It is believed that chanting this mantra (aloud or silently) or listening to it brings every kind of blessing, as you gradually sink into deep silence, bliss and an altered (awakened) state of consciousness. The mantra is especially powerful when you understand its meaning.
OM — the primordial sound of the universe; the universe vibrates with this sound.
SAT — the formless, all-pervading emptiness of the universe.
CHIT — the infinite Supreme Spirit of the universe, or Pure Consciousness.
ANANDA — complete bliss — joy, eternal happiness.
PARABRAHMA — the Supreme Creator.
PURUSHOTHAMA — the energy of that earthly incarnation of the god Vishnu which guides and helps humanity.
PARAMATHMA — the supreme inner energy present in every being (the God within, who guides and helps us).
SRI BHAGAVATI — the feminine principle.
SAMETHA — together with.
SRI BHAGAVATE — the masculine principle.
NAMAHA — a greeting, or a bow to the Universe