Shanti Mantras:
- Om Asato Ma Sadgamaya
ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय
(Lead us from Unreal to Reality, Lead us from Darkness to Light)
See also Om Asato Ma Sadgamaya - line by line - Om Bhadram Karnebhih Shrnuyama Devah
- from Mundaka Upanishad, Mandukya Upanishad, Prasna Upanishad
ॐ भद्रं कर्णेभिः शृणुयाम देवाः
(May we Hear what is Auspicious, May we see what is Auspicious) - Om Dyauha Shantirantariksha Shantihi
ॐ द्यौः शान्तिरन्तरिक्षं शान्तिः
(May there be Peace in Heaven, Sky, Earth, Water, Plants, Trees; May there be Peace in All) - Om Purnamadah Purnamidam
- from Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, Ishavasya Upanishad
ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं
(That is Full, This is Full, From Fullness comes that Fullness) - Om Sahana Vavatu
- from Taittiriya Upanishad, Katha Upanishad, Mandukya Upanishad, Shvetashvatara Upanishad
ॐ सह नाववतु
(May God protect us, May God nourish us, May we work together and let our study be enlightening) - Om Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah
ॐ सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः
(May all be Happy, free from Illness, see what is Auspicious and may no one Suffer) - Om Sarvesham Swastirvavatu
ॐ सर्वेशां स्वस्तिर्भवतु
(May there be Auspiciousness, Peace, Fullness and Prosperity to All) - Om Shamno Mitrah Sham Varunah
- from Taittiriya Upanishad
ॐ शं नो मित्रः शं वरुणः
(May the presiding deities be propitious to us, Adoration to Brahman, May Brahman protect us) - Om Vang Me Manasi Pratisthita
- from Aitareya Upanishad
ॐ वाङ् मे मनसि प्रतिष्ठिता
(May my mind be fixed in my speech, May Atman manifest unto me, and reveal unto me the Highest Knowledge)
Vedic Suktams:
- Apah Suktam
- from Rig Veda 10.9
आपः सुक्तम्
(O Water, because of your presence the atmosphere is so refreshing; with the auspicious sap of yours provide nutrition to our crops, with the medicinal herbs protect our body and with your Agni fill our body with lustre.) - Kshetrapati Suktam
- from Rig Veda 4.57
क्षेत्रपति सुक्तम्
(O Lord of the Kshetra [Field], with the sweet waves of Mother Nature's blessings, may you milk our Fields like the Milk of a Cow and yield abundant harvest) - Purusha Suktam
- from Rig Veda 10.90
पुरुष सुक्तम्
(The Purusha, the Universal Being with thousand heads, thousand eyes and thousand feet, pervades the creation and transcends it)
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