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Sarve bhavantu sukhinaḥ
Public well-being verse (anon. traditional; widely used as maṅgala, not a saṃhitā ṛk).
Public well-being verse (anon. traditional; widely used as maṅgala, not a saṃhitā ṛk).
Canonical source text
सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः । सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु मा कश्चिद्दुःखभाग्भवेत् ॥
IAST transliteration
sarve bhavantu sukhinaḥ sarve santu nirāmayāḥ | sarve bhadrāṇi paśyantu mā kaścid duḥkhabhāg bhavet ||
Close translation
May all be happy. May all be free of illness. May all see what is auspicious. May no one have a share in sorrow.
Reader-friendly meaning
A public prayer for the happiness and health of all beings.
Meenananda editorial explanation
This house uses the verse as a closing well-wishing, not as a Vedic claim. Compassion here is ordinary and wide.
Practice context
A closing verse after puja or assembly.
Word meanings
- निरामयाः — free of illness
- भद्राणि — auspicious things
Anonymous public maṅgala śloka; not claimed as Ṛgveda. Sanskrit: public domain. Foundation translations: CC BY-SA 4.0.