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Pavamāna-Mantra – The Purifying Mantra

From Bṛhadāraṇyaka-Upaniṣad 1.3.28; it leads from the unreal to truth, from darkness to light and from death to immortality.

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Yoga Mantra Collection
ॐ |
oṃ | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
oṃ
oṃ
particle
 Om
Om (oṃ).
Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - historically literal
Om.
Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - modern transfer
Yoga Mantra Collection
असतो मा सद्गमय |
asato mā sad gamaya | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
asataḥ
ablative singular
asat
substantive neuter
 vom Unwirklichen, vom Trug
mā
accusative singular
asmad
pronoun pers 1p
 mich
sat
accusative singular
sat
substantive neuter
 zur Wahrheit, zum Wirklichen
gamaya
2nd person singular aktive imperative causative
gam
verbal root
 führe du
Lead (gamaya | 2p sg act imp caus) me (mā | acc sg) from the unreal (asataḥ | abl sg n) to the real (sat | acc sg n).
Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - historically literal
Lead me from unreality to truth.
Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - modern transfer
Yoga Mantra Collection
तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय |
tamaso mā jyotir gamaya | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
tamasaḥ
ablative singular
tamas
substantive neuter
 von der Dunkelheit
mā
accusative singular
asmad
pronoun pers 1p
 mich
jyotiḥ
accusative singular
jyotis
substantive neuter
 zum Licht
gamaya
2nd person singular aktive imperative causative
gam
verbal root
 führe du
Lead (gamaya | 2p sg act imp caus) me (mā | acc sg) from darkness (tamasaḥ | abl sg n) to light (jyotiḥ | acc sg n).
Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - historically literal
Lead me out of darkness into light.
Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - modern transfer
Yoga Mantra Collection
मृत्योर्मामृतं गमय ||3||
mṛtyor māmṛtaṃ gamaya ||3|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
mṛtyoḥ
ablative singular
mṛtyu
substantive masculine
 vom Tod
mā
accusative singular
asmad
pronoun pers 1p
 mich
amṛtam
accusative singular
amṛta
substantive neuter
 zur Unsterblichkeit
gamaya
2nd person singular aktive imperative causative
gam
verbal root
 führe du
Lead (gamaya | 2p sg act imp caus) me (mā | acc sg) from death (mṛtyoḥ | abl sg m) to immortality (amṛtam | acc sg n).
Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - historically literal
Lead me from death to immortality.
Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - modern transfer
Yoga Mantra Collection
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः |
oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
oṃ
oṃ
particle
 Om
śāntiḥ
nominative singular
śānti
substantive feminine
 Frieden
śāntiḥ
nominative singular
śānti
substantive feminine
 Frieden
śāntiḥ
nominative singular
śānti
substantive feminine
 Frieden
Om (oṃ). Peace (śāntiḥ | nom sg), peace (śāntiḥ | nom sg), peace (śāntiḥ | nom sg).
Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - historically literal
Om. Peace, peace, peace.
Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - modern transfer

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