Le premier principe du service de dévotion est de chanter le maha-mantra (maha signifie "grand"; mantra signifie "un son qui libère le mental de l'ignorance").
Ce chant est une prière adressée à Krishna qui signifie " O Energie du Seigneur (Hare), O Infiniment fascinant (Krishna), O Puissance de félicité (Rama), s'il vous plaît engagez-moi dans Votre service."

Indien :
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare

Kyrie, eleison.
Christe, eleison.
Kyrie, eleison.

ENGLISH:

Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus,
Dominus Deus Sabaoth;
Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua.
Osanna in excelsis

ENGLISH:
Holy Lord, god of the heavenly forces!

Heaven and earth are filled with your glory!

Hosanna in the highest!

Pie Iesu, Domine, dona eis requiem.

Dona eis requiem sempiternam.

ENGLISH:

Pious Jesus, Lord, give them rest.

Give them eternal rest

Lux aeterna luceat eis,

Domine,cum sanctis tuis in aeternum,
quia pius es.

Requiem aeternum dona eis,
Domine,et Lux perpetua

luceat eis,
cum Sanctus tuis in aeternum,
quia pius es

ENGLISH:
May the eternal light shine for them,

in the company of your saints, during eternity,

because you are good. Give them eternal rest.

Let your eternal light shine for them,

in the company of your saints,

during eternity, because you are good