శాంతి మంత్రం (దశ శాంతయః)

శాంతి మంత్రం here is a liturgical collection of Vedic peace prayers, closely associated with Taittiriya/Krishna Yajurveda recitation usage and commonly heard in contexts such as శాంతి-జపం, ఉదక-శాంతి, and Vedic worship. Rather than being one single short mantra, this document gathers prayers for waters, earth, atmosphere, heaven, directions, plants, animals, human beings, knowledge, lifespan, and teacher-student harmony.

This collection shows that శాంతి is not passive quiet. It is the pacification of disorder so that life can serve dharma. The mantras seek purification through waters, cosmic peace across all directions, long life, strength of memory, truthful speech, retention of Vedic knowledge, and freedom from the disturbances that interrupt worship, study, health, and social order.

These mantras move from the elemental world to the inner person. Waters are invoked as nourishing mothers, the worlds are pacified, the body is blessed with long life, the mind is strengthened for మేధా, and the relationship between teacher and student is protected from hatred and misunderstanding. This broad sweep is why such peace mantras are used before and after serious sacred study.

Key concepts include శాంతి, ఆపస్, స్వస్తి, మేధా, శ్రద్ధా, సత్య, ధర్మ, and the threefold pacification of obstacles. Read the collection as full-spectrum purification: the world around us, the senses within us, the teacher-student relationship, and the lifespan entrusted to us are all brought into sacred order.

ఆపో॒ హిష్ఠా మ॑యో॒భువః॒ । తా న॑ ఊ॒ర్జే ద॑ధాతన । మ॒హేరణా॑య॒ చక్ష॑సే । యో వః॑ శి॒వత॑మో॒ రస॒స్తస్య॑ భాజయతే॒ హ నః॒ । ఉ॒ష॒తీరి॑వ మా॒తరః॑ । తస్మా॒ అరం॑గమామవో॒ యస్య॒ క్షయా॑య॒ జి॑న్వథ । ఆపో॑ జ॒నయ॑థా చ నః ।

Meaning (పదార్థ):
ఆపస్ - O waters
హిష్ఠాః మయోభువః - you are truly bringers of joy and welfare
తాః నః ఊర్జే దధాతన - place us in nourishment and strength
మహే రణాయ చక్షసే - for great delight and clear vision
శివతమః రసః - your most auspicious essence
ఉశతీః ఇవ మాతరః - like loving mothers
ఆపస్ జనయథ నః - O waters, regenerate us

Translation (భావార్థ):
O waters, you are bringers of joy. Give us nourishment, strength, and clear vision. Let us partake of your most auspicious essence, like children nourished by mothers. O waters, renew and regenerate us.

Commentary (అనుసంధాన):
The waters are addressed as mothers, carriers of nourishment, vision, and renewal. రస means essence, taste, and life-sap; the mantra seeks the most auspicious essence of life.

Vedic and Upanishadic texts often use water as purification, nourishment, and source. The Gita's line రసోహం అప్సు కౌంతేయ identifies the Lord with the taste in waters, supporting this sacred view.

Practically, water teaches humility and renewal. Drink gratefully, conserve carefully, and let daily cleansing remind you to wash resentment and harshness from speech.

పృ॒థి॒వీ శాం॒తా సాగ్నినా॑ శాం॒తా సామే॑ శాం॒తా శుచగ్ం॑ శమయతు ।
అం॒తరి॑క్షగ్ం శాం॒తం తద్వా॒యునా॑ శాం॒తం తన్మే॑ శాం॒తగ్ం శుచగ్ం॑ శమయతు ।
ద్యౌశ్శాం॒తా॒ సాది॒త్యేన॑ శాం॒తా సా మే॑ శాం॒తా శుచగ్ం॑ శమయతు ।

Meaning (పదార్థ):
పృథివీ శాంతా - may earth be peaceful
స అగ్నినా శాంతా - peaceful with fire
అంతరిక్షం శాంతం - may midspace be peaceful
వాయునా శాంతం - peaceful with wind
ద్యౌః శాంతా - may heaven be peaceful
ఆదిత్యేన శాంతా - peaceful with the sun
శుచం శమయతు - may it pacify impurity, sorrow, or burning distress

Translation (భావార్థ):
May the earth be peaceful with fire; may the midspace be peaceful with wind; may heaven be peaceful with the sun. May that peace pacify my impurity and distress.

