Significance of Śanti Mantra

Obstacles for the journey are mainly three fold

Arise from within the individual hold ( Adhyatmika)

Arise from others surrounding oneself ( Ādhibhautika)

Arise from the natural forces off the shelf (Ādhidaivika)

Śanti Mantra is the beginning of the Upanishad

To ward off any aśanti that can be shred

The source of aśanti is warded off with a prayer

The teachings always begin with a prayer

Sahana vavatu from Krishna Yajur Veda brings

Brilliance together between teacher and student

Poornamadah from Sukla Yajur Veda

Explains the completeness of the whole

Vāṅ me manasi from Rig Veda

Prays to use mind and speech properly

Āpyāyantu mamāṅgāni from Sama Veda

Prays not to deny Brahman ever

Bhadraṃ karṇebhiḥ from Atarva veda

Prays to the many many manifestations

Whatever I hear, may it be auspicious

Whatever I see, may it be auspicious

May I overcome my subjectivity

May I see things with objectivity

May I overcome my likes and dislikes

May I see Iśvara everywhere

May I understand that universal law is God

Laws are not mandate but manifestations of God

May I graduate from doing prayer as a discrete act

To make everything that I do as a prayerful act

May I understand that which is infallible is God

May my body, limbs and speech be able to praise God

May there not be a parallel projection from me

May Upanishad be easily assimilated and digested by me

May the sun set on the flaws of subjectivity

May I be in tandem with the flow of Iśvara

May we enjoy the abundance of His grace

May there be a presence of wellbeing

May there be sun everywhere to nourish plants

May the knowledge fly like eagle from Guru

May I have the piercing insight of Upanishad

May Bṛhaspati awaken my mind

May we keep the samsarā at a bay

May we keep Sheetala devi away

Brahma is the beginner of the lineage

May we acknowledge to get self-knowledge

Swamini Svatmavidyananda Class 4 Feb 6 2022

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