# Avabodhak — Sanskrit Stotras with Meaning

> Avabodhak is a free, open web app for reading, learning, and chanting Hindu devotional texts (stotras, devaranamas, and kritis) with word-by-word English meaning and transliteration in up to 10 Indian scripts. No ads, no paywalls, no accounts required to read.

## What it offers

- **176 texts** across Sanskrit stotras, Kannada devaranamas, Haridasa padas, and Purandara Dasa kritis
- **Word-by-word English meaning** for every verse — not just an overall gloss
- **10 scripts**: Devanagari, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, Gurmukhi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Odia, IAST (Roman)
- **Guided practice mode** (line-by-line chanting with audio sync)
- **Multi-devotional** — Vishnu, Shiva, Devi, Rama, Hanuman, Ganesha, Raghavendra, and more
- **Curated by hand** — every text is reviewed by a human before it goes live

## Top texts

### Sanskrit stotras

- [Bhagavad Gita](https://chant.avabodhak.com/s/bhagavad-gita/) — 18 chapters, 719 verses, with chapter-level meaning
- [Vishnu Sahasranama](https://chant.avabodhak.com/s/vishnu-sahasranama/) — 410 verses, the thousand-name hymn to Vishnu
- [Vayu Stuti](https://chant.avabodhak.com/s/vayu-stuti/) — 100 verses by Trivikrama Panditacharya
- [Raghavendra Stotram](https://chant.avabodhak.com/s/raghavendra-stotram/) — 39 verses by Vyasaraya
- [Sri Suktam](https://chant.avabodhak.com/s/shri-suktam/) — 39 verses, Vedic hymn to Lakshmi
- [Bhaja Govindam](https://chant.avabodhak.com/s/bhaja-govindam/) — 34 verses by Adi Shankaracharya
- [Aditya Hridayam](https://chant.avabodhak.com/s/aditya-hridayam/) — 33 verses from the Ramayana
- [Lingashtakam](https://chant.avabodhak.com/s/lingashtakam/) — 37 verses by Bhartrhari
- [Mahishasura Mardini Stotram](https://chant.avabodhak.com/s/mahishasura-mardini-stotram/) — 25 verses by Shankaracharya
- [Rama Raksha Stotram](https://chant.avabodhak.com/s/rama-raksha-stotram/) — 43 verses by Budha Koushika
- [Kanakadhara Stotram](https://chant.avabodhak.com/s/kanakadhara-stotram/) — 24 verses by Adi Shankaracharya
- [Nirvana Shatkam](https://chant.avabodhak.com/s/nirvana-shatkam/) — 26 verses by Adi Shankaracharya
- [Purusha Suktam](https://chant.avabodhak.com/s/purusha-suktam/) — 25 Vedic verses

### Kannada devaranamas and Haridasa padas

- [Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma](https://chant.avabodhak.com/s/bhagyada-lakshmi-baramma/) — 23 verses by Purandara Dasa
- [Jagadoddharana](https://chant.avabodhak.com/s/jagadoddharana/) — 10 verses by Purandara Dasa
- [Madhwanama](https://chant.avabodhak.com/s/madhwanama/) — 30 verses by Vadiraja Tirtha
- [Laali Govinda Laali](https://chant.avabodhak.com/s/laali-govinda-laali/) — 26 verses by Sripadaraja
- [Ragi Tandira](https://chant.avabodhak.com/s/ragi-tandira/) — 39 verses by Purandara Dasa
- [Ava Janmada Punya](https://chant.avabodhak.com/s/aava-janmada-punya/) — 29 verses by Kanaka Dasa

### Purandara Dasa kritis (5-script: IAST, Kannada, Devanagari, Telugu, Tamil)

- [Bandadella Barali](https://chant.avabodhak.com/s/bandadella-barali/) — 21 verses
- [Yake Murkhanaado Manuja](https://chant.avabodhak.com/s/yake-murkhanaado-manuja/) — 21 verses
- [Ambiga Na Ninna Nambide](https://chant.avabodhak.com/s/ambiga-na-ninna-nambide/) — 19 verses
- [Rama Nama Payasakke](https://chant.avabodhak.com/s/rama-nama-payasakke/) — 17 verses
- [Giliyu Panjaradolilla](https://chant.avabodhak.com/s/giliyu-panjaradolilla/) — 17 verses
- [Yadava Nee Ba](https://chant.avabodhak.com/s/yadava-nee-ba/) — 17 verses
- [Guruvina Gulama](https://chant.avabodhak.com/s/guruvina-gulama/) — 17 verses
- [Krishna Baro](https://chant.avabodhak.com/s/krishna-baro/) — 16 verses
- [Adadella Olite Ayitu](https://chant.avabodhak.com/s/adadella-olite-ayitu/) — 15 verses
- [Donku Balada Nayakare](https://chant.avabodhak.com/s/donku-balada-nayakare/) — 15 verses

## For developers and AI

- Each text is available as a static JSON file (`src/data/<key>.lines.json`) with verse text, word tokens, and meanings
- The full text of every verse is prerendered in the static HTML at `https://chant.avabodhak.com/s/<slug>/`
- All transliteration is done via `@indic-transliteration/sanscript` (IAST, Devanagari, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, etc.)
- The codebase is TypeScript + React (Vite), hosted on Netlify

## Links

- [Homepage](https://chant.avabodhak.com/)
- [Composers](https://chant.avabodhak.com/authors/)
- [Deities](https://chant.avabodhak.com/deities/)
- [Forms](https://chant.avabodhak.com/types/)
- [FAQ](https://chant.avabodhak.com/faq/)
- [What's New](https://chant.avabodhak.com/whats-new/)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/madhu-gumballi/avabodhak)

## Contact

Feedback and text suggestions: see the [FAQ](https://chant.avabodhak.com/faq/) or open an issue on GitHub.