Śaṅkha Gāyatrī Mantra
oṃ
pañcajanyāya vidmahe
padma-garbhāya dhīmahi
tanno śaṅkhaḥ pracodayāt
oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ
oṃ — primordial sound; divine invocation
pañcajanyāya — to Pañcajanya (name of Lord Viṣṇu's conch)
vidmahe — we come to know / we contemplate
padma-garbhāya — to the one born from the lotus (padma = lotus, garbha = womb/center)
dhīmahi — we meditate upon
tanno — may that (being or principle)
śaṅkhaḥ — the conch
pracodayāt — inspire, impel, guide
oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ — peace, peace, peace (in body, mind, and spirit) –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Om. We attune to the spiral voice of Pañcajanya, resonant with the coiled rhythms of nature— from galaxies to seashells, from breath to bloodstream. Born of the lotus, center of unfolding, this conch calls us homeward through the whorls of sound and silence. May its helical song guide the flow of consciousness— inward to presence, outward to connection. May it inspire the pulse of our yoga, and the currents of our relationships, where energy moves not in lines but in spirals— ever circling toward truth, compassion, and clarity. Om, peace in the body, peace in the mind, peace in the shared field.