Basic Sanskrit Slokas/Prayers:
Ganesha
shuklAmbara- dharam vishnum
shashivarnam chatur bhujam
prasanna vadanam DhyAyet
sarva Vighnopa ShAntaye
vakra tunda mahAkAya
koti surya (surya koti) sama prabha
Nirvighnam kurumay deva
sarva kAryeshu sarvadA
Guru
gurur brahma gurur vishnuhu
gurur devo maheshvaraha
gurussAkshAt para brahma
tasmai sri gurave namaha
akhanda mandalAkAram
vyAptam yena charAcharam
tatpadam darshitam yena
tasmai srE gurave namaha
Raghavendra
PoojyAya rAghavendrAya
satya dharma ratAya cha
BhajatAm kalpavrikshAya
namatAm kAmadhenave
Adi shankara
shruthi smrithi purAnAnAm
Alayam karunAlayam
namAmi bhagavatpAdam
shankaram lOka shankaram
Saraswathi
Saraswathi namasthubhyam
varade kamarUpini
vidyArambham karishyAmi
siddhir bhavatu may sadA
DakshinAmUrthi
Gurave sarva lOkAnAm
Bhishaje bhavarOginAm
Nidhaye sarva vidyAnAm
dakshinAmUrtaye namaha
HayagrEva
gnyAnAnanda mayam devam
nirmala sphatikAkritim
AdhAram sarva vidyAnAm
hayagrEvam upAsmahey
Vishnu
sashankha chakram sakirEta kundalam
sapEtha vastram sarasEruhekshanam
sahAra vakshasthala shObhi koustubham
namAmi vishnum sirasA chaturbhujam
Krishna
KrishnAya vAsudevAya
devakE nandanAya cha
nandagOpa kumArAya
gOvindAya namo namaha
Rama
srE rAma Chandra charanou sirasA namAmi
srE rAma Chandra charanou vachasA grinAmi
srE rAma Chandra charanou manasA smarAmi
srE rAma Chandra charanou sharnanam prapadye
srE rAma rAma rAmeti
rame rAme mano rAme
sahasra nAma tattulyam
rAma nAma varAnane
NavagrahA
AdityAyacha SomAya
MangalAya BudhAya Cha
Guru shukrah shanibhyascha
rAhave ketave Namaha
Devi
Sarva-mangala-mAngalye
shive sarvArtha-sAdhike
sharanye trayambake gauri
nArAyani Namostute
AnnapUrne Sada pUrne
Shankara PrAnavallabhe
gnyAna vairAgya sidhyartham
bhikshAm Dehi cha PArvati
Lakshmi
namastestu mahAmAye
sree peethey surapUjithe
shankha chakra gadA hasthe
mahAlakshmi namOstuthe
Hanuman
buddhir balam yasho dhairyam
nirbhayatvam arOgatA
ajAdyam vAk patuthvam cha
HanUmath Smaranath Bhaveth
ManOjavam mAruta tulya vegam
jitheyndriyam budhimatAm varishtam
vAtAtmajam vAnara-yUtha-mukhyam
srE rAmadUtam sharanam prapadye
(OR) Sri RamadUtam ShirasA namAmi
Shiva
mrutyunjayAya rudrAya nElakantAya shambhave
amriteshAya sharvAya mahAdevAya te namaha
bhaktha priyAya tripurAnthakAya
PinAkine dushta harAya nithyam
prathyaksha lElAya manushya loke
Sree vaidyanAthAya namasivAya
Subrahmanya
shadAnanam chandana lepithAngam
mahOrasam, divya mayUra vAhanam,
rudrasya sUnum sura loka nAtham
brahmanya devam sharanam prapadye