Universal Peace & Harmony Vedic Mantra
Rigveda 10.191.2: a verse from the hymn of concord, asking people to come together, speak together and understand one another.
Sanskrit
सं गच्छध्वं सं वदध्वं सं वो मनांसि जानताम् ।
देवा भागं यथा पूर्वे संजानाना उपासते ॥
The Rigveda is traditionally chanted with pitch marks. The text here is given without them.
Transliteration (IAST)
saṃ gacchadhvaṃ saṃ vadadhvaṃ saṃ vo manāṃsi jānatām |
devā bhāgaṃ yathā pūrve saṃjānānā upāsate ||
Meaning
Come together. Speak together. Let your minds understand one another. In the same way the gods of old, agreeing among themselves, took their shares of the offering.
Source / Textual Reference
Rigveda 10.191.2 (Mandala 10, Sukta 191, verse 2)
Text compared with Sanskrit Wikisource and Wisdomlib (accent marks removed). Wisdomlib lists the seer as Saṃvanana, the subject as saṃjñāna (concord) and the metre as anuṣṭubh.
Traditional Significance
This verse is from a short Rigveda hymn on harmony, called the hymn of concord (saṃjñāna sūkta). It asks people who work or live together to move in step, speak in one voice and share one purpose.
It is a prayer for harmony. It does not promise any result.
Traditional Practice
The verse is often quoted as a prayer for working together. There is no fixed time or number of repetitions.
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