Supreme Brahman

śānti pañcakam

(Shanti Panchakam in English (IAST))

From Taittiriya Upanishad

Shanti Panchakam is a profound collection of five foundational Vedic invocations primarily derived from the Taittiriya Upanishad. These verses seek divine protection and peace by invoking cosmic deities such as Mitra, Varuna, Indra, and Brihaspati, culminating in a salutation to the formless Brahman. Spiritually, the stotra is chanted to dissolve obstacles, foster intellectual clarity, and cultivate harmony between the seeker and the universal consciousness. Reciting these mantras daily is believed to purify the practitioner’s mind, invoke tranquility in the surrounding environment, and align one’s speech and actions with eternal truth.

oṃ śa-nno̭ mi॒traśśaṃ-va~rṷṇaḥ | śa-nno̭ bhavatvarya॒mā | śa-nna॒ indro॒ bṛha॒spatiḥ̭ | śa-nno॒ viṣṇṷrurukra॒maḥ | namo॒ brahma̭ṇe | nama̭ste vāyo | tvame॒va pra॒tyakṣa॒-mbrahmā̭si | tvame॒va pra॒tyakṣa॒-mbrahma̭ vadiṣyāmi | ṛ॒taṃ-va~̭diṣyāmi | sa॒tyaṃ-va~̭diṣyāmi | tanmāma̭vatu | tadva॒ktāra̭mavatu | ava̭tu॒ mām | ava̭tu va॒ktāram᳚ |
oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ || 1 ||
śa-nno̭ mi॒traśśaṃ-va~rṷṇaḥ | śa-nno̭ bhavatvarya॒mā | śa-nna॒ indro॒ bṛha॒spatiḥ̭ | śa-nno॒ viṣṇṷrurukra॒maḥ | namo॒ brahma̭ṇe | nama̭ste vāyo | tvame॒va pra॒tyakṣa॒-mbrahmā̭si | tvāme॒va pra॒tyakṣa॒-mbrahmāvā̭diṣam | ṛ॒tama̭vādiṣam | sa॒tyama̭vādiṣam | tanmāmā̭vīt | tadva॒ktāra̭māvīt | āvī॒nmām | āvī᳚dva॒ktāram᳚ |
oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ || 2 ||
oṃ sa॒ha nā̭vavatu | sa॒ha naṷ bhunaktu | sa॒ha vī॒rya̭-ṅkaravāvahai | te॒ja॒svinā॒vadhī̭tamastu॒ mā vi̭dviṣā॒vahai᳚ |
oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ || 3 ||
namo̭ vā॒ce yā co̭di॒tā yā cānṷditā॒ tasyai̭ vā॒ce namo॒
namo̭ vā॒ce namo̭ vā॒caspata̭ye॒ nama॒ ṛṣi̭bhyo mantra॒kṛdbhyo॒ mantra̭patibhyo॒
