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A sacred utterance in praise of a god which is believed to have spiritual power in Hinduism, especially used for divinely revealed verses of the Vedas.

"Mantra" means a sacred utterance believed to have spiritual power in Hinduism. The term mantra was originally reserved for the divinely revealed verses of the Vedas, but there are also mantras in the Ramayana, Mahabharata, and Puranas, and some of these mantras are also claimed to be divinely revealed.

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What mantras are chanted when a snake bites?

Well, It seems my question is off-topic. But really it is not. As, On our side, In our village if a snake bites to someone, the first aid given to the person is that the victim is carried to the old wise person. And that old person chants some…
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Mantra for better memory, concentration, brain-power

Please suggest anyone to do Mantra at home daily for Memory, Concentration and Brain-Power? Since last few months I couldn't remember such a small things in my daily life.
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Can we place vedic hymns as our ringtones?

I observe many people setting vedic mantras like Gayatri mantram or Subprabhatam as their ringtone or callertune for their mobiles. To my belief, on account of its power and importance it can't be sung by such devices untimely and also we are not…
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Any short mantra causing spontaneous visible physical change?

Is there any short Mantra that shows its effect so that one can feel the visible change? What I mean is by chanting the mantra, some visible physical change has to happen immediately (not so much time taking). If there is no such mantra, my doubt is…
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What are signs of mantra siddhi?

Its said that it takes time to do siddhi of first mantra. So what are the signs n ways to know if mantra got activated ? Any pointers n personal experiences u can share welcome.
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Recommend me a mantra to overcome fear and nervousness

Often I get nervous and I want to overcome the same. I know for sure that some Sanskrit mantra can help me to overcome this problem. So can you recommend me a mantra to overcome fear and nervousness?
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Beeja mantra meaning

I searched a lot regarding meanings of beeja mantras (esp. klim, sauhu, aim, hrim, shrim). Web gives overall meaning. e.g. 'aim' is saraswati mantra; may the goddess Saraswati bless you'; 'Hrim' is tantrik pranav and yogik hrudaya. That's it. And…
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Does Aditya Hrudayam helps to win over internal enemies?

I learned that, Hrudayam](What is the use of chanting Aditya Hridayam?) gives power to win over enemies. How ever is it applicable to only external and physical enemies or is it applicable for internal and mental enemies. Can I chant Aditya…
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Protection from Black Magic

Are there any mantras or strotras prescribed in Tantric and Vedic texts which protect a native specifically from black magic? If so, what are they?
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What is meant by chanting a mantra with faith?

It is said to chant mantra with faith and sincerity. But what does it exactly mean? Does it mean uttering the mantra by recalling the image of the corresponding god or uttering it slowly or uttering it with a discipline (for example, we thought to…
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Stotra for improving self-confidence, self esteem and overcoming anxitey

I'm facing some issue with my self-confidence, anxiety and self esteem. Which slokas is help to overcome this issue? Is Aditya Hridaya stotra really work?
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Triad of Mantra, Yantra, and Tantra

"Mantra", "Yantra", and "Tantra" are terms in the Sanskrit language. Can someone with expertise define their true meaning in the context of Vedic philosophy and how the three terms may be inter-related?
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Why "Nama:" is pronounced as "Namaha" when it appears at the end of a Mantra?

And not as Namah as in, say,Namah Sivaya? Few examples: Om Gum Gurobhyo Namaha Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha. Which rule regarding the pronunciation of visarga(:) is applicable in this case? Can someone please post a citation?
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is it ok to sing mantras?

I really dig this Ganesh mantra sung by Suresh Wadkar. I use it during aerobics and meditation and just doing housework. But I have been told that this is a bad practice. Is there canon support for this claim or is it a respect issue? or is there…
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Mantras and prayers in hindi(or other) language

Mantras are known to be very powerful prayers to gods and goddesses. They are in sanskrit generally , I want to know that prayers spoken in other languages are less effective than the mantras, or what makes them supreme? I was of the opinion that…
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