningOm. We worship the three-eyed one (Shiva) who is fragrant and nourishes all beings. May he liberate us from death as the cucumber is severed from the vine — not from immortality, but toward it.ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान् मृत्योर्मुक्षीय माऽमृतात्
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Medicine Buddha
Medicine Buddha MantraHealing Through Sound
Pronunciationtad-yah-tah om beh-kahn-dzeh beh-kahn-dzeh mah-hah beh-kahn-dzeh rah-dzah sah-mood-gah-teh soh-hahMeaningThus: Om, healer, healer, great healer, king healer, may this be accomplishedཏདྱཐཱ། ཨོཾ་བེ་ཀ་ན་ཛི་བེ་ཀ་ན་ཛི་མ་ཧཱ་བེ་ཀ་ན་ཛི་རཱ་ཛ་ས་མུདྒ་ཏེ་སྭཱ་ཧཱ།
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Moola Mantra
Moola MantraSat Chit Ananda — Invoking the Source of All
Pronunciationom saht chit ah-NAN-dah pah-rah BRAH-mah, poo-roo-SHOT-tah-mah, pah-rah-MAH-tmah, shree bhah-GAH-vah-tee, sahtMeaningOm. Existence, consciousness, bliss — the supreme absolute, the highest being, the supreme self, the divine feminine in all her glory. That truth.ॐ सत् चित् आनन्द परब्रह्म पुरुषोत्तम परमात्म श्री भगवती सत्
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Nam Myoho Renge Kyo
Nam Myoho Renge KyoThe Lotus Sutra Mantra of Nichiren Buddhism
Pronunciationnahm myo-hoh reng-ay kyoMeaningDevotion to the Mystic Law of the Lotus Sutra南無妙法蓮華經 (Classical Chinese / Japanese)
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Namo Amitabha
Namo AmitabhaThe Pure Land Buddhist Mantra of Infinite Light
Pronunciationnah-moh ah-mee-TAH-bah (Sanskrit) / nah-moh ah-mee-tuo-foh (Chinese: Amituofo)MeaningDevotion to / refuge in Amitabha — the Buddha of Infinite Lightनमो अमिताभ
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Om
Om MeaningThe Sound of the Universe
PronunciationAumMeaningThe primordial sound; the universal vibration.ॐ
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Om Gam Ganapataye
Om Gam Ganapataye NamahaThe Ganesha Mantra
Pronunciationom gum guh-nuh-puh-tuh-yay nah-mah-hahMeaningOm. Salutations to Ganesha, the remover of obstaclesॐ गं गणपतये नमः
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Om Mani Padme Hum
Om Mani Padme Hum MeaningThe Jewel in the Lotus
PronunciationOm Mah-nee Pahd-may HumMeaning"Praise to the Jewel in the Lotus."ॐ मणि पद्मे हूँ
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Om Namah Shivaya
Om Namah ShivayaA Living Practice for Transformation and Peace
Pronunciationom nah-mah shi-VAH-yahMeaningOm. I bow to Shiva — to the inner self, to the auspicious one who is pure consciousness.ॐ नमः शिवाय
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Om Namah Shivaya
Om Namah Shivaya MeaningA Mantra of Inner Peace and Transformation
PronunciationOm Nah-mah Shee-vah-yahMeaning"I bow to Shiva." / "I honour the inner Self."ॐ नमः शिवाय
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Om Namo Bhagavate
Om Namo Bhagavate VasudevayaA Mantra of Liberation
Pronunciationom nah-moh bhah-gah-VAH-tay vah-soo-DAY-vah-yahMeaningOm. I bow to Lord Vasudeva (Krishna), who dwells in all beingsॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय
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Om Shanti
Om Shanti MeaningA Mantra for Peace and Balance
PronunciationAum Shan-teeMeaningPeaceॐ शान्तिः
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Ong Namo
Ong Namo Guru Dev NamoOpening the Heart
Pronunciationong nah-moh goo-roo dev nah-mohMeaningI bow to the infinite creative energy. I bow to the divine wisdom within.ਓਂਗ ਨਮੋ ਗੁਰੂ ਦੇਵ ਨਮੋ
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Prana
Prana MantraInvoking Life Force
Pronunciationom prahn-ah-yah nah-mah-hahMeaningOm. Salutations to the life forceॐ प्राणाय नमः
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Ra Ma Da Sa
