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Om & Universal · shloka
Om Purnamadah
oṁ pūrṇamadaḥ
ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं पूर्णात्पूर्णमुदच्यते । पूर्णस्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते ॥
oṁ pūrṇamadaḥ pūrṇamidaṁ pūrṇātpūrṇamudacyate । pūrṇasya pūrṇamādāya pūrṇamevāvaśiṣyate ॥
Meaning
That is whole, this is whole. From the whole, the whole emerges. Taking the whole from the whole, the whole still remains.
Why recite it
The great wholeness mantra — recited to rest in the completeness of the Self before study or meditation.
Source
Isha Upanishad, shanti mantra