Posted on April 23, 2009 by Rajen Jani
Aum
Poornamadah Poornamidam Poornaat Poornamudachyate
Poornasya Poornamaadaaya Poornamevaavashisyate
Aum Shanti Shanti Shantih
That is whole , this is whole, from that whole, this whole has come
From whole, whole has come, and whole remains whole
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Posted on April 23, 2009 by Rajen Jani
A remarkable mantra from the Yajur Veda. It is also in Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad 1.3.28
असतोमा सद्गमय।
तमसोमा ज्योतिर् गमया।
मृत्योर्मामृतं गमय॥
Aum
Asato mā sad gamaya
Tamaso mā jyotir gamaya
Mṛtyormā amṛtam gamaya
Aum śānti śānti śāntiḥ
meaning:
Aum (this is the primordial sound)
Asato mā sad gamaya (from non-truth lead me to truth)
Tamaso mā jyotir gamaya (from darkness lead me to light)
Mṛtyormā amṛtam gamaya (from [...]
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