Navagraha beej mantras and deity mantras - with meanings, traditional jaap counts, and a mala counter. One mala = 108.
A repeating daily reminder, plus a weekly one on each selected mantra's own weekday. The time is local and travels with you.
A missed day does not break this practice - one rest day is held by a streak freeze, and beyond that the count steps down gently rather than resetting.
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
We meditate upon the adorable radiance of the divine Savitr (the Sun); may that light illumine and guide our understanding.
ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान् मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात्
Om Tryambakam Yajamahe Sugandhim Pushti-vardhanam Urvarukam-iva Bandhanan Mrityor-mukshiya Ma-amritat
We worship the three-eyed Lord (Shiva), fragrant and nourishing all beings; as a ripe cucumber is freed from its stalk, may He liberate us from death for the sake of immortality - not from deathlessness.
ॐ नमः शिवाय
Om Namah Shivaya
Salutations to Shiva - the five-syllable (Panchakshara) mantra invoking the auspicious one, the inner Self.
ॐ गं गणपतये नमः
Om Gam Ganapataye Namah
Salutations to Ganapati (Ganesha), remover of obstacles - invoked at the start of any auspicious undertaking.
ॐ हं हनुमते नमः
Om Ham Hanumate Namah
Salutations to Hanuman - the mantra of strength and protection. The Hanuman Chalisa (Tulsidas) is the most-recited hymn and the dominant traditional remedy for Mangal and Saturn afflictions.
Full Devanagari text, IAST transliteration and verse-by-verse meaning - with a chant-along position tracker wired to the jaap counter.
Tulsidas's forty-verse hymn to Hanuman in Awadhi - the most widely recited devotional text in North India.
The forty-verse Hindi hymn to Shiva, from the invocation of Ganesha to the closing request at dawn.
The forty-verse Hindi hymn to Durga, running through her forms, her seats of worship and the demons she overcame.
The thousand names of Vishnu as Bhishma recites them to Yudhishthira - 108 shlokas of the stotra proper.
Mantra text is public-domain traditional knowledge; the meanings here are original. Traditional purashcharana jaap counts vary between sources - daily practice is commonly one mala (108) on the planet's weekday. For educational purposes.