Om Purnam Adah Purnam Idam with Shankara

In this powerful recording from the kirtan during a satsang at
Yoga Vidya yoga-vidya.de in Bad Meinberg, Germany, Shankara S.
shankarayoga.de leads us with his singing into the depths of one
of the most important Vedic mantras: “Om Purnam Adah Purnam Idam”
– a Vedic peace mantra from the Isha Upanishad.


The kirtan begins calmly and solemnly, with a gentle musical
introduction that creates space for inner arrival. Shankara's
voice carries the mantra with depth and devotion, accompanied by
harmonium, drums, and delicate percussion sounds that slowly
unfold and grow into a meditative dynamic.


"Om Purnam Adah Purnam Idam
Purnat Purnam Udachyate
Purnasya Purnam Adaya
Purnam Eva Avashishyate"


Translated, it means:


"Perfect is the One, perfect is that which arises from it.
If you take the perfect from the perfect, only the perfect
remains."


This mantra reminds us of the wholeness and completeness of all
being—that nothing is missing and everything that arises is
already part of the whole. A deeply spiritual message that is not
only audible but also palpable in this recording.