The Shanti Mantras, or "Peace" or Pancha Shanti mantras, are Hindu prayers for peace (shanti) found in the Upanishads. Generally, they are recited at the beginning and end of religious rituals and discourses.
Shanti Mantras are invoked in the beginning of some topics of Upanishads. They are supposed to calm the mind and environment of the reciter. Reciting them is also believed to be removing any obstacles for the task being started.
Shanti Mantras always end with the sacred syllable om (auṃ) and three utterances of the word "shanti" which means "peace". The reason for uttering three times is for calming and removing obstacles in the three realms:
Physical or Adhi-Bhautika realm can be source of obstacles coming from external world, such as from wild animals, people, natural calamities etc.
Divine or Adhi-Daivika realm can be source of obstacles coming from extra-sensory world of spirits, ghosts, deities, and demigods.
Internal or Adhyaatmika realm is source of obstacles arising out of one's own body and mind, such as pain, diseases, laziness, and absent-mindedness.
These are called "Tapa-Traya" or three classes of obstacles. When shanti mantras are recited, obstacles from these realms are believed to be pacified.
These are the Shanti Mantras from the different Upanishads and other sources.
Om! That is infinite (Man), and this (universe) is infinite. The infinite proceeds from the infinite. (Then) taking the infinitude of the infinite (universe), It remains as the infinite (Brahman) alone. Om! Peace! Peace! Peace![2]
The translation and meaning of the Mantra can be understood when the context in which the Mantra is quoted in the Upanishad is known. Prior understanding of Vedanta is essential for translation and explanation of these Mantra. The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad explains Consciousness and it in this context that this Shanti Mantra needs to be understood.
Oṃ śaṃ no mitraḥ śaṃ varuṇaḥ | śaṃ no bhavatv aryamā | śaṃ na indro bṛhaspatiḥ | śaṃ no viṣṇur urukramaḥ | namo brahmaṇe | namaste vāyo | tvam eva pratyakṣaṃ bhrahmāsi | tvām eva pratyakṣam brahma vadiṣyāmi | ṝtaṃ vadiṣyāmi | satyaṃ vadiṣyāmi | tan mām avatu | tad vaktāram avatu | avatu mām | avatu vaktāram | Oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||
Om May Mitra be blissful to us. May Varuna be blissful to us. May Aryaman be blissful to us. May Indra and Brihaspati be blissful to us. May Vishnu, of long strides, be blissful to us. Salutation to Brahman. Salutation to you, O Vayu. You, indeed, are the immediate Brahman. You alone I shall call the direct Brahman. I shall call you righteousness. I shall call you truth. May He protect me. May He protect the reciter*. May He protect me. May He protect the reciter. Om, peace, peace, peace![4]
* Reciter = the one who is currently reciting this mantra. Identifying oneself here as "the reciter", and not as "I", is a sign of self-realization, of transcending beyond self and ego being dissolved.
Taittiriya and Katha Upanishad
Devanagari
English Transliteration
English Translation
ॐ सह नाववतु | सह नौ भुनक्तु | सह वीर्यं करवावहै | तेजस्विनावधीतमस्तु मा विद्विषावहै॥ ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः॥
Oṃ saha nāv avatu saha nau bhunaktu saha vīryaṃ karavāvahai tejasvi nāv adhītam astu mā vidviṣāvahai | Om śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||
Om! May God protect us both together; May God nourish us both together; May we work conjointly with great energy; May our study be vigorous and effective, and may we not mutually dispute (or may we not hate any); Om! Let there be peace in me! Let there be peace in my environment! Let there be peace in the forces that act on me! [5]
ॐ आप्यायन्तु ममाङ्गानि वाक्प्राणश्चक्षुः श्रोत्रमथो बलमिन्द्रियाणि च सर्वाणि। सर्वम् ब्रह्मोपनिषदम् माऽहं ब्रह्म निराकुर्यां मा मा ब्रह्म निराकरोदनिराकरणमस्त्वनिराकरणम् मेऽस्तु। तदात्मनि निरते य उपनिषत्सु धर्मास्ते मयि सन्तु ते मयि सन्तु। ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः॥ [6]
