Om Purnamadah Purnamidam (Shanti Mantra)
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 5.1.1; invocation of the Isha Upanishad
Text
ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं पूर्णात्पूर्णमुदच्यते ।
पूर्णस्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते ॥
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
oṃ pūrṇamadaḥ pūrṇamidaṃ pūrṇātpūrṇamudacyate |
pūrṇasya pūrṇamādāya pūrṇamevāvaśiṣyate ||
oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||
Meaning
That is full; this is full. From the full, the full arises. When the full is taken from the full, the full alone remains. Om, peace, peace, peace.
Word by word
| Word | Roman | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ॐ | oṃ | Om, the sacred syllable |
| पूर्णमदः | pūrṇamadaḥ | that is full |
| पूर्णमिदं | pūrṇamidaṃ | this is full |
| पूर्णात्पूर्णमुदच्यते | pūrṇātpūrṇamudacyate | from the full the full arises |
| पूर्णस्य | pūrṇasya | of the full |
| पूर्णमादाय | pūrṇamādāya | taking the full |
| पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते | pūrṇamevāvaśiṣyate | the full alone remains |
| शान्तिः | śāntiḥ | peace |
Pronunciation trainer
ॐoṃ पूpūर्णrṇaमmaदःdaḥ पूpūर्णrṇaमिmiदंdaṃ पूpūर्णाrṇāत्पूtpūर्णrṇaमुmuदdaच्यcyaतेte । पूpūर्णrṇaस्यsya पूpūर्णrṇaमाmāदाdāयya पूpūर्णrṇaमेmeवाvāवvaशिśiष्यṣyaतेte ॥ ॐoṃ शाśāन्तिःntiḥ शाśāन्तिःntiḥ शाśāन्तिःntiḥ ॥
40 syllables, 67 matras · Underlined syllables are guru (long or heavy) and are held about twice as long as laghu (short) ones.
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