mā māmṛṣa̭yo mantra॒kṛto̭ mantra॒pata̭yaḥ॒ parā̭du॒rmā-'hamṛṣī᳚-nmantra॒kṛto̭
mantra॒patī॒-nparā̭dāṃ-vai~śvade॒vīṃ-vā~ca̭mudyāsagṃ śi॒vā mada̭stā॒ñjuṣṭāṃ᳚
de॒vebhya॒-śśarma̭ me॒ dyau-śśarma̭ pṛthi॒vī śarma॒ viśva̭mi॒da-ñjaga̭t |
śarma̭ ca॒ndraśca॒ sūrya̭śca॒ śarma̭ brahma prajāpa॒tī |
bhū॒taṃ-va~̭diṣye॒ bhuva̭naṃ-va~diṣye॒ tejo̭ vadiṣye॒ yaśo̭ vadiṣye॒ tapo̭ vadiṣye॒
brahma̭ vadiṣye sa॒tyaṃ-va~̭diṣye॒ tasmā̭ a॒hami॒da-mṷpa॒stara̭ṇa॒-mupa̭stṛṇa
upa॒stara̭ṇa-mme pra॒jāyai̭ paśū॒nā-mbhṷ̄yādupa॒stara̭ṇama॒ha-mpra॒jāyai̭ paśū॒nāṃ
bhṷ̄yāsa॒-mprāṇā̭pānau mṛ॒tyormā̭pāta॒-mprāṇā̭pānau॒ mā mā̭ hāsiṣṭa॒-mmadhṷ
maniṣye॒ madhṷ janiṣye॒ madhṷ vakṣyāmi॒ madhṷ vadiṣyāmi॒ madhṷmatī-nde॒vebhyo॒
vāca̭mudyāsagṃ śuśrū॒ṣeṇyā᳚-mmanu॒ṣye᳚bhya॒sta-mmā̭ de॒vā a̭vantu
śo॒bhāyai̭ pi॒taro-'nṷmadantu ||
oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ || 4 ||
śanno॒ vātaḥ̭ pavatā-mmāta॒riśvā॒ śanna̭ stapatu॒ sūryaḥ̭ |
ahā̭ni॒ śa-mbha̭vantu na॒ śśagṃ rātriḥ॒ prati̭dhīyatām ||
śamu॒ṣā no॒ vyṷcchatu॒ śamā̭di॒tya udḙtu naḥ |
śi॒vā na॒ śśanta̭mābhava sumṛḍī॒kā sara̭svati | māte॒ vyo̭ma sa॒ndṛśi̭ || 1
iḍā̭yai॒ vāstva̭si vāstu॒madvā᳚stu॒manto̭ bhūyāsma॒ mā vāsto᳚śchiths
mahyavā॒stu ssa bhṷ̄yā॒d yo᳚-'smā-ndveṣṭi॒ ya-ñca̭ va॒ya-ndvi॒ṣmaḥ ||
pra॒ti॒ṣṭhā-'si̭ prati॒ṣṭhāva̭nto bhūyāsma॒ mā pra̭ti॒ṣṭhāyā᳚chiths mahya
prati॒ṣṭhassa bhṷ̄yā॒d yo᳚-'smā-ndveṣṭi॒ ya-ñca̭ va॒ya-ndvi॒ṣmaḥ || 2
āvā̭ta vāhi bheṣa॒jaṃ-vi~vā̭ta-vāhi॒ yadrapaḥ̭ |
tvagṃhi vi॒śvabhḙṣajo de॒vānā᳚-ndū॒ta īya̭se ||
dvāvi॒mau vātaṷ vāta॒ āsindho॒rā pa̭rā॒vataḥ̭ |
dakṣa̭-mme a॒nya ā॒vātu॒ parā॒-'nyo vā̭tu॒ yadrapaḥ̭ ||
yada॒do vā̭ta te gṛ॒hḙ-'mṛta̭sya ni॒dhir​hi॒taḥ |
tato̭ no dehi jī॒vase॒ tato̭ no dhehi bheṣa॒jam |
tato̭ no॒ maha॒ āva̭ha॒ vāta॒ āvā̭tu bheṣa॒jam ||
śa॒mbhūr-ma̭yo॒bhūr-no̭ hṛ॒de praṇa॒ āyugṃ̭ṣi tāriṣat | indra̭sya gṛ॒ho̭-'si॒ ta-ntvā॒ pra̭padye॒ sagu॒ssāśvaḥ̭ | sa॒ha yanme॒ asti॒ tena̭ || 3