oṃ āpyāyantu mamāṅgāni vākprāṇaścakṣuḥ śrotram atho balam indriyāṇi ca sarvāṇi | sarvam brahma upaniṣadam mā'haṃ brahma nirākuryāṃ mā mā brahma nirākarodanirākaraṇamastvanirākaraṇam me 'stu | tadātmani nirate ya upaniṣatsu dharmāste mayi santu te mayi santu | oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||
Om! May my limbs, speech, vital air, eyes, ears, strength, And all the senses be fully developed. All that is revealed by the Upanishads is Brahman. May I never deny Brahman: May Brahman never disown me. Let there be no repudiation (from Brahman); Let there be no infidelity from my side. May all the Dharmas extolled by the Upanishads shine in me Who am intent on knowing the Self. May they shine in me! Om! Peace! Peace! Peace![7]
ॐ वाङ् मे मनसि प्रतिष्ठिता मनो मे वाचि प्रतिष्ठित-मावीरावीर्म एधि। वेदस्य म आणिस्थः श्रुतं मे मा प्रहासीरनेनाधीतेनाहोरात्रान् संदधाम्यृतम् वदिष्यामि सत्यं वदिष्यामि तन्मामवतु तद्वक्तारमवत्ववतु मामवतु वक्तारमवतु वक्तारम्। ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः॥ [8]
oṃ vāṅ me manasi pratiṣṭhitā mano me vāci pratiṣṭhita māvīrāvīrma edhi | vedasya ma āṇisthaḥ śrutaṃ me mā prahāsīranenādhītenāhorātrān saṃdadhāmy ṛtam vadiṣyāmi satyaṃ vadiṣyāmi tan mām avatu tad-vaktāram avatu avatu mām avatu vaktāram avatu vaktāram | oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||
Om! May my speech be based on (i.e. accord with) the mind; May my mind be based on speech. O Self-effulgent One, reveal Thyself to me. May you both (speech and mind) be the carriers of the Veda to me. May not all that I have heard depart from me. I shall join together (i.e. obliterate the difference of) day And night through this study. I shall utter what is verbally true; I shall utter what is mentally true. May that (Brahman) protect me; May That protect the speaker (i.e. the teacher), may That protect me; May that protect the speaker – may That protect the speaker. Om! Peace! Peace! Peace![9]
Om! O gods, may we hear auspicious words with the ears; While engaged in yagnas, May we see auspicious things with the eyes; While praising the gods with steady limbs, May we enjoy a life that is beneficial to the gods. May Indra of ancient fame be auspicious to us; May the supremely rich (or all-knowing) Pusa (god of the earth) Be propitious to us; May Garuda, the destroyer of evil, Be well disposed towards us; May Brihaspati ensure our welfare. Om! Peace! Peace! Peace![12]
Vedas
There are various other Shanti Mantras from the Vedas, of which some of the notable ones are:
Om. May peace radiate there in the whole sky as well as in the vast ethereal space everywhere. May peace reign all over this earth, in water and in all herbs, trees and creepers. May peace flow over the whole universe. May peace be in the Whole Universe. And may there always exist in all peace and peace alone. Om peace, peace and peace to us and all beings! — (Translation by Swami Abhedananda, Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, India)
ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय । तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय । मृत्योर्माऽमृतं गमय ॥ ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
1: May there be Well-Being in All, 2: May there be Peace in All, 3: May there be Fulfilment in All, 4: May there be Auspiciousness in All, 5: Om Peace, Peace, Peace. — (Translation by Swami Abhedananda, Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, India)
^Mundakopanishad, Page 1, publisher Meharchand Lacchmandas Publications, New Delhi
^Mundaka Upanishad, Translated by Swami Gambhirananda, Published by Advaita Ashram, Kolkata.
Further reading
Mantra Pushpam, Text in Sanskrit, compiled by Swami Devarupananda, Published by Ramakrishna Math, Khar, Mumbai, India.
