What is Smara?

What is Smara?

Smara is a multilingual Hindu devotional companion app designed to support your daily spiritual practice. Available in English, Telugu, and Hindi, Smara brings together essential devotional tools in one place.

Why is it called Smara?

Smara — स्मर — carries the idea of "Remember."

The name comes from the Sanskrit root smṛ (स्मृ), meaning to remember, recollect, or keep in mind.

Remembrance has an important place in Hindu spiritual life. It may mean remembering the Divine, keeping a mantra or teaching in mind, observing a sacred day, continuing a daily practice, or carrying forward traditions received from earlier generations.

Smara was chosen with this sense of remembrance in mind: helping people remain connected with their devotional practice and traditions in everyday life.

Sanskrit words can carry more than one meaning and usage across different texts and periods. Smara has other classical usages as well, including as a name associated with Kāmadeva. The name of this platform specifically refers to the sense connected with smṛ — "to remember."

Key Features

• Daily Panchang -- View accurate daily Panchang information including tithi, nakshatra, and auspicious timings
• 108 Mantras with Audio -- Listen to professionally recorded mantras with text in your preferred language
• Puja Guides -- Step-by-step guides for performing pujas at home
• Sadhana Tracker -- Track your daily spiritual practice and build consistent habits
• Temple Directory -- Explore temples and sacred places with detailed information
• Sangam Communities -- Connect with fellow devotees in community groups

Smara is built with deep respect for Hindu traditions and is designed to be a trusted companion on your spiritual journey.

Smara is built with respect for the diversity of Hindu traditions. Its purpose is not to define one way of practising Hinduism or to replace family traditions, gurus, temples, sampradayas or other trusted sources of spiritual guidance. Smara is intended to make it easier to remember, understand and stay connected with the practices and traditions that are meaningful to you.

Smara — Your daily path to the eternal.