Sahana Vavatu, Shanti Patah

Sahana Vavatu, Shanti Patah

Sahana Vavatu is also known as Shanti Patah. It is used before any student-teacher relationship starts. That could be at the beginning of a Yoga class, the beginning of a Sanskrit study class, any kind of class that starts. It speaks to the relationship between teacher and student.

Here is the meaning translated from Sanskrit: “May he protect us both. May he nourish us both. May we exert ourselves with sincere energy, commitment. May all that we study be brilliant. May we have no negative feelings. Peace. Peace. Peace. “

Om shanti shanti shanti means peace be in the cosmos, peace be in the immediate environment and peace be from within myself.

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