From death, lead me to the deathless.

What it means

The last line of the same prayer asks for what does not die. The text itself explains it as being made immortal. Spend your life on something that outlasts it.

The source

"From death, lead me to the deathless." The Upanishads said it in Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.3.28. Translated from the original Sanskrit by Spartan Surfers.

"असतो मा सद्गमय, तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय, मृत्योर्मामृतं गमयेति ।"

Original Sanskrit, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.3.28. Text read at sa.wikisource.org.

Who said it

The Upanishads (c. 800-300 BC). The philosophical closing texts of the Vedas. They ask what the self is and answer that it is one with the ground of everything.

Questions

What does "From death, lead me to the deathless." mean?

The last line of the same prayer asks for what does not die. The text itself explains it as being made immortal. Spend your life on something that outlasts it.

Who said "From death, lead me to the deathless."?

The Upanishads (c. 800-300 BC). Source: Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.3.28.

What is the original Sanskrit?

असतो मा सद्गमय, तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय, मृत्योर्मामृतं गमयेति ।. Translated from the original Sanskrit by Spartan Surfers.

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