bhūḥ prapa̭dye॒ bhuvaḥ॒ prapa̭dye॒ suvaḥ॒ prapa̭dye॒ bhūrbhuva॒ssuvaḥ॒ prapa̭dye vā॒yuṃ
prapa॒dye-'nā᳚rtā-nde॒vatā॒-mprapa॒dye-'śmā̭namākha॒ṇa-mprapa̭dye pra॒jāpa̭ter
brahmako॒śa-mbrahma॒ prapa̭dya॒ o-mprapa̭dye ||
a॒ntari̭kṣa-mma u॒rva̭ntara̭-mbṛ॒hada॒gnayaḥ॒ parva̭tāśca॒ yayā॒ vātaḥ̭ sva॒styā
sva̭sti॒māntayā᳚ sva॒styā sva̭sti॒ māna̭sāni ||
prāṇā̭pānau mṛ॒tyor mā̭ pāta॒-mprāṇā̭pānau॒ mā mā̭ hāsiṣṭa॒-mmayi̭ me॒dhā-mmayi̭ pra॒jā-mmayya॒gni stejo̭ dadhātu॒
mayi̭ me॒dhā-mmayi̭ pra॒jā-mmayīndra̭ indri॒ya-nda̭dhātu॒
mayi̭ me॒dhā-mmayi̭ pra॒jā-mmayi॒ sūryo॒ bhrājo̭ dadhātu || 4
dyu॒bhira॒ktubhiḥ॒ pari̭pāta-ma॒smā-nari̭ṣṭebhiraśvinā॒ saubha̭gebhiḥ |
tanno̭ mi॒tro varṷṇo māmahantā॒-madi̭tiḥ॒-sindhuḥ̭ pṛthi॒vī u॒tadyauḥ ||
kayā̭naści॒tra ābhṷva dū॒tī sa॒dāvṛ̭dha॒ ssakhā᳚ | kayā॒śaci̭ṣṭhayā vṛ॒tā ||
kastvā̭ sa॒tyo madā̭nā॒-mmagṃhi̭ṣṭho mathsa॒dandha̭saḥ |
dṛ॒ḍhā-ci̭dā॒-ruje॒-vasṷ ||
a॒bhīṣuṇa॒ ssakhī̭nā-mavi॒tā-ja̭rit-ṝ॒ṇām | śa॒ta-mbha̭vāsyū॒tibhiḥ̭ ||
vaya̭ssupa॒rṇā upa̭sedu॒rindra̭-mpri॒yamḙdhā॒ ṛṣa̭yo॒ nādha̭mānāḥ |
apa̭ddhvā॒ntamū᳚rṇu॒hi pū॒rdhicakṣṷr mumu॒gdhya̭smā-nni॒dhayḙva ba॒ddhān ||
śanno̭ de॒vīra॒bhiṣṭa̭ya॒ āpo̭ bhavantu pī॒taye᳚ | śaṃ​yo~-ra॒bhisra̭vantunaḥ ||
īśā̭nā॒ vāryā̭ṇā॒-ṅkṣaya̭ntī ścar​ṣaṇī॒nām | a॒po yā̭cāmi bheṣa॒jam ||
su॒mi॒trāna॒ āpa॒ oṣa̭dhaya ssantu durmi॒trāstasmai̭ bhūyā-su॒ryo᳚-'smān
dveṣṭi॒ ya-ñca̭ va॒ya-ndvi॒ṣmaḥ || 5
āpo॒hiṣṭhā ma̭yo॒bhuva॒-stāna̭ ū॒rje da̭dhātana | ma॒he raṇā̭ya॒ cakṣa̭se |
yo vaḥ̭ śi॒vata̭mo॒ rasa॒stasya̭ bhājayate॒ha naḥ̭ | u॒śa॒tīri̭va mā॒taraḥ̭ |
tasmā॒ ara̭-ṅgamāmavo॒ yasya॒ kṣayā̭ya॒ jinva̭tha | āpo̭ ja॒naya̭thā canaḥ ||
pṛ॒thi॒vī śā॒ntā sā-'gninā̭ śā॒ntā sā mḙ śā॒ntā śucagṃ̭ śamayatu |
a॒ntari̭kṣagṃ śā॒nta-ntad vā॒yunā̭ śā॒nta-ntanmḙ śā॒ntagṃ śucagṃ̭ śamayatu |
dyau-śśā॒ntā sā-''di॒tyena̭ śā॒ntā sā mḙ śā॒ntā śucagṃ̭ śamayatu || 6
