Shanti Mantra: Prayer for Peace and Tranquility
Complete lyrics with original text, transliteration, and meaning, 4 sections
Peace & Tranquility
Invocation
Original
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
Transliteration
Om Shanti Shanti Shantihi
Meaning / Translation
Om, Peace, Peace, Peace.
Universal Peace
Original
सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः, सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः । सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु, मा कश्चिद् दुःखभाग्भवेत् ॥
Transliteration
Sarve bhavantu sukhinah, sarve santu niramayah | Sarve bhadrani pashyantu, ma kashchid duhkha-bhag-bhavet ||
Meaning / Translation
May all beings be happy, may all beings be free from illness. May all see what is auspicious, may no one suffer from misery or grief.
Path to Light
Original
असतो मा सद्गमय । तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय । मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ॥
Transliteration
Asato ma sadgamaya | Tamaso ma jyotirgamaya | Mrityor ma amritam gamaya ||
Meaning / Translation
Lead me from the unreal to the real. Lead me from darkness to light. Lead me from death to immortality.
Benediction
Original
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
Transliteration
Om Shanti Shanti Shantihi
Meaning / Translation
Om, Peace, Peace, Peace (Peace in the physical, subtle, and causal realms).