Asato Ma Sadgamaya
Good evening fellow readers... I am sure many of you would be familiar with Brhadaranyaka Upanishad mantra OM ASATO MA SADGAMAYA. But do you all know the real meaning? This mantra is almost like the prayer said by Christians before they go to bed.The mantra and the meaning is as follows...
Asatoma Ma Sadgamaya
Aum Asato Ma Sadgamaya|
Tamaso Ma Jyotirgamaya|
Mrtyorma Amrtam Gamaya|
Aum Shanti Shanti Shantihi||
ஓம் அசதோமா சட்கமைய|
தமசோமா ஜ்யோதிர்கமைய|
ம்ரித்யோர்மா அமர்த்தம் கமைய|
ஓம் சாந்தி சாந்தி சாந்திஹி||
Meaning:
Lead me from the lies to the truth.
Lead me from darkness to light.
Lead me from death to immortality.
Aum Peace Peace Peace!
(Brhadaranyaka Upanishad — I.iii.28)
Significance:
This is a true prayer—the seeker’s admission of his sense of limits and his heartfelt cry for assistance in transcendence. It is not a prayer for the things of the world. It is not a pray for food, shelter, health, partnership, riches, success, fame, glory or even for heaven. One who recites these three mantras has realized that such things are full of holes, soaked in pain and, even in abundance, will forever leave him wanting. It is in this full understanding that one turns to this prayer. The essence of each of these three mantras is the same: "O, Guru, help me free myself from my sundry misunderstandings regarding myself, the universe and God and bless me with true knowledge."
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