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Daily devotional routine
A simple daily rhythm of prayer — from waking in Brahma muhurta to the evening lamp — personalised with today’s timings, the deity of the day and a checklist you can tick off as you go.
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Today’s practice
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Brahma muhurta, roughly an hour and a half before sunrise, is traditionally the best time for prayer and study because the mind is calm. Even waking a little earlier than usual helps.
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Before getting up, look at your open palms and remember that the divine dwells in the work of your hands.
कराग्रे वसते लक्ष्मीः करमध्ये सरस्वती ।
करमूले तु गोविन्दः प्रभाते करदर्शनम् ॥karāgre vasate lakṣmīḥ karamadhye sarasvatī | karamūle tu govindaḥ prabhāte karadarśanam ||
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Before your feet touch the floor, touch the earth with your hand and ask forgiveness for stepping on her.
समुद्रवसने देवि पर्वतस्तनमण्डले ।
विष्णुपत्नि नमस्तुभ्यं पादस्पर्शं क्षमस्व मे ॥samudravasane devi parvatastanamaṇḍale | viṣṇupatni namastubhyaṃ pādasparśaṃ kṣamasva me ||
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Physical cleanliness is the first step of puja. Many people remember the sacred rivers while bathing.
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Facing the sunrise, pour water from a copper vessel in a thin stream while chanting, and look at the Sun through the falling water.
ॐ सूर्याय नमः
oṃ sūryāya namaḥ
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Light the lamp and offer fragrance, flowers, incense, the lamp and food — a five-offering puja takes ten minutes.
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Chant 108 repetitions of your chosen mantra or of the mantra for today’s deity.
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Read one verse slowly, with its meaning, and carry one thought from it into your day.
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Pause before meals and offer the food inwardly to the divine, with gratitude for everyone who made it possible.
ब्रह्मार्पणं ब्रह्म हविर्ब्रह्माग्नौ ब्रह्मणा हुतम् ।
ब्रह्मैव तेन गन्तव्यं ब्रह्मकर्मसमाधिना ॥brahmārpaṇaṃ brahma havirbrahmāgnau brahmaṇā hutam | brahmaiva tena gantavyaṃ brahmakarmasamādhinā ||
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At dusk, light a lamp at the shrine or the entrance of the home and bow to its light.
शुभं करोति कल्याणम् आरोग्यं धनसम्पदा ।
शत्रुबुद्धिविनाशाय दीपज्योतिर्नमोऽस्तु ते ॥śubhaṃ karoti kalyāṇam ārogyaṃ dhanasampadā | śatrubuddhivināśāya dīpajyotirnamo’stu te ||
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Sing an aarti or recite the stotra for today’s deity with the family.
Today: Stotras & aartis →
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Look back on the day, ask forgiveness for any wrongs done knowingly or unknowingly, and give thanks.
करचरणकृतं वाक्कायजं कर्मजं वा ।
श्रवणनयनजं वा मानसं वापराधम् ।
विहितमविहितं वा सर्वमेतत्क्षमस्व ।
जय जय करुणाब्धे श्रीमहादेव शम्भो ॥karacaraṇakṛtaṃ vākkāyajaṃ karmajaṃ vā | śravaṇanayanajaṃ vā mānasaṃ vāparādham | vihitamavihitaṃ vā sarvametatkṣamasva | jaya jaya karuṇābdhe śrīmahādeva śambho ||
Verse of the day
Why a daily routine?
Hindu tradition sees the whole day as an opportunity for remembrance of the divine — not only the time spent at the shrine. Small, regular acts such as greeting the earth on waking, offering water to the Sun, blessing food before eating and lighting a lamp at dusk turn ordinary moments into worship. The classical texts call this dinacharya, the daily discipline, and Ayurveda adds that rising early and keeping regular habits support health of body and mind.
The five-minute version
On busy days, keep just five practices: look at your palms on waking, offer water to the Sun, chant one mala of your mantra, light the evening lamp, and say a short prayer before sleep. Tick “5-minute version” above to see only these.
Each day has its deity
Each weekday is traditionally dedicated to a planet and a deity — Monday to Shiva, Tuesday to Hanuman, and so on. See the weekly puja guide for each day’s fast, mantra and stotra.
Frequently asked questions
What is Brahma muhurta?
Brahma muhurta is the period of two muhurtas (about 96 minutes) before sunrise, traditionally the most favourable time for meditation, prayer and study. Its exact time changes daily with sunrise; the card above shows it for your city.
Do I have to do all of these every day?
No. Choose what fits your life — the five-minute version covers waking, the Sun, one mala of japa, the evening lamp and a night prayer. Regularity matters far more than length.
Is my checklist saved?
Yes, on this device only. Nothing is sent to our servers. A day counts towards your streak when at least three practices are ticked.
Customs vary between traditions and families; adapt the routine to your own practice and your elders’ guidance.