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Om
Asato Ma Sadgamaya
By Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.3.28
संस्कृत · Vedic · Prayer
Lead me from the unreal to the real.
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ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय। तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय। मृत्योर्माऽमृतं गमय। ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः॥
Lead me from the unreal to the real. Lead me from darkness to light. Lead me from death to immortality. Om, peace, peace, peace.
Lead me from the unreal to the real.
Lead me from the unreal to the real.
In depth
Lead me from the unreal to the real. Lead me from darkness to light. Lead me from death to immortality. Om, peace, peace, peace.
Vishvamitra (Rigveda 3.62.10) · Vedic
Om — earth, atmosphere, heavens.
Pandava Gita (traditional) · Traditional
You alone are my mother and father.
Traditional Ganesh dhyana · Ancient
O curved-trunked, mighty-bodied one, radiant as a million suns — make all my undertakings free of obstacles, always.
Traditional (Deepa shloka) · Ancient
The verse recited while lighting the evening lamp.
Traditional (Shanti Mantra) · Ancient
The universal Sanskrit prayer for the welfare of all beings.
Traditional
A katha attributed to Traditional.
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