
Written by Yadla Vishwa Sree
The prayers which are useful in our day to day yoga practice, its meaning, recitation etc.
i.e., for yoga session beginning prayers and ending prayers, Surya namaskar prayer, etc.
These prayers are useful for daily regular yoga practice, Yoga certification exams like Level 1,2 and 3. i.e. Yoga Protocol Instructor, Yoga wellness Instructor, Yoga Teacher & Evaluator and many more.
The Shanti Mantras or “Peace Mantras” are Hindu prayers for Peace (Shanti) from the Vedas. Generally, they are recited at the beginning and end of religious rituals and discourses.
Shanti Mantras are found in Upanishads, where they are invoked in the beginning of some topics of Upanishads. They are supposed to calm the mind of the reciter and environment around him/her. Reciting them is also believed to be removing any obstacles for the task being started.
Shanti Mantras always end with three utterances of word “Shanti” which means “Peace”. The Reason for uttering three times is for calming and removing obstacles in three realms which are:
- “Physical” or Adhi-Bhautika,
- “Divine” or Adhi-Daivika and
- “Internal” or Adhyaatmika
According to the scriptures the sources of obstacles and troubles are in these three realms.
- Physical or Adhi-Bhautika realm can be source of troubles/obstacles coming from external world, such as from wild animals, people, natural calamities etc.
- Divine or Adhi-Daivika realm can be source of troubles/obstacles coming from extra-sensory world of spirits, ghosts, deities, demigods/angels etc.
- Internal or Adhyaatmika realm is source of troubles/obstacles arising out of ones own body and mind, such as pain, diseases, laziness, absent-mindedness etc.
These are called “Tapa-Traya” or three classes of troubles. When Shanti mantras are recited, obstacles from these realms are believed to be pacified.
Now we will see the prayers. and its recitation can be seen in the below given video.
Starting Prayer
शांति मन्त्र
ॐ सहना ववतु|
सहनौ भुनक्तु|
सहवीर्यं करवावहै|
तेजस्विनावधीतमस्तु|
मा विद्विषावहै||
ॐ शांति: शांति: शांति:
Shanti Mantra
om sahanaa vavatu
sahanou Bunaktu
saha veeryam karavaavahai
tejasvinaavadheetamastu
maa vidvishaavahai
om shaanti shaanti shaanti
Ref: Krishna Yajurveda Taittiriya Upanishad(2.2.2)
May he protect us both.
May he be pleased with us both
May we function together with vigour
May our study be brilliant
May we not hate each other
Om Peace Peace Peace!
शांति मन्त्र
ॐ
भद्रं कर्णेभिः शृणुयाम देवाः ।
भद्रं पश्येमाक्षभिर्यजत्राः ॥
स्थिरैरङ्गैस्तुष्टुवांसस्तनूभिः ।
व्यशेम देवहितं यदायुः ॥
स्वस्ति न इन्द्रो वृद्धश्रवाः ।
स्वस्ति नः पूषा विश्ववेदाः ॥
स्वस्ति नस्तार्क्श्यो अरिष्टनेमिः ।
स्वस्ति नो बृहस्पतिर्दधातु ॥
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः
Shanti Mantra
oṁ
bhadraṁ karṇebhiḥ śr̥ṇuyāma devāḥ ।
bhadraṁ paśyemākṣabhir-yajatrāḥ ॥
sthirair-aṅgais-tuṣṭuvāṁsas-tanūbhiḥ ।
vyaśema devahitaṁ yad-āyuḥ ॥
svasti na indro vr̥ddhaśravāḥ ।
svasti naḥ pūṣā viśvavedāḥ ॥
svasti nas-tārkśyo ariṣṭanemiḥ ।
svasti no br̥haspatir-dadhātu ॥
oṁ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ
om! Oh gods, may we with our ears hear what is auspicious;
oh ye fit to be worshipped, may we with our eyes see what is auspicious;
may we enjoy the life allotted to us by the gods, offering our praise with our bodies strong of limbs.
Om Peace Peace Peace!
शांति मन्त्र
ॐ
पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं पूर्णात्पूर्णमुदच्यते ।
पूर्णस्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते ॥
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः
Shanti Mantra
oṁ
pūrṇam-adaḥ pūrṇam-idaṁ pūrṇāt-pūrṇam-udacyate ।
pūrṇasya pūrṇam-ādāya pūrṇam-evāvaśiṣyate ॥
oṁ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ
(Brh. Up. 5.1.1)
Om that is full. This is full. From that full this full has come. Even if this full is taken from that full, it always remains full.
Om Peace Peace Peace!
शांति मन्त्र
ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय
तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय
मृत्यॊर्मा अमृतंगमय
ॐ शांति: शांति: शांति:
Shanti Mantra
om asato maa sadgamaya
tamaso maa jyotirgamaya
mrutyormaa amrutangamaya
om shaanti shaanti shaanti
Ref: Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (1.3.28)
Let us move from the unreality to reality, from darkness to light and from mortality to immortality.
