In plain words
What is that Śānti? Ādhibhautika, ādhidaivika, ādhyātmika. Śānti must come in all three. That is why Śānti is said three times. Śānti must come in the way of the body. Śānti must come in the way of the mind. Śānti must come in the way of the Ātma. In the spiritual way our ancient culture has taught such deep inner meanings.
The sacredness that is in the culture of Bhārata is in no other country. That divinity is in the culture of Bhārata alone. The children recited it in the prayer. Saha nāvavatu saha nau bhunaktu. Saha vīryaṃ karavāvahai. This is the very first thing the Veda taught. Let us all live together in harmony. Let us all be as children of one mother. In the work we do together we shall all take an equal share. As much as is yours, so much is mine. Let us share hardship and happiness alike: this is what the Veda taught first of all. The paṇḍits who teach the Veda today have not pronounced it in the proper way; they have pronounced whatever occurred to them and kept covering up the truth. That is not their fault. They do not know. They pronounce the Veda, but they do not know the Veda's meaning. To pronounce the Veda without knowing its meaning is waste. When the meaning is not known, what is the use? You all know this: there was a Gāna Kokila in Madras. When she raised her voice it was like a cuckoo's. Her very name was Gāna Kokila. She loved Tyāgarāja's kīrtanas. But she knew no Telugu. All Tyāgarāja's kīrtanas are in Telugu. Tyāgarāja sang: “If I do not praise You, what is it to You, Rāma!” If I do not praise You, what do You lack, Rāma? She, in her sweet voice: If I eat pakoḍā, what is it to You, Rāma? Tell Me, what a difference there is between pogaḍakuṇṭe and pakoḍā tiṇṭe! In Tamil there is no ga and no ta. There is no difference between ḍa and da. For pogaḍakuṇṭe they say pakoḍā tiṇṭe. In music it is a delight to the ear, but in meaning it is dreadful. One may recite the Veda ringing clear, but when the meaning is not known it is all a delight to the ear alone. There is no delight in reflection. The delight of reflection must come. We must try to recognise this kind of sacredness. The students of today are the ones who will uplift the Bhārata of the future. Even in small matters in the field of the spirit, we must act knowing their meaning.