Special shlokas for specific purposes

Will do so Chithra. Thanks for the reply.

How are you? Nowadays, I am not writing, but every day checking your site. I think slokam is even better than recipes. My family says recipe site is better. Anyway, good for me. Can you post slokams for appealing face, when people see us they must like us. Not vasheekaranam, but friendly liking.

love
Jana

I do miss you in the cookery forum, can't help saying it !
The two best mantrams for what you have asked for are, Maha Ganapathy Mantram & Swayamvara Parvathi Mantram. But both of them need to be initiated by a guru.
So the best, you can chant without upadesham is " Gam ganapathaye namah".
Keep in touch.
Love & regards,
Chithra.

Besides the 9 shlokas given for daily chanting, the following may be chanted on sundays specially.
2 -
Thaneeyaamsam paamsum thava charanapankaeruhabhavam
Virinchih sanchinvan virachayathi lokaanavikalam
Vahathyaenam s(h)ourih kathamapi sahasraena s(h)irasaam
Harah samkshudhyainam bjajathi bhasithoddhoolana vidhim

தனீயாம்ஸம் பாம்ஸும் தவ சரண - பங்கேருஹ - ப(4)வம்
விரிஞ்சி: ஸஞ்சின்வன் விரசயதி லோகான - விகலம்
வஹத்யேனம் சௌ(H)ரி: கதமபி ஸஹஸ்ரேண சிரஸாம்
ஹர: ஸம்க்ஷுத்(4)யைனம் ப(4)ஜதி ப(4)ஸிதோத்(4) தூ(4)லன விதி(4)ம்

4 -
Thvadanyah paanibhyaam abhayavarado daivathaganah
Thvamaekaa naivaasi prakatithavaraabheethyabhinayaa
Bhayaath thraathum daathum phalamapi cha vaanchaasamadhikam
S(h)aranyae lokaanaam thava hi charanaavaeva nipunou

த்வத(3)ன்ய: பாணிப்(4)யாம் அப(4)யவரதோ(3) தை(3)வதக(3)ண:
த்வமேகா நைவாஸி ப்ரகடித வராபீ(4)த்யபி(4)னய:
ப(4)யாத் த்ராதும் தா(3)தும் ப(2)லமபி ச வாஞ்சாஸமதி(4)கம்
ச(h)ரண்யே லோகானாம் தவ ஹி சரணாவேவ நிபுணௌ

61 -
Asou naasaavams(h)ah thuhinagirivams(h)a dhvajapati
Thvadeeyo naedeeyah phalathu phalam asmaakamuchitham
Vahanthyantharmukthaah s(h)is(h)irakaranis(h)vaasa galitham
Samr(u)ddhyaa yaththaasaam bahirapi sa mukthaamanidharah

அஸௌநாசா(H) வம்ச(H) துஹின-கி(3)ரிவம்ச(H)-த்(3)வஜபடி
த்வதீ(3)யோ நேதீ(3)ய: பலது பலமஸ் மாகம் உசிதம்
வஹந்த்யந்தர் முக்தா: சி(H)சி(H)ர கர நிச்(H)வாஸ க(3)லிதம்
ஸம்ருத்(3)த்(4)யா யத்தாஸாம் ப(3)ஹிரபி ச முக்தா மணித(4)
Love & regards,
Chithra.

The following are the special shlokas for monday:
1 -
S(h)ivah s(h)akthyaa yuktho yadi bhavathi s(h)akthah prabhavithum
Na chae daevam daevo na khalu kus(h)alah spandithu mapi
Athasthvaamaaraadhyaam harihara virinchaadabhi rapi
Prananthum sthothum vaa kathamakr(u)thapunyah prabhavathi

சி(H)வ: ச(H)க்த்யா யுக்தோ யதி(3) ப(4)வதி ச(H)க்த: ப்ரப(4)விதும்
ந சே தே(3)வம் தே(3)வோ ந க(2)லு குச(H)ல: ஸ்பந்தி(3)துமபி
அதஸ் - த்வா - மாராத்(4)யாம் ஹரி - ஹர - விரிஞ்சா தி(3)பி(4) - ரபி
ப்ரணந்தும் ஸ்தோதும் வா கதமக்ருத - புண்ய: ப்ரப(4)வதி

