9.Santi Mantras - 2 (General)
Harihi Om!
sarvESaam swastir bhavatu,
sarvESaam Santir bhavatu.
sarvESaam poornam bhavatu,
sarvESaam mangalam bhavatu.
sarvE bhavantu sukhinaha,
sarvE santu niraamayaaha.
sarvE bhadraani pashyantu,
maakascit duhkha bhaag bhavet.
Meaning:
Auspiciousness (swasti) be unto all; peace (shanti) be unto all;
fullness (poornam) be unto all; prosperity (mangalam) be unto all.
May all be happy! (sukhinah)
May all be free from disabilities! (niraamayaah)
May all look (pashyantu) to the good of others!
May none suffer from sorrow! (duhkha)
Harihi Om!
namastE satE te jagat kaaraNaaya,
namastE chitE sarva lOkaaSrayaaya,
namO dvaita tattwaaya mukti pradaaya,
namO brahmaNE vyaapinE Saasvataaya.
Meaning:
Salutations to that Being, the cause of the universe! Salutations to
that Consciousness, the support of all the worlds! Salutations to that
One Truth without a second, which gives liberation! Salutations to that
pure, eternal Brahman who pervades all regions!
Harihi Om!
yascandasaamrishabho viSwaroopaha,
chandObhyO dhyamritaat sambabhoova.
sa mendro mEdhayaa sprinOtu,
amritasya dEvadhaaranO bhuuyaasam.
Sariiram me vicarshanam,
jihwaa me madhumattamaa,
karnaabhyaam bhuuri vishruvam,
braahmanaha koshousi mEdhayaapihitaha,
Srutam me gOpaaya,
Om Santihi, Santihi, Santihi!
Meaning:
May He, the Lord of all, pre-eminent among the Vedas and superior to
the nectar contained in them, bless me with wisdom! May I be adorned
with the knowledge of Brahman that leads to immortality! May my body
become strong and vigorous (to practise meditation)! May my tongue always
utter delightful words! May I hear much with my ears! Thou art the scabbard
of Brahman hidden by worldly taints (not revealed by impure, puny intellects).
May I never forget all that I have learnt! Om peace, peace, peace!
Harihi Om!
aham vrikshasya rerivaa,
Kiirtihi prishthaam girEriva,
uurdhwapavitrO vaajiniiva swamritamasmi,
draviNam savarcasam sumEdhaa amritOkshitaha,
iti trishankOr vEdaanu vacanam,
Om Santihi, Santihi, Santihi!
Meaning:
I am the destroyer of the tree (of samsara; worldly life). My reputation
is as high as the top of the hill. I am in essence as pure as the sun.
I am the highest treasure. I am all-wise, immortal and indestructible.
This is Trishanku’s realization. Om peace, peace, peace!
Harihi Om!
yo brahmaanam vidadhaati puurvam,
yo vai vEdaanaSca prahinOti tasmai,
tam ha dEvmaatma buddhi prakaaSam,
mumukshurvai Saranamaham prapadye,
Om Santihi, Santihi, Santihi!
Meaning:
He who creates this entire universe in the beginning, and He about whom
the Vedas gloriously praise and sing, in Him I take refuge with the
firm faith and belief that my intellect may shine with Self-knowledge.
Om peace, peace, peace!
Harihi Om!
viSwaani dEva savitar duritaani paraasuva,
yad bhadram tanma aasuva.
Meaning:
O all pervading, Supreme Lord, the effulgent Creator, we place our faith
and trust entirely in Thee. Keep away from us all that is evil and bestow
upon us all that is good.
Harihi Om!
agne naya supathaa raaye asmaan
vishwaani deva vayunaani vidvaan;
yuyOdhyas majjuhu raanmenO
Bhooyishthaam tE nama-uktim vidhEma.
Meaning:
O Supreme Lord, who art light and wisdom, Thou knowest all our thoughts
and deeds. Lead us by the right path to the fulfillment of life, and
keep us away from all sin and evil. We offer unto Thee, O Lord, our
praise and salutation.
Harihi Om!
tvamEkam SaraNyam tvamEkam varENyam,
tvamEkam jagatpaalakam svaprakaaSam,
tvamEkam jagatkartu paatruprahartru,
tvamEkam param niScalam nirvikalpam.
Meaning:
O Thou my only refuge, O Thou my one desire, O Thou the one protector
of the world, the radiant One. O Thou the creator, sustainer and dissolver
of the whole world, O Thou the one great motionless Being, free from
change and modification.
Harihi Om!
vayam tvaam smaraamo vayam tvaam bhajaamo,
vayam tvaam jagat saakshiroopam namaamaha,
sadEkam nidaanam niraalambamiiSam,
bhavaambhOdhi pOtam SaraNyam vrajaamaha.
Meaning:
O Thou eternal all-pervading witness of the whole universe, we meditate
on the one Truth. We silently adore Thee and offer Thee our salutation.
We take complete refuge in that one Almighty Being, the basis of everything,
self-supporting and supreme, and a vessel in the stormy sea of life.
Harihi Om!
dyauh Saantihi antariksham Saantihi,
prithivii Saantihi aapah Saantihi,
Oshadhayah Saantihi vanaspatayah Saantihi,
viSvEdEvaah Saantihi brahma Saantihi,
sarvam Saantihi SaantirEva Saantihi,
Saamaa SaantirEdhihi,
Om Santihi, Santihi, Santihi!
Meaning: (two interpretations)
1.By Swami Shivananda, Rishikesh
O Supreme Lord, Thy celestial regions are full of peace and harmony;
peace reigns on Thy earth and Thy waters. Thy herbs and trees are full
of peace. All Thy forces of nature are full of peace and harmony. There
is peace and perfection in Thy eternal knowledge; everything in the
universe is peaceful, and peace pervades everywhere. O Lord, may that
peace come to me!
2. By Swami Abhedananda, Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, India.
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 Supreme Being Brahman. And may there always exist
in all peace and peace alone.