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad with the Commentary of Shankaracharya, Translated by Swami Madhavananda, Published by Advaita Ashrama, Kolkata, India. ISBN No : 81-7505-102-7
Eight Upanishads (Vol. 1) with the Commentary of Shankaracharya, Translated by Swami Gambhirananda, Published by Advaita Ashrama, Kolkata, India. ISBN No : 81-7505-016-0
Eight Upanishads (Vol. 2) with the Commentary of Shankaracharya, Translated by Swami Gambhirananda, Published by Advaita Ashrama, Kolkata, India. ISBN No : 81-7505-017-9
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This article contains Indic text Without proper rendering support you may see question marks or boxes misplaced vowels or missing conjuncts instead of Indic text The Shanti Mantras or Peace or Pancha Shanti mantras are Hindu prayers for peace shanti found in the Upanishads Generally they are recited at the beginning and end of religious rituals and discourses Shanti Mantras are invoked in the beginning of some topics of Upanishads They are supposed to calm the mind and environment of the reciter Reciting them is also believed to be removing any obstacles for the task being started Shanti Mantras always end with the sacred syllable om auṃ and three utterances of the word shanti which means peace The reason for uttering three times is for calming and removing obstacles in the three realms Physical or Adhi Bhautika realm can be source of obstacles coming from external world such as from wild animals people natural calamities etc Divine or Adhi Daivika realm can be source of obstacles coming from extra sensory world of spirits ghosts deities and demigods Internal or Adhyaatmika realm is source of obstacles arising out of one s own body and mind such as pain diseases laziness and absent mindedness These are called Tapa Traya or three classes of obstacles When shanti mantras are recited obstacles from these realms are believed to be pacified These are the Shanti Mantras from the different Upanishads and other sources Contents 1 Isha and Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 2 Taittiriya Upanishad 3 Taittiriya and Katha Upanishad 4 Kena and Chandogya Upanishads 5 Aitareya Upanishad 6 Mundaka Mandukya and Prashna Upanishads 7 Vedas 8 See also 9 References 10 Further reading 11 External linksIsha and Brihadaranyaka Upanishad EditDevanagari English Transliteration English Translationॐ प र णमद प र णम दम प र ण त प र णम दच यत प र णस य प र णम द य प र णम व वश ष यत ॐ श न त श न त श न त 1 oṃ purṇam adaḥ purṇam idam purṇat purṇam udacyate purṇasya purṇam adaya purṇam evavasiṣyate oṃ santiḥ santiḥ santiḥ Om That is infinite Man and this universe is infinite The infinite proceeds from the infinite Then taking the infinitude of the infinite universe It remains as the infinite Brahman alone Om Peace Peace Peace 2 The translation and meaning of the Mantra can be understood when the context in which the Mantra is quoted in the Upanishad is known Prior understanding of Vedanta is essential for translation and explanation of these Mantra The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad explains Consciousness and it in this context that this Shanti Mantra needs to be understood Taittiriya Upanishad EditFurther information Taittiriya Upanishad Devanagari English Transliteration English Translationॐ श न म त र श वर ण श न भवत वर यम श न इन द र ब हस पत श न व ष ण र र क रम नम ब रह मण नमस त व य त वम व प रत यक ष ब रह म स त व म व प रत यक षम ब रह म वद ष य म ॠत वद ष य म सत य वद ष य म तन म मवत तद वक त रमवत अवत म म अवत वक त रम ॐ श न त श न त श न त 3 Oṃ saṃ no mitraḥ saṃ varuṇaḥ saṃ no bhavatv aryama saṃ na indro bṛhaspatiḥ saṃ no viṣṇur urukramaḥ namo brahmaṇe namaste vayo tvam eva pratyakṣaṃ bhrahmasi tvam eva pratyakṣam brahma vadiṣyami ṝtaṃ vadiṣyami satyaṃ vadiṣyami tan mam avatu tad vaktaram avatu avatu mam avatu vaktaram Oṃ santiḥ santiḥ santiḥ Om May Mitra be blissful to us May Varuna be blissful to us May Aryaman be blissful to us May Indra and Brihaspati be blissful to us May Vishnu of long strides be