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ॐ · Ishta Devata

Speak with the deity closest to your heart

Bring your worries, questions and dreams. Your chosen god remembers you and answers with comfort, insight and direction drawn from the Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita and Puranas.

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Choose your ishta

Krishna with Bansuri · Flute
Krishna
Bansuri · Flute
The divine friend & charioteer
Shiva with Trishul · Trident
Shiva
Trishul · Trident
The auspicious one, lord of stillness
Rama with Kodanda · Bow
Rama
Kodanda · Bow
The ideal of righteousness
Ganesha with Modak
Ganesha
Modak
Remover of obstacles
Durga Devi with Trishul · Lion
Durga Devi
Trishul · Lion
The Divine Mother, invincible shakti
Hanuman with Gada · Mace
Hanuman
Gada · Mace
Devotion, strength & service
Lakshmi with Padma · Lotus
Lakshmi
Padma · Lotus
Abundance, grace & prosperity
Saraswati with Veena
Saraswati
Veena
Knowledge, arts & speech
Vishnu with Sudarshana Chakra
Vishnu
Sudarshana Chakra
The preserver of the cosmos
Simple & comforting

Warm, short, everyday words

Balanced with verses

Guidance with a verse or story

Deep scriptural

Sanskrit, citations, philosophy