Commentary (అనుసంధాన):
Peace is invoked through elemental pairs: పృథివీ-Agni, అంతరిక్షం-Vayu, and ద్యౌః-Sun. The prayer recognizes that disturbance can arise when elemental forces are unbalanced.

Vedic ritual seeks harmony between human life and cosmic powers. In Vedanta, such harmony also prepares the mind for knowledge by reducing agitation and fear.

In daily life, balance the elements of your routine: food, movement, light, breath, and rest. A peaceful environment supports peaceful thought.

పృ॒థి॒వీ శాంతి॑రం॒తరి॑క్ష॒గ్ం॒ శాంతి॒-
ర్ద్యౌ-శ్శాంతి॒ర్-దిశ॒-శ్శాంతి॑-రవాంతరది॒శా-శ్శాంతి॑-
ర॒గ్ని-శ్శాంతి॑ర్-వా॒యు-శ్శాంతి॑-రాది॒త్య-
శ్శాంతి॑-శ్చంద్ర॒మా॒-శ్శాంతి॒ర్-నక్ష॑త్రాణి॒-
శ్శాంతి రాప॒శ్శాంతి॒-రోష॑ధయ॒-
శ్శాంతి॒ర్-వన॒స్పత॑య॒-శ్శాంతి॒ర్-గౌ॑-
శ్శాంతి॑-ర॒జా-శాంతి-రశ్వ॒-శ్శాంతిః॒ పురు॑ష॒-
శ్శాంతి॒-బ్రహ్మ॒-శాంతి॑ర్-బ్రాహ్మ॒ణ-
శ్శాంతి-శాంతి॑-రేవ శాంతి-శాంతి॑-ర్మే అస్తు॒ శాంతిః॑ ।

Meaning (పదార్థ):
పృథివీ, అంతరిక్షం, ద్యౌః - earth, midspace, heaven
దిశః, అవాంతర-దిశః - directions and intermediate directions
అగ్ని, వాయు, ఆదిత్య, చంద్రమా, నక్షత్రాణి - fire, wind, sun, moon, stars
ఆపస్, ఓషధయః, వనస్పతయః - waters, herbs, trees
గౌః, అజః, అశ్వః, పురుషః - cow, goat, horse, human being
బ్రహ్మ, బ్రాహ్మణః - sacred knowledge and its knower
శాంతిః ఏవ శాంతిః - peace indeed is peace

Translation (భావార్థ):
May there be peace in earth, midspace, heaven, directions, fire, wind, sun, moon, stars, waters, herbs, trees, animals, human beings, sacred knowledge, and the knower of sacred knowledge. May peace alone be peace for me.

Commentary (అనుసంధాన):
This is a sweeping peace-inventory. It names the cosmos, ecology, animals, humanity, knowledge, and the knower. శాంతి is not narrow mood but the harmonious functioning of the whole field.

The mantra resembles the universal scope of Vedic welfare prayers. It also supports the Upanishadic idea that knowledge is not isolated from the order of life; disturbed environments and disturbed minds obstruct understanding.

Practically, this is a checklist for responsible living. Make peace with place, direction, nature, animals, people, learning, and teachers. A person who creates disturbance everywhere cannot claim inner peace.

తయా॒హగ్ం శాన్॒త్యా॒ స॑ర్వశాం॒త్యా॒
మహ్యం॑ ద్వి॒పదే॒ చతు॑ష్పదే చ॒
శాంతిం॑ కరోమి శాంతి॑ర్మే అస్తు॒ శాంతిః॑ ॥

Meaning (పదార్థ):
తయా శాంత్యా - by that peace
సర్వ-శాంత్యా - by all-inclusive peace
మహ్యం - for me
ద్విపదే చతుష్పదే చ - for two-footed and four-footed beings
శాంతిం కరోమి - I make peace
శాంతిః మే అస్తు - may peace be mine

Translation (భావార్థ):
By that peace, by all peace, I make peace for myself and for two-footed and four-footed beings. May peace be mine.

