Mantra
Bhadram Karnebhih (Shanti Mantra) | भद्रं कर्णेभिः
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Bhadram Karnebhih (Shanti Mantra) Sanskrit Lyrics
ॐ भद्रं कर्णेभिः शृणुयाम देवाः । भद्रं पश्येमाक्षभिर्यजत्राः । स्थिरैरङ्गैस्तुष्टुवांसस्तनूभिः । व्यशेम देवहितं यदायुः ॥ स्वस्ति न इन्द्रो वृद्धश्रवाः । स्वस्ति नः पूषा विश्ववेदाः । स्वस्ति नस्तार्क्ष्यो अरिष्टनेमिः । स्वस्ति नो बृहस्पतिर्दधातु ॥ ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
Transliteration
Bhadram Karnebhih (Shanti Mantra) English Lyrics
oṃ bhadraṃ karṇebhiḥ śṛṇuyāma devāḥ | bhadraṃ paśyemākṣabhiryajatrāḥ | sthirairaṅgaistuṣṭuvāṃsastanūbhiḥ | vyaśema devahitaṃ yadāyuḥ || svasti na indro vṛddhaśravāḥ | svasti naḥ pūṣā viśvavedāḥ | svasti nastārkṣyo ariṣṭanemiḥ | svasti no bṛhaspatirdadhātu || oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||
Meaning
Bhadram Karnebhih (Shanti Mantra) English Meaning
Om. O gods, may we hear with our ears what is good; O holy ones, may we see with our eyes what is good. With steady limbs and bodies, singing your praise, may we live out the span of life the gods have granted. May Indra of great renown grant us well-being; may Pushan, who knows all, grant us well-being. May Tarkshya (Garuda), whose course no harm can touch, grant us well-being; may Brihaspati grant us well-being. Om, peace, peace, peace.
अर्थ
Bhadram Karnebhih (Shanti Mantra) Hindi Meaning
ॐ। हे देवगण! हम कानों से कल्याणकारी वचन सुनें; हे पूजनीय देवो! हम आँखों से कल्याणकारी दृश्य देखें। स्थिर अंगों और शरीर से आपकी स्तुति करते हुए हम देवताओं द्वारा दी गई पूर्ण आयु का उपभोग करें। महान् यश वाले इन्द्र हमारा कल्याण करें; सर्वज्ञ पूषा हमारा कल्याण करें; जिनकी गति को कोई बाधा नहीं रोक सकती, वे तार्क्ष्य (गरुड) हमारा कल्याण करें; बृहस्पति हमें कल्याण प्रदान करें। ॐ शान्ति, शान्ति, शान्ति।
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Significance
Bhadram Karnebhih (Shanti Mantra) Significance
The peace invocation recited before and after the Atharvaveda Upanishads (Mundaka, Prashna and Mandukya) and the Ganapati Atharvashirsha. It joins two verses of Rigveda hymn 1.89: 'bhadram karnebhih' (1.89.8), asking that our ears and eyes take in only what is good and that we live out our god-given span, and the 'svasti' verse (1.89.6), asking Indra, Pushan, Tarkshya and Brihaspati for well-being. Both verses are given, followed by the threefold 'shanti', because every shanti recitation in our sources joins them; it is given without Vedic accents.
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