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[59] [63] In the second chapter of the Chandogya Upanishad, the meaning and significance of Om evolves into a philosophical discourse, such as in section 2.10 where Om is linked to the Highest Self, [64] and section 2.23 where the text asserts Om is the essence of three forms of knowledge, Om is Brahman and "Om is all this [observed world]". [65]
The translation and meaning of the Mantra can be understood when the context in which the Mantra is quoted in the Upanishad is known. Prior understanding of Vedanta is essential for translation and explanation of these Mantra. The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad explains Consciousness and it in this context that this Shanti Mantra needs to be understood.
[1] OM - this whole world is that syllable! Here is a further explanation of it. The past, the present and the future - all that is simply OM; and whatever else that is beyond the three times, that also is simply OM - [2] for this brahman is the Whole. Brahman is this self (ātman); that [brahman] is this self (ātman) consisting of four ...
[1] [2] The text is important in Shaivism, where Shiva is viewed as the Parabrahman. The hymn is an early example of enumerating the names of a deity. [3] Shri Rudram is also famous for its mention of the Shaivite holy mantra Namah Shivaya, which appears in the text of the Śatarudrīya in the eighth anuvāka of Taittiriya Samhita (TS 4.5.8.1). [4]
Its total meaning is that "universal consciousness is one". [5] The five-syllable (Panch Akshara) form, omitting the Om. In Shaiva Siddhanta, the five letters also represent: [5] Na is the Lord's concealing grace [5] Ma is the world [5] Śi stands for Shiva [5] Vā is His revealing grace [5] Ya is the Ātman or soul [5]
tat that savituḥ Savitr - GEN vareṇyam lovely- ACC bhargaḥ splendor- ACC devasya god- GEN dhīmahi may-we-attain dhiyaḥ thoughts- ACC yaḥ who- NOM naḥ our pra-codayāt may-he-guide tat savituḥ vareṇyam bhargaḥ devasya dhīmahi dhiyaḥ yaḥ naḥ pra-codayāt that Savitr -GEN lovely-ACC splendor-ACC god-GEN may-we-attain thoughts-ACC who-NOM our may-he-guide 'May we attain ...
Om Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevaya in Devanagari. Om Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevāya (Sanskrit: ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय, lit. 'I bow to God Vāsudeva'; listen ⓘ) is one of the most popular mantras in Hinduism and, according to the Bhagavata tradition, the most important mantra in Vaishnavism. [1]
Om Namo Narayanaya (Sanskrit: ॐ नमो नारायणाय, romanized: Om Namo Nārāyanāya, lit. 'I bow to the Ultimate Reality, Narayana'), [ 1 ] also referred to as the Ashtakshara (eight syllables), and the Narayana Mantra , is among the most popular mantras of Hinduism , and the principal mantra of Vaishnavism . [ 2 ]