About Shubhakshar
Shubhakshar (शुभाक्षर) is a website of Sanskrit stotras and mantras for families who want to chant them correctly and understand what they are saying. Marathi comes first here, followed by Hindi and English.
Why we started
Many Sanskrit texts found online do not say where they come from. Two copies of the same stotra often differ by a letter or a word, and meanings are often lifted from one site to the next. We wanted one place where anyone in the family can open a stotra on their phone, see which book the text comes from, read it in Devanagari or Roman letters, and understand it in their own language.
What you will find here
- Stotras and mantras: the Sanskrit text checked against printed editions, the IAST (Roman) transliteration, and meanings in Marathi, Hindi and English. Audio where we have a recording.
- Free tools: a Sanskrit name finder, a Devanagari ⇄ IAST converter, a mala counter and a quote card maker.
- Articles about the texts, what they mean and how they are chanted.
- Keepsakes made to order: a house name plate and a mantra frame. Each carries a QR code that opens the chant on this site.
Who runs it
Shubhakshar is run by Mydigitcard Business Solutions in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra. The texts and meanings are prepared by the Shubhakshar team and edited by Pradip Tambe, the founder. Each verse is to be checked by a qualified Sanskrit scholar. The page names the scholar only after that check is done. Until then, it says "Scholar review pending".
How we work
Every text is taken from a printed edition and compared letter by letter with at least one other copy. We write the meanings ourselves from the Sanskrit and do not take anyone else's translation. The full process is on How we check the texts, and our writing rules are in the editorial policy.
The site is free to read. It may show ads, and we sell the made-to-order keepsakes. Neither of these decides what we write.
Contact
- Email: digitalpradip91@gmail.com
- Phone and WhatsApp: +91 86007 33601
- Form: Contact page
- Address: Mydigitcard Business Solutions, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, India
Found a mistake in a verse? See Corrections.