About Om Purnamadah Purnamidam Mantra
Om Purnamadah Purnamidam Mantra is known as a Shanti mantra. Our Upanishads have described the nature of the eternal Parahbhramha through this mantra. Parahbhramha is known as the divine and complete form of the universe. This mantra holds significance in our Vedas. The shloka in our Vedas reflects how modern science sees the universe. It further explains the self-sustaining nature of the Universe. The strota explains how something complete gives birth to another which is complete by itself.
ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदम्
पूर्णात् पूर्णमुदच्यते |
पूर्णस्य पूर्णमादाय
पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते ||
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ||
Translation:
Om Purnamadah Purnamidam
Purnaat purnamudachyate
Purnasya purnamaadaaya purnamevaavashishṣyate
Oṁ Shāntiḥ, Shāntiḥ, Shāntiḥ
Meaning:
Om, That is Wholeness, This Wholeness
From Wholeness comes Wholeness
Though this Wholeness is taken from that Wholeness
This Wholeness remains Whole
Om Peace, peace, peace
- Om, That (outer world) is Purna (Full with spiritual consciousness); The Inner world is also (Purna) full with spiritual consciousness; Purna is manifested from Purna means From the fullness of divine Consciousness the Universe is manifested.
- Because the Divine God is infinite and non-dual
- Peace, peace, peace.
The essence of the Om Purnamadah Purnamidam mantra / stotra
The strota explains that the universe is eternal and indestructible. In the future, if anything gets destructed a new thing will born out of it, so the universe will always remain everlasting. Shloka further states Universe as Swaymbhu, who is everything, it is omnipresent and omnipotent.
According to the stotra, we all are part of the universe, and the universe itself resembles us. All of us are born out of the universe and are complete and perfect. It states that everything that is present in the Universe has come from the one powerful divine that is God.
This stotra has been reflected in many Hindu Puranas, Upanishads, and Vedas. The teachings of our Hindu Shastras – Mahabharta, Ramayana, Vedas, Upanishads are seen in the spiritual words of Dadaji Maharaj.
Significance of chanting the mantra
By chanting this mantra one could elevate his soul and mind. This mantra arouses your sense of completeness. In our Vedas, it is directed to chant this mantra one hundred and eight times and that will help in distressing all your tensions and will bring peace to your soul. The mantra can be very useful while meditating or doing Yoga as it relaxes all your nerves and helps you to increase your concentration level. The continuous chanting of Om Purnamadah Purnamidam, Purnat Purnamudachayate, Purnasaya Purnamadaya, Purnameva Vashishyate, will lead you towards the path of spirituality.
