About Devanilayam

Our mission

Devanilayam exists to make devotional texts easy to read, understand and practice — without advertising, tracking or paywalls standing between you and the verse. The sacred texts themselves are in the public domain, and they should be freely available to everyone who wants to read them.

What you will find here

• Slokas — Slokas and stotras, presented with the verse and its meaning side by side.
• Ashtotaras — Ashtottara Shatanamavali — the 108 sacred names of each deity, in an uninterrupted flow.
• Blogs — Readings and reflections on the stories behind the verses.

Languages and scripts

Every section is available in English, Telugu and Hindi. Devotional text is presented in the script it is chanted in, not merely transliterated, because the reading matters as much as the meaning.

Free and ad-free

There are no advertisements, no accounts and no trackers selling your reading habits. The site works offline once opened, and can be installed to your home screen like an app.

Contribute

Devanilayam is open source. Corrections to a verse, a translation or a transliteration are the most valuable contributions of all — if you spot an error, please report it.

Contact

Questions, corrections and suggestions are welcome. The fastest way to reach the maintainers is to open an issue on the project.

Who maintains this

Devanilayam is built and maintained by Mouli Bheemaneti, with contributions from the community.