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Om & Universal · shloka
Asato Ma Sadgamaya
Asato Ma Sadgamaya
असतो मा सद्गमय तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः
asato mā sad gamaya tamaso mā jyotir gamaya mṛtyor mā amṛtaṁ gamaya oṁ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ
Meaning
Lead me from the unreal to the real. Lead me from darkness to light. Lead me from death to immortality. This is the great prayer of the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad — a soul asking to be walked home.
Why recite it
A deep evening prayer for inner transformation and clarity.
Source
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.3.28