Upanishadic · Taittiriya Upanishad (invocation)

Om Sahanavavatu (Shanti Mantra)

~20 second read · suited to calm, sadhana

ॐ सह नाववतु । सह नौ भुनक्तु । सह वीर्यं करवावहै । तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु मा विद्विषावहै । ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥

Om saha navavatu . saha nau bhunaktu . saha viryam karavavahai . tejasvi navadhitamastu ma vidvishavahai . Om shantih shantih shantih ..

Meaning

May the divine protect us both, teacher and student, and nourish us together. Let our learning shine, with no discord between us. Om, peace, peace, peace.

Practice it daily

In Niyam, this mantra can stand between you and your most distracting apps — it appears for 15 seconds, in your script with its meaning, each time you open them. Read, breathe, continue. Fourteen days of those pauses become a sadhana.

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