om asato ma sadgamaya । tamaso ma jyotirgamaya । mrityorma amritam gamaya । om shantih shantih shantih ॥
sarvesham svastirbhavatu
om sarvesham svastirbhavatu । sarvesham shantirbhavatu । sarvesham purnam bhavatu । sarvesham mangalam bhavatu । om shantih shantih shantih ॥
saha navavatu
om saha navavatu । saha nau bhunaktu । saha viryam karavavahai । tejasvi navadhitamastu ma vidvishavahai । om shantih shantih shantih ॥
sarve bhavantu sukhinah
om sarve bhavantu sukhinah । sarve santu niramayah । sarve bhadrani pashyantu । ma kashchidduhkhabhagbhavet । om shantih shantih shantih ॥
om purnamadah
om purnamadah purnamidam purnatpurnamudachyate । purnasya purnamadaya purnamevavashishyate । om shantih shantih shantih ॥
About the Shanti Mantras
The Shanti Mantras — the great Vedic peace invocations chanted to invoke harmony in body, mind and the world.
Meaning
A set of Upanishadic peace prayers — "Lead me from the unreal to the real, from darkness to light, from death to immortality"; "May all be well, may all be free from disease"; "May we be protected together" — each ending with "Om Shanti Shanti Shanti".
Benefits
Chanted at the beginning and end of study, prayer and ceremonies to invoke peace at the three levels (adhyatmika, adhibhautika, adhidaivika) and goodwill for all beings.
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