Diwali Blessing
From darkness toward light, a prayer in their name.
On the darkest night of the year, the row of lamps answers the oldest litany there is: from darkness, toward light. A Diwali blessing carries one beloved name into that prayer. And if you are lighting a lamp for every name in the house, the Lamp Row sets the whole household on one page.
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The prayer at its heart
Word for word, the way it has always been said. Their name goes at its head, and your words travel with it. The Sanskrit never arrives alone: a transliteration, so anyone can say it aloud, and its meaning in plain English.
Tamaso Mā Jyotir Gamaya: From Darkness Toward Light
ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय । तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय । मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ॥ ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
oṁ asato mā sad gamaya | tamaso mā jyotir gamaya | mṛtyor mā amṛtaṁ gamaya || oṁ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||
From the unreal, lead me to the real; from darkness, lead me to light; from death, lead me to what does not die. On the darkest night of the year, every lamp in the row answers this prayer.
See a finished Diwali blessing, names and all → (an example family)
Take your time. A blessing is care made into words, and it is prepared on your schedule.