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    What do Hindus end prayers with?

    When Jews and Christians end their prayers, they say 'amen'. Muslims say 'amin'. Wiccans and neopagans say 'so mote it be' or 'blessed be'.

    What do Hindus say?

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    Re: What do Hindus end prayers with?

    Hari Om
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    Quote Originally Posted by ScottMalaysia View Post
    When Jews and Christians end their prayers, they say 'amen'. Muslims say 'amin'. Wiccans and neopagans say 'so mote it be' or 'blessed be'.

    What do Hindus say?
    It depends, yet I look to the Upanishads and how most end:
    oṁ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ

    Also puja and yajya end with this invocation. Now why the triad? Why not say peace 4 times or 5 or 7? It comes back to saketa or symbolism of the 3 worlds:

    Bhuh , Bhuvah, Suvah¹ - considered 3 vyahritis or sacred utterances.
    also written:
    Bhur भूर् - from bhu becoming being existing , produced i.e. creation is brought forth
    Bhuvah भुव
    Svah स्वः (some write Swar)


    Bhuh is this world ( the material level)
    Bhuvah is the mid-region, some say sky - antariksham
    Suvah is the next world.


    Bhuh is the Rik
    Bhuvah is Saman
    Suvah is Yajur


    Bhuh is fire Agni
    Bhuvah is Vayu
    Suvah is the Sun


    Bhuh is prana
    Bhuvah is apana
    Suvah is vyana



    pranams.


    1. Taittiriya Upanishad, 5th and 6th anvaka; yet the 7th anuvaka says all this is pankta or 5 fold. More on this if there is interest.
    Last edited by yajvan; 12 December 2007 at 06:15 PM.
    यतस्त्वं शिवसमोऽसि
    yatastvaṁ śivasamo'si
    because you are identical with śiva

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