Purnamadah Purnamidam is a widely recited vedic mantra from the opening of the ‘Isha Upanishad’. It is generally recited before or after Vedic chanting and spiritual discourse, it serves as an invocation of peace, balance, and wholeness.
Purnamadah Purnamidam Mantra Lyrics in English
Om Purnamadah purnamidam purnat purnamudachyate |
Purnasya purnamadaya purnameva vashishyate ||
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti ||
Meaning
“That (Brahman) is complete; this (universe) is complete. From the complete, the complete arises.
When the complete is taken from the complete, the complete still remains.”
