Hindu Night Prayers

Close your day with gratitude and surrender. Here are Hindu night prayers and shlokas to read before sleep. Tap “Copy” to share or keep for your evening practice.

1. Karacharana kritam va kayajam karmajam va, kshamasva Maheshwara. (Forgive, O Lord, any wrong done by my hands, feet, words or deeds today.)

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2. Om Shanti Shanti Shanti — peace to my body, peace to my mind, peace to my soul as I rest tonight.

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3. As the day ends, I lay my worries at Your feet, O Lord. Grant me peaceful sleep. Om Namah Shivaya.

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4. Twameva mata cha pita twameva — You are my refuge tonight, O Lord. Watch over my family as we sleep.

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5. Thank You for this day, its joys and its lessons. Bless my rest and wake me to a brighter dawn. Om Shanti.

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6. Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu — may all beings sleep in peace and wake in happiness.

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7. Kara darshanam done at dawn, now at dusk I bow again — guard me through the night, O Govinda.

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8. I surrender this day to the Divine. Whatever was good, I am grateful; whatever was lacking, grant me grace. Om Shanti.

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9. Asato ma sadgamaya — lead me from darkness to light, even as I close my eyes tonight.

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10. May the night be calm, my sleep be deep, and my heart wake in peace. Om Namah Shivaya.

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