Vedic Mantra · Brahman (the Infinite)
शांति मंत्र, पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदम्
Shanti Mantra
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदम् पूर्णात् पूर्णमुदच्यते पूर्णस्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः
Transliteration
Om Poornamadah Poornamidam Poornaat Poornamudachyate Poornasya Poornamaadaaya Poornamevaavashishyate Om Shantih Shantih Shantih
Meaning
That (the Infinite Brahman) is complete/whole. This (the manifest world) is complete/whole. From the complete, the complete arises. Taking the complete from the complete, only the complete remains. Om Peace, Peace, Peace.
Last updated: 14 June 2026 · Traditional Vedic mantra
Benefits of Shanti Mantra
- ·Mantra from the Isha Upanishad, the most philosophically profound Vedic statement
- ·Removes the feeling of lack, incompleteness, and inadequacy
- ·The logical paradox (infinity minus infinity = infinity) opens the mind beyond ordinary logic
- ·Creates a deep sense of contentment, wholeness, and self-sufficiency
- ·Powerful antidote to comparison, jealousy, and feelings of unworthiness
- ·Introduces the Vedantic concept of Poorna (wholeness) as the nature of reality
How to Chant
- 1.At the beginning and end of Vedic study and spiritual practice
- 2.Chant slowly, let the philosophical paradox sit in your mind
- 3.Best practiced in the morning before engaging with the world
- 4.Can be chanted when feeling inadequate, envious, or lacking
- 5.Traditional opening to Upanishad study sessions
- 6.No restrictions on who can chant
Best Time
Morning before spiritual practice. Before Vedic study. Any time of inner conflict.
Recommended Count
3 times at each session. Can be repeated 21 times as a philosophical meditation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q.How can something complete arise from something complete and leave it still complete?
This is the essential teaching of Advaita Vedanta. The finite world (idam, this) emerges from the infinite Brahman (adah, that) without diminishing the infinite. Infinity (∞) minus infinity (∞) still equals infinity (∞). This is not mathematical nonsense but a pointer to the nature of consciousness: creation does not reduce the creator. The universe is Brahman's dream, taking nothing from Brahman's wholeness.