Protection, Fearlessness & Inner Resilience
Shanti Patha (Yajurveda 36.17 - Cosmic Environmental Peace)
ॐ द्यौः शान्तिरन्तरिक्षं शान्तिः पृथिवी शान्तिरापः शान्तिरोषधयः शान्तिः । वनस्पतयः शान्तिर्विश्वेदेवाः शान्तिर्ब्रह्म शान्तिः सर्वं शान्तिः शान्तिरेव शान्तिः सा मा शान्तिरेधि ॥ ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
Oṃ Dyauḥ Śāntir Antarikṣaṃ Śāntiḥ Pṛthivī Śāntir Āpaḥ Śāntir Oṣadhayaḥ Śāntiḥ | Vanuspatayaḥ Śāntir Viśvedevāḥ Śāntir Brahma Śāntir Sarvaṃ Śāntiḥ Śāntir Eva Śāntiḥ Sā Mā Śāntir Edhi || Oṃ Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ ||
Simple meaning
May there be peace in the heavens, peace in the atmosphere, peace on Earth, peace in the waters, peace in plants and herbs, peace in the forests, peace across all cosmic energies, peace in the Supreme Source, peace everywhere. May that universal peace dwell inside me. Om Peace, Peace, Peace.
For kids
When we pray for the trees, oceans, stars, and animals to be peaceful and healthy, our own busy minds become still and tranquil.
Big idea
Interconnectedness, macro-environmental awareness, and stress grounding.
Word friends
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Dyauḥ
The sky and celestial heavens
Antarikṣam
The space and atmosphere
Pṛthivī
The Earth
Āpaḥ
The waters and oceans
Oṣadhayaḥ
The medicinal herbs and plants
Vanuspatayaḥ
The great trees and forests
Viśvedevāḥ
All cosmic forces and living energies
Brahma
The infinite reality
Sarvam
Everything in existence
Śāntir Eva Śāntiḥ
May all be filled with peace and harmony
Sā Mā Śāntir Edhi
May that deep universal peace enter and stabilize within me
Śāntiḥ
Peace