Can anyone explain me the complete meaning of
'अस्तो मा सद्गमय ’
Quantumly…
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Wow! So nostalgic,I love this quote since childhood, simple meaning is , “lead me to the right path from darkness”
It’s so broad and can be used in any context. It’s a simple yet powerful prayer. Often we see life through the lenses of fear, prejudice and illusion. This is to remind us to move from confusion and fear to clarity, to remind us to follow a path to our inner peach, contentment and happiness. Everyone has their own interpretation, it’s like asking the divine for guidance. Thank you for sharing 
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From this perspective, for me personally is like - wipe your lenses and look beyond the things as they seem. Look at the deeper meaning which I often miss 
sometimes I get impulsive and don’t behave myself
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very good question my blessed @kobrakulsh
The literal meaning as per little understand is, “when it’s about sunset or Unreal (असतः), show me the path [to light..]” गमय (lead) to सत् (Real)
the beauty of Sanskrit and our upanishads is, they do not have an explicit name for the It
They, That… and such are like the fingers pointing at the moon but it’s not the moon! because That is Agochara… beyond the sensory perception !
Connecting this to Gayatri, as if its the continuation..
तत्स॑वि॒तुर्वरे॑ण्यं॒ भर्गो॑ दे॒वस्य॑ धीमहि। धियो॒ यो न॑: प्रचो॒दया॑त्॥
“May the Divine Light illumine our intellect…” to have the Viveka on what is Real and Unreal!
| Mantra | Inner Meaning |
|---|---|
| Asato Ma Sadgamaya | From Unreal to Real-- Eternal Truth |
| Tamaso Ma Jyotirgamaya | From the darkness / grossness of to Light, Awareness |
| Mrityor Ma Amritam Gamaya | From Death/fear to freedom/immortality |
Intention… volition… finds a way to express itself in these words… which we call prayer… same intent repeated in our own words has the same impact… I humbly submit that they dont have to be in Sanskrit only, any language is equally the same, because where it springs from there is no language.
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