The Mother reads Book 3 Canto 3

The Mother's reading of Savitri Book Three, Canto III

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अहानि शं भवन्तु नः शं रात्रीः प्रति धीयताम्।
शं न इन्द्राग्नी भवतामवोभिः शं न इन्द्रावरुणा रातहव्या।
शं न इन्द्रापूषणा वाजसातौ शमिन्द्रासोमा सुविताय शं योः ॥११॥
शं नो देवीरभिष्टये आपो भवन्तु पीतये। शं योरभि स्रवन्तु नः ॥१२॥
द्यौः शान्तिरन्तरिक्ष शान्तिः पृथिवी शान्तिरापः शान्तिरोषधयः शान्तिः।
वनस्पतयः शान्तिर्विश्वे देवाः शान्तिब्रह्म शान्तिः
सर्वं शान्तिः शान्तिरेव शान्तिः सा मा शान्तिरेधि ॥१७॥

ahāni śaṁ bhavantu naḥ śaṁ rātriḥ prati dhīyatām,
śaṁ na indrāgnī bhavatāmavobhiḥ śaṁ na indrāvaruṇā rātahavyā,
śaṁ na indrāpūṣaṇā vājasātau śamindrāsomā suvitāya śaṁ yoḥ. 11
śaṁ no devīrabhiṣṭaye āpo bhavantu pītaye śaṁ yorabhi sravantu naḥ. 12
dyauḥ śāntirantarikṣaṁ śāntiḥ pṛthivī śāntirāpaḥ śāntiroṣadhayaḥ śāntiḥ,
vanaspatayaḥ śāntirviśve devāḥ śāntirbrahma śāntiḥ
sarvaṁ śāntiḥ śāntireva śāntiḥ sā mā śāntiredhi. 17

Yajurveda. 36. 11, 12, 17

May days be Peace to us, may the nights be Peace and upbear us; may Indra and Agni with their protection be Peace to us, may Indra and Varuna pour their oblations and give Peace to us, may Indra and Pushan who conquer the plenitudes be Peace to us, may Indra and Soma be Peace to us for our perfect journey. May Peace and Power be there for us. (11)

May the Goddesses, the waters, bring to us the Peace and the Grace so that we may have the right impulsions and drink of the Perfect Delight. May Peace and Power flow towards us in a stream. (12)

Peace be to the Heavens, Peace the Mid-region, Peace the Earth, Peace the Waters. May the Healing Plants be Peace, the great Trees be Peace; may the all-Gods be Peace, may Brahma, the Supreme, be Peace, may all be Peace, may Peace be Peace, may that Peace come to us. (17)

(Translation by Nolini Kanta Gupta)