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Lokah Samasta Sukhino Bhavantu

Devanagari script:

लोकाः समस्ताः सुखिनो भवन्तु

Transliteration:

lokāh samastāh sukhino bhavantu




Sung:

Spoken:




lokāh: Worlds.

samastāh: Beings.

sukhino: Happiness.

bhavantu: May it be. As in "May all beings in all worlds be happy."



"May all beings everywhere be happy and free."  ~ translation


"While chanting lokah samastah sukhino bhavantu, let us try to feel deeply for all living beings, and make a resolve to live in this selfless spirit. May peace and harmony prevail."  ~ amritapuri.org


"Closing prayers for sealing in the energy generated through our practice of kirtan."  ~ Michael H. Cohen