Shanti Mantra

Om Poornamadah Poornamidam Poornaad

Poornamudachyate

Poornasya Poornamaadaaya

Poornamevaavashisyate.

This Shanti Mantra, or "Peace Mantra", is found in both the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad and Isha Upanishad, both date from the first millennium BCE. There are four commonly accepted translations.


That is whole, This is whole, the Whole rises out of the Whole.
If wholeness is taken away from wholeness, wholeness remains.


That is absolute, This is absolute, the absolute arises out of absolute.
If the absolute is taken away from the absolute, the absolute remains.


That is god, This is god, god arises out of god.
If god is taken away from god, then god still remains.


That is full, This is full, fullness rises out of fullness.
If the fullness is taken away from the fullness, the fullness remains.


Om Peace!
Yogini Valarie Devi