Sanskrit hymns of praise.
🌺 Ganesha PancharatnamThe “five jewels” of Ganesha — five majestic verses attributed to Adi Shankaracharya, chanted at dawn and on Ganesh Chaturthi, with a phalashruti promising health, learning and long life.गणेश पञ्चरत्नम् 🌺 LingashtakamEight verses in praise of the Shiva linga — each ending “tat praṇamāmi sadāśiva liṅgam” — sung during abhisheka, on Mondays and through the night of Maha Shivaratri.लिङ्गाष्टकम् 🌺 MadhurashtakamVallabhacharya's eight verses on the all-sweetness of Krishna — lips, face, gait, flute, friends, cows, everything of the Lord of Sweetness is sweet — sung in Krishna temples and homes everywhere.मधुराष्टकम् 🌺 RudrashtakamTulsidas's eight-verse hymn to Rudra from the Ramcharitmanas — “Namami-shamishan nirvana-rupam” — praising Shiva as formless consciousness and beautiful form alike, recited to win his grace.श्रीरुद्राष्टकम् 🌺 Shri Ram Stuti — Shri Ramchandra KripaluTulsidas's most beloved hymn to Rama — “Shri Ramchandra kripalu bhajman” — sung on Rama Navami, at Ramayana paths and as an evening prayer in countless homes.श्रीरामचन्द्र कृपालु