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ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय ।

 तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय ।

 मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ।

 ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥

 Om, Lead us from Unreality to the Reality (of Self),

 Lead us from the Darkness (of Ignorance) to the Light

 Lead us from the Fear of Death to the Knowledge of Immortality.

 Om Peace, Peace, Peace 

Om asato ma sadgamaya |

 tamaso ma jyotirgamaya |

 mrtyorma amrtam gamaya |

 Om Shantihi Shantihi Shantihi ||

~ Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.3.28:

Meaning:

 1: Om, (O Lord) Keep me not in the Unreality (of the bondage of the Phenomenal World), but lead me towards the Reality (of the Eternal Self),

 2: (O Lord) Keep me not in the Darkness (of Ignorance), but lead me towards the Light (of Spiritual Knowledge),

 3: (O Lord) Keep me not in the (Fear of) Death (due to the bondage of the Mortal World), but lead me towards the Immortality (gained by the Knowledge of the Immortal Self beyond Death),

 4: Om, (May there be) Peace, Peace, Peace (at the the three levels - Adidaivika, Adibhautika and Adhyatmika).

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Image 1. Waitomo Caves

Image 2 Dedication by Sasikumar Ramachandran