Sloka : A pair of successive lines of verse, typically rhyming and of the same length. Most Hindu scriptures are written in forms of slokas. Mahabharata, Ramayana & Upanishads are written in the form of slokas. The first sloka of Mahabharata is “Narayanam namaskrutya naram chaiva narottamam Daivim sarasvatim chaiv tato jayamudiryet”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stotra or Stotram is a sanskrit word that means a ‘hymn of praise’. Stotras are the hymns written to praise the Gods. One famous stotra is Shiva Thandava Stotra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stuti literally means praise or glorification. Stuti is a general term for devotional literary compositions. Stutis are prayers offered to Gods. Stuti can be done by reciting bhajans, mantras , stotras and other forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mantra is a sacred utterance, a syllable or group of words believed to have religious , magical, psychological and spiritual powers. Most famous mantra is Gayatri Mantra which as follows: Aum
Bhur Bhuvah Svah
Tat Savitur Varenyam
Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi
Dhiyo Yo nah Prachodayat<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Slokas Sloka : A pair of successive lines of verse, typically rhyming and of the same length. Most Hindu scriptures are written in forms of slokas. Mahabharata, Ramayana & Upanishads are written in the form of slokas. The first sloka of Mahabharata is “Narayanam namaskrutya naram chaiva narottamam Daivim sarasvatim chaiv tato jayamudiryet” Stotra Stotra…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2720,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n