Mantras for japa
The 27 mantras in the Japo app, in Devanagari with transliteration. Search by name or deity, or tap a deity's portrait, then count it online.
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Shiva
Om Namah Shivaya
ॐ नमः शिवाय
Write it 108 times onlineChanting guide
Shiva, Parvati and Nandi, oleograph by Raja Ravi Varma · Public domain
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Shiva
Mahamrityunjaya Mantra
ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान् मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात्
Om tryambakam yajamahe sugandhim pushtivardhanam urvarukamiva bandhanan mrityor mukshiya mamritat
Count it in the Japo appChanting guide
Shiva, Parvati and Nandi, oleograph by Raja Ravi Varma · Public domain
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Krishna
Radhe Radhe
राधे राधे
Write it 108 times onlineChanting guide
Radha Waiting for Krishna, Raja Ravi Varma · Public domain
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Krishna
Hare Krishna Mahamantra
हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे हरे राम हरे राम राम राम हरे हरे
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
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Krishna and Radha, popular print, British Museum · Public domain
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Krishna
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya
ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय
Krishna and Radha, popular print, British Museum · Public domain
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Ram
Shri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram
श्री राम जय राम जय जय राम
Ramapanchayan, Raja Ravi Varma · Public domain
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Vishnu
Om Namo Narayanaya
ॐ नमो नारायणाय
Seshanarayana, Raja Ravi Varma · Public domain
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Ganesh
Om Gam Ganapataye Namah
ॐ गं गणपतये नमः
Ganapati, Ravi Varma Press · Public domain
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Hanuman
Om Hanumate Namah
ॐ हनुमते नमः
Hanuman lifts the mountain, Ravi Varma Press, 1910s · Public domain
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Devi
Om Shri Mahalakshmyai Namah
ॐ श्री महालक्ष्म्यै नमः
Goddess Lakshmi, Raja Ravi Varma, 1896 · Public domain
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Devi
Om Dum Durgayai Namah
ॐ दुं दुर्गायै नमः
Durga, Raja Ravi Varma · Public domain
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Devi
Om Aim Saraswatyai Namah
ॐ ऐं सरस्वत्यै नमः
Goddess Saraswati, Raja Ravi Varma, 1896 · Public domain
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Vedic
Gayatri Mantra
ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वः तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात्
Om bhur bhuvah svah tat savitur varenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi dhiyo yo nah prachodayat
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Shown as a symbol: this mantra is not addressed to one deity.
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Vedic
So Hum
सोऽहम्
Shown as a symbol: this mantra is not addressed to one deity.
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Guru
Om Sai Ram
ॐ साईं राम
Shirdi Sai Baba, early photograph · Public domain
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Guru
Swaminarayan
स्वामिनारायण
Shown as a symbol, as this tradition prefers.
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Other paths · Sikh
Waheguru
वाहेगुरु
ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ
Shown as a symbol, as this tradition prefers.
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Other paths · Tibetan Buddhist
Om Mani Padme Hum
ॐ मणि पद्मे हूँ
ཨོཾ་མ་ཎི་པདྨེ་ཧཱུྃ
Shown as a symbol, as this tradition prefers.
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Other paths · Nichiren Buddhist
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo
नम म्योहो रेंगे क्यो
南無妙法蓮華経
Shown as a symbol, as this tradition prefers.
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Other paths · Pure Land Buddhist
Namo Amituofo
नमो अमितुओफ़ो
南無阿彌陀佛
Shown as a symbol, as this tradition prefers.
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Devi
Om Krim Kalikayai Namah
ॐ क्रीं कालिकायै नमः
Kali, Raja Ravi Varma · Public domain
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Shiva
Om Bhairavaya Namah
ॐ भैरवाय नमः
Shiva, Parvati and Nandi, oleograph by Raja Ravi Varma · Public domain
Chanting guides for popular mantras
How many times to chant, how long 108 takes, and the text written out 108 times.
- Mantra Gayatri Mantra The Gayatri Mantra in Devanagari and English letters, written 108 times, with how to chant and count it on a mala and how long 108 repetitions take.
- Mantra Mahamrityunjaya Mantra The Mahamrityunjaya Mantra in Devanagari and English letters, written 108 times, with how to chant it on a mala, how long it takes and sava lakh jaap.
- Mantra Om Namah Shivaya Om Namah Shivaya in Devanagari and English letters, written 108 times, with how to chant the Panchakshara mantra on a mala and how long 108 takes.
- Mantra Hare Krishna Mahamantra The Hare Krishna Mahamantra in Devanagari and English letters, how to chant it on japa beads, what 16 rounds means and how long it takes, written out 108 times.
- Mantra Radhe Radhe How to do Radha naam jap, counting Radhe Radhe on a mala of 108, how long 11,000 takes, and a free online counter for Radha naam jap.
About this list
These are the mantras that ship inside the Japo app, word for word, in the order the app shows them. They come without audio or translations, because a mantra's meaning and practice belong to your tradition and your teacher. In the app you can also write your own mantra in any script.
The pictures are old paintings and prints, most of them by Raja Ravi Varma and his press, and all in the public domain. Sikh, Jain and Buddhist mantras, and the Vedic ones with no single deity, are shown as a symbol or in their own script.
New to counting? Read how to do japa with a mala and how many times to chant a mantra, or plan a longer practice with the sankalpa calculator.
Picture credits
- Shiva, Parvati and Nandi, oleograph by Raja Ravi Varma, Wikimedia Commons, public domain
- Radha Waiting for Krishna, Raja Ravi Varma, Wikimedia Commons, public domain
- Krishna and Radha, popular print, British Museum, Wikimedia Commons, public domain
- Ramapanchayan, Raja Ravi Varma, Wikimedia Commons, public domain
- Seshanarayana, Raja Ravi Varma, Wikimedia Commons, public domain
- Ganapati, Ravi Varma Press, Wikimedia Commons, public domain
- Hanuman lifts the mountain, Ravi Varma Press, 1910s, Wikimedia Commons, public domain
- Goddess Lakshmi, Raja Ravi Varma, 1896, Wikimedia Commons, public domain
- Durga, Raja Ravi Varma, Wikimedia Commons, public domain
- Goddess Saraswati, Raja Ravi Varma, 1896, Wikimedia Commons, public domain
- Shirdi Sai Baba, early photograph, Wikimedia Commons, public domain
- Kali, Raja Ravi Varma, Wikimedia Commons, public domain
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