Invoke the divine energies to protect your sleep from bad dreams. This powerful mantra acts as a shield against negative influences, ensuring peaceful rest.

Lyrics:

om achyuta-keshava-vishnu-hari-satya-janaardana-hamsa-naaraayanebhyo namah'
shiva-ganapati-kaartikeya-dineshvara-dharmebhyo namah'
durgaa-gangaa-tulasee-raadhaa-lakshmee-sarasvateebhyo namah'
raama-skanda-hanooman-vainateya-vri'kodarebhyo namah'
om hreem kleem poorvadurgatinaashinyai mahaamaayaayai svaahaa
om namo mri'tyunjayaaya svaahaa

ॐ अच्युत-केशव-विष्णु-हरि-सत्य-जनार्दन-हंस-नारायणेभ्यो नमः।
शिव-गणपति-कार्तिकेय-दिनेश्वर-धर्मेभ्यो नमः।
दुर्गा-गङ्गा-तुलसी-राधा-लक्ष्मी-सरस्वतीभ्यो नमः।
राम-स्कन्द-हनूमन्-वैनतेय-वृकोदरेभ्यो नमः।
ॐ ह्रीं क्लीं पूर्वदुर्गतिनाशिन्यै महामायायै स्वाहा।
ॐ नमो मृत्युञ्जयाय स्वाहा।

Meaning:

• Salutations to Acyuta, Keshava, Vishnu, Hari, Satya, Janardana, Hamsa, and Narayana.

•  I bow to Shiva, Ganapati, Kartikeya, Dineshvara, and Dharma. 

• I offer my respects to Durga, Ganga, Tulasi, Radha, Lakshmi, and Saraswati. 

• I revere Rama, Skanda, Hanuman, Vainateya, and Vrikodara.

• I offer my salutations to the great Goddess who destroys all past misfortunes and obstacles, invoking her powerful and transformative energy to bring about positive change.

• I bow to Lord Shiva, the conqueror of death, invoking his blessings for protection, healing, and liberation from the fear of mortality.

This mantra invokes the powerful energies of the divine feminine and masculine forces for the removal of past misfortunes, protection from death, and protection from bad dreams. It is a prayer for protection from, and the destruction of negative influences.

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Rishis could curse even the Devas

You must be familiar with the story of Ahalya. Ahalya was the wife of Sage Gowthama. Indra was interested in Ahalya even before her marriage to the Sage. Once, when the Sage was away, Indra came to the Ashrama disguised as the Sage himself and this ended up in their physical union. Gowthama came back and saw them together. He told Ahalya that she would become invisible. She would observe tapas staying without food till the time Lord Rama gave her back her form. This was to purify herself. The Sage cursed Indra severely - 1 Indra developed 1000 vaginas all over his body which later Durga Devi turned into 1000 eyes. 2. Due to Gowthama's curse, Indra's testicles fell to the ground and he became impotent. 3. The invincible Indra suffered defeat several times. 4. Indra had to suffer the consequences of half of the sins committed by humans on earth.

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