Om Saha Navavatu (Shanti Mantra)
Taittiriya Upanishad (invocation of the Brahmananda Valli); also the invocation of the Katha Upanishad
Text
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 nāvadhītamastu mā vidviṣāvahai ||
oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||
Meaning
May (the Lord) protect us both; may he nourish us both; may we work together with vigour; may our study be full of light; may we not bear ill will to each other. Om, peace, peace, peace.
Word by word
| Word | Roman | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ॐ | oṃ | Om, the sacred syllable |
| सह | saha | together |
| नाववतु | nāvavatu | may (He) protect us both |
| नौ | nau | us both |
| भुनक्तु | bhunaktu | may (He) nourish |
| वीर्यं | vīryaṃ | vigour, strength |
| करवावहै | karavāvahai | may we both do |
| तेजस्वि | tejasvi | radiant, full of light |
| नावधीतमस्तु | nāvadhītamastu | may our study be |
| मा | mā | not |
| विद्विषावहै | vidviṣāvahai | may we two bear ill will |
| शान्तिः | śāntiḥ | peace |
Pronunciation trainer
ॐoṃ सsaहha नाnāवvaवvaतुtu । सsaहha नौnau भुbhuनnaक्तुktu । सsaहha वीvīर्यंryaṃ कkaरraवाvāवvaहैhai । तेteजjaस्विsvi नाnāवvaधीdhīतtaमmaस्तुstu माmā विviद्विdviषाṣāवvaहैhai ॥ ॐoṃ शाśāन्तिःntiḥ शाśāन्तिःntiḥ शाśāन्तिःntiḥ ॥
44 syllables, 68 matras · Underlined syllables are guru (long or heavy) and are held about twice as long as laghu (short) ones.
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