Om Peace Peace Peace!
पतंजलि प्रार्थना
ॐ योगेन चित्तस्य पदेन वाचां
मलं शरीरस्य च वैद्यकेन
योपाकरोत्तं प्रवरं मुनीनां
पतंजलिं प्रांजलिरानतोस्मि
ॐ शांतिः शांतिः शांतिः
Patanjali prayer
Om yogena chittasya padena vaachaam
Malam shareerasya cha vaidyakena
Yopaakarottam pravaram muneenaam
Patanjalim praanjaliraanatosmi
Om shantih shantih shantihi
I offer my salutation with folded hands to Patanjali, the renowned amongst the sages, who removed the impurity of mind through Yoga; of speech by Grammar and of body by Ayurveda.
प्राणायाम मन्त्र
ॐ प्राणस्यॆदं वशे सर्वं
त्रिदिवे यत् प्रतिष्टितं
मातेन पुत्रान् रक्षस्व
श्रीश्च प्रज्ञांश्च विदेहि न इति
ॐ शांतिः शांतिः शांतिः
Pranayama Mantra
Om pranasyedam vashe sarvam
Tridive yat pratishtitam
Maatena putraan rakshasva
Shreeshcha praajnaanshcha videhi na iti
Om shantih shantih shantihi
(Prasna Upanishad 2.13)
Whatever exists in three worlds (the heaven too) is all under the control Prana. (O prana) protect us as a mother protects her sons; give us affluence and intelligence.
ॐ श्री महा मृत्युंजय मन्त्र
ॐ त्र्यंबकं यजामहे
सुगंधिं पुष्टि वर्धनम्
उर्वारुकमिव बंधनान्
मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात्
ॐ शांतिः शांतिः शांतिः
Om shree maha mrutyunjaya mantra
Om tryambakam yajaamahe
Sugandhim Pushti vardhanam
Urvaarukamiva bandhanaan
Mruthyormuksheeya maamrutaat
Om shantih shantih shantihi
Om, we offer our salutations to the three-eyed lord (shiva) for increasing the vitality and fragrance in us; to release us from the bondage of death so effortlessly as a ripe cucumber falls out of its creeper automatically.
सुर्य नमस्कर मन्त्र
ॐ हिरण्मयेन पात्रेण
सत्यस्यापिहितं मुखं
तत्वं पूषन्नपावृणु
सत्य धर्माय दृष्टये
ॐ शांतिः शांतिः शांतिः
Surya Namaskara Mantra
Om hiranmayena patrena
Satyasyaapihitam mukham
Tat tvam pooshnnapaavrunu
Sayta dharmaaya drushtaye
Om shantih shantih shantihi
Like a lid to a vessel, O Sun, your golden orb covers the entrance to the Truth. Kindly open thy entrance, to lead me to the Truth.
सुर्य नमस्कर बीज मन्त्र
- ॐ ह्रां मित्राय नमः
- ॐ ह्रीं रवये नमः
- ॐ ह्रूं सूर्याय नमः
- ॐ ह्रैं भानवे नमः
- ॐ ह्रौं खगाय नमः
- ॐ ह्रः पूष्णे नमः
- ॐ ह्रां हिरण्यगर्भाय नमः
- ॐ ह्रीं मरीचये नमः
- ॐ ह्रूं आदित्याय नमः
- ॐ ह्रैं सवित्रे नमः
- ॐ ह्रौं अर्काय नमः
- ॐ ह्रः भास्कराय नमः
Surya Namaskara Bija Mantra
- Om Hrāṁ Mitrāya Namaḥ
- Om Hrīṁ Ravaye Namaḥ
- Om Hrūṁ Sūryāya Namaḥ
- Om Hraiṁ Bhānave Namaḥ
- Om Hrauṁ Khagāya Namaḥ
- Om Hraḥ Pūṣṇe Namaḥ
- Om Hrāṁ Hiraṇya Garbhāya Namaḥ
- Om Hrīṁ Marīcaye Namaḥ
- Om Hrūṁ Ādityāya Namaḥ
- Om Hraiṁ Savitre Namaḥ
- Om Hrauṁ Arkāya Namaḥ
- Om Hraḥ Bhāskarāya Namaḥ
Closing Prayer
शांति मन्त्र
ॐ सर्वे भवंतु सुखिनः
सर्वे संतु निरामयाः
सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यंतु
मा कश्चिद् दुःख भाग्भवेत्
ॐ शांतिः शांतिः शांतिः
Shanti Mantra
Om sarve bhavantu sukhinaha
Sarve santu niramayaah
Sarve bhadraani pashyantu
Maa kashchit duhkha bhaagbhavet
Om shantih shantih shantihi
May all be happy. May all be free from diseases. May all see things auspicious. May none be subjected to misery.
Om Peace Peace Peace!