

Om Asato Ma Sad Gamaya - Grammar
I like to translate the Mantra "Asato Maa Sad Gamaya Tamaso Maa Jyotir Gamaya Mrityor Maamritam Gamaya" like this: "Lead me through the Illusion to the Real, Through the Darkness to the Light and Through Death to Immortality." I would like to give a detailed translation here, because some people might wonder if it's "officially" possible to translate the Mantra the way I do. Asato is actually "Asatah" but because of the M that follows, is transformed into Asato (due to Sandhi


Om Asato Ma Sad Gamaya
This Mantra is one of the most beautiful Mantras to me. When I'm down, or something bad is happening, I keep repeating this Mantra and it always helps me. It's from the Brhadaranyaka Upanishad, and is about 2500 years old. These are the Words: Om Asato Ma Sad Gamaya Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya Mrityor Ma Amritam Gamaya Om Shanti Shanti Shanti The Meaning is: Lead me Through the Illusion to the Real Through the Darkness to the Light Lead me through Death to Immortality Om Peace. A