Vishnu Sahasranama, one of the most popular litanies in Hinduism, finds a place in the ‘Anusanika Parva' of the Mahabharata. This litany consisting of 149 verses set in anustup metre could be divided ...

The chanting of the Divine Name or nama japa has an important place in bhakti tradition. Nama japa can be in the form of japa or stotra. Japa is silent repetition of a mantra while stotra is uttered ...

Sri+Nivasa is one of the names of GOD meaning the one who is abode of ‘Sri’, the abundance. Sri is the synonym of Lakshmi who is giver of abundance. GOD who is ‘hosting’ the Sri is that form of GOD ...

Lalita is the convergence of energies of three mother Goddesses. Lalita is the one who derives the ananda through witnessing the “Leela”, divine acts. The thousand names that list various rupas (forms ...