Shanti Mantras are prayers for Peace. They are often recited at the beginning and at the end of religious ceremonies or rituals in Hinduism. Shanti Mantras are often found in the Upanishads, where they are recited to calm the mind of the reciter and the environment around him. They often end with reciting the word “Shanti” three times. The word Shanti is recited three times for removing obstacles and calming the three reals:

1) Physical

2) Divine

3) Internal

Each of the Vedas have their own Shanti Mantra

Veda /

Mahavakya

Recension

Shakha

Principal Upanishad

Shanti Mantra

Rig Vedaprajñānam brahmaOnly one recensionShakalaAitareya vāṅ me manasi pratiṣṭhitā…
Sama Vedatat tvam asi(Chandogya)Only one recensionKauthumaChāndogya āpyāyantu mamāṅgāni vākprāṇaścakṣuḥ…
JaiminiyaKena āpyāyantu mamāṅgāni vākprāṇaścakṣuḥ…
Ranayaniy a
Yajur Vedaaham brahmāsmi(Bṛhadāraṇyaka)Krishna Yajur VedaKathaKaṭha Sahana Vavatu..
TaittiriyaTaittirīya
  1. Sam no Mitra
  2. Sahana Vavatu
Śvetāśvatara Sahana Vavatu
MaitrayaniMaitrāyaṇi
Hiranyakeshi (Kapishthala)
Kathaka
Shukla Yajur VedaVajasaneyi MadhyandinaIsha Purnamadah Purnamidam…
Bṛhadāraṇyaka
Kanva Shakha
Atharvaayam ātmā brahma(Māṇḍūkya)Two recensionShaunakaMāṇḍūkya
  1. Sahana Vavatu
  2. Bhadraṃ karṇebhiḥ
Muṇḍaka Bhadraṃ karṇebhiḥ…
PaippaladaPrashna Bhadraṃ karṇebhiḥ…

 

Collection of Shanti Mantra

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