Mantra collection
Mantras for Deep Sleep
Long, gentle mantras for when the mind is tired and the heart wants to rest. Let the chant become the last sound of the night.
On Spiritual Awakening, Deep Sleep means a recording made to be left running: slow in pace, even in volume, and long enough that it does not end before you do.
A mantra may support more than one intention; the line under each chant explains why it has been included here.
Begin tonight
Karpur Gauram Karunavataram — Shiva Stuti
कर्पूरगौरं करुणावतारं संसारसारम् भुजगेन्द्रहारम् । सदावसन्तं हृदयारविन्दे भवं भवानी सहितं नमामि ॥
Its gentle long-form arrangement creates a quiet devotional atmosphere at bedtime.
Around 90 minutes
1 chantA complete chant that ends rather than runs all night.
Around 2 hours
5 chantsLong enough for most nights without filling the whole one.
Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga Mantra
इलापुरे रम्यविशालकेऽस्मिन् समुल्लसन्तं च जगद्वरेण्यम् । वन्दे महोदारतरस्वभावं घृष्णेश्वराख्यं शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥
One of the shorter Jyotirlinga chants — a gentle option if two and a half hours feels long.
Sarva Mangala Mangalye — Devi Prayer
सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधिके । शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
The Mother's verse of refuge, for nights when you would rather not be alone with your thoughts.
Krishnaya Vasudevaya — Krishna Prayer of Surrender
ॐ कृष्णाय वासुदेवाय हरये परमात्मने । प्रणतः क्लेशनाशाय गोविंदाय नमो नमः ।।
A prayer of surrender — nothing to follow, only a name repeated.
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya (Sleep Like a Baby)
ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय नमः
A slower arrangement of the Vasudeva mantra, recorded specifically for bedtime listening.
Vande Dev Umapati — Shiva Stuti
वन्दे देव उमापतिं सुरगुरुं वन्दे जगत्कारणम् । वन्दे पन्नगभूषणं मृगधरं वन्दे पशूनां पतिम् । वन्दे सूर्यशशाङ्कवह्निनयनं वन्दे मुकुन्दप्रियम् । वन्दे भक्तजनाश्रयं च वरदं वन्दे शिवं शङ्करम् । ॐ नमः शिवाय ॥
A gentle two-hour stuti that lets the day's worries settle at Shiva's feet before sleep.
Longer than 2 hours
9 chantsFor leaving on — the chant will still be going if you wake.
Karpur Gauram Karunavataram — Shiva Stuti
कर्पूरगौरं करुणावतारं संसारसारम् भुजगेन्द्रहारम् । सदावसन्तं हृदयारविन्दे भवं भवानी सहितं नमामि ॥
Its gentle long-form arrangement creates a quiet devotional atmosphere at bedtime.
Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga Mantra
अवन्तिकायां विहितावतारं मुक्तिप्रदानाय च सज्जनानाम्। अकालमृत्योः परिरक्षणार्थं वन्दे महाकाल-महासुरेशम्॥
A deep, unhurried chant to the Lord of time — steady enough to lose track of.
Somnath Jyotirlinga Mantra
सौराष्ट्रदेशे विशदेऽतिरम्ये ज्योतिर्मयं चन्द्रकलावतंसम्। भक्तिप्रदानाय कृपावतीर्णं तं सोमनाथं शरणं प्रपद्ये॥
Opens on the moon-crowned Lord, and keeps that softness for two and a half hours.
Kedarnath Jyotirlinga Mantra
महाद्रिपार्श्वे च तटे रमन्तं सम्पूज्यमानं सततं मुनीन्द्रैः। सुरासुरैर्यक्ष महोरगाढ्यैः केदारमीशं शिवमेकमीडे॥ केदारनाथं शरणम् प्रपद्ये ॥
The stillness of the Himalayan shrine carried at a walking pace.
Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga Mantra
सह्याद्रिशीर्षे विमले वसन्तं गोदावरीतीरपवित्रदेशे । यद्दर्शनात्पातकमाशू नाशं प्रयाति तं त्र्यम्बकमीशमीडे ॥
An even, repetitive setting with almost no dynamic change to startle you awake.
Nageshwar Jyotirlinga Mantra
याम्ये सदङ्गे नगरेऽतिरम्ये विभूषिताङ्गं विविधैश्च भोगै । सद्भक्तिमुक्तिप्रदमीशमेकं श्रीनागनाथं शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥
A low, sheltering chant traditionally associated with protection through the night.
Hare Keshava Govinda — Shiva Krishna Mantra
हरे केशवा गोविन्द । वासुदेवा जनार्धना । शिव शंकर रुद्रेति । नीलकंठ त्रिलोचना ॥
A gentle long-form invocation alternating Krishna and Shiva's sacred names for a steady bedtime atmosphere.
Bhavani Shankaro Vande — Shiva Parvati Vandana
भवानीशङ्करौ वन्दे श्रद्धाविश्वासरूपिणौ । याभ्यां विना न पश्यन्ति सिद्धाः स्वान्तःस्थमीश्वरम् ॥
A peaceful invocation of Bhavani and Shankara as faith and trust, arranged for long-form rest.
Om Shiva Om Shiva — Paratpara Shiva
ॐ शिव ॐ शिव, परात्परा शिव ओङ्कार शिव तव शरणम् । नमामि शङ्कर भजामि शङ्कर उमामहेश्वर तव शरणम् ॥
A slow, repeating refrain of refuge — 'tava śaraṇam' — arranged as a deep-sleep meditation.
Listening before sleep
Choose one recording, lower the volume to a comfortable level and allow the mantra to continue without needing to follow every repetition. Keep the device safely away from the pillow and use a sleep timer if preferred.
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