Shanti Mantram
Shanti Mantram
Shanti Mantram
śānti mantram
āpo॒ hiṣṭhā ma̭yo॒bhuvaḥ॒ | tā na̭ ū॒rje da̭dhātana | ma॒heraṇā̭ya॒ cakṣa̭se | yo vaḥ̭ śi॒vata̭mo॒ rasa॒stasya̭ bhājayate॒ ha naḥ॒ | u॒ṣa॒tīri̭va mā॒taraḥ̭ | tasmā॒ ara̭ṅgamāmavo॒ yasya॒ kṣayā̭ya॒ ji̭nvatha | āpo̭ ja॒naya̭thā ca naḥ |
pṛ॒thi॒vī śā॒ntā sāgninā̭ śā॒ntā sāmḙ śā॒ntā śucagṃ̭ śamayatu |
a॒ntari̭kṣagṃ śā॒nta-ntadvā॒yunā̭ śā॒nta-ntanmḙ śā॒ntagṃ śucagṃ̭ śamayatu |
dyauśśā॒ntā॒ sādi॒tyena̭ śā॒ntā sā mḙ śā॒ntā śucagṃ̭ śamayatu |
pṛ॒thi॒vī śānti̭ra॒ntari̭kṣa॒gṃ॒ śānti॒-
rdyau-śśānti॒r-diśa॒-śśānti̭-ravāntaradi॒śā-śśānti̭-
ra॒gni-śśānti̭r-vā॒yu-śśānti̭-rādi॒tya-
śśānti̭-ścandra॒mā॒-śśānti॒r-nakṣa̭trāṇi॒-
śśānti rāpa॒śśānti॒-roṣa̭dhaya॒-
śśānti॒r-vana॒spata̭ya॒-śśānti॒r-gaṷ-
śśānti̭-ra॒jā-śānti-raśva॒-śśāntiḥ॒ purṷṣa॒-
śśānti॒-brahma॒-śānti̭r-brāhma॒ṇa-
śśānti-śānti̭-reva śānti-śānti̭-rme astu॒ śāntiḥ̭ |
tayā॒hagṃ śān॒tyā॒ sa̭rvaśā॒ntyā॒
mahya̭-ndvi॒pade॒ catṷṣpade ca॒
śānti̭-ṅkaromi śānti̭rme astu॒ śāntiḥ̭ ||
eha॒ śrīśca॒ hrīśca॒ dhṛti̭śca॒
tapo̭ me॒dhā pra̭ti॒ṣṭhā śra॒ddhā sa॒tyaṃ
dharma̭ścai॒tāni॒ motti̭ṣṭhanta॒-manūtti̭ṣṭhantu॒
mā mā॒g॒ śrīśca॒ hrīśca॒ dhṛti̭śca॒
tapo̭ me॒dhā pra̭ti॒ṣṭhā śra॒ddhā sa॒tyaṃ
dharma̭ścai॒tāni̭ mā॒ mā hā̭siṣuḥ |
udāyṷṣā svā॒yuṣodo̭ṣadīnā॒gṃ॒
rase॒notpa॒rjanya̭sya॒ śuṣme॒ṇodasthāma॒mṛtā॒gṃ॒ anṷ |
taccakṣṷr-de॒vahi̭ta-mpu॒rastā᳚ccu॒kramu॒ccara̭t |
paśyḙma śa॒rada̭śśa॒ta-ñjīvḙma śa॒rada̭śśa॒taṃ
nandā̭ma śa॒rada̭śśa॒ta-mmodā̭ma śa॒rada̭śśa॒taṃ
bhavā̭ma śa॒rada̭śśa॒tagṃ śṛ॒ṇavā̭ma śa॒rada̭śśa॒taṃ
pabra̭vāma śa॒rada̭śśa॒tamajī̭tāsyāma śa॒rada̭śśa॒taṃ
jokca॒ sūrya̭-ndṛ॒śe |
ya uda̭gānmaha॒to-'rṇavā᳚-dvi॒bhrāja̭mānassari॒rasya॒ madhyā॒thsamā̭ vṛṣa॒bho lo̭hitā॒kṣasūryo̭ vipa॒ścinmana̭sā punātu ||
brahma̭ṇa॒ścota॒nyasi॒ brahma̭ṇa ā॒ṇīstho॒ brāhma̭ṇa ā॒vapa̭namasi dhāri॒teya-mpṛ̭thi॒vī brahma̭ṇā ma॒hī dā̭ri॒tamḙnena ma॒hadan॒tari̭kṣa॒-ndiva̭-ndādhāra pṛthi॒vīgṃ sadevāṃ॒-yada॒haṃ-veda॒ tada॒ha-ndhā̭rayāṇi॒ māmadvedo-'thi॒ visra̭sat |
me॒dhā॒ma॒nī॒ṣe māvi॒śatāgṃ sa॒mīcī̭ bhū॒tasya॒ bhavya॒syāva̭rudhyai॒ sarva॒māyṷrayāṇi॒ sarva॒māyṷrayāṇi |
ā॒bhirgī॒rbhi-ryadato̭na ū॒namāpyā̭yaya harivo॒ vardha̭mānaḥ |
ya॒dā sto॒tṛbhyo॒ mahi̭ go॒trā ru॒jāsi̭ bhūyiṣṭha॒bhājo॒ adha̭ te syāma |
brahma॒ prāvā̭diṣma॒ tanno॒ mā hā̭sīt ||
oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ ||
oṃ sa-ntvā̭ siñcāmi॒ yajṷṣā pra॒jāmāyu॒rdhana̭-ñca ||
oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ ||
oṃ śa-nno̭ mi॒tra-śśaṃ-va~rṷṇaḥ |
śa-nno̭ bhavatvarya॒mā |
śa-nna॒ indro॒ bṛha॒spatiḥ̭ |
śa-nno॒ viṣṇṷrurukra॒maḥ |
namo॒ brahma̭ṇe | nama̭ste vāyo |
tvame॒va pra॒tyakṣa॒-mbrahmā̭si |
