Shloka of the day

Shloka of the day Wednesday, 4 February 2026

One Sanskrit verse a day from the Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads, the Vedas, subhashitas and well-known stotras, with transliteration and meaning. 132 verses in rotation.

Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.3.28

असतो मा सद्गमय ।asato mā sadgamaya |

तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय ।tamaso mā jyotirgamaya |

मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ॥mṛtyormā amṛtaṃ gamaya ||

Meaning

Lead me from the unreal to the real, from darkness to light, from death to immortality.

मुझे असत्य से सत्य की ओर, अन्धकार से प्रकाश की ओर और मृत्यु से अमरता की ओर ले चलो।

The meaning is our own short paraphrase, not a word-for-word translation.

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