asatoma sad gamay brhadaranyaka upanishad guide for beginners

Asatoma Sad Gamaya

A guide to the general meaning and pronunciation

Brhadaranyaka Upanishad

I.iii.28

Omasato mā sad gamayatamaso mā jyotir gamayamṛtyor mā amṛtaṁ gamaya

Om – All Encompassing Oneasato mā sad gamayatamaso mā jyotir gamayamṛtyor mā amṛtaṁ gamaya

Lead me

Omasato mā sad gamayatamaso mā jyotir gamayamṛtyor mā amṛtaṁ gamaya

Not

Omasato mā sad gamayatamaso mā jyotir gamayamṛtyor mā amṛtaṁ gamaya

Not from “this” but to “that”

Omasato mā sad gamayatamaso mā jyotir gamayamṛtyor mā amṛtaṁ gamaya

asat – sad (truth/existence/reality)

tamas – jyotir (Light)

mṛtyor - amṛtaṁ (Immortality)

Let’s translate it…

Omasato mā sad gamayatamaso mā jyotir gamayamṛtyor mā amṛtaṁ gamaya

All Encompassing One (approximation)

asato mā sad gamayatamaso mā jyotir gamayamṛtyor mā amṛtaṁ gamaya

All Encompassing OneUnreal mā sad gamayatamaso mā jyotir gamayamṛtyor mā amṛtaṁ gamaya

All Encompassing OneUnreal not sad gamayatamaso mā jyotir gamayamṛtyor mā amṛtaṁ gamaya

All Encompassing OneUnreal not real gamayatamaso mā jyotir gamayamṛtyor mā amṛtaṁ gamaya

All Encompassing OneUnreal not real lead metamaso mā jyotir gamayamṛtyor mā amṛtaṁ gamaya

All Encompassing OneLead me from the unreal to the realtamaso mā jyotir gamayamṛtyor mā amṛtaṁ gamaya

All Encompassing OneLead me from the unreal to the realLead me from darkness to the lightLead me from death to the knowledge of eternity (immortality)

Aum (Ah-uu-mm)asato mā sad gamayatamaso mā jyotir gamayamṛtyor mā amṛtaṁ gamaya

Let’s pronounce it…

Aumasato maa sad gamayatamaso maa jyotir gamayamṛtyor maa amṛtaṁ gamaya

Aumasato maa sad gamayatamaso maa jyotir gamayamrityor maa amritaṁ gamaya

Aumasato maa sad gamayatamaso maa jyotir gamayamrityor maa amritaṁ gamaya

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