Shanti Mantra - Translation
Peace on Earth. Peace in Space. Peace in the Heavens.
Peace in all Horizons and Directions. Peace in Fire.
Peace in the Air. Peace in the Sun. Peace in the Moon.
Peace in the Constellations. Peace in the Waters. Peace in the Plants and Herbs.
Peace in the Trees. Peace towards Cattle. Peace towards Goats.
Peace towards Horses. Peace towards Mankind. Peace in the Absolute (Brahman).
May there be Peace. Only Peace.
May that Peace be in Me, Peace Alone.
Through that Peace may I confirm Peace in myself,
And Peace in all bi-peds and quadru-peds.
May there be Peace in me, Peace alone!
Shanti Mantra in Sanskrit
पृथवी शान्तिः अन्तरिक्ष शान्तिः द्यौश्शान्तिः
दिशश्शान्तिः अवान्तरदिशाश्शान्तिः अग्निश्शान्तिः
वायुश्शान्तिः आदित्यश्शान्तिः चन्द्रमाश्शान्तिः
नक्षत्राणि शान्तिः आपश्शान्तिः औषधयश्शान्तिः
वनस्पतयश्शान्तिः गौश्शान्तिः अजाशान्तिः
अष्वश्शान्तिः पुरुषश्शान्तिः ब्रह्मणश्शान्तिः शान्तिरेव
शान्तिः शान्तिम अस्तु शान्तिः |
तयाऽहं शान्त्या सर्वशान्त्या
मह्यं द्विपदे चतुष्पदे च शान्तिं करोमि
शान्तिर्मे अस्तु शान्तिः ||
Shanti Mantra in Romanized Sanskrit
pṛthavi śāntiḥ antarikṣa śāntiḥ dyauśśāntiḥ
diśaśśāntiḥ avāntaradiśāśśāntiḥ agniśśāntiḥ
vāyuśśāntiḥ ādityaśśāntiḥ candramāśśāntiḥ
nakṣatrāṇi śāntiḥ āpaśśāntiḥ auṣadhayaśśāntiḥ
vanaspatayaśśāntiḥ gauśśāntiḥ ajāśāntiḥ
aṣvaśśāntiḥ puruṣaśśāntiḥ brahmaṇaśśāntiḥ śāntireva
śāntiḥ śāntima astu śāntiḥ |
tayā.ahaṃ śāntyā sarvaśāntyā
mahyaṃ dvipade catuṣpade ca śāntiṃ karomi
śāntirme astu śāntiḥ ||
Audio (mp3) Snippets of the Sarveshaam Shanti Mantra
- Listen to the Shanti Mantra (mp3 191K, 48sec)
- Download a rendition of the Shanti Mantra in mp3 format (modified with effects for eaglespace.com) from the "Chants of India" CD by Ravi Shankar. This CD is a must for anyone interested in exploring hindu mantras.
Source: Taittiriya Aranyaka, 4th Prasna (Pravargya Mantras, 42nd Anuvaka)
