Editorial Policy

Chantly, formerly Gita Press Prayers, helps people read, understand and recite Hindu prayers. This page explains how we prepare the texts and guides on chantly.app and in the Chantly app, and how to tell us when something needs correcting.

Our prayer texts

Chalisas, stotrams, mantras and aartis are reproduced in their traditional wording, in Devanagari, with an English transliteration. Where a prayer has a Gita Press, Gorakhpur edition, we use it as our reference. Chantly is independent and is not affiliated with Gita Press, Gorakhpur. Spelling and verse breaks can differ between editions; when they do, we follow our reference edition and keep the verse numbering readers expect.

Meanings and guides

Meanings are written to help you understand what you recite, line by line. They follow traditional interpretations, and where practice differs by region or family, our guides say so.

Our guides describe the traditional significance and benefits that devotees associate with a prayer. They are not medical, financial or professional advice.

Who writes and checks

Guides are published under the Chantly Editor byline on behalf of the Chantly editorial team. Before a guide is published, the prayer text is checked against our reference edition, and the transliteration and meaning are reviewed for accuracy. Each guide shows the date it was last updated.

Corrections and feedback

If you find a mistake in a verse, a transliteration or a meaning, please tell us through our contact page. We review every report, correct the guide when we find an error, and update the date shown on the guide.

Ownership and funding

Chantly is an independent project. The website and the Android app are free to use and are supported by advertising, as described in our privacy policy. Advertisers have no say in what we publish.