Universal Consciousness

śānti mantram (daśa śāntayaḥ)

(Shanti Mantram (Dasha Shantayah) in English (IAST))

From Yajurveda

Also known as apo histha mayobhuvah ta na urje

The Dashashanti or Ten Peace Invocations are sacred chants derived from the Vedic tradition, intended to harmonize the internal and external environments. By invoking peace across the elements, celestial bodies, and the collective consciousness of living beings, these mantras serve to dissolve obstacles and alleviate suffering. Chanting them creates a profound meditative state, aligning the practitioner with the universal flow of cosmic order. Regular recitation is believed to purify the mind, neutralize negative energies, and bestow lasting tranquility, fostering a holistic sense of spiritual well-being and connectivity with the Divine essence permeating the universe.

āpo hiṣṭhā ma̭yobhuvaḥ | tā na̭ ūrje da̭dhātana | maheraṇā̭ya cakṣa̭se | yo vaḥ̭ śivata̭mo rasastasya̭ bhājayate ha naḥ | uṣatīri̭va mātaraḥ̭ | tasmā ara̭ṅgamāmavo yasya kṣayā̭ya ji̭nvatha | āpo̭ janaya̭thā ca naḥ |
pṛthivī śāntā sāgninā̭ śāntā sāmḙ śāntā śucagṃ̭ śamayatu |
antari̭kṣagṃ śānta-ntadvāyunā̭ śānta-ntanmḙ śāntagṃ śucagṃ̭ śamayatu |
dyauśśāntā sādityena̭ śāntā sā mḙ śāntā śucagṃ̭ śamayatu |
pṛthivī śānti̭rantari̭kṣagṃ śānti-
rdyau-śśāntir-diśa-śśānti̭-ravāntaradiśā-śśānti̭-
ragni-śśānti̭r-vāyu-śśānti̭-rāditya-
śśānti̭-ścandramā-śśāntir-nakṣa̭trāṇi-
śśānti rāpaśśānti-roṣa̭dhaya-
śśāntir-vanaspata̭ya-śśāntir-gaṷ-
śśānti̭-rajā-śānti-raśva-śśāntiḥ purṷṣa-
śśānti-brahma-śānti̭r-brāhmaṇa-
śśānti-śānti̭-reva śānti-śānti̭-rme astu śāntiḥ̭ |
tayāhagṃ śāntyā sa̭rvaśāntyā
mahya̭-ndvipade catṷṣpade ca
śānti̭-ṅkaromi śānti̭rme astu śāntiḥ̭ ||
eha śrīśca hrīśca dhṛti̭śca
tapo̭ medhā pra̭tiṣṭhā śraddhā satyaṃ
dharma̭ścaitāni motti̭ṣṭhanta-manūtti̭ṣṭhantu
mā māg śrīśca hrīśca dhṛti̭śca
tapo̭ medhā pra̭tiṣṭhā śraddhā satyaṃ
dharma̭ścaitāni̭ mā mā hā̭siṣuḥ |
udāyṷṣā svāyuṣodo̭ṣadīnāgṃ
rasenotparjanya̭sya śuṣmeṇodasthāmamṛtāgṃ anṷ |
taccakṣṷr-devahi̭ta-mpurastāccukramuccara̭t |
paśyḙma śarada̭śśata-ñjīvḙma śarada̭śśataṃ
nandā̭ma śarada̭śśata-mmodā̭ma śarada̭śśataṃ
bhavā̭ma śarada̭śśatagṃ śṛṇavā̭ma śarada̭śśataṃ
prabra̭vāma śarada̭śśatamajī̭tāsyāma śarada̭śśataṃ
jokca sūrya̭-ndṛśe |
ya uda̭gānmahato-'rṇavā-dvibhrāja̭mānassarirasya madhyāthsamā̭ vṛṣabho lo̭hitākṣasūryo̭ vipaścinmana̭sā punātu ||
brahma̭ṇaścotanyasi brahma̭ṇa āṇīstho brahma̭ṇa āvapa̭namasi dhāriteya-mpṛ̭thivī brahma̭ṇā mahī dhā̭ritamḙnena mahadantari̭kṣa-ndiva̭-ndādhāra pṛthivīgṃ sadevāṃ-ya~dahaṃ-ve~da tadaha-ndhā̭rayāṇi māmadvedo-'thi visra̭sat |
medhāmanīṣe māviśatāgṃ samīcī̭ bhūtasya bhavyasyāva̭rudhyai sarvamāyṷrayāṇi sarvamāyṷrayāṇi |
ābhirgīrbhi-ryadato̭na ūnamāpyā̭yaya harivo vardha̭mānaḥ |
yadā stotṛbhyo mahi̭ gotrā rujāsi̭ bhūyiṣṭhabhājo adha̭ te syāma |
brahma prāvā̭diṣma tanno mā hā̭sīt ||
oṃ śānti-śśānti-śśāntiḥ̭ ||
oṃ sa-ntvā̭ siñcāmi yajṷṣā prajāmāyurdhana̭-ñca ||
oṃ śānti-śśānti-śśāntiḥ̭ ||
oṃ śa-nno̭ mitra-śśaṃ-va~rṷṇaḥ |
śa-nno̭ bhavatvaryamā |
śa-nna indro bṛhaspatiḥ̭ |
śa-nno viṣṇṷrurukramaḥ |
namo brahma̭ṇe | nama̭ste vāyo |
tvameva pratyakṣa-mbrahmā̭si |
tvāmeva pratyakṣa-mbrahma̭ vadiṣyāmi |
ṛtaṃ-va~̭diṣyāmi | satyaṃ-va~̭diṣyāmi |
tanmāma̭vatu | tadvaktāra̭mavatu |
ava̭tu mām | ava̭tu vaktāram ||
oṃ śānti-śśānti-śśāntiḥ̭ ||
o-ntacchaṃ-yo~rāvṛ̭ṇīmahe |
gātuṃ-ya~jñāya̭ | gātuṃ-ya~jñapa̭taye |
daivī svastira̭stu naḥ | svastir-mānṷṣebhyaḥ |
ūrdhva-ñji̭gātu bheṣajam |
śa-nno̭ astu dvipade | śa-ñcatuṣpade |
oṃ śānti-śśānti-śśāntiḥ̭ ||
oṃ saha nā̭ vavatu | saha naṷ bhunaktu |
saha vīrya̭-ṅkaravāvahai |
tejasvināvadhī̭tamastu mā vi̭dviṣāvahai ||
oṃ śānti-śśānti-śśāntiḥ̭ || (3)

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