Mahāvākyas
The great utterances — Vedic invocations, peace mantras, and the small concentrated verses that hold up the tradition.
ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय।
तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय।
मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय।
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः॥From the unreal, lead me to the real
From the unreal, lead me to the real. From darkness, lead me to light. From death, lead me to immortality. Oṃ. Peace, peace, peace.…
ॐ सह नाववतु। सह नौ भुनक्तु। सह वीर्यं करवावहै।
तेजस्विनावधीतमस्तु। मा विद्विषावहै॥
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः॥Let us learn together
May [the Lord] protect us both. May He nourish us both. May we work together with vigour. May our learning be luminous. May we not dispute. …
ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं पूर्णात्पूर्णमुदच्यते।
पूर्णस्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते॥That is full, this is full
That is full, this is full. From the full, the full arises. Take the full from the full — and the full alone remains.…
मनोबुद्ध्यहङ्कारचित्तानि नाहं
न च श्रोत्रजिह्वे न च घ्राणनेत्रे।
न च व्योमभूमिर्न तेजो न वायुः
चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहं शिवोऽहम्॥I am not mind, not intellect, not ego
I am not mind, not intellect, not ego, not inner memory. Not ear, not tongue, not nose, not eye. Not sky, not earth, not fire, not air. I am…
गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुः गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः।
गुरुः साक्षात् परब्रह्म तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः॥Guru is Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Maheśvara
Guru is Brahmā. Guru is Viṣṇu. Guru is the God Maheśvara. Guru is the Supreme Brahman itself. Salutations to that revered Guru.…
ॐ द्यौः शान्तिरन्तरिक्षं शान्तिः
पृथिवी शान्तिरापः शान्तिरोषधयः शान्तिः।
वनस्पतयः शान्तिर्विश्वे देवाः शान्तिर्ब्रह्म शान्तिः
सर्वं शान्तिः शान्तिरेव शान्तिः सा मा शान्तिरेधि॥
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः॥Peace in the heavens, on earth, in the self
Peace in the heavens. Peace in the atmosphere. Peace on earth. Peace in the waters. Peace in the plants. Peace in the forests. Peace in the …