One of the frequently asked questions is – which among the several āmnāya mantras does a śrīvidyōpāsaka recite every day? Amnāya mantras are recited as required based on the purpose. However, for purposes of every day upāsanā, the following mantras are considered primarily important (needless to say, for a pūrṇa-dīkṣita):
1. Gurupādukā (Gurutrayam)
2. Mahāgaṇapati
3. Lalitā (Pañcadaśī, ṣōḍaśī, Yōgabālā, Annapūrṇā, Aśvārūḍhā)
4. śyāmalā (Rājaśyāmalā, Laghuśyāmalā, Vāgvādinī, Nakulīṣvarī)
5. Vārāhī (Mahāvārāhī, Laghuvārtāḷī, Svapnavārāhī, Tiraskariṇī)
6. Parā Bhaṭṭārikā
ūrdhvāmnāya Tantra prescribes the following mantras for nitya-japa:
1. śuddhavidyā Manōnmanī (Karmavipāka-sadāśivaḥ, Gāyatrī)
2. Bālā Tripurasundarī (Dakṣiṇāmūrtiḥ, Paṅktiḥ)
3. Dvādaśārdhā (Paramānandabhairavaḥ, Gāyatrī)
4. Hasantī śyāmalā (Mataṅgaḥ, Anuṣṭup)
5. Rājaśyāmalā (Mataṅgānandabhairavaḥ, Br̥hatī)
6. Laghuśyāmalā (Mataṅgaḥ, Anuṣṭup)
7. śuka-śyāmalā (śukaḥ, Paṅktiḥ)
8. śārikā-śyāmalā (śaunakaḥ, Atijagatī)
9. Vīṇā-śyāmalā (Mataṅgaḥ, Anuṣṭup)
10. Vēṇu-śyāmalā (Mataṅgaḥ, Anuṣṭup)
11. Saubhāgya Brahmavidyā (Dakṣiṇāmūrtiḥ, Paṅktiḥ)
12. Bagalāmukhī (Nāradaḥ, Gāyatrī)
13. Mahāvārāhī (Dharaṇīvarāhaḥ, Gāyatrī)
14. Vaṭukabhairavaḥ (Skandaḥ, Anuṣṭup)
15. Tiraskariṇī (Adr̥śyavaktraḥ, Paṅktiḥ)
16. Hādividyā Lōpāmudrā Pañcadaśī (Nityānandabhairavaḥ, Gāyatrī)
17. Bhuvanēśvarī (Vēdavyāsaḥ, Gāyatrī)
18. Annapūrṇā (Sadāśivaḥ, Jagatī)
19. Kāmakalā (Manmathaḥ, Jagatī)
20. Turīyāmbā (Bhōgānandabhairavaḥ, Uṣṇik)
21. Mahārdhā (Chidānandabhairavaḥ, Jagatī)
22. Aśvārūḍhā (Svacchandabhairavaḥ, Gāyatrī)
23. Miśrāmbā (Sadāśivabhairavaḥ, Gāyatrī)
24. Vāgīśvarī (Dakṣiṇāmūrtiḥ, Gāyatrī)
25. Parā (ānandabhairavaḥ, Jagatī)
26. Parā-śāmbhavī (Chidānandabhairavaḥ, Anuṣṭup)
27. Mālinī (Brahmā, Gāyatrī)
28. Mantrarāja Nr̥simha (Brahmā, Anuṣṭup)
29. Kālasaṅkarṣiṇī (Sr̥ṣṭisthitisamhārādhiṣṭhāna-puruṣaḥ, Anuṣṭup)
30. Parāprāsāda and Prāsādaparā (Saccidānandabhairavaḥ, Chinmayī)
31. Mahāṣōḍaśī (ānandabhairavaḥ, Gāyatrī)
32. Mahāpādukā