My Book of Prayers Naman

Author(s): Madhuban Educational Books
Publisher: Madhuban Educational Books

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ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय। तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय। मृत्योर्माऽमृतं गमय॥ ॐ शान्तिः! शान्तिः शान्तिः!!
Meaning
ॐ - Symbol of the Para Brahman; from that which is not real; मा - me; सद् -- to ultimate reality; गमय - lead (guide); तमसो - from darkness resulting from ignorance; welfa: - Light of Truth; ERT - from death as a result of not understanding reality; अमृतम् - to immortality with the cessation of ignorance
Om ! Lead me from untruth to Truth, from darkness to Light, and from death to Immortality. Om ! Peace be ! Peace be !! Peace be !!!
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ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं पूर्णात् पूर्णमुदच्यते। पूर्णस्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते॥ ॐ शान्तिः! शान्तिः! शान्तिः!!
Meaning
ॐ - Om. Symbol of the Para Brahman; पूर्णम् - infinite (whole); अदः - that; इदम् - this; पूर्णात् - from the infinite (whole); उदच्यते - becomes manifest; पूर्णस्य - from the infinite (whole); आदाय - is negated; एव - alone; अवशिष्यते - remains
Om. That is whole; this is whole; from the whole, the whole becomes manifest. From the whole when the whole is negated, what remains is again the whole. Om ! Peace be ! Peace be !! Peace be !!!
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