blissful to us Salutation to Brahman Salutation to you O Vayu You indeed are the immediate Brahman You alone I shall call the direct Brahman I shall call you righteousness I shall call you truth May He protect me May He protect the reciter May He protect me May He protect the reciter Om peace peace peace 4 Reciter the one who is currently reciting this mantra Identifying oneself here as the reciter and not as I is a sign of self realization of transcending beyond self and ego being dissolved Taittiriya and Katha Upanishad EditDevanagari English Transliteration English Translationॐ सह न ववत सह न भ नक त सह व र य करव वह त जस व न वध तमस त म व द व ष वह ॐ श न त श न त श न त Oṃ saha nav avatu saha nau bhunaktu saha viryaṃ karavavahai tejasvi nav adhitam astu ma vidviṣavahai Om santiḥ santiḥ santiḥ Om May God protect us both together May God nourish us both together May we work conjointly with great energy May our study be vigorous and effective and may we not mutually dispute or may we not hate any Om Let there be peace in me Let there be peace in my environment Let there be peace in the forces that act on me 5 Kena and Chandogya Upanishads EditFurther information Kena Upanishad and Chandogya Upanishad Devanagari English Transliteration English Translationॐ आप य यन त मम ङ ग न व क प र णश चक ष श र त रमथ बलम न द र य ण च सर व ण सर वम ब रह म पन षदम म ऽह ब रह म न र क र य म म ब रह म न र कर दन र करणमस त वन र करणम म ऽस त तद त मन न रत य उपन षत स धर म स त मय सन त त मय सन त ॐ श न त श न त श न त 6 oṃ apyayantu mamaṅgani vakpraṇascakṣuḥ srotram atho balam indriyaṇi ca sarvaṇi sarvam brahma upaniṣadam ma haṃ brahma nirakuryaṃ ma ma brahma nirakarodanirakaraṇamastvanirakaraṇam me stu tadatmani nirate ya upaniṣatsu dharmaste mayi santu te mayi santu oṃ santiḥ santiḥ santiḥ Om May my limbs speech vital air eyes ears strength And all the senses be fully developed All that is revealed by the Upanishads is Brahman May I never deny Brahman May Brahman never disown me Let there be no repudiation from Brahman Let there be no infidelity from my side May all the Dharmas extolled by the Upanishads shine in me Who am intent on knowing the Self May they shine in me Om Peace Peace Peace 7 Aitareya Upanishad EditFurther information Aitareya Upanishad Devanagari English Transliteration English Translationॐ व ङ म मनस प रत ष ठ त मन म व च प रत ष ठ त म व र व र म एध व दस य म आण स थ श र त म म प रह स रन न ध त न ह र त र न स दध म य तम वद ष य म सत य वद ष य म तन म मवत तद वक त रमवत ववत म मवत वक त रमवत वक त रम ॐ श न त श न त श न त 8 oṃ vaṅ me manasi pratiṣṭhita mano me vaci pratiṣṭhita maviravirma edhi vedasya ma aṇisthaḥ srutaṃ me ma prahasiranenadhitenahoratran saṃdadhamy ṛtam vadiṣyami satyaṃ vadiṣyami tan mam avatu tad vaktaram avatu avatu mam avatu vaktaram avatu vaktaram oṃ santiḥ santiḥ santiḥ Om May my speech be based on i e accord with the mind May my mind be based on speech O Self effulgent One reveal Thyself to me May you both speech and mind be the carriers of the Veda to me May not all that I have heard depart from me I shall join together i e obliterate the difference of day And night through this study I shall utter what is verbally true I shall utter what is mentally true May that Brahman protect me May That protect the speaker i e the teacher may That protect me May that protect the speaker may That protect the speaker Om Peace Peace Peace 9 Mundaka Mandukya and Prashna Upanishads EditFurther information Mundaka Upanishad Mandukya Upanishad and Prashna Upanishad Devanagari English Transliteration English Translationॐ भद र कर ण भ श र ण य म द व भद र पश य म क षभ र यजत र स थ र रङ ग स त ष ट व ग सस तन भ व यश म द वह तम यद य स वस त न इन द र व द धश रव स वस त न प ष व श वव द स वस त नस त र क ष य अर ष टन म स वस त न ब हस पत र दध त ॐ श न त श न त श न त 10 11 oṃ bhadraṃ karṇebhiḥ sṛṇuyama devaḥ bhadraṃ pasyemakṣabhir yajatraḥ sthirair aṅgais tuṣṭuvaṃsas tanubhiḥ vyasema devahitam yadayuḥ svasti na indro vṛddhasravaḥ svasti naḥ puṣa visvavedaḥ svasti nas tarkṣyo ariṣṭanemiḥ svasti no bṛhaspatir dadhatu oṃ santiḥ santiḥ santiḥ Om O gods