Mantra
Saha Navavatu (Shanti Mantra) | सह नाववतु
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Saha Navavatu (Shanti Mantra) Sanskrit Lyrics
ॐ सह नाववतु । सह नौ भुनक्तु । सह वीर्यं करवावहै । तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु मा विद्विषावहै । ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
Transliteration
Saha Navavatu (Shanti Mantra) English Lyrics
oṃ saha nāvavatu | saha nau bhunaktu | saha vīryaṃ karavāvahai | tejasvi nāvadhītamastu mā vidviṣāvahai | oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||
Meaning
Saha Navavatu (Shanti Mantra) English Meaning
Om. May He protect us both, teacher and student; may He nourish us both. May we work together with vigour. May our study be full of light, and may we never bear ill will toward each other. Om, peace, peace, peace.
अर्थ
Saha Navavatu (Shanti Mantra) Hindi Meaning
ॐ। परमात्मा हम दोनों (गुरु और शिष्य) की रक्षा करें, हम दोनों का पालन-पोषण करें। हम दोनों मिलकर उत्साह से विद्या का अभ्यास करें। हमारा अध्ययन तेजस्वी हो, और हम कभी एक-दूसरे से द्वेष न करें। ॐ शान्ति, शान्ति, शान्ति।
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Significance
Saha Navavatu (Shanti Mantra) Significance
The peace invocation chanted together by teacher and student before Vedanta study. It is the shanti mantra of the Krishna Yajurveda Upanishads, recited with the Katha, Taittiriya and Shvetashvatara Upanishads, and is widely used in schools and satsangs before a lesson. It is given here without Vedic accents; the threefold 'shanti' is traditionally understood as peace from troubles within, from other beings and from natural forces.
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