Stotra Yagyas: “on-demand yagyas”

Stotra Yagyas

Ancient Knowledge, New Experiences

(The current list of available Stotra Yagyas are at the bottom of this page located here.)

As our yagya co-op has grown, it’s always been our intention to uncover additional aspects of traditional Vedic knowledge to support and deepen spiritual experiences in our community. We are excited to announce the availability of Stotra Yagyas.

We worked closely with Pandit Jaikrishna, Jyotishi and Vedic scholar, and Pandit Bhaskar Kumar, the Director at our ashram in India, to select and record the most important Stotra Yagyas. The first selection of these stotra yagyas are now available to download as audio files so you can listen to them on your preferred device and at your convenience, on-demand. We’ve worked hard to make sure the dakshina is affordable.

What are Stotra Yagyas?

Stotra Yagyas are specific, structured chants in Sanskrit that originate in the earliest layers of Vedic literature—the Vedas—as well as later Sanskrit literature. They are recited, or chanted, to enliven particular aspects of natural law – the Vedic devata and support the experience of cosmological principles, while generating specific influences and effects.

These short yagyas are traditionally performed to praise/enliven (stuti) and invoke specific Vedic devata, through sound, meter, precise pronunciation and traditional Vedic procedures. Their efficacy depends on their exact phonetics and cadence. They represent a precise science of vibration/Vedic frequencies, whose vibrations have specific effects on different elements of mind, body, evolution, the process of creation, and the environment.

Stotra Yagyas have been preserved through oral transmission and generational instruction with precise attention to pronunciations, cadence and chanting traditions. As always, our pandits carefully adhered to the correct, precise tradition of chanting these stotras. The stotras were initially recorded at our ashram in India, and then carefully prepared and rendered for download by a top audio engineer at his studio in England.

Stotra Yagyas as “Mini Yagyas”

Jaikrishna recently remarked that stotra yagyas are like “mini yagyas” or “on-demand yagyas” and these recitations (chants) can be listened to at any time** for a specific purpose. They are also ideal to listen to in the days before any personal or group yagya that you’ve requested actually starts or if there is an emergent situation that you’d like to gain additional support for.

(** It is important to listen to these stotra yagyas in a “pure and sattvic environment” just as you would when viewing a yagya, and we recommend to not operate any machinery, be eating, or be in an unsettled or uncomfortable environment. Additional details and listening suggestions are provided on the purchase of any stotra yagya.)

