Asato Ma
Guru
Bhajan
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
Sanskrit
Aum Asato Maa Sadh Gamaya
Tamaso Maa Jyotir Gamaya
Mrtyor-Maa Amrtam Gamaya
Aum Shaanti Shaanti Shaanti
Aum, Go to truth, not un-truth
Go to light, not darkness
Go to immortality, no death
Aum Shaantih Shaantih Shaantih
Peace in the three levels - Bhautik, Pranik and Aatmik.
Translations
| Sanskrit | English | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| ॐ | Universal sound | Aum |
| असतो | From untruth | Asato |
| मा | Me / Us | Maa |
| सत् | To truth | Sat |
| गमय | Lead | Gamaya |
| तमसो | From darkness | Tamaso |
| मा | Me / Us | Maa |
| ज्योति: | To light | Jyotir |
| गमय | Lead | Gamaya |
| मृत्योर् | From death | Mrtyor |
| मा | Me / Us | Maa |
| अमृतम् | To immortality | Amrtam |
| गमय | Lead | Gamaya |
| ॐ | Universal sound | Aum |
| शान्ति: | Peace | Shaanti |
| शान्ति: | Peace | Shaanti |
| शान्ति: | Peace | Shaanti |
Music Notation
| 1 | & | 2 | & | 3 | & | 4 | & |
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| Ni | - | Sa | - | Re | - | - | - |
| As | a | to | - | Ma | - | - | - |
| 1 | & | 2 | & | 3 | & | 4 | & |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ni | - | Sa | Re | Sa | - | - | - |
| Sat | - | Ga | ma | ya | a | a | a |
| 1 | & | 2 | & | 3 | & | 4 | & |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ni | - | Sa | - | Re | - | - | - |
| Ta | ma | so | - | Ma | a | a | a |
| 1 | & | 2 | & | 3 | & | 4 | & |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ni | - | Re | - | Ni | Re | Sa | - |
| Jyo | - | ti | - | Ga | ma | ya | a |
| 1 | & | 2 | & | 3 | & | 4 | & |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ni | - | Sa | - | Re | - | - | - |
| Mrt | yu | - | Ma | a | a | a |
| 1 | & | 2 | & | 3 | & | 4 | & |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ni | - | Re | - | Ni | Re | Sa | - |
| Am | ri | tam | - | Ga | ma | ya | a |