Om Namo Venkatesaya ((full)) Jun 2026

It acts as a shield. In South Indian folklore, mothers chant this mantra over children to ward off Drishti (evil eye). The Om preceding the mantra clears the psychic space before the bowing begins.

Saint Annamacharya, the 15th-century mystic and prolific composer (known as the Pada Kavita Pitamaha ), sang this mantra in countless Sankirtanas . He declared that reciting this name is more powerful than performing a thousand Vedic fire sacrifices (Yagnas) in the Kali Yuga. om namo venkatesaya

The standard count is 108 times daily. This number represents the 108 Upanishads and the distance between the heart and the third eye. Use a Tulsi or Rudraksha mala (bead string). It acts as a shield