ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः
Om… Asatoma sadgamaya
Tamaso mā jyotir gamaya
Mṛtyor mā amṛtam gamaya
Om shānti shānti shānti
Om ..Lead me from the unreal to the real
From darkness to light
From death to immortality
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad(I.3.28)
The Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad बृहदारण्यक उपनिषद्
Brihad means great. Aryanka comes from the Sanskrit root word Aranya which means -forest or that which pertains to the forest. The reason for this is, they were intended as texts to be read and studied by ascetics who had retreated to the solitude of the forest in order to deepen their contemplation and meditative practices. This is one of the oldest and primary Upanishads. It is a part of the Shatapatha Brahmana which in turn belongs to the Shukla Yajur Veda. Brahmana is a collection of ancient Indian texts with commentaries on the Vedas.
