Beginner (जिज्ञासु): Direct entry: original verse, clear literal translation, and accessible life takeaway. (मूल श्लोक, सरल शब्दार्थ और जीवनोपयोगी सार।)
असतो मा सद्गमय ।तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय ।मृत्योर्माऽमृतं गमय
Explain this line · इस पंक्ति को सरल भाषा में समझें
asato mā sadgamaya | tamaso mā jyotirgamaya | mṛtyormā'mṛtaṃ gamaya
मूल पाठ सहायकReading aid for the sourceWord by word (पदच्छेद व अन्वय)पदच्छेद
Three movements in one prayer — and they are stages of a single awakening. From the unreal (asat — the appearances we mistake for reality) to the real (sat — what truly is). From darkness (tamas — ignorance) to light (jyotis — direct knowing). From death (mrityu — the cycle of birth and death) to immortality (amritam — the unchanging Self). The prayer is not a request for things — it is the very direction of the spiritual life condensed into one phrase.
असत्य से सत्य की ओर ले चल। अंधकार से प्रकाश की ओर ले चल। मृत्यु से अमृत की ओर ले चल।
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
From the unreal lead me to the real. From darkness lead me to light. From death lead me to immortality.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
असतो मा सद्गमय । तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय । मृत्योर्माऽमृतं गमय ॥
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
From the unreal lead me to the real. From darkness lead me to light. From death lead me to immortality.
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Three movements in one prayer — and they are stages of a single awakening. From the unreal (asat — the appearances we mistake for reality) to the real (sat — what truly is). From darkness (tamas — ignorance) to light (jyotis — direct knowing). From death (mrityu — the cycle of birth and death) to immortality (amritam — the unchanging Self). The prayer is not a request for things — it is the very direction of the spiritual life condensed into one phrase.
Three movements in one prayer — and they are stages of a single awakening. From the unreal (asat — the appearances we mistake for reality) to the real (sat — what truly is). From darkness (tamas — ignorance) to light (jyotis — direct knowing). From death (mrityu — the cycle of birth and death) to immortality (amritam — the unchanging Self). The prayer is not a request for things — it is the very direction of the spiritual life condensed into one phrase.
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
असत्य से सत्य की ओर ले चल। देह के पदार्थ बदलते रहते हैं, पर जानने का बोध बना रहता है। यह पंक्ति उसी अंतर को कहती है — जो बदलता है वह आवरण है, जो जानता है वह निरंतर है।
A modern parallel offered for reflection. It is not part of the scripture, and it has not been checked against the original sources it may allude to.
स्रोतSources and editionSources and editionस्रोत एवं संस्करण
- Sanskrit text
- sanskritdocuments.org/doc_upanishhat/brihadaaraNyaka.itx · fetched 2026-06-03
- Translations
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- Explanation, reflection, research
- Editorial text; no AI flag recorded
- Last updated
- 2026-10-16
- Licence note (as recorded)
- Sanskrit mūla — public domain. Digitized by sanskritdocuments.org.
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