Sanskrit Shlokas and Mantras, Chanted or Sung
Paste the shloka or mantra you recite and hear it as a steady chant or a gentle melody, over tanpura, temple bells or silence, for daily prayer, meditation or learning.
A shloka or a mantra is often the first piece of Sanskrit a family learns: the Gayatri Mantra at sunrise, वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय before starting something new, the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra when someone is unwell, a Gita shloka learned by heart at school. Autunes lets you hear the text you recite chanted in a steady rhythm or set to a gentle melody, with the sound around it that you choose.
Paste the shloka or mantra in Devanagari and describe how it should sound: a single male voice over a tanpura drone, a soft female voice with temple bells, a group chanting in unison, or a slow melody with flute and harmonium for children to sing along to. Repeat a mantra in the text as many times as you want it chanted.
Traditional shlokas and mantras are in the public domain, so you work from the version you already know. Autunes checks the finished vocal against your text line by line, so you can hear whether every syllable is there. It does not judge which version is correct or replace a teacher for pronunciation or ritual use.
Why creators choose Autunes
Chant or melody
Ask for a steady, even chant on one or two notes, or a melodic setting with a tune that children and families can sing along to. The same shloka can be made both ways.
Tanpura, bells and quiet sound
Tanpura drone, temple bells, conch, flute, harmonium, soft mridangam or almost nothing at all. Describe the sound and the pace, from a slow meditation to a brisk morning prayer.
Your text, line by line
Traditional shlokas, mantras and stotras are centuries old and in the public domain, so you paste the text you recite, from your own book, your family's version or your teacher's. Autunes sings what you give it. It does not decide which version is correct, and it is not a substitute for a teacher, a priest or the rules of a ritual.
Every syllable checked
Every finished vocal is transcribed and compared with its lyrics, so a dropped syllable or a misread word shows up. On Pro and Creator, Auto-Fix (10 credits) re-records only the lines that came out wrong, and Re-sing lets you pick the lines to redo yourself.
Free to start, Sanskrit on every plan
Sanskrit is one of 57 vocal languages on Autunes, and it is available on every plan, including the free plan. Lyrics are sung from Devanagari, so the text you paste is the text the singer reads.
Shlokas and mantras people make
Most shlokas and mantras are short, so they fit easily into a normal song of up to 3 minutes on Free and Pro and up to 5 minutes on Creator. Repeat the mantra in the text for a longer chant, or make a short 15, 30 or 60-second cut for a morning WhatsApp status.
- Gayatri Mantra: ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वः । तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि । धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् ॥
- Mahamrityunjaya Mantra: ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् ।
- Bhagavad Gita shlokas: a single verse such as कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन, or a few verses from a chapter you are learning.
- Ganesha, Lakshmi and Saraswati shlokas: वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय, या कुन्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला, or the Lakshmi shloka your family says on Fridays or at Diwali.
- Vedic-style chanting: a steady, grave recitation in the old manner. Autunes does not claim to follow the svara rules of any shakha, so for learning Vedic recitation, follow your teacher.
- Shlokas for children: a slow, clear tune, one line at a time, so a child can listen and repeat.
- Try: 'Gayatri Mantra chanted 11 times, deep male voice, tanpura drone only, slow and steady, for morning meditation.'
- Try: 'Mahamrityunjaya Mantra, calm group chant in unison, tanpura and soft temple bells, unhurried, peaceful.'
- Try: 'Vakratunda Mahakaya shloka sung as a simple melody for children, female voice, flute and soft tabla, slow and clear.'
- Try: 'Bhagavad Gita chapter 2, verse 47, sung melodically, male voice, harmonium and tanpura, devotional and calm.'
- Try: 'Saraswati shloka for a school prayer, children's chorus, harmonium and veena-like strings, gentle.'
How to paste a shloka so it is chanted clearly
The chant follows the shape of your text. A clean, well-laid-out text gives a clean chant.
