असतो मा सद्गमय । तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय । मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ॥
असतःfrom the unreal
सत्reality / truth
तमसःfrom darkness
ज्योतिःlight
मृत्योःfrom death
अमृतम्immortality
Lead me from the unreal to the real; lead me from darkness to light; lead me from death to immortality.
prayerlightimmortalityasato ma sadgamayatruthpavamana mantra