Commentary (అనుసంధాన):
The speaker does not merely ask for peace; శాంతిం కరోమి says "I make peace." Vedic prayer becomes responsibility.

This agrees with dharma's active nature: one must create conditions for welfare. The Gita's ideal person is not inertly peaceful but beneficial to beings.

Practically, make peace where you stand: reduce harsh speech, solve one conflict, protect animals, and leave shared spaces calmer than you found them.

ఏహ॒ శ్రీశ్చ॒ హ్రీశ్చ॒ ధృతి॑శ్చ॒
తపో॑ మే॒ధా ప్ర॑తి॒ష్ఠా శ్ర॒ద్ధా స॒త్యం
ధర్మ॑శ్చై॒తాని॒ మోత్తి॑ష్ఠంత॒-మనూత్తి॑ష్ఠంతు॒
మా మా॒గ్॒ శ్రీశ్చ॒ హ్రీశ్చ॒ ధృతి॑శ్చ॒
తపో॑ మే॒ధా ప్ర॑తి॒ష్ఠా శ్ర॒ద్ధా స॒త్యం
ధర్మ॑శ్చై॒తాని॑ మా॒ మా హా॑సిషుః ।

Meaning (పదార్థ):
శ్రీః - prosperity and grace
హ్రీః - modesty, sacred shame, moral restraint
ధృతిః - firmness and courage
తపస్ - disciplined austerity
మేధా - intelligence and retention
ప్రతిష్ఠా - stability
శ్రద్ధా - faith and reverent trust
సత్యం ధర్మః - truth and righteous order
మా హాసిషుః - may they not abandon me

Translation (భావార్థ):
May prosperity, modesty, firmness, tapas, intelligence, stability, faith, truth, and dharma not rise away from me or abandon me. May these qualities remain with me.

Commentary (అనుసంధాన):
This is a character-protection prayer. Wealth without హ్రీః, intelligence without శ్రద్ధా, and firmness without ధర్మ can become dangerous. The mantra asks that virtues stay together.

The Gita's దైవీ సంపత్ list similarly treats virtues as a cluster. Bhartruhari and Chanakya also warn that knowledge, wealth, and power need character to become beneficial.

Practically, do not optimize only one quality. Success requires prosperity, humility, discipline, intelligence, stability, faith, truth, and duty working together.

ఉదాయు॑షా స్వా॒యుషోదో॑షదీనా॒గ్ం॒
రసే॒నోత్ప॒ర్జన్య॑స్య॒ శుష్మే॒ణోదస్థామ॒మృతా॒గ్ం॒ అను॑ ।
తచ్చక్షు॑ర్-దే॒వహి॑తం పు॒రస్తా᳚చ్చు॒క్రము॒చ్చర॑త్ ।

Meaning (పదార్థ):
ఉత్ ఆయుషా స్వ-ఆయుషా - may we rise with life and our full lifespan
ఓషధీనాం రసేన - with the essence of herbs
పర్జన్యస్య శుష్మేణ - with the strength of rain
అమృతాన్ అను - following the immortal powers
తత్ చక్షుః దేవ-హితం - that divine-benefiting eye
పురస్తాత్ శుక్రం ఉచ్చరత్ - rises bright in front

Translation (భావార్థ):
May we rise with full life, with the essence of herbs and the strength of rain, following the immortal powers. That bright eye, placed for divine good, rises before us.

Commentary (అనుసంధాన):
Life is nourished by herbs, rain, and the rising solar eye. దేవ-హితం చక్షుః suggests the sun as the eye placed for divine purpose and human awakening.

Vedic prayers often connect longevity to cosmic nourishment. The sun, rain, herbs, and vitality form a chain of grace. The Gita also sees the divine in sunlight, rain, and medicinal life.