Ra Ma Da SaThe Healing Mantra
Pronunciationrah mah dah sah, sah say so hungMeaningSun, Moon, Earth, Infinity — all that is in infinity, I am theeरा मा दा सा सा से सो हं
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Rama
Om Sri Rama Jaya RamaA Mantra of Victory and Inner Peace
Pronunciationom shree rah-mah jah-yah rah-mah, jah-yah jah-yah rah-mahMeaningOm. Victory to the auspicious Rama. Victory, victory to Rama.ॐ श्री राम जय राम जय जय राम
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Sa Ta Na Ma
Sa Ta Na MaThe Kirtan Kriya Mantra for Mental Clarity
Pronunciationsah tah nah mahMeaningInfinity, Life, Death, Rebirthਸਾ ਤਾ ਨਾ ਮਾ
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Saraswati
Saraswati MantraWisdom and Creativity
Pronunciationom aim sah-rah-SWAH-tyai nah-mah-hahMeaningOm. Salutations to Saraswatiॐ ऐं सरस्वत्यै नमः
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Sat Nam
Sat NamTruth Is My Identity
Pronunciationsaht nahmMeaningTruth is my identity / Truth is God's nameਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ
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Shanti
Shanti MantraPeace for All Beings
Pronunciationshan-teeMeaningMay all be happy. May all be free from illness. May all see auspiciousness. May none suffer. Om peace, peace, peace.ॐ सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु मा कश्चिद्दुःखभाग्भवेत् ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः
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Shiva
Shiva MantraTransformation and Release
Pronunciationom nah-mah shi-VAH-yahMeaningOm. I bow to Shivaॐ नमः शिवाय
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Shreem Brzee
Shreem BrzeeThe Modern Abundance Mantra
Pronunciationshreem br-ZEEMeaningShreem: the seed sound of Lakshmi and abundance / Brzee: the sound of unlimited prosperityश्रीम् ब्र्ज़ी
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So Hum
So HumThe Breath Mantra
Pronunciationso humMeaningI am thatसो ऽहम्
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So Hum
So Hum MeaningThe Sound of Connection
PronunciationSo Hum (Soh Hum)Meaning"I am That." / "I am connected to all."सोऽहम्
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Soham Shivoham
Soham ShivohamI Am That, I Am Shiva
Pronunciationso-hum shi-VOH-humMeaningI am that. I am Shiva.सोऽहम् शिवोऽहम्
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Surya
Surya MantraHonouring the Sun
Pronunciationom hreem soor-YAH-yah nah-mah-hahMeaningOm. Salutations to the Sunॐ ह्रीं सूर्याय नमः
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Tat Tvam Asi
Tat Tvam AsiThou Art That
Pronunciationtaht tvahm ah-seeMeaningThou art that / You are thatतत् त्वम् असि
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Vajrasattva
Om Vajrasattva HumThe Tibetan Purification Mantra
Pronunciationom vaj-rah-SAHT-tvah humMeaningOm. Diamond-being (indestructible awakened mind). Hum (the heart syllable of indivisibility).ॐ वज्रसत्त्व हूँ
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Vishnu
Vishnu MantraPreservation and Balance
Pronunciationom nah-moh nah-RAH-yah-NAH-yahMeaningOm. Salutations to Narayana (Vishnu)ॐ नमो नारायणाय
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Wahe Guru
Wahe GuruAn Expression of Ecstasy
Pronunciationwah-hay goo-rooMeaningWow, the divine teacher brings me from darkness to light!ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ
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White Tara
White Tara MantraHealing, Longevity and Compassionate Presence
Pronunciationom tah-ray too-tah-ray too-ray mah-mah ah-yur poo-nyay jnah-nah poo-shtim koo-roo soh-hahMeaningOm Tara, twice Tara, swift Tara — increase my lifespan, merit, and wisdom. So be it.ॐ तारे तुत्तारे तुरे मम आयुः पुण्य ज्ञान पुष्टिम् कुरु स्वाहा