तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय ।
मृत्योर्माऽमृतं गमय ॥
asato mā sadgamaya,
tamaso mā jyotirgamaya,
mṛtyormā'mṛtaṃ gamaya.
Swami Madhavananda offers the following translation:[4]
From evil lead me to good,
From darkness lead me to light,
From death lead me to immortality.
Patrick Olivelle offers a slightly different translation:[5]
From the unreal lead me to the real!
From the darkness lead me to the light!
From death lead me to immortality!
The more common modern translation differs slightly in the translation of the first line[citation needed]:
From falsehood lead me to truth,
From darkness lead me to light,
From death lead me to immortality.
These three statements are referred to as the three Pavamana Mantras. Some renderings — generally modern[6][7][8] — add ॐ (oṃ) at the beginning and/or ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥ (oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ, 'om peace peace peace') as a fourth line. This is a stylistic addition that concludes a recitation; as such it is often included with the verse. The Upanishad itself does not end the line that way.[2][4]
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