Practically, health is sacred capital. Food, medicine, sunlight, rain, and longevity should be used to serve, study, and uplift, not merely to prolong distraction.

పశ్యే॑మ శ॒రద॑శ్శ॒తం జీవే॑మ శ॒రద॑శ్శ॒తం
నందా॑మ శ॒రద॑శ్శ॒తం మోదా॑మ శ॒రద॑శ్శ॒తం
భవా॑మ శ॒రద॑శ్శ॒తగ్ం శృ॒ణవా॑మ శ॒రద॑శ్శ॒తం
పబ్ర॑వామ శ॒రద॑శ్శ॒తమజీ॑తాస్యామ శ॒రద॑శ్శ॒తం
జోక్చ॒ సూర్యం॑ దృ॒శే ।

Meaning (పదార్థ):
పశ్యేమ శరదః శతం - may we see a hundred autumns
జీవేమ - may we live
నందామ, మోదామ - may we rejoice and delight
భవామ - may we flourish and become
శృణవామ - may we hear
ప్రబ్రవామ - may we speak clearly
అజీతాః స్యామ - may we remain unconquered
సూర్యం దృశే - may we behold the sun

Translation (భావార్థ):
May we see, live, rejoice, delight, flourish, hear, speak, and remain unconquered for a hundred autumns. May we continue to behold the sun.

Commentary (అనుసంధాన):
Longevity here includes చక్షుః, clear sight, నందామ, joy, శృణువామ, hearing, and ప్రబ్రవామ, worthy speech. A long life without vitality, purpose, or right speech is not the ideal.

Vedic blessings often ask for శాఅరదః శతం, a full span of meaningful life. The Taittiriya tradition's emphasis on study, truth, and duty shows why longevity is valuable: it gives time for learning, family, service, and realization.

Practically, aim not just to live longer but to live better: keep eyes clear, ears attentive, speech truthful, and mind undefeated by cynicism.

య ఉద॑గాన్మహ॒తోఽర్ణవా᳚-ద్వి॒భ్రాజ॑మానస్సరి॒రస్య॒ మధ్యా॒థ్సమా॑ వృష॒భో లో॑హితా॒క్షసూర్యో॑ విప॒శ్చిన్మన॑సా పునాతు ॥

Meaning (పదార్థ):
యః ఉదగాత్ - he who rose
మహతః అర్ణవాత్ - from the great ocean
విభ్రాజమానః - shining brilliantly
సరిరస్య మధ్యాత్ - from the midst of the waters or fluid expanse
వృషభః లోహిత-అక్షః సూర్యః - the bull-like red-eyed sun
విపశ్చిత్ మనసా పునాతు - may the wise one purify us by mind

Translation (భావార్థ):
May the wise, red-eyed, powerful sun who rises shining from the great oceanic expanse purify us in mind.

Commentary (అనుసంధాన):
The sun is విపశ్చిత్, wise, and purifier of mind. Dawn is not only a visual event; it symbolizes awakening from inner dullness.

The Gayatri tradition also asks the solar radiance to inspire the intellect. The sun's purification is therefore moral and contemplative, not merely physical.

Practically, begin the day with light and clarity. A clean morning routine can purify the mind before distraction takes over.

బ్రహ్మ॑ణ॒శ్చోత॒న్యసి॒ బ్రహ్మ॑ణ ఆ॒ణీస్థో॒ బ్రాహ్మ॑ణ ఆ॒వప॑నమసి ధారి॒తేయం పృ॑థి॒వీ బ్రహ్మ॑ణా మ॒హీ దా॑రి॒తమే॑నేన మ॒హదన్॒తరి॑క్షం॒ దివం॑ దాధార పృథి॒వీగ్ం సదేవాం॒-యఀద॒హం-వేఀద॒ తద॒హం ధా॑రయాణి॒ మామద్వేదోఽథి॒ విస్ర॑సత్ ।

