SANTI-MANTRA-2.

OM  apyayantu  mamangani  vak  pranascaksuh

srotramantho  balamindriyani  ca  sarvani.

Sarvam  Brahmaupanisadam  maham  Brahmara

nirakuryam    ma    ma  Brahma  nirakarat

anirakaranamastvanirakaranam   me  stu

Tadatmani  nirate  ya  Upanisatsu  dharmah  te

mayi  santu  te  mayi  santu.

OM Santih! Santih! Santih!

 

 

May my limbs, speech, prana (vital air), eye, ear, strength, of all my senses grow vigorous. All ( everything) is the Brahmam of the Upanisads. May I never deny the Brahmam.

 

 

May the Brahmam never spurn me. May there be no denial of the Brahmam. May there be no spurning by the Brahmam. Let all the virtues  recited by the Upanisads repose in me delighting in the Atma ! May they in me repose.

 

 

In the second peace-chanting, we find how essential it is for a Sadhaka to build up a harmonious personality of all the physical, psychological and spiritual entities in him. Spiritual path, is not for the broken bodies, for the constricted hearts, or not for the crumbled heads. Again, it is  not sufficient if we pursue only the path: we must also invoke the constant grace of the Supreme, 'may the Brahmam never spurn me.' Thus each day the Teacher and the pupil start their lessons chanting these two slokams (stamzas) of peace.