Most of the Vedic chanting is ended with either a shAnti mantra or just plain simple Om shAntiH shAntiH shAntiH. The reason to pray thrice for peace is because there are three kinds of afflictions that we mortals face; viz. AdhyAtmika, Adhibhautika and Adhidaivika.
AdhyAtimika problems are ones related to one's own self. These are physical and mental issues that one has to deal within one's own battle of life. Adhibhautika afflictions are imposed on one due to circumstances involving surrounding people and things that come as part of one's prArabdha. Adhidaivika issues are those beyond our control even as a society, things which we call rightly as "Acts of God" such as earthquake, volcanoes, and such calamities.
So when we pray, we ask God as a sarvadhI sAkshin to bring us peace, as a sahasramUrti or a virATapurusha to bring us peace, and also as Ishvara ruling over anything and everything to bring us peace.
iti trivAra satyaM
om shAntiH shAntiH shAntiH
AdhyAtimika problems are ones related to one's own self. These are physical and mental issues that one has to deal within one's own battle of life. Adhibhautika afflictions are imposed on one due to circumstances involving surrounding people and things that come as part of one's prArabdha. Adhidaivika issues are those beyond our control even as a society, things which we call rightly as "Acts of God" such as earthquake, volcanoes, and such calamities.
So when we pray, we ask God as a sarvadhI sAkshin to bring us peace, as a sahasramUrti or a virATapurusha to bring us peace, and also as Ishvara ruling over anything and everything to bring us peace.
iti trivAra satyaM
om shAntiH shAntiH shAntiH
5 comments:
Good thing for me to use during this time of insecurity.
-SANTOSH
The insecurity being... ?
At present job like most people in the world in this recession.
Hmm, thats a sad thing. Some say the recession is on the V recovery, others fear the W dip again! However, I don't think their analysis makes any difference, because they are the same people who didn't know that there was a recession due! :)
सहनाववतु
सह नौ भुनक्तु
सह वीर्यं करवावहै ।
तेजस्विनावधीतमस्तु
मा विद्विषावहै
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
May we all be protected.
May we all be nourished.
May we all work in harmony with great enthusiasm.
May our study enlighten us.
May there be no misunderstanding or hatred between us.
(Source: Subhashita Manjari Blog)
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