Poorṇamadah poorṇamidam
ओ३म्
पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदम् पूर्णात् पूर्णमुदच्यते।
पूर्णस्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते॥
ब्राह्मणग्रन्थ, बृहदारण्यक उपनिषद् ५.१.१, ईशोपनिषद, पैंगलुपनिषद
Poorṇamadah poorṇamidam
poorṇaat poorṇamudachyate.
Poorṇasya poorṇamaadaaya
poorṇamevaava-shiṣhyate.
BraahmanGrantha, Brihadaranyak Upanishad, Isha Upanishad, Paingala Upanishad
God is perfect and his creations are perfect. Out of the perfect comes perfection. Any negative (thought or feeling) being experienced by us comes as a result of a misunderstanding of the laws of perfection.
पूर्णमदः all that is thorough, complete, perfect (पूर्ण complete, perfect, thorough अदः that) पूर्णमिदम् All this is perfect, complete, thorough {पूर्ण complete, perfect, thorough इदम् this) पूर्णात् from completeness, from perfection पूर्णमुदच्यते perfection comes, rises (पूर्ण complete, perfect, thorough उदच्यते proceed, come forth) पूर्णस्य From completeness पूर्णमादाय removing from perfection (पूर्ण complete, perfect, thorough आदाय haven taken, having delivered, proving) पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते Only perfection remains (पूर्ण complete, perfect, thorough एव really, thus अवशिष्यते remains, be left as remaining पूर्ण completeness, perfection एव truly, singularly अवशिष remains, remnant)
Note: This mantra is the invocation verse of the Isha Upanishad and the Paindala Upanishad.