FAQs About Stotra Yagyas

• What Stotra Yagyas are available?
  • The current list of available Stotra Yagyas are at the bottom of this page located here.
• Are Stotra Yagyas a replacement for personal or group yagyas or for Vedic Calendar Yagyas?
  • No, they are in addition to any yagyas already offered and complement these other yagyas well. You may think of these Stotra Yagyas as short “on demand” yagyas that you may purchase to listen to whenever you are able to do so.
• How should I listen to Stotra Yagyas?
  • We recommend listening to these stotra yagyas in a “pure, generally quiet and sattvic environment” just as you would when viewing a yagya. Your attention should generally be directed inwards to quieter states of consciousness rather than be outwardly focused. Traditionally they are listened to or chanted in the morning after bathing and in a pure environment light a ghee lamp and listen intently, with attention gently focused on the purpose of the Stotra Yagya.
• How long are Stotra Yagyas?
  • Depending on the specific Stotra Yagya they can be a few minutes up to a few tens of minutes.
• How long should I listen to Stotra Yagyas?
  • You can listen to a Stotra Yagya looped/on repeat according to the time you have available.
• Should I listen to Stotra Yagyas through headphones or earbuds?
  • Yes, that is good. Or in a settled environment in the same way you would with any spiritual chanting or recitation and at a volume that is comfortable to listen to without straining.
• Can I save Stotra Yagyas to my computer or phone?
  • Yes.
• Are Stotra Yagyas available on CD?
  • They are currently not available on an audio CD but if this is preferred please email david@vediclegacy.com and we will assess how this could be arranged and at what cost.
• How many Stotra Yagyas are available?
  • We currently have around 30 Stotra Yagyas available and will record more throughout the year and make these available.
• How do I select a Stotra Yagya?
  • Browse the available Stotra Yagyas and see if any resonate with you and appeal to you and try that Stotra Yagya. If you do not see a Stotra Yagya available and want to request a Stotra Yagya for a specific purpose you can request a Stotra Yagya for a specific intention or purpose here.
• What purposes are Stotra Yagyas available for?
  • We currently offer Stotra Yagyas to support and strengthen a number of areas of life and are described in more detail in the notes for each Stotra Yagya.
• If I purchase a Stotra Yagya can I share it with a friend?
  • We request that you please do not share a Stotra Yagya you purchase the right to listen to. We’ve put a lot of work into offering these and have attempted to keep the cost of doing that as low as possible but by sharing these and offering them “free” and without consideration, we will not be able to offer these. (It’s also not the traditional Vedic way and the dakshina (offering) in exchange to listen to this is a balanced exchange.
• Are Stotra Yagyas available for download if I lose my copy?
  • Yes. Details are provided with each purchase.
• Can I listen to my Stotra Yagya for too long?
  • Like meditation, yagyas, or any spiritual practice, it is suggested that you perform or chant or listen to these powerful mantras as much as is comfortable.
• What other Stotra Yagyas are available?
  • There are many Stotra Yagyas! We will continue to record and offer these in consultation with Jaikrishna and our pandits and requests from our yagya co-op/community.
• Can I request a specific Stotra Yagya or Stotra Yagya for a specific purpose to be recorded?
  • Yes. Browse the available Stotra Yagyas and see if any resonate with you and appeal to you and try that Stotra Yagya. If you do not see a Stotra Yagya available and want to request a Stotra Yagya for a specific purpose you can request a Stotra Yagya for a specific intention or purpose.
• What does it mean to listen to Stotra Yagyas in a “pure” environment?
  • We recommend listening to these stotra yagyas in a “pure and sattvic environment” just as you would when viewing a yagya or performing any spiritual practice. Your attention should generally be directed inwards to quieter states of consciousness rather than be outwardly focused. Traditionally they are listened to or chanted in the morning after bathing and in a pure environment light a ghee lamp and listen intently, with attention gently focused on the purpose of the Stotra Yagya. “Pure” also means “not impure” and any environment should not contain impure influences such as unsavory media or drugs or alcohol, for example. We also recommend that these are not listened to while operating any machinery, driving a car, working-out, etc.
• How many pandits perform Stotra Yagyas?
  • Traditionally this depends on the Stotra Yagya and can be any number from two to a collection of more pandits, all of whom record these in our yagya ashram.
• How do Stotra Yagyas differ from personal yagyas, group yagyas, or Vedic Calendar yagyas?
  • You can think of it in terms of the strength of the influence of the specific yagya or Stotra Yagya. Jaikrishna has likened Stotra Yagyas, “Like a Band-Aid while waiting for surgery.” Stotra Yagyas are on-demand, personal “mini-yagyas”.
• How did you decide on the minimal cost of Stotra Yagyas?
  • We’ve always endeavored to make our yagyas and, now, Stotra Yagyas, as affordable as possible. The cost was a fair amount that we hoped anybody could afford and still be able to return a reasonable consideration to our pandits. This is a traditional means to support the pandits, their families, and the ashram in India.
• What do Stotra Yagyas sound like?
  • Here are a selection of five different Stotra Yagyas…

Stotra Yagya Samples

Enjoy a selection of samples from Stotra Yagyas available to purchase now or in the near future:

Current Stotra Yagyas

To order a Stotra Yagya, please click the link to the specific Stotra Yagya you are interested in.

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Photograph of Vedic pandits taken January 31, 2025,
Vedic Legacy Ashram, Lakhimpur, India.