Count (Jaap)
Once on waking
🌅
Morning Mantra (Karagre)
Pratah Smaran
🍽️ When to Chant
The first act on waking — gazing at your own palms — is sanctified by this morning mantra, invoking Lakshmi, Saraswati and Govinda to bless the new day and the first food of the morning.
The Beej Mantra Remedy
कराग्रे वसते लक्ष्मीः करमध्ये सरस्वती।
करमूले तु गोविन्दः प्रभाते करदर्शनम्॥
Karagre Vasate Lakshmih Kara-madhye Saraswati | Kara-mule Tu Govindah Prabhate Kara-darshanam ||
📖 Meaning
At the fingertips dwells Lakshmi, in the palm's middle Saraswati, at its base Govinda — so at dawn, behold your palms and begin the day with their blessing.
✅ How This Mantra Helps
- An auspicious, grateful start to the morning
- Invokes wealth (Lakshmi), wisdom (Saraswati) and grace (Govinda)
- Gratitude before the first meal of the day
- Sets a calm, positive tone for everything that follows
🪔 How to Chant
Best Day
Every morning
Time
At dawn / before breakfast
Mala
Not required
💠 On waking, join and gaze at your palms while chanting, then touch the earth.
🔗 Related Beej Mantras
🙏 These are traditional Vedic remedies, offered for devotion, faith and inner strength alongside
your own sincere effort — not a guaranteed outcome. Chant with a calm, clean mind and steady daily
practice.