tvāme॒va pra॒tyakṣa॒-mbrahma̭ vadiṣyāmi |
ṛ॒taṃ-va̭diṣyāmi | sa॒tyaṃ-va̭diṣyāmi |
tanmāma̭vatu | tadva॒ktāra̭mavatu |
ava̭tu॒ mām | ava̭tu va॒ktāram᳚ ||
oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ ||
o-ntacchaṃ॒-yo~rāvṛ̭ṇīmahe |
gā॒tuṃ-ya॒jñāya̭ | gā॒tuṃ-ya॒jñapa̭taye |
daivī᳚ sva॒stira̭stu naḥ | sva॒stir-mānṷṣebhyaḥ |
ū॒rdhva-ñji̭gātu bheṣa॒jam |
śa-nno̭ astu dvi॒pade᳚ | śa-ñcatu॒ṣpade |
oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ ||
oṃ sa॒ha nā̭ vavatu | sa॒ha naṷ bhunaktu |
sa॒ha vī॒rya̭-ṅkaravāvahai |
te॒ja॒svinā॒vadhī̭tamastu॒ mā vi̭dviṣā॒vahai᳚ || (3)
oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ || (3)
About This Stotram
Overview
The Shanti Mantram is a collection of Sanskrit peace invocations (shanti pathas) drawn from various Vedic Samhitas, Aranyakas, and Upanishads, including verses from the Rigveda (specifically the Apo hi ishtha hymn, 1.23). These mantras are recited to invoke peace at the physical, mental, and cosmic levels, and they are foundational to Vedic ritual and study across all major Vedic schools.
What are the benefits of chanting Shanti Mantram?
- Removal of obstacles and disturbances before sacred study or ritual
- Promotion of mental clarity and tranquility
- Creation of a harmonious atmosphere for spiritual practice
- Invocation of peace across the three domains: earth, atmosphere, and heavens
When is the best time to recite this?
Shanti mantras are traditionally recited at dawn and dusk (sandhya periods) and before commencing any formal Vedic study, puja, or ritual. They are also appropriate for meditation sessions or any occasion when one wishes to establish a focused and undisturbed state of mind.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Shanti pathas are among the oldest recited elements of Vedic literature, appearing across the Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda, and Atharvaveda, as well as in the Upanishads where they serve as opening invocations. The practice of reciting peace invocations before Vedic study became standardized across different shakhas (Vedic schools) and has been maintained continuously for over two millennia. Specific verses such as "Om Sahana Vavatu" (Taittiriya Upanishad) and "Apo hi ishtha" (Rigveda) remain in active liturgical use today.
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Related Texts
- Om Sahana Vavatu — a shanti patha from the Taittiriya Upanishad recited as an invocation before joint study
- Poornamadah Poornamidam — a shanti patha from the Brihadaranyaka and Isha Upanishads addressing the concept of fullness (purna)