Universal
Shanti mantra — threefold peace
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः
Oṁ Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ
Simple reading: Om shaan-tih shaan-tih shaan-tih
About this mantra
The peace invocation that closes Vedic recitation and every Upanishadic reading — Om, then the word śānti three times.
Meaning
Om — peace, peace, peace. The three utterances are aimed, not repeated for weight: at what rises from within (adhyatmika), what comes through other beings (adhibhautika), and what descends beyond anyone's control (adhidaivika). Naming all three sources, the chant admits how undefended a life is — and answers each door with the same word.
When to recite it
Closes prayers, readings, and gatherings; recited in conflict's aftermath, at partings, and nightly before sleep — ending the day at peace on all three fronts.
Word by word
- शान्तिः (१)śāntiḥ
- ādhyātmika — peace from within oneself
- शान्तिः (२)śāntiḥ
- ādhibhautika — peace from other beings
- शान्तिः (३)śāntiḥ
- ādhidaivika — peace from nature and the divine
Source: Upaniṣadic śānti-pāṭha tradition