may we hear auspicious words with the ears While engaged in yagnas May we see auspicious things with the eyes While praising the gods with steady limbs May we enjoy a life that is beneficial to the gods May Indra of ancient fame be auspicious to us May the supremely rich or all knowing Pusa god of the earth Be propitious to us May Garuda the destroyer of evil Be well disposed towards us May Brihaspati ensure our welfare Om Peace Peace Peace 12 Vedas EditThere are various other Shanti Mantras from the Vedas of which some of the notable ones are Devanagari English Transliteration English Translationॐ द य श न त रन तर क ष श न त प थ व श न त र प श न त र षधय श न त वनस पतय श न त र व श व द व श न त र ब रह म श न त सर व श न त श न त र व श न त स म श न त र ध ॐ श न त श न त श न त यज र व द ३६ १७ oṃ dyauḥ santir antarikṣaṃ santiḥ pṛthivi santir apaḥ santir oṣadhayaḥ santiḥ vanaspatayaḥ santir visvedevaḥ santir brahma santiḥ sarvaṃ santiḥ santir eva santiḥ sa ma santir edhi oṃ santiḥ santiḥ santiḥ Yajurveda 36 17 Om May peace radiate there in the whole sky as well as in the vast ethereal space everywhere May peace reign all over this earth in water and in all herbs trees and creepers May peace flow over the whole universe May peace be in the Whole Universe And may there always exist in all peace and peace alone Om peace peace and peace to us and all beings Translation by Swami Abhedananda Ramakrishna Vedanta Math India ॐ असत म सद गमय तमस म ज य त र गमय म त य र म ऽम त गमय ॐ श न त श न त श न त oṃ asato ma sad gamaya tamaso ma jyotir gamaya mṛtyor ma mṛtaṃ gamaya oṃ santiḥ santiḥ santiḥ Lead us from the unreal to the real Lead us from darkness to light Lead us from death to immortality Om peace peace peace ॐ सर व ष स वस त र भवत सर व ष श न त र भवत सर व ष प र ण भवत सर व ष मङ गल भवत ॐ श न त श न त श न त oṃ sarveṣaṃ svastir bhavatu sarveṣaṃ santir bhavatu sarveṣaṃ purṇaṃ bhavatu sarveṣaṃ maṅgalaṃ bhavatu oṃ santiḥ santiḥ santiḥ 1 May there be Well Being in All 2 May there be Peace in All 3 May there be Fulfilment in All 4 May there be Auspiciousness in All 5 Om Peace Peace Peace Translation by Swami Abhedananda Ramakrishna Vedanta Math India See also EditAshtanga vinyasa yoga Hindu Astrology Inner peace Lokaksema Hindu prayer Om Namah Shivaya Sanctuary Donna De Lory album The Waste Land VivaahReferences Edit Mantra Pushpam Page 6 Brihadaranyaka Upanishad Translated by Swami Madhavananda Published by Advaita Ashram Kolkata Mantra Pushpam Page 4 Taittiriya Upanishad Translated by Swami Gambhirananda Published by Advaita Ashram Kolkata Taittiriya Upanishad Translated by Swami Gambhirananda Published by Advaita Ashram Kolkata Mantra Pushpam Page 206 Kena Upanishad Translated by Vidyavachaspati V Panoli Published by Mathrubhumi Press Kozhikode Mantra Pushpam Page 12 Aitareya Upanishad Translated by Swami Gambhirananda Published by Advaita Ashram Kolkata Mantra Pushpam Page 196 Mundakopanishad Page 1 publisher Meharchand Lacchmandas Publications New Delhi Mundaka Upanishad Translated by Swami Gambhirananda Published by Advaita Ashram Kolkata Further reading EditMantra Pushpam Text in Sanskrit compiled by Swami Devarupananda Published by Ramakrishna Math Khar Mumbai India Brihadaranyaka Upanishad with the Commentary of Shankaracharya Translated by Swami Madhavananda Published by Advaita Ashrama Kolkata India ISBN No 81 7505 102 7 Eight Upanishads Vol 1 with the Commentary of Shankaracharya Translated by Swami Gambhirananda Published by Advaita Ashrama Kolkata India ISBN No 81 7505 016 0 Eight Upanishads Vol 2 with the Commentary of Shankaracharya Translated by Swami Gambhirananda Published by Advaita Ashrama Kolkata India ISBN No 81 7505 017 9 Vedanta Spiritual Library 108 Upanishads The Principal Upanishads by Swami Sivananda The Divine Life Society Publications Uttaranchal Himalayas INDIA External links EditCommentary by Swami Dayananda Saraswati on Purnamadah pdf file 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shanti Mantras amp oldid 1142922652, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,