Collaboration, Teamwork & Classroom Harmony
Shanti Mantra (Taittiriya Upanishad - The Teamwork Prayer)
ॐ सह नाववतु । सह नौ भुनक्तु । सह वीर्यं करवावहै । तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु मा विद्विषावहै ॥ ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
Oṃ Saha Nāvavatu | Saha Nau Bhunaktu | Saha Vīryaṃ Karavāvahai | Tejasvi Nāvadhītam Astu Mā Vidviṣāvahai || Oṃ Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ ||
Simple meaning
Om, may the Divine protect us together. May we be nourished together. May we work together with great energy and strength. May our learning be brilliant and illuminating. May there never be discord or misunderstanding between us. Om Peace, Peace, Peace.
For kids
Recited before study groups, sports practice, or group projects. It reminds kids that working together without jealousy makes everyone smarter and stronger than competing alone.
Big idea
Cooperative learning, peer empathy, and psychological safety in groups.
Word friends
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Oṃ
Primordial universal vibration
Saha
Together / in harmony
Nau
Both of us (teacher and student / peers)
Avatu
May He protect and guide
Bhunaktu
May He nourish and sustain
Vīryam
Strength, vitality, and collaborative effort
Karavāvahai
May we generate and work together with
Tejasvi
Luminous, brilliant, and insightful
Avadhītam
Our study and learning
Astu
May it be
Mā
Never / may not
Vidviṣāvahai
May we harbor resentment, jealousy, or friction toward one another
Śāntiḥ
Peace