Peace Chants Count to date: 689,644
Amma has chosen some peace mantras for daily chanting by her devotees and disciples. One of those invocations is Om lokah samastah sukhino bhavantu. Although this mantra does not appear in any of the existent Veda sakhas [Vedic branches], it is an expression of the universal spirit that we find therein1. Let’s take a look at what context it appears in and what meaning it carries. The sloka as a whole reads as follows:
svasti prajabhyah: pari-palayantham
nyayeana margena mahim maheesah:
go-brahmanebhya: shubamasthu nityam
lokah: samasthah: sukhino bhavanthu
May there be well being to the people; may the kings rule the earth along the right path;
May the cattle and the preceptors of culture and wisdom have well being forever;
May all the beings in all the worlds become happy;
Peace, peace and peace be everywhere!
The sloka is an invocation for harmony and blessings for all of creation. In ancient days the social structure and form of government differed from ours in many ways, that is why we need not take the literal meaning of this sloka, but the essence.
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Extract from www.amritapuri.org
Chanting for World Peace
The purpose of this project is to chant the Peace Prayer as many times as possible as an offering to Amma on Her next Australian Tour. We will offer this tally to Amma as a present from her Australian children.
Your monthly tallies can be delivered to the contact specified below before the 21st of each month. Any amount large or small would be most welcome.
Please clearly state whether your tally is in malas or repetitions. One mala (108 peace chants) only takes five minutes to complete.
The words for the Peace prayer are: Lokah Samasta Sukhino Bhavantu (May all the beings in all the worlds be happy).