Om Shaanti Mantra Lyrics and Meaning

|| Om Shaanti Mantra ||

Sanskrit:

ॐ द्यौः शान्तिः अन्तरिक्षं शान्तिः
पृथ्वी शान्तिः आपः शान्तिः औषधयः शान्तिः।
वनस्पतयः शान्तिः विश्वे देवाḥ शान्तिः ब्रह्म शान्तिः।
सर्वं शान्तिः शान्तिरेव शान्तिः सा मा शान्तिः एधि।
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः।

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Transliteration:

Om dyauh shaantih, antariksham shaantih
prithvi shaantih, aapah shaantih, oshadhayah shaantih
vanaspatayah shaantih, vishwe devaah shaantih, brahma shaantih
sarvam shaantih, shaantir eva shaantih, saa maa shaantih edhi
Om shaantih shaantih shaantih

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Translation (Refined & Devotional):

• May there be peace in the heavens (Dyauh Shaantih),
• May there be peace in the vast sky (Antariksham Shaantih),
• May there be peace upon the Earth (Prithvi Shaantih),
• May there be peace in the waters (Aapah Shaantih),
• May there be peace among the healing herbs (Oshadhayah Shaantih),
• May there be peace among all vegetation and trees (Vanaspatayah Shaantih),
• May there be peace among all divine beings (Vishwe Devaah Shaantih),
• May there be peace in the infinite consciousness, Brahman (Brahma Shaantih),
• May there be peace in everything and everywhere (Sarvam Shaantih),
• Let this peace itself be deeply peaceful (Shaantir eva Shaantih),
• May that supreme peace come to me and abide in me (Saa Maa Shaantih Edhi).

Om, Peace, Peace, Peace.

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Essence:

This Shaanti Mantra is a universal prayer for:

• Cosmic peace (heaven, sky, Earth)
• Natural harmony (water, plants, herbs, trees)
• Divine peace (among gods and spiritual forces)
• Inner and outer peace (individual and collective)
• And ultimately, peace that permeates everything—and dwells within.

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Why It Ends with Three “Shaantih”s:

The threefold “Shaantih, Shaantih, Shaantih” traditionally addresses:

1. Physical disturbances (Adhibhautika): from environment, nature, others
2. Divine disturbances (Adhidaivika): from fate, unseen forces, celestial
3. Internal disturbances (Adhyatmika): from within us—mind, body, emotions