- Write in Devanagari, not in English letters, and keep the visarga (ः) and anusvara (ं) exactly as they are in the text: नमः, देवाय नमः, यजामहे, शान्तिः.
- Put one shloka line (one pada or half-verse) on each line, so the melody breathes where the verse breathes.
- The danda (।) and double danda (॥) are fine to keep; they mark the end of a half-verse and a verse.
- Split very long compounds across two lines for clearer singing, for example जटाटवीगलज्जल on one line and प्रवाहपावितस्थले on the next.
- Repeat a line in the text if you want it sung again, such as a closing ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः.
For learning at home
Many parents use a sung shloka to help a child learn it: the same verse, at a slow pace, every morning. Make a slow melodic version, then turn it into a lyric video so the Devanagari words appear on screen as they are sung. Every finished song can become a lyric video with the words on screen, in portrait for WhatsApp status and Reels or landscape for YouTube. On the free plan you can make up to 3 a day with a small watermark, and the clean download is ₹19 in India (US$1.99, £1.79 or €1.99 abroad). Pro and Creator have no watermark.
For longer texts such as a complete stotra, Long Forms on Pro and Creator builds 7-15 minute pieces verse by verse.
Frequently asked questions
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Buy Pro or Creator and every song in your account is yours; or own a single song for ₹9 in India or US$1.79 abroad, where it also gives back the credits the song cost to make (10, or 15 for Zori5.5 XL), so your next song is free. Use it commercially anywhere, release it on Spotify, Apple Music and JioSaavn, and keep everything it earns — Autunes takes no royalty. Every song comes with a creation certificate. How ownership works
Can AI chant the Gayatri Mantra?
Yes. Paste the Gayatri Mantra in Devanagari, choose Sanskrit as the vocal language, and describe the chant: the voice, the pace, how many times to repeat it and whether you want a tanpura, bells or nothing behind it.
Is the pronunciation correct for prayer or ritual?
Autunes sings the text you give it and checks the vocal against that text, but it does not claim religious or ritual correctness, and it does not follow the svara rules of Vedic recitation. For learning pronunciation for worship, follow your teacher or priest.
Can I chant a mantra 108 times?
Write the mantra out as many times as you want it chanted. A normal song runs up to 3 minutes on Free and Pro and up to 5 minutes on Creator, and Long Forms on Pro and Creator builds 7-15 minute pieces, so the number of repetitions depends on how long the mantra is.
Which version of the text does Autunes use?
Traditional shlokas, mantras and stotras are centuries old and in the public domain, so you paste the text you recite, from your own book, your family's version or your teacher's. Autunes sings what you give it. It does not decide which version is correct, and it is not a substitute for a teacher, a priest or the rules of a ritual.
Is it free?
Yes, you can start free. New accounts get 15 free credits once, on signup. A song costs 10 credits on Zori5 Turbo and 15 on Zori5.5 XL, and on the free plan XL is used when you paste your own lyrics, so the free credits cover one song sung from your own Sanskrit text. Free songs run up to 3 minutes and are for personal use.
Can my child learn shlokas with it?
Yes, many families use it that way. Ask for a slow, clear melody with one line at a time, then make a lyric video so the Devanagari words are on screen while the shloka is sung.
What does a download cost?
In India a single song downloads with its licence for ₹9, paid by UPI or card. Pro (₹599 for 30 days) and Creator (₹2,999 for 30 days) include downloads and a commercial licence. Passes never auto-renew. Outside India, prices are shown in your own currency. One song downloads with its licence for US$1.79, €1.59 or £1.29, and abroad that also gives back the credits the song cost to make. Pro is about US$7 and Creator about US$36 for 30 days, and passes never auto-renew.
Will it sound like a well-known chanter?
No. Autunes does not copy any real singer's or chanter's voice. You choose the kind of voice (male, female, a group, soft or full) and the instruments, and the piece is sung by Autunes's own voices.
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