Mantras for Exam Success and Better Marks

Whom to pray to

Ganesha to begin, Saraswati for learning, Hayagriva for knowledge.

Mantras

• Om Gam Ganapataye Namah

  11 times · Before sitting to study

• Om Aim Saraswatyai Namah

  21 or 108 times · Aim is the seed syllable of Saraswati Read the full prayer

• Jnananandamayam devam nirmala-sphatikakritim, adharam sarva-vidyanam Hayagrivam upasmahe

  3 or 11 times · Hayagriva prayer for knowledge Read the full prayer

When to chant

Morning after bath, before studying. Wednesday and Thursday are often kept as special days.

Deepam

One lamp with ghee or sesame oil and a cotton wick, lit facing east.

Also do this

• Make a revision timetable and keep to it.
• Practise old question papers.
• Sleep well the night before.
• Ask your teacher about what you don't understand.

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