44-
Thanothu kshemam nasthava vadana soundaryalaharee
Pareevaarah srothah saraniriva seemanthasaranih
Vahanthee sindooram prabala kabareebhaarathimira
Rdvishaam vr(u)ndaih bandeekr(u)thamiva naveenaarkakiranam

தனோது க்ஷேமம் நஸ்தவ வத(3)ன-ஸௌந்த(3)ர்யலஹரீ
பரீவாஹஸ்ரோத: ஸரணிரிவ ஸீமந்த-ஸரணி:
வஹந்தீ ஸிந்தூ(3)ரம் ப்ரப(3)ல-கப(3)ரீ-பா(4)ர-திமிர-
த்(3)விஷாம் ப்(3)ருந்த(3)ர்-ப(3)ந்தீ(3)க்ருதமிவ நவீனார்க-கிரணம்

Love & regards,
Chithra.

The following shloka is specially chanted on tuesday:

21 -
Thatillaekaathanveem thapanas(h)as(h)ivais(h)vaanara mayeem
Nishannaam shannaamapyupari kamalaanaam thava kalaam
Mahaapadmaatavyaam mr(u)dithamala maayaesamanasaa
Mahaanthah pas(h)yanthah dadhathi paramaanandalahareem


தடில்லேகா-தன்வீம் தபன-ச(H)சி(H) வைச்(H)வானர-மயீம்
நிஷண்ணாம் ஷண்ணாமப்யுபரி கமலானாம் தவகலாம்
மஹாபத்(3)மாடவ்யாம் ம்ருதி(3)த-மலமாயேன மனஸா
மஹாந்த: பச்(H)யந்தோ த(3)த(4)தி பரமாஹ்லாத(3) லஹரீம்

Love & regards,
Chithra.

I have printed and laminated all your specific slokams so far, some so rare that it is a blessing to have you circulating them. I have another request. When I get to read local magazines in India, I note down the short slokams especially from Mangayar Malar, Aanmikam or Bhakti in Malayalam. If you have such a collection, can you post some from that? I remember that in Mangayar Malar, there used to be a young Panditar (Kannan Swamigal or Kannan Dikshitar) who used to post short slokams on Kali, Santana Lakshmi ,just anything sacred.

Looking forward to your response.
affectionately
VR

Dear Chitra,
Thanks for those kind words. I am here and did see the words. In fact I should be the one who should be proud and happy because your great work is compared to mine.
And Vidya, thanks for the nice words. Somehow the nails always creep in. ha ha.
I am sorry, I am not supposed to joke in this thread.
Let me share a thought with you. Regarding Prathyankara Devi I heard from somebody that you are not supposed to chant those slokas unless you want to harm your enemies. As the Hindu tradition does not accept harming even the enemies and advocates total Ahimsa, Prathyankara Worship is normally kept out of bounds for us.
Chitra, it's just an hearsay. But the reason was appealing. I want your views on that.
regards,
sridhar

Originally Posted by chitvish

I am really flattered that you are comparing my contributions to our shloka thread to
my dear friend's much eagerly awaited serial episodes !
The pity is, he will not see this mentioned in this thread, I think. How I wish !
Love & regards,
Chithra.

Varalotti,

Abt Pratyangira Devi, I have also heard these opinions. And would like to hear Mrs C's informed views on this.

This is not a serious thread, it is sacred. Some of us friends (who met thru IL) treat it with the same sanctity as a pooja room.

Hari Om! to you Varalotti- visit us here more often.

VR

Dear Sridhar,
To think that Vidya had to introduce B & B, to draw you here ! Anyway welcome to our "holy forum " !
Regarding Prathyangira manthram - I am just sharing what little, I learnt from my Guru.
Simple prathyangira manthram ( taken from Atharvana vedam) can be chanted by anybody. Only when it is chanted with beeja mantrams with upadesham, it should be chanted with care.
When one chants it for one's own welfare, we pray for the " destruction of internal enemies like inflated ego, arrogance, hurt, selfishness, pride, guilt etc... the list is endless ! - that is what shatru nashanam is all about !
We always chant with an intention which will not harm others, but to clear of all these.
My guru always says that " shathru nashanam" refers to only internal shathrus in our mind ! We are not so powerful that our enemies can be banished by our chanting ! That attitude should not be there, as well.
In fact the same is said about Sudarshana manthram also.
On hearing from you only, I plan to post Prathyangira manthram, now, Sridhar !
Please do visit us often, Sridhar, you are welcome.
Love & regards,
Chithra.