This is a collection of two-liner-daily chants. They can be easily chanted by children. I have tuned each one of these, to make it easy for memorization.
Simply put, a Chant is the most effective way of keeping the brain active for it activates all 3 parts of the brain, the Cerebrum, the Cerebellum and the Brain Stem. While, Memory and Reproduction of the Chant, activate the Cerebrum, the Coordination between the tune and the taala(beats/rhythm), activates the Cerebellum. The Brain Stem mainly controls the Breathing and Chants have a rhythmic breath patterns. This is an immediate benefit of any Chant, though the unsaid benefits are many.
EARLY MORNING PRAYER:
karAgrE vasatE lakShmI |karamadhyE saraswatI||
karamUlE sthitE gourI |prabhAte karadarshanam||
CHANT WHILE TAKING BATH:gangEcha yamunEchaiva gOdAvarI saraswatI
narmadE sindhu kAvErI jalE asmin sannidhim kuru||
CHANT WHILE LIGHTING LAMP:
deepO jyOtih param brahma|deepO jyOtih janaardhanaha||
deepO haratu mE paapam|sandhyaa deepO namOstutE||
CHANT BEFORE TAKING FOOD:
annapUrNE sadApUrNE shankara prANa vallabhE
gjnAna vyrAgya siddhyartham bhikshAm dEhI cha pArvatI
CHANT BEFORE GOING TO BED:
jalE rakshatu varAha | sthalE rakshatu vAmana|| aThavyAm narasimhancha | shayanE pAtu mAdhava||
CHANT FOR GOOD HEALTH:
achyutAnanta gOvinda|nAmOcchAraNa bhEshajAt
nashyanti sakalA rOgAha|satyam satyam vadAmyaham
SHLOKAM FOR PRADAKSHINA:
yAni kAni cha pApAni|janmAntara kritAni cha ||
tAni tAni vinashyanti |pradakshiNyam padE padE||
TULASI STOTRAM:
namastuLasi sarvagjnE |purushOttama vallabhE||
pAhimAm sarva pApEbhyaha|sarva sampat pradAyini||
NAVAGRAHA STOTRAM
namah sUryAya chandrAya mangaLAya budhAya cha|| guru shukra shanibyahscha rAhavE kEtavE namaha||
ARALI VRIKSHA STOTRAM:
mUlatO brahma rUpAya madhyatO vishNu rUpiNE|| agratO shiva rUpaya vriksha rAjAya tE namaha||