pṛ॒thi॒vī śānti̭ra॒ntari̭kṣa॒gṃ॒ śānti॒r dyau śśānti॒r diśa॒-śśānti̭-ravāntaradi॒śāḥ-śānti̭-ra॒gniśśānti̭r-vā॒yuśśānti̭-rādi॒tya śśānti̭-
śca॒ndramā॒ śśānti॒r-nakṣa̭trāṇi॒ śānti॒-rāpa॒śśānti॒-roṣa̭dhaya॒ śśānti॒r-
vana॒spata̭ya॒ śśānti॒r-gau śśānti̭-ra॒jā śānti॒-raśva॒ śśāntiḥ॒ purṷṣa॒ śśānti॒r brahma॒ śānti̭r brāhma॒ṇa śśānti॒-śśānti̭-re॒va śānti॒ śśānti̭r me astu śāntiḥ̭ ||
tayā॒-'hagṃ śā॒ntyā sa̭rva śā॒ntyā mahya̭-ndvi॒pade॒ catṷṣpade ca॒
śānti̭-ṅkaromi॒ śānti̭r me astu॒ śāntiḥ̭ || 7
eha॒ śrīśca॒ hrīśca॒ dhṛti̭śca॒ tapo̭ me॒dhā pra̭ti॒ṣṭhā śra॒ddhā sa॒tya-ndharma̭ścai॒tāni॒
motti̭ṣṭhanta॒-manūtti̭ṣṭhantu॒ māmā॒g॒​ śrīśca॒ hrīśca॒ dhṛti̭śca॒ tapo̭ me॒dhā pra̭ti॒ṣṭhā
śra॒ddhā sa॒tya-ndharma̭ścai॒tāni̭ mā॒ mā hā̭siṣuḥ ||
udāyṷṣā svā॒yuṣo-doṣa̭dhīnā॒gṃ॒ rase॒no-tpa॒rjanya̭sya॒ śuṣme॒ṇoda̭sthā-
ma॒mṛtā॒gṃ॒ anṷ || taccakṣṷr de॒vahi̭ta-mpu॒rastā᳚-cchu॒kramu॒ccara̭t || 8
paśyḙma śa॒rada̭śśa॒ta-ñjīvḙma śa॒rada̭śśa॒ta-nnandā̭ma śa॒rada̭śśa॒ta-mmodā̭ma
śa॒rada̭śśa॒ta-mbhavā̭ma śa॒rada̭śśa॒tagṃ śṛ॒ṇavā̭ma śa॒rada̭śśa॒ta-mprabra̭vāma
śa॒rada̭śśa॒ta-majī̭tāsyāma śa॒rada̭śśa॒ta-ñjokca॒ sūrya̭-ndṛ॒śe ||
ya uda̭gā-nmaha॒to-'rṇavā᳚n vi॒brāja̭māna-ssari॒rasya॒ maddhyā॒thsa mā̭
vṛṣa॒bho lo̭hitā॒kṣa ssūryo̭ vipa॒ści-nmana̭sā punātu || 9
brahma̭ṇa॒ścota̭nyasi॒ brahma̭ṇa ā॒ṇīstho॒ brahma̭ṇa ā॒vapa̭namasi dhāri॒teyaṃ
pṛ̭thi॒vī brahma̭ṇā ma॒hī dhā̭ri॒ta-mḙnena ma॒hada॒ntari̭kṣa॒-ndiva̭-ndādhāra
pṛthi॒vīgṃ sadḙvāṃ॒​ya~da॒haṃ​ve~da॒ tada॒ha-ndhā̭rayāṇi॒ māmadvedo-'dhi॒ visra̭sat |
me॒dhā॒ma॒nī॒ṣe māvi̭śatāgṃ sa॒mīcī̭ bhū॒tasya॒ bhavya॒syāva̭ruddhyai॒
sarva॒māyṷrayāṇi॒ sarva॒māyṷrayāṇi || 10
ā॒bhir gī॒rbhir yadato̭na ū॒namāpyā̭yaya harivo॒ vardha̭mānaḥ |
ya॒dā sto॒tṛbhyo॒ mahi̭ go॒trā ru॒jāsi̭ bhūyiṣṭha॒bhājo॒ adha̭te śyāma |
brahma॒ prāvā̭diṣma॒ tanno॒ māhā̭sīt ||
oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ || 5 ||

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