Meaning (పదార్థ):
బ్రహ్మణః చోదనీ అసి - you are the impelling power of sacred knowledge
బ్రహ్మణః ఆణి-స్థా - you are fixed like the axle-pin of Brahman or sacred order
బ్రాహ్మణ ఆవపనం అసి - you are the receptacle for the knower of sacred knowledge
ధారితా ఇయం పృథివీ - this earth is upheld
బ్రహ్మణా మహీ ధారితా - the great earth is upheld by Brahman
యత్ అహం వేద తత్ అహం ధారయాణి - may I hold what I know
మా మద్-వేదః అతి విస్రసత్ - may my Vedic knowledge not slip away from me

Translation (భావార్థ):
You are the impelling and stabilizing power of sacred knowledge. By Brahman the great earth, midspace, heaven, and the divine earth are upheld. May I retain what I know; may my Vedic knowledge not fall away from me.

Commentary (అనుసంధాన):
The mantra links cosmic support and memory. The same sacred order that upholds earth and heaven must uphold learning in the student's mind. ధారణా, retention, is essential.

This connects with Medha Suktam's శ్రుటం మే గోపాయ, protect what I have heard. Shankara's method of మనన and నిదిధ్యాసన exists because hearing alone is not enough; knowledge must be held and assimilated.

Practically, review what matters. Notes, repetition, teaching others, and applying lessons prevent knowledge from slipping away.

మే॒ధా॒మ॒నీ॒షే మావి॒శతాగ్ం స॒మీచీ॑ భూ॒తస్య॒ భవ్య॒స్యావ॑రుధ్యై॒ సర్వ॒మాయు॑రయాణి॒ సర్వ॒మాయు॑రయాణి ।

Meaning (పదార్థ):
మేధా - intelligence and retention
మనీషా - deep reflective understanding
మా ఆవిశతాం సమీచీ - may they enter me rightly and fully
భూతస్య భవ్యస్య అవరుధ్యై - for grasping past and future
సర్వం ఆయుః అయాణి - may I reach the full span of life

Translation (భావార్థ):
May medha and deep understanding enter me rightly, so that I may comprehend what has been and what is to come. May I attain the full span of life.

Commentary (అనుసంధాన):
మేధా and మనీషా are paired: retention and reflective insight. The prayer seeks intelligence that understands continuity across time.

Upanishadic wisdom is not short-term cleverness. It sees causes, consequences, and the pattern connecting past, present, and future. That is why memory and discrimination are sacred.

Practically, learn from history. Before making decisions, ask what past pattern is repeating and what future consequence is being created.

ఆ॒భిర్గీ॒ర్భి-ర్యదతో॑న ఊ॒నమాప్యా॑యయ హరివో॒ వర్ధ॑మానః ।
య॒దా స్తో॒తృభ్యో॒ మహి॑ గో॒త్రా రు॒జాసి॑ భూయిష్ఠ॒భాజో॒ అధ॑ తే స్యామ ।
బ్రహ్మ॒ ప్రావా॑దిష్మ॒ తన్నో॒ మా హా॑సీత్ ॥
ఓం శాంతిః॒ శాంతిః॒ శాంతిః॑ ॥

Meaning (పదార్థ):
ఆభిః గీర్భిః - by these praises and words
యత్ ఊనం ఆప్యాయయ - fill up what is lacking
హరివః వర్ధమానః - O radiant, growing Lord
స్తోతృభ్యః - for the praisers
గోత్రా రుజాసి - you break open enclosures or obstacles
భూయిష్ఠ-భాజః స్యామ - may we receive the greatest share
బ్రహ్మ ప్రావాదిష్మ - we have spoken sacred truth
తత్ నః మా హాసీత్ - may that not abandon us

Translation (భావార్థ):
By these praises, fill what is lacking, O radiant Lord. When you break open the enclosures for your praisers, may we receive the fullest share. We have spoken sacred truth; may it not abandon us. May there be peace, peace, peace.

Commentary (అనుసంధాన):
The prayer admits incompleteness: యత్ ఊనం ఆప్యాయయ, fill what is lacking. That humility is essential for learning and worship.

The image of breaking enclosures recalls Vedic deities releasing cows, light, and waters. Spiritually, the enclosure is ignorance or constriction; the Katha Upanishad's call to wakefulness, ఉత్తిష్ఠత జాగ్రత, points to the same movement from confinement into alert freedom.

Practically, confess gaps and ask for completion. A mature student or leader can say, "I do not yet know enough," and then seek the right help.

ఓం సం త్వా॑ సించామి॒ యజు॑షా ప్ర॒జామాయు॒ర్ధనం॑ చ ॥
ఓం శాంతిః॒ శాంతిః॒ శాంతిః॑ ॥

Meaning (పదార్థ):
సం త్వా సిన్చామి - I sprinkle or consecrate you
యజుషా - with the Yajus formula
ప్రజాం - progeny or creative continuity
ఆయుః - life
ధనం చ - and wealth
శాంతిః - peace

Translation (భావార్థ):
With the Yajus formula I consecrate you for progeny, life, and wealth. May there be peace, peace, peace.

Commentary (అనుసంధాన):
సిన్చామి indicates sprinkling and consecration. Life, continuity, and wealth are not treated as raw possessions but as sanctified responsibilities.

Vedic ritual often consecrates ordinary goals so they remain within dharma. The Gita similarly permits desire that is not opposed to dharma.

Practically, dedicate resources before using them. Income, health, and family continuity should be consciously placed in the service of good.

ఓం శం నో॑ మి॒త్రః శం-వఀరు॑ణః ।
శం నో॑ భవత్వర్య॒మా ।
శం న॒ ఇంద్రో॒ బృహ॒స్పతిః॑ ।
శం నో॒ విష్ణు॑రురుక్ర॒మః ।
నమో॒ బ్రహ్మ॑ణే । నమ॑స్తే వాయో ।
త్వమే॒వ ప్ర॒త్యక్షం॒ బ్రహ్మా॑సి ।
త్వామే॒వ ప్ర॒త్యక్షం॒ బ్రహ్మ॑ వదిష్యామి ।
ఋ॒తం-వఀ ॑దిష్యామి । స॒త్యం-వఀ ॑దిష్యామి ।
తన్మామ॑వతు । తద్వ॒క్తార॑మవతు ।
అవ॑తు॒ మామ్ । అవ॑తు వ॒క్తారం᳚ ॥

Meaning (పదార్థ):
శం నః మిత్రః, వరుణః, అర్యమా - may Mitra, Varuna, and Aryaman bless us
ఇంద్రః, బృహస్పతిః, విష్ణుః ఉరుక్రమః - Indra, Brihaspati, and wide-striding Vishnu
నమః బ్రహ్మణే - salutation to Brahman
నమస్తే వాయో - salutation to you, O Vayu
త్వం ఏవ ప్రత్యక్షం బ్రహ్మ అసి - you alone are directly perceptible Brahman
ఋతం వదిష్యామి - I shall speak cosmic truth/order
సత్యం వదిష్యామి - I shall speak truth
తత్ మాం అవతు, తత్ వక్తారం అవతు - may That protect me and the teacher/speaker

Translation (భావార్థ):
May Mitra, Varuna, Aryaman, Indra, Brihaspati, and wide-striding Vishnu bless us. Salutation to Brahman; salutation to Vayu, who is directly perceptible Brahman. I shall speak cosmic truth and truth. May That protect me and the teacher.

Commentary (అనుసంధాన):
This Taittiriya invocation treats Vayu as ప్రత్యక్ష బ్రహ్మ, directly perceptible Brahman, because breath is immediate and life-sustaining. The student vows to speak both ఋతం and సత్యం.

Shankara explains the deities here as supporting bodily and cosmic functions needed for study. The prayer removes obstacles to Brahma-knowledge and protects both student and teacher.

Practically, truthfulness is the foundation of education. If speech is careless or false, learning cannot become wisdom. Protect both learner and teacher through honesty.

ఓం శాంతిః॒ శాంతిః॒ శాంతిః॑ ॥

Meaning (పదార్థ):
ఓం - sacred syllable
శాంతిః - peace
త్రివారం - repeated three times

Translation (భావార్థ):
May peace settle at every level: in divine forces, in the outer world, and within the mind, so that all these peace prayers may bear fruit.

Commentary (అనుసంధాన):
The triple peace seals the vow to speak truth. సత్యం must be joined with శాంతి: without peace, truth may be harsh; without truth, peace may be fake. The mantra asks speech to become both accurate and healing.

Upanishadic study needs both clarity and calm. Taittiriya recitation often frames learning with peace because the teacher, student, and truth must be protected from agitation; this closing lets the previous invocation settle.

Practically, after speaking truth, release agitation. Truth should clean the room, not poison it. In family, work, and study, say what is real in a way that leaves people able to act better.

ఓం తచ్ఛం॒-యోఀరావృ॑ణీమహే ।
గా॒తుం-యఀ॒జ్ఞాయ॑ । గా॒తుం-యఀ॒జ్ఞప॑తయే ।
దైవీ᳚ స్వ॒స్తిర॑స్తు నః । స్వ॒స్తిర్-మాను॑షేభ్యః ।
ఊ॒ర్ధ్వం జి॑గాతు భేష॒జమ్ ।
శం నో॑ అస్తు ద్వి॒పదే᳚ । శం చతు॒ష్పదే ।
ఓం శాంతిః॒ శాంతిః॒ శాంతిః॑ ॥

Meaning (పదార్థ):
తత్ శం యోః ఆవృణీమహే - we choose that peace and welfare
గాతుం యజ్ఞాయ - the path to sacrifice
గాతుం యజ్ఞపతయే - the path to the Lord of sacrifice
దైవీ స్వస్తిః - divine well-being
మానుషేభ్యః స్వస్తిః - well-being for human beings
ఊర్ధ్వం భేషజం జిగాతు - may healing rise upward
శం ద్విపదే చతుష్పదే - peace to two-footed and four-footed beings

Translation (భావార్థ):
We seek auspicious welfare, the path of sacrifice, and the Lord of sacrifice. May there be divine and human welfare; may healing rise upward; may there be peace for two-footed and four-footed beings.

Commentary (అనుసంధాన):
This mantra returns to universal welfare. భేషజం, healing, must rise; peace must include humans and animals. The prayer is ecological and ethical, not merely private comfort.

The Vedic yajna vision is reciprocal. The Gita's wheel of yajna teaches that life is sustained through offering, rain, food, beings, and duty.

Practically, measure peace by who is included. A home or institution is not peaceful if the vulnerable are ignored. Real peace reaches children, elders, animals, workers, guests, and the natural world around us.

ఓం స॒హ నా॑ వవతు । స॒హ నౌ॑ భునక్తు ।
స॒హ వీ॒ర్యం॑ కరవావహై ।
తే॒జ॒స్వినా॒వధీ॑తమస్తు॒ మా వి॑ద్విషా॒వహై᳚ ॥
ఓం శాంతిః॒ శాంతిః॒ శాంతిః॑ ॥ (3)

Meaning (పదార్థ):
సహ నౌ అవతు - may he protect us both
సహ నౌ భునక్తు - may he nourish us both
సహ వీర్యం కరవావహై - may we work together with strength
తేజస్వినౌ అధీతం అస్తు - may our study be brilliant
మా విద్విషావహై - may we not hate each other
శాంతిః - peace

Translation (భావార్థ):
May he protect us both; may he nourish us both. May we work together with strength. May our study be radiant. May we not hate each other. May there be peace, peace, peace.

Commentary (అనుసంధాన):
The collection ends with the teacher-student harmony mantra: సహ, togetherness, వీర్యం, shared strength, and మా విద్విషావహై, freedom from mutual hatred. The final obstacle to knowledge is often lack of goodwill.

The Taittiriya tradition uses this invocation to prepare for Brahma-knowledge. Shankara's reading highlights protection, nourishment, brilliance, and absence of hostility as study conditions.

Practically, make learning cooperative. Whether in school, home, or work, protect trust first; knowledge grows where rivalry does not poison the relationship.

Browse Related Categories: