Pothipuran – पोथीपुराण: Aarti, Chalisa, Katha & 18 Puranas

Every prayer your family sings — written out in full.

Aartis, chalisas, shlokas, vrat kathas and the 18 Puranas in Hindi, Marathi and Sanskrit – full text first for puja time, English lyrics and meaning after.

🪔 Today's aarti

— diyas lit by devotees

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Shloka of the day · आज का श्लोक

58Aartis in full
19Vrat kathas
18Mahapuranas
61Mantras & shlokas
26Devi-Devta

Today's puja

Each day of the week belongs to a deity. Here is today's aarti, vrat katha and mantra.

Today · Sunday

रविवार

Surya Dev

Surya, the Sun God, is the visible deity who sustains all life. Offering arghya (water) at sunrise is a daily practice for health and vitality.

Today · Monday

सोमवार

Lord Shiva

Shiva, Mahadev, is the destroyer and transformer in the Trimurti. Devotees worship him as Bholenath – easily pleased by simple devotion, water and bel leaves.

Today · Tuesday

मंगलवार

Lord Hanuman

Hanuman, the devoted servant of Shri Ram, is worshipped for strength, courage and protection from fear and negative energies.

Today · Wednesday

बुधवार

Lord Ganesh

Ganesh, son of Shiva and Parvati, is Vighnaharta – the remover of obstacles – and is worshipped first before every puja, wedding, griha pravesh or new venture.

Today · Thursday

गुरुवार

Lord Vishnu

Vishnu, the preserver, protects dharma and takes avatars such as Rama and Krishna whenever righteousness declines.

Today · Friday

शुक्रवार

Goddess Lakshmi

Lakshmi, consort of Vishnu, is the goddess of wealth, prosperity and good fortune, worshipped especially on Diwali night.

Today · Saturday

शनिवार

Shani Dev

Shani, son of Surya and Chhaya, is the planet of karma and justice. Devotees worship him on Saturdays to ease Sade Sati and dhaiya.

The eighteen Puranas

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यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत।
अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम्॥

“Whenever dharma declines and adharma rises, O Bharata, I manifest myself.”

Bhagavad